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Hawaiian Fishes - Souvenir Book with 12 Color Chromolithographs published for the Honolulu Aquarium - This souvenir book entitled Hawaiian Fishes was printed for the Honolulu Aquarium circa 1905. It was published by James Steiner and the Island Curio Company. The books has a red cover and features 12 color chromolithographs in leporello format. The images are of beautiful tropical fish that were on display in the Honolulu Aquarium. It was published as a keepsake for the newly built Honolulu Aquarium (now known as the Waikiki Aquarium). “The illustrations are reproduced from selected images appearing in The shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands with a general account of the fish fauna, by David Starr Jordan and B.W. Evermann (pt. 1 of The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands, published between 1905 and 1906; based on specimens collected by the United States Fish Commission during the 1902 expedition of the steamer Albatross).” (Smithsonian) Paper Size: ~ 6 3/4” by 5 3/4” Paper Type or Special Features: Souvenir Book with 12 Color Chromolithographs in Leporello Format