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41947London: Teape and Son 1832. Fist and only edition 8vo 24pp. without wrappers as issued uncut. "The Baptist missionaries in the island were charged with having incited the negroes to revolt and were persecuted. Knibb one of their number proceeded to England to lay their cause before the English public and became a powerful factor in bringing about passage of the emancipation act in 1833."Ragatz. Ragatx p.356. [London: Teape and Son, 1832.] unknown
42950931like new. unknown
1997Q-0865475059North Point Press 1997-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! North Point Press paperback
6933o.J. 24 x 31,5 cm. Hardcover
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
1983WRCLIT27764New York: Farrar 1983. Cloth and boards. First edition of the Antigua-born U.S. resident author's first book. Fine in dust jacket. Farrar hardcover books
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. <br/><br/> Farrar , Straus and Giroux hardcover books
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
Paris, 1760 circa. Incisione in rame al'acquaforte, colore, cm 23 x 35,2 (alla lastra). Sono segnati meridiani e paralleli sulla “Longitude du Méridien de l'Isle de Fer” e sulla “Longitude du Méridien de Paris”. Buone condizioni.
20182-6202305967Scholars' Press 2018. Paperback. New. 192 pages. 8.66x5.91x0.44 inches. Scholars' 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
22472'Done and performed in my Office of Secretary of the said Island of Jamaica At Saint Jago de la Vega this 31 day of May annoque domini One thousand Eight hundred and nineteen 1819'. In 1824 Bullock held the public offices of Island Storekeeper and Public Messenger. He was also Secretary of the Island and Notary Public. On one side of a 32 x 20 cm piece of laid paper with Whatman watermark dated 1817. In good condition lightly aged with parts of the edges cut down. Seal under paper at bottom left. In a secretarial hand with Bullock only supplying the date and his signature 'W Bullock Not Pub'. Headed 'Jamaica Is.' Reads: 'I William Bullock Esqire Secretary and notary public of this His Majesty's said Island of Jamaica duly admitted allowed and sworn Do hereby Certify and make known to all to whom these presents shall come or may concern that the instrument in writing hereunto annexed signed and attested by me is a true Copy of an act of the Govern Council and assembly of this His Majesty's said Island passed the nineteenth day of December last Entitled "An Act to Constitute certain persons a Corporate Body for taking up conveying into and through the City of Kingston a certain Stream of Water for supplying the said City and the Shipping resorting thereto" as the same remains on record in this my Office of Secretary of the said Island I having carefully compared and Examined the same". 'Done and performed in my Office of Secretary of the said Island [of Jamaica] At Saint Jago de la Vega this 31 day of May annoqu unknown
1517910293.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. 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
1890211388London: William Blackwood & Sons 1890. First Edition. Frontispiece five full page illustrations. xii 131 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Blue pictorial cloth. Spotting and damp flaws to cloth at upper corners chiefly on back cover not affecting text some minor rubbing else about a very good copy. First Edition. Frontispiece five full page illustrations. xii 131 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Jamaican dialect folk stories including West African Anansi tales. <br/><br/> William Blackwood & Sons hardcover
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
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
1950055019.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
