Colonising Expeditions to the West Indies and Guiana, 1623 - 1667
by HARLOW, V. T.;
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London, The Hakluyt Society, 1925, First edition. . original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt vignette on both covers, gilt lettering on spine, slight wear at spine ends, rear internal hinge cracked & repaired, endpaper bookplate of Edison W. Brown, MD, very good+, interior clean and fine. . 8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; xcx, 262 pp, 6 folding maps including 3 large folding maps in rear pocket, two plates including frontis portrait and other portrait, bibliog, index. . National Maritime Museum 310. Chapters include colonization of St. Christopher, Nevis and Barbados, the voyage of Sir Henry Colt in 1631, Admiral de Ruyter's West Indies raid in 1665, Trinidad and Tobago, Guiana. The 82 page introduction provides an excellent historical perspective, while the book includes original documents not available elsewhere. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Bookseller
- Horizon Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- J13754
- Title
- Colonising Expeditions to the West Indies and Guiana, 1623 - 1667
- Author
- HARLOW, V. T.;
- Format/Binding
- Original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt vignette on both covers, gilt lettering on spine, slight wear at spine ends, rear intern
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, The Hakluyt Society, 1925, First edition.
- Size
- 8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; xcx, 262 p
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel - Central America & West Indies;
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