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Agassiz G R. Letters and Recollections of Alexander Agassiz. 1913. pp454. $110. Includes the Bermuda work. Houghton Mifflin, N Y |
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American Geographical Society. Joseph.1956. $75. Bermuda, around the world program. pp56. A tourist guide. Doubleday. N Y |
Amos, Eric. A Guide to the Birds of Bermuda.1991 pp 206 Warwick: Corncrake. $70 An exhaustive guide. |
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Andrews. The
Colonial Background of the American Revolution. 1924. $150. |
Andrews. The Colonial Period of American History. The Settlements. 1935. 4 vols. Pulitzer prize 1935. $300. Important resource book on Bermuda. Yale University Press, New Haven. |
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Antiques Magazine. August 1978. pp180. $60. Extensive Bermuda coverage with pictures. |
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Arton, Mary. Trade and Commerce in Bermuda 1515-1839; Old Sea Captain’s, Tales. Hamilton, Bermuda, pp 120, printed by Island Press Ltd. 1965. $60 |
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Aspen. A History of Bermuda and its Money. 1979. Signed by the author, a presentation copy. pp120. Wm.T Cooke Publishing. Devon, Pa. $120. |
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Aspinall. A Pocket Guide to the West Indies and Bermuda. 1907. pp316. Stanford, London. $125. |
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Baldwin. Airmails of Bermuda. 1967. pp32. A philatelic study. F J Field, Sutton Coldfield, England. $75. |
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Baldwin. The Days of Buck and Lynk.1964. pp34. A Tale of Old Bermuda. Signed first edition. Island Press, Bermuda. $80. |
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Bannerman, Jane Campbell. Bermuda as seen by the author. 1976? pp30. A book of sketches. Published probably in Hamilton. $60. |
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Baron. Your Guide to Bermuda. 1965. pp234. Redman, London. $65. |
Barrows. Let's Fly to Bermuda.1942. pp62. Children's illustrated book. Whitman, Chicago $125. |
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Bean, Tarleton Hoffman. A Catologue of the Fishes of Bermudawith notes on a collection made in 1905 for the Field Museum. pp 89 1905 A substantial catalogue. Soft binding. $100 |
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Beebe. Adventuring with Beebe. 1955. pp283. Selections from Beebe's writings. Duell, Sloan and Pearce. N Y $85. |
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Beebe . Arcturus Adventure. 1926. This early work of the author contains a chapter on Bermuda. pp 431. Putnam for the N Y Zoological Soc. N Y. $85. |
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Beebe. Half A Mile Down. 1935. pp344. An account of the dives off Nonsuch Island, Bermuda in the Bathysphere and of what was observed. $125 - $175.Harcourt Brace, N Y |
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Beebe. Half A Mile Down. German first edition. 1935. pp256. Blockhaus, Leipzig. $125. |
Beebe. Nonsuch, Land of Water. 1932. pp259. A zoologist's observations in Bermuda with particular stress on birds and fish. $90 - $120.Harcourt Brace, N Y. |
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Beebe and Tee-Van. Field book of the Shore Fishes of Bermuda. 1933. Beautifully illustrated. pp337. First edition. Putman, N Y $80 - $200various edditions. |
Bell. Beautiful Bermuda. 1911. Hardback edition of this informative guide book. Full of plans and photographs. pp216. Bell Publishing, N Y and Bermuda. $130. |
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Bell. Beautiful Bermuda. 1947. pp736. The Standard Guide to Bermuda. Much expanded. A fine compilation and a fund of information. Beautiful Bermuda Publishing, N Y and Bermuda. $100. |
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Benbow. Boer Prisoners in Bermuda. 1962. First edition. pp80. Island press, Bermuda. $130. |
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Benbow. Boer Prisoners of War in Bermuda.1982. Revised and expanded edition. pp126. Island Press, Hamilton. $65 |
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Benbow. Century of Progress. A History of the Bermuda Telephone Co. 1887-1987. pp131. 1987. Island Press, Hamilton. $60. |
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Benjamin N Fathom Five. 1939. pp165. Bermuda novel. Random House, N Y. $80. |
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Benjamin S. Atlantic Islands as Resorts of Health and Pleasure.1878. contains informative chapters on Bermuda with original steel engravings. pp274. Harper. N Y $250. |
Bermuda: Our People, Our Story Vol One Limited Edition No 2453 of 5000 2002. 161 pages. Royal Gazette. Printed by Quebecor Books. Price on Request |
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Bermuda: Our People, Our Story Vol Two Limited Edition No 6325 of 12,000 2003. 220 pages. Royal Gazette. Printed by Quebecor Books. Price on Request |
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Bermuda The Quiet Years 1883 – 1953 Airey/Marshall 2004 First Edition Fine photographic record. 154 pages Price on Request |
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Bermuda Book Stores. Peeps at Bermuda. 1946? pp29. Comment and colourful views on the island. BBS, Hamilton. $125. |
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Bermuda Biological Station. Contributions and papers of significance. 1918 - 1919. Vols 4 and 5, Profusely illustrated. Printed in Cambridge, Mass. $350. |
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Bermuda Briefing 1972. A pamphlet printed for the briefing of the American and Canadian tourism industry. pp 28. numerous photographs. Island Press Ltd. $35 |
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Bermuda Historical Quarterly. 1944 - 1981. Many back issues of this significant and scholarly pamphlet which was put out usually four times a year. Priced from $25 - $50, depending on rarity. |
Bermuda Cottage Plans. Bermuda Historical Monuments Trust 1948 54 pages. Plans and plates. Printed by BPL, Hamilton scarce. Price on Request |
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Bermuda 20 Miniature Views Aug 1951 Yankee Store in a posting package. $30 |
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Bermuda Report. 1899. pp 12, printed for H. M. Stationery Office, London. $75 |
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Bermuda Report. 1901. pp 22, printed for H.M. Stationery Office, London. $75 |
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Bermuda Report. 1905. pp 28, printed for H.M. Stationery Office, London. $75 |
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Bermuda Report. 1907. pp 28, printed for H.M. Stationery Office, London. $75 |
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Bermuda Report.1912. pp 18, printed for H.M. Stationery Office, London. $75 |
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Bermuda Report. 1913. pp 18, printed for H.M. Stationery Office, London. $75 |
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Bermuda Report. 1915. pp 16, printed for H.M. Stationery Office, London. $75 |
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Bermuda Report. 1918. pp 14, printed by H. M. Stationery Office, London. $75 |
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Bermuda Report. 1919. pp 14, printed by H.M. Stationery Office, London. $75 |
Bermuda Trade Development brochures 28 - 30 pages. Variously entitled The Isles of Rest, Peaceful Islands, Bermuda Welcomes You, etc. Issues 1927 - 1950. Attractive and informative with maps that can be pulled out. $60 |
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B T D B Bermuda. Nature's Fairyland. 1922. pp32. Fine condition. Golfers illustrated on front cover. $110. |
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B T D B. Now That You're in Bermuda.1939. 73 page booklet dedicated to riders of the Railway. pp76. Large pull out map. $110. |
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Bermudian Magazines. This publication began on 15 February 1930 and proudly continues until the present day. However, earlier editions which contain much of the social history that could be otherwise lost, are quite scarce. Priced from $20 to $50 depending on rarity. |
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Bethell ,Talbot. The Early Settlers of the Bahamas and colonists of North America. 1937. pp 218, published Nassau, Bahamas, printed privately in U.K. Many Bermuda references. $120. |
Boddam-Whetham, J W. Roraima, Guiana, the West Indies with a glance at Bermuda, the West Indies and the Spanish Main. 1879 pp 363, map. Published by Hurst and Blackett, London. Bermuda is described on pages 1-26 of this rare travel book. $350 |
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Brassey Lady. In the Trades, Tropics and Roaring Forties.1885. pp532. Well illustrated with maps and engravings of views. Longmans Green, London. $300 - $400. |
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Brassey, Lady. A Travers Les Tropiques (inc Bermuda) A French translation of this prolific travel author. Illustrated with 300 engravings in the text including much on Bermuda. pp 314 c1890 Librairie D’Education de la Jeunesse, Paris. $250 |
Britton. Flora of Bermuda.1918. pp585. First edition of this classic on the subject. Finely illustrated. Scribners, N Y. $750. |
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Britton, Nathaniel Lord. Flora in Bermuda. pp 585 Reprint 1965 for the N Y Botanical Garden by Hafner, N Y & London. $300 |
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Brookes.Bass Bug Fishing and Bermuda Fishing. 1992. No 2594 of a limited edition of only 3000. Premier Press, U S A. pp164. $60. |
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Brookes. Bermuda Fishing. 1957. Includes photographs of well known Bermudians, pp161. Stackpole, Pa. $110. |
Brookes. Complete Guide to Fishing across North America. 1966. pp613. Bermuda is covered in this work.. Harper and Row. N Y $100 - $130. |
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Brooks, Richard. Bermuda Landmarks.C1965. A set of four colour prints in original folder. 42x30cms. $100. |
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Brown, Peter M. Flights of Memory Days Before Yesterday. A memoir including a special 1927 summer visit to Bermuda. Signed. 1989. Benchmark Press pp 121. $60 |
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Burland B. (compiler). Medical Plants and Old Time Remedies of Bermuda.1965. pp35. Bermuda Historical Soc. $85. |
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Burland Brian. A Few Flowers for St George. 1969. Bermuda novel. Barrie and Rockliffe, London. $75. |
Burland. Love is a Durable Fire. 1986. pp558. Bermuda novel. Dj. Granada, London. $75. |
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Burnham. Last Act in Bermuda.1940. pp244. Bermuda Mystery. Scribner's Sons. N Y $75. |
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Bushell. A Little Story about Bermuda written for those who desire a brief and accurate narrative. C1926. pp48. Bermuda Furnishing and Supply Co. $105. |
Bushell. Picturesque Bermuda.1931. An excellent guide book. Three large scale road maps. pp184. Bushell's Handbook Publ. Bermuda. $110. |
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Bushell. Picturesque Bermuda. 1939. The last issue of this publication. pp200. Printed by Maclehose, Glasgow. $100. |
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Butland. Letters from Grenfell. 1971. Bermudian Penistons mine for gold in Australia in the 1870s. pp125. Sydney University Press, Australia. $85. |
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Butterfield H C . Butterfields Bank - Five Generations in Bermuda.1958. pp112. BBS Hamilton. $110. |
Campbell, Lord George. Log Letters from the Challenger. 1876 448 pages. Includes map. Macmillan. London. Price on Request |
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Carse. Blockade. The Civil War at Sea. 1958. pp280. Much about Bermuda. Rinehart. N Y. $85. |
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Cave, Hugh B. We Build, We Fight! The Story of the Seabees, the Construction Battalions in Bermuda and elsewhere. First edition 1944 pp122. Harper and Brothers. Illustrated with Official U S Navy Photographs. $125 |
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Chaplin J. Duncan Dunbar. 1865. Dunbar was shipwrecked in Bermuda in 1821. pp312. Sheldon and Co. N Y $300. |
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Cherry. Yankee RN. 1951. An American who became an officer in the Royal Navy and was largely based in Bermuda during the Second World War. pp544. Jarrolds, London. $130. |
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Chittenden. Bermuda Verses. 1909. pp68. First edition. Fine condition. Full of photographs. Putman, London and N Y. $175. |
Clark, JC Lawrence. Tom Moore in Bermuda. A bit of Literary Gossip. 1897 Quarto size edition with soft cover. Unusual. 15 pages fully illustrated with photographic illustrations. Lancaster, Mass. Price on Request |
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Cockloft. Cursory Observations made in Quebec in the year 1811. pp32. Printed in Bermuda by Edward Ward, Printer to the King. Reprint 1960. Mortimer, Ottawa. $75. |
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Cochran. Blockade Runners of the Confederacy. 1958. pp350. Much about Bermuda. Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis. $85. |
Cole, George Watson. (1850 - 1939) Bermuda in Periodical Literature. 1907 275 pages. One of only 50 large page copies from a limited edition of 350. Riverdale Press, Brookline, Mass. Price on Request |
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Coles. North Atlantic. 1951. The Transatlantic Race to Bermuda in 1950. pp191. Robert Ross, London. $90. |
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Cooper. Winslow Homer Watercolours. 1986. pp259. Homer painted in Bermuda 1899 - 1900. Yale Univ. Press. New Haven. $70. |
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Costain. The Tontine. 1955. Two vols. Historical novel with Bermuda involvement. pp465. Doubleday, Garden City, N Y $70. |
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Cox. Bermuda's Beginnings. 1959. A booklet for young people on the Island's physical make up. pp24. Tinling, London. $70. |
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Crayshaw. A Plaine Description of the Bermudas. 1613. Revised 1877. pp51. Only the second book written about the islands. Whittingham, London. $275. |
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Curtis. Bermuda - A Floral Sampler.1978. pp52. Over 57 illustrations. Bermuda Press, Hamilton. $65. |
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Dana J. Corals and Coral Islands.1872. pp388. Much about Bermuda's structure, well illustrated with coloured lithographs. Dodd and Mead, N Y $350. |
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Dawson. Isles of the Sea. 1886. World travel book with a chapter on Bermuda. pp698. Betts and Co, Hartford, Conn. $200. |
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Dorr. Bermuda - An Idyl of the Summer Islands. 1884. pp148. All editions $150. Scribners, N Y. |
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Dubois. The Case of the Frightened Fish. 1940. pp276. Bermuda novel. Ex lib. Little, Brown . Boston. $75. |
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Early. Ports in the Sun. 1937. A guide to Bermuda and the Caribbean. pp316. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. $75. |
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Ellffryth’s Guide to the Caribbean1631 Newberry Library, Chicago 1945 pp 45 plus map. Between 1621 and 1628 Ellffryth tried to settle in Bermuda but his destiny was to take him further south. Soft back. $75 |
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Fiske. Old Virginia and her Neighbours. 1897. Two vols. Includes the early history of Bermuda. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. $250. |
Forsstrand Carl W Bland Oleandrar och Liljor No 129 of a limited edition of 160 numbered copies published in Stockholm, Sweden. 1895 pp 126 15 plates.The author was a biologist who visited Bermuda. His original photographs are very fine. Rare. $450. |
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Frascati Hotel. C1920. Attractive 20 page advertising booklet fully illustrated with map. $70. |
Furness Bermuda Line. Monarch of Bermuda. 1930s. Very large set of deck plans. Full colour. Art Deco style. Suitable for framing. $120. |
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Furness Bermuda Line. Queen of Bermuda. Similar to the above but with different colour scheme. $120. |
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Garrard. Banana Tree House. 1938. pp107. Illustrated Bermuda children's book. Harrap. London. $130. |
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Garrard. Jenny's Secret Island.1943. pp277. Illustrated Bermuda children's book. Dj. John C Winston Co Philadelphia. $110. |
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Garrard and Williamson. Bermuda Ballards. C1960. pp24. Bermuda poetry imprint. Well bound. Bermuda Press, Hamilton. $70. |
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Garrettson. A Snap-shot in the West Indies. 1902. Includes a visit to Bermuda. pp183. Herald Publishing, Newport, R I. $120 |
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Garth. Bermuda Calling.1942. Bermuda wartime novel. pp197. Putman. N Y. $80. |
Gentleman’s Magazine 1763 by Sylvanus Urban (Gent). 645 pages numerous plans and maps including a fine uncoloured ones of Bermuda, Florida and North East America Price on Request |
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Gibbings. Blue Angels and Whales. 1946. pp117. Personal experiences in Bermuda and elsewhere. J M Dent, London. $75. |
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Gilmore, Beatrice. Beyond the Crystal Cave.1946 pp 164 Described as a fantasy. A Bermuda book for children by a Bermudian author. Published by the Colt Press, Paterson, New Jersey. $80 |
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Godet, Theodore L. The History of Bermuda 1860 271 pages Smith, Elder. London. Price on Request |
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Goode, G Brown. Fishes of the Bermudas1876 pp298 Modern hardback binding. Bulletin No 5 National Museum, Washington. Government Printer, Washington D C This is the first complete catalogue of the fish of Bermuda. $120 |
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Gordon, James B. Historical and Geographical Memoir of the North American Continent, Its Nations and Tribes, published in Dublin, Ireland 1820 . This previously unrecorded commentary pp 295 contains important chapters on the early days of New Mexico, California, Northwestern America,, Canada,Virginia, the Bahamas with a chapter also on Bermuda. $1500 |
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Graham. Rough Passage. 1936. pp236. Single handed yacht racing to Bermuda among other places. $75. |
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Gray B. A Bermuda Garden of Song.1927. pp148. Well illustrated. Signed by the author. Marshall Jones, Boston. $275. |
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Gray E. Bermuda in a Nutshell.1954? An amusing perception by a visitor. pp58. BBS Hamilton. $75. |
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Gray M E. A Brief History of Bermuda, (1503-1973). pp29. 1976. Hamilton Press. $60. |
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Greenberg. The Shopping Guide to Bermuda (and other places). 1955. pp203. Hardback. Dj. Tradewinds Press. N Y. $80. |
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Greig. Fearful Paradise.1952. Bermuda novel. First edition. Dj. pp242. Random House, N Y $80. |
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Griffith. Bermuda Troubadours. 1935. pp93. An anthology of poets down the ages with illustrations. Kendall and Sharp. $80. |
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Hallett. Bermuda in Print.1985. A guide to the printed literature on Bermuda. pp212. First edition. Island Press. Hamilton. $100. |
Hallett, ACH. Early Bermuda Records 1619 – 1826 443 pages Juniper Hill Press, Pembroke 1991 Only 400 printed. Now scarce. Price on Request |
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Hallett, CFE. Bermuda Index 1784 – 1914 Two Vols. 1578 pages Juniper Hill Press, Pembroke. Now scarce. Price on Request |
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Harrington, William. Bermuda’s Elizabethan Patrons. Attractive loose leaf prints of the nine parishes of Bermuda, designed and published by the Bermuda Press. No date. $50 |
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Harris, Dr Edward. Bermuda’s Forts 1612 – 1957. ( boxed presentation copy) First edition, April 1997. pp358 liberally illustrated published by the Bermuda Maritime Museum Press. No 197 of a limited edition of 250 copies Mint condition. $350 |
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Hart, John D. Sailing Bermuda Waters. 1970s. A set of colour prints in original folder. 40x33cms. $100. |
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Hayward S and others. Bermuda's Delicate Balance.1981. pp402. The bible of the island's environment. Bermuda National Trust. Hamilton . $60 - $80. |
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Hayward W. Bermuda Past and Present. 1910. pp239. All edition. $100. Dodd and Mead, N Y.
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Henry, Thornton M. On This Rock A Photographic Essay on the Churches of Bermuda pp 143 Published by Carter and Carter. 1991 Out of print. $75 |
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Herrington The Bermuda Islands with Description and Map23 colour illustrations. 18cms x 13cms Decorated with bow. c1936. $60 |
Herrington's Gift Shop. Bermuda, an Island Paradise. (With description and map). pp38. A book of views. C1920. $80. |
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Herrington Norman (ed). Bermuda, Fairy Islands of the Atlantic. (With description and map). C1928. pp32. Published by Herrington Co. Hamilton, Bermuda. 21x26cms. $110. |
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Heyl Edith. Bermuda Through the Camera of James B Heyl. 1951. !500 copies only. Numbered item. First and only edition. Bermuda Book Stores, Hamilton. pp240. $1,100 - $1,700. |
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Historical Monuments Trust. The Journal of Richard Norwood.1945. pp163. Dj. Scholers Facsimiles N Y for B H M T $325. | |
Hoare, E N. Paths in the Great Waters. A tale wherein is comprised a record of Virginia’s early troubles together with the True History of the Bermudas or Somers Islands pp 320 no date but late nineteenth century. Published in London by the SPCK. $100 | |
Holding. Strange Crime in Bermuda. 1937. pp256. Bermuda novel. Dodd and Mead, N Y. $110. | |
Holiday Magazine. April 1947. Features profiles of several local families with full page illustrations. (Missing back cover, otherwise fine). $100. | |
Holiday Magazine.June 1958. Has an article on Bermuda rugby. $60. | |
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Humphreys. Bermuda Houses. 1923. pp317. First edition of this quite exceptional book about the island's architecture. The number printed is not known , but it cannot have exceeded five hundred since the work was basically a university thesis. Marshall Jones, Boston. $700 - $900. |
Hutchinson, Dr William. Under The Southern Cross A Guide to the Sanitariums and other Charming Places in the West Indies and Spanish Main. 1891 pp 219 plus appendix. Illustrated from author’s sketches and photographs. Published by Ryder and Dearth, Providence, R I. Chapter on Bermuda. $120 | |
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Hyde, Bryden Bordley. Bermuda’s Antique Furniture and Silver. 1971 198 pages fully illustrate. Mint in slip case. Bermuda National Trust Hamilton. Price on Request |
Jauncey Family. The Bermuda Branch. A pamphlet published in March 1873, N Y. outlining the lineage of a Northamptonshire man who emigrated to New York early on and whose descendents married into the Bermuda Hinson, Outerbridge and Gilbert clans. $15 | |
Jones, Francis John. Trivial Occurrences on board Sloop 'Chance.'. 1932. Preface by Lloyd Peniston Jones of Paget Hall, Bermuda. $75. | |
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Jones, John Matthew. The Naturalist in Bermuda. 1859 200 pages 1 map. Reeves and Turner, London. Price on Request |
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Jorr. Bermuda Vacation.1941. pp38. McKay, Philadelphia. $105. |
Jourdain. A Discovery of the Barmudas.1940. pp24. Scholars Facsimiles, N Y. $110. | |
Kennedy. Sister Jean. Biography of a Colonial Town. 1962. Hamilton, Bermuda. (1790 - 1897). pp400. BBS, Hamilton. $80. | |
Kennedy. Sister Jean. Bermuda Hodge Podge.1975. pp147. A bed time book containing amusing and interesting scenes in Bermuda. $70. | |
Kennedy, Sister Jean. Bermuda's Sailors of Fortune. 1963.The experiences of Bermudians in the French Revolution. pp155. Bermuda Press, Hamilton. $85 - $100. | |
Kennedy. Sister Jean. Frith of Bermuda - Gentleman Privateer.1964. pp275. BBS Hamilton. $110. | |
Kennedy. Sister Jean. Isle of Devils.1971. Bermuda under the Somers Isle Company (1606-1685). pp288. Baxters/Collins, Hamilton. $80. | |
Kerr. Bermuda and the American Revolution.1936. pp142. University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. $125. | |
Kilduff. That's My Bloody Plane,1975. The World War 1 experiences of a Bermudian, Major Cecil Montgomery Moore . pp157. Pequot Press, Chester, Conn. $75 | |
Kron. Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle. 1887. pp799. Bermuda figures in this huge trek. Karl Kron. N Y $200. | |
Lancaster and Brentano. Bride of a Thousand Cedars. 1939. pp344. Bermuda novel in the Civil War. Stokes and Co. N Y $75 - $95. | |
Lanman, Charles. Octavius Perinchief 1829-77. His Life of Trials or Supreme Faith. pp 403 Published by Anglim, Washington 1879. Perinchief was a Bermudian preacher: there is much about his homeland in the early chapters. $200 | |
Lefroy. Major General J.H. Memorials of the Bermudas.1932. (Revised and expanded version with additions by Dr Henry Wilkinson). Bermuda Government Library. $650. | |
Lefroy. Major General J.H. Norwood's Survey of 1662-3. pp89. 1879. The original strips of land in Bermuda were sold like fluctuating shares on a stock exchange. London. $120. | |
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Lefroy, General Sir J.H. (1817 - 1890) Memorials of the Bermudas or Somers Islands. Two Volumes. First edition 1877-9 Signed by the author 1532 pages. Price on Request |
Life Magazines 1930-65. During this period there were a number of very interesting articles about Bermuda. $50 each relevant publication. | |
Livingston. A Million Years on Mount Bermuda.C1935. pp36. BBS Hamilton. An account for the layman of Bermuda's geology and the history of its formation. $75. | |
Ludington Morris H. The Postal History and Stamps of Bermuda 1978 422 pages Dust Jacket. Price on Request Lawrence, Mass: Quarterman. A revision of Ludington's 1962 publication, incorporating a supplement and extensive new material. |
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Lusher. N E Bermuda, An Ocean Paradise.1907? Thirty attractive representations by this renowned photographer. $105. | |
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McCallan. Life in Old St David’s, Bermuda. Second edition, Hamilton. Bermuda Historical Society. 1986 pp258. $120. |
MacKay. The Ten Islands and Ireland. 1919. Good chapter on Bermuda and Tom Moore in this travel book. pp352. Maunsel & Co. Dublin and London. $210. | |
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Manning. Bermuda in Transition.1978. pp231. Race and elections in Bermuda. Island Press Ltd Hamilton. $90. |
Manning. Black Clubs in Bermuda. 1973. pp277. Cornell University Press. N Y $110. | |
Manuel, E A and Hughes I W. The Home Vegetable Garden Dept Ag and Fish Nov 1973pp 34. Bulletin No 37 of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. This booklet replaced an earlier publication called ‘Hints on Growing Vegetables’. $40 | |
Manuel, Moore and Jones. Citrus Culture Dept of Ag and Fish Jan 1967 pp 31 8 plates in text. This is Bulletin No 36 of the Dept of Ag and Fish. $40 | |
Map Circle.No 19 of the series called Printed Maps of Bermuda. 1965. pp19. 24plates. London. Map Collectors' Circle. $260. | |
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Map - Driving and Cycling road map of Bermuda in booklet stamped Hamilton Hotel, Bermuda Jan 24th 1894. $200. |
March. Bermuda Days.1929. pp157. Impressions of Bermuda as recorded by a visitor and resident. Revell. N Y $90. | |
Martin, Robert. History of Nova Scotia etc., (inc. Bermuda).1837 London, Whittaker. pp363, maps and plates. Contains an early description of the island. $450 | |
Martyr, Weston. The Southseaman The Life Story of a Schoonerpp 304 1926 William Blackwood, Edinburgh. First edition. A world of travel took the author to Bermuda. $100 | |
Mason. F Van Wyck. Armoured Giants.1980. pp339. Bermuda is part of this historical novel. Little, Brown. Boston. $75. | |
Mason. F Van Wyck. The Castle Island Case. 1937. Bermuda mystery with recognizable local characters. pp197. Reynal and Hitchcock. N Y $150. | |
Mason F Van Wyck. The Gracious Lily Affair. 1957. Bermuda novel. pp288. Doubleday. N Y $65 - $85. | |
Mason F Van Wyck. The Sea 'Venture.1961. pp278. Bermuda historical novel. Doubleday. Garden City, N Y. $85. | |
Mason F Van Wyck. Three Harbors. 1938. Historical novel, partly Bermudian. pp694. Lippincott. N Y $75 | |
Mason F Van Wyck.A large variety of other works by this renowned author, all competitively priced. | |
McCallan. Life in Old St David's.1948. pp258. First edition . Wonderful description of isolated existence at Bermuda's East End. Historical Monuments Trust. $500. | |
McQuade. The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, The West Indies and Florida. 1884. pp441. Illustrated Knox. N Y $150 - $210 | |
Mentor Magazine. Bermuda Ways and Byways. November 1923. pp63. Illustrated in sepia photographs taken by Sherrill Schell with accompanying text. $110. | |
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Meyer. Wrecked on the Bermudas. 1892. Bermuda novel. pp292. Freeman, Providence. R I. $130. |
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Middleton. Flowers of Bermuda.1927? pp18. E &C Tucker. Hamilton. $70. |
Mitchel, John. Jail Journal or Five Years in British Prisons. Mitchel, an Irish patriot and agitator, spent much time in the convict hulks in Dockyard, Bermuda. Illustrated. pp463. There are two copies, both published by M H Gill and Sons of Dublin. All edtions $210. | |
Morris, Carol. Honeymoon in Bermuda pp 224 1948 Arcadia House, New York A romantic novel of love. $60 | |
Murray. British America. 1839. Two vols. Bermuda is the subject of part of the story. Oliver & Boyd. Edinburgh. $325. | |
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Musson, Nelie E. Mind the Onion Seed. Black Roots Bermuda 1979. Signed by the author. 320 pages including photographs. Hamilton, Bermuda Maps. Price on Request |
National Geographics. Beginning in 1922 and from then on in various issues up to 1978, facets of the Bermudian experience receive thorough discussion. The relevant magazines are for sale from $40-$70 depending on scarcity. | |
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Newton, Margaret. Glimpses of Life in Bermuda and the Tropics 1897 256 pages Digby, Long. London. Price on Request |
Nielsen. Bermuda Sea Shells. An illustrated guide. C1960. pp24. Mid Ocean News, Hamilton. $70. | |
Ober. A Guide to the West Indies and Panama. 1908. pp525. A large section with a map on the subject of Bermuda. Dodd &Mead. $120 | |
Ogilvie, Lawrence. The Insects of Bermuda. Bulletin No 15 of the Department of Agriculture, 1928. pp 52 The author was Plant Pathologist at the Department of Agriculture. $75 | |
Packwood. Chained on the Rock. 1975. Slavery in Bermuda. pp226. First edition. Torres, N Y and Baxters, Hamilton. $90 - $110. | |
Palmer. The Printed Maps of Bermuda. 1974? pp26. 32plates. Hardback limited edition of 500 copies. Map Collectors' Circle. London. $110. | |
Patrick. Return to the Scene. Bermuda mystery. 1944. pp305. N Y Books Inc. $100. | |
Pearman. Look Seaward. Bermuda. 1938. pp62. Sensitive local poetry. Harrison. N Y $80. | |
Phillips. First One Thousand Miles. 1992. pp242. Bermudian enterprise and the Bank of Bermuda. Granta Editions. London. $75. | |
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Photography in Bermuda. Celebrating the First One Hundred Years 1839 – 1939. pp 169. The Bermudian Publishing Co Ltd. 1989 No 695 of 2500 numbered copies. Editor and publisher the late Kevin Stevenson. Long since out of print. $250 |
Pory. Description of Plymouth Colony and Bermuda. 1918. 365 copies only. A numbered item with large pull-out maps such as the Smith. pp65. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. $650 | |
The Prince of Wales. Voyage of HMS Bacchante. 1886. The letters and journals of Prince Albert Victor and the Prince of Wales. Two vols. Chapter on Bermuda. MacMillan &Co. London. $375. | |
Raine. Architecture - Bermuda Style. 1966. pp84. A short survey of architecture in the Bermudas. Longtail Publishing Co. $80. | |
Raine. Bermuda as it used to be. 1986. Signed hardcover limited edition. pp122. Pompano Publications. $110 | |
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Raine, David. Rattle and Shake The Story of the Bermuda Railway First edition 1992 pp 93 Pompano Publications, Bermuda. Profusely illustrated. Out of print. $100 |
Redman. Isles of Summer Seas. (Beautiful Bermuda).1913. pp242. Dillingham. N Y $130. | |
Remarks on Bermuda for the Information of British Emigrants. 1842 Very rare. 15 pages. Probably Bermuda’s first attempt at a tourist guide. Royal Gazette Office. Price on Request |
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Riedel. A Pictorial Trip to Bermuda, painted and described by Ernest Riedel for the Furness Bermuda Line. C1928. $80. |
Rice, Dr William North. The Geology of Bermuda 1884 pamphlet 32 pages Government Printing Office, Washington. Price on Request |
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Rider's Bermuda. A guide for travelers. 1924. pp248. Large format. 18cms. Henry Holt N Y $120. | |
Rider's Bermuda. A guide for travelers. 1922. pp158. Smaller format. 16cms. $100. | |
Roberts K. Henry Gross and his Dowsing Rod. 1951. pp310. The story of the search for fresh water in Bermuda is included in this study. Doubleday N Y $90. | |
Roberts W.A. Lands of the Inner Sea.1948. pp301 . A chapter on Bermuda in this travel book. Coward McCann. N Y $70 | |
Robinson. Bill Islands. 1985. pp228. An account of sea travel including Bermuda. Dodd & Mead. N Y $55. | |
Rollins. From Palm to Glacier. 1892. pp145. A chapter on Bermuda in this story of extremes. $125. | |
Runyon and Bergane. Around the world in 1000 pictures.1954. Bermuda is featured in twenty three black and white photographs. Doubleday & Co. Garden City. N Y $80. | |
Sayles, Robert. Bermuda During the Ice Age.(soft bound) Separate, reprinted from the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1931. pp 381 – 468, 13 plates, 1 folding map, 1 folding table in pocket. A scientific account of the formation and geology of Bermuda with extensive bibliography. $120 | |
Scollard. Under Summer Skies. 1892. pp290. Travel book with a large Bermuda section. Webster. N Y $160. | |
Scott. To the West Indies and Back. One Hundred Days.1908. pp109. The author came to our island on his big trek as a Church of Scotland minister. Privately printed. $110. | |
Singleton, Esther (ed). Historical Landmarks of America. 1909. pp305. Chapter on Bermuda. Dodd & Mead N Y. $70. | |
Smith, Clifford. Letters Home Genealogical and Family Historical Data on Nineteenth-Century German Settlers in Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada and the U S A. 1988 Westland Publications, McNeal, Arizona. pp 36. $50 | |
Smith Hosay. A History of the Turks and Caicos Islands. 1963. pp77. These islands were colonized by Bermudians in 1678. Bermuda held them for 100 years. Published in Hamilton for the author. $110. | |
Smith, John. The General History of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles. 1907. Two vols. Maclehose, Glasgow. $350. | |
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Smith, Louisa Hutchings. Bermuda's Oldest Inhabitants.1934. pp70. $90 - $130. Salmon, Sevenoaks. Kent. |
Smith Mina. Mary Paget.1900. pp326. Bermuda novel. MacMillan. N Y $175. | |
Smith True Travells, Adventures & Observations. of Capt John Smith. pp 82 (boxed folio edition) No 94 of 375 copies. 1930. Designed and printed by Richard W Ellis: The Georgian Press. Discusses the state of Bermuda, the Summer Isles, from 1624 to 1629. $250 | |
Spry. The Cruise of the Challenger. 1876. pp388. The Challenger Expedition came to Bermuda fairly early on. Sampson, Lowe. London. $225. | |
Stallard, Scott. Bermuda Aerial Views1992 signed. pp 190. All colour prints. Toronto: Oakwell Press. Designed by Shenna McKenzie. Out of print. $100 | |
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Stark's Illustrated Bermuda Guide. 1884. pp153. The scarce first edition of this elegant guidebook to the island. S Nelmes, Hamilton. $250. |
Stark's Bermuda Guide. 1902. A later edition with different information and advertisements. pp153. Stark. Boston. $150. | |
Stereo Cards. A collection of Bermuda views from the nineteenth century. $40 each. | |
Sterrer, Wolfgang (ed). Marine Fauna and Flora of Bermuda. A Systematic Guide to the Identification of Marine Organisms. 1984. Signed by the author. 742 pages. John Wiley and Sons, New York. Out of print. Price on Request |
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Stranack. The Andrew and the Onion. 1977. The story of the Royal Navy in Bermuda. 1795-1975. pp155. First edition. Island Printing. Hamilton. $85. | |
Strode. The Story of Bermuda.(With photographs by Walter Rutherford). 1932. pp374. Harrison Smith N Y $70 - $120. | |
Swain. Foolish Fire.1929. pp299. Bermuda novel. Fair condition only. Ex lib. Grosset & Dunlop. N Y $75. | |
Taylor, Thomas E. Running the Blockade. 1896 180 pages 1 map. Much about Bermuda. John Murray. London. Price on Request |
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Thompson, Dorothy. A History of the Coloured Peoples of Bermuda.Published in Bermuda c 1966 pp8 with a card cover. Illustrated with line drawings. $75 |
Tooley. Maps and Map Makers.1990. pp140. The author, a noted authority, comments on Bermuda in a landmark work on cartography. Dj. Dorset Press, England. $70. | |
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Trade Development Board. Residence in Bermuda.1936. Two Thousand copies only. Numbered item. pp94. 38.5cms With watercolours by Adolf Treidler and photographs by a variety of contemporary artists. Printed by Stern, Philadelphia for the board. $650 - $750. |
Treidler, Adolph. Color Prints of Bermuda. A set of six in original folder from the Bermuda Color Print Co of Hamilton. 36 x 44cms. Treidler who made his name as a watercolorist and creator of posters must never be underestimated for his great work for Bermuda tourism before and after the Second World War. $110. | |
Treasure Diving with Teddy Tucker. 1964 published by Buccaneer Publishing House Ltd, Bermuda. Thirty two pages of colour photographs showing some of the wonderful finds this courageous diver located. $60 | |
Trimingham, R. W. Under the Calabash Tree.The History of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations pp 256.Profusely illustrated with photographs. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Published by the Bermudian Publishing Co Ltd. $175 | |
Trollope. The West Indies and the Spanish Main.1859. pp395. The author toured the West Indies and Bermuda in 1858-9 as an official of the Post Office of London. This is regarded as one of the best travel books in the English genre, and Trollope himself regarded it highly. Chapman and Hall. London. $375. | |
Tucker. Canon Arthur. Early History of Bermuda for Children.1937. pp110. BBS Hamilton. $100. | |
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Tucker, E & C. Glimpses of Bermuda. c1930. pp18 Salmon, Sevenoaks. Kent. $75. |
Tucker. Terry. Bermuda, Today and Yesterday. (1503-1973). pp208. 1975. Baxters. Hamilton. $60 - $80. | |
Tucker Terry.The Islands of Bermuda. 1979. pp138. Information about each of the three hundred and sixty five islands. Island Press Ltd. $80. | |
Tucker Terry. What's Become of Anna? 1972. pp207. An account in the form of a novel of the Skeeters Murder Case of 1878. $85. | |
Turnbull. Grace H . Chips from my Chisel. 1953. An autobiography. pp256. Richard Smith. Rindge, N H This sculptor describes a stay in Bermuda in 1920 which sets her on her feet as an artist after she suffered the rigours of nursing the soldiers in the trenches in the Great War. $130. | |
Tweedy. Bermuda Holiday.1950. pp162. Small but informative travel book. Crown. N Y $45 - $65. | |
Vandiver. Confederate Blockade Running Through Bermuda. 1947. pp155. University of Texas Press, Austin. $190. | |
Voegeli, Michael. Yachtsman's Guide to the Bermuda Islands. 1977. pp162. Island Press Ltd. Hamilton $60. | |
Wallace A. Island Life. 1880. Contains an account of the geology of Bermuda, and has some very lovely coloured lithographs. pp526. Macmillan. London $300. | |
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Wallace E. Mark Twain and the Happy Island. 1913. pp139. Illustrated with photographs.McClug, Chicago. $250. There are also two very special examples of this book , all editions $350. |
Wang, Ernie L. Control of Insects and Diseases on Vegetables. Bulletin No 38 of the Dept of Ag and Fish. pp 64 1978. $40 | |
Wardman (ed). The Bermuda Jubilee Garden.1971. pp349. Contains sixteen chapters by local horticulturalists. Garden Club of Bermuda. Hamilton. $75. | |
Waterston, J M. Plant Protection in Bermuda 1950 Bulletin No 21 of the Department of Agriculture, Revised edition pp 104. $50 | |
Watson, Oliver and Foggo. A Geography of Bermuda. 1965. pp128. Was used as a school text for a considerable length of time. Collins. London and Glasgow. $75. | |
Weatherill. Faces of Bermuda.1985. Only 1500 copies of this book were published by this gifted photographer. Many of the subjects are well known. pp136. Wylye Head. $150. | |
Weiss, William. Panorama of the City of Hamilton. C1907. 45x16cms. Taken from Harbour Road.This spectacular mounted photograph has been hand coloured by the artist. Dee Illustration $120. | |
Wells. B Old Bermuda. A collection of photographs taken in the 1890s. pp52. 1979. Published by B&C Wells. Hamilton. $110. | |
Wells C. Adventure! 1931. Wells visited Bermuda to explore his father's roots. pp338. Day Co. New York. $80. | |
Wells C. Bermuda in Three Colors.1935. pp271. The author was a professional travel writer making both books and films, and giving illustrated lectures. $80 - $100. | |
Whitney. The Bermuda Garden.1955. pp234. Well illustrated. Garden Club of Bermuda. Hamilton. $110. | |
Whitney, Christine M. Gardening in Bermuda 1951. First edition. pp 77. Publisher Evans of Liverpool. $60 | |
Williams, Rt Rev Anthony. From Antrim to Bermuda 1972 pp 215 Dorset Pub Co Shelbourne, England. The author was Anglican Bishop of Bermuda 1956-62. $75 | |
William Gilbert Gosling. A Tribute by A.N.G. 1935 117 pages. The Guild Press, USA. Price on Request |
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Willis, N Parker. Health to the Tropics pp 421 published by Charles Scribner, New York, 1853. The author’s visit to Bermuda is described on pp 11-21. $175 | |
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Wilkinson. Dr Henry. The Adventurers of Bermuda. 1933. First edition. pp336. A history of the Island from its discovery until the Dissolution of the Somers Island Company in 1684. Map in pocket. London and Oxford University Press. $130 - $160. |
Wilkinson. Dr Henry. The Adventurers of Bermuda. 1958. pp421. The Second Edition was considerably rewritten. Map in pocket. London and Oxford University Press. $110 - $140. | |
Wilkinson. Dr Henry. Bermuda in the Old Empire.1950. pp457. A history of the Island from the Dissolution of the Somers Island Company until the end of the American Revolution. 1684-1784. Well illustrated. London and Oxford University Press. $240 - $275. | |
Wilkinson. Dr Henry. Bermuda from Sail to Steam. The history of the Island from 1784-1901. pp951. 1973. Two vols. London and Oxford University Press, $280 - $350. | |
Wilkinson John. The Narrative of a Blockade Runner. pp252. Sheldon and Company.1877. reprinted 1984. Much on Bermuda. $80. | |
Willock. Bulwark of Empire. Bermuda's Fortified Naval Base 1860-1920. pp151. 1962. Princeton, New Jersey. $210. | |
Williams R J Bermudiana through photographs principally by Walter Rutherford.1936. pp200. Bermudian Publishing Co, Hamilton. $120 - $175. | |
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Williams R J Bermudiana. 2nd edition 1946. pp256. Revised and with new photographs. Reinehart. N Y $90 - $130. |
Wingate. A Checklist and guide to the birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians of Bermuda. 1959. pp34. Bermuda Audubon Society. Hamilton. $55. | |
Winslow,Octavius. Life in Jesus.A Memoir of Mrs Mary Winslow arranged from her correspondence, diary, and thoughts. By her son. pp 339 Reprint 1995 Soli Deo Publications. Mrs Winslow, nee Mary Forbes, was born in St Georges and spent her early life in Bermuda. The description in Chapter 111 gives an account of the social and religious conditions on the Island c1800. $60 | |
Woolcock, Peter. Early cartoon books. 1988 onwards. pp57. This excellent political cartoonist unfortunately is no longer obtainable in book form except in catalogues like this. Aardvark, Bermuda. $25 - $45 each. | |
Young and Helweg-Larsen. Caribbean Cocktail.1955. pp208. A Bermuda and West Indies travel book. $70. | |
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Zuill W E S Bermuda Journey. 1946. A Leisurely Guide Book (with illustrations). pp426. Coward-McCann. N Y All editions $80 - $100. |
Zuill W E S Bermuda Sampler.1815-1850. Fascinating extracts from all sorts of sources about the period. Well illustrated. 1937. pp456. BBS Hamilton. $175. | |
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Zuill W E S A Guide to the Resident and Seasonal Birds of the Bermudas.1933. pp55. With coloured illustrations. BBS Hamilton. $160. |
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Zuill W E S. Trees and Plants of the Bermudas.A Short Guide. 1933. pp79. Illustrated by the photographs of Rutherford. This book is a companion to the previous one. $120. |
Mrs W E S Zuill and Mrs Barbara Burland. (compilers). Old Bermuda Recipes.1966. pp58. Under the auspices of the Bermuda Garden Club. $80. | |
Zuill W S The Story of Bermuda and her People. Soft back. pp240. MacMillan. London. All editions $45 - $80. | |
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