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1981220112Marceline.: Jamaica Centennial History Committee. 1981. First edition. . Decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. . 4to. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Jamaica Centennial History Committee. hardcover
1946206442Kingston: Central Bureau of Statistics 1946. Folded three times; short tear at one fold very good. Printed map 16-1/2 x 21 in. printed on one side only. Official government map showing each of the island's fourteen parishes with statistical details: area population density dwellings schools illiteracy post offices main roadsetc. Central Bureau of Statistics unknown
1905217074Kingston Jamaica: Published for the Jamaica Committee 1905. Fifth Year of Issue. Illustrated throughout Folding map. 16 ads vi 2 116 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cream wrappers. Front cover off else very good. Fifth Year of Issue. Illustrated throughout Folding map. 16 ads vi 2 116 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> Published for the Jamaica Committee unknown
1989524075New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Edited by Bradford Morrow. Octavo. 287 9 ads pp. With several black and white illustrations. Green remainder mark on bottom edge else fine in price-clipped and very lightly worn near fine dust jacket. Signed by editor Bradford Morrow on the title page and Signed by Jamaica Kincaid Robert Coover John Edgar Wideman Patrick McGrath and William T. Vollmann at their contributions. Also prints contributions by Robert Creeley John Hawkes and Salman Rushdie among others. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
19970297531997. A promotional poster for the annual Toronto literary festival which each year since 1980 has brought together some of the best writers of contemporary world literature. This is one of only a handful of copies signed by all or most of the year's participants approximately 54 signatures. Signed by: Robert Stone Barry Lopez Richard Ford Michael Ondaatje Anne Michaels Colm Toibin Bharati Mukherjee Jamaica Kincaid Guy Vanderhaeghe Michael Turner Jane Urquhart Mavis Gallant Ann Beattie Nino Ricci James Reaney and many others. From the collection of the promoter of the festival Greg Gatenby. Designed by Richard Artschwager. 17" x 23". Rolled else fine. No Binding. Fine. unknown
19105793Kingston: A. Duperly & Sons 1910. About very good. Eight glossy sepia-toned photographs each approximately 6 x 9 inches; matted to 14 x 16 inches. Some creasing and wear more pronounced on a handful of images. Minor soiling minimal fading crisp images. A nice group of photographs from the noted Kingston studio of A. Duperly and Sons initially established by patriarch Adolphe Duperly in the 1840s. The images here show local life and scenery including a view of the rebuilt King Street following the 1907 earthquake; local women with baskets perched atop their heads; a man carrying bananas; and several images featuring locals at bends in a river notably one that shows a dapper Black man seated by a stream beneath some palm trees his hat resting on his upturned knee. A wonderful representation of the work accomplished by the Duperly studio after it was rebuilt following the Kingston Earthquake of 1907. A. Duperly & Sons unknown
198158149West Kingston Jamaica: Brothers of the Poor / Eventide Home Institution 1981. First Edition. Slim octavo 21.75cm; original pictorial card wrappers; ii50pp; illus. Light wear rubbing and dust-soil to wrappers with a few tiny stains to same; contents clean; Very Good. A book produced to raise donations for the Eventide Relief Fund in the wake of the horrific May 20 1980 fire which tore through a building on the campus killing 157 people. The Eventide Home Institution was established in 1870 as a home for elderly women though it would eventually open its doors to the destitude crippled and severely handicapped children and men of the island. The home was perpetually underfunded and overcrowded with several buildings condemned repeatedly and described as "a tinderbox." Following an introduction by David Johnson the contents are largely dedicated to stark black & white photographs all captioned of the various types of residents the institution cares for virtually all in an exceedingly deplorable state. Scarce; OCLC notes 7 holdings NYPL UCLA Howard Ransom Center U.Illinois BL Natl.Library of Jamaica. Brothers of the Poor / Eventide Home Institution unknown
197984943London: Community Education Trust 1979. New Edition. Slim octavo 21.5cm; pictorial wrappers stapled; ii322pp; illus. Inscribed by the author on the inner front cover to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez: "For Roberto Marquez / with fraternal greetings / Richard Hart / Sept.1981." Gentle sunning to spine touch of dust-soil to rear wrapper; Near Fine. Text of two lectures by the Jamaican historian and politician delivered at the Institute of Jamaica in May 1975 and first published by the Institute in 1977. With a foreword by George Lamming. Uncommon in commerce. 84943. Community Education Trust unknown
197464110London: Secker and Warburg 1974. First Edition. First impression. Octavo. Cloth hardcover; dustjacket; xii196pp; illus. Neat ownership stamp to front free endpaper and title page else tight clean and unmarked. In the original dustwrapper price-clipped else Fine. <br /> <br /> The Jamaican anthropologist's final published work a pioneering study of attitudes towards race-mixing in the West Indies Latin America and the United States. Henriques 1916-1976 was a major theorist of class color and sexuality best-known for his massive three-volume survey Prostitution and Society 1962-68. He was Director of the Centre for Multi Racial Studies from 1964 to 1974. Secker and Warburg unknown
197585005London: Limestone Publications / The City Literary Institute 1975. First Edition. Slim octavo 21.75cm; mimeographed sheets stapled into pink card wrappers printed in black; 23-32pp. This copy is from the library of to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez inscribed to him by the author on the title page: "Roberto Marquez / with best wishes / July 27 1976 / James Berry / 108 Stanford Avenue / Brighton / Sussex England." <br /> <br /> Early collection of verse by the Jamaican poet who migrated to the UK in 1948. He was known for being one of the earliest writers to integrate Jamaican vernacular in his poetry. The title poem is written in the voice of Lucy a Jamaican woman newly arrived in London and missing Jamaica and many of the poems represented here share the perspective of Jamaican migrants in English society. A nice inscription to Marquez who at the time was founder and editor of the journal Caliban: A Journal of New World Thought and Writing. Uncommon; OCLC notes a single holding at Cambridge. 85005. Limestone Publications / The City Literary Institute unknown
197684942Kingston Jamaica: Sangster's Book Stores 1976. First Edition. Slim octavo 20cm; pictorial wrappers stapled; 45-32pp with black & white illustrations throughout by Lorna Goodison. Inscribed by the author on the title page to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez: "Roberto / Every good wish / Mervyn." Morris has also signed his full name above his printed name. Sunning to spine minimal wear with a faint dampstain to lower left corner; Very Good. Early collection of verse by the first poet laureate of Jamaica several of which first appeared in the pages of The Daily Gleaner and Bim and were broadcast by the Jamaica Information Service and Radio Jamaica. A nice association copy inscribed to Marquez who at the time was founder and editor of the journal Caliban: A Journal of New World Thought and Writing. 84942. Sangster's Book Stores unknown
197884944Gordon Town Jamaica: Valley Publications 1978. First Edition. First Printing. Slim octavo 21.25cm; pictorial card wrappers stapled; 56-52pp. Inscribed by the author on the title page to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez: "For Roberto & the comrades of Caliban / Joe Pereira." Gentle sunning to spine small stain to lower right corner of rear wrapper; contents clean; Very Good. Collection of verse by the Jamaican-born poet translator and educator in which he profiles Jimmy Cliff Patrice Lumumba Marcus Garvey Count Ossie and others. A nice association copy inscribed to Marquez who at the time was founder and editor of the journal Caliban: A Journal of New World Thought and Writing. OCLC notes 25 holdings. 84944. Valley Publications unknown
198181354Kingston: Institute of Social and Economic Research University of the West Indies 1981. First Edition. Quarto. Printed card wrappers; 95pp. Mimeographed; printed from typescript. Slight external wear; internally clean tight and unmarked; Very Good. Published as ISER Working Paper No. 28. Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of the West Indies unknown
190530136London: Adam and Charles Black 1905. First edition. With 74 very fine and attractive colourplates from the paintings of Archibald Stevenson Forrest each with a captioned guard. Tall thick 8vo in the publisher's original pale blue cloth the upper cover and spine both decorated with ships craps clouds and sunbursts in brown ivory and gilt and with gilt lettering t.e.g. ix 272 4 ads pp. A handsome copy the plates all fine and bright some very occasional and light foxing within the text the lovely decorated binding is solid and firm with very little sign of wear but with a bit of mellowing to the spine front endpaper with cosmetic only spitting at the still-strong hinge. FIRST EDITION AND ONE OF THE MORE ELUSIVE TITLES IN BLACK'S TRAVEL SERIES A LOVELY BOOK IN FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. The blue seas and sun-drenched islands of the West Indies served as wonderful inspiration for both pen and paintbrush in this hard to find gem. Jamaica receives the lion's share of attention but other subjects include Barbadoes St. Lucia Dominica St. Thomas and Martinique. Archibald Forrest wonderfully captures the bright colourful scenery and colourful peoples of these tropic isles. Adam and Charles Black hardcover
19942090502113709223Not Available 1994. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1991Q-085345745XMonthly Review Press 1991-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Monthly Review Press paperback
19893693Zurich: Parkett 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Slipcased. Autographed by Eric Fischl. Also autographed by Jamaica Kincaid. Illustrated boards. From the art book collection of Canadian writer Greg Gatenby. Greg's ownership signature to top right corner of front endpaper. Fine copy. Parkett hardcover
198981445Knopf. New. 1989. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- - Corresponds to ASIN: B002WWWWWI. 18 pages 4to. 9 illustrations. -- with a bonus offer-- . Knopf paperback
198981444Knopf. New. 1989. Hardcover. 0394580354 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- - Corresponds to ASIN: B001ISIFZ0. 18 pages 4to. 9 illustrations. -- with a bonus offer-- . Knopf hardcover
1998mon0004064662Umbrage Editions Inc 12/1/1998 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Good. 0.5512 12.1260 9.1339. Umbrage Editions Inc hardcover
199891227New York New York U.S.A.: Umbrage Editions. New. 1998. Hardcover. 1884167012 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED - SIGNED AND DATED BY GEESAMAN. First edition so stated. -- with a bonus offer-- . Umbrage Editions hardcover
199891226New York New York U.S.A.: Umbrage Editions. New. 1998. Hardcover. 1884167012 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED - First edition so stated. -- with a bonus offer-- . Umbrage Editions hardcover
1951ZB589080Kingston: The Government Printer 1951. xiv 486 pp. original softcovers minor library markings overall good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Kingston: The Government Printer paperback
1930224461930. Caribbean and Panama travel photograph album. circa early 1930s. This album documents interwar travel through the Panama Canal Zone and Jamaica recording maritime transit canal infrastructure and rural Caribbean life as observed by Western travelers. The photographs provide primary visual evidence of the Panama Canal as a site of industrial activity and international movement alongside scenes of Jamaican village life and landscape establishing a contrast between engineered environments and colonial rural settings. The material is particularly strong in its depiction of canal operations and the presence of local populations within these spaces.<br /> <br /> Album containing 29 silver gelatin photographs mounted on black leaves with individual prints measuring approximately 3.5 x 4.5 to 5 x 7 inches housed in a string-bound album measuring approximately 7 x 9.5 inches. The opening sequence shows passengers aboard a steamship with men and women posed along deck rails and views of ships navigating canal locks and docking areas. Additional images depict cranes drawbridges canal cuts and small boats in the water along with dock workers and uniformed personnel visible among travelers. Architectural and infrastructural views include colonial-style buildings and mechanical equipment associated with canal operation concluding with a monument identified as that of Vasco Núñez de Balboa in Panama City. The Jamaica sequence includes landscape views of hillsides and gardens along with images of Black Jamaican residents posed in village settings. One photograph bears the caption "Kingston Jamaica 10 -- S.S. 'Reliance' West Indies Cruise" showing children and adults gathered along a dirt road lined with wooden and metal-roofed structures. Other images show groups assembled beneath trees and within rural surroundings.<br /> <br /> Produced during a period when the Panama Canal served as a major conduit for global shipping under U.S. administration and Caribbean travel formed part of organized cruise itineraries the album reflects established routes of interwar tourism. The juxtaposition of canal engineering and Jamaican village scenes situates the photographs within broader patterns of travel that linked industrial infrastructure with colonial landscapes. Minor water rippling to pages and photographs; images remain clear; overall very good. A coherent travel album documenting canal operations and Caribbean life in the early twentieth century. unknown
1962HALL214101Hardback. 1962. Comprising Historical Statistical and General Information Concerning the Island obtained from Official and other Reliable Records. 824pp 32 portraits & 3 maps Kingston 1962. Very good copy. . hardcover
