AN ACCOUNT OF JAMAICA, AND ITS INHABITANTS. By a Gentleman Long Resident in the West Indies
[Stewart, John]
Published by Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London, 1808
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xii,305pp. plus 16,[2]pp. of publisher's advertisements dated 1810. Contemporary paper-covered boards, rebacked with modern matching paper, spine gilt. Boards worn at the edges. Contemporary ownership signature on front free endpaper. Scattered foxing and soiling. Good. Untrimmed. John Stewart lived on Jamaica for twenty-one years, and he presents here a thorough description of the island, its government, laws, religion, climate, soil, the earthquakes to which it is susceptible, the military situation on the island, its vegetation and animals, towns and villages, the planter class, and its native and mixed- race populations. Much of the interest in this text has to do with his assessment of the slaves on the island. He asserts that the condition of slaves has greatly improved, and that Jamaicans were being unfairly criticized due to past conditions. "He gives good accounts of the various social and professional groups there, the interests and work of each, and details of town and planter life. The pictures drawn are rather uncomplimentary to the proprietors and to the Established Church, with the result that the book stirred up great wrath locally" - Ragatz. SABIN 35557. RAGATZ, p.234. CUNDALL 285. Seller Inventory # WRCAM48409
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Title: AN ACCOUNT OF JAMAICA, AND ITS INHABITANTS. ...
Publisher: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London
Publication Date: 1808
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An account of Jamaica, and its inhabitants. By a gentleman, long resident in the West Indies. Volume c.1 1809 [Leather Bound]
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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 222. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1809 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume c.1 Language: English Pages: 222 Volume c.1. Seller Inventory # LB100154555940
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AN ACCOUNT OF JAMAICA, AND ITS INHABITANTS. By a Gentleman Long Resident in the West Indies.
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London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808., 1808
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John Stewart lived on Jamaica for twenty-one years, and he presents here a thorough description of the island, its government, laws, religion, climate, soil, the earthquakes to which it is susceptible, the military situation on the island, its vegetation and animals, towns and villages, the planter class, and its native and mixed-race populations. Much of the interest in this text has to do with his assessment of the slaves on the island. He asserts that the condition of slaves has greatly improved, and that Jamaicans were being unfairly criticized due to past conditions. "He gives good accounts of the various social and professional groups there, the interests and work of each, and details of town and planter life. The pictures drawn are rather uncomplimentary to the proprietors and to the Established Church, with the result that the book stirred up great wrath locally" - Ragatz. SABIN 35557. RAGATZ, p.234. CUNDALL 285. Contemporary paper-covered boards, rebacked with modern matching paper, spine gilt. Boards worn at the edges. Contemporary ownership signature on front free endpaper. Scattered foxing and soiling. Good. Untrimmed. Seller Inventory # 48409
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