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Pittsfield, Mass: J. A. Chickering & William Mink, Publishers, 1875. Wraps. Fair. Wraps. Approx. 6.5" x 4.5". 56 pages. A few illustrations. Gray, printed, stitched wraps. Title on the front cover and "Compliments of J. Isaacs" printed on the back cover. Train travel information printed on the verso of the front and rear wraps. Covers are chipped with closed tears. Light staining and foxing to the contents. Front cover near detached. Fair only.

Exeter: Printed by Thos. Besley, 1845. Wraps. Fair. Stitched, plain blue wraps. 36 pages. Wraps are damp stained and torn at bottom edges. Title page is rough and soiled. Pages 32 and 33 are chipped at the bottom with no loss of print. Interior text in good condition. Contents include 8 dialogues, 20 poems, and twelve verses for Tomb Stones.

[Macon]: The Georgia Industrial Home For Unfortunate Children, 1913. Original. Periodical. Good. Brochure and letter. Brochure measures approx. 14" x 6" when unfolded. Printing on all sides of the paper with a few small photographs. From the beginning - "Fourteen Years Ago Dr. W. E. Mumford, moved by a strong desire to help the helpless founded the Georgia Industrial Home for unfortunate children. The basic idea of the Home is to rescue boys and girls, not from seeming ills of honest poverty, but from the terrible actual evils of a vicious environment." The letter is signed, typed letter of illustrated Georgia Industrial Home letterhead. The letter, approx. 11" x 8.5", is signed by the General Manager of the Home. He states - "Dear Friend: We failed to send out our usual Anniversary letter of appeal having decided to get along without it if possible. But the long summer months staring us in the face with an empty treasury and over a hundred children to care for. We just must have some help to tide… Read More

Lumpkin, Georgia: Farmers State Bank, 1937. Soft cover. Fair. Black pocket book. Approx. 8" x 3.5". 41 pages used for recording hand written deposits and balances. Covers are worn. Light foxing and soil to the paper. Fair.

Memphis: Will & Crumpton, Printers, 1907. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Wraps. Approx. 9" x 6". 54 pages. Tan outer wraps with title on the front cover. Some edge chipping to the covers. The text is vertically creased. Latham, head of the Tennessee Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, is defending herself from malicious attacks made by H. A. Tyler in Norfolk.

Boston: J. B. Russell, 1832. Periodical. Fair. Misc. lot of 17 weekly issues of the New England Farmer. Issues measure 12" x 9". Some creases and edge chips to the paper. Light to moderate scattered foxing and toning to the paper. Isses removed from a larger gathering with the August, 1, 1832 issue separate. Last 2 pages and a blank page are loose. Issues include: Vol. X. No. 25 January 4, 1832 Vol. X. No. 27 January 18, 1832 Vol. X. No. 28. January 25, 1832 Vol. X. No. 30 February 8, 1832 Vol. X. No. 32 February 22, 1832 Vol. X. No. 34 March 7, 1832 Vol. X. No. 35 March 14, 1832 Vol. X. No. 36 March 21, 1832 Vol. X. No. 37 March 28, 1832 Vol. X. No. 38 April 4, 1832 Vol. X. No. 39 April 11, 1832 Vol. X No. 40 April 18, 1832 Vol. X. No 42 May 2, 1832 Vol. X. No. 43 May 9, 1832 Vol. X. No. 44 May 16, 1832 Vol. X. No. 45 May, 22, 1832 Vol. XI No. 3 August, 1, 1832 Contents include several articles on growing crops, managing the farm, etc.

Macon, Georgia: Sheriff's Department, n.d.. Postcard. Very good. Photograph post card. Approx. 3.5" x 5". Blue marks on the photograph. Verso of the photograph is the information on the wanted subject: "Wanted - For Embezzlement $50 Reward J. T. Shepherd Age 36. Height 5ft. 9in. weight 130. Very light, blonde hair; light blue eyes; walks and talks rather rapidly looks rather boyish; expert book-keeper. Notify J. R. Hicks, Sheriff, Macon, Ga." Light wear to the extremities of the card.

Washington DC: Howard University Press, 1974. Hardcover. Very good/good. Octavo. Hardcover with price clipped dust jacket. [5], 337 pages, [2]. Light shelf and edge wear and edge soiling to the dust jacket.

Boston: Printed by J. T. & E. Buckingham, 1832. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. 8vo. Wraps. 20 pages. No outer wraps. Title on page 1. Newer paper spine. 6 digit (ex-institutional copy?) number on verso of title page. No other markings.

Washington DC: Wildrness Society, 1989. Second printing. Soft cover. Very good. Tall pictorial soft cover. 50 pages, [14] pages Appendices. Illustrated. Some light shelf wear to the soft cover.

Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Tall quarto. [10], 124 pages. Orange hardcover with title on the front cover and spine. Light soiling to the covers.

Atlanta: V. P. Sisson, 1887. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Printed, stitched wraps. 16 pages. Light wear and edge chips to the covers. Jackson responds to Thurman's charge that he is an unregenerate States Rights man who still defends the doctrine of secession. Thurman calls Jackson "an old crank," an "idiot," and a "drunk." Jackson says he's a man of the New South and denies he's a drunk. "I rejoice in the belief the African slavery, the only cause of serious disturbance, removed forever, such a union has been restored to the great sisterhood of States." DeRenne Catalog page 858 volume 2.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. Thin octavo. Hardcover with Tom Lea illustrated dust jacket. 31 pages. Illustrated by Tom Lea. Light wear and toning to the jacket. Stated first edition.

Denver: Frank S. Thayer, n.d.. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. Unpaginated. Brown cloth covered flexible stiff card. Title and pasted down illustration on the front cover. Front cover closes with button and fastener. Inside this album are 16 sepia half tone photographs folded accordion style. Small tear to the interior paste down.

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1888. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. [3], 418 pages, [2] pages of advertisements. Mustard cloth hardcover with title on the spine and front cover. Floral end papers. This is an ex-library copy with a vintage "Mary Willis Library Washington, Ga 1888" label on the front paste down. "Withdrawn" is hand written on the label. A few dates hand written on the rear end paper. Light soil to the cloth covers. Interior in good condition.

London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1921. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Hardcover. Good. Tall thick quarto. xvi, 747 pages. Illustrated. Light green cloth hardcover with gilt stamped title on the front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Light toning to the end sheets. The frontispiece steel engraving and tissue are loose. Light edge wear to the cloth extremities.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto. x, [1], 239 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Black cloth hardcover with title on the spine. No dust jacket. Map ilustrated end papers.

Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Tall quarto. [9], 109 pages. Green hardcover with title on the front cover and spine.

Athens: University of Georgia, 1984. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo. xvi, 324 pages, [2]. Illustrations. Brown cloth hardcover with title on the spine. Illustrated dust jacket.

Atlanta: Economical Book & Job Printing House, 1870. First Edition. Leather bound. Poor. Octavo. [1], 132 pages, [1]. Brown sheepskin leather binding. Binding is in poor condition. The front board with tape remnants at top is detached. Spine is worn, chipped, and missing title labels. Leather boards are dry and flaking on the edges. Interior contents are clean. Laid inside the back cover is a folded, typed (or printed?) letter from Atlanta dated September 5, 1888. Addressed "My Dear Sir" it is signed by the compiler Henry Jackson. The letter concerns his bid for "candidacy for the position of Representative from Fulton County, in the next General Assembly". Previous owner name written on the frnt paste down (Augusta Wylie King).