The History, Civil and Commerical of the British Colonies in the West Indies
by Edwards, Bryon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Excellent
- Seller
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Redding, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London:: Stockdale,, 1794. Considered the best edition because of the inclusion of many more maps, plans and plates. Contains: portrait, 11 maps (3 folding), and 10 plates (1 by Bartolozzi). Errata page at the end of Volume II. Lacks the 1/2 titles. Edwards was a plantation owner and during his life he compiled a comprehensive account of the natural history, slave trade, agriculture and politics of the West Indies. An excellent set professionally rebacked with morocco spines preserving the original leather spine labels.. Second Edition. Contemporary Brown Calf. Excellent. 4to.. 3 Volumes.
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- Bookseller
- Quaker Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884595
- Title
- The History, Civil and Commerical of the British Colonies in the West Indies
- Author
- Edwards, Bryon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Excellent
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Stockdale,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1794
- Bookseller catalogs
- New York 09;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...