To You From Hawaii

First-person account by one of the first group of 9 nuns who opened a mission in Honolulu, Hawaii, the first such mission is the islands, where she taught from 1938-1945 to children of all races & faiths. The book is in the form of a diary & letters that she sent to her Sisters back in the US, recounting not only humorous & heartwarming experiences, but all the terrors of the Pearl Harbor attack on 7 Dec 1944. In 377 pages with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout by Walter Kiyabu, map endpapers, & SIGNED with an inscription to title page in blue ink. With sepia cloth-covered boards lettered in brown to front & spine, this hardcover 8vo is a FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1950. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, a bit heavier to edges. Slight rubbing to extremities, heavier to all corners & both ends of spine. NO DJ, but remnants of it laid in. bumping to both corners & ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is : colorful with edgewear, small chips, short tears; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Product Info

Publisher: Fort Orange Press, Publishers

Year: 1950

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Signed

Seller Info

GargoyleBooks

Address: 7525 Olive Place La Mesa, California

Website: https://www.gargoylebooks.net

Country: United States