first edition 12pp. 12mo
1856 · Boston
by (Hawaii)
Boston: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1856. First edition. 12pp. 12mo. Publisher's tan wrappers. Foxing and toning. First edition. 12pp. 12mo. The Beginnings of Higher Education in Hawaii. "In 1856, a group of special trustees assembled in Boston in order to raise an endowment of $50,000 to be invested in the United States for the benefit of the school. This was the pamphlet with which they launched that appeal. It gives a resume of educational endeavors of the mission, the founding of Punahou, the withdrawal of the American board, and the transfer of Lahainaluna to the Hawaiian government. The text describes the need for a school of higher learning for the increasing population 'of foreign origin' and claims that the school is 'essential to the development and continued existence of the Hawaiian nation'" (Forbes). Scarce. Forbes 2186 (Inventory #: 332945)