The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-30
BOOKS, ANNALS, AND PAPERS.


MEssRs. j. w. ROBERTSON & Co.'S bookstore.
established by Mr.. II. M. Whitney in 1850, and
kept always attractive from that time ,e this, is
filled this year with u fine stock Of seasonable
goods. In the section devoted to the display of
blank books we find all the standard kinds and
styles used in every department OF business, and,
as the firm have a complete bindery and ruling
appliance. they can guarantee to execute all work
of a special style that may be wanted. This work
is done by native Hawaiirns, and Messrs. Robert
soa & Co. pride themselves on the taste and skill
evinced by their employees. They can do as
good work as can be done on The coast, and at as
reasonable prices. To return to the store we
find one tall case filled with blank legal forms of
all kinds, ready for any who may desire them,
and very convenient. One large counter is COW
cred with periodicals gathered from every quarter
of the globe to fill the orders sent to the sub
scription department, this list being the largest,
probably, that there is on the Islands. This i'm
plies the receipt by this firm Of daily, weekly and
monthly papers from every publishing centre, as
the foreign population on these Islands read more
than any other equal number Of people in the
world. And that this reading is not confined to
the more or less ephemerai publications of the
day is evidenced from the fact that in the store
we are visiting there are handsome volumes of
the works of such writer's MS Josephus. TIaoke-
ray, Irving, Jane Inselow, Moore, Homer. Pope,
Goldsmith. Defoe, Shakespeare, Grny, Spen-
GER, Dante. Proctor, Tennysnn. Byron. Cooper.
Campbell, Southey, Burns. Coleridge, Whittier,
Scott. Bulwer. Cervnntes and many others.
There are books for the young, such as the
Arabian Nights, Robinson Crusoe and Hans
Anderson beautiful tales. The Every Boys
Book and Girls Annual are handsome and
fascinating volumes, while all the beautifully
illustrated - picture books, fairy tales, old time
favorites and modern works are profusely illus
trated by the best artists, who recognize the
value of educating the taste at an early age to a
high standard of excellence. la Fiction. Ro-
nance, History and the Classics the list of publ
cations is very large, and the firms facilities
for furnishing any volume that may be ordered OF
them, very complete. For the - little ones. who
have all the broad field of knowledge to traverse,
there are "penin. chapters found in brilliant
coIors where words are confined TO those of one
syllable. and l0r almost every word a fascinating
illustration as Instructive as the text. There are
two periods in the life OF every man when
he pores over every page and devours every
word. The second period is when we arrive at
years Oi budding adolescence. when the mind
feeds on all it can find the first is when. as in
limits. we clutch at all things destructible and in
stinriiv"l, carry them to our mouths. For this
period there are provided 'indestructible" books,
made OF linen, printed in last coIors, and war.
ranted 10 Withstand the most vigorous efforts to
digest their contents. Games. too, calculated to
amuse and instruct are presented under attractive
titles and put up in pretty and servIceable form.
There are inkstands and pen racks in beautiful
designs and of ingenious arrangement. The
various styles in glass, porcelain, bronze. gold
and silver are appropriately finished and made
very ornamental. Near at hand is a glass case
in which are displayed gold pens of the celebrated
:. Fafrchild = make. No more valuable or useful
gift can be bestowed on those who use a pen
daily than one Of these perfect ones. They last,
with care. a lifetime. and are always carefully
cared for by their owners. The display of ele-
CANT albums is very fine. and some are
covered with u style Of metal ornamentation
that is very highly finished and durable. They
are of Z" good size. and, filed with portraits. or
with the beautiful ferns and mosses of these ISL
ands are exquisite gifts. For those who love a
quiet game Of intellectual chess, the equally
stragetic checkers. or the rafting sport of back
CANNON. there are men and boxes enough while
tones yclept ''lexicons and 'diction-
aries await the pale student and the man of
just here we would remark upon the
variety and beauty of the autograph albums ex-
hibited. These pretty, and in many cases where
desirable set Of signatures have been obtained,
valuable. volumes are decorated in a beautiful
fashion with figures embossed on the covers and
illuminated pages. That there is an abundance
OF handsome stationary to be had. goes without