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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
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
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
1988mon0000978774Virago Press Limited 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First edition 1988 Pages clean and bright Binding firm Light wear to edges Dust jacket unclipped. Virago Press Limited hardcover
2000Q-0374527075Farrar Straus and Giroux 2000-04-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Farrar, Straus and Giroux paperback
1989Q-0452262356Plume 1989-07-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Plume 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
1989Q-0394580354Alfred A. Knopf/Whitney Museum 1989-09-26. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alfred A. Knopf/Whitney Museum hardcover
1989169275New York: Knopf 1989. First Trade Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Top slipcase edge split.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Knopf hardcover
198934135New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
198660767New York:: Library Fellows of the Whitney Museum of American Art 1986. First edition; one of 145 copies signed by Jamaica Kincaid and Eric Fischl. publisher's black cloth in slipcase. A very fine copy except for a few slight marks to the black cloth in a near fine slipcase. Oversized folio. Illustrated with seven lithographs by Fischl. Library Fellows of the Whitney Museum of American Art, hardcover
198914479KNOPF. NY 1989. Fine. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394580354 . First Trade Edition. Fine in quarter cloth & boards enclosed in a pictorial card slipcase. . KNOPF. NY 1989 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
1985928T53New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1985. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smart first edition first printing of this novel from AntiguanAmerican writer Jamaica Kincaid signed by the author. First edition first printing. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. The author's debut novel. A novel following the growth of a young girl in Antigua. This work covers issues such as mother-daughter relationships same-sex attraction racism clinical depression poverty education and the struggle between medicine based on scientific fact and that based on native healing. Written by Jamaica Kincaid an AntiguanAmerican novelist essayist gardener and gardening writer. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
19891120Plume May 01 1989. Trade Paperback. Episodes From The Young Life Of Annie John Aged 10 To 17 As She Grows Up On The Caribbean Island Of Antigua. This Is A Magical Coming-of-age Tale Ripe With The Special Ambience Of Its Tropical Setting And Sustained By Annie's Far From Naive Awareness Of The World Around Her. Death Illness And Poverty Intrude On The Narrator's Perceptive Sensilibity From Time To Time But Even These Experiences Instruct Her And Expand Her Understanding Of Life And Its Shifting Reality. Although Annie Leaves Antigua At The End Of The Novel For A New Role As A Student In England The Hollowness She Feels At Her Departure Is Balanced By The New Self That Awaits Her As She Begins The Search For Her Own Identity. A Poetic And Intensely Moving Work From The Author Of At The Bottom Of The River. reviewed April 1 1985--booklist Review. Jamaica Kincaid. A Plume Book. Plume paperback
1985mon0000043731Farrar Straus Giroux 1985. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Farrar Straus Giroux paperback
1985570271New York: Farrar Straus Giroux 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Author's first novel. Farrar Straus Giroux hardcover
19851400691New York: Farrar Straus Giroux 1985. First printing. Hardcover. Octavo 148 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is cream with red and black print. Dust jacket in mylar. Price unclipped: "$11.95". Boards quarter bound with red cloth to spine and grey paper to boards; slight bump title page bottom fore corners. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. <br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1400691. FP New Rockville Stock. Farrar Straus Giroux hardcover
198571-00382Farrar Straus and Giroux 1985-06-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
1985Q-0374105219Farrar Straus and Giroux 1985-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
1997Q-0374525102Farrar Straus and Giroux 1997-06-30. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Farrar, Straus and Giroux paperback
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
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
