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Asencio-Camacho, Fernando . PROBLEMAS ACTUALES DE SOCIOLOGIA MEDICA DEL PUERTORRIQUENO
Mexico 1957. In Spanish. Octavo, 251pp., wraps. Good, pages slightly browned. (a10444)
$29.00 McIntosh, Burr . THE LITTLE I SAW OF CUBA
London 1899 Neely. Hardcover. Oblong octavo, 173pp., monochrome photo illustrationa, cloth. Good, front hinge just beginning to crack, cover lightly worn and lightly soiled. (a10644)
$35.00 Davenport, Bishop . GAZETTEER OR GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF NORTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES
Baltimore 1832 M'Dowell and Son. 8vo., 471pp., color foldout map of U.S. tipped in on front end paper (map wrinkled and some closed tears), a few vignettes in tex, full leather. Good, a bit worn, some browning and spots in text. (a11267)
$185.00 Coulthard, G. R. . RACE AND COLOUR IN CARIBBEAN LITERATURE
London 1962 Oxford. 152pp., index. Fine, no DJ. (a18693)
$43.00 Campbell, Albert A. . ST. THOMAS NEGROES: A STUDY OF PERSONALITY AND CULTURE
NY 1943. American Psychiatric Association Volume 55, Number 5, Whole No. 253. Author professsor at Northwestern. Octavo, 90pp., wraps. Good, lightly wrinkled. Very Scarce. (a19510)
$95.00 Kay, Frances . THIS IS GRENADA
St. George's 1971 1st Carengage Press. 8vo., 179pp., wraps. Business directory at end. VG plus. (a21614)
$25.00 O'Donnell, Lillian . THE TACHI TREE
London 1968 1st Abelard-Schuman. Mystery novel about Caribbean island of San Pedro. Hardcover. Octavo, cloth. Fine in Good DJ. (a21619)
$22.00Helweg-Larsen, Kjeld. PIECES OF PARADISE (signed)
London 1967 first edition. Jarrolds. Hardcover octavo. 184pp., photos. ***Presentation copy signed by Helweg-Larsen. Near Fine in VG, toned, dj. no owner marks. West Indes; Bahamas. (a22053)
$37.00 Akfhauser, R. Keith . PROFITABILITY OF SLAVERY IN THE BRITISH CARIBBEAN
Cambridge 1974. Offprint from the Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Volume V, Number 1, Summer 1974. 8vo., pp.45-67, stapled wraps. Good, some wear. Binding secure; clean; no ownership marks. (a26698)
$22.00 Garrettson, F. P. . A SNAP-SHOT IN THE WEST INDIES A 35 DAY TRIP
Newport 1902 Herald. 12mo., 182pp.,,photo illus., map. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Good, hinges beginning to crack, cover soiled and a bit worn. (a27746)
$130.00 Hall, Edward H. . REMINISCENCES OF DR. JOHN PARK
Worcester 1890. In the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, Vol VII, New Series Part 1, October 21 1890 at pp.69-93. Dr. Park, a surgeon, spent much time in the West Indies. He was also a pioneer in the education of women. Whole issue has several articles. 8vo., wraps. Unopened. Text VG; cover good with small chips and light wear. (a31172d)
$55.00 Eguiluz, Antonio . FATHER GONZALO TENORIO, O.F.M/ AND HIS PROVIDENTIALIST ESCHATOLOGICAL THEORIES ON THE SPANISH INDIES
Washington 1960. In The Americas, A Quarterly Review of Inter-American Cultural History, Vol. XVI, Number 4, April 1960 at pp.329-356. Whole issue has several articles. 8vo., wraps. VG. (a35160a)
$35.00 Levine, Barry B. (editor) . THE NEW CUBAN PRESENCE IN THE CARIBBEAN
Boulder 1983 Westview. 8vo., 274pp., wraps. VG. (a40513)
$25.00 Hiss, Philip Hanson . A SELECTIVE GUIDE TO THE ENGLISH LITERATURE ON THE NETHERLANDS WEST INDIES WITH A SUPPLEMENT ON BRITISH GUIANA
NY 1943 Netherlands Information Bureau. 8vo., 129pp., wraps. VG. (a41172)
$27.00 Lindsey, N. Allen . CRUISING IN THE MADIANA THE RECORD OF A WINTER TRIP TO THE TROPICS
Boston 1901 1st. Printed for private circulation. Limited to 300 copies. Author from Marblehead, Massachusetts. 12mo., 182pp., monochrome photo illus., hardcover. VG. Very scarce. (a42523)
$125.00 Buhle, Paul et al (editors) . C.R. JAMES SPECIAL ISSUE OF RADICAL AMERICA
Madison 1970. Volume IV No. 4, May 1970 issue of Radical America. 8vo., 114pp., illustrations, wraps. Pen caption under frontis illustration of James, some underlines or marginal pen notes at various places. Good, light soiling. (a47317)
$35.00 Ford, Worthington Chauncey . LIST OF THE VERNON-WAGER MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Washington 1904 GPO. These eighteenth century papers cover a very interesting period in the history of the English operations in the West Indies. The expedition against Cartagena and Cuba, a proposed expedition against Georgia and Florida and the attempts to suppress piracy. ...(T)he slave trade, the commercial operations of the South Sea Company and much relating to Jamaica, the Bahamas and Nova Scotia. (p. 5) 4to., 148pp., 3 photo illustrations of the documents, index, cloth. Institution bookplate and blind stamp. Good, light wear. (a48611)
$39.00 Hood, C. I. . HOOD'S PHOTOS OF THE WORLD - WEST INDIES
Lowell n.d. (c.1900). 10 photo views (4 of which are of Cuba) , all view identified with text on verso. Photos 4-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches and are individually printed on medium heavy stock and are cased in original printed envelope (printed on both sides.) Fine in Good envelope. (a51924)
$25.00 Hearn, Lafcadio . TWO YEARS IN THE FRENCH WEST INDIES
NY 1890 1st Harper. 8vo., 431pp., illustrations, decorated green cloth with oval design on front board. Good plus, light cover soiling, end papers stained. (a51964)
$325.00 Deckert Dr. E. . CUBA
Bielefeld und Leipzig 1899 Velhagen and Klafing. Volume 2 in series Land und Lenute Monographien zur Erdkunde, edited by A. Scobel. In German. 8vo., 116pp., 96 photo illustrations, colored map, cloth covered wraps. Owner signed and owner name stamp on title page. VG. (a5330)
$28.00 Bayitch, S.A. . LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO WORKS IN ENGLISH
Miami 1967. Lg.8vo., 943pp., index, printed cloth. VG, no DJ. (a53713)
$65.00 Green, Nathan . STORY OF SPAIN AND CUBA
Baltimore 1896 1st International News. 8vo., 468pp., photos, pictorial cloth hardcover. Owner signed (Harry Winston.) VG. (a5376)
$30.00 Graham, George Edward . SCHLEY AND SANTIAGO AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE BLOCKADE AND FINAL DESTRUCTION OF THE SPANISH FLEET UNDER COMMAND OF ADMIRAL PASQUALE CERVERA, JULY 3, 1898
Chicago 1902 Conkey. 8vo., 474pp., photo illustrations taken during the Battle, hardcover. Owner bookplate. Good, hinges cracked. (a5391)
$29.00 Batista, Domingo and Julio Gonzalez . THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC A CARIBBEAN TREASURE
Santiago de los Caballeros 1988. Hardcover. 4to., 203pp., underwater photographs by Pedro J. Borrell, color photo illustrations, hardcover. Fine in very Near Fine DJ, slight rubbing. No ownership marks. Fine Gift book. (a54077)
$30.00 Chamberlin, S. E. ; H.J. Abbott and F. M. Endlich . REPORT ON THE METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SUGARS IN WEST INDIA ISLANDS AND BRITISH GUIANA
Washington 1880. Treasury Department report, 8vo., 61pp., new wraps. Three binding puncture holes along left margin. Good. (a54096)
$35.00 Lynch, Edie . WITH GLORY I SO HUMBLY STAND
NY 1982 1st Vantage. Lovely poetry and photographic paean to Jamaica. 4to., 4pp. of poetry, 20 photo plates (rectos only), hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ, one very tiny hole on edge of front panel. (a54335)
$55.00 (jamaica) . THE MAROONS OF JAMAICA
NY 1860. Article at pp. 213-22 in the February, 1860 edition of the Atlantic Monthly. Complete issue, removed and rebound in later wraps with original front wrap. VG, lacks original rear wrap for the issue. (a54660a)
$45.00Llaverias, Joaquin. CONTRIBUCION A LA HISTORIA DE LA PRENSA PERIODICA - TOMO 1
La Habana 1957 Publicaciones del Archivo Nacional de Cuba XLVII. In Spanish. Sm4to., 433p., index, original wraps. Original cover remounted on later wraps. no owner marks. Text lightly , evenly toned. VG. (a5588)
$75.00 Castro, Fidel . HISTORY WILL ABSOLVE ME
La Habana 1972. Narrow 8vo. Wraps. Tipped in: an original photo of Castro and a letter from Castro's secretary telling Bobby Colvert in Philadelphia that Castro does not send his signature in response to mailed requests. VG. (a5589)
$50.00 North, Joseph . CUBA'S REVOLUTION I SAW THE PEOPLE'S VICTORY
NY 1959 New Century. 23p. 12mo. Wraps. G-VG. (a5590)
$29.00Miller, Hugh Gordon. THE ISTHMIAN HIGHWAY A REVIEW OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE CARIBBEAN (signed)
NY 1929 Macmillan. Author was former assistant U.S. Attorney and of the Bar of the Supreme Court of U.S. and of the State of New York. This book is a contribution on his part to the understanding of the evolution in the policy followed by the US in regard to the Panama Canal, viewed as an international public utility and concerning its relations to the Monroe Doctrine. Hardcover. Octavo, 327pp., photo illustrations, drawings, cloth. ***Long inscription signed by Miller on front free blank, which has been somewhat disfigured by three institution stamps. Institution stamps on fore-edges, plain label at heel of spine. Number stamped at lower blank magin of one page. Good, inner hinges cracking, no DJ. (a58134)
$29.00 Champlain, Samuel . NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE TO THE WEST INDIES AND MEXICO IN THE YEARS 1599-1602 WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
NY c. 1970. Franklin reprint of original Hakluyt Society edition. Translated ...with biographical notices and notes by Alice Wilmere. Edited by Norton Shaw. Hardcover. Octavo, xcix, 48pp., illustrations, blue grey cloth. VG, light spotting on endpapers. (a58217)
$145.00 Eves, C. Washington . THE WEST INDIES
London 1893 3rd Sampson Low Marston. Hardcover. Small octavo,, 351pp., woodcut illustrations, 9 large color folding maps, bright red cloth with gilt picture and lettering on front and lettering on spine. All edges gilt, Good, new end papers, spine ends professionally reinforce, spine and corners a bit worn. Scarce. (a58377)
$190.00 Frias y Jacott, Francisco de . REFORMISMO AGRARIO
La Habana 1937 La Secretaria de Educacion. 173p. Small water mark on outer edge of all pages. Wraps. 12mo. (a5881)
$60.00 (missionary) . MISSIONARY ANECDOTES SERIES FIRST
Philadelphia (c. 1850) American Sunday-School Union. The Islands of the Pacific; India and Burmah; China; North Africa and Turkey; South Africa and Madagascar; North America and the West Indies. 12mo., 233pp., frontis illustration of Chinese prayer wheel index, gilt decorated purple cloth hardcover. Good, occasional light foxing, front cover almost faded to grey. Scarce. (a62196)
$160.00 de Leeuw, Hendrik . CROSSROADS OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA (signed)
NY 1935 first edition. Messner. Surinam, Venezuela, Haiti. Hardcover. Octavo, 331pp., decorated orange cloth with pictorial end paper maps. ** Inscribed and signed by de Leeuw. VG, spine a bit browned and lightly soiled, no DJ. (a67703)
$34.00McQuade, James. THE CRUISE OF THE MONTAUK TO BERMUDA, THE WEST INDIES AND FLORIDA
New York 1885 (1884) Knox. Octavo, 441pp., full pictorial brown cloth. VG slight wear; hinges not cracked in or out. no dj. (a67816)
$38.00Maas, C.. WHY DON'T YOU TRY IT, MON?
c. 1950. Privately Printed Memoir of two week sailing trip in Windward Islands, British West Indies by Mrs. Stanley E. Maas. 4to., 37pp., plastic spiral binding with pictorial front wrap. 37p. Small ink note on front end paper. VG plus. (a68130)
$45.00 LoCascio, AlfredJr. . BLOODS OF THE EQUATOR
Boston 1939 1st Meador. World travel: West Indies, Java, Kenya, etc. focusing on juju, scorcery, and magic in each country. Small octavo, 202pp., green cloth hardcover. Eight line mss inscription in ink signed by Lo Cascio. VG plus, no DJ. (a68304)
$55.00 Douay, Leon . ETUDES ETYMOLOGIQUES SUR L'ANTIQUITE AMERICAINE
Paris 1891 1st J. Maisonneuve. Linguistical research on Haitian, Antilles, Chibchas, Amerique Meridionale, Cauca, Inca, etc. In French. Sm.4to., 158pp., later wraps with original front remounted. Good. Scarce. (a68457)
$160.00Miller, Hugh Gordon. THE ISTHMIAN HIGHWAY A REVIEW OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE CARIBBEAN (signed)
NY c. 1930 Macmillan. Monroe Centennial Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 327pp., cloth.Three-quarter page manuscript ink inscription by Miller signed by Miller and dated 1934. Souvenir pamphlet of Monroe Centennial of written by Miller is tipped inside rear cover. VG plus, no DJ. (a72182)
$38.00Foster, Harry L.. THE CARIBBEAN CRUISE
NY 1928 Dodd, Mead. Hardcover. small octavo. 350pp., photo illustrations, map. gilt printed cloth. Good, printing mostly worn off frontpanel and faded from spine, no DJ. (a74588)
$22.00 Lawson, Philip (editor) . PARLIAMENT AND THE ATLANTIC EMPIRE
1995 1st Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0-7486-062809. Includes: Philip Lawson- The Many Faces of Parliament's Role in Anglo-American History to 1783; Ian Steele - The British Parliament and the Atlantic Colonies to 1760. Octavo, 102pp., wraps. Near Fine. (a75117)
$95.00 Haagensen, D. A. . CARIBBEAN ZOOPLANKTON PART 1 - SIPHONOPHORA, HETEROPODA, COPEPODA, EUPHAUSIACEA, CHAETONGNATHA AND SALPIDAE PART II - THECOSOMATA
1976 Office of naval Research, Department of the Navy. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 712pp., illustrations, gilt printed green buckram. Depository Library name and numbers on end paper and title page - no other markings. Near Fine, corners gently bumped. (a75220)
$65.00 Bacon, Edgar Mayhew and Eugene Murray Aaron . THE NEW JAMAICA
New York 1890 1st Walbridge. Full title: Describing the island, explaining its conditions of life and growth and discussingits mercantile relations and potential importance: adding ...matters which directly interest the tourist and the heath seeker. Hardcover 12mo., 243pp., photo illustrations, foldout map, numerous illustrated ads at the beginning, light blue cloth. Mounted ad for Travelers Insurance Co inside front board. Small library name stamp on front end paper (no other library marks). VG, light fading of black lettering on front. (a75752)
$45.00 Gurney, Joseph John . FAMILIAR LETTERS TO HENRY CLAY OF KENTUCKY DESCRIBING A WINTER IN THE WEST INDIES
NY 1840 1st Mahlon Day. Hardcover. Mostly on Jamaica, much on slave trade. 8vo., 203pp., cloth hardcover. Good, original spine label remounted on later paper spine, corners worn and bent, somewhat foxed throughout. (a7852)
$49.00 Boyd, Derick A. C. . ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY IN JAMAICA
New York 1988 1st Praeger. ISBN 0-275-92651-6. Hardcover. Octavo, 164pp., cloth. Fine. unused, small spot from removed price tag. (a79264)
$80.00 Bowman, Heath and Jefferson Bowman . CRUSOE'S ISLAND IN THE CARIBBEAN
Indianapolis 1939 1st BobbsMerrill. Chicago couple move to Tobago Island. Hardcover. Octavo, 339pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Good plus, light cover wear, no DJ. (a79379)
$20.00 Jones, Evan . STONE HAVEN
Gollancz no date, no place. Novel about Jamaica. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 596 leaves printed on rectos only, blue buckram cloth with gilt spine lettering and trim. Tiny printed owner label on front blank end paper of Robin Straus Agency, New York. Near Fine, just very slight wear. (a80064)
$950.00Nicholas, Francis C.. AROUND THE CARIBBEAN AND ACROSS PANAMA
Boston 1903 First edition Caldwell. Hardcover. Octavo, 373pp., photo illustrations, map. **Unusually attractive cloth cover of caribbean folk motifs, gilt lettering on red and grey cloth. Design appears on both front and rear cover and on backstrip as well. Top edge gilt. Near Fine. no DJ. Pictures available on request. (a83172)
$45.00 Cundall, Frank . THE HANDBOOK OF JAMAICA FOR 1920
Kingston 1920 Government Printing Office. Comprising historical , statistical and general information concerning the Island. Hardcover. Octavo, 706pp., large foldout map of Jamaica, cloth. Library bookplate and library blind stamp on title page; stamped Library of Congress duplicate, tiny square residue of paper label at heel of spine. Good, cover a bit worn, lower corners bumped. Binding secure, text clean. (a83209)
$160.00 Maratos, Daniel and Marnesba Hill . ESCRITORES DE LA DIASPORA CUBANA MANUAL BIOBILIOGRAFICA CUBAN EXILE WRITERS A BIOBIBLIOGRAPHIC HANDBOOK
Metuchen 1986 First edition.Scarecrow. ISBN 0-8108-1878-7. Hardcover. In English and Spanish. Octavo, 391pp., index, cloth. Near Fine, slight spotting on top fore-edge. (a83212)
$36.00 Nolasco, Flerida de . SANTO DOMINGO EN EL FOLKLORE UNIVERSAL
Ciudad Trujillo 1956 first edition Impresora Dominicana. In Spanish. Sm.4to., 449pp., frontis portrait of Nolasco, original printed pictorial wraps. Near Good, worn and stained. Very Scarce. (a83656)
$125.00 Commision on Cuban Affairs . PROBLEMS OF THE NEW CUBA
1935 Foreign Policy Association. Report writers include Raymond Buell, Frank Fetter, Frnak Graham, etc. Octavo, 522pp., maps, index, hardcover. Owner signed. Near Fine in Fair DJ, a few large, taped, tears. (a8627)
$100.00 Brown, A. Samler . MADEIRA, CANARY ISLAND AND AZORES, A PRACTICAL AND COMPLETE GUIDE FOR THE USE OF TOURISTS AND INVALIDS
London 1903 seventh and revised edition Sampson, Low. Hardcover. Small octavo, 20 colored maps and plans, photo illustrations, cloth. Owner signed. VG, light wear, light toning in text. No a modern reprint. (a86858)
$75.00 Myers, Robert A. . AMERINDIANS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
New Haven 1981 first edition Human Relations Area Files. Hardcover. Octavo, 158p., cloth. Ex-library with spine numbes. VG plus. Scarce. (a87070)
$60.00 Murray, Hon. Amelia M. . LETTERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, CUBA AND CANADA
NY 1856 Putnam. Murray was Lady in Waiting to Queen of England and travelled as her emissary. Intelligent, high content letters with much on practice of slavery. Only two chapters on Cuba, most chapters on US. 2 volumes in one. 8vo., 402pp., boards. Good, some foxing, front hinge cracked, cover worn and backstrip quite chipped and worn. (a9180)
$125.00Kappel, Philip. JAMAICA GALLERY
Boston 1960 1st Little Brown. 4to., 25 drawings plus text of Author's impressions of Jamaica, hardcover. Inscribed and Signed by Kapper. VG in Good DJ. (lat188)
$27.00