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GOVERNMENT An Act to allow the importation of Lumber, and of fish and provisions, duty free, into the islands of Barbadoes, Saint Vincent, and Saint Lucia; and to indemnify the Governors and others of those islands for having permitted the importation of those articles duty free. London. 1832. 2pp. Odd tone spot. GOVERNME016961 £8
GREY Earl The Colonial Policy of Lord John Russell's Administration. Richard Bentley, London. 1853. 2 vols. xii + 473pp, iv + 414pp. 1st ed., mostly clean in original rather faded blindstamped cloth, showing wear to hinges. Good sections on Guiana, Jamaica, St Lucia and Trinidad and sections on other countries within the Commonwealth.GREYEARL016892 £200
MOLLOY L. Saint Lucia Past. A Pictorial History. Published by the author. 1996. 80pp. Fine in pictorial boards. 8 x 6" Images of old picture postcards of St Lucia with historical notes.MOLLOYL016447 £32
MOORE J.C. The Life of Lieutenant General Sir John Moore, K.B. John Murray, London. 1834. 2 vols. viii + 319 + viii + 414pp + engraved frontispiece. 1st ed., 8vo. Water stain affecting frontispiece otherwise fine in very fine late C19th half calf with decorated spine. Moore became Governor of St Lucia after the conquest of that island in 1796 and this work includes 63pp on his time in the West Indies.MOOREJC016325 £240
PATON W.A. Down the islands. A voyage to the Caribbees. London. 1888. xiii + 301 large pp + plates. Fine in original maroon cloth. Fine descriptions of many of the islands illustrated by photos and very attractive engraved views. Much on Antigua, Barbados, Martinique, St Kitts and St Lucia. A classic early work on the Caribbean. Cundall 2357.PATONWA018764 £80
ST LUCIA Copies of Memorials and representations of the Council and inhabitants, regarding expenditure of the Colony of St Lucia, addressed to Lord Viscount Goderich, and copies of despatches in reply to the above. H.M.S.O. 1832. 15pp. Folio. Clean in paper covers. Suggestions to improve the state of finances on the island which were causing hardship to the planters.STLUCIA016954 £36
ST LUCIA Report on the blue book for 1888. H.M.S.O. 1889. 18pp. Fine in paper covers. Reports from different government departments.STLUCIA011651 £12
ST LUCIA Report for 1900. H.M.S.O. 1901. 16pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. Reports and statistical information from government departments on the economic state of the colony. STLUCIA012740 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1901. H.M.S.O. 1903. 26pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. STLUCIA012741 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1902. H.M.S.O. 1903. 34pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. STLUCIA012742 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1903. H.M.S.O. 1904. 33pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. STLUCIA012743 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1904. H.M.S.O. 1906. 30pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. Blow to the island following the decision to remove the military base.STLUCIA012744 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1905. H.M.S.O. 1906. 36pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. Castries abandoned as a fortified port.STLUCIA012745 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1906-7. H.M.S.O. 1908. 29pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Small library h/s on title page. STLUCIA012503 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1907. H.M.S.O. 1908. 26pp + map. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Small library h/s on title page. STLUCIA012504 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1908. H.M.S.O. 1909. 19pp + map. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. Efforts to eradicate malaria and introduce donkeys to carry heavy loads instead of the current method of employing women and children.STLUCIA012748 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1910. H.M.S.O. 1912. 25pp + map. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. STLUCIA012750 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1911-12. H.M.S.O. 1913. 21pp + map. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. STLUCIA012751 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1912-13. H.M.S.O. 1914. 19pp + map. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. Establishment of Govt. lime juice factory.STLUCIA012752 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1913-14. H.M.S.O. 1915. 21pp + map. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. STLUCIA012753 £8
ST LUCIA Report for 1915-6. H.M.S.O. 1917. 14pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Scarce large paper edition. STLUCIA012755 £8
ST LUCIA Leaflet of descriptive literature regarding St Lucia for the information of intending settlers. St Lucia. 1920 (circa). 14pp. Fine in paper covers. Notes on the island.STLUCIA008964 £15
ST LUCIA Report for 1963 and 1964. H.M.S.O. 1967. 82pp + folding map and photo plates. 1st ed., ex libre with some small h/s's otherwise clean in card covers. Reports and statistical information from the various government departments on the economic state of the colony. STLUCIA012613 £8
STARK J.H. Stark's history and guide to Barbados and the Caribbee Islands, containing a description of everything on or about these islands of which the visitor or resident may desire information, including their history, inhabitants, climate, agriculture, geology, government and resources. Boston. 1893. 224pp + plates, folding maps and ads. 1st ed. Very fine in clean pictorial cloth. Contains fine engravings and photo views of the islands. Mostly on Barbados, but a little on St Kitts Nevis, Antigua, Montserrat, Martinique and St Lucia.STARKJH017242 £95
WILLYAMS C. An account of the campaign in the West Indies, in the year 1794, under the command of their excellencies Lieut. General Sir Charles Grey, K.B. and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B. commanders in chief in the West Indies; with the reduction of the islands of Martinique, St Lucia, Guadeloupe, Marigalante, Desiada, &c. and the events that followed those unparrelled successes, and caused the loss of Guadeloupe. London, printed by T. Bensley for G. Nicol. 1796. 149 + [5] + 62 large pp + plan of Fort Bourbon in Martinique and map of the island with two aquatint engravings in text. 4to. 1st ed., few worm holes in margin only and light browning otherwise fine in orig. half calf. 9 x 11" The author was a chaplain with the British navy at the time of the occurrence of the events described. Rare. Note this edition does not include the full page acquatint plates. It is printed in a smaller size font and has much smaller margins than the other edition.WILLYAMS013317 £650