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1186. Alexander, Robert J., ed. PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS, AND
GOVERNORS OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN AND PUERTO RICO. Westport,
Praeger, 1997. 1st edition. 8vo. 292 pages. Very lightly soiled, near
fine condition. Bibliographical references. The 5th in the series of
volumes of conversations & correspondence with leaders of Latin
America & the Caribbean. $20.00
2390. Arron, Jose Juan. MITOLOGIA Y ARTES PREHISPANICAS DE LAS
ANTILLAS. Mexico, Siglo Veintuno, 1975. 1st edition. 12mo. 191 pages.
Very lightly rubbed, near fine condition; paperback. In Spanish. 65
photographs, bibliography. The archaeology of the Caribbean islands,
primarily Cuba, Puerto Rico & Santo Domingo. $20.00
423. Balink, Albert. MY PARADISE IS HELL: THE STORY OF THE CARIBBEAN.
New York, Vista Publishing, 1948. 1st edition. 8vo. 331 pages. Very
good condition in chipped dust jacket. Signed by the author. History,
& customs of the Caribbean used to show that the USA has an interest
& obligation to ease the poverty of the area. $12.50
835. Christensen, Eleanor Ingalls. THE ART OF HAITI. South New
Brunswick, A.S. Barnes, 1975. 1st edition. 4to. 76 pages. Ownership
embossment, very good condition in lightly worn dust jacket. 36 color
plates, 38 black & white photographs. From pre-Columbian to modern,
a wonderful overview of Haitian art. $95.00
2397. Colombo, Cristoforo with an English translation by Frank E.
Robbins. EPISTOLA DE INSULIS NUPER INVENTIS. Ann Arbor, University
Microfilms, 1966. 8vo. 18 pages. Brief ink notes on pre-title, else
near fine condition. Columbus' letter of 1493, the first printed
account of the New World, with introduction & translation. $10.00
2230. Ferguson, James. FAR FROM PARADISE: AN INTRODUCTION TO CARIBBEAN
DEVELOPMENT. London, Latin American Bureau, 1990. 1st edition. Small
4to. 64 pages. Lightly bumped, near fine condition; paperback.
Illustrated. History since Columbus & recent experience in Jamaica,
Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago, & Haiti examined for concepts of
development. $15.00
2468. Gold, Herbert. BEST NIGHTMARE ON EARTH: A LIFE IN HAITI. New
York,
Prentice Hall, 1991. 1st edition. 8vo. 303 pages. About fine condition
in price clipped dust jacket. The novelist had visited & lived in
Haiti
for 40 years before writing his perceptive impressions of its history
&
culture. $10.00
326. Hitz-Holman, Betsy. SITTING DUCKS. Newport, Seven Seas Press,
1983. 1st edition. 8vo. 280 pages. Near fine condition in lightly
rubbed dust jacket. 2 maps. Assaulted on Bequia, run aground on a
reef near Curacao, hassled by Caribbean politicians, not the best
cruise. $20.00
2977. Moolenaar, Ruth. PROFILES OF OUTSTANDING VIRGIN ISLANDERS:
Volume
II. V.I. Commission on Youth, 1986. 1st edition. 4to. 152 pages.
Lightly worn corners, very good condition; illustrated boards. These
volumes were issued separately & stand alone, biographical material &
photographs & other illustrations. $35.00
26. Morley, Christopher. NOTES ON BERMUDA. New York, Henry, Longwell &
Another, 1931. 1st edition. 16mo. 32 pages. Near fine condition in
chipped, soiled dust jacket. From the assertion that The Tempest is
the best guidebook to the islands to a description of the angler fish,
a small delight. $17.50
1634. Murphy, Joseph M. WORKING THE SPIRIT: CEREMONIES OF THE AFRICAN
DIASPORA. Boston, Beacon, 1994. 1st edition. 8vo. 263 pages. About
fine condition in dust jacket. Bibliography. Rituals of vodou in
Haiti,
Revival churches in Jamaica, Church of God in Washington DC, Candomble
in Brazil & Santeria in Cuba. $12.50
613. Nelson, William Javier. ALMOST A TERRITORY: AMERICA'S ATTEMPT TO
ANNEX THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Newark, University of Deleware, 1990.
1st
edition. 8vo. 148 pages. About fine condition in dust jacket.
Bibliography, illustrations. An in depth study of the annexation
project (1868-71) of U.S. Grant & Dominican president Buenaventura
Baez. $15.00
1215. Nourry, Pierre. A LA MARTINIQUE: ANT-ISLE DE L'AMERIQUE. Paris,
Librairie Plon, 1967. 1st edition. 8vo. 221 pages. Lightly soiled,
bumped, very good condition; paperback. In French. Well illustrated
with color & black & white photographic plates & drawings, a history
& anthropology of the island. $45.00
871. Nunn, George E. THE GEOGRAPHICAL CONCEPTIONS OF COLUMBUS: A
CRITICAL CONSIDERATION OF FOUR PROBLEMS. New York, American
Geographical Soc., 1924. 1st edition. 12mo. 148 pages. Light edge
wear,
very good condition. 2 folding maps, 16 figures. Did Columbus believe
he had reached Asia? What was his knowledge of winds & currents? The
identity of "Florida" in 1502. $20.00
9. Rodman, Selden. QUISQUEYA: A HISTORY OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
Seattle, University of Washington, 1964. 1st edition. 8vo. 202 pages.
Near fine condition in price clipped, lightly worn dust jacket.
Bibliography, endpaper maps, 16 pages of photographs. 500 years of
exploitation, revolt, suppression & oppression, a grim story. $17.50
2252. Ros, Martin. NIGHT OF FIRE: THE BLACK NAPOLEON AND THE BATTLE
FOR
HAITI. New York, Sarpedon, 1994. 1st US edition. 8vo. 224 pages. Very
good condition in chipped dust jacket, rear of jacket torn.
Bibliography, 16 pages of illustrations. The military & political
triumph & defeat of Toussaint & the Haitian revolution. $10.00
1660. Salandre, H. & R. Cheyssac. LES ANTILLES FRANCAISES: HISTOIRE ET
CIVILISATION. Paris, Fernand Nathan, 1962. 1st edition. 8vo. 141
pages.
Very good condition; paperback. In French. Maps, photographs &
illustrations. A text on the history of Guadeloupe, Dominique &
Martinique. $20.00
2908. Sanz, Carlos, ed. LA CARTA DE COLON ANUNCIANDO EL DESCUBRIMIENTO
DEL NUEVO MUNDO 15 FEBRERO - 14 MARZO 1493. Madrid, Hauser y Menet,
1956. Folio. 54 pages. Large splits in cover at spine, internally near
fine condition. A facsimile, transcription & several essays on the
letter. $20.00
1048. Sherry, Frank. RAIDERS AND REBELS: THE GOLDEN AGE OF PIRACY. New
York, Hearst Marine Books, 1986. 3rd printing. 8vo. 399 pages. Near
fine condition in lightly rubbed dust jacket. A different view of
pirates as social & economic revolutionaries, a history of piracy
from 1692 to 1725. $15.00
2791. Slesin, Suzanne & Stafford Cliff, et al (photographs by Gilles
de
Chabaneix, foreword by Jan Morris). CARIBBEAN STYLE. New York,
Clarkson
N. Potter, 1985. 6th printing. Square 4to. 290 pages. About fine
condition in dust jacket. Architecture & interior decorating in the
Caribbean with many color photographs & house plans & drawings. $20.00
1357. Tarnowski, Rapael & J.J. Flori. HAITI. Paris, Delroisse, no
date.
4to. 163 pages. Near fine condition in lightly chipped dust jacket. In
French. A picture of beautiful, happy Haiti under Duvalier, well
illustrated in color with photos & reproductions of paintings. $12.50
2844. Wagner, Geoffrey. RED CALYPSO: THE GRENADAN REVOLUTION AND ITS
AFTERMATH. Washington DC, Regnery Gateway, 1988. 1st edition. 8vo. 264
pages. Lightly bumped, near fine condition; paperback. The view from
the far right of revolution in Grenada & its defeat by the US
invasion. $10.00
2429. White, John W. THE LAND COLUMBUS LOVED. Ciudad Trujillo,
Editoria
Montalvo, 1945. 1st edition. 8vo. 43 pages. Barely chipped, near fine
condition; staple bound paperback. 33 photographs. A brief history &
then a lot of praise for the modernizing presidency of Trujillo,
interesting for the photos. $15.00
480. Williams, Eric. HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
Port-
of-Spain, PNM Publishing, 1962. 1st edition. Small 8vo. 294 pages.
Soiled, lightly rubbed covers, good condition, tight copy; paperback.
Published the day of his election as Prime Minister & Trinidad &
Tobago's Independence Day, an historic & scholarly issue. $20.00
157. Zabriskie, George A. WILLIAM PHIPS [1651-1695]: AN UNCOMMON MAN.
Ormand Beach, The Doldrums, 1944. 1st edition. 12mo. 9 pages. Former
owner name on endpaper, very good condition in dust jacket. A pretty
little book issued as a Christmas gift, biography of a Caribbean
treasure hunter become 1st governor of Massachusetts. $20.00
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