Down the Islands, a Voyage To the Caribbees

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons , 1887. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". M. J. Burns . An illustrated first edition copy of this extensive travelogue of the Caribbean. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt lettering. With a frontispiece, 14 plates… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. M.J. BURNS. [TRAVEL] [ILLUSTRATED] [STIGMATIZING LANGUAGE]. M.J. BURNS, illustrator. First edition. 8vo; 300, [3]pp + [8]pp publisher's ads; tan cloth over board, gilt-stamped lettering on front and spine, pictorial of a ship between palm trees on the front in red; all edges gilt; brown eps; b&w fp with tissue guard + map… Read more about this item

London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, 1888. 1st . Rebound Leather Half Binding. Very Good. M.j. Burns. Beautifully rebound in leather, gilt ruled raised bands,Quarter navy leather binding with grey boards, ,green and red spine labels,new endpapers. all paltes and maps, in text vignettes, 301 pp. All of our books are in the shop, and are 'real' books.… Read more about this item

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good/no dust cover. By M. J. Burns. minor wear to cover edges, interior pages clean and bright, unmarked, former owners name in first page.301 pages, tight spine and binding. Victorian era travel narrative describing the Caribbean islands and their inhabitants, illustrated with engravings. Maroon cloth printed in gilt, 301 pages plus publisher's… Read more about this item

New York, Charles Scribner's sons, 1887.Original pictorial cloth. With many illustrations and plates after drawings by M.J. Burns. XIII,301 pp. + 10 pp. with advertisements.First edition. - During Paton's voyages in the Caribbean Islands, he visited a.o. Antigua, St. Kitts, St. Dominica, Martinique, Barbados, Trinidad, Grenada, St. Lucia, Montserrat, and Nevis. - A fine copy.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good+. 1887. Hardcover. 301 pages, tan cloth with red, gold and black pictorial boards, many b/w illus., some darkening and thumbing to covers, but altogether a nice copy, sound and clean. Pencil name on endpaper.; lg. 8vo .