The English in the West Indies, or the Bow of Ulysses

Author(s): Froude, James Anthony

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	Good
Dust Jacket:	No
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	Longmans, Green and Co
Publication Year:	1888
Publication Place:	London, UK
Book ID:	017840
Catalogue(s):	History - British ◇ History - General

First edition, second printing. 328pp, 16pp, with black and white engraved illustrations based on the author's own sketches. In pictorial cloth-covered boards. Decorative endpapers. 12mo. Boards a little rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, a little sunned over spine, small white mark on front panel and a few scattered black (ink?) marks on rear panel. Endpapers a little toned, front hinge cracked, with previous owner's name on front free endpaper. There are some pencils notes on blank pages and contents page explaining the origins of the book and one reader's reaction to it. Provides a somewhat one sided history and description of Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago, Cuba, Dominica, St Vincent, etc.

Keywords:

West Indies British Empire Jamaica Trinidad Tobago Cuba