The history of the Caribby-islands
Subtitle: viz. Barbados, St Christophers, St Vincents, Martinico, Dominico, Barbouthos, Monserrat, Mevis, Antego, &c. in all XXVIII in two books : the first containing the natural; the second, the moral history of those islands : illustrated with several pieces of sculpture, representing the most considerable rarities therein described : with a Caribbian-vocabulary
By: rendred into English by John Davies of Kidwelly
Contributors: Davies, John, 1625-1693; Breton, Raymond, 1609-1679; Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner; Stoakes, Charles, former owner
Publisher: Printed by J.M. for Thomas Dring and John Starkey ...
Published: 1666
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
Subjects: Glossaries, vocabularies; Early works to 1800; Carib language; Apalachee Indians; Natural history; Carib Indians
Work titles: Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique
Notes: "A translation of the anonymous French edition of 1658"--Sabin, Bibl. amer.

"Le vocabulaire caraibe parait être du P. Breton."--Barbier, Dict. des ouvrages anon.

Part 2 has added part t.p.

"Chap. VIII. By way of digression giving an account of the Apalachites, the nature of their country, their manners, and their ancient and modern religion": p. 228-249.

"A Caribbian vocabulary," by Raymond Breton, p. [2-11] at end.

Title within double rules; woodcut head-pieces, initials; side-notes.

Signatures: A-3A.

Includes bibliographical references.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, III, p. 147

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SCNHRB c.1 (39088001617653) has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Marcia Brady Tucker. With the Tucker collational ms. pencil annotations on t.p.

SCNHRB c.1 has occasional ms. notes in "A Caribbian vocabulary".

SCNHRB c.1 bound in recent three-quarters brown leather and cloth boards, marbled endpapers, title in gilt on spine.

SCNHRB c.2 (39088012039624) inscribed in ink at top of t.p.: Cha. Stoakes.

SCNHRB c.2 stamped on t.p.: 10494.

SCNHRB c.2 bound in recent in recent quarter green goatskin and yellow paste-paper boards, marbled edges, title in gilt within black leather spine label; measures 29 cm.