(HAWAII) Ke Kumu Kanawai a me na Kanawai o ko Hawaii Pae Ain

Sale 2174 - Lot 137

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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

(HAWAII.) Ke Kumu Kanawai a me na Kanawai o ko Hawaii Pae Aina. 12mo, early cloth-backed boards, moderate wear; lacking perhaps 10% of title page affecting 2 words of text, stabilized with early repair, also lacking the top edge of 3 other leaves, with a few lines made up in facsimile, intermittent foxing. Honolulu, 1841

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The title translates as "The Foundation of Law, Declaration of Right and Constitution, and the Laws of the Hawaiian Islands." An extraordinarily important Hawaiian imprint, signifying the transition from an autocratic kingdom into a constitutional monarchy. "The first constitution and laws of the Hawaiian Islands, and one of the great achievements of the reign of Kamehameha III"--Forbes, Hawaiian National Bibliography 1269. Streeter sale VI:3760. Not in Sabin, Judd, or Hunnewell.