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The West India sketch book : in two volumes ; vol. I[-II]
- Title
- The West India sketch book : in two volumes ; vol. I[-II]
- Author
- Wentworth, Trelawney
- Publication
- London : Printed for Whittaker & Co. Ave Maria Lane, 1834.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | v. 2 | Text | Use in library | Sc Rare 917.29-W (West India sketch book) v. 2 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | v. 1 | Text | Use in library | Sc Rare 917.29-W (West India sketch book) v. 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | Stuart 5578-5579 | Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 2 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps, music; 20 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Bookplates (Provenance)
- Note
- Authorship ascribed to Trelawney Wentworth in volume 2, page 385, and also by Halkett & Laing and Sabin.
- "London: Gilbert and Rivington, printers, St. John's Square."--printer statement, verso of title page in both volumes; printer statement also found on colophons in both volumes, and varies slightly: "Gilbert & Rivington, printers, St. John's Square, London."
- Volume 1: ix, [3], 324 pages, [5] leaves of plates; volume 2: vi, [2], 391, [1] pages, [7] leaves of plates.
- Signatures: volume 1: a⁶ B-O¹² P⁶; volume 2: a⁴ B-R¹² S⁴
- Indexed In (note)
- Halkett, S. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous publications in the English language
- Handler, J.S. Barbados history
- Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)
- Ragatz, L.J. Guide for the study of British Caribbean history, 1763-1834
- Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time
- Source (note)
- Arthur A. Schomburg;
- Provenance (note)
- ith the bookplate in both volumes: "Bello ac pace paratus. George Weare Braikenridge. Broomwell House. No. [blank]." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
- Call Number
- Sc Rare 917.29-W (West India sketch book)
- LCCN
- 04007989
- OCLC
- 2481829
- NYPGR2481829-B
- Author
- Wentworth, Trelawney, author.
- Title
- The West India sketch book : in two volumes ; vol. I[-II]
- Publisher
- London : Printed for Whittaker & Co. Ave Maria Lane, 1834.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Indexed In:
- Halkett, S. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous publications in the English language, VI, page 218Handler, J.S. Barbados history, page 90Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 11073Ragatz, L.J. Guide for the study of British Caribbean history, 1763-1834, p. 236Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 102634
- Provenance
- Copy in Sc Rare 17.29-W (accession nos. B526861-B526862) ith the bookplate in both volumes: "Bello ac pace paratus. George Weare Braikenridge. Broomwell House. No. [blank]." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Whittaker & Co., publisher.Gilbert & Rivington, printer.Braikenridge, George Weare, 1775-1856, former owner.Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Rare 917.29-W (West India sketch book)Stuart 5578-5579