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Owen T. Bulkeley - The Lesser Antilles. A Guide for Settlers in the British West Indies, and Tourist&Apos;S Companion

 1569071749,
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1889. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition guide to life in the British West Indies, richly illustrated and in a decorative binding. Located in the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles was occupied by British forces in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Written by Owen T. Bulkeley (1851-1919), the London agent for those seeking to settle in or travel to the West Indies.In the publisher's original decorative boards.A first edition.Bound with thirty pages of publisher's advertisements. Richly illustrated with engravings, as well as five folding plates and maps.A scarce copy of this work. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Externally a trifle worn, with the joints of the spine rather cracked and rubbed, and the extremities also a little bumped. Internally, generally firmly bound; front endpaper is a little torn along the binding. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
GBP 225.00 [Appr.: EURO 258.5 US$ 303.71 | JP¥ 44623] Book number 776R6

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