First printing (November, 1955). Small-format softcover volume, measuring approximately 4.25" x 5.5", is staple bound in original illustrated red wrappers. Book is in excellent condition, with sound binding, clean and bright pages. Profusely illustrated, with numerous in-text and full-page b&w photos, maps and drawings. Double-page map of the Hawaiian islands appears at center of volume. 84 pages. Rare early government publication on the Pacific archipelago that became a territory of the United States in 1898 and a state in 1959. Issued by The Office of Armed Forces Information and Education, Department of Defense, it was intended for servicemen who came through or were stationed in the Hawaiian Islands.

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Title: A Pocket Guide to Hawaii
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Publication Date: 1955
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine

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