Around the Horn to the Sandwich Islands and California
Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Binding firm, interior clean and unmarked. Black boards have light wear at corners and spine ends. Endpaper maps, 16 plates, Index. 328 pp. Lyman was in Hawaii for 13 months, beginning in May, 1846, and kept a detailed diary. This work is of particular interest for two reasons: the diarist was in sole charge of the Royal School for Chiefs for several months, five of his pupils being future monarchs of Hawaii; and he made detailed observations of Mauna Loa and Kilauea. Used: Very Good. Item #CORV-BBP-18482
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