DANA, Arnold Guyot – Porto Rico’s Case: Outcome of American Sovereignty, 1898-1924, 1925-1928: Popular Estimate of Conditions Shown to Be Based on Misinformation. Prompt Measures Needed. Island Viewed as Making Brave Fight against Handicaps without Real Help. (New Haven, CT: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co) 64 pages 23 cm pamph, 1928. Colonial administration. Economics. Development planning. Puerto Rico. Written “to secure justice for a suffering people.” By a retired US statistician. LOC, Viv

 

DANA, James Dwight - Corals and Coral Islands. (New York: Dodd, Mead, & Co) 398 pages, col frontis, ills, plates, 1 folding map, 1872; (ibidem) 1875; (ibidem) 440 pages, 1890 3rd ed. Geology. Coral reefs. Bahamas. By a geologist (1813-1895). Cu.W, LOC

 

DANA, Richard Henry – [See: DANA Jr]

 

DANA Jr, Richard Henry - Diary of a Spring Holiday in Cuba. A Vacation Voyage. (Boston) 228, xvi pages hb, 1859 1st ed; (London) 226,xvi pages hb, 1859. Travel. Descriptive. Cuba. A cruise narrative. The same as his "To Cuba and Back." Both issues scarce. Cu.W

 

DANA Jr, Richard Henry - To Cuba and Back: A Vacation Voyage. (Boston: Ticknor & Fields) 288 pages 12mo hb, 1859; (London: Smith Elder) xii,256 pages 8vo, 1859; (Boston) 1875; (London: Smith & Elder) 268 pages post 8vo hb, 1859; (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co) viii,288 pages, 1881; (Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois UP, Publication No 16, Edited and with an Introduction by C Harvey Gardiner) xvi,138 pages hb, dj, 1966; (Irvine, CA: Reprint Services, Notable American Authors Series) 288 pages hb, 1992 facs ed. Travel. Descriptive. Cuba. A cruise narrative. 1st edition scarce. Bay, BL, Bow, Chi, Cu.W, Gos, LOC, Sab 18447, Stu

 

DANA Jr, Richard Henry - [US writer and lawyer (1815-82)]

 

DANCE, Charles Daniel - Chapters from a Guianese Log-Book; or the Folk-lore and Scenes of Sea-coast and River Life in British Guiana. Company Sketches of Indian Boviander and Negro Life, Habits, Customs and Legendary Tales, with Historic Notes, Political and Natural . . . (Georgetown: The Royal Gazette Establishment) viii,360 pages hb, 1881. Descriptive. Amerindians. Guyana. By a British missionary to Guyana and Venezuela. Very scarce. Cu.W, Pri, RES

 

DANCE, Daryl Cumber - Folklore from Contemporary Jamaicans. (Knoxville: U of Tennessee P) xxv,229 pages 23 cm pb, ills, [16] pages of plates, maps, biblio, index, 1985 1st ed; (ibidem) 229 pages pb, ills, plates, maps, biblio, index, 1988; (ibidem) 229 pages pb, ills, plates, maps, biblio, index, 1992. Folklore. Jamaica. An anthology. BL, Bow, Gos, LOC

 

DANCE, Daryl Cumber - New World Adams: Conversations with Contemporary West Indian Writers. (Leeds: Peepal Tree Books) 287 pages 22 cm pb, 22 ills, index, 1992. Literary criticism. Caribbean area. A collection of interviews with 25 major writers. BL, Bow, Whi

 

DANCE, Daryl Cumber - [US academic and author; professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth U in Richmond, Virginia. Web page.]

 

DANCE, Daryl Cumber, ed - Fifty Caribbean Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. (New York and Westport and London: Greenwood P) 530 pages hb, dj, 1986. Literature. Caribbean area. A bibliography. A biography. BL, Bow, Gos, LOC, My.D, My.R

 

DANCER, Thomas – Another Rowland for an Oliver. (Kingston) 8 pages pamph, 1809. Health. Plantations. Rowland. Oliver. Jamaica. Another defence of his “Medical Assistant . . . “ Exceptionally scarce. LOC

 

DANCER, Thomas – A Brief History of the Late Expedition against Fort San Juan so far as it relates to the Diseases of the Troops; together with some observations on climate, infection and contagion; and several of the endemial complaints of the West Indies. (Kingston: D Douglass & W Aikman) 63 pages 4to pamph, 1781. Health. Military. Troops. Diseases. Fort San Juan. Caribbean area. Rare. BL, Cu.J, Rag, Sab 18459

 

DANCER, Thomas – Catalogue of Plants, Exotic and Indigenous in the Botanical Garden, Jamaica. (St Jago de la Vega: Alexander Aikman) 16 pages 4to pamph, 1792. Botany. Horticulture. Botanic gardens. Bath Gardens. Jamaica. Includes names of persons and dates of introduction. Rare. Cu.J, Rag, Sab 18460

 

DANCER, Thomas – The Medical Assistant; or Jamaica Practice of Physic: Designed Chiefly for the Use of Families and Plantations. (Kingston: Alexander Aikman) vi,384 pages 4to, 1801 1st ed; (St Jago de la Vega) 4to, portrait, 1809 2nd ed. Health. Plantations. Jamaica. A standard reference found on estates in the 19th century. 1st edition exceptionally scarce; 2nd edition very scarce. Rag, Sab 18460

 

DANCER, Thomas – More Extracts from the Critical Review, etc, in Answer to those Made by Dr Grant. (sl: sn) 8 pages pamph, 1808. Health. Yellow fever. David Grant. Jamaica. A criticism of Grant’s “Essay on the Yellow Fever . . . “ Exceptionally scarce. LOC

 

DANCER, Thomas – The Replier Replied To; or, Strictures on Dr Grant's Answer to the Strictures of Dr Dancer. (Kingston) pamph, 1805. Health. Yellow fever. David Grant. Jamaica. Part of a criticism of Grant's "Essay on the Yellow Fever . . ." Exceptionally scarce. Rag

 

DANCER, Thomas – A Rowland for an Oliver; or, a Jamaica Review of the Edinburgh Review. (St Jago de la Vega: Printed by John Lunan) 13 pages 8vo pamph, 1809. Health. Rowland. Oliver. Jamaica. A defence of his "Medical Assistant . . ." in reply to an anonymous review by one Fitzgerald, an apothecary’s assistant, published in the ‘Royal Gazette of Jamaica,’ and there wrongly said to be reprinted from the ‘Edinburgh Review.’ Exceptionally scarce. BL, LOC, Rag

 

DANCER, Thomas – A Short Dissertation on the Jamaica Bath Waters, to which is prefixed an introduction concerning Mineral Waters in general: shewing the Methods of examining them and ascertaining their Contents. (Kingston: D Douglass & Alexander Aikman) xx,96 pages 8vo pamph, 1784. Health. Bath waters. Jamaica. Exceptionally scarce. BL, Cu.J, Rag

 

DANCER, Thomas – Some Observations Respecting the Botanical Garden. (Kingston: Printed at His Majesty’s Printing Office) 8 pages 8vo pamph, 1804. Botany. Botanical gardens. Jamaica. He subsequently resigned his position as "island botanist" in Jamaica when these proposals were not accepted. Exceptionally scarce. BL, LOC

 

DANCER, Thomas – Strictures on Dr Grant’s Essay on Yellow Fever. (London: Murray & Highbey) 35 pages pamph, 1802. Health. Yellow fever. David Grant. Jamaica. A criticism of Grant’s “Essay on the Yellow Fever . . . . Very scarce. LOC

 

DANCER, Thomas – Strictures on Dr Grant’s Latin Edition of his Essay on Yellow Fever. (Kingston: Printed for EC Bennett & Family) 24 pages pamph, 1806. Health. Yellow fever. David Grant. Jamaica. A criticism of Grant’s “Essay on Yellow Fever. . . “ Exceptionally scarce. LOC

 

DANCER, Thomas – [British colonial physician and botanist (ca 1755-1811); island botanist of Jamaica. DNB.]

 

DANFORTH, Stuart Taylor - The Birds of Saint Lucia. (Río Piedras: U of Puerto Rico) 129 pages, col frontis, 1935. Wildlife. Ornithology. St Lucia. The first account of the birds of any of the Lesser Antilles. By a US ornithologist (1900-?). Scarce. LOC, Mom

 

The Dangers of the Country . . . [See: J Stephen]

 

DANIEL, CB, and R MAHRAJ – Tropical Cyclones Affecting Trinidad and Tobago, 1725-1986. (sl [Port-of-Spain]: Meteorological Division) 32 pages 21 cm pamph, maps, biblio, [1987]. Meteorology. Hurricanes. Trinidad. Tobago. LOC

 

DANIEL, Edward Walley - West Indian Histories. (London: Thomas Nelson & Sons) 3 vols, 8vo hb, 1936. History. Education. Caribbean area. A secondary school textbook. Bar, BL

 

DANIEL, JRK - Geomorphology of Guyana: An Integrated Study of Natural Environments. (Georgetown) 72 pages pamph, 1984. Geology. Geomorphology. Guyana

 

DANIEL, JW, and RDE YEARWOOD, and Donald B LOUISY - Report of the Technical Committee to Consider Government's Proposals to Sugar Manufacturers Ltd on Restructuring the Sugar Industry at Roseau. (Castries: Ministry of Trade & Industry) 9 pages pamph, 1964. Agriculture. Sugar. Dominica. An official government report. Mom

 

DANIEL, James, and John C HUBBELL - Strike in the West: The Complete Story of the Cuban Crisis. (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston) 180 pages hb, 1963. International relations. Missile Crisis. Cuba. Bay, LOC, Tra

 

DANIEL, Joyce, and Bill GRACE, comp – Directory of Artists in Barbados. (Collymore Rock: Cedar P) 37 pages pamph, 1984. Descriptive. Visual arts. Barbados. A directory. Contains information on 40 artists. Pot

 

DANIEL, Theresa - Against the Odds: The Political Path of Ivy Joshua. (Kingstown: Project Promotion) 39 pages pamph, 1992. Descriptive. Politics. Ivy Joshua. St Vincent. A biography. LOC

 

DANIEL, Thomas – A Letter to His Grace the Archbishop of Newcastle, on West Indian Affairs, Called Forth by the Misrepresentations of the Anti-Slavery Committee. (London: Charles Skipper) 36 pages 8vo pamph, 1854; (Lester: Printed by Charles Skipper & East) 36 pages 8vo pamph, 1854. Colonial administration. Slavery. Archbishop of Newcastle. Caribbean area.  A reply to “Sugar, Slavery and Emancipation . . .” Refutes the allegation that the WI planters are the sole cause of their distress by destroying their produce. By the President of the Council of Dominica. See also: “Examination of Polinaire . . .” Both issues very scarce. BL

 

DANIEL, William Wentworth – Racial Discrimination in England. (Harmondsworth, UK and Baltimore, MA: Penguin Books) 251,18 pages 8vo, ills, 1968. Sociology. Race relations. Discrimination. Migration. Britain. Caribbean area. By a sociologist (1938-). BL, Bra, Com, LOC

 

DANIEL, Yvonne - Rumba: Dance and Social Change in Contemporary Cuba. (Bloomington, IN: Indiana UP, Blacks in the Diaspora Series) 224 pages hb, ills, 1995; (ibidem) 224 pages pb, ills, 1995. Descriptive. Performing arts. Dance. Rumba. Cuba. By a US academic (1940-); professor of dance and Afro-American studies at Smith College. Web page. Bow, LOC

 

DANIELS, Edward S - Extracts from the Various Records Regarding the Early Settlement of Jews in the Island of Barbados. (Bridgetown: Privately printed) 8 pages pamph, 1899. Religion. Judaica. Barbados. Exceptionally scarce. Cu.W, Han

 

DANIELSON, Anders – Economic Surplus: Theory, Measurement, Application. (Westport, CT: Praeger) x,151 pages, biblio, 1994. Economics. Finance. Jamaica. BL, LOC

 

DANIELSON, Anders – The Political Economy of Development Finance: Public Sector Expansion and Economic Development in Jamaica. (Boulder, CO: Westview P) 208 pages pb, 1992. Economics. Finance. Jamaica. BL, Bow, LOC, Whi

 

DANIELSON, Anders – [Swedish economist (1957-); professor of economics at the U of Lund in Sweden. Web page. LOC.]

 

DANIELSON, Ross – [See: Roswell S Danielson]

 

DANIELSON, Roswell S - Cuban Medicine. (New York and New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books) 247 pages hb, biblio, [ca 1979]. Health. Medicine. Cuba. Chi, Gos, Stu, Whi

 

DANIEN, Elin C, and Robert SHARER – New Theories on the Ancient Maya. (Philadelphia: U of Pennsylvania, U Museum, U Museum Symposium Series, Vol 3) 340 pages, maps, biblio, 1992. Archaeology. Mayas. Belize. A collection of conference papers. Wri

 

DANKS, FS - Notes on British Guiana Timbers. (Georgetown: Daily Chronicle) 28 pages pamph, 1945. Forestry. Timbers. Guyana. Scarce. Co.C, Com

 

DANN, Graham MS - The Barbadian Male: Sexual Attitudes and Practice. (London: Macmillan Caribbean) [224] pages pb, biblio, index, 1987. Sociology. Fertility. Family planning. Gender studies. Men. Males. Barbados. Explores the problems of inadequate socialization with respect to family, church, and school. BL, Gos, LOC, Pot

 

DANN, Graham MS - Patterns of Drinking in Barbados. (Bridgetown: Cedar P) xiv,157 pages 22cm, 119 tables, biblio, 1980. Health. Alcoholism. Drinking. Barbados. A report of an island-wide random sample of 437 residents. BL, Car, LOC, Pot

 

DANN, Graham MS - The Quality of Life in Barbados. (London and Basingstoke: Macmillan Caribbean) xiv,290 pages 22cm pb, 1 form, 2 maps, biblio, index, 1984. Sociology. Social classes. Barbados. A detailed overview of the contemporary social structure of Barbados. A useful introduction to the island. BL, Gos, LOC, Pot

 

DANN, Graham MS - [British academic; professor of tourism at Luton U in the UK. Web page.]

 

DANN, Graham MS, ed - Everyday Life in Barbados: A Sociological Perspective. (The Hague: Smits. Leiden: RILA) 190 pages 24 cm, ills, 1 map, biblio, 1976. Sociology. Barbados. Contains 7 chapters by 8 contributors. BL, Car, Gos, LOC, Pot

 

DANN, Graham MS, and Rustum SETHNA - Guide to the Tourist. (Bridgetown: Eastern Caribbean Printers) 135 pages pb, ills, 1977. Travel. Descriptive. Barbados. A guidebook for tourists. Car, LOC, W&D

 

DANNER, Mark - Beyond the Mountain: The Legacy of Duvalier. (New York: Pantheon, Random House) 1991. History. Politics. Francois Duvalier. Haiti. By a US political scientist (1958-). Web page

 

DANNETT, [Henry] - A Particular Examination of Mr Harris's "Scriptural Researches on the Licitness of the Slave Trade." (London: Printed and sold by T Payne . . . and D Prince and Cook, Oxford) x,8,146 pages 8vo, 1788. Banking. Religion. Slavery. Slave trade. Raymund Harris. Caribbean area. An abolitionist tract. Claims the Bible is opposed to slavery. Very scarce. LOC, Rag, Sab 18504

 

DANNS, Donna - The Development and Demise of the Savings Bank System in Guyana. (Georgetown: Bank of Guyana) ii,88 pages pamph, ills, 1986. Banking. Finance. Savings banks. Guyana. LOC

 

DANNS, Donna - History of the Bank of Guyana, 1865-1991. (Georgetown: Bank of Guyana) 1990. History. Banking. Finance. Bank of Guyana. Guyana

 

DANNS, Donna - [Guyanese economist.]

 

DANNS, George K - Community Health Worker: Social Factors Related to their Selection, Training and Effectiveness: a Case Study of Bush Lot Community Coryntyne Coast. (Georgetown: UG) 1982. Health. Public administration. Sociology. Community health workers. Coryntyne. Guyana

 

DANNS, George K - Domination and Power in Guyana: A Study of the Police in a Third World Context. (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books) xiii,194 pages 24 cm hb, ills, 1 map, biblio, index, 1982. Politics. Public order. Police. Guyana. Bow, Gos, LOC, New, Whi

 

DANNS, George K - Leadership, Legitimacy, and the West Indian Experience: A Rethematization of Max Weber's Typology of Domination. (Turkeyen: UG, Institute of Development Studies, No 1) 57 pages, biblio, 1978. Sociology. Politics. Leadership. Max Weber. Guyana. BL, Car, LOC

 

DANNS, George K - The Underground Economy and the State in Guyana. (Ann Arbor: U of Michigan) 1985. Economics. Politics. Guyana

 

DANNS, George K, ed – Dimensions of Social Welfare and Social Policy in Guyana. (Turkeyen: UG) 247 pages, 1990. Social welfare. Guyana. LOC

 

DANNS, George K, and Ronald HOLLINGSWORTH, ed – Ah We Society. (Georgetown: UG, Dep’t of Sociology) v,64 pages pamph, ills, 9 plates, 1990. Sociology. Guyana. LOC

 

DANNS, George K, and Lear K MATTHEWS - Communities and Development in Guyana: A Neglected Dimension in Nation Building. (Georgetown: UG) 94 pages 28 cm, 1980. Economics. Development planning. Guyana. BL

 

DANNS, George K, and B Shiw PARSAD – Domestic Violence in the Caribbean: A Guyana Case Study. (Turkeyen: UG, Women’s Studies Unit) vii,144 pages, [ca 1989]. Sociology. Law. Crime. Domestic violence. Gender studies. Guyana. LOC

 

DANTON, J Periam - Jamaica: Library Development. (Paris: UNESCO) 56 pages, 1968. Libraries. Jamaica. A technical assistance report. By a librarian (1908-?). Ing, Will

 

DAPONDES, Andrew – The Cuban Crisis and the Chinese-Indian Border War. (New York: Vantage P) 126 pages, 1969. International relations. Cold War. Missile Crisis. China. India. United States. Cuba. Chi

 

DARBOIS, Dominique – Maida: Her Life in Cuba. Written and Photographed by Dominique Darbois. (London: Chatto & Windus) [48] pages, ills, 1971. Descriptive. Gender studies. Cuba. Chi

 

DARBOIS, Dominique – Yanamale, Village of the Amazon. (London: Collins) 63 pages 4to, 64 plates, 1956. Descriptive. Amerindians. Yanamale. Guyane. French West Indies. Translated from the French by Joan Selby-Lowdnes. BL, Co.C

 

DARBOIS, Dominique – [French photographer.]

 

DARBYSHIRE, J, and I BELLAMY, and Brian JONES - Cayman Islands Natural Resources Study: Results of the Investigations into the Physical Oceanography. (London: MOD, Part III) 121 pages, 30 maps, 1976. Marine resources. Oceanography. Cayman Islands. Bo.C

 

DARK, Philip John Crosskey - Bush Negro Art: An African Art in the Americas. (London: Alec Tiranti Ltd) vi,66 pages 8vo hb, 52 b&w plates, dj, 1954; (ibidem) 54 pages, 48 plates, biblio, 1970 2nd ed; (New York: St Martin's P) 54 pages, plates, biblio, 1973. Descriptive. Visual arts. Bush Negroes. Suriname. Based on his 1950 MPhil thesis at Yale U. BL, Bro, Com, Gos, LOC, Pri

 

Dark Sugar Question: Review of the Commissioner's Report. (Georgetown) 64,vi pages, 1882. Agriculture. Sugar. Guyana. Exceptionally scarce. Cu.W, RES

 

The Darien Papers; being a Selection of Original Letters and Official Documents Relating to the Establishment of a Colony at Darien . . . [See: JH Burton]

 

DARLING, H David, and Robert S RAY - Manufacturing Occupations in Puerto Rico. (Río Piedras: U or Puerto Rico) 71 pages pamph, 1954. Economics. Manufacturing. Puerto Rico. Scarce. Bay, LOC

 

DARRELL, John Harvey - Acts of the Legislature of the Islands of Bermuda Remaining in Force at the End of the Year 1860. Compiled under the Authority of the Legislature. (New York: Baker & Godwin, Printers) vi,825 pages 8vo , 1862. Law. Statutes. Bermuda. A collection of Acts and Ordinances. By the C-J of Bermuda (1796-?). Replaced by the edition of Sir R Gray. Very scarce. BL, LOC, New, Pat, RES

 

DARTIGUE, Esther - An Outstanding Haitian, Maurice Dartigue. (New York: Vantage P) xii,349 pages, 1994. Descriptive. Maurice Dartigue. Haiti. A biography. Author (1908-?). Bow, LOC

 

DARTIGUE, Maurice - An Economic Program for Haiti: A Special Report. (Washington, DC: Institute of Inter-American Affairs, Food Supply Division) 29 pages pamph, 1948. Economics. Development planning. Haiti. By a Haitian educator and UNESCO official (1903-1983). See also above, E Dartigue. Bay, Lag

 

DASENT, John Roche - A West India Planter's Family: Its Rise and Fall. (Edinburgh: Privately printed) 88 pages, 1914. Genealogy. St Vincent. St Kitts. By a descendent of the St Vincent planter and attorney general of the same name, John Roche Dasent (1803-1832). A family study from the late 17th century to time of printing. Exceptionally scarce, only 25 copies printed

 

DASH, J Michael – Culture and Customs of Haiti. (Westport and London: Greenwood P) xvii,161 pages 25 cm, ills, [15] pages of plates, 1 map, biblio, index, 2001. Ethnography. Sociology. Culture. Customs. Haiti. BL

 

DASH, J Michael – Haiti and the United States: National Stereotypes and the Literary Imagination. (London: Macmillan Caribbean. New York: St Martin's P) xv,152 pages 22 cm hb, index, 1988; (ibidem) xvii,182 pages hb, 1997 2nd ed; (ibidem) xvii,182 pages pb, 1997. Literary criticism. Stereotypes. Haiti. BL, Gos, LOC, Whi

 

DASH, J Michael – Literature and Ideology in Haiti, 1915-1961. (New York: Barnes & Noble. London: Macmillan) xv,214 pages 23 cm hb, biblio, index, 1981. Literary criticism. Ideology. Haiti. BL, Ch.H, Gos, LOC

 

DASH, J Michael – The Other America: Caribbean Literature in a New World Context. (Charlottesville and London: UP of Virginia) xii,197 pages 24 cm hb, biblio, index, 1998; (ibidem) xii,197 pages 24 cm pb, biblio, index, 1998. Literary criticism. Caribbean area. BL

 

DASH, J Michael – The Peasant Novel in Haiti. (London: Heinemann Educational Books) 1978. Literary criticism. Peasant novels. Haiti. Car

 

DASH, J Michael – [US academic (1948-); professor at UWI; later professor of French at NYU. Web page. LOC.]

 

DASH, J Michael, and Bridget JONES, ed - Perspectives on Language and Literature: Essays in Honour of William Mailer. (Mona: UWI, Dep't of French & German) 188 pages pb, 1 portrait, 1 plate, 1985. Literary criticism. Language. William Mailer. Caribbean area. Ban, BL, LOC

 

DASH, John Sydney - Report on Trade Commission to Canada; by the Director of Agriculture. (Georgetown: Legislative Council) 25 pages pamph, 1930. Agriculture. Trade Canada. Guyana. An official government report. Scarce. RES

 

DASHIELL, HH, and SH HONAKER - Trade Financing and Exchange in Porto Rico and Haiti. (Washington, DC: Gov’t Printer, US Dep't of Commerce) ii,17 pages pamph, tables, 1929. Economics. Banking. Finance. Trade. Puerto Rico. Haiti. An official government report. LOC

 

Data Relating to the Question of Internal Self-government for Tobago. (Port-of-Spain: PNM) 66 pages 28 cm pamph, [1977]. Politics. Internal self-government. Tobago. LOC

 

DATHORNE, Oscar Ronald - Dark Ancestor: The Literature of the Black Man in the Caribbean. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP) 288 pages, 1981. Literary criticism. Race relations. Caribbean area. By a Guyanese novelist, poet and teacher (1934-); founder and director of the Association of Caribbean Studies. Web page. Dan, Gos, LOC, McD

 

DAUBRE, Paul - [See: D’AUBRE]

 

Daughters of the Nightmare: Caribbean Women. (London: Change International Reports, Women & Society) 18 pages 23 cm pamph, 1 map, [1982]. Sociology. Gender studies. Women. Caribbean area. BL

 

DAUXION-LAVAYSSE, Jean-Francois – Description of Venezuela, Trinidad, Margarita, and Tobago . . . [The title of the 1969 Negro UP edition.]

 

DAUXION-LAVAYSSE, Jean-Francois – A Statistical, Commercial and Political Description of Venezuela, Trinidad, Margarita and Tobago, containing various anecdotes and observations illustrative of the past and present state of these interesting countries; from the French of M Lavaysse: with an Introduction and Explanation Made by the Editor. (London: G&WB Whittaker) xxxii,480 pages 8vo, 1 map, 1820 1st ed; (ibidem) xliii,490 pages 8vo, 1 map, 1821 2nd ed; (Westport, CT: Negro UP, Greenwood Publishing Group) xxxix,479 pages hb, folding map, 1969 facs ed. Descriptive. History. Margarita. Trinidad. Tobago. A splendid picture of life in Trinidad from 1792-1806; adapted for the British public by having the French edition's anti-British remarks deleted. The editor’s introduction is signed “EB,” ie, Edward Blaquiere. The Negro UP edition is a reprint of the 1820 edition. 1st edition very scarce; 2nd edition scarce. BL, Ch.T, Com, Gos, LOC, Rag, RES, Sab 18674, 18675

 

DAUXION-LAVAYSSE, Jean-Francois – [French author (1770-1826).]