Jamaica
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Trade Union Foreign Policy a Study Of British and American Trade Union Activities In Jamaica
by Jeffrey Harrod
The Maroons Of Jamaica 1655-1796 a History Of Resistance, Collaboration & Betrayal
by Mavis C Campbell
The Wide World Magazine the Magazine For Men February, 1937 Vol Lxxviii No 467
by George, Proprietor Newnes
Jamaica Books & Ephemera
Important Manuscript Document
by AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1782. unbound. 2 pages (front and back), 7.75 x 7.75 inches, Head Quarters, Spanish Town, Jamaica, October 26, 1782, a rare General Order allocating munitions to British soldiers in the defense of Spanish Town, in part: "...The ammunition of the several Regiments to be completed immediately to 200 rounds per man for service, packed up in kegs, or boxes, containing each from six hundred to six hundred and fifty Cartridges...to be fixed or slung on Pack Saddles. Things to be...
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Map of Jamaica
by WOOD, J.J
Kingston, Jamaica: McCartney and Wood, 1883. Case map. Color lithograph. Original cloth case with folding map, dissected on linen in 36 squares. Front of map reads, Compiled by J.J. Wood, a government inspector of schools. Image measures 21" x 37.5". 1883.<br/> <br/> Unusual, large and beautiful map published in 1883 in the Caribbean. At the time, Jamaica was a Crown Colony and the capital had moved to Kingston eleven years earlier. Overall foxing and toning. Map key includes...
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£546.41
Jamaica; From the Latest Surveys
by JEFFERYS, Thomas
London: Robert Sayer, 1789. unbound. Map. Engraving. Image measures 18 1/4" x 24 1/4" Some foxing and toning and repairs to center fold, otherwise in good condition.<br/><br/> This scarce map of Jamaica by Thomas Jefferys published in 1789 depicts the Caribbean island in impressive detail. Two insets feature the Harbour of Bluefields and the Harbours of Kingston and Port Royal. Includes depths, settlements, roads, topographical features, salt pans, and reefs. Relief shown by...
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£607.12
The moralist
by Roberts, W. Adolphe
New York: AMS Press, 1974. Hardcover. 300p., very good facsimile reprint of the 1931 edition. No dust jacket. Jamaica-born novelist and founder of the Jamaica Progressive League, a Jamaican nationalist organization.
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£12.14
Carte de L'Isles de la Jamaique
by BONNE, Rigobert
Paris: Rigobert Bonne, 1788. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 8 1/4" x 12 3/8". Page measures 9 3/4" x 14 1/8".<br/> <br/> This map of Jamaica is by one of the most significant French cartographers of the 18th century. Bonne has elegantly rendered the shape and detail of the coastline, showing towns, ports, churches, rivers, and mountains. Relief is depicted by hachure, and beautifully hand colored to show the lush topography of the island. The...
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£214.52
Selected Vital Records from the Jamaican Daily Gleaner: Life on the Island of Jamaica as seen through Newspaper Extracts, Volume 2: 1916-1939
by Madeleine E. Mitchell
Heritage Books, Inc.. New. This is the second volume in the two volume series for selected vital records of Jamaica, West Indies The compiler started extracting births, deaths, marriages and other events from the Daily Gleaner newspaper of Jamaica in 1984 Her initial genealogical research for her own family later expanded to include the names of friends’ families and other acquaintances The vital records included in this volume were taken mostly from microfilms and cover the dates from 1916-1939...
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£35.62
Broken gourds
by McLean, Beresford
New York: TFG Press, 2002. Paperback. 353 page paperback, very good. Novel by a Jamaican immigrant who worked as an engineer.
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£16.19
The Governor Eyre Controversy
by Semmel, Bernard
London: Macgibbon & Kee. 1962. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ has monor stain to base of spine & is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Previous owner's details and cataloguing information to front free endpaper. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 189 pages. In October 1865, an uprising of local peasantry took place on the island colony of Jamaica. The uprising was speedily suppressed by...
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£31.75
Storm Signals: Structural Adjustment and Development Alternatives in the Caribbean
by McAfee, Kathy
London / Boston: Zed Books Ltd in association with Oxfam America, 1991. Paperback. xii, 259p., line-drawn map, softbound in 8.5x5 inch glossy decorated wraps; small stain on front wrap else very good condition.
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£9.71
Stealing mangoes
by March, Sydney
Fort Collins, CO: Mica Press, 1997. Pamphlet. 23p. pamphlet, slight rust on staples else very good. Poetry chapbook by Jamaican-American author and musician now living in Washington D.C.
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£13.76
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Jamaika ga sukida [I love Jamaica!]
by Oga, Tamanosuke
Tokyo: Besutoserazu, 1998. 223p., very good softcover, text in Japanese. A travelogue written by a Japanese visitor to Jamaica, illustrated with several color photographs. Discusses perceptions of Japanese among the local population, musical culture, attitudes toward drug use, etc. Includes narrative of his experience getting caught for drug possession; also travels to a Maroon area and various cities in the interior.
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£28.33
Documents of West Indian History: From the Spanish Discovery to the British Conquest of Jamaica
by Williams, Eric; foreword by Edward Scobie
Buffalo, NY: EWorld Inc, 1994. Paperback. xxxv, 310p., wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, old price sticker on rear wrap else very good condition. Williams was Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1961 to 1981.
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£9.71
Américas: vol. 36, #1, Jan/Feb 1984: A Window on Dominican reality
by Carty, Winthrop P., editor, Veroncia Gould Stoddard, Agueda Pizarro, Carrie Topliffe, Carlos Tripodi, Naúl Ojeda, et al
Washington DC: General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, 1984. Magazine. 64p., 8.25x10.75 inches, articles, news, fiction, illustrations & photos, ex-library stamp on cover and mailing label on rear cover else good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. The magazine was published in both English and Spanish editions. This is the English.
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£12.14
Jamaican Rock Stars, 1823-1971 The Geologists Who Explored Jamaica
by Donovan, Stephen K. [Editor]
Boulder, Colorado: The Geological Society of America. 2010. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards. Black and White Photographs and Drawings. Spine lightly sun-faded. Colour & Black and White maps. Memoir 205. 108 pages. The contents include 1. Jamaican Rock Stars; 2. Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche; 3. Lucas Barratt; 4. R.T. Hill; 5. Three Points of View; 6. Professor Verners Aleksandrs Zans; and 7. An Appreciation of Lawrence John Chubb. . 1st Edition....
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£34.39
Jamaican American Caribbean Quarterly Magazine. Fall/Winter 1984-1985
by Levine, Barry B. (editor)
Chicago: Jamaican American Caribbean Quarterly, 1984. Staplebound. 44, [2]p., illustrations, wraps. 11 x 8.5 in. Double issue. Sticker on the front cover, else very good. Includes numerous articles on trade, economic development, and politics in Jamaica.
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£12.14
Jamaica
by TALLIS, John
London: Tallis, John, 1851. unbound. Rapkin, J.. Map. Steel engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 10.5" x 13".<br/> <br/> This appealing map of Jamaica was published by John Tallis' "Illustrated Atlas" in 1851. Several important towns, cities are noted and topography is detailed throughout. The map, typical of Tallis' maps, shows decorative vignettes that amplify the cultural milieu perceived at the time. These include views of Port Royal Harbour, Port...
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£141.66
Rastafari Kunst aus Jamaika
by Bender, Wolfgang; Mitherausgeber
Berlin: printed by CON Literaturvertreib GmBH for Haus Kulturen der Welt, 1992. 144p., numerous vignette artists' portraits and site photography, coated paperstock thoughout with exhibit-quality reproductions of artwork (mostly in color). First edition 10.5x8 inch decorated cardstock wraps, mild edgewear to cover with a small price sticker. A very good copy. Find repros of paintings on various surfaces; murals; mosaics; sculptured panels; a woven architectural dwelling and interiors (by Bongo Sylly).
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£28.33
Jamaica
by THOMSON, John
Edinburgh: John Thomson, 1814. unbound. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 17" x 24"<br/><br/> This map of the Jamaica depicts the island in impressive detail, showing roads, cities, towns, ports, and topographical details. Two insets show the Harbors of Bluefields, and of Kingston and Port Royal, including settlements, reefs and kays, and roadways. <br><br>The map is in good condition with minor wear along the original centerfold and plate mark...
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£242.85
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Bian ge de zheng zhi [Chinese translation of The Politics of Change] 变革的政治
by Manley, Michael 迈克尔·曼利
Shenyang: Liaoning renmin chubanshe 辽宁人民出版社, 1975. Paperback. 343p., wraps, faint red stamp on front and back covers, interior clean, text in Chinese. With a two-page introduction about Manley by translator Shen Lianzhao which follows the ideological line of the late Cultural Revolution, applauding certain aspects of his thought but criticizing him for holding a "capitalist-class perspective" and clinging to such empty slogans as equality and freedom.
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£28.33
L'Isles de Cuba et de la Jamaique
by BONNE, Rigobert
Paris: Rigobert Bonne, 1788. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 10 1/4 x 14 3/4". Page measures 12 1/4" x 17 1/8".<br/><br/> This map of Cuba and Jamaica is by one of the most significant French cartographers of the 18th century. Bonne has elegantly rendered the shape and detail of the coastlines, showing towns, ports, rivers, and some topographical features. The map also includes parts of the Bahamas, St Domingue (present-day Hispaniola), and the...
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Land of the living
by Hearne, John
London: Faber and Faber, 1961. Hardcover. 280p., first edition, paper residue on front illustrated end paper, top edge slightly soiled, slightly shelf worn dj browned along the spine. African Jamaican novelist. Refugee scientist on Hearne's fictional island, "Cayuna." Endsheet maps of Cayuna. Hearne's dedication page pays homage to Edna Manley of Jamaica, Frank Collymore of Barbados and Arthur Seymour of British Guiana.
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£12.14
Autographed Musical Manuscript with three bars of music from "Scandinavian Symphony
by COWEN, Frederic H. (1852 - 1935)
London, 1919. unbound. 1 page, 4.5 x 7 inches, boldly signed "Frederic H. Cowen, London, June 23, 1919." One vertical fold; tiny stain in the upper right corner. Very good condition.<br/><br/> Born in Jamaica as Hyman Frederic Cohen; composer, conductor, and pianist best known for his dramatic interpretation of "Scandinavian Symphony."<br/><br/>
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£728.55
Men of the Day, No. 65. "A Londoner
by VANITY FAIR
London: Watford and London, 1873. Color lithograph. Sheet measures 14 x 9". Accompanying text page with same dimensions.<br/><br/> Mr. Washington Hibbert is featured in this June 28, 1873 issue of Vanity Fair by French artist, James Jacques Joseph Tissot. Hibbert's father was believed to have roots as a slave owner based in Jamaica. The print is in good condition with slight toning to edges, not affecting the image. Tape residue in left margin from binding. Text printed above and...
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£161.90
Beautiful Jamaica
by Evon Blake
KIngston Publishers, 1983. 5th edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 230 very clean illustrated pages.a few tears to the dutcoverListing Includes Books Image . Please email me if you need to see more pictures! The orders are processed promptly, carefully packaged and shipped within 1 day of purchase. PLEASE NOTE! if you need the book quickly, please Purchase Priority Shipping.Media will not show updates in mail confirmation till reaches continental U.S. FOR International orders under 5 lbs please use...
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The Economic Development of Jamaica: Report by a Mission of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1952. Hardcover. xviii, 288p., illus., very good condition in an unclipped and edgeworn dust jacket.
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£12.14
