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There is a surprisingly rich resource of books on the West Indies. Only a few books on the Caribbean are commonly found in bookshops but there are an enormous range of titles in existence. There is a fine online bibliography of West Indies books, mostly sorted by author, compiled by Don Mitchell at http://books.ai
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;) | PHILLIPPO James M. Jamaica: its past and present state. John Snow, London (1843) xvi + 485pp + 8 of 10 engraved plates. 1st ed. mostly clean but with some foxing on plates in original blue cloth, rebacked with some loss of original spine. Sadly missing two plates. The author was a Baptist missionary who spent 20 years in Jamaica. Geographical, historical and social surveys are included but greatest value lies in his description of the religious state of the island. | £40.00 |
;) | PINTO Geoffrey de Sola Jamaican Houses: A Vanishing Legacy De Sola Pinto Publishers (1993) 40 large pp. Clean in worn card covers. | £7.00 |
;) | HALL Douglas Free Jamaica, 1838-65 Caribbean History Reprint Series (1981) x + 290pp. Reprint of 1959 ed., fine in card covers. | £8.00 |
;) | SHORE Joseph and STEWART John In old St James. - A book of Parish chronicles. Containing the story of the Jamaica ancestry of Mrs Barrett Browning; the true tale of Rose Hall; what an estate slave-book tells, etc. Sangster's Bookstores, Kingston (1970) 118pp. Reprint of 1911 ed., clean in D/W. Historical notes on various aspects of Jamaican history. | £7.00 |
;) | TAYLOR Stanley A.G. The Western design: An account of Cromwell's expedition to the Caribbean. Jamaica Institute and Historical Society, Kingston, Jamaica (1965) xiv + 243pp + 2 folding maps. 1st ed., fine in original card covers. | £45.00 |
;) | BRATHWAITE Edward The Development of Creole Society in Jamaica 1770-1820 Oxford University Press (1971) 1st ed., 374pp. fine in original cloth. | £22.00 |
;) | SHIELDS Enid Devon House Families Ian Randle Publishers (1991) viii + 136pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine pictorial boards. | £6.00 |
;) | BLACK Clinton V. Spanish Town: The Old Capital Parish Council Of St. Catherine, Spanish Town, Jamaica (1960) 63pp. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. | £24.00 |
;) ;) | BARCLAYS BANK The British Caribbean Barclays Bank (1960 (circa)) 105pp. Fine in spiral ring binding. Economic overview of the islands with fine colour and B & W photo plates | £24.00 |
;) | BUCKLEY David The Right To Be Proud: A Brief Guide To Jamaican Heritage Sites Jamaica (2005) 60pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. | £15.00 |
;) | RAGATZ Lowell A guide for the study of British Caribbean history, 1763-1834, - including the abolition and emancipation movements. Govt. Printing Office, Washington (1932) 725pp. 1st ed., very clean in original blue cloth. Fine bibliography with helpful notes on the importance and usefulness of the books listed. Highly recommended. | £30.00 |
;) | GOSNER Pamela Caribbean Georgian. The Great and Small Houses of the West Indies Three Continents Press (1982) xiv + 296 large pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. | £95.00 |
;) | GOSNER Pamela Caribbean Georgian. The Great and Small Houses of the West Indies Three Continents Press (1982) xiv + 296 large pp. 1st ed., minor foxing to page edges otherwise clean in card covers. | £30.00 |
;) | PARES R. The Manning of the Navy in the West Indies, 1702-63 Transactions of the Royal Historical Society Fourth Series Vol XX (1937) 30pp article in complete volume, fine in original cloth. | £10.00 |
;) | NETTLEFORD Rex Jamaica in Independence: Essays on the Early Years Heinemann Publishers (1989) xii + 364pp. 1st ed., fine in good D/W. | £15.00 |
;) | NEWMAN A.J. The Times Geography & History Of Jamaica With Maps & Charts: The Island and Its People Kingston, The Jamaica Times (1944) 143pp + adverts. 4th ed., clean in worn and torn paper covers. | £15.00 |
;) ;) | CUNDALL Frank Historic Jamaica. Institute of Jamaica (1915) xxiii + 424pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in original card covers, shaken and with part of spine missing. Fine historical study with chapters on each parish containing attractive line drawings. | £40.00 |
;) | PALMER George W.J. Montego Bay. Its People & its Lodge. A history of the Friendly Lodge 383, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1818-2000. Published by the author (2003) xv + 280pp. 1st ed., signed by author on title page, new in card covers. | £15.00 |
;) | CARGILL Morris Public Disturbances: A Collection of Writings 1986-1996 The Mill Press, Kingston, Jamaica (1998) 291pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Jamaican newspaper columnist | £15.00 |
;) | POST Ken Arise Ye Starvelings: The Jamaican Labour Rebellion of 1938 and its Aftermath (Institute of Social Studies Series on Development of Societies) Martinus Nijhoff (1978) viii + 502pp. 1st ed., clean in worn and creased card covers. | £70.00 |
Links to other West Indies sites
Family history of Jamaica
http://www.mymynton.com/index.htm
Sources of genealogy and historical information