(HAWAII) King Kalakaua (words) and Henry Berger (music) Hymn

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(HAWAII.) King Kalakaua (words) and Henry Berger (music). Hymn of Kamehameha I, or Hawaii Ponoi. Engraved wrapper in blue and gray, 14 x 10 3/4 inches, printed on the first page of a folding sheet, illustrated with a 5 1/4 x 4-inch albumen photograph of Kalakaua, unbound, with a double-sided sheet of printed music laid in; moderate foxing, light wrinkling to the wrapper, 1 1/2-inch closed tear to music leaf. San Francisco, CA: M. Gray, 1874

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First edition of what became the Hawaiian national anthem. The music was written by the Hawaiian royal bandmaster in 1872. King Kalakaua, an avid music lover known widely as "The Merrie Monarch" who proved to be the last king of Hawaii, added the lyrics in Hawaiian in 1874 and dedicated it to the first king, Kamehameha. It was adopted as the national anthem in 1876, and remains the state anthem today. Forbes 3054 (illustrated on page 582). 5 in OCLC, all in California.