A History of the Sandwich Islands

Dibble, Sheldon

Published by Thos. G. Thrum, Honolulu, 1909

About this Item

Boards have moderate dust stains and rubbing. Some flecking to cloth at margins of front board. Some foxing. A horizontal 3/4" tear to the spine cloth at head of the spine. No signatures.; v, [vi-viii], 428 pages + folding map frontispiece. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 7 3/4" x 5". This 1909 edition adds an index. Hawaii. This 1909 edition includes some minor corrections and "elucidations of a few paragraphs not sufficiently plain for readers unfamiliar with the times and incidents alluded to" (see publisher's advertisement, page vi) to the text, and adds an index (pages 421-428). Hawaii. Contents: Early History; Early History Continued; State of the People while Heathen; Introduction of Christianity; First Difficulties Overcome; Progress of the Gospel; Nature of the Missionary Work; Power of the Gospel Tested; System of Schools; The Great Revival; Efforts of the Papal Missionaries; Relative Position; Present State of Improvement; Provisional Cession of the Islands; Designs on Sovereignty of Islands Frustrated; Appendices. "Sheldon Dibble (January 26, 1809 January 22, 1845) was a missionary to Hawaii who organized one of the first books on Hawaiian history, and inspired students to write more. [. . .] He died on January 22, 1845, just before his 36th birthday. A second edition of his history was published in 1909 after the circulation of a letter from Dibble containing some corrections." - Wikipedia entry on Sheldon Dibble, accessed January 2025. Seller Inventory # 17141

Bibliographic Details

Title: A History of the Sandwich Islands

Publisher: Thos. G. Thrum, Honolulu

Publication Date: 1909

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket