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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ASPINALL A. The Handbook of the British West Indies British Guiana and British Honduras 1926-27. West India Committee 1926 212pp. 1st ed., light tone spotting mostly to end papers and title page otherwise clean in rather faded original red cloth. Chapters of each island plus sections on railways in the Caribbean and even results of the West Indies cricket team. Very scarce. £75 ARMYTAGE F. The Free Port System in the British West Indies. A study in commercial policy, 1766 - 1822. Longmans Green & Co 1953 176pp + publisher's catalogue. 1st ed., clean in original maroon cloth. £35 ARMYTAGE F. The Free Port System in the British West Indies. A study in commercial policy, 1766 - 1822. Longmans Green & Co 1953 176pp + publisher's catalogue. 1st ed., minor spotting to e.p.'s otherwise clean in worn and chipped D/W. £45 ARCINIEGAS G. Biografia del Caribe. Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires 1947 546pp, original cloth, shaken. In Spanish. £8 CUNDALL F. Lady Nugent's Journal. Jamaica one hundred and thirty eight years ago. Reprinted from a journal kept by Maria, Lady Nugent, from 1801 to 1815, issued for private circulation in 1839. Institute of Jamaica, London 1939 civ + 404pp + plates and folding map. 3rd ed., fine in worn and chipped D/W. Inscription on f.e.p. 'To Sir Lawrence and Lady Oliver whose kinsman was and is part of Jamaica & part of Kings House from Sylvia (?) Foot, Kings House Jamaica April 1952.' Long introduction by Frank Cundall. £45 CLARK J. and DENDY W., PHILLIPPO J.M. The Voice of Jubilee: a narrative of the Baptist Mission, Jamaica, from its commencement; with biographical notices of its fathers and founders. John Snow, London 1865 xx + 359 + [2]pp. 1st ed., very clean in modern maroon cloth. £135 CARLETON G.W. Our artist in Cuba. Fifty drawings on wood. Leaves from the sketch-book of a traveller, during the winter of 1864-5. New York 1865 viii + 50 single sided pp of pen and ink drawings. Lacking front end paper otherwise fine in fine original decorated green cloth. Humourous character sketches made by the author on his travels in Cuba. £60 BUSHELL J.J. Bushell's picturesque Bermuda handbook. The standard yearbook of the Bermudas alias Somers Islands. J.J. Bushell 1937 33pp + 31pp of plates + 184pp + lvi + plates and folding maps 28th ed., fine in worn original green cloth. Many revisions and new photos. £32 BARRATT P.J.H. Grand Bahama. David & Charles 1972 206pp + plates and folding map. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Comprehensive guide book. £6 BARCLAY A. A practical view of the present state of slavery in the West Indies; or, an examination of Mr Stephen's Slavery of the British West India Colonies: containing more particularly an account of the actual condition of the negroes of Jamaica: with observations on the decrease of slaves since abolition of the slave trade, and on the probable effects of legislative emancipation: also strictures on the Edinburgh Review, and on the pamphlets of Mr Cooper and Mr Bicknell. London 1828 xxxi + 490pp. 3rd ed., mostly clean in orig. boards, re-cased with new spine. Barclay had for 21 years being engaged as an overseer in Jamaica and vigorously supports the slave system. £275 BANNISTER J. Jack in the box. A TV commentator's diary of England v West Indies. Macdonald & Co 1992 166pp, 1st ed., fine in D/W. Story of the 1991 test match series. £3 ASPINALL A.E. Sun pictures of the Antilles and British Guiana. London 1905 18pp + 40 photo plates + x. 1st ed., advertisment pages at front and rear soiled otherwise clean in original very worn boards, shaken and rather loose. 11.5 x 9in Good photo views of the islands with interesting accompanying text. Seldom seen. £65 ARBER E. and BRADLEY A.G. Travels and Works of Captain John Smith. President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England 1580 - 1631 Edinburgh: John Grant 1910 2 vols. cxxxvi + 984pp + plates and folding maps. 1st ed., very fine in fine original maroon cloth. Includes important section on Bermuda. £120 ANDRE E. A naturalist in the Guianas. Smith, Elder & Co., London 1904 xiv + 310pp + plates and folding map. 1st ed., very fine in original decorated red cloth, corners bumped. The author travelled from Trinidad up the Macareo River in Venezuela and then the Orinoco River to Ciudad Bolivar and beyond. Fine photo plates and including two fine chromo litho bird plates. £135 ANDERSON J.L. Night of the silent drums. A narrative of slave rebellion in the Virgin Islands. Buckley-Little Book Catalogue Co, Millwood 1987 406pp, fine in D/W. Reprint of the 1905 ed. Historical story of the 1733 rebellion on St John. £12 AMBURSLEY F. and COHEN R. Crisis in the Caribbean. Heinemann 1983 276pp. Paperback. Clean. Political history of the period from 1978 - 1982. £6 ALLSOPP R. Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage with a French and Spanish supplement. Oxford Uni Press 1996 lxxviii + 697pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine original blue cloth. £30 ALEXANDRE M. On trial. Fidel Castro/Regis Debray. Lorrimer Pub., London 1968 111pp. 1st ed. Paperback. Creased corner. Clean. Castro's self defense speech on the Moncada attack. £7 ADAMS F.U. Conquest of the Tropics. The story of the creative enterprises conducted by the United Fruit Co. Doubleday, Page & Co, New York 1914 368pp with many photo plates. 1st ed. Original cloth slightly worn and slightly shaken, contents fine. Detailed company history. Much on W.I. banana industry. £40 BROWN H. Asylum Island. Methuen & Co 1950 232pp 1st ed., clean in worn D/W. Novel set on mythical caribbean island. £6 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