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The Past and Present of the Sandwich Islands: Being a Series of Lectures, to the First Congregational Church, San Francisco. Reverand Timothy Dwight Hunt. Whitton, Towne and Co., San Francisco, 1853. Book Condition: Very Good/No Jacket as issued. First Edition. Hardcover 16mo, 189pp., Gilt lettered spine. Slight wear to edges and spine. Mild foxing and age tone on pages. Pencil markings as shown in photograph. Inscription and signature on FFEP (San Francisco, California) Blue leather with gilt-lettered spine. First edition of the first book printed in California on Hawaii. This book came directly from the library of an important American industrial family. Full provenance is available for the new owner. Reverand Timothy Dwight Hunt [1821-1895] was a missionary in Hawaii. With the advent of the Gold Rush in 1948, Reverend Hunt came to California and became the Chaplain of The First Congregational Church in San Francisco. During 1852 and 1853 he delivered a series of popular lectures on the Islands. Apparently only 500 copies of this book were issued. It is understood that most copies were supplied to libraries. Scarce. Shipping in the USA is via USPS priority mail with delivery confirmation and insurance. International shipping is via USPS express mail with delivery confirmation and insurance. We reserve the right to charge a premium for certain international destinations.