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The Sunny South; or, The Southerner at Home, Embracing Five Years Experience of a Northern Governess in the Land of Sugar and Cotton: Edited by Professor J. H. Ingraham of Mississippi
by Ingraham, Professor J. H. (editor)
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: G. G. Evans, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. [1], 526 pages. 18 pages advertisements. Green pebble cloth hardcover with blind stamped borders and publishers seal on the covers. Gilt title on spine. Hinges repaired. Minor repair to cloth lower spine. Small tear to cloth on front joint. Some edge wear to the cloth covers. Slight lean to the binding. Light scattered foxing and brown spots to the contents. Crack in the text block at page 162. Contents are a collection of letters written by Kate Conygham (Pseud.) for the author. Fair only.
Howes I-50, "Detailed portrayal of life on tobacco, cotton and sugar plantations in ante-bellum Mississippi. This New Englander thought slavery a benevolence."; Sabin 34776.
Howes I-50, "Detailed portrayal of life on tobacco, cotton and sugar plantations in ante-bellum Mississippi. This New Englander thought slavery a benevolence."; Sabin 34776.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29944
- Title
- The Sunny South; or, The Southerner at Home, Embracing Five Years Experience of a Northern Governess in the Land of Sugar and Cotton
- Author
- Ingraham, Professor J. H. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. G. Evans
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1860
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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- 12mo
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