Antigua Black: Portrait of an Island People

Davis, Margo (photography); Davis, Gregson (text)

£90.00

A gorgeous portrait of the island and peoples of Antigua, with text by Gregson Davis and illustrated with photographs by Margo Davis, maps and reproductions in color of historic paintings and vintage drawings. As the authors comment, this is a “straightforward view of rural Antigua, of village yards and tilled plots where the descendants of slaves labor with strength and ingenuity to extract a life of dignity and meaning from an eroded landscape of unfullfilled promises and fragmented hopes.” While this is centered around the photographs, it also contains much on the history of the island – the sugar plantations, slave uprisings, emancipation and more. Limited to 5000 copies.

1 in stock

Publisher
Scrimshaw Press
Publisher City
San Francisco, CA
Year
1973
Edition
1st
Format
h/b
Author
Davis, Margo (photography); Davis, Gregson (text)
SKU
IYC133257
Categories
Condition
Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (some chipping), mushroom clothbound boards, black cover/spine titling with tipped in print on cover; text block firm, pages crisp and clean; some slight foxing on edges.
Size
8vo (230 x 150 / 9" x 6")
Page Count
141
ISBN
9780912020303