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!!"
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 still available for immediate shipping.