Bonsai Techniques II, John Yoshio Naka, $180 John Yoshio Naka is an advanced guide for English-speaking bonsai enthusiasts. In this 2nd book, he goes deeper into the topics of styling, collecting, and creative ideas for displaying including a section on containers. Detailed diagrams, B&W photographs and clear explanations fill over 400 pages. Subjects covered include […]

The Star-Treader and Other Poems (Author’s first book), Clark Ashton Smith, $70 The Star-Treader and Other Poems, written by Smith at the age of 19, was his first volume of poetry and his breakout hit. Known as one of the last of the great romantic poets. His variations in poetic form and rhyme, his depth

Ancient Chamorro Society, Lawrence J Cunningham, $90 Polynesian educator Lawrence J Cunningham has resided and studied in the Mariana Islands for decades. This book is a comprehensive ethnohistory of the earliest settlers of the Mariana Islands and their migration throughout Polynesia. Each chapter within 230 pages is written in clear and concise language covering areas of culture,

Hallucinogenic Plants, Richard Evans Schultes, $100 Richard Evans Schultes’ Golden Guide provides scientific and cultural information with expository insights on both modern and primitive hallucinogenic plants from around the world. The 160 pages include plant properties with and colored and B&W illustrations by Elmer W. Smith. A handy guide for collectors interested in the study of hallucinogenic

Nothing Personal, Avedon &  James Baldwin, $150 Richard Avedon, one of the world’s most famous photographers of his time, and James Baldwin, best-selling novelist and essayist on the American civil rights movement, collaborated on Nothing Personal, a book about the state of life in America. The set is a large format, slipcased collector’s book with 160

Growing Hawaii’s Native Plants,  Kerin E. Lilleeng-Rosenberger, $170 Hawaii Botanist Kerin Lilleeng- Rosenberger is a world leader in native Hawaiian plant propagation. This alphabetic reference gives the tropical plant enthusiasts complete step-by-step information to propagate, grow, and maintain beautiful and rare Hawaiian plants. There are over 1000 listings with over 400 full color photos and

HULA KI’I, Hawaiian Puppetry, by Katherine Luomala Date of Publication : 1984 Used – Good, Hardcover SOLD: $250 The rarely available HULA KI’I, Hawaiian Puppetry, written by anthropologist Katherine Luomala, was published in 1984 by the Institute for Polynesian Studies under Brigham Young Univ, including a thorough bibliography and index. The author provides rare historical