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The Life and Adventures of Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw; or Scenes on the Mississippi by Frances Trollope - 1836
by Frances Trollope
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The Life and Adventures of Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw; or Scenes on the Mississippi
by Frances Trollope
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- Date Published 1836
- Pages 365 pages
- Keywords anti-slavery
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, first state. Wright III 2391. Two volumes. Volume one: vi+329+6 pages of ads; volume two: 370 pages. Both volumes are are the first state of the first printing with the ascender of the "d" in line with the "r" in the line two on page 88; the "the Dicksons are fewer, and have" appears on page 370. Light foxing in both volumes. Ownership inscription to Vol. 2. Each spine has some slant
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The Life and Adventures of Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw; or Scenes on the Mississippi
by Trollope, Frances
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London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street [Colophon:] London: Printed by Samuel Bentley, Dorset Street, Fleet Street, 1836. First edition. With 15 Engravings by Auguste Hervieu. [4],327, [1]; [2], 331, [1]; [2], 348 pp. With half titles to vols. 2 & 3. 3 vols. 8vo. Bound in original drab gray boards, with printed paper labels (Vol. II with small loss), Vol I. has 1 inch loss at bottom of spine, Vol III has 1 inch loss at top of spine. Hervieu, Auguste. First edition. With 15 Engravings by Auguste Hervieu. [4],327, [1]; [2], 331, [1]; [2], 348 pp. With half titles to vols. 2 & 3. 3 vols. 8vo. Compared by many critics compare Trollope's anti-slavery novel favorably to Beecher's Uncle Tom's Cabin, which it precedes by almost 15 years. Probably her rarest novela and very scarce in boards, uncut. Sadleir 3226; Sabin 97032
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The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War
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Penguin Press, 2018-11-06. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Delbanco, Andrew : The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War. New York : Penguin Press/Random House, 2018. First edition. Size is super royal octavo (8vo), 9.5/25cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's red paper boards and cream white cloth spine, bright gilt lettering imprinted to spine and (author's initials only) front board. Plain white endpapers. Textured semi-glossy dj in color. [x] pp prelim material, 453 numbered pp, one blank following. Numerous b&w photos/illus. Illust credits, notes, index. Condition notes: fine, tight, sharp corners. A bit of rolling to spine ends. No notes or highlighting. Lovely copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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Thomas Green Clemson
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td [border: 1px solid #ccc;]br [mso-data-placement:same-cell;]Like new dustjacket. Book itself has a minor bump to the bottom corner. Tight, clean and square. Free of any markings except for some initialing on page xvi along with a personal post-it note from the initialer on Clemson Universitypost-it about how they are thanked in the credits of the book. There is a photocopy of a personal note on Clemson University letterhead from Jerry Reed in the front of the book. (see photos) 358 indexed pages with some black and white illustrations and photos. Includes a bibliography. History. Biography. South Carolina. 1.25" X 6.25" X 9.25" 3cm X 16cm X 23.5cm Thomas Green Clemson (1807–1888), the founder of Clemson University in Clemson, SC, was no ordinary man. Fifteen scholars and specialists of history, science, agriculture, engineering, music, art, diplomacy, law, and communications come together to address Clemson's multifaceted life, the century and issues that helped shape him, and his ongoing…
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Carry me Back to Old Virgiinny
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Fisher's River (North Carolina) Scenes and Characters
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New York: Harper & Brothers, Pubslishers, 1859. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. John M'Lenan. 12mo. 269, [4] pages. TITLE PAGE IN FACSIMILE. Hardcover bound in original blue publisher's cloth with spine titles in gilt and cover designs in blind. The binding is worn and bumped and has some fraying and tearing at the spine ends. A couple of nicks on the spine are touched up with blue. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Appears to have two identical facsimile title pages tipped in (consequently lacking the original title; the frontis is NOT in facsimile). The text has some moderate foxing throughout. An early owner's blind stamped name is on the first page of the text. There is a folding newspaper article pasted onto the rear pastedown. Collates complete with all illustrations, including the frontis. A scarce volume of 19th century humor looking at the people and stories of Surry County, North Carolina. Hardin Edward Taliaferro (1811-1875) was a southern…
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Southern Exposure: A documented expose of the anti-democratic forces in the deep South
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364pp + index, 4 pages b&w photographs, illustrated end papers. DJ intact but frayed on top and left side of spine (see photo). Price intact. Scarce signed first edition of human rights activist Kennedy's visit to the deep South, exposing the "Problem of the South and the historical roots of all its evils..." Boldly signed on title page. Book is in essentially unread condition and appears to be the only signed copy listed online.
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Brunswick County, Virginia 1720-1975 Revised to 2000: The History of Southside Virginia County
by Gay Neale
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Brunswick County Bicentennial Committee, 1999. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Edges of boards show minor rubbing. Lower edge of DJ has two small tears and rear panel shows some rubbing. Interior is pristine. Overall a clean, solid copy showing very minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy at Barbed Wire Books.
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CONFEDERATE ATHENS
by Coleman, Kenneth
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Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends, a couple small, light scratches to front board else a bright & solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges & covers, light bumping to spine ends else still bright, intact & whole. Book is signed/inscribed by author on inner front board. FOLCAS 9/23 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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More than Mercer House: Savannah's Jim Williams & his Southern Houses written and signed by Dorothy Kingery, the hardcover book is like new except at the last page the sewn in bindings comes a little away from the book just for about 1/3 of the way up, no pages are loose and it's the very end of the book, the buckram black cover is beautiful; the dj has edge and cover wear to the front, but still looks good in the sense that you can still see the cover and back photographs very well.
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An Address Delivered Before the Two Literary Societies of the University of North Carolina... June 5th, 1846
by Moore, Bartholomew F
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Raleigh, N.C.: Printed at the Recorder Office / Published by Order of the Society, 1846. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 26 pages. Soft cover bound in original pink printed wrappers. The wrappers show wear and have sunning about the edges and soiling from handling. A sound copy. Signed in pencil at the top of the front wrapper, "J. A. Jarratt" or "S. A. Jarratt." Now housed in a removable board back plastic sleeve. The text block is sound, and the text is a bit toned and has just a little sporadic foxing. Bartholomew Figures Moore (1801-1878) was a North Carolina attorney and politician and was largely a Union loyalist during the Civil War He was born in Halifax County and graduated from UNC in 1820 and was a trustee of the University 1840-1868 and then again from 1871 until his death. He was a member of the NC Constitutional Convention of 1835 and was Attorney General of North Carolina (1848-1851).…
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The Correspondence of William Tryon and Other Selected Papers. (TWO VOLUME SET): Volume I, 1758-1767; Volume II, 1768-1818
by Tryon, William. (Edited by William S. Powell)
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Raleigh: Division of Archives and History / Department of Cultural Resources, 1980. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Quartos. lvi, 664; (xxxvi), 960 pages. SIGNED by editor William S. Powell on the title pages of both volumes. Hardcovers with a blue dust jacket. The jackets show moderate rubbing and wear with some scuffs and brief edge tears and chips. Jackets are sound and complete. A sound set with secure inner hinges and clean text. The half title page in both volumes has been signed by Lindley Butler, a NC historian. Contains several illustrations. Complete 2 volume set. Volume I is dated 1980; Volume II is dated 1981.
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