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4to. Pp. 167,[8], many figs. on 18 pls., 2 maps, 8 figs., bibl., index. Orig. cloth. Fine new copy. - Doctoral thesis, Untrecht University. - Reprint with new introduction by the author and a list of changed generic and specific names and the list of references updated to Summer 1969.
36 pages. Handsomely produced on glossy stock generously illustrated with color and black and white reproductions of archival photos, ads, and illustrations. Features: William D. Allison - The Master of Suspension; Recollections of Bill Allison's Youngest Son; The 1955 Caribbean Hardtop; Hot Rodding the Packard V-8; Buying a Brand New 50-Year Old Packard - an original 1955 Patrician - article with many color photos; 1955 - Everything Was New; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this wonderful issue. Book
296pp. 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good The story of Blanchard's Restaurant in Anguilla
246 pages. "Granny Brown, known as GB to her many friends and enemies, was tennant of one of the king-sized dust-bins constructed and filled with rubbish by the slum area behind Montego Bay, Jamaica. She was a stonebreaker by profession and by genius historian of all the scandalous gossip of the community". - from back cover. Underlining and/or marginalia interspersed throughout. Average wear. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
"In presenting this collection of West Indian calypsos, Mills Music, Inc. is proud to introduce them to the American public. Their effect is that of a fresh breeze from the Caribbean, from whence these melodies originate." - page 2. 32 pages. Charming cover illustration of Leighla Whipper. Includes lyrics, chords and piano sheet music for these songs: Back Down to the Tropics; Land of the Humming Bird; Don't You Say 'No'; Sweethearts; Chinita; A Pretty Girl Will Turn You Anyway But Loose; I'll Have Me Money By Then; In Martinique; Joe; Take Me To the Carnival; Bad Woman; My Mama; Song of the Jumbies; Ou Belle Marie Coolie. Contents clean and unmarked. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. Contemporary store and price rubber stamps upon front cover. A sound copy of this marvelous WWII-era compilation. Book
34 pages. Includes one page of photos and biographical information inside front cover. Songs include: Island in the Sun; Scratch, Scratch; Don't Ever Love Me; Lucy's Door; Coconut Woman; Haiti Cherie; Cordelia Brown; Angelique-O; Judy Drownded; Calypso Carnival; Brown Skin Girl; Balance. Above-average but not excessive wear. Minimal markings to contents. A sound vintage copy of this nostalgic compilation. Book
8vo. Pp. 153, 21 photos on pls., 1 fold. pl. of diagrs., 2 fold. pls. of column. sections, 3 (2 col.) fold. maps (all these annexes in pocket), 24 figs., refs. Orig. wrs. - Includes a geological map of Curaçao in 2 sheets, scale 1:50,000.
pp. 401-512, 15 pls., 1 fold. diagr., 29 figs., refs. Wrappers.
Barcelona, Librería del Plus Ultra, 1859. 4to.menor; XIX-117 pp., y una lámina litografica plegada a la que le falta un pequeño trozo. Encuadernación moderna en media tela.
(Original) boards with light rubbing to extremities and faded. Spine sunned and with light fraying. Bookplate. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Very light foxing to first and last few pages ; 60 b&w illustrations. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 366 pages
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5" Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
DJ price clipped and with light chipping. ; Numerous fold out maps. Rear part with many ads. This is a later edition of this originally early travel guide. Almost as thorough as a Baedeker; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 444 pages
192, [4] pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. "The true story of Canada's Bluenose schooner during World War II. Although many books and articles discuss the Bluenose during its racing days, very few people realize that the Bluenose played a vital part in the allied war effort." - Introduction. Name and some writing on first blank leaf. Upper corners of last two pages rumpled at spine, apparently due to a binding mishap. Contents unaffected. A sound copy of this interesting and relatively unknown history. Book
271 pages including list of abbreviations. Well-worn but unmarked copy. Draws together analyses of some of the most salient political developments to have taken place in the circum-Caribbean during the last few years. In this period we have witnessed a qualitative heightening of class contradictions in most countries and a growing crisis of US foreign policy in the region. Each author poses critical questions regarding the political strategy and institutional forms necessary to effect an authentic transition to socialism. Book
The gods, Apollo and Hermes, debate what, if anything, sets humans apart from other mortal beings-a question that is more frequently part of today's conversations among scientists about consciousness. Settling on intelligence, they enable a random group of mutts, poodles, retrievers, and other breeds to develop their own language, comprehend human language, and understand the passing of time. But the book's central quest is to explore the possibility for happiness-and whether intelligence hinders or helps this. In their new state of awareness, the dogs escape from a veterinary clinic and form a pack in a city park. Armed with human capabilities, they jockey for power and quarrel over how these gifts should be used. Fifteen Dogs shows you can teach an old genre new tricks.André Alexis was born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada. Fifteen Dogs, won the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. 171p.Stated First edition but with a Gillerfinalist marker on front cover Book
Madrid, Cuadernos de Literatura Contemporánea, 1947. 4to.; 120 pp., 3 hs., con ilustraciones a toda plana de Roski - Pinel, entre el texto. Cubiertas originales.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very tiny bump to lower front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. Unpaginated. Now protected in a fully-removable transprent sleeve. 28pp. An alphabet book written in rhyme which captures the feeling of the Caribbean islands using both words and the brightly coloured paintings which accompany every page.
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
Jamaica South Coast Port Royal and Kingston Harbours surveyed by Captain J.W.F. Combe assisted by Lieutenant L.G. Garbett and Lieutenants J.A. Rupert-Jones & E.V Shankland 1913 Soundings East of Kingston by Lieut-Comm.r J.A. Edgell Surveying Ship "Mutine" 1914. Additional soundings from a Survey by Staff Comm.r G. Stanley 1873-4. Kingston and adjacent topography chiefly from a Colonial map.London Published at the Admiralty 18 January 1916 under the Superintendence of Captain J.F. Parry. Small corrections: 1931. Folded
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
Binding not tight; The Caribbean as seen through the lens of the dealings of the United Fruit Company. ; Romance of Big Business, Vol. 1; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 368 pages
Later wrappers, 8vo. 219, 16 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. Personal copy of Rabbi Jacques J. Lyons with his stamp. Jacques Judah Lyons (1814-1877) was an American rabbi. He was born and educated in Surinam, but ultimately left for America in 1837. He was the rabbi at Congregation Beth Schalom in Virginia and from 1839 onward, was the elected rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in NYC. He helped found Mount Sinai Hospital (Wikipedia, 2019) . SUBJECTS: Humash. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (Ets Haim, U. Library Amsterdam, Bamberg) . Vinograd Roedelheim, 71. Lacks wrappers. Has been trimmed down with some minor loss of text to title page. (RAB-66-11)
Endpapers darkened (as usual). A few underlinings. Otherwise internally a tight copy with faint foxing to first pages ; Rear fold out map in NF condition. Including slipcase and original mylar; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 545 pages
Paris, Firmin Didot Frères, Éditeurs, 1849; in-8, 4-160-164-156-102-2-8 pp. + 1 carte dépliante, 26 pl. hors-texte, broché (dos fendu, avec quelques petits manques, quelques rousseurs, quelques planches sont détachées). Collection : l'Univers « Histoire et description de tous les peuples ». Ouvrage particulièrement intéressant sur les Antilles, qui sont peu nombreux. Illustré de gravures en taille-douce, exécutées par divers graveurs. État moyen.
1st English edition. Later boards. 8vo. 94 pages, 22 cm. In English. CONTENTS: Characteristics of the Jewish Settlement --- The Pre-Historic' Period --- The New Immigration [refugees & survivors] --- Economic Development --- Culture and Press --- Jews and Cubans --- Organizing the Community. Translated from Spanish into English by Simon Wolin. Boris Sapir (1902-1989) was a prominent Russian Menshevik who fled to Germany then Cuba after the Bolshevik ascension to power. He worked as a historian during his brief time in Cuba, but he ultimately emigrated to the U. S. SUBJECTS: Cuban Jewry. No copies in OCLC. Ex-library with usual markings. Some damp stains, but overall Very good condition. (YID-32-22)