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Atlanta: Whitehall Press, 1955. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. xii, [2], 400 pp., frontis, plates. First edition. In publisher's cloth, lacking the dust jacket; all plates are present as called for. A fairly fresh copy with just a bit of toning at the spine; contents clean. "An admiring study; the author viewed Gordon as a 'national pacificator,' pledged to a reconciliation of the sections" CWB II, 93.

Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1979. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. Octavo. xvi, 448 pp. First edition. Signed by Tarter on the title page. In publisher's binding. A bright, fresh copy; clean throughout except for a bold previous owner monograph and date on the front pastedown.

London: Meridian Books | Thames and Hudson, 1957. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. 12mo. 352 pp. First edition, second impression. Signed by Tate on the front free endpaper. As issued, in publisher's cloth with dust jacket designed by Alvin Lustig. Meridian imprint label is pasted to the bottom of the title page. A fairly clean copy of the book; dust jacket is a trifle edgeworn with faint evidence of a tideline along the bottom of the dust jacket, mostly visible from the back; price is clipped. Essays by the poet, critic, and social commentator, here signed by the author. Uncommon thus.

Hanover, NH: Weslyan University Press, 1991. Soft Cover. Very Good+ binding. Octavo. ix, [1], 239 pp. Sixth printing. Signed by Tate on the title page. Trade paperback. A bright, clean copy of Tate's Pultizer Prize-winning collection. Uncommon signed, even in later printings.

Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press Book | Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Soft Cover. Good binding. Octavo. xi, [1], 92 pp. First paperback edition. Signed by Tate on the title page. Trade paperback. Covers are rubbed with creases; spine sunned; contents are clean and solid. A reasonable copy of an early collection of poetry by the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning poet.

Jamaica, Queensborough, NY: Marion Press, 1900. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. [8], 177 pp., frontispiece. Limited Edition, one of 150 copies. As issued, in red cloth. Corners are softened, lower corner of rear board is bumped; spine is a trifle faded. Contents clean but for occasional light foxing and a few leaves with some apparent offsetting from something laid in (images available). A nice copy of an uncommon book, originally printed for private distribution. Taylor was born in 1800, in Clark County, VA and offers a look at the whole of the 19th century including the Civil War and after.

Petersburg, VA: Printed by Whitworth & Yancy for John M. Carter, 1818. Full Leather. near Good binding. 239pp. 12mo. 239, [1] pp. Fifth edition, revised and enlarged. Full bound in contemporary calf with red morocco title label on the spine. Front board is nearly detached; spine somewhat desiccated, otherwise light wear; contemporary owner name of one Samuel H. Whitman is penned repeatedly on both pastedowns; free endpapers are missing; moderate to heavy foxing throughout. This series of essays began at pseudonymously published articles in 1810 in a Georgetown newspaper and culminated in sixty one essays (in the early editions) collected in this work, Arator, first published in 1813. In his biography of Taylor, Henry H. Simms writes of the praise for Taylor's work that came from the luminaries of the time: John Adams, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson who reportedly purchased a drilling machine sight unseen because Taylor recommended it (Simms 148-9). More than just practical agriculture,… Read More

University, AL: Confederate Publishing Company, 1976. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. Octavo. 121 pp., port. Reprint. In publisher's boards. A very nice copy with only light shelf-rubbing and a bit of sunning at the spine; previous owner gift inscription on the front pastedown. Originally issued in installments in the Huntsville Weekly Independent between 1883 and 1884. Of Taylor and his work, Owen writes, "A native of Madison, being a grandson of an emigrant of 1809 (four years after the first permanent white settlement), a teacher and public official, the writer was eminently qualified for his work. In its preparation he made use of traditions, books, and public records. The style is dignified and philosophical, and the arrangement and method of treatment evidence careful preparation. . . ." Owen p. 1197. The local history remains uncommon even in later 20th century reprints. Brannen 1761.

Georgetown, Columbia: J. M. Carter, 1814. Full Leather. Good+ binding. 239pp. 12mo. [4], 9-279, [1 (index)] pp. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Bound in contemporary marbled calf with morocco title label on the spine. A solid copy with limited wear; contents are moderately to heavily foxed throughout; one leaf with a closed tear in the fore-edge margin; rear flyleaf is lacking to top quarter; else without notable flaw. This series of essays began at pseudonymously published articles in 1810 in a Georgetown newspaper and culminated in sixty one essays (in the early editions) collected in this work, Arator, first published in 1813. In his biography of Taylor, Henry H. Simms writes of the praise for Taylor's work that came from the luminaries of the time: John Adams, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson who reportedly purchased a drilling machine sight unseen because Taylor recommended it (Simms 148-9). More than just practical agriculture, Taylor, as suggested in the title, had a series of… Read More

Kent, OH: Kent State University, 2010. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Oblong octavo. xiv, 177 pp., illus. First printing. In publisher's cloth with dust jacket. A very nice copy with little in the way of notable wear. Profusely illustrated with photographs of a generation in their latter years on the cusp of photographic documentation. Incredible book.

New York: Frederic C. Beil, 1985. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. First edition, signed by Taylor on the title page. Full bound in publisher's green cloth with printed paper title label on the front board a trifle soiled; card slipcase is a bit shelfworn.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. [8], 210, [2] pp. First edition, sixth printing, signed and inscribed by Taylor on the title page. As issued, backed in cloth. A clean copy with limited shelfwear. Dust jacket is a bit scuffed but presents well in a new mylar cover; price-clipped. A nice signed early printing of this Pultizer Prize winning novel.

W. Thomas Taylor | Bird & Bull Press, 1980. Quarter Leather. Very Good+ binding. Octavo. 108, [2] pp. Limited edition, number 259 of 350 copies. Backed in yellow levant goat with patterned paper over boards with leather tipped corners; leather is a trifle soiled or sun-darkened else nearly fine. A beautifully printed bibliography for what is now the first half of its printing history. Heaney A27.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1877. Hard Cover. Good binding. Octavo. 199 pp., frontis. First edition. In publisher's green cloth with title and embellishment in black and gold. Rubbing and fraying to the head and tail of the spine as well as the corners; light soiling; front hinge has been discreetly and securely mended; rear hinge a little tender but holding; minor chipping to the edges of both free endpapers; previous owner names on the front endpaper, one, Walter H. Doyle is contemporary and dated "Dec. 1877" and again on the recto of the frontis; foxing to frontispiece and title page, otherwise large clean. Despite the cover wear, the book presents fairly well. "A basic, valuable source on the character of Lee and the strength of the Army of Northern Virginia" CWB I, 167. Howes T-74.

[Philadelphia]: [Dunlap Print. Co.], 1945. Original Wrappers. near Very Good binding. 12mo. 24 pp., illus. As issued, stapled into stiff printed wrappers. Light shelfwear, but largely a nice copy of this souvenir guide.

Cincinnati: L. Swormstedt and J. T. Mitchell, 1847. Full Leather. Good+ binding. Octavo. iv, 380, iv, 379, [1] pp., plates. In contemporary red morocco with decorative gilt on both covers and spine and previous owner name stamped in gilt on the front board. 24 issue, each with one or two engravings that serve as frontispieces, all present. Light rubbing and scuffing to the extremities; a bit of separation starting at the bottom of the rear joint, binding remains solid; contemporary gift inscription in pencil, and a later bookplate; contents with varying degrees of foxing and toning, particularly at the plates and the adjacent leaves; occasional owner pencil bracketing in the margins, but generally clean. Early volumes from a long-running Methodist periodical in a better than usual binding on this mid-century periodical.

New York: Walker and Company, 1969. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. 251 pp. First Edition. As issued, in white paper over boards. Ex-personal library with a bookplate on the front free endpaper as well as a date stamp and a 4-digit number; stamp on the bottom edge of the textblock. A bit edgeworn as well as a slight forward lean to the binding. Some residue on the pastedowns from where a a dust jacket protector may have been adhered--not reflected on the jacket itself; fairly minor. Even toning to the page edges throughout, scattered foxing towards the rear. Dust jacket is in very nice condition and retains the price on the front flap. Relatively uncommon.

[Richmond, 1920?]. Full Leather. Poor binding. Octavo. 76 pp., frontis, ports. Only edition. As issued in leather, four leaves of mounted plates including the the frontispiece. Significant moisture damage to the binding and the contents with tidelines throughout; leather at the joints are starting to split. An interesting memorial of a young man of Richmond society who died in an accident when, according to the local paper, he was lighting a fire in his room with coal oil and his clothing ignited. This volume comprises biographical sketch, letters, and collected writings, including many pieces for his school paper, as well as several short memorial pieces. This copy is warmly inscribed by Tennant's father, W. Brydon Tennant to Tennant's peer and contributor in this volume, Eppa Hunton IV, grandson of Confederate Generals Eppa Hunton and William H. Payne. Condition notwithstanding, a very nice association for this extremely uncommon volume held by only 3 institutions (OCLC: 2123321).

Philadelphia: Printed for the Association, 1864. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. 45, [3] pp. First edition. In original wrappers. Bit of soiling to the covers as well as a few pencil notes, otherwise clean. An account of the assistance provided to loyal Unionists in East Tennessee, with an appeal for more donations and labor, and an address to President Lincoln on the topic. Sabin 60360.

[Washington]: Press Job, Print, 1866. Broadside. Broadside. 12" x 4.75." Printed in black on recto only. Light foxing and faint, early dampstain to the bottom left corner; old folds, but quite fresh. Very good to near fine. This broadside outlines the lottery scheme to benefit for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphan Home Fund. As well as a benefit concert after which the prized were to be announced. This benefit was scheduled to be held at the Grover's Theater in Washington, D. C. on August 2, 1866, here postponed to October 11. The advertisement states that 300,000 tickets were for sale at $1.00 each and 75,000 presents awarded. Presents range from cutlery to "1 Three-story Brick Residence, H street between 6th and 7th" valued at $18,000. The nature of the benefit speaks to a significant problem facing the country in the aftermath of the Civil War, the abundance of orphaned children. Rare in commerce. OCLC identifies only one copy of this broadside held by the American Antiquarian Society. OCLC: 191306492. Read More