Buy this book on-line Stark, James H : Stark's History and Culture 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. Fully Illustrated with Maps, Engravings and Photo-PrintsJames H. Stark, Boston, MA, 1903
Inscribed to Kate Douglas Wiggin from G. [S.?] Pomeroy in black ink on front free endpaper: "Mrs. 'Kate Douglas Wiggin,' Compliments G. S. Pomeroy, Barbados, West Indies, Feb. 19th 1918." Original publisher's mustard-brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Black lettering and brown illustration of a windmill for grinding cane printed on front cover. 5" x 7 1/2." 197 pages, complete. Many black-and-white in-text illustrations, plates, and maps, complete. Alphabetical Index to Illustrations in front. Sixteen additional pages of advertisements in back, some of which have black-and-white illustrations. Pages are very clean and intact except for light age toning, a few pages being loosened from the binding, minimal tape repair along the gutter on a few leaves, and another former owner's inscription in black ink on front free endpaper. Covers are very clean and intact except for slight wear to extremities and light to moderate loosening to the binding. A Very Good copy. A guidebook describing Barbados and other Caribbean islands by James H. Stark(1847-1919), a British-American author perhaps best-known for his travel books about Bermuda and the British West Indies. Contents are listed as follows: "The Voyage to Santa Cruize," "St. Kitts and Nevis," "Nevis, Antigua and Montserrat," "Guadaloupe and Dominica," "Martinique and St. Lucia," "Barbados, Its First Appearance, Early History," "Civil War in Barbados," "Wars with France, Abolition of Slavery," "Inhabitants, Whites, Colored, and Negroes," "Barbados as a Health Resort, Amusements and Recreation," "Seaside Resorts, the Crane and Bathsheba, Rambles in Scotland Hills," "Caves and Ravines," "Oistin's Bay, Christ Church, Remarkable Occurrence," "Hackelton's Cliff, St. John's Church, Paleologus, Indian Antiquities," "Agriculture and Industries," "Religion and Education," "The Geology of Barbados," "Washington's Visit to Barbados, Barbadian Hospitality," and "The Future of Barbados and the Caribbee Islands." The ads in back are for Caribbean businesses and services such as the Marine Hotel (Barbados), Queen's Park Hotel (Trinidad), Spring Hill Hotel (Jamaica), Princess Hotel (Bermuda), Hamilton Hotel (Bermuda), St. George's Hotel (Bermuda), and various cruise lines. The additional inscription by another former owner on front free endpaper reads, "Given to Sara B. Wells by Miss Sara Archibald Smith, May 14 [or 24], 1926.". Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Stark, James H : Stark's History and Culture 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. Fully Illustrated with Maps, Engravings and Photo-Prints. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, out-of-print books, first editions, livres d'occasion and antiquarian books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |