I have here for sale a book entitled ADVENTURES ON THE MOSQUITO SHORE by Samuel A Bard.  It is a first edition, Third Thousand, published by James Blackwood, London no date stated.  It is a fictional account of travel through Jamaica.  It tells the story of Squire, an experienced traveller in Central America and author of a number of books on the area and describes his travels on this Caribbean shore of what is now Honduras, the customs of the local Indian and black people, traders, landscape, wildlife. There are appendices on historical sketch of the Mosquito Shore, notes on topography, soil, climate and natives and the vocabulary of the Mosquito language.  It is illustrated throughout with b/w engravings in text as well as a full page frontispiece.  

Bound in half dark brown calf leather on brown marbled hardboards.  4 gilt raised bands, a lighter brown leather title block with gilt lettering to the spine.  Corners slightly bumped but otherwise boards in very good condition.  Light brown endpapers, with bookplate and previous owners signature in pink to the front one.  The same person has written in pink again on the first page of text 'Read March 1929'.  All other pages clean and firm.  310 pages + 2 page publisher's catalogue.  17 x 11 cm.

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