HUGHES, GRIFFITH. The Natural History of Barbados. London, 1750. Folio, 423 x 263 mm. contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, using old spine, some wear light offsetting to map and plates. FIRST EDITION, engraved folding map and 30 engraved plates. Nissen BBI 950; Sabin 33582. Frances Mary Richardson Currer and Mathew Wilson, bookplates -- BROWNE, PATRICK. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica. London, 1756. 2 parts in one vol., folio, 359 x 235 mm., contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, using old gilt spine, occasional slight browning. FIRST EDITION, with engraved folding map of Jamaica, engraved folding chart of the harbors of Port Royal and Kingston and 49 engraved plates. Nissen BBI 255; Sabin 8670.

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HUGHES, GRIFFITH. The Natural History of Barbados. London, 1750. Folio, 423 x 263 mm. contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, using old spine, some wear light offsetting to map and plates. FIRST EDITION, engraved folding map and 30 engraved plates. Nissen BBI 950; Sabin 33582. Frances Mary Richardson Currer and Mathew Wilson, bookplates -- BROWNE, PATRICK. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica. London, 1756. 2 parts in one vol., folio, 359 x 235 mm., contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, using old gilt spine, occasional slight browning. FIRST EDITION, with engraved folding map of Jamaica, engraved folding chart of the harbors of Port Royal and Kingston and 49 engraved plates. Nissen BBI 255; Sabin 8670.

Provenance: Kenneth K. Mackenzie, Horticultural Society of New York, bookplate. (2)

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