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[extra-illustrated.] The Narrative of General Venables, with an Appendix of Papers Relating to the Expedition to the West Indies and the Conquest of Jamaica, 1654-1655. Edited for the Royal Historical Society by C.H. Firth
by Venables, General Robert, et alia; C.H. Firth, editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1900. Hardcover. [Copperplate map fixed to pastedown]; xli, 180p., two maps described below, hardbound first edition in cinnamon-brown cloth boards, 8.5x6.5 inches, eccentric and rather beautiful book design: smartly framed in blind and gilt, with an onlaid spine decoration (armorial). Signatures opened neatly throughout, fine coated yellow endsheets, slight edgewear to casing, hinges excellent, textblock mildly crimped (probably in bindery), one endsheet removed (neatly but noticibly). Nice copy. As stated, find two maps. In the rear find a folded 20thC map on machine-made paper, 10x14.5 inches, "The S.E. Coast of the United States and its relation to the British West India Colonies". It is laid down successfully; free endsheet opposite is long gone. Second map, "Jamaica Divided into Counties & Parishes," covers the front pastedown opposite a free leaf with a closed tear, this map a copperplate currently in clean shape, no tears, partings, creasings or markings, very detailed.
Details
- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 277603
- Title
- [extra-illustrated.] The Narrative of General Venables, with an Appendix of Papers Relating to the Expedition to the West Indies and the Conquest of Jamaica, 1654-1655. Edited for the Royal Historical Society by C.H. Firth
- Author
- Venables, General Robert, et alia; C.H. Firth, editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History; Colonialism; Jamaica; Seventeenth century;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
All books subject to prior sale Major Institutions can be billed. ALL BOOKS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION OR BETTER UNLESS NOTED. All books returnable for any reason within thirty days of receipt.
About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Established in 1981 in San Francisco, we specialize in books and ephemeral materials related to the history of Labor and other social movements, including the struggles for Black and Chicano equality, the Gay liberation movement, Feminism, and Asian-American activism, as well as the Far Right. In recent years Bolerium has expanded into materials in non-western languages, especially from East Asia, and has also placed more emphasis on ephemera, with tens of thousands of original leaflets, pamphlets, and posters in stock. You can sign up for free email lists in our subject areas at www.bolerium.com. We are located in San Francisco at 2141 Mission, Suite 300 (between 17th & 18th St.). We're open by appointment only..
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