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198910504New York: Alfred A. Knopf in Association with the Whitney Museum 1989. Hardcover. 24p. 9x12 inches text by African American writer Kincaid art by Fischl first trade edition in black cloth over yellow boards with illustration on the cover gilt in lightly worn slipcase. Alfred A. Knopf in Association with the Whitney Museum hardcover books
19892198692Alfred A. Knopf 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Fischl Eric. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by Jamaica Kincaid Author. Very good Large hardcover in very good. 1989 Hard Cover. Unpaginated. Large hardcover in very good publisher's slipcase. Illustrated by Eric Fischl. "A story about girls coming of age written by the West Indian writer Jamaica Kincaid and illustrated by the American painter and printmaker Eric Fischl. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
198929405New York: Knopf / Whitney Museum. 1989. First Trade Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy in near fine cardboard slipcase. The trade edition was preceded by a Deluxe limited edition published in 1986. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Knopf / Whitney Museum hardcover books
1786WRCAM36081Kingston Jamaica: Printed for James Jones Esq. by Lewis and Eberall 1786. v3114-424; 440pp. Quarto. Modern polished calf gilt leather label. Contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage of ACTS.: "George Harrison Lincolns Inn 1791." Titlepage worn and soiled repairs in top and bottom margin with no loss of text. Occasional minor foxing last two leaves dampstained. Small hole in leaf F with loss of a few letters. First four leaves and last four leaves of AN ABRIDGMENT. dampstained leaf aa repaired no loss of text final leaf supplied in facsimile. These exceptions noted very clean internally. A very good copy. First editions of two rare 18th-century Jamaican legal imprints. The volume was previously owned by legal author Sir George Harrison the son of Thomas Harrison who served as attorney-general and advocate- general of Jamaica. The elder Harrison's name is included in the list of subscribers for the ACTS. and father or son have made minor manuscript additions on a half dozen pages in the text. <br> <br> The volume records both public and private acts organized chronologically for 1770 through 1783. The ABRIDGMENT. published as a separate work with separate titlepage clearly supplements the ACTS. by listing the acts by subject and providing an index. There are numerous acts regarding slaves which provide much insight into that institution on the island including legislation regarding runaways "Free- Negroes" "Negro towns" and maroons firearms holidays and even drumming. Other acts cover a wide range of laws and activities including those related to land roads cattle gaming hawkers and pedlars the militia settlers ships and smuggling. <br> <br> All 18th-century Caribbean imprints are rare most are extremely so and these laws are no exception. Furthermore the majority of Caribbean printing is often ephemeral and fairly slight rather than a substantial volume such as this one. The first British colony south of Maryland to have a press printing began in Jamaica in 1718. Except for several items printed in Havana by a press briefly established there this was the first press in the Caribbean; however only a handful of fugitive pieces survive from the 1770s. In that period the economic importance of Jamaica was supplemented by an influx of Loyalists who seems to have invigorated the cultural and publishing life of the colony while the British government liberalized its colonial policy to avoid a repetition of the problems of the American Revolution. In this social and political climate these retrospective laws of the local colonial government were printed. <br> <br> A very good copy of two rare 18th-century Jamaican imprints with provenance related to the island and British legal history. SABIN 35617 ACTS. and ABRIDGMENT. CUNDALL SUPPLEMENT 446 447. GOLDSMITHS 13208. ESTC T140415. OCLC 28209638 30304147 31220784. DNB IX p.32. Printed for James Jones, Esq. by Lewis and Eberall hardcover books
1787WRCAM13337Kingston Jamaica: Printed by Alexander Aikman 1787. Two volumes bound in one. 231262221582pp. bound with: AN ABRIDGEMENT OF THE LAWS OF JAMAICA IN MANNER OF AN INDEX. Kingston: Aikman 1787. 429pp. bound with: APPENDIX: CONTAINING LAWS RESPECTING SLAVES. Kingston: Aikman 1787. 4325pp. Large folio. Old calf rebacked. Internally near fine. with: ACTS OF ASSEMBLY PASSED IN THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA; FROM 1770 TO 1783 INCLUSIVE. Kingston: Printed for James Johnes Esq. by Lewis and Eberall 1786. v313-424pp. bound with: AN ABRIDGEMENT OF THE LAWS OF JAMAICA. Kingston: Lewis and Eberall 1786. 440pp. Quarto. Old calf rebacked. Fine. with: ACTS OF ASSEMBLY PASSED IN THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA FROM THE YEAR 1784 TO THE YEAR 1788 INCLUSIVE. Kingston: Printed by Alexander Aikman 1789. xvi300iv423pp. Quarto. Old calf rebacked. Near fine. All together an extraordinary collection of 18th-century Jamaican printing combining six separate imprints one of them consisting of two volumes in three bound volumes all printed between 1786 and 1789 by two different printers in Kingston Jamaica. The texts retrospectively cover the Acts of the Assembly from its beginning in 1681 up to date with the last printing in 1788. Also included are two separate publications containing abridgements of the various acts and a further separate publication combining all of the slave statutes in one place. <br> <br> As anyone who has sought them knows well all 18th-century Caribbean imprints are rare most extremely so and these laws are no exception. Furthermore most Caribbean printing is fairly slight not substantial volumes such as these. Printing began in Jamaica in 1718. It was the first British colony south of Maryland to have a printing press and except for several items printed in Havana by a press briefly established there this was the first press in the Caribbean; however only a handful of fugitive pieces survive from the 1770s. In that period the economic importance of Jamaica was supplemented by an influx of Loyalists including printer Alexander Aikman who seems to have invigorated the cultural and publishing life of the colony while the British government liberalized its colonial policy to avoid a repetition of the problems of the American Revolution. In that climate these retrospective and current laws of the local colonial government were printed. Of all early Caribbean printing that of Jamaica is best documented through the early and thorough work of Frank Cundall. His bibliographies illustrate both the rich variety of material printed on Jamaica and its rarity. <br> <br> Following are the NUC locations and citations of the laws offered herein: <br> <br> 1 ACTS OF ASSEMBLY 1681-1769. Kingston 1787. Not in the NUC. CUNDALL p.52. <br> <br> 2 ABRIDGEMENT OF LAWS. Kingston 1787. Not in the NUC or Cundall. <br> <br> 3 LAWS RESPECTING SLAVES. Kingston 1787. Not in the NUC or Cundall. <br> <br> 4 ACTS OF ASSEMBLY 1770-83. Kingston 1786. The NUC locates DLC MH RPJCB MChB NN. CUNDALL p.52. SABIN 35617. <br> <br> 5 ABRIDGEMENT OF LAWS. Kingston 1786. The NUC locates NN. Not in Cundall. SABIN 35617. <br> <br> 6 ACTS OF ASSEMBLY 1784-88. Kingston 1789. The NUC locates DLC RPJCB. CUNDALL p.53. <br> <br> In all a remarkable assemblage of Caribbean printing. Printed by Alexander Aikman unknown books
1825WRCAM55730London: Printed by Harvey and Darton 1825. 3-15pp. Lacks half title. Recent half black morocco and grey cloth boards title stamped in blue on front board. Bookplate on front pastedown Stephen Hopwood Jamaican binder's ticket on rear pastedown newspaper article bound in at rear. Front hinge just starting slight soiling to titlepage light tanning. Very good. First edition of this account 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. The author of the text is unknown signed only at the end in print as "Alfred." <br> <br> This copy was bound at the Verona Bindery in Kingston Jamaica and includes a newspaper article mounted and bound in at rear from THE JAMAICA WEEKLY GLEANER February 8 1982 recounting the attacks. RAGATZ p.409. OCLC 12003173. SABIN 35556. Printed by Harvey and Darton hardcover books
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
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
200059468NY: Farraar Straus Giroux 2000. First paperback edn. 8vo pp. 81. Printed wraps signed by the author. A fine copy. Farraar Straus Giroux unknown books
