Artworks
    Melikian Collection > Collections > Artworks > Collector's Favorites > Hawaiian & English Bible


Original TItle: Ke Kauoha Hou a ko kakow Haku e Ola'i a lesu Kristo; Ua Paila no ko Amerika Poe Hoolaha Baibala,
TYPE: Book
DIMENSIONS: 5.5 inches x 7.5 inches
COMPONENTS: Full period black pebbled leather, gilt spine title; 727 pp. 12mo.
CONDITION: Some rubbing to heal of spine and corners, modest foxing to prelims and titles else near fine. in sturdy and clean condition (tear in pg 157/158.)
NOTES: Reportedly 3,111 copies were received in 1861 by the Hawaiian Evangelical Association and were prepared for distribution. Forbes 2399.
ITEM ID: 563

Post a comment

Hawaiian & English Bible

DATE
Year: 1860
Decade: 1860s
Century: 19th (1801-1900)

Third edition of the New Testament in Hawaiian and English, translated from the original Greek, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, side-by-side. Published 1860 by American Bible Society, New York.

ARTISTS
Name: American Bible Society
Type: Publisher