Our Hawaii
Author: London, Charmian Kittredge (1871-1955) inscribed from the library of Becky London
Year: 1917
Publisher: Macmillan Company
Place: New York
Description:
xiv+[2]-345-[3]+[4 ad] pages with illustrations from photographs, including frontispiece portrait of Jack London with facsimile signature. Octavo (8 1/4" x 4 2/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth lettered & decorated in gilt in pictorial jacket. Inscribed by the author. First Edition.
Our Hawaii is a captivating travel memoir and historical narrative written by Charmian Kittredge London, the wife of the famous American author Jack London. Originally published in 1917, the book chronicles the couple's extensive travels, deep admiration, and experiences throughout the Hawaiian Islands during their visits in 1907 and 1915–1916. Charmian initially kept detailed daily diaries during a two-year South Seas voyage on their sailboat, the Snark. While Jack published his perspective in The Cruise of the Snark, Charmian carved out her Hawaiian journal entries to form this standalone book.
This copy is inscribed by Charmian London on the front free endpaper; "Dear Jessie: - Here's the yarn, at last: and I know you'll read it for the love story it is. Lovingly, Charmain Gen Ellen, May 31, 1918." This copy is from the library of Becky London, and is signed by her on the half title page.
Condition: Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Some wear and soiling to boards, rubbing at extremities, a few corners slightly bumped; scattered foxing throughout, browning at page edges. Jacket lightly worn and discolored with minor stains, small closed tears at folds else very good in very good scarce jacket.
