| DANISH COLONIES |
| CAVLING, HENRIK: Det danske Vestindien. Kbhvn. 1894. Med vignetter af Alfr. Schmidt samt to kort. 155 s. Privat halvlæder. Ryggen falmet. #159753 | DKK500 EUR67 |
| Med dedikation: "Til Redaktør V. Norup med Tak fra Forf.". |
| MORTON, HENRY: St. Croix - St. Thomas - St. John. Danish West Indian Sketchbook and Diary. Skitsebog og dagbog fra Dansk Vestindien 1843-44. Kbhvn. 1975. Rigt illustr. Tvær4to. 183 s. Orig. hellrd. Richly illustr. Oblong 4to. Publisher's cloth. #10599 | DKK350 EUR47 |
| SLAVERY - : Dansk Vestindisk Regierings Avis. 7 issues, each 4 pages. St. Croix 1819-1830. Nos. 67 and 68, 1819; Nos. 42-43, 1820; Nos. 100, 101 and 192, 1830. Folio. A few issues with old inscriptions and some dampstains, otherwise a fine set. #158959 | DKK7000 EUR938 |
| Because of the large English-speaking population on St Croix from its earliest days under Danish rule, newspapers of the era were generally written in Danish and English, each page equally divided between Danish articles, notices, and advertisements and their English translations. In several of the issues notices of runaway slaves and rewards offered for them, as well as slaves for sale. |
| ST. THOMAS - FIRE OF 1825.: Tillæg til den Dansk Vestindiske Regierings Avis. Dated "Tirsdagen den 22de Februar 1825." Printed and published by Elisabeth James. Page from newspaper (38 x 25 cm) mounted on cardboard. #158805 | DKK5000 EUR670 |
| The left column describes a dreadful fire in St. Thomas, February 16. It started near the market place and spread quickly and many houses were burnt to the ground. The left column is a public statement by the Governor Peter von Scholten, where he describes the heroic efforts by named firemen and officers. |
| VORE GAMLE TROPEKOLONIER. Red. af Johs. Brøndsted. 2 bd. Kbhvn. 1952-53. Illustr. af Ib Andersen og Mads Stage. Fol. 665 + 577 s. Indbundet i originalt halvlæder med med palmeblæadsdekoration på permerne. Sign. F. Müller. #115851 | DKK1000 EUR134 |
| Pænt eksemplar af pragtværker om vore tidligere kolonier. |
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