1853 THE FRIEND Honolulu Hawaii Newspaper Antique Whaling Marine Journal Imprint For Sale
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1853 THE FRIEND Honolulu Hawaii Newspaper Antique Whaling Marine Journal Imprint:
$74.95
Antique 1853 THE FRIEND Hawaii Newspaper - Original Honolulu ImprintAn authentic issue of 'The Friend', published in Honolulu, Hawaii, and dated November 1, 1853. Complete 8 pages, verified against the Mission Houses archive, letterpress printed on heavy cotton-rag woven paper. Measures approximately 11 3/8" tall by 9" wide, printed some 105 years before Hawaii became a US state.
Highlights include first-hand accounts of the 1853 wrecks of the American whaleships Susan and Liverpool 2d, along with Arctic exploration correspondence detailing ice movements in the Bering Straits. The issue closes with a detailed Marine Journal recording all whaling and merchant vessel traffic through the ports of Honolulu and Lahaina, an invaluable record of the Kingdom of Hawaii's mid-century golden age of shipping.
Condition- Original condition throughout; no cutouts, no tape, no restoration.
- Heavy cotton-rag paper with natural warm toning and visible fiber at the edges; appears to have seen very little light and was not displayed.
- Original letterpress printing evident, with raised space marks and characteristic ink variations present.
- Gutter crease and small binding cracks consistent with prior inclusion in a bound volume.
- A handful of small edge tears and rounded corners consistent with age.
- Minimal damp staining, confined to the gutter and inner margin.
- Very light foxing only.
- Dealer pencil inscription at top right of the front page; no other markings.
- Currently fitted in a pair of archival non-PVC document sleeves, with the centers merged to accommodate the odd size.
Ships flat in a rigid mailer with front and rear protective backers to prevent bending. Ships via USPS Ground Advantage or FedEx. Typically ships within 1 business day. International shipping available through 's Global Shipping Program.
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