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Second edition, much enlarged with "the addition of a new sett of cutts", 2 vols., 12mo (165 x 100 mm), [2], 336; 275, [21]pp., imprint date omitted in vol. I, 2 folding engraved frontispieces showing the costumes of the various countries, that to volume one with tear to fold and slightly cropped at lower margin, 10 engraved plates, woodcut head and tail pieces, a nice set in contemporary sprinkled calf, spine with five raised bands ruled in gilt, volume number in gilt to third compartments. Volume two concerns the Americas, including Peru, Mexico, Chile, Jamaica, Cuba, Virginia, Carolina, New-England and others, in addition to England, Scotland and Ireland. Provenance: Contemporary ink ownership signature of E. Vaughan 1741 to endpapers and at head of title page. Sabin 25670.
The author shares the story of her mother's family, tracing their origins in a privileged parish community historically marked as a place through which runaway slaves escaped and describing her mother's life in urban Jamaica. 279p,. Book
1598 pages. An illustrated biographical record of men and women of the time. Sturdy recent red buckram binding. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
80 pages. Features: Beautiful color fashion ads; Nice ad for Sony Cassette-Corder inside front cover; Great one-page ad for Harness House features photo of gent with belts slung over his bare shoulder; The 'Black Mayonnaise' at the Bottom of Jamaica Bay - photo-illustrated article; Yale Faculty Makes the Scene - article with photos of Charles Reich, Kenneth Keniston, Erich Segal, Robert Lifton, Robert Penn Warren and Robert Brustein; Was Eisenhower a Political Genius? A Brilliant Man?; The Four Big Fears About Nuclear Power; Save the Children Federation ad features photo of young Glen Conway; 'Valentino' fashion photos; Interior design photos of Harrison Cultra's small city duplex. Average wear. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Book
244p. Signed by the author Hardcover Very good condition good
In 8°; VIII, 424, 115 pp. Legatura coeva in cartoncino rigido con piatti foderati con carta azzurra. Esemplare in ottime condizioni di conservazione ed ancora in barbe. Antica firma di appartenenza al recto del piatto anteriore "Watson Alcock". Prima rara edizione di questo celeberrimo trattato sulle febbri che colpirono sul finire del XVIII° secolo la Jamaica e le coste nordamericane. L'autore servì per due anni nel reggimento scozzese di stanza a New York e risiedette anche per un certo periodo in Jamaica. "The observations, contained in the following pages, were made during the time that I lived in Jamaica, or while I attended some part of the army in America. The materials were collected between the years 1774 and 1782" (Preface, p. iii). L'autore è riconosciuto come uno degli innovatori delle tecniche di cura delle febbri gialle. Si opponeva in modo deciso all'eccessivo uso del bisturi promuovendo tecniche di cura farmacologiche e preventive. Egli parte dalle osservazioni fatte da Ramazzini nel territorio modenese per cercare poi punti di contatto con altre testimonianze di "febbri intermittenti" segnalate in vari luoghi del mondo cercando un collegamento che ne dimostri la causa. Analizza poi casi pratici ed epidemie che colpirono la Jamaica e le coste nordamericane e nelle quali Jackson fu testimone oculare. Prima edizione in barbe. First edition a very good copy.
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THIS ATLAS OF THE BRITISH WEST INDIES, published in France during the Seven Years' War (also known as the "French and Indian War".) xii, 171 pp + engraved title and THIRTEEN FINE MAPS, of which 8 are folding (complete). Also illustrated with ten headpieces, nine of which depict the entry into a major port. Includes Jamaica (with several maps), Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, the Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Antigua, the Lucayes (now the Bahamas), and Bermuda. 4to (26 x 20.3 cm). Attractively bound in contemporary calf, with the ARMS OF KING LOUS XV OF FRANCE EMBLAZONED IN GILT ON FRONT AND BACK COVERS. Binding restored at head and tail of spine, and very solid. Small, faint marginal stain to engraved title-page, else INTERNALLY FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH MAPS AND TEXT VERY FRESH. Sabin 4553. RARE AND IMPORTANT.
Kl.8° quer. 40 S. Original-Broschur mit Deckeltitel. Einband mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren: fleckig und gerändert, Rücken mit Fehlstellen. Einige Seiten am Rande etwas wasserfleckig, sonst innen gut erhalten. Original wrappers with title to spine. Covers worn: staining and with little tears, spine with material loss. Inside slightly stained, apart from this in good condition. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen nach sw Photographien. Texte vom Herausgeber und Henry A. Blake, Governor of Jamaica. / Many illustrations, texts by the editor and by Henry A. Blake, Governor of Jamaica.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with numerous musical notations in the text, series title and title lightly spotted, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; decorative cloth, blocked in gilt and black, gilt back, uncut, covers a little age-marked, upper hinge cracked but quite sound else a good, sound copy of a very scarce work. Publications of the Folk-Lore Society, LV.
Hardcover in-12, 190 pp., cartonnage editeur, jaquette illustree. TTB exemplaire + TB jaquette. [FL-3][ESC-]
159 pages. "Deserted by his wife Estella, Jake is engaged in the symbolic carving of Samson whose story is not unlike his own." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
418 pages. "A sensitive and invaluable memoir. Admirable in its reticence and accurate in its mood." - Derek Walcott, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Poetry. Prior owner's details atop half-title page else unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
L'isola madre traccia una genealogia tra le scrittrici caraibiche contemporanee Jean Rhys e Jamaica Kincaid a partire dalla complessa eredità culturale materna. Percorrendo i temi della dislocazione e della diaspora, della memoria e della rimozione, il volume rilegge, sostenuto dagli strumenti critici degli studi culturali e postcoloniali, la scrittura di Rhys e di Kincaid in una prospettiva più specificamente caraibica. Attraverso l'immaginario dell'isola madre, spazio geografico e mentale in cui s'intrecciano e si stratificano traumi storici e tradimenti culturali, Manuela Coppola suggerisce nuove intersezioni nell'esplorazione delle assonanze e delle dissonanze tra le due scrittrici. Autori: Manuela Coppola.
Features: Flower arranger's greenhouse; Christmas at the manor; Proteas; design with Proteas; Singapore Orchids; The Big Day; The flora Calendar 1976; Chrysanthemum glory; Wintergreen; Gardening and flower arranging in Jamaica; Why I collect flower stamps; pink frost for Christmas; Coconuts for food and flowers; Flowers at Beaulieu; Men who arrange flowers; pot et fleur; winter in the garden; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Features: Sweetly Scented Flowers; Autumn flowers from Bulbs; Butter Roses; in your garden; base thoughts; protection in the garden; flower festival at Westminster Cathedral; Flowers and button-holes; roses in flora containers; Castle Howard; flowers in praise; treasures from the sea; Derbyshire well-dressing; a flower arranger in Jamaica; watering your garden; flowers through the ages; Maruee Decoration; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
82 pages. Features: 2-page Van Heusen ad inside front cover; nice Pernod ad; Freaky Fables; Glenfiddich 'halo' ad; 2-page Cathay Pacific ad; Cross pen ad - auction scene; 2-page ad for Pure New Wool; 2-page ad for the Renault 11 Turbo; The Famous Grouse whisky ad; Alfa Romeo ad for the Alfa 33; 2-page Mercedes-Benz ad featuring the 190s; Faconnable ad; John Player Special - Blackjack ad; WH Smith 2-page ad; Bold 2-page ad for Jamaica tourism; Rothmans ad inside back cover; Back cover ad warns of the dangers of smoking - features venus flytrap; and much more. Average wear. Covers loosening but still attached. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Magazine
66 pages. Features: Official Wrestling Ratings; Bobby Shane loses his hair - photo with writeup; Great photo of Muhammad Ali with the Mighty Zulu, plus writeup; Bobby Heenan's Terrible Plot to Destroy Bruno Sammartino! - article with photos, including henchman Baron Fritz Von Raschke; The Jamaica Kid - photos and article; Nick Bockwinkle and Ray Stevens Tag Team - photos and article; Tony Marino article with photos; Ole Anderson says he has found Jack Brisco's weakness - article with photos; Great article and photos of Andre the Giant; Article and photos of Midge Wrestlers, including Little Beaver and Sky Low Low; Susan and Barbara wrestle - photos and article; A Look into Chief Wahoo McDaniel's personal photo album; Analyzing wrestler handwriting!; Photos of Mighty Igor and his plans for the Sheik; John Tolos article with photos; Great full-page ad for "Love Doll" blow-up doll; Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Un fort volume broché de format in 8° de 282 pp.; couverture illustrée, à rabats. Bel état.Voir photo.
317pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
"Marianne North was one of those intrepid Victorian Lady Travellers, most renowned for her brilliant botanical paintings, displayed in specially designed Gallery in the Botanical Gardens at Kew. This book uses extracts from her autobigraphical account of her travels ("Recollections of a Happy Life. Being the Autobiography of Marianne North". Edited by Her Sister Mrs. John Addington Symonds. Two volumes. 1894) and is beautifully illustrated with her paintings, many reproduced for the first time. The book was published in collaboration with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Preface by J P M Brenan, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Foreword by Anthony Huxley. Biographical note by Brenda E Moon. 240p. illus (col) maps on endpapers. A nice book to send as a gift ! Book
8vo., Fourth Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates, maps and endpaper maps; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped but worn dustwrapper, the latter with loss at backstrip and heavily rubbed at fold-ins.
In-16°, pp. 330 con 85 illustrazioni e 10 tra mappe e piante dell'isola ripiegate f.t. oltre a numerose pagine di pubblicità dell'epoca su carta verdina. Leg. in mezza tela edit. con piatti in cartonato edit. illustrato quello anteriore. Tracce del tempo e d'uso.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty rear and no bumping to corners. 79pp. Periodical magazine with feature articles on Washington's French Volunteers, Sir Neil Campbell (1869) on Napoleon, Wu-Chao - Woman Emperor of China, The Rising at Morant Bay - Jamaica 1865, Lord Augustus Fitzclarence, The Seine in the 17th Century and Peter Abelard - Philosoper 12th Century plus book reviews and letters.
Features include: Australia's flying duck orchids; shoot-tip culture for the novice; stenoptera ananassocomos - acquaintance renewed in Jamaica; Limberlost Orchid and Tropical plant nursery - a tribute to the Perseverance of an orchidist; Specimen plants and Paphiopedilum Potting - growing orchids indoors; cattleya aclandiae; Acceleration of the germination of so-called "hard-to-germinate" orchid seeds; observations on growing catasetums; Erythrostylum - the Queen of Cymbidium species - a Gripp on growing; The morphological effects on pollination in the Brazillian Miltonias; A second look at Doritaenopsis. Book
