| Project: (Re-publication) Vere L. Oliver's --
James C. "Jim" Lynch -- |
 Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of "History of Antigua" (** VHS Videotape for size comparison ONLY) |
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Welcome... (1999, 2003 & 2005)
1999
This Project has completed a 25-set Limited Edition re-publishing of Vere Langford Oliver's 'History of Antigua', and is considering a second short run.
This is a large 'folio' sized set of three books (10 inches wide by 15 inches tall by between 1 inch and 1-1/2 inches thick, and between about 400 and 500 pages each volume), originally printed about 1895/99.
I have found by personal experience out how rare these books are - and how expensive. In 1998 one full set sold in the UK for UKŁ2,750 (about EC$12,700, US$4,700 or CD$7,250). The dealer told me they are "almost impossible to obtain anywhere - I've tried, believe me!!".
Update: This print run sold out within four months. Please see below for the second printing.
2003
I received enough pre-payments to complete a second print run of "History of Antigua".
As for the first, the price is US$1,000, which includes shipping anywhere in the world via parcel post. I have now arranged with PayPal to receive payments by credit card, which should relieve the stress inherent in the other methods, and I will set that up on this page in the near future.
For now, if you are interested in purchasing a set, please contact me at one through the mediums below. I would be happy to try to answer any questions you may have.
** Please note: Pre-payment in full is required for all of these sets. I do not accept Purchase Orders of any kind, nor do I offer credit terms.
2003 Print Run: To be completely honest, in this series the printer did not print page 406 in Volume 2, the final half-page of the Index, and with their lack of willingness to put it right I have basically terminated my association with that company. This same printer has also lost or deleted all of the image files related to the printing of all of the books I had them print before.
For the moment, buyers of these sets will find a scanned image of that page HERE. If you are a verified buyer and wish to have a full size printed page sent to you for insertion please simply email me direct.
As publisher I accept a measure of responsibility for this, and deeply apologise for any inconvenience caused.
2005
I commissioned (and have received) a limited print run which is available for immediate shipping.
In view of the delays and reliability of my last printer, I had to start again and the proofing process - as it always does - took quite a long time. I also suffered additional major expense to make this new start, and this was unavoidable.
Sale prices and conditions remain the same as before. (See "Ordering" and "Buying the books" below.)
2006
I completed a short print run early in 2006, the final Index page omission has been corrected. and full sets are available for immediate shipping.
Full-sized, high quality sets in three volumes on strong, thick paper for longevity. These books are expected to persist at least 150 years --
- The contents are printed on strong, double-thickness paper for longevity, and are expected to persist for at least 150 years under constant use. Primarily aimed at the pounding taken by books in research use, institutions and public libraries, they are hard-backed in buckram with lay-flat bindings, and are fully hand-bound by a professional craftsmen binder.
- Extra features: at least three long red bookmark ribbons embedded in each spine, and the cover/spine impressed with gold titles.
- Please note: The lowest pricing for each set comes with worldwide delivery included. There are no further costs associated with the quotes shown below.
| All prices in $US | ||||
| PayPal option is available - send me an email. | ||||
| V.L.
Oliver's "History of Antigua" 3 Volumes - Full Set - |
Retail Base |
+ 175 Preparation, Handling & Postage |
$1000 (Post Office) |
Post Office Parcel Post Worldwide -- Delivered via Surface Post |
| + 300 Preparation, Handling & Courier |
$1125 (Courier) |
Delivered
via Courier (* North America only) |
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| Wire transfers are available for an additional US$15 (my additional bank fees) | ||||
| Other valuable and useful
Caribbean genealogy publications also available from this specialist micro-publisher: VL Oliver's "Caribbeana" Kent's "Barbados and America" "Old Barbados Newspapers" (2 vols) |
Buying the books...
Other than PayPal:
If you are interested in purchasing a set, please complete, print and mail in the Order Form with payment by bank draft in US$ (please, no personal cheques/checks). You can contact me with any questions through one of the mediums below - I would be happy to try to answer any questions you may have.May 2003: I have set up an account with PayPal to accept credit cards - please just click on the PayPal button appropriate to level of payment, then send me an email specifying the postal address of destination.
July 2005: I have commissioned a print run of 10 sets for 2005 which will be available for shipping in the second week of August.
In view of the very poor performance of my last printer, I have had to start again and the scanning and proofing process has taken quite a long time. I have also suffered added major expense to make this new start, and this was unavoidable.
Sale prices and conditions remain the same as before.
August 2005: New sets of these books are now ready for shipping (2005 Edition).
Suggestions...
If you cannot afford the individual books or full sets, you might consider asking your local library to purchase a set instead, and have access to them that way. A list of Libraries who have already purchased the set is below...
I would be happy to contact any library for you, but yhou must understand that my approach will be taken lightly as commercial advertising, while your personal approach would be seen as a legitimate request and a need that will be taken more seriously. An even better process is a number of user requests for the same book/s, and you could make the acquisition easier (and faster) by also supplying the library with the internet address of this page.
Sets of "Caribbeana" and/or "History of Antigua" have been acquired to the following libraries (among others). You are welcome to contact them and ask for independent assessments:
Metro Toronto Reference Library
Shipping times - Please note:
Canada Post is still notoriously slow, despite very high postage charges - and even then sales tax is added to all postage fees as well. I have no alternative but to ask for your indulgence in this area, as I have absolutely no control over it.
In my own personal experience they have taken 8 business days (almost 2 weeks) to deliver a letter across three city blocks in the city of Toronto, and some time back they took six months to deliver a set of "History of Antigua" to Anguilla - and that was sent by AIR MAIL!!
- Other shipping times experienced so far (surface parcel post):
- UK: 28 days, 36 days
US: 11 days, 14 days
Barbados: FedEx made a next-day delivery.
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It is recognised that any project such as this - especially where money changes hands before the product is delivered - demands a level of knowledge of who the customer is dealing with, which translates into credibility and trust that the product will not only be delivered, but that it will be delivered as promised.
So, for the purposes of acquiring a reference on my integrity, please contact one of the following:
The Metro Toronto Reference Library
- owns a Limited Edition set.- send email to Special Collections
- owns a Limited Edition set.- (Contact Mr. Ernest Wiltshire)
- owns a Limited Edition set.- Contact the Librarian
The Garrison, St. Michael, Barbados
Tel:(246)427-0201 Fax:(246)429-5946
- owns a Limited Edition set.- (Contact Mr. Desmond Nicholson)
Barbadian by birth, Antiguan by naturalisation, I spent 16 years as an airline pilot for LIAT (1974) Limited, based in Antigua. Before that, I worked for four years as an airline/charter pilot in the Caribbean with Tropicair in Barbados and Air BVI in Tortola. I was also an Air Traffic Controller in Barbados for two years.
With my most recent employment being at LIAT you may also therefore ask any pilot you know who has worked for LIAT since 1980 about my integrity -- I was re-elected Secretary of the Pilots' Association for my last eight years with the airline, and am proud of the progress I was able to encourage on both sides of the table during my time on the Executive. For my work on behalf of the Association I was accorded the privilege of being granted the first ever Life Membership in LIALPA (the LIAT Pilots' Association).
I am now medically retired from flying (after a failed cataract operation) and living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada where I work for the TTC. I'm also in the web-design business part time creating, maintaining and providing web site presences for very small businesses. With some spare time available, I started investigating my own family history and - like many others - became hooked on genealogy.
Finally, without desiring to lean on their shoulders at all, I believe it helps the progress of this project to mention that my great-grandfather namesake, James Challenor Lynch, was one of the founders of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, and that my father, Sir Douglas Lynch, K.A., CMG., Q.C., still lives in Barbados and is a distinguished legal and taxation expert who continues to work daily as a consultant in those fields from his Chambers in Bridgetown.
Contacts...
Please feel free to direct any enquiries here or contact me in one of the following ways:
Contacts:
James
C. Lynch
128 Snowshoe Crescent
Thornhill, ON L3T4M9
Tel:
(905) 881-5197
contact me by email
here
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