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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
1983206356New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1983. First Edition. Fine in a slightly spine-faded dust jacket a crisp copy. 8vo 82pp; half cloth and boards. Advance review copy of the author's first book with publisher's review slip and promotional material laid in including a two-page comment on Kincaid by Derek Walcott. An auspicious debut collection pof stories most of which appeared in The New Yorker. Farrar Straus & Giroux unknown
1983007984New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper with touch of wear to spine head. Publisher's orange and green cloth. Her first book. Dustjacket praise by fellow Caribbean author Derek Walcott. INSCRIBED to Emily with "Best wishes" and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. <br/><br/> Farrar, Straus & Giroux hardcover
1925ZB1132216Kingston: The Government Printer 1925. four volumes each ca. 375 pp. folio later hard covers ex library text clean & bindings tight. - 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 hardcover
1997Q-0865475059North Point Press 1997-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! North Point Press paperback
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
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
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
198310022<p>Inscribed with best wishes Jamaica Kincaid. Kincaid's first book a collection of short stories praised by Susan Sontag and Derek Walcott. The majority of the stories appeared in The New Yorker.</p> Farrar Straus Giroux hardcover
198919594NY: KNOPF. Fine with no dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in slipcase. 0394580354 . First trade edition after a limited edition produced by the Whitney Museum. SIGNED by Jamaica Kincaid on title page. Fine in quarter cloth & boards laid-into the publisher's pictorial card slipcase. . KNOPF. hardcover
1983500715New York: Farrar Straus Giroux 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with rubbing. Signed by the author. Advance review copy with publisher's material and author's photograph laid in. Farrar Straus Giroux hardcover
198314441New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1983. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Author's first book ten stories. They are: Girl - In the Night - At Last - Wingless - Holidays - The Letter From Home - What I Have Been Doing Lately - Blackness - My Mother- At the Bottom of the River. Farrar , Straus and Giroux hardcover
1985873Vintage Books 1985. Paperback. Near Fine. 82 pp. Near Fine softcovr SIGNED by author Vintage Books 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
1983928Z16New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1983. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A signed first edition of this collection of short stories with themes of mother daughter relationships by Jamaica Kincaid in the original dust wrapper. The first edition first printing as stated to the edition page. Inscribed by the author to the title page: 'For Dave with much thanks Jamaica Kincaid'. This collection of short stories was written by Jamaica Kincaid an American-Antiguan novelist and gardener. Many of the short stories features themes of mother and daughter relationships life in Antigua and the experiences of young women. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. The wrap is also lovely with only the slightest marks to the rear and sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
200010870610Farrar Straus and Giroux 2000-10-15. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Has moderate shelf and/or corner wear. Great used condition.Over 1000000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping if available for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders. Farrar, Straus and Giroux paperback
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
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
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
19832385FARRAR STRAUS & GIROUX. NY 1983. Fine with no dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Fine in plain gold printed wrappers. Publicity material stapled to the inside of front cover. Author's FIRST book. . FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX. NY 1983 paperback
199771257Kingston: Statistical Institute of Jamaica Vol. XI 1-14 1997. Paperback. Good. 14 vols. vp. maps plans tables wrps. 4to. Part 1; Parish of Kingston. Part 2; Parish of St. Andrew. Part 3; Parish of St. Thomas. Part 4; Parish of Portland. Part 5; Parish of St. Mary. Part 6; Parish of St. Ann. Part 7; Parish of Trelawny. Part 8; Parish of St. James. Part 9; Parish of Hanover. Part 10; Parish of Westmoreland. Part 11; Parish of St. Elizabeth. Part 12; Parish of Manchester. Part 13; Parish of Clarendon. Part 14; Parish of St. Catherine. Statistical Institute of Jamaica (Vol. XI, 1-14) paperback
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
