1859 HAWAIIAN Holy Bible MISSIONARY Leather ANTIQUE Native HAWAII American RARE

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1859 HAWAIIAN Holy Bible MISSIONARY Leather ANTIQUE Native HAWAII American RARE:
$1399.99

EXTREMELY RARE HAWAIIAN/ ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEW TESTAMENT!
Ke Kauoha hou a ko kakou haku e ola\'i a Iesu Kristo : ua unuhiia mai ka olelo helene, ua hoopono hou ia=
The New Testament of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ, translated out of the original Greek, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised.
Nu Yoka : Ua paiia no ko Amerika Poe Hoolaha Baibala, 1859. = New York: American Bible Society, 1859.
The second edition of the Hawaiian/English diglot Bible, with English and Hawaiian in parallel columns in the text. The first Hawaiian printing of the complete edition of the New Testament appeared in 1835, with the Old Testament following in 1838.This is the first printing of the diglot parallel version of the New Testament in a stand alone format. Title pages in both languages side by side as well. Bound in original weathered leather, heavily worn with leather peeling, rounded, scuffed, joints & extremities rubbed with front board detached. Spine with leather loss as well as central split. Some foxing and waterstaining to text, as shown. Unmarked lest for signature to front pastedown, as shown. Measures 7.5\" x 5.25\". Complete.