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Charleston, South Carolina: XIX Century" Publication Company, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. [1], iv, 544 pages. Frontispiece portrait of William Gilmore Simms. Brownish marbled paper covered boards. Spine is missing. Boards are worn on the edges and covers. Hinges are cracked. Remnants of glue visible on the outer joints. Contents pages iii, iv are loose. Interior text is in good condition with occasional light foxing. Book seller label from "J. W. Burke & Co., Macon, Georgia" located at the bottom on the rear paste down. Pencil name of Wm. W. Hicks located on the title page. Red ink stamped name of Ellison S. Smyth located on the front paste down. A fair copy of an obscure reconstruction publication in South Carolina. Some of the article headings include - "The Status and Prospects of the Negro"; "The Financial Condition of South Carolina"; "Philosophy of War"; "Philosophy of Radicalism"; "Rambles in Mexico"; "Ex-Governor Perry Reply to Colonel Hayne"; "Morality of Round-Dancing";… Read More

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1894. Hardcover. Good. Small quarto. Hardcover. Pages 563-602, [2]. A disbound section possibly from the American Historical Association Annual Report. Wraps that rebound in brown cloth with title on the spine. All printing information is missing. Several brown blank sheets bound in after the original blank end papers. A good reference.

Palo Alto: Books of the West, 1949. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. Octavo. 312 pages. Frontispiece portrait of Xantus and illustrations. Red cloth hardcover. White dust jacket with black and white portrait on the front panel. Jacket is edge torn and lightly soiled.

Philadelphia: Ex Officina Classica. Impensis Wm. Poyntell, 1806. Editio Prima Americana. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. [3], [2], 547 pages. Sheepskin leather binding with red leather title label on the spine. The front and rear end sheets removed. Light rubs to the board edges and joints. Front and rear hinges slightly cracked. Light to moderate toning to the text. Text in Greek and Latin. Apparently the first book printed in America on Greek type made in America. The Greek fonts were cast by Binny and Ronaldson under the direction and supervision of John Watts from England. American imprints 11903.