Hilo, Hi. 1930. 24pp. Illustrated with several duotone photographs. Original orange printed wrappers, stapled. Minor soiling and creasing to wrappers. Small area of discoloration to top margin throughout. An unrecorded pamphlet pertaining to Filipino American immigration in Hawaii, issued by an important support organization for Filipino expatriates and emigrants to..... More

[Various locations in Hawaii, mostly in and around Honolulu: 1933-1934]. [44] leaves, illustrated with 233 photographs and a few real photo postcards in mounting corners, and nine loose images. Square large quarto. Contemporary Japanese-style photograph album bound in limp blue cloth, sewn in red thread. Minor edge wear, light soiling..... More

[Various locations in Southern California and Hawaii: 1914]. Sixty-one leaves, illustrated with 214 mounted silver gelatin photographs, most with manuscript annotations in white ink; plus numerous mounted postcards, menus, and assorted ephemera. Oblong quarto. Contemporary black textured limp cloth over boards. Edges a bit chipped and tattered, inelegant black tape..... More

[Various locations in Hawaii: ca. 1945-1951]. [43] leaves, illustrated with approximately 235 photographs either mounted or placed in mounting corners, generally between 3 x 4.25 inches or slightly smaller and 6 x 9 inches. Some of the larger images are produced by photographic studios. Oblong quarto. Contemporary brown textured cloth..... More

Tokyo: Nihon Rikkokai, 1942. [1],[3],[7],26,[1]pp. Original pictorial wrappers printed in blue and brown. Moderate foxing and soiling, minor edge wear to wrappers, some scuffing and minor losses to front wrapper. Text somewhat foxed and evenly toned, reflecting wartime book production standards. A very rare work encouraging Japanese civilians "of all..... More

[Norfolk; New York; West Indies; Washington, D.C.; California; Hawaii: 1935-1938]. Photograph album with 664 original photographs. Oblong folio. Original leatherette covers, string tied. Light wear to edges of covers and album leaves. Photos in corner mounts; manuscript captions on leaves. A few photographs missing, several overexposed, but the preponderance of..... More

Tokyo: 1933. [4],28,546,[1]pp. Original half blue cloth and tan cloth boards, decoratively stamped in black and gilt. In publisher's illustrated cardstock slipcase. Noticeable surface abrasions to boards, minor edge wear. Foxing and toning to terminal leaves, but overall a clean text block. Some chipping to fore-edge of slipcase. Second printing..... More

[Okinawa: 1945-1946]. 363 original photographs, most 3.25 x 4.5 or 3.75 x 5 inches. Loose photos, some curling to approximately half of group. About 200 images neatly removed from previous album or other housing, with adhesive remnants on blank versos. Pencil annotations with dates and locations on a substantial minority..... More