Saint Vincent, with notes and publishers' prices

"Saint Vincent, with Notes and Publishers' Prices" by Francis John Hamilton Scott Napier is a guide for stamp collectors, specifically focusing on the stamps of St. Vincent. Written in the late 1800s, it gives detailed information about the stamps, like their history and values, aiding collectors in telling them apart. The book starts by talking about why collecting stamps is important, especially those from St. Vincent, which began in 1861. The writers understand it’s not easy to sort and name the stamps because of changes in how they look and what colors they are. They tell how they tried to make sense of it all, using records and clear ways to group the stamps, so others wouldn't get mixed up when studying them. This gives the idea that the book will deeply explain St. Vincent stamps and show how the writers carefully looked at them.