THE HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT IN 1670, TO THE YEAR 1808
by Ramsay, David
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Charleston, 1809.. Two volumes. xii,478; iv,602pp. Lacks maps. Contemporary calf, gilt leather labels. Extremities lightly worn, boards rubbed. Contemporary ownership inscription on each titlepage, slightly effaced; modern bookplate on rear pastedowns. Lightly toned throughout, some light scattered foxing. A good, solid set. A standard work, by the prolific historian and native son. The general map in the first volume shows the state, with the map of Charleston in the second volume. The better part of the book is devoted to the southern campaigns of the Revolution and to biographies of prominent early Carolinians. The Streeter sale catalogue notes that the second volume "as a survey of life in contemporary South Carolina is of great value."
New York dealer Peter Decker bought the Streeter copy for $110 in 1967. HOWES R34, "aa." SABIN 67686. STREETER SALE 1139.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM58075
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT IN 1670, TO THE YEAR 1808
- Author
- Ramsay, David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Charleston
- Date Published
- 1809.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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William Reese Company
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About William Reese Company
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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