TREVES Sir F. The Cradle of the Deep.
Smith, Elder & Co xii + 378pp + plates. 1st ed., some foxing to page edges otherwise clean in slightly worn and shaken original cloth. An important work with good sections on Barbados, Jamaica and St Kitts Nevis. (Book ref. WINBO0028)
£12.00
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HORSFORD J. From the Caribbean to the Atlantic:
Paul Catchpole Ltd. 70 large pp. 1st ed., very fine in pictorial card covers. Profusely illustrated history of this railway. (Book ref. WINBO0021)
£10.00
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PATON W.A. Down the islands.
New York xiii + 301 large pp + plates + publisher's ads. Fine in original maroon cloth. Fine descriptions of many of the islands illustrated by photos and very attractive engraved views. Much on Antigua, Barbados, Martinique, St Kitts and St Lucia. A classic early work on the Caribbean. Cundall 2357. (Book ref. PATONWA019146)
£75.00
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SCHOMBURGK R.H. The history of Barbados.
London xx + 722pp + 9 tinted plates. 1st ed., an overall clean copy with minor stains to plates and pages either side only, less than usually found, in old half calf. An important and scholarly study of the island's history. (Book ref. WINBO0009)
£875.00
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OLIVER V.L. The Monumental inscriptions in the churches and churchyards of the island of Barbados,
London viii + 223pp + frontispiece. 1st ltd. ed. of 200 copies, fine apart from one page which has small marginal tear in original worn cloth, spine sunned. 8 x 11in A very rare work listing inscriptions on tombstones from each Parish church. (Book ref. OLIVERVL019758)
£200.00
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MARRAT Rev. J. In the Tropics;
Wesleyan Conference Office, London 145pp + folding map and ads. 2nd ed. very fine in fine original green pictorial cloth. Descriptions of life in Wesleyan Missions in Antigua, Barbados, Br. Guiana and Tobago with attractive engraved plates. (Book ref. MARRATRE015313)
£65.00
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LYNCH L. The Barbados book.
Andre Deutsch 256pp + plates and ads. 1st ed., small tone spot on title page otherwise fine in torn D/W. (Book ref. LYNCHL006040)
£5.00
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LEVY C. Emancipation, sugar, and Federalism:
Uni. of Florida 206pp. Reprint of 1924 ed., fine in original cloth. Fine historical study of the effects of emancipation in Barbados. (Book ref. LEVYC005545)
£16.00
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AFLALO F.G. Sunset Playgrounds.
Witherby & Son xii + 251pp + plates. 1st ed., minor foxing to end papers otherwise very clean in original blue cloth. Includes a chapter on the West Indies with brief descriptions of Barbados and Trinidad and the author's distinctly racist remarks on the people plus a fine photo plate of Barbados and one of Trinidad. (Book ref. AFLALOFG018762)
£36.00
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BADLEY G. Barbados. The Sugar Story
Herbert Publishing 109 large pp. 1st ed., new in pictorial card covers. History of Barbados from the perspective of the island's sugar industry. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of early drawings and picture postcards. (Book ref. BADLEYG020277)
£18.00
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BARBADOS Barbados illustrated.
C.F. Harrison & Co 37pp. 1st ed., clean in original worn card covers. Company history plus guide to the island illustrated with small photos. Very scarce. (Book ref. BARBADOS020333)
£75.00
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DAY C.W. Five years' residence in the West Indies.
London 2 vols. x + 335 + viii + 318pp + two engraved frontispieces. 1st ed., very fine in older half maroon calf with raised bands. The author visited Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad, St Vincent, Guadeloupe, Dominica, St Kitts and Antigua. The author gives a highly racist account of life in the islands but with some interesting details of daily social life. (Book ref. DAYCW014127)
£1200.00
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BYER J.W. L/CPL SGT John Walter Byer
John Byer was in the Barbados Police Force and had a first class cricket career playing against the MCC in 1934. He was born in 1903 and died in 1988. Many background documents included detailing his cricket career. (Book ref. BYERJW020797)
£200.00
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DAVIS J.G.M. War Tax Stamps of the British Empire First World War.
R.P.S.L. xii + 400 large pp. 1st ed., new in D/W. Historical background to the issues, study of the overprints and postal use. (Book ref. WOPHB0028)
£55.00
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LESTER H.L. High lights in the West Indies and Mexico.
Privately printed 61pp + 11 photo plates. 1st ed. printed on hand made paper, lacking f.e.p. otherwise fine in original cloth. The author describes a cruise from England visiting Madeira, Barbados, Curacao, Panama, Mexico, Miami, Bermuda and the Azores. Very scarce. (Book ref. LESTERHL013404)
£35.00
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HOYOS F.A. Barbados.
Macmillan viii + 293pp. Clean in card covers. (Book ref. HOYOSFA019113)
£5.00
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HEARN L. Two years in the French West Indies.
Harper & Bros., New York 431pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in orig. cloth, top of spine slightly freyed and spine a little loose. Very good description of Martinique plus descriptions and engraved views of some of the other islands including Barbados, British Guiana, Trinidad and St Kitts. Well written by famous travel writer. (Book ref. HEARNL020367)
£40.00
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HANDLER J.S. Supplement to: A guide to source materials for the study of Barbados history,
John Carter Brown Library 89pp. 1st ed., clean in original cloth. Very useful, well annotated bibliography. Recommended. (Book ref. HANDLERJ016342)
£20.00
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HANDLER J.S. A guide to source materials for the study of Barbados history,
Southern Illinois Uni Press 205pp. 1st ed., clean in D/W. Very useful, well annotated bibliography. Recommended. (Book ref. HANDLERJ012947)
£16.00
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HARDY F. Some aspects of the Flora of Barbados.
Advocate Co Ltd iii + 173pp + index and map. 1st ed., fine in slightly damaged original boards. A scarce Barbados book. (Book ref. HARDYF021056)
£85.00
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