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West India pickles : Diary of a cruise through the West Indies in the yacht Josephine (New York Yacht Club)

Title
West India pickles : Diary of a cruise through the West Indies in the yacht Josephine (New York Yacht Club) / by W.P. Talboys ; with numerous illustrations.
Author
Talboys, W. P. (William P.)
Publication
  • New York : G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers ; London : S. Low, Son & Co., MDCCCLXXVI. [1876]
  • ©1875

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Additional Authors
  • G.W. Carleton & Co., publisher.
  • Sampson Low, Son & Co., publisher.
  • John F. Trow & Son, printer.
Description
209, [1] pages : illustrations; 15 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Presentation inscriptions (Provenance)
Note
  • "Copyright, 1875, by G. W. Carleton & Co."--verso of title page.
  • "John F. Trow & Son, printers and stereotypers, 205-213 East 12th St., New York."--printer statement, verso of title page.
  • Last page blank.
Provenance (note)
  • inscribed: in ink on back of frontispiece illustration leaf "To Miss Kate Newton from Leota Wallach 1877." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Leaving New York -- At sea -- Porto Rico -- Aguadella -- Santa Cruz -- St. Thomas -- Saba Island -- Guadaloupe -- Basse Terre -- Martinique -- St. Lucia -- Barbadoes -- Tobago -- Trinidad -- Port of Spain -- Pitch Lake -- San Fernando -- South America -- Laguayra -- Caracas -- Life in Caracas -- The Caribbean Sea -- San Domingo -- Santiago de Cuba -- Southern coast of Cuba -- Cape San Antonio -- Havana -- Life in Havana -- Departure from Havana -- Heavy weather -- Charleston -- Beaufort ; a storm -- End of the cruise -- Farewell.
Call Number
HNH (Talboys. West India pickles)
LCCN
02008614
OCLC
  • 1863071
  • 1863071
Author
Talboys, W. P. (William P.), author.
Title
West India pickles : Diary of a cruise through the West Indies in the yacht Josephine (New York Yacht Club) / by W.P. Talboys ; with numerous illustrations.
Publisher
New York : G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers ; London : S. Low, Son & Co., MDCCCLXXVI. [1876]
Copyright Date
©1875
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Provenance
Copy in Sc 917.29-T (accession no. B497997) inscribed: in ink on back of frontispiece illustration leaf "To Miss Kate Newton from Leota Wallach 1877." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
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G.W. Carleton & Co., publisher.
Sampson Low, Son & Co., publisher.
John F. Trow & Son, printer.
Wallach, Leota, active 1877, former owner.
Newton, Kate, active 1877, former owner.
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
Research Call Number
HNH (Talboys. West India pickles)
Sc 917.29-T (Talboys, W. West India pickles)
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