The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies
By: By Bryan Edwards, Esq. F.R.S. S.A. In three volumes
Contributors: Broughton, Arthur, d. 1796; Young, William, Sir, 1749-1815
Edition: Third edition, with considerable additions. Illustrated with plates.
Publisher: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly
Published: 1801
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Other titles: History of the West Indies.; Historical survey of the French colony in the island of St. Domingo.; Postscript to the HIstorical survey of St. Domingo.; Historical account of the constitution of Jamaica.
Notes: Sir William Young identified as the editor in the prefatory advertisement.

"Printed by Luke Hansard, Great Turnstile, Lincoln's-Inn Fields."--t.p. versos, v. 1-3.

"An historical survey of the French colony in the island of St. Domingo: comprehending an account of the revolt of the Negroes in the year 1791, and a detail of the military transactions of the British army in that island, in the years 1793 & 1794": v. 3, p. xxii, 240.

"A tour through the several islands of Barbadoes, St. Vincent, Antigua, Tobago, and Grenada, in the years 1791, and 1792: by Sir William Young": v. 3, p. [241]-284.

"Historical account of the constitution of Jamaica": v. 3, p. [285]-366.

"Hortus eastensis: or A catalogue of exotic plants, in the garden of Hinton East Esq; in the mountains of Linguinea, in the island of Jamaica, at the time of his decease. By Arthur Broughton": v. 3, p. [367]-407.

"Postscript to the HIstorical survey of St. Domingo: containing a brief review of the transaction and condition of the British army there, during the years 1795, 6, 7, and 8, until the final evacuation of the country": v. 3, p. 408-477.

Pagination: v. 1: xxiv, xxiii, [1], 576 p., [16] leaves of plates (15 folded); v. 2: viii, 617, [1] p., [3] folded leaves of plates; v. 3: [4], xxxii, 477, [1] p., [3] folded leaves of plates.

Signatures: v. 1: A a b c B-2O; v. 2: A B-2Q 2R (-2R6); v. 3: [A]² (-[A]2) b-c B-2H (-2H8)

Cf. See Hogg, P.C. African slave trade, 1603.

Sabin 21091.

Bissainthe, M.  Dict. de bib. haïtienne, 5652.

Ragatz, L.J.  Brit. Caribbean history, p. 165.

Lib. Company.  Afro-Americana, 3418.