Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
1865
Printed book, original binding, 559 pages
Publisher: Henry Whitney, Honolulu
Provenance: Private collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi; association copy with signature of Jacob Lyons
Lorrin Andrews (1795–1868) was an American missionary and scholar who spent decades in Hawaiʻi and produced the first comprehensive dictionary of the Hawaiian language, published by Henry Whitney in Honolulu in 1865. This copy is in its original binding, with 559 pages intact, and carries the signature of Jacob Lyons, making it an association copy with direct connection to a named early Hawaiian Islands reader or resident. Andrews's dictionary remained the foundational reference for the Hawaiian language for generations and was the product of over thirty years of linguistic work in the islands.
The original leather binding shows wear consistent with age and use, with the spine label reading "Andrews' Hawaiian Dictionary" in gilt lettering on red. The text block is complete. Association copies of this edition with identified signatures are seldom encountered and place this example within the documented reading and collecting history of 19th-century Hawaiʻi.
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Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
1865
Printed book, original binding, 559 pages
Publisher: Henry Whitney, Honolulu
Provenance: Private collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi; association copy with signature of Jacob Lyons
Lorrin Andrews (1795–1868) was an American missionary and scholar who spent decades in Hawaiʻi and produced the first comprehensive dictionary of the Hawaiian language, published by Henry Whitney in Honolulu in 1865. This copy is in its original binding, with 559 pages intact, and carries the signature of Jacob Lyons, making it an association copy with direct connection to a named early Hawaiian Islands reader or resident. Andrews's dictionary remained the foundational reference for the Hawaiian language for generations and was the product of over thirty years of linguistic work in the islands.
The original leather binding shows wear consistent with age and use, with the spine label reading "Andrews' Hawaiian Dictionary" in gilt lettering on red. The text block is complete. Association copies of this edition with identified signatures are seldom encountered and place this example within the documented reading and collecting history of 19th-century Hawaiʻi.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
