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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HENDERSON J. Jamaica Peeps at many lands A. & C. Black 1906 87pp + 24 colour plates of paintings by A.S. Forrest. 1st ed., fine in pictorial cloth, spine sunned. Attractive views of the island. £28 HENRY P. and STONE C. The Newer Caribbean. Decolonization, democracy, and development. Institute for the study of Human Issues, Philadelphia 1983 xx + 348pp. 1st ed. Large paperback. Fine. £5 HEPBURN A. Complete guide to the Caribbean and the Bahamas. American Travel Series 1958 164pp. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. £3 HEYL E. Bermuda's Early Days Dept. of Education, Bermuda 1959 223pp. 1st ed., small h/s on inner boards and on title page otherwise very clean in original blue D/W. £40 HIGMAN B.W. Slave populations of the British Caribbean 1807-1834. John Hopkins Uni. Press 1984 xxxiii + 781pp. Clean in original blue cloth. Academic study. £65 TREIDLER A. Bermuda. 8 reproductions in colour from paintings by Adolph Treidler. Edward Stern & Co 1936 2pp of text + 8 large loose colour plates contained in large blue folder. Fine. 15 x 19" Photo views of the islands. Most attractive. £120 LIVINGSTONE W.P. Black Jamaica. A study in evolution. London 1899 298pp + 3 plates and publishers catalogue. 1st ed., ex library with h/s on reverse of title page otherwise clean in worn original cloth. Study of the Jamaican negro character. Scarce. £55 DURAND C. Cuba. Akoulyo Editions 1993 160 large pp. Couple of loose pages otherwise fine in pictorial boards. 11 x 10in History and description of the island in French, profusely illustrated with colour photos and reproductions of old views. £12 EAGAR P. and ROSS A. West Indian Summer. The Test series of 1988. Hodder & Stoughton 1988 112 large pp. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Description of the cricket matches played in England well illustrated. £6 GIBBON D. The Caribbean. A picture book to remember her by. Crescent 1978 1st ed., clean in torn D/W. Book of colour photo plates of the islands. £4 GOODWIN W.B. Spanish and English ruins in Jamaica. Meador Pub. Co., Boston 1946 239 large pp + coloured frontispiece and folding map. 1st ed., fine in D/W. 8 x 10in Archaelogical study of mostly 16th century ruins with some illustrations. £75 GREENFIELD E. Under the Sunday Tree. Paintings by Mr Amos Ferguson. Harper & Row 1988 39pp. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. Signed by author on title page. Children's book giving a portrait of life in the Bahamas with fine colour paintings by Exuma born artist. £20 MARTIN BROWN F. and HEINEMAN B. Jamaica and its butterflies E.W. Classey Ltd 1972 xv + 478 large pp + 10 plates. 1st ed., fine in D/W. £30 HANDLER J.S. A guide to source materials for the study of Barbados history, 1627 - 1834. Southern Illinois Uni Press 1971 205pp. 1st ed., clean in D/W. Very useful, well annotated bibliography. Recommended. £16 HANDLER J.S. Supplement to: A guide to source materials for the study of Barbados history, 1627 - 1834. John Carter Brown Library 1991 89pp. 1st ed., clean in original cloth. Very useful, well annotated bibliography. Recommended. £20 HANNAU H.W. The West Indian islands. Argos Inc., Miami 1975 (circa) 133pp. Clean in pictorial boards. Contains 48pp of colour photo plates. £4 HARDING DAVIS R. The Cuban and Porto Rican Campaigns. Charles Scribner's, New York 1898 xiii + 360pp + folding map. 1st ed., fine apart from small tear to f.e.p. in original worn pictorial cloth. Illustrated account of the war. £50 HARDING DAVIS R. Three Gringos in Venezuela and Central America. Harper Bros., New York 1904 282pp. 3rd ed., fine in original cloth. Illustrated account of a journey through Venezuela, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras and Br. Honduras. Very readable. £30 HARRISON M. King Sugar. Jamaica, the Caribbean and the World Sugar Economy. Latin American Bureau 2001 168pp. Paperback. Very fine. £8 HART F.R. Admirals of the Caribbean. Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston 1923 203pp + plates. Fine in original pictorial cloth. Inscribed by author on half title page. Includes chapters on Drake, Morgan, Vernon, De Pointis, Du Casse and Rodney. £45 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