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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COKE T. A history of the West Indies Containing the natural, civil, and ecclesiastical history of each island: with an account of the missions instituted in those islands, from the commencement of their civilisation but more especially of the missions which have been established in that archipelago by the Society late in connection with the Rev. John Wesley Mnemosyne Pub. Co 1969 3 vols. 459 + 463 + 543pp + folding plates. Facsimile reprint of 1st ed. Some light tone spotting. Important work on the establishment of the Methodist missions. £95 EGGLESTON G.T. Virgin Islands. Wherein are described in detail the islands, harbors, people, history, weather, passages and facilities, together with many beautiful pictures and some charts. D. Van Nostrand Co., Princetown 1959 208 large pp + folding map. 1st ed. Fine in very good dustwrapper. 8 x 10in Travels through the islands, both British and American. Fine photo illusts. Recommended. £24 FORTESCUE Hon. J.W. Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, America and the West Indies, 15 May, 1696 - 31 October, 1697. Preserved in the Public Record Office. Kraus Reprint, Vaduz 1964 xxix + 714pp. Facsimile reprint of 1904 edition, clean in original green cloth. Includes many references to Barbados and Jamaica. £30 GARRETT M.B. The French Colonial Question 1789-1791 Dealings of the Constituent Assembly with problems arising from the revolution in the West Indies. Negro Uni Press 1970 167pp, reprint of 1916 ed., fine in cloth. Historical study. £18 GASPAR D.B. Bondsmen and rebels. A study of Master-Slave relations in Antigua with implications for Colonial British America. John Hopkins Uni Press 1985 338pp, 1st ed., occasional pen markings in margin o/w fine in orig. cloth. Fine historical study. £20 GAUNT M. Where the Twain meet. John Murray 1922 335pp + photo plates and publisher's catalogue. 1st ed., fine in fine decorated original cloth. History of Jamaica mostly concerned with slavery. £30 GAUNT M. Reflection in Jamaica. London 1932 258pp. 1st ed., tone spotting throughout but mostly affecting margins. Description of day to day life in the island. £9 GAYER A.D. and HOMAN P.T. & JAMES E.K. The sugar economy of Puerto Rico. Columbia Uni. Press, New York 1938 326pp. 1st ed., ex libre with a few small h/s's, fine in original blue cloth. Authorative study. £14 GILES R. The West Indian experience in British Schools. Multi-racial education and social disadvantage in London. Heinemann 1977 170pp. 1st ed. Paperback. Fine. £5 GILLSATER S. From island to island. Oases of the animal world in the Western hemisphere. Allen & Unwin 1968 126pp + col. plates. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Includes chapters on San Blas islands, Guadeloupe and Panama. Description of tour by professional photographer of animals and birds. £4 GLEADALL M.E. Monumental inscriptions in the Barbados military cemetery. Barbados 2000 127pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Detailed listings of great interest for historians and genealogists. £10 GODET T.L. Bermuda: its history, geology, climate, products, agriculture, commerce, and government, from the earliest period to the present time; with hints to invalids. Smith, Elder & Co., London 1860 xv + 271pp + 16pp publisher's catalogue at rear. 1st ed., very clean in original blindstamped brown cloth, rebacked with book label of Minnesota Historical Society on inside cover. Head of spine skilfully repaired and with library catalogue number on spine. Very scarce. £400 GOSSE P.H. The birds of Jamaica. London 1847 x + 447pp. 1st ed., text vol. only - lacking volume of plates. Clean in original cloth. An important work giving detailed descriptions. £125 GOSSE P.H. A naturalist's sojourn in Jamaica Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans 1851 508pp + 9 tinted or coloured plates + publisher's catalogue at rear. 1st ed., mostly very fine in original blue green blindstamped cloth, rebacked and with faded spine. Repaired tear to title page which has been rebacked. An important early work with most attractive illustrations. £350 GOVERNMENT Abridgment of the Minutes of the Evidence, taken before a Committee of the Whole House, to whom it was referred to consider of the Slave Trade, 1789. London 1789 Bound with Part II for 1790. 82pp + 246pp. 1st ed., fine in original half calf, rebacked and with repairs to head and tail of spine but retaining original red label. Detailed eye-witness statements mostly from persons connected with the West Indies including many plantation owners, former governor of Jamaica, a doctor from Antigua, etc. 'A work published for general information and not for propaganda purposes by either party to the abolition controversy.' (Ragatz) Nos. 3 and 4 were published later in 1790 and 1791 giving a continuation of the evidence but are not present. £375 GOVERNMENT Substance of the debate in the House of Commons, on the 15th May 1823, on a motion for the mitigation and gradual abolition of slavery throughout the British Dominions. With a preface and appendixes, containing facts and reasonings illustrative of colonial bondage. Dawsons of Pall Mall 1968 xxxix + 248pp. Facsimile reprint of 1823 ed. Fine in black cloth. £20 GOVERNMENT Substance of the debates on a resolution for abolishing the slave trade, which was moved in the House of Commons on the 10th June, 1806 and in the House of Lords on the 24th June, 1806. With an appendix containing notes and illustrations. Dawsons of Pall Mall 1968 xi + 216pp + folding plate. Facsimile reprint of 1806 ed. Fine in black cloth. Includes famous print of cross section of a slave ship. £20 GRATUS J. The Great White Lie. Slavery, emancipation and changing racial attitudes. Hutchinson of London 1973 324pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Study of the abolition movement in Britain. £8 GRAVES C. Fourteen islands in the sun. London 1965 220pp. 1st ed., marks on e.p.'s otherwise clean in D/W. Guide book with chapters on each island. £5 GREEN W.A. British Slave Emancipation. The Sugar Colonies and the Great Experiment 1830 - 1865 Clarendon Press 1976 x + 449pp + plates. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. Study of the West Indian colonies on the eve of emancipation together with a description of the consequences of the act. £18 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