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Honolulu: Printed for the proprietor [Peter A. Brinsmade], 1838-1839.. Two volumes. [8],112,104,[217]-440pp. including printed music, plus two folding maps and large folding table; viii,494pp., plus one plate. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spines gilt. Light shelf wear. Scattered foxing, more prevalent in first volume. Very good. A complete run of "the first literary and scientific periodical published in the Hawaiian Islands" (Forbes). THE HAWAIIAN SPECTATOR was a short-lived periodical based in Honolulu, originally printed in parts. Two volumes of four parts each were printed; a third volume was planned for 1840 and had begun soliciting articles, but never came to fruition. The SPECTATOR's proprietor was Peter A. Brinsmade, a Connecticut native and the "& Company" part of Ladd & Company. Ladd & Co. was an early Hawaiian business partnership notable for establishing the first commercial sugarcane plantation on the islands. Brinsmade also traveled throughout Europe on their behalf,… Read More