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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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;) ;) | M'CALLUM Pierre F. Travels in Trinidad During the Months of February, March, and April Liverpool: Printed by and for W. Jones (1805) xvi + 354pp + folding map and 2pp publisher's adverts. Some water staining affecting many pages and the map otherwise clean in modern half calf with new end papers. | £450.00 |
;) ;) | STEPHEN James The Crisis of the Sugar Colonies; or, An enquiry into the objects and probable effects of the French Expedition to the West Indies; and their connection with the colonial interests of the British Empire printed for J. Hatchard, Bookseller to Her Majesty, No. 190, (opposite York House,) Piccadilly., London (1802) vii + 222pp + [1] publisher's catalogue. 1st ed., slightly browned but clean in modern half calf with new end papers. Written by a leading British abolitionist on the impact of French activity in the West Indies on the colonial interests of Great Britain. | £450.00 |
;) ;) | COLERIDGE Rev. W.H. Charges delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Barbados and the Leeward Islands; - together with prayers on certain public occasions; and addresses to candidates for Holy Orders: to young persons offering themselves for confirmation within that Diocese: and at the consecration of a chapel and burial ground in the city of Caracas. London (1835) x + 324pp + 44pp + 4 hand coloured folding maps. 1st ed., clean in original worn and faded cloth with original paper label. Includes chapters on Antigua and British Guiana with maps of each. A scarce work with details of the final abolition of slavery. The author was uncle of H.N. Coleridge. | £250.00 |
;) | JACOBS H.P. Sixty Years of Change, 1806-1866. - Progress and Reaction in Kingston and the countryside. Institute of Jamaica (1973) 122pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in marked and slightly torn D/W. | £25.00 |
;) | 1820 (8 July) An Act to permit the importation of coffee from any Foreign colony or plantation in America into the Port of Bridgetown in Barbadoes H.M.S.O. 2pp. Fine | £8.00 |
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;) | 1820 (22 Jun) An Act to extend several Acts for allowing the importation and exportation of certain goods and merchandize to Morant Bay, in the island of Jamaica H.M.S.O. 3pp. Fine. | £8.00 |
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;) | 1848 (9 Jun) An Act granting relief to the island of Tobago, - and for aiding the Colonies of British Guiana and Trinidad in raising money for the promotion of immigration of free labourers. H.M.S.O. 6pp | £6.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD Seamen's Guide to Trinidad. Yuille Co (1942 (circa)) 48pp + folding map. Rusting and erosion caused by staples. Clean in orange card covers. Useful information booklet for visiting sailors with details including the opening times of the V.D. clinic. | £16.00 |
;) | BERMUDA Nature's Fairyland. Official Tourists Guide Book 1915-16 Bermuda Trade Development Board (1915) 64pp + folding map and colour frontispiece. 1st ed., clean in worn pictorial card covers. | £50.00 |
;) | SEYMOUR A.J. An Anthology of Guianese Poetry Vol. 6 No 19 Georgetown (1954) 111pp + adverts. 1st ed., clean in card covers. | £24.00 |
;) | BECKETT J. Edgar Hints on Agriculture in British Guiana Daily Chronicle, Georgetown (1941) 184 + xiipp. 2nd ed., clean in card covers, rear cover damp stained. | £24.00 |
;) | STARK J.H. Stark's illustrated Bermuda Guide: - containing a description of everything on or about these places of which the visitor or resident may desire information, including their history, inhabitants, climate, agriculture, geology, government and resources. Boston (1890) 157pp + ads + fine photo plates and two folding maps. Original pictorial cloth faded and slightly stained. Very good early guide book. | £50.00 |
;) | RUTTER Owen At the Three Sugar Loaves and Crown. A brief history of the firm of Messrs. Davison, Newman & Company - now incorporated with the West Indian Produce Association Limited. Davison, Newman & Co (1938) 39pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in original boards. History of London shop established in 1650 selling West Indian produce. Chapter on Rose Hall Estate in St Thomas in the Vale, Jamaica. | £18.00 |
;) | RILEY Norman D. A Field Guide to the Butterflies of the West Indies. Collins (1975) 224pp + 24 colour plates. 1st ed., very fine in very good D/W. | £12.00 |
;) | FRISSELL Toni Bermuda Peaceful Islands. Bermuda Trade Development Board (1948 (circa)) 20pp + folding map. Fine in paper covers. | £16.00 |
;) | BERMUDA Views of St Georges Bermuda Robert O. Clifford, Bermuda (1900 (circa)) 31pp. Minor foxing to title page otherwise clean in card covers. 9 x 6.5" Photo views of the town | £75.00 |
;) ;) | WEISS Wiliam Bermuda Illustrated Wm Weiss & Co., Hamilton, Bermuda (1910 (circa)) 48pp. Small stain in margin of last few pages otherwise clean in original card covers. 9.75 x 8" Fine photo views of the islands. | £75.00 |
Links to other West Indies sites
Family history of Jamaica
http://www.mymynton.com/index.htm
Sources of genealogy and historical information