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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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;) | BINNEY Marcus Jamaica's Heritage: An Untapped Resource The Mill Press, Kingston (1991) 88 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. | £25.00 |
;) | 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 |
;) | 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 |
;) | 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 |
;) | 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 |
;) | HIGMAN B.W. Slave population and economy in Jamaica 1807-1834. The Press, Uni of the W.I. (1995) xx + 327pp. 2nd ed., clean in card covers. Academic study. | £10.00 |
;) | HART Richard Time for a Change: Constitutional, Political and Labour Developments in Jamaica and Other Colonies in the Caribbean Region, 1944-1955 Arawak Publications (2004) xviii + 348pp. 1st ed., signed by author on title page, clean in card covers. | £10.00 |
;) | HIGMAN B.W. Montpelier, Jamaica: A Plantation Community in Slavery and Freedom 1739-1912 The Press University of the West Indies (1998) xv + 384pp. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. | £55.00 |
;) | RANSTON Jackie Belisario: Sketches of Character - A Historical biography of a Jamaican artist The Mill Press, Kingston (2008) xix + 409 large pp. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. A fine work on C18th-C19th Jamaican life. | £70.00 |
;) | MANLEY Edna Focus : An Anthology of Contemporary Jamaican Writing Kingston, Jamaica (1960) 148pp + plates. 1st ed., very good in original card covers. Collection of poems and short stories with illustrations of sculpture and paintings | £20.00 |
;) ;) | STURGE Joseph and HARVEY Thomas The West Indies in 1837; - being the journal of a visit to Antigua, Montserrat, Dominica, St Lucia, Barbadoes, and Jamaica; undertaken for the purpose of ascertaining the actual condition of the negro population of those islands. London (1838) ix + 476pp + two folding maps. 1st ed., a clean copy rebound in modern cloth An important work on slavery. | £175.00 |
;) | ARA GROUP Greater Falmouth Pre-Feasibility Study. Draft Plan. Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Ltd (1988) 120 large pp (approx.) Clean in spiral ring binding. Plans to preserve the historic buildings in Falmouth, Jamaica. | £15.00 |
Links to other West Indies sites
Family history of Jamaica
http://www.mymynton.com/index.htm
Sources of genealogy and historical information