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The most spectacular fishes from Hawaii in a leporello book

[HAWAII].
Hawaiian fishes.

12 beautiful chromolithographs of fishes (ca. 12 x 16cm.), folded in the form of a leporello book (concertina); captions printed in red. Advertisement for the Honolulu Aquarium pasted at back cover.

12 beautiful chromolithographs of fishes (ca. 12 x 16cm.), folded in the form of a leporello book (concertina); captions printed in red. Advertisement for the Honolulu Aquarium pasted at back cover.

12 beautiful chromolithographs of fishes (ca. 12 x 16cm.), folded in the form of a leporello book (concertina); captions printed in red. Advertisement for the Honolulu Aquarium pasted at back cover.

12 beautiful chromolithographs of fishes (ca. 12 x 16cm.), folded in the form of a leporello book (concertina); captions printed in red. Advertisement for the Honolulu Aquarium pasted at back cover.

12 beautiful chromolithographs of fishes (ca. 12 x 16cm.), folded in the form of a leporello book (concertina); captions printed in red. Advertisement for the Honolulu Aquarium pasted at back cover.



(Honolulu, James Steiner, c. 1910). Oblong 12mo., 12,5 x 17, 5 cm. Publishers red cloth, gilt title and illustration of a Hawaiian beach on frontcover. 12 beautiful chromolithographs of fishes (ca. 12 x 16cm.), folded in the form of a leporello book (concertina); captions printed in red. Advertisement for the Honolulu Aquarium pasted at back cover.

Nice leporello (concertina) plate book with beauifully illustrated unique and brightly coloured Hawaiian fishes from the Honolulu Aquarium which was located in Kapiolani Park on the famous Waikiki Beach. The aquarium contained from 600 to 1000 fishes of approximately 200 varieties from the waters around Hawaii. Those shown in the pictures published here are the most striking and spectacular specimens from this finest collection of fishes in the world. The aquarium was built in 1904 by Mr and Mrs Charles M. Cooke.
The following fishes are illustrated: the Humuhumu, Ulaula, Kapuhili, the flying fish Malolo, the Laipala, Ohua, Lae-Nihi, Kikakapu, Kawa, Akilolo, Kala, and the Nohu.
Good copy.
Bruns, Angling books of the Americas, p.227.

Related Subjects: 20th Century  Fishing  Hawaii  Ichthyology  Natural History 

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