A HISTORY OF MISSISSIPPI. VOLUME I and VOLUME II. [Complete two volume set as issued; Vol. 1-One and 2-Two.]

McLemore, Richard Aubrey, 1903-1976 (editor).

ISBN 10: 0878050132 / ISBN 13: 9780878050130

Published by Hattiesburg, MS: University and College Press of Mississippi, [January] 1973., 1973

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TWO VOLUME COMPLETE SET. Both first printings (not stated per publisher's contemporary practice). Both hardcover, H 24.25cm x L 16cm, having tan dust jackets and uniformly bound in brown cloth with black stamped lettering within vibrant gilt blocks decorating their spines. VOLUME I: xiv, 703 pages. Dust jacket lightly soiled with nicks ands short tears at edges, toning prevalent to spine; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Light toning to edges with slight foxing and small stain upon top edge; past owner's personal blindstamp at front free endpaper's bottom right; obtrusive large badge-shaped Mississippi flag sticker affixed to half-title page. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. Else a very good copy in a very good- dust jacket. Reviews history from early settlement through the Civil War and Reconstruction to 1890. VOLUME II: xii, 651 pages. Dust jacket lightly soiled but with toning prevalent to front panel and spine, shallow chip at spine head with light stain near heel, a few nicks and short tears at edges, circular toned impression and surface peeling from removed bookseller sticker at front panel's lower right; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Light toning to edges with some foxing to top edge as well; past owner's personal blindstamp at half-title leaf's bottom right; obtrusive large badge-shaped Mississippi flag sticker affixed to page v. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. Else a very good copy in a good+ dust jacket. Reviews history from 1890 forward to 1970. Each volume with endpaper maps, b/w photographs, illustrations, and each separately indexed. Remains a highly-regarded reference regarding Mississippi featuring 43 chapters on multiple facets of state history by numerous contributors. {MS Shelf #214-315} Please note that this heavy set has an approximate shipping weight of 7.25 pounds (3.28 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0878050132.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A HISTORY OF MISSISSIPPI. VOLUME I and VOLUME II. [Complete two volume set as issued; Vol. 1-One and 2-Two.]
• Publisher: Hattiesburg, MS: University and College Press of Mississippi, [January] 1973.
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878050132
• ISBN 13: 9780878050130
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana-Mississippi

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Synopsis

A History of Mississippi is the most comprehensive history of the State of Mississippi ever recorded. The forty-three chapters cover every aspect of Mississippi’s history from the earliest known time to the present. Each chapter was written by an outstanding Mississippi historian and in most cases represents a lifetime of study and research in the particular phase of history being written about. Dr. Richard Aubrey McLemore, Director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, served as editor of this massive project. The financial support was provided by the State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Historical Society, the Department of Archives and History, the three universities of Mississippi, and the University and College Press of Mississippi.