There is a surprisingly rich resource of books on the West Indies.  Only a few books on the Caribbean are commonly found in bookshops but there are an enormous range of titles in existence.  There is a fine online bibliography of West Indies books, mostly sorted by author, compiled by Don Mitchell at http://books.ai

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PHILLIPPO J.M. Jamaica: its past and present state. London 1843 xvi + 485pp + 10 engraved plates. 1st ed. fine in original brown cloth, rebacked with some loss of original spine. The author was a Baptist missionary who spent 20 years in Jamaica. Geographical, historical and social surveys are included but greatest value lies in his description of the religious state of the island. £200 COLERIDGE H.N. Six months in the West Indies in 1825 Review in complete issue of 'The Quarterly Review.' John Murray, London 1826 28pp article in complete work. Contemporary review plus a review of 'Reflections upon the value of the British West Indian Colonies' 19pp. £10 1806 An Act to amend an Act passed in the last session of Parliament, for increasing the drawback on linens exported from Great Britain to the West Indies. HMSO 1806 2pp. Clean. £4 NORMANBY First Marquis His signature on 1839 free front. As Earl of Mulgrave, Constantine H. Phipps was Governor of Jamaica 1832-1833. £10 GREY Sir Charles Edward His signature on a 1839 free front. In 1841 he was appointed Governor of Barbados, Grenada, St Lucia, St Vincent and Tobago. In 1846 he became Governor of Jamaica and remained so until 1853. £10 REGO Michael Broad Street, 100 years. Bridgetown, Barbados. West Indies History Booklet No. 3 Published by the author 2009 108 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Well illustrated history of the principal street in the capital, giving details of all the businesses that have come and gone together with those that remain today, using views from photographs, old advertisments, billheads and postcards. £16 REGO Michael Queen's Park Hotel, Port of Spain, Trinidad. West Indies History Booklet No. 2 Published by the author 2009 28 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Well illustrated history of the famous hotel, now no more, using views from photographs, old advertisments and postcards. £8 REGO Michael Dominica Roads. West Indies History Booklet No. 1 Published by the author 2009 24 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Well illustrated history of the development of a road network on the island using views from old paintings, photographs and postcards. £8 MARRAT Rev. J. In the Tropics; or, scenes and incidents of West Indian life. Wesleyan Conference Office, London 1881 145pp + folding map and ads. 2nd ed. very fine in fine original red pictorial cloth. Descriptions of life in Wesleyan Missions in Antigua, Barbados, Br. Guiana and Tobago with attractive engraved plates. £65 PALGRAVE W.G. Dutch Guiana Macmillan & Co, London 1876 264pp + 2 folding maps. 1st ed., in worn original green cloth with occasional minor tone spotting. Front hinge loose. Description and history of the colony. 'Conversant for many years with the negro races in those Eastern lands where they may be, from long domicilement, regarded as almost indigineous, I have felt a special interest in observing their present condition and probable future in the Western regions of more recent adoption. In no European colony have they been so completely identified with the soil as in Dutch Guiana; nowhere could they be studied to better advantage. To those, therefore, who feel interest, not in African geography only, but in African nationality, I commend the results of my observations on this subject.' (Preface). Scarce. Cundall p. 86 £85 PLATT R.R. and WRIGHT J.K., WEAVER J.C. and FAIRCHILD J.E. The European Possessions in the Caribbean Area. A compilation of facts concerning their population, physical geography, resources, industries, trade, government and strategic importance. American Geographical Society 1941 vii + 112pp + folding map. 1st ed., clean in card covers. Intersting chapter on the military importance of the islands and U.S. Bases. £8 TREVES Sir F. The Cradle of the Deep. An account of a voyage to the West Indies. Smith, Elder & Co 1908 xii + 378pp + plates. 1st ed., some foxing to page edges otherwise clean in slightly worn and shaken original cloth. An important work with good sections on Barbados, Jamaica and St Kitts Nevis. £12 WILLIAMS J.J. Voodoos and Obeahs. Phases of West India Witchcraft. Dial Press Inc. 1933 xvii + 257pp. 4th ptg., lacking front end paper otherwise fine in original brown cloth. Much on Haiti and Jamaica. £28 HENNINGSEN H. The Danish West Indies in old pictures. American-Danish Friendship Festival 1967 1st ed., clean in card covers. Old images of the islands, some taken from old postcards. £30 MARTINEAU H. Illustrations of Political Economy. No. IV. Demerara. A tale. London 1832 143pp + publisher's ads. 1st ed., clean in original grey card covers. Educational novel about life in Demerara making the point that slavery was not economically sound and that free labour would be more cost effective. £75 PERSAUD L. Sastra. Peepal Tree 1993 273pp. Paperback. Signed by author on f.e.p. Very fine. Novel set in Trinidad in the 1950's written by Trinidad author. £9 PERKINS D. The United States and the Caribbean. Harvard Uni. Press 1947 253pp. 1st ed., h/s of U.S. navy on title page, fine in D/W. Description of U.S. policy with much on Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala. £9 PENSON L.M. The Colonial Agents of the British West Indies. A study in Colonial Administration, mainly in the eighteenth century. Frank Cass Ltd. 1971 xii + 318pp + map. Facsimile reprint of 1924 ed., very fine in original green cloth. Detailed study of the workings and character of the powerful West Indian interest in London. £42 PENSON L.M. The Colonial Agents of the British West Indies. A study in Colonial Administration, mainly in the eighteenth century. Frank Cass Ltd. 1971 xii + 318pp + map. Facsimile reprint of 1924 ed., very fine in fine D/W. Detailed study of the workings and character of the powerful West Indian interest in London. £45 PAYNE A.J. Politics in Jamaica. C. Hurst & Co., London 1988 xi + 196pp. Paperback. Fine. £5 Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Next page

Links to other West Indies sites

CaribSeek - The Caribbean Search Directory  

Caribbean Vacation Guide

http://caribbean-guide.info/

Make the Caribbean Guide your first stop for learning about the advantages of traveling to these gorgeous islands.

Family history of Jamaica

http://users.pullman.com/mitchelm/jamaica.htm

Sources of genealogy and historical information

Turks and Caicos Islands Museum

http://www.tcmuseum.org