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186724796London: Hurst and Blackett 1867. First edition. 355 1pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in 3/4 contemporary green morocco and marbled boards marbled edges. Veryu Good. First edition. 355 1pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation on endpaper "C. Noles 1st Prize for Mental Arith Presented by Mr. Burden of Duke Street Grovenor Square." <br /> He travelled to Jamaica Haiti which he called "Niggerdom" and the Southern States. Hurst and Blackett unknown
183937001London 1839. 12 1 blank 1 docket pp. Folio with caption title as issued. New stitching. Very Good.<br /> <br /> Reports are printed "on the actual state of the labouring population and sugar cultivation" with disturbing news that the local magistrate prevents "the labourers from settling and working upon the properties on which they are located." The circumstances under which the laborers work are "wholly unsatisfactory" and further measures are necessary "to protect the rights of the emancipated population of Jamaica. unknown
183937001London 1839. 12 1 blank 1 docket pp. Folio with caption title as issued. New stitching. Very Good.<br/><br/> Reports are printed "on the actual state of the labouring population and sugar cultivation" with disturbing news that the local magistrate prevents "the labourers from settling and working upon the properties on which they are located." The circumstances under which the laborers work are "wholly unsatisfactory" and further measures are necessary "to protect the rights of the emancipated population of Jamaica. unknown books
1773217477Spanish Town Jamaica 1773. 2 pp with integral address leaf. 1 vols. 12 x 7 1/2 inches. Usual folds a few separations at folds losses to address leaf. 2 pp with integral address leaf. 1 vols. 12 x 7 1/2 inches. An unusual 18th century letter by a widow in Jamaica seeking assistance for her son from her dead husband's brother. Written in somewhat halting English she writes in part: "I beg Leave to acquant sic you. I was the Widdow of your Bother Mr. Chas. Amos who died the 7 of September 1763 and left me with two children a Daughter named Jane Born December the 3 1758 and a Son Born April 18 1762. The girl I have since had the misfortune to loose. The boy named George is still liveing and was yesterday 11 years of age and is I thank God in good health . The reason of my troubling you now is about 18 months agoe my sister myself not being in town had an applycation made to her by Mr. William Bullock in consequence of a letter he had just recd from on Mr. Campble who to to Mr. Bullock by the desire of the Reverend Mr. Spicer to enquire after me and my children and to acquaint me that he had some Hundred pounds in his possession which belongd to my child in rite of his grandfather . I had some thoughts of carrying him to England myself for his education which cannot be well done in this part of the world where we are badly off for proper schools . Since Mr. Amos death I again married Mr. Jacobi who likewise I have been unhappy enough to loose and am at this time under some embarresment with his affairs . unknown books
186724796London: Hurst and Blackett 1867. First edition. 355 1pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in 3/4 contemporary green morocco and marbled boards marbled edges. Veryu Good. First edition. 355 1pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation on endpaper "C. Noles 1st Prize for Mental Arith Presented by Mr. Burden of Duke Street Grovenor Square." <br/>He travelled to Jamaica Haiti which he called "Niggerdom" and the Southern States. Hurst and Blackett unknown books
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
1834243094London: John Murray 1834. First edition. With leaf of Murray advertisements preceding half-title and 2 small inserted leaves of Simpkins and Marshall ads at back. viii 408 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original drab boards with printed paper spine label. Front board detached else very good. Bookplate of William Arthur Sixth Duke of Portland and label of Chillingham Castle. First edition. With leaf of Murray advertisements preceding half-title and 2 small inserted leaves of Simpkins and Marshall ads at back. viii 408 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Journals of "Monk" Lewis' two residences in Jamaica in 1815-1816 and in 1817. Printed from the manuscript. The author died at sea while returning to England in 1818. It is his last book and has some dozen unpublished poems.<br /> Coleridge called it " . the most unaffected book of travels or touring I have read of late years . it is by far his best work and will live and be popular" NCBEL 3:743; Peck pp. 168-170; Sabin 40821 John Murray unknown
183416914London: John Murray 1834. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original boards. Rebacked printed label laid down some spotting of leaves mostly at front and back. A good copy of this journal by the famous Gothic novelist. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Journals of "Monk" Lewis' two residences in Jamaica in 1815-1816 and in 1817. Printed from the manuscript. The author died at sea while returning to England in 1818. NCBEL 3:743; Peck pp. 168-170; Sabin 40821 John Murray unknown
183416914London: John Murray 1834. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original boards. Rebacked printed label laid down some spotting of leaves mostly at front and back. A good copy of this journal by the famous Gothic novelist. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Journals of "Monk" Lewis' two residences in Jamaica in 1815-1816 and in 1817. Printed from the manuscript. The author died at sea while returning to England in 1818. NCBEL 3:743; Peck pp. 168-170; Sabin 40821 John Murray unknown books
Jamaica Surveyed by Staff Com.r G. Stanley 1873-5 and Lieut.t T. F. Pullen 1876-9. Morant Cays by Lieut A. Carpenter and the Officers of H. M. S. Sparrowhawk 1890.London Published at the Admiralty 27 October 1880 under the Superintendence of Captain F.J. Evan. Small corrections: 1931. Folded
180945298Örebro Nils Magnus Lindh 1809. Stor8vo. Indbundet helt ubeskåret i et senere pragtfuldt hldrbd. med overdådig rygforgyldning Nanna Grönvall. 4336 pp. 32 delvist foldede kobberstukne plancher prospekter portrætter genrer etc. Enkelte kobberstik med en svag fugtskjold på bagsiden. Trykt på skrivepapir. Et yderst attraktivt eksemplar. <br/><br/><em>With folded engraved plate of Port Royal Kingston Harbour Jamaica with 10 pp. of description of Jamaica 2 engraved plates of Vesuv and Etna eruptions and many other engraved plates. </em> unknown
180945298Örebro, Nils Magnus Lindh, 1809. Stor8vo. Indbundet helt ubeskåret i et senere pragtfuldt hldrbd. med overdådig rygforgyldning (Nanna Grönvall). (4),336 pp., 32 delvist foldede kobberstukne plancher (prospekter, portrætter, genrer etc.). Enkelte kobberstik med en svag fugtskjold på bagsiden. Trykt på skrivepapir. Et yderst attraktivt eksemplar.
Port Antonio (556x644 mm) Surveyed by Captain R.W. Glennie assisted by Lieut.t Com.dr C.S. Lockhart A.E. Harbord D.L. Cowan R.M. Southern & A.H. Stanley H.M. Surveying Ship "Mutine" Jan.y - March 1921. Intesting "Objects on this chart conspicuous to the Navigator" Titchfield Hotel, Richmond House, Isolation Hospital...London Published at the Admiralty 7 May 1923 under the Superintendence of Rear Admiral Fred.k C. Learmonth. Folded
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
194951876AB1949-1953. Ca. 30 x 21 cm. Hektographierte Seiten. Farblich unterschiedliche Leinenbände mit teils geprägten Deckel- bzw. Rückentiteln.
BN65315FISCHER Taschenbuch. Lucy <br/><br/> FISCHER Taschenbuch unknown
1751111861751 Londres, Nourse, 1751; 2 parties en 2 volumes in-12°, plein veau, dos lisse, filets dorés, titre doré sur étiquette citron, tomaison sur étiquette verte; (2)ff. - 285pp.; (1)f.- 248pp. 6 planches dépliantes au Tome 1.Attribué à Hans Sloane et traduit par Raulin, d'après Barbier. Plus vraisemblablement attribué à Charles Leslie, de la Jamaïque, par le catalogue de la British library et Conlon. Traduit de : "A new and exact account of Jamaica".
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
2009Q-0099773813Vintage Books 2009-03-27. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage Books paperback
1810WRCAM26977St. Jago de la Vega 1810. Large folded folio sheet. Several tears along folds edge nicks. Light dust soiling in upper margin of first page. Overall condition is good. This document is a trading license issued by the governor of Jamaica to the Spanish brig General Castaños commanded by Antonio Herrera. The license is specifically for trade "from the port of Kingston to the Spanish Colonies of America and back to Kingston." It is specifically designed to show British warships who might try to take the vessel as a prize. Further restrictions are printed on the integral second leaf. The document is twice signed in manuscript: "Manchester." An interesting trade document printed in Jamaica. unknown books
First and only edition, [2], 30pp., stitched as issued in blue paper wrappers, a very good copy. The author argues against putting an additional duty on sugar "which... would be a great hardship on the sugar-planter in the West Indies, and very little benefit to the revenue...". He sets out all the costs involved in producing sugar, such as the price of slaves and the cost of keeping them, the higher freight costs, insurance, cost of animals and contributions to the defence force. Finally, he states the advantages of the sugar trade for Britain and shows how an additional duty would be to the detriment of the trade. Goldsmiths'-Kress, 8163; Hanson, 5917; Sabin, 40397; ESTC gives the British Library as the only UK hold.
173034040Augsburg 1730. Contemporary coloring. 1 vols. 22 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches. Framed and glazed. Contemporary coloring. 1 vols. 22 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches. Kapp no. 56 The Printed Maps of Jamaica to 1825 unknown
1776List3149Knaresborough England 1776. Single three page letter measuring 6 ¼ x 7 ¾ inches. Normal wear; Near Fine. A letter from Nathaniel Sharpe in Knaresborough to Edmund Green a merchant in London addressed to Green at the Jamaica Coffee House. This café the first of its kind in London was established in the mid-17th century; in 17th and 18th century Britain coffee houses were popular meeting places particularly for conducting business. Sharpe writes to Green:<br /> <br /> “Your Esteem’d favour of the 22d is before me and the picture you have drawn of the situation of publick affairs are truly very alarming and have no doubt but the Representation is a very just and real one. . But to the following Fact place yourself in my situation and give me your Candid opinion Wether I am safe in letting £2200 lay any longer or whether I ought to call it in and place it out on a Security in this Country.â€<br /> <br /> He describes his investments and states that:<br /> <br /> “I have not one shilling in Trade since 1760 and in Decemr. 1762 Retir’d to this place and found myself in possession of a Happiness that I could ill brook to part with. And which I would wish to preserve. Should this sum be in no danger I can live as usual.â€<br /> <br /> The American Revolutionary War had a significant impact on the British economy; at the time Sharpe was writing although the conflict had been ongoing for some time the war itself was in its early days and uncertainty was high.<br /> <br /> Other than asking for financial advice Sharpe tells Green that Green’s “Brother Tommy had . taken a Cup of Liquor rather too freely and had been drawn into Cards†alarming their mother who had requested that Sharpe inform Green about the event; asks Green to visit her; and sends his good wishes to a mutual friend. unknown
1828WRCAM55095Birmingham: Printed by B. Hudson 1828. 24pp. Half title. Original printed self-wrappers stitched as issued. Some wear and tanning to half title and p.24 paper fault in upper right corner of titlepage no text affected. Very good. Second edition following the first of 1825 giving accounts of the "wanton cold-blooded" hunting of runaway slaves in Jamaica. The "shooting excursion" in the title refers to the 1824 "attack made by a party of islanders upon a long-established camp of runaway slaves who had lived peaceably for years in a forest settlement" Ragatz. The pamphlet includes summaries of the attack from the MONTEGO BAY GAZETTE CORNWALL COURIER and CORNWALL GAZETTE as well as an illustration of the camp showing the route of the attackers. The author explains that "the barbarous excursions which have been described did not owe their origin to any insurrection of the Negroes in consequence of any discussions in the British Parliament nor in consequence of any stir made by the British people in their behalf. They were as the account itself testifies wanton cold- blooded excursions on the part of the white inhabitants of Trelawny to root up a runaway settlement which had subsisted eleven years without offense or molestation to the neighbourhood" p.6. This edition includes a dismissive note on page 23 about the recently passed Consolidated Slave Act 1826 which was meant to "restrain arbitrary punishments" of slaves among other abuses. <br> <br> The author of the text is unknown signed only at the end in print as "Alfred." This second edition is rather scarce with only five copies listed in OCLC at Yale University of Florida Newberry Library John Carter Brown Library and the University of Manchester. RAGATZ p.409. OCLC 9563313. SABIN 35556 1825 ed. Printed by B. Hudson unknown books
173034040Augsburg 1730. Contemporary coloring. 1 vols. 22 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches. Framed and glazed. Contemporary coloring. 1 vols. 22 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches. Early Map of Jamaica. Kapp no. 56 The Printed Maps of Jamaica to 1825 unknown books