Barbados; A Smiling Island.
55 color illus. thin 4to, boards, d.w. Hollywood, FL, (1970). More
55 color illus. thin 4to, boards, d.w. Hollywood, FL, (1970). More
Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark, 1909. 9 Illus., folding map. xxxviii, 472pp. 8vo, blue cloth, page margins uncut, spine rubbed, corners bumped. Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark, 1909. First Edition. More
New York: Atheneum, 1961. 177 pages. Slim 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, slightly worn at head of spine. New York: Atheneum, 1961. First edition. A very good clean copy, lacking the dust wrapper. Four short stories set in Barbados, Brooklyn, New York, British Guiana, and Brazil. More
Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1914. Folding facsimile, facsimiles in the text. 525pp. 8vo, black cloth, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn, right margins dampstained throughout, pages unopened at top, cloth lightly soiled and lightly dampstained. Boston: Published by the Society, 1914. First Edition Text is the published letters and business records of a Colonial Newport mercantile house which traded extensively with the West Indies. More
New York: Thomas R. Knox, 1885. Frontispiece and other black and white illustrations. xv, 441pp. 8vo, rebound in new green cloth with black morocco spine label with original front pictorial cover mounted on the front cover. New York: Thomas R. Knox, 1885. First Edition. Fine Author was a member of the New York Yacht Club. More
Havana: El Siglo, 1944. Illustrated. 162pp. 4to, modern orange cloth, original wrappers bound in; (ex-lib). La Habana: El Siglo XX, 1944. Near Fine. Boletin del Archivo Nacional, Vol. XLI, January-December, 1942. More
672pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Random House, (1989). BOMC. vg. More
Princeton: Van Nostrand, 1955. Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. chipped, cloth covers slightly warped, cloth partially faded from sun exposure. Princeton: D. Van Nostrand, (1955). More
profusely illus. in color. 4to, cloth, d.w. Washington, (1966). More
Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1866. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13.25" x 21". Beautiful map of Mexico published in 1866. centered on the Gulf of Mexico. Includes four inset maps; Jamaica, Cuba, Bermuda and Panama. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders in American cartography of the 19th century and pioneered the conversion of engraved map plates to more affordable lithographic plates. His son, Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking..... More
Philadelphia: H. N. Burroughs, 1846. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 15.75" x 12.5". This map of the West Indies extends from the southern tip of Florida to the northern coast of South America, and from the western tip of Cuba to Barbados in the east. The index includes capitals, cities, and towns, labeled in a stylized manner that complements the region's scattered arrangement of islands. Above the title is a paragraph describing the region and its constituent..... More
160pp. tall 16mo, cl.-backed orig. bds., (inner hinge strengthened, slight dampstain on first 3pp.). London, 1818. "Written to commemorate the abolition of the slave trade. The title piece sketches the history of the islands, the misery of the blacks, the work of the missionaries and abolitionists, and the ending of the (slave) traffic..." Ragatz, p. 530. More
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by the Author, 1798. Containing, general observations on the climate, population and productions; On the character and manners of the inhabitants; With an account of the several branches of the government. Translated from the French, by William Cobbett. 2 volumes. 8vo, contemporary mottled calf, leather labels, lacks last two pages of text in volume I, head of spine and edges of corners worn on volume I, spine ends lightly worn on volume II, both volumes rubbed..... More
Boston: Little Brown, 1964. Many Illus. 4to, blue cloth, pages slightly wavy throughout. Boston: Little Brown, (1964). More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1963. Illustrated by Lima de Freitas. 417pp. Thick 4to, blue cloth with black portrait medallion on cover; publisher's slipcase. New York: Limited Editions Club, (1963). Near Fine. Signed by the illustrator. One of 1500 copies. More
New York: Heritage, 1963. Illustrated. 417 pages. 4to, decorated blue cloth, publisher's slipcase (cloth spine a bit faded and spotty, slipcase lightly worn). New York: Heritage Press, (1963). A very good copy. More
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1978. illus., one folding. tall 8vo, full brown leather. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1978. Fine. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1942. Frontis., and other b/w illus. 680 pages. Thick 8vo, brown cloth. Boston: little Brown, 1942. Very good. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1942. Numerous maps, charts and illustrations. 2 volumes. Thick 8vo, red cloth with blue spine labels, battered and spine darkened; bottom of cloth spine of volume I darkened. Boston: Little Brown, 1942. First Edition. From the library of Dr. Saul Jarcho with his ownership signature in each volume. Dr. Jarcho underlined in ink some pages in volume II. A few of the underlined pages are chipped on the edge of the top margins. Some upper right corner..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. Illustrated in black and white. Frontispiece. 2 volumes. Vol I: 712 pages. Vol II: 758 pages. 8vos, yellow cloth, blue spine, slipcase. New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. Near fine--sunned at the spine-- in a near fine slipcase. Vol I: The Northern Voyages: A.D. 500-1600. Vol II: The Southern Voyages: 1292-1616. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. Illustrated. xvii + 758 pages, thick 8vo, cloth, d.w.; ownership signature front free endpaper, dust wrapper price clipped, lightly rubbed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: New York City Board of Education, 1958. Public Schools of the City of New York. 4to, original red cloth, d.w., ex-lib, otherwise very good. New York: New York City Board of Education, 1958. More
London: West India Committee, 1938. Plates, folding genealogical chart. 157pp. 8vo, blue cloth, spine ends lightly worn, corners bumped, spine and edges of covers moderately rubbed, cloth lightly soiled. London: Published for the Institute of Jamaica by the West India Committee, (1938). First Edition. Good. Letters from Dr. Francis Rigby Brodbelt, a physician, and his family, to his daughter, Jane Gardner Brodbelt. Dr. Brodbelt and his family lived in Spanish Town, Jamaica. Many of the letters concern the Brodbelt's life..... More
New York: Knopf, 1980. 228 pages, 8vo, black cloth, lightly edgeworn d.w. New York: Knopf, 1980. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Knopf, 1970. 8vo, burgundy cloth, edgeworn d.w. New York: Knopf, 1970. Very good in very good dust wrapper. More
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