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pp. 547-612, notes & refs. Offprint, orig. wrs., uncut.
[4], 32 pp. "This collection of West Indian spirituals and folk tunes is dedicated to those West Indians who have kept this part of their culture alive through the years, and is published in the hope that the present and future generations of my people may preserve the music and culture which is their unique possession. In presenting this volume I acknowledge the debt I owe to those who were able to recall and sing me songs they had heard during their childhood and later years". p.[3]. "Edric Connor [1913-1968] was a Caribbean singer, folklorist and actor who was born in Trinidad and Tobago". - Wikipedia. Includes piano sheet music and lyrics for these songs: The Lord's Prayer, Murder in de Market; The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy; Mercy Pourin' Down; Ogoun Belele; Time for Man Go Home (The Monkey Song), "Death, Oh Me Lawd", Papa Didn't Know. Name atop front cover otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Covers discreetly secured with thread. A worthy vintage copy of this precious compilation. Sheet music
Designed by Robert I. Dothard; printed by E. L. Hildreth Company; set in Linotype Baskerville; on Worthy Special Paper. Tall 8vo. Bound by Russell-Rutter Co. in full maroon sheepskin, handsomely decorated in gold. Binding slightly rubbed. No slipcase. Old generic bookplates. Number 448 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. The leather binding on this edition is especially interesting. W35
323 pages. Index of names. Index of subjects and titles of works. Slight discolouration of cover edges.
8vo. First Edition, with numerous illustrations and facsimiles in the text, inked scribble on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. With relevant cuttings mounted on endpapers. SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with plates, full-page maps in the text and endpaper maps in sepia; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Well-illustrated, detailed and often harrowing account of the West Indies under slavery. The original edition is already scarce in this condition.
xii, 211 pp. "When Columbus arrived in the Americas. the first people he encountered were the Tainos, inhabitants of the islands of the northern Caribbean Sea. In this book a noted archaeologist and anthropologist tells the story of the Tainos from their ancestral days on the South American continent to their rapid decline after contact with the Spanish explorers." - dust jacket. Attempts to answer "Who were the Tainos? Whence came their ancestors? How did they evolve and become dominant in the West Indies? Why did they decline and disappear under European Rule? What innovations did they contribute to the rest of the world?" - Preface. Includes: Glossary, Index, and Reference List. Includes forty black and white illustrations. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An attractive copy of this fascinating study. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The "Goldenburg Coward" - True tale from the headwaters of Spruce River, British Columbia during the gold stampede of summer 1900; Hunting the Long-Haired Chinese Tiger - Lieut.-Commander the Hon. J.M. Kenworthy describes an eventful hunt for this tiger which is larger and more ferocious than the Indian variety; Through Arctic Seas - Part I - The eventful cruise of the Hudson Bay Company's steamer Baychimo to the Western Arctic to study the Eskimos and wild life - with photos; Through Spain in Disguise - Part V - The Count and Countess Malmignati, disguised as Arab beggars, sing and dance for a living; Photo of the smallest teapot in the world, fashioned by Mr. T.A. Vickery, of Main Street, Bantry; Rebecca's Vengeance - An odd story of "Black Man's Magic" in the West Indies from 1903; Looking for Trouble - Alexander MacNab experiences disaster while engaged in a Mexican revolution under General Carranza; ; A Near Thing - A British Intelligence agent arouses suspicion while in German territory; Painting Wild Indians - A. Hyatt Verrill describes his experiences after spending years painting the little-known Indians of Central and South America; Cowboys and Raiders - Jesse C. Carson relates his association with Pancho Villa as a rebel 'general'; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Grace Sprange describes two years of disappointment, disillusionment, and disaster attempting to grow oranges - with photos; The Last of the Little "Shanghai" - brief update and photo on this trusty craft which had previously sailed from Shanghai to Copenhagen; Trapped in a Flooded Tunnel - The terrible experience which befell a diver near the Hartebeestpoort Irrigation Dam, near Pretoria, South Africa; "For the Hounour of the Mounted Police of Canada" - Herbert Patrick Lee relates an experience from when he was a recruit at Regina. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate external wear. Covers beginning to separate from textblock. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
PARIS, Fernand LANORE - 1963 - 126 pages. collection Voyages et Découvertes. broché, Nombreuse photographies. Bon état
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 142pp. A study to determine how West Indian black involvement in UK/Caribbean trade has developed in Britain.
français 2 tomes en 2 vol. in-8 de carte, XIII-620 et 575 pp.; demi-basane verte, dos lisse à faux-nerfs orné (reliure de l'époque). Illustré d'une carte dépliante de la Martinique (35x27 cm). Edition originale. Des tampons de l'hôpital militaire d'Oran, rousseurs, dos passés marron. Rare.
Cartonnage de l'?diteur. 203 pages.
Orléans, Luzeray et P., Maison du livre français, 1935. In-8 broché, 378 pages-une planche en couleurs (anciens tissus caraïbes)-une carte dépliante-5 hors-textes en noir et blanc.
in-4° 142 pages, nombreuses illustrations n&b et couleurs, broche, cartonnage souple illustre plastifie de l'editeur. Tres bel exemplaire. [PLG-5/6] Exposition du Musee National des Arts et Traditions Populaires.
Un volume broché de format petit in 8° de 230 pp. Dos bruni ; sinon bon état. Voir photo.
Grand in-8, broché, couverture illustrée, 226 p., planches photos hors texte. Édition originale. Bon exemplaire.
226pp.avec illustrations dans le texte + quelques planches hors-texte, reliure cart., 24cm., bon état, R42669
Paris, Cercle du Livre Précieux, 1961. In-8, en feuilles, couverture rempliée, sous chemise et étui. (chemise et étui neufs refaits à l'identique). Les 12 gravures originales de Michel SIMEON ont été coloriées par Maurice Beaufumé. Edition limitée à 750 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin (n° 429). Apollinaire, Fleuret et Perceau, qui citent l'édition originale (1892), indiquent " roman licencieux qui nous donne l'apparence et les moeurs de Saint-Pierre de la Martinique peu avant la destruction de cette ville par l'éruption du Mont Pelé. Cet ouvrage est peut-être le seul où l'on ait recueilli des expressions créoles les plus libres. L'affabulation en est ingénieuse. "
Paris, Cercle du Livre Précieux, 1961. In-8, en feuilles, couverture rempliée, sous chemise et étui de l'éditeur. Les 12 gravures originales de Michel SIMEON ont été coloriées par Maurice Beaufumé et sont à part sous papier cristal. Edition limitée à 750 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin, celui-ci hors-commerce Apollinaire, Fleuret et Perceau, qui citent l'édition originale (1892), indiquent " roman licencieux qui nous donne l'apparence et les moeurs de Saint-Pierre de la Martinique peu avant la destruction de cette ville par l'éruption du Mont Pelé. Cet ouvrage est peut-être le seul où l'on ait recueilli des expressions créoles les plus libres. L'affabulation en est ingénieuse. " Bel exemplaire, état neuf.
Broch?. 16 pages. 23x31 cm. Couverture factice. Rousseurs.
français In-8 de 278 pp.; reliure décorée de l'éditeur, tranche de tête dorée. Bibliothèque geographia. Présenté par Pierre Pluchon. Quelques lég. rousseurs sur la tranche.