Island Born: a Tale of Hawaii (Blackie's Peak Library)

London: Blackie & Son. Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, with slightly darkened paper. The red covers are also in very good condition, with a bit of light wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but shows light wear only, and handling visible on the back panel. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. Synopsis: Violet Greville goes out to Hawaii "to join her father's household -- he is a trusted servant of the local sugar combine -- but arrives to dind him dead, many valuable papers missing, and his young wife, the heroine's stepmother, almost frantic with grief. From this time onwards, Violet is engaged in a fight to clear her father 's name and, incidentally, to recover bonds and deeds belonging to him...