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FIRST CONSTITUTION OF HAWAII (HAWAII.) Ke Kumu Kanawai A Me Na Kanawai O Ko Hawaii Pae Aina. Ua kauia i ke kau ia Kamehameha III. iv, 155, [1]
FIRST CONSTITUTION OF HAWAII (HAWAII.) Ke Kumu Kanawai A Me Na Kanawai O Ko Hawaii Pae Aina. Ua kauia i ke kau ia Kamehameha III. iv, 155, [1] pages. 12mo, modern calf; some mildew staining, first two leaves reinforced along fore-edges. Honolulu, 1841
- Notes: first edition. 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, signifiying 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 3760; Harmsworth Sale 7312; Jones, Adventures in Americana 229.
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