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réf. 709804to. 2-pages approximately 250 words in part: "the idea of moving there from Phila. Has taken such a hold on my mind that I merely wanted your advice . the stagnation of Business here induced me to apply to you . I once more trouble you requesting your opinion." McCalmont 1765-1838 was co-owner of plantations in Demarara and one of the largest enslavers there; Demarara was a colony of the Dutch West India Company or the Netherlands 1745-1815 when it became a British colony Old fold lines but very good. unknown
1974réf. 84941Georgetown Guyana: Sheik Sadeek 1974. First Edition. Slim octavo 20.25cm; mimeographed sheets stapled into pictorial card wrappers; ii381pp. Inscribed by the author on the title page to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez: "For my friend R. Marquez / With the compliments of Sheik S. / Hope you find something suitable / 21.8.79" Light wear gentle sunning to spine; Near Fine. Self-published volume by the noted Guyanese poet and author gathering six short works published between 1949-1972 most centered around Guyanese daily life and written in the local patois. A nice association copy inscribed to Marquez who at the time was founder and editor of the journal Caliban: A Journal of New World Thought and Writing. Uncommon; OCLC notes 11 holdings. 84941. Sheik Sadeek unknown
1978réf. 84949Georgetown Guyana: S.i. 1978. First Edition. Octavo 21cm; printed manila card wrappers; text is mimeographed with author's name and title hand-written in ink on the spine; ii78-10414pp. This copy is from the library of to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez with his ink name and date 8/79 on upper front endpaper. Seymour has inscribed this copy to him and mis-dated it on the half-title page: "For Roberto from AJ / with admiration affection / Aug 5. 1969." This was Marquez's working copy showing numerous passages marked over several readings showing extensive interaction with the text. Wrappers are edgeworn dust-soiled with a few small adhesive marks to same; Very Good. "This is a pioneering literary work. It is a distillation of my personal development as critic and editor in Guyana over several decades and it gathers within two covers what I may describe as a guide to as well as a survey of major forms of creative writing in the Guyana experience" from the preface. 84949. S.i. unknown
1978réf. 84948Georgetown Guyana: Labour Advocate Printery 1978. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 20.5cm; bright orange card wrappers with titles printed in black on front cover; xii1053pp. Inscribed by Seymour on the title page to Puerto Rican editor translator and literary critic Roberto Marquez: "For Roberto Marquez / from Arthur Seymour / Jan 30. 1978 / With best wishes." Marquez has marked several passages in ink throughout the text. Hint of sunning to spine some trivial wear to extremities; Very Good. Collection of verse by the Guyanese poet capturing memories of his visits to various places Bonafoux Hato Rey Brasilia Rome Gibbs St. Peter and touching on themes of love the national ethos Black consciousness and the "philosophical quest for the underlying and varied meanings of the various moods that come upon us all" from the introduction. 84948. Labour Advocate Printery unknown
1925réf. 810841925. Manuscript report on on the recto sides only of 15pp of lined notepaper to the secretaries of a combined mining venture based out of Number 8 Old Jewry London. A few small dogears and creases some age toning of the paper and the fact that it's written in pencil make it a little tricky to decipher at times although a partial transcript is included from a previous collector. A very good A hand-written preliminary report which nevertheless contains a wealth of logistical and local detail regarding the business of pitching camp supply lines sickness boring results and assay findings depths propected gravel assessments depth of survey records etc. Comments regarding the local labor supply place the whole exploit firmly into the realm of exploitation with phrasing like ".the riff-raff of coastal negroes who are unstable - lazy and contemptuous of authority." A fascinating and ephemeral piece of industrial colonial history. Wray himself seems to have been a widely traveled mining surveyor with some of his recorded work being not only across Africa but also the Koorboora mining region of Queensland Australia among others. unknown
réf. #[34004]Diss. Leiden rechtsgeleerdheid 30-11-1835 ; 6 56 p. l Opdracht aan oom Alexander Ferrier. unknown
réf. #[32129]Diss. Leiden rechtsgeleerdheid 30-11-1835 ; 6 38 2 p. l Opdracht aan Petrus J. le Jolle. unknown
réf. 33971Diss. Leiden rechtsgeleerdheid 30-6-1831 ; 8 75 p. unknown
1932réf. HALL510223Paperback. 1932. 44 to 224pp plates & maps card covers London 1932-1961. Very good ex-library copies. . paperback
1799réf. 30444Londres no printer 1799. Near cont. hcloth. A little rubbed. 6IV183 pp. Engraved portrait of Barthelemy. Halftitle and portrait loose. Halftitle soiled and browned. Large copy but slightly browned. At end a part of another work withbound. There exists different print bearing the same year 1799 A second edition was issued also in 1799. - Sabin: 67627. hardcover
1824réf. 54352Amsterdam Gerard Hulst van Keulen 1824. Contemp. hcloth. Stamp on title-page. IV251 pp. A few scattered brownspots. hardcover
1820réf. 43738London John Murray 1820. Wirhout wrappers as ectracted from "The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts. The Royal Institution of Great Britain" vol. VIII a. IX. Pp. 260-287 a. pp. 1-32 a. 1 folded engraved map 20x25 cm. "Map of the Missions of the Caroni". unknown
réf. 6459Cayenne French Guiana 17 June 1837. 11 x 7 inches one small hole occasional light stains only. Cayenne a seaport and the capital of French Guiana became a penal settlement for politicial offenders. unknown
réf. DADAX1343900697Arkose Press 2015-10-03. hardcover. New. 6.14x1.75x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Arkose Press hardcover
1799réf. 311123London: printed for J. Wright 1799. First English edition. 4 215 pp. 8vo. Contemporary sprinkled calf morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Some rubbing to binding small split to front joint minor marginal worming at beginning. First English edition. 4 215 pp. 8vo. Narrative of the exile of several French revolutionaries to the penal colony of Cayenne in Guiana giving account of travel in the colony and of the voyage residence and escape. Sabin 67630 printed for J. Wright unknown
réf. 216661Amsterdam: Blaeu n.d. With contemporary coloring. Large Cartouche hand-colored upper rigt "Guiana sive Amazonum Regio." Signed "Guiljelmus Blaew" lower right. 1 vols. 15-3/4 x 20 inches. Mounted and framed. With contemporary coloring. Large Cartouche hand-colored upper rigt "Guiana sive Amazonum Regio." Signed "Guiljelmus Blaew" lower right. 1 vols. 15-3/4 x 20 inches. Blaeu unknown
1837réf. 2252821837. Watercolor on paper. 19 x 26 cm. 7-1/2 x 10-1/4 inches. Matted. Watercolor on paper. 19 x 26 cm. 7-1/2 x 10-1/4 inches. Adriaan David van der Gon Netscher was a member of the Netscher family a Dutch military family that traces its heritage back to the 1600s. Adriaan David was a naval officer honorably discharged in 1848 and a member of the Court of Police in British Guyana where he painted this striking little watercolor of the Public Building. unknown
réf. #[13617]Amsterdam Isaac Tirion ca. 1760. Engraved map contemporary coloured by hand with a large inset plan of the fortified town and castle to the upper right corner. Ca. 39 x 43 cm. A fine detailed map of Cayenne with many locations identified per key: sugar and coffee works indigo plantations the locations of native villages and a farmstead. An inset plan depicts the plan of the city with the cathedral parade ground Jesuit college hospital and the fortress. The region was not colonized until 1604 when the French founded their first settlement. It was soon destroyed by the Portuguese but the French colonists returned in 1643 and founded Cayenne. They were forced to leave once more following the attacks by the local Indigenous population. In 1664 France finally established a permanent settlement at Cayenne. Over the next decade the colony changed hands between the French Dutch 1658-1664 and 1676 and English before being restored to France. It was used as a French penal colony from 1854 to 1938. Koeman AN III Tir4. unknown
2000réf. __0850925770Commonwealth Secretariat 2000. Paperback. New. 289 pages. 9.50x6.00x0.75 inches. Commonwealth Secretariat paperback
réf. B9781019938461Hardback. New. hardcover
1857réf. 030220New York City NY: J.H. Colton & Co. 1857. Hand-colored map; with decorative border. Separate text sheets with Brazil and Guyana demographic details. Map printed for use in Colton's uncommon Advertising Atlas of America 1857; American companies used the publication of this atlas as an advertising vehicle to promote their businesses. The atlas made use of the same maps used in the 1855 printing with many of them having that imprint date. Richard Swainson Fisher authored the accompanying geographical statistical and historical descriptions. Approx. 15" x 18 1/2" overall size. A little edge-toning to the paper; faint old discoloration at right margin. In good condition. Note: Shipped rolled for safety. . Map. Good. J.H. Colton & Co.
2026réf. LRB1015210Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 792 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1909. Detailed handbook on British Guiana presenting general and statistical information about the colony in the early twentieth century. An important reference for the study of colonial administration geography economy population trade and public institutions with the practical and documentary character typical of official handbooks of the period. Of particular interest to historians of the British Empire Guyana and colonial-era statistical reporting. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB52624Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 607 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1909. of the 1909 edition of this detailed handbook on British Guiana offering general and statistical information concerning the colony. A useful reference for researchers collectors and readers interested in colonial history administration geography economy and social conditions at the beginning of the twentieth century. This is a modern reproduction not an original period copy; illustrations and text are reproduced from the original source. Non-contractual images. of the 1909 edition of this detailed handbook on British Guiana offering general and statistical information concerning the colony. A useful reference for researchers collectors and readers interested in colonial history administration geography economy and social conditions at the beginning of the twentieth century. This is a modern reproduction not an original period copy; illustrations and text are reproduced from the original source. Non-contractual images. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB50007963Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 690 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1888. Text in English. This reprint provides a comprehensive supplement to "The magisterial law of British Guiana" 1877 covering all new enactments in both criminal and civil law of the colony up to 1888. It includes detailed notes reports of court decisions and a combined index for both works along with a chronological table of ordinances. The text offers valuable insights into the legal framework and judicial practices of British Guiana during this period. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1997réf. __0915279460Missouri Botanical Garden Press 1997. Hardcover. New. 792 pages. 10.60x7.60x2.20 inches. Missouri Botanical Garden Press hardcover