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Huge book 16"x16.5", full of great Illustrations

New listing

Pablo Neruda

20 Poemas De Amor Y Una Cancion Desesperada - with illustrations by Mario Toral, 'Facsimile' of the edition published in 1970 by Lord Cochran

$325

Scarce Cook Book, full of very efficient recipes.

New listing

Josephine Martin (Editor & Compiler)

The Grape Festival Cook Book: Compiled from the Choicest Recipes of Marin County Hostesses and Chefs (1940), "Compiled from the Choicest Recipes of Marin County Hostesses and Chefs"

$275

New listing

Japanese Fairy Tale Series crepe paper editions Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8 bound in one - Kobunsha

$545

One of the sought after Electa Editrice portfolios

New listing

Daniela Palazzoli (editor)

Henri CARTIER-BRESSON - Portfolio. Electa Editrice (1979), 12" x 16" (40 x 29.5cm), 4 pages + 12 plates

$299

Poster from Exhibition during Frankfurt Book Fair

New listing

Sol LeWitt

Sol LeWitt. Signed exhibition poster - Portikus, Frankfurt, Germany (1990), scarce poster froman exhibition in Germany in 1990.

$345

OCLC shows 1 copy at University of S. Mississippi

New listing

Poul Anderson

Smorgasbord (Mimeographed Fanzine, 1959), First and only issue of this fanzine, produced in Berkeley, California by prolific science-fiction writer Poul Anderson

$275

1 of 120 copies with drypoint signed by the Dali.

SALVADOR DALI

LES MÉTAMORPHOSES ÉROTIQUES. Choix de Dessins Execute de 1940 a 1968. (1969), Dali: "Against pornography and obscenity, for the god Eros and eroticism."

$1650

21 lavishly produced NICOLAS Wine Catalogs

Établissements Nicolas, Liste des grands vins fins (1930-1961. 21 vols)

$1650

5 vol. of the complete run of 8 volumes.

R. A. Lafferty, Charles De Lint, Anna Livia, Terry Dowling, Paul Park, Greg Egan J. Womack + more

STRANGE PLASMA - Magazine for Speculative + Imaginative Fiction. (1990 - 1994, 5 volumes)

$179

SCARCE: With many great tipped-in samples

(1913) Graphische Revue Oesterreich-Ungarns: Monatshefte für die graphischen Künste

$1450

John Milton

PARADISE LOST (1795) with fore-edge painting 'Expulsion of Adam and Eve', Nicely bound 1795 edition

$575

All books signed for Three Dog Books, Archer City

Larry McMurtry

Larry McMurtry: All 3 Memoir Books signed - 'Books A Memoir' - 'Literary Life: A Second Memoir' - 'Hollywood: A Third Memoir', Limited to 100 signed and numbered copies.

$1050

Just published - already sold out - 1/180 copies

H. F. Talbot, Stephanie Dalley, Griffin Gonzales (translators)

The Descent of Ishtar - 3 ANNOTATED TRANSLATIONS OF A NEO-ASSYRIAN TABLET⠀•⠀ WITH A FACSIMILE OF THE TABLET ITSELF, "One of the essential works of Mesopotamian literature, in an edition that grapples with the monumental task of translation."

$895

NEW, JUST PUBLISHED - in publisher's shrink wrap

Dominik Mayer

DOMINIK MAYER'S INCENDIUM - the sold out Premium Edition (2025), Mayer is a German Illustrator focused on dark fantasy art. Vibrant colors, dynamic compositions, and the use of geometric shapes make his art striking and unique.

$325

No. 149 of only 200 hand-numbered copies

Aesop

The Subtyl Historyes and Fables of Esope. - (Grabhorn 1930, 1/ 200 copies), Translated out of Frensshe in to Englysshe by William Caxton

SOLD

Six 1911 Fairy Tales In the scarce original Box!

BAUM, POTTER, ANDERSEN, BROTHERS GRIMM; BANNERMAN

THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING SERIES - Fairy Tales - In the very scarce original Box! (1911), The Night Before Christmas, the Story of Peter Rabbit, Fairy Tales from Brothers Grimm, Fairy Tales from Andersen, Little Black Sambo, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty

SOLD

Various Authors

Matrix 11 + 13: 2 ltd. edition DeLuxe copies of the Review for Printers & Bibliophiles

$585

John Ruskin

The original monthly parts of PRAETERITA, DILECTA (in 28 parts) + Fors Clavigera (in 12 parts) + 27 publications written by Ruskin or relating to Ruskin

$650

Important texts by Modern Portuguese authors

Fernando Pessoa, A. Negreiros, M. Torga, C. Queiroz, J.Régio, J. P. Andrade + more, (Petrus (editor)

Os Modernistas Portugueses (6 Volumes) - 1927-1940, A collection of manifestos, pamplets, documents, proclamations and essays of the Modernists in Portugal (1920's - 1940"s)

SOLD

1917 Hawaii Directory in exceptional condition.

Polk-Husted Directory Co's DIRECTORY OF HONOLULU AND THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII 1917

$795

Same story as current tariffs but 1883 US - Hawaii

Henry A. Brown

"Hawaiian Sugar Bounties And Treaty Abuses Which Defraud The U. S. Revenue, Oppress American Consumers And Tax-payers (...). (1883) + original letter., Discriminate Against Other Sugar-producing Countries, And Endanger American Sugar Industries.

$225

1729 German booklet on Urine & it's medical values

(no author)

Curios Urin- und Hauss-Artzeney-Büchlein, Das ist: Gründlicher Unterricht, Die Urin oder Wasser der Krancken zu besehen, Davon judiciren, Sich darinn Praeserviren und zu Curiren

$425

Facsimile of the 1st ALICE IN WONDERLAND version

Carroll, Lewis

Alice's Adventures Under Ground (ltd. edition of 500, 1979), A limited facsimile edition of the original 1864 manuscript illustrated and hand-lettered throughout by the author.

SOLD

A rare and interesting piece. no. 37 of only 49

Jan Gozdawa

FUTILITA (1954)

$225

Penn Wampun Belt, Sigsig, Salish, Turquois Hawikuh

4 Leaflets of the Museum of the American Indian, nos 2, 3, 4, 5 (1921 - 1926)

$120

$100 or less

Joost Swarte

PLANO - with ORIGINAL PEN AND INK DRAWING of Jopo de Pojo, signed

$99

The Dutch Design sensation of 1938

Piet Zwart

Het boek van PTT (1938), - A classic that spans genres: a true avant-garde document, a classic childrens book, a corporate promotion and experimental Photo Book.

$285

no 79 of an edition of 105, signed by illustrator

$100 or less

O. Henry

The Gift of the Magi - signed, limited edition of 105, signed and illustrated by Stephen Gooden, no 79 of an edition of only 105

$100

Printed by Giovanni Mardersteig at Officina Bodoni

Translated by Henry Cary.

Plato. Crito. A Socratic Dialogue. (1926)

$225

Danish photo book about 1969 Sex experiment.

anonymus

Very Rare: DEN DER hvaderdetnudenhedder! (1969, banned briefly after publication), Photographic study of a student experiment with group sex. Banned and destroyed after publication due to censorship. A German edition was published in 1970.

$445

The first 3 issues of an unusual African Magazine

Julius Nyerere, Rajat Neogy, John Butler,Ben Mkapa, R. Le Fanu + more

Transition. Journal of the Arts, Culture and Society - publ: Kampala,, Uganda 1961, vol 1, nos 1 - 3, Seminal periodical featuring mainly African writers and artists with the title page motto: 'Poetry-Prose-Criticism'

$195

4 interesting steps through the proofing process

Manly Wade Wellman

Publication material for VALLEY SO LOW - SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN STORIES: Setting Copy, Uncorrected page proofs, bound page proofs, published book in dj (4 items)

$695

First Elzevirian edition of this work in Latin.

GRAMONDO Gabr. Bartholamaeo

HISTORIARUM GALLIAE AB EXCESSU HENRICI IV LIBRI XVIII (1653), With large Ex-Libris with the coat of arms of Christoph Wenzel von Nostitz-Rockitnitz (1648-1712), a bibliophile and art collector.

$485

$100 or less

L. E. Stemmler's Company of Bowyers & Fletchers, no date given (ca. 1930)

L. E. FLETCHER - lot of promotional Archery items, incl: Art Deco Style Catalog and "The Essentials of Archery - How to make Bows and Arrows", "This country's oldest manufacturers of Archery Tackle", in business since 1912,

$100

NEWS from Pitcairn Island (less 100 inhabitants)

The resident school teacher and government advisor (editor)

Pitcairn Miscellany - ca. 350 monthly newspapers (1969 -1984; 1990 - 1999), How did the mutineers of the Bounty end up on Pitcairn island? See my listing for 'The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Practical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences'

$325

The story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

(John Barrow)

The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Practical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences (1839), What happened to the descendants of the mutineers on Pitcairn island? See my listing for the Pitcairn Miscellany.

$285

A magazine published in Yiddish in Berlin

Mark Vishnitzer, editor [Wischnitzer]., Rachel Vishnitzer, art editor

MILGROIM: A Yiddish Illustrated Magazine of Art and Letters - issues 1-4 bound together. (1922, 1923), published in Berlin

$690

Great Vintage Wood block puzzle with 6 pictures

no publisher/maker

Wooden Zeppelin block puzzle (ca. 1910), 35 blocks w. lithographic images on each side, forming 6 complete pictures of zeppelins over landscapes

$395

The German 1. edition with 31 plates (text 3pages)

Heinz von Perckhammer (photographer)

Edle Nacktheit in China, (The Culture of the Nude in China, 31 Photographic Plates) (1928)

$1100

Postcards showing attack on Pearl Harbor from air

Ministry of Licensing Military Navy

PEARL HARBOR BOMBING - COMMEMORATIVE JAPANESE POST CARDS FOR THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY (1942), Hawai daikushu (Bombing of Hawaii)

SOLD

no. 115 of only 150 copies, made by Lucien Clergue

Lucien Clergue

Portfolio "Gitans aux Saintes Maries de la mer" (1960) - Ltd. edition of 150, Clergue's collection of photographs is dedicated to the Romani people and the pilgrimage to honor their patron Saint, Sarah the Black, in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France.

$1150

Christian Enschede

Typefoundries in The Netherlands from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century - with the rare prospectus and a an add. type-specimen print laid in, A history based mainly on material in the collection of Joh. Enschedé en Zonen at Haarlem. English translation w.revisions and notes

$385

Rare Books Honolulu, IOBA

Stefan Kruger

2998 Pacific Heights Rd
Honolulu, HI, 96813-1015
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 808-393-5542
Cell: 808-393-5542
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Specialities

Hawaiiana, Limited Editions

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Shipping and Returns

Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Orders usually ship within 2 business days [M-F]. We will provide tracking for all orders. Items shipped via UPS Ground or USPS Mail should arrive within 4-14 business days. We ship from Hawaii. Media Mail can take up to 14 - 20 days just to reach the West Coast by ship. Therefore we ship all smaller and regular sized items within the US by Priority Mail without additional cost to the customer. Oversized or heavy books might have to be shipped by Media Mail. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase (Incorrect Book/Not as Described/Damaged), you're eligible to request a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date.

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Rare Books Honolulu is an online only bookstore in Hawaii for antiquarian rare books, Hawaiiana, limited editions, illustrated books (mainly 20th century), Fine Bindings, as well as 'new but out-of-print books'.

Rare Books Honolulu is a member of IOBA, the INDEPENDENT ONLINE BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION

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