- 807
(Hawaii)
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii. Draft submitted to the Constitutional Convention by the Executive Council. [Honolulu, 1894]
In 8s (7 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.; 202 x 172 mm). Stab-sewn in printed gray wrappers; front wrapper severely chipped, rear wrappers and spine lost. Half blue morocco slipcase.
In 8s (7 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.; 202 x 172 mm). Stab-sewn in printed gray wrappers; front wrapper severely chipped, rear wrappers and spine lost. Half blue morocco slipcase.
Provenance
Charles L Carter (signature, 1894, on front cover) — Mrs. Charles E. Davis, Albany, New York (book label on initial blank)
Literature
Forbes, Hawaiian National Bibliography 4566
Catalogue Note
First edition of the first draft of the Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii. This draft was written by Sanford Dole and Lorrin Thurston and submitted to the constitutional convention on 3 May 1894. The text was printed for the use of the delegate in numbered, heavily leaded lines on the rectos only. The constitution was proclaimed on 4 July and Dole was appointed the first president of the independent republic.
This copy belonged to Charles L. Carter, a naturalized Hawaiian citizen who was a member of the Committee of Safety that organized the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Carter was killed during the 1895 counter-revolution that sought to restore Queen Liliuokalani to the throne. Rare.