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Below is a list of my stock of old secondhand and antiquarian books on Jamaica for sale.
A large library of books on Jamaica can be formed. The bibliography of books on Jamaica by Frank Cundall is worth acquiring and fortunately a reprint has been published. This book is not in stock at the moment though.
Postage and packing is extra but costs are kept to a minimum. On overseas orders I can offer cheap shipping per airmail M Bag service where total weight is over 1.5kg (3lbs) Cost will be advised after you have submitted your order and before payment is taken.
;) | CAMPBELL Mavis C. The Maroons of Jamaica. - 1655-1796 Bergin & Garvey Publishers (1988) vi + 296pp. 1st ed., foxing to page edges otherwise clean in discoloured original boards. | £40.00 |
;) | MANLEY Rachel Drumblair: Memories of a Jamaican Childhood Ian Randle Publishers, Jamaica (1996) 418pp + plates. 1st ed., light foxing throughout otherwise clean in card covers. | £5.00 |
;) | BROWN Wayne Edna Manley. - The Private Years 1900 - 1938. Andre Deutsch (1975) 264pp + plates. 1st ed., light toning throughout, clean in D/W. | £6.00 |
;) ;) | GREY Earl The Colonial Policy of Lord John Russell's Administration. Richard Bentley, London (1853) 2 vols. xxvii + 447pp + xii + 508pp. 2nd revised and enlarged ed., clean in modern half calf with marbled boards and new end papers. Faint library h/s on title pages only. Good sections on Guiana, Jamaica, St Lucia and Trinidad and sections on other countries within the Commonwealth. | £200.00 |
;) ;) | BAIRD Robert Impressions and Experiences of the West Indies and North America in 1849 William Blackwood & Sons (1850) 2 vols. bound in one, vi + 329pp + iv + 315pp + two tinted frontispieces. 1st ed., remarkably clean copy with no foxing, bound in modern quarter calf with marbled boards. Vol 1 gives the author's impressions as he travelled through the Caribbean islands with good sections on Antigua, Cuba, Jamaica, St Kitts Nevis and St Thomas while Vol 2 is concerned with the U.S.A. | £175.00 |
;) | PULLEN BURY B. Jamaica as it is , 1903. T. Fisher Unwin, London (1903) xiv + 240pp + plates and map. 1st ed., lacking end papers otherwise mostly clean with just minor foxing in original slightly worn original cloth. | £36.00 |
;) ;) ;) | DALLAS R.C. The History of the Maroons, From Their Origin to the Establishment of Their Chief Tribe at Sierra Leone: Including the Expedition to Cuba, From the Purpose of Procuring Spanish Chasseurs; And the State of the Island of Jamaica for the Last Ten Years: With a Succinct History of the Island Previous to that Period. London: Printed by A. Strahan, for T. N. Longman and O. Rees (1803) xiiI, cxiv, 359 pp + xi, [i], 514, [ii] pp + folding maps and plates. 1st ed., in old full calf, rebacked. Mostly clean. A handsome copy. | £700.00 |
;) | GOSSE Philip H. Gosse's Jamaica, 1844-45 Institute of Jamaica (1984) xv + 195pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in faded D/W. | £12.00 |
;) | JAMAICA Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica 2010 Tour F.G.S.J. (2010) 26 large pp. Fine in D/W. Colour photos and line drawings of Georgian architecture in Jamaica. | £15.00 |
;) | SMITH May Jeffrey Bird watching in Jamaica. Pioneer Press, Kingston (1956) 159pp + plates (some in colour), 1st ed., some tone spotting, pages thumbed but a scarce work. Attractive illustrations by the author's daughter (?) | £6.00 |
;) | ROBERTSON E. Arnot The Spanish Town Papers: Some Sidelights on the American War of Independence. Cresset Press (1959) 199pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in worn D/W. | £5.00 |
;) | MACMILLAN Judy Ann My Jamaica. The Paintings of Judy Ann Mac Millan Macmillan (2004) 155 large pp. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. | £14.00 |
;) | METCALF George Royal Government and Political Conflict in Jamaica 1729-1783 Longmans (1965) xii + 256pp + plates. 1st ed., with bookplate of Lesley Lewis, fine in fine D/W. | £24.00 |
;) | 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 |
;) | 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 |
;) | 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 |
;) | 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 |
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SUTCLIFFE A.P.D. The military mail of Jamaica. A philatelic history. Roses Caribbean handbook no. 5 1982 148 large pp, fine in card covers. Specialised listings of censor markings plus much background info. on military history. Ltd. ed. of 400.
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COLONIAL SURVEYS Jamaica. Directorate of Colonial Surveys 1953 Large coloured map of the island showing roads and railways. 38 x 27"
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NATHAN & CO LTD May Pen Cemetery Kingston, Jamaica. Old Jamaica postcard, circa 1908, fine unused.
£4
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1942 (19 Feb) Colombia airmail cover to U.S.A. with Jamaica transit censor label (M-PCL 8). Clean.
£7
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HART Richard The life and resurrection of Marcus Garvey. Karia Press 2002 87pp + illustrations. Paperback. Mint condition.
£14
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SUTCLIFFE A.P.D. The military mail of Jamaica. A philatelic history. Roses Caribbean handbook no. 5 1982 148 large pp, fine in card covers. Specialised listings of censor markings plus much background info. on military history. Ltd. ed. of 400.
£6
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Related items available in Maps, Prints, Photographs Ephemera
COLONIAL SURVEYS Jamaica. Directorate of Colonial Surveys 1953 Large coloured map of the island showing roads and railways. 38 x 27"
£12
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NATHAN & CO LTD May Pen Cemetery Kingston, Jamaica. Old Jamaica postcard, circa 1908, fine unused.
£4
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1942 (19 Feb) Colombia airmail cover to U.S.A. with Jamaica transit censor label (M-PCL 8). Clean.
£7
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Related items available in Miscellaneous books
HART Richard The life and resurrection of Marcus Garvey. Karia Press 2002 87pp + illustrations. Paperback. Mint condition.
£14
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