The Hawaiian Shirt by H. Thomas Steele (1984, Hardcover)

I bought this book on eBay because my library's collection has this book in the reference section so it cannot be checked out. I did however check out "Hawaiian Shirt Designs" by Nancy N. Schiffer. In comparing these two books, I would say they both are in the same format starting out with origins and history and throughout the book giving examples of designs and styles along the way. I know most consider the Steele book the bible of Hawaiian shirts but I was not as impressed. It has wonderful photos and history but the Schiffer book was more helpful in identifications because at least it includes a section on button identification as well as a photographic index of retail and manufacturer labels. It is a more comprehensive book than the Steele book in my own opinion, 192 pages versus only 95 in the Steele book. I do however wish that either book were more of an encyclopedia in nature but at least the Schiffer book has an index at the back.