(HAWAII) MacKintosh S D; editor Sandwich Island Gazette and

Sale 1916 - Lot 129

Price Realized: $ 23,000

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000

(HAWAII.) MacKintosh, S. D.; editor. Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce.<> Volume one, Numbers 1-52, plus the supplement to number 48. Folio, contemporary 1/2 calf with remnants of paper label, quite worn and stained, front cover detached; dampstaining and foxing; bookplate on the front pastedown (Lavens M. Ewart). Honolulu, 30 July 1836 to 22 July 1837

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The first English language newspaper in Hawaii, with much information on local events, shipping and commerce. Number 24 (dated 7 January 1837) includes news of the Texas victory over Santa Anna and the death of Princess Harieta, the sister of the King. Number 48 (dated 21 June 1837) includes a lengthy anti-government letter to the editor from P. A. Brinsmade regarding the expulsion of Catholic missionaries Bachelot and Short.<