{"product_id":"o-ke-kumumua-hou-hawaiian-primer-american-tract-society-1863","title":"\"O Ke Kumumua Hou\" - Hawaiian Primer - American Tract Society - 1863","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"O Ke Kumumua Hou\" [The New First Primer]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Tract Society, Nassau Street, New York\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-[1863]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-80 pages (complete)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Bound in modern boards. Crude repairs to closed tears of first 10 leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an early Hawaiian Primer, published in New York in 1863.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrimers were designed to teach children literacy, and were often a student’s first book. Pictures helped the reader learn the meaning of words, often with strong religious meaning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWell read, primers often survive in small numbers and this early edition is recorded in 7 institutions on OCLC.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHawaiians took quickly to reading and writing, becoming one of the most literate societies in the world by the late 19th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReferences: \"Hawaiian Language Imprints 1822-1899\" - Judd. Number 402. Stating 3000 copies printed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Bry Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57260276515194,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/2969\/2075\/files\/PHOTO-2026-06-29-06-11-468.jpg?v=1789252899","url":"https:\/\/debryrarebooks.com\/products\/o-ke-kumumua-hou-hawaiian-primer-american-tract-society-1863","provider":"De Bry Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}