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Published by Pudney & Russell, New York City
Seller: A Plus Printing, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in the Georgia counties of Bulloch, Effingham, and Screven are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 24 Page Booklet reprinted from two rare books: the Rev. George White's Historical Collections of Georgia and Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns and Countryside, a WPA publication. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. Past and/or present area communities include: (Not necessarily named in the booklet.) Bulloch -- Statesborough Effingham County -- Springfield, Ebenezer, Whitesville, Abercorn Screven County --Sylvana, Jacksonborough, Mill Haven, Paramore Hill, Hudson's Ferry Jenkins County (formed in 1905 from Bulloch, Screven and Burke) --Millen, Perkins The excerpt from White's book covers the development of this area until its publication date of 1854, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: Early Settlers for all 3 counties; Extract from the Census of 1850 (Screven and Bulloch); a list of early Bulloch Grand Jurors; Bio of Colonel Daniel McGirth, Revolutionary figure, and his horse the Gray Goose; the settlement of Ebenezer by Salzburgers and their pastor, the Rev. John Martin Bolzius; an extract of the Journals of the first Salzburgers journey from Dover to Ebenezer; Revolutionary Documents of Effingham County with names of signers; Brief Bio of John Abbot, who studied Georgian insects; an colorful Revolutional War tale "possibly" involving one Michael Doherty of Screven ; the battle at Briar Creek on March 1779; Georgia State Teacher's College; old Jerusalem Church at site of New Ebenezer; the Goshen Methodist Church; site of estate of Gen. Nathaniel Greene where Eli Whitney, aided by Mrs. Greene, invented the cotton gin; and other bits of history and trivia.
Published by Pudney & Russell, New York City
Seller: A Plus Printing, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Clarke County, GA, including the present or past communities of Athens, Farmington, Salem, Watkinsville, Winterville and part of Bogart, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 28 page booklet, reprinted from two rare books: the Rev. George White's Historical Collections of Georgia and Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns and Countryside, a WPA publication. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading.A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the three-color cover. The excerpt from White's book covers the development of this area until the publication date of 1854, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: History of the University of Georgia, the names of early settlers; population breakdown of the 1850 census; early manufacturers, including Athens Manufacturing Company, Princeton Manufacturing Co., Mars Hill Factory, Georgia Factory, Pioneer Paper Mill and Watkinsville Tanning Co.; Distinguished Men -- Rev Hope Hull, Rev. Moses Waddel, president of Franklin College 1819 to 1829, Judge Joseph Henry Lumpkin, Gen. David Meriwether, Revolutionary War veteran, Josiah Meigs, and others; and other interesting bits of history and trivia. In the WPA section, there is additional background on the University, a map of Athens and a guide to points of interests. Besides the campus highlights, sites include the Double-Barreled Cannon, and the homes of Howell Cobb, Gen. T.R.R. Cobb, Joseph Henry Lumpkin, James Camak, Benjamin H. Hill, Henry Grady and others.
Published by Pudney & Russell, New York City
Seller: A Plus Printing, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Seven Counties of Northwest Georgia are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 50 Page Spiral-bound Booklet reprinted from White's Historical Collections of Georgia, and another hard-to find book: Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns and Countryside, a WPA publication. This booklet is printed one-sided with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet protects the three-color front cover. Past and/or present area communities include: ( Some of these are not named in the booklet. *County Seat) BARTOW (formerly Cass County) -- Adairsville, *Cartersville , Cassville, Emerson, Euharlee, Kingston, Rydal, Taylorsville (part), White; CATOOSA -- Fort Oglethorpe (part), Graysville, *Ringgold (originally in Walker County), Rossville; CHATTOOGA -- Cloudland, Lyerly, Menlo, *Summerville, Trion; DADE -- Rising Fawn, *Trenton, Wildwood; FLOYD -- Armuchee, Cave Spring, Coosa, DeSota, Hillsborough, Lindale, Mount Berry, *Rome, Shannon, Silver Creek; GORDON -- *Calhoun, Fairmount, New Echota, Oakman, Oostenaula, Oothcologa, Plainville, Ranger, Resaca, Siloquoy, Sugar Valley; WALKER -- Chickamauga, Flintstone, Fort Oglethorpe (part), *LaFayette, Lookout Mountain, Rock Spring, Rossville. The excerpt from White's book concerns the development of this area up to its publication date, while excerpts from the WPA book, offer a nostalgic glimpse from a mid-20th Century vantage point, including historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and diverse topics included from the older book are: Early Settlers, Physical Features, Agriculture, Industries, Transportation Systems, 1850 Census Extracts, Instances of Longevity; the Cherokee Alphabet, invented by Sequoia (George Guess); DeSoto's travels in Floyd County; Ancient Mounds and a Saltpetre Cave in Bartow County and Wilson's Cave in Walker County; Old Indian Towns; Where names came from; Deaf and Dumb Asylum in Rome; Battle between Whites and Indians in 1793 near Rome; Cave Spring, Medicinal Springs, Catoosa Springs and others; Bio of William Washington Gordon; First Grand Jurors of Gordon County; a Wild Indian Ballgame, and other interesting bits of history and trivia. Included from the WPA book is a tour following US 41, known as the Dixie Highway, from the Tennessee Line to Allatoona Village. This includes the towns of Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, Dalton (which is in Whitefield County), Resaca, the Oostanaula River, a Statue of Sequoyah, Calhoun, Adairsville, Barnsley Gardens, Cartersville, Friendship Monument (a tribute to "friends and creditors"), Allatoona Dam and Reservoir, Valley View and In The Valley estates, Corra Harris Memorial Chapel (honoring the authoress), Etowah River and Emerson; a tour following US 27 through LaFayette, Trion, Summerville, Berry Schools including Martha Berry School for Girls and Mount Berry School for Boys, the Battey State Hospital, the industrial city of Rome (including action during the War Between the States and Floods, City Clock Tower, the Capitoline Wolf -- a gift from Mussolini, St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Chieftains, Shorter College, Myrtle Hill Cemetery, the Agate Demonstration Project), and Lindale.
Published by Pudney & Russell, New York City
Seller: A Plus Printing, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in nine counties in the central area of Western Georgia -- Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup and Upson -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 57 Page Spiral-bound Booklet reprinted from White's Historical Collections of Georgia, and another hard-to find book: Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns and Countryside, a WPA publication. This booklet is printed one-sided with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the three-color front cover. Past and/or present area communities include: (Some of these are not named in the booklet. *County Seat ) Carroll -- Bowdon, Bowdon Junction, Bremen (part), *Carrollton, Mount Zion, Roopville, Temple, Villa Rica (part), Whitesburg Coweta -- Corinth (part), Grantville, Haralson (part), Moreland, *Newnan, Palmetto (part), Raymond, Sargent, Senoia, Sharpsburg, Turin Fayette -- Brooks, *Fayetteville, Inman, Peachtree City, Tyrone, Woolsey Heard -- Centralhatchee, Corinth (part), Ephesus, *Franklin, Glenn Meriwether -- Alvaton, Gay, *Greenville (Greeneville), Flat Shoals, Haralson (part), Lone Oak, Luthersville, Manchester (part), Sandtown, Stovall, Warm Springs, Woodbury Pike -- Barnesville, Concord, Liberty Hill, Meansville, Milner, Molena, Williamson, *Zebulon Spalding -- Experiment, *Griffin, Orchard Hill, Sunny Side Troup -- Harrisonville, Hogansville, *La Grange, Long Cane, Mountville, Troup Factory, West Point (part) Upson -- Double Bridges, Logtown, Hootensville, The Rock, *Thomaston, Yatesville The excerpt from White's book concerns the development of this area up to its publication date in 1854, while excerpts from the WPA book, offer a nostalgic glimpse from a mid-20th Century vantage point, including historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and diverse topics from the older book are: Early Settlers, Physical Features, Agriculture, Industries, Transportation Systems, 1850 Census Extracts, Instances of Longevity; Early Grand Jurors; Gold and other minerals; Letter from General William McIntosh's two wives upon his death in 1825; Brief bios of Allen Gay, Samuel Parsons, and General David Dickson -- Revolutionary War veterans, the Rev. Dabney Jones -- champion of temperance, Hiram Warner and Edward Young Hill --judges, Thomas Spalding, Hugh Anderson Haralson and George Carey, statesmen, the Rev. John Milner and the Rev. William Moseley; Song about "Captain Garmany's Fight" during the Creek war; Remarkable story of Austin Dabney, a mulatto, wounded at the battle of Kettle Creek; the Synodical Female College (illustrated), La Grange Female College (illustrated), and other educational facilities; The Burnt Village, a tale of the Indian Wars; The Thundering Spring; and other bits of history and trivia. Included from the WPA book is a tour following US 29 from Atlanta to the Alabama border, including stops at the Hettie Jane Dunaway Gardens, Newnan, Hogansville, LaGrange (including the George Heard House, Bellevue -- home of Benjamin H. Hill, LaGrange College, and Callaway Mill Community), Cannonville Demonstration Project, and West Point (including the Griggs House--site of the Battle of West Point); a tour through Zebulon, Silvertown, and Thomastown; a tour through the commercial center of Carrollton, Roopville, Franklin, the Ida Cason Gardens, King's Gap Village, Pine Mountain Rural Community, Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, Warm Springs Foundation and the Little White House, and the Beginning of the March of Dimes.
Published by Pudney & Russell, New York City
Seller: A Plus Printing, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in the Atlanta, Georgia, area, including Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton counties, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 64-page spiral-bound booklet reprinted from two rare books: the Rev. George White's Historical Collections of Georgia and Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns and Countryside, a WPA publication. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of vinyl protects the three color front cover. Besides Atlanta, the book includes the present or past communities of Marietta, Acworth, Powder Springs, Roswell, Kenesaw Town, Alatoona, Sweet Water Old Town, Buffalo Fish Town, Decatur and Campbellton. Excerpts from White's book covers the development of this area until shortly before its publication date of 1854. Fulton County, formed in 1853, was not included. However, we have included White's observations on Campbell County, which merged with Fulton in 1932. Excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic view from a mid 20th Century vantage point. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: the Georgia Military Institute; the Water-Cure Establishment near Kenesaw Mountain; Denmead's (flour) Mill, Marietta Tannery, Rosewell Mfg. Co. and other businesses; Chattahoochee land; Illnesses; Instances of Longevity (including William Suttles, who died at age 108); Early Settlers; First Grand Jurors of Campbell and Cobb counties; an unusually sobering punishment; Atlanta businesses in 1854; extract from Atlanta's Census of 1850; Stone Mountain; a small map of 1940 Atlanta; How Railroads built Atlanta (White Hall to Terminus to Marthasville to Atlanta); Atlanta in the War Between the States; the Burning of Atlanta by Sherman's army; Reconstruction Headquarters in atlanta; Unveiling of the Benjamin Hill statue in 1886; When Atlanta became Georgia's Capital; the International Cotton Exposition of 1881 and the Cotton States and International Exposition in 1895; Atlanta in World War I; The Central Expressway; Points of Interest, including Five Points, the Old Lamppost, the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia, Henry Grady Monument, the State Capitol, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta University (started in a boxcar), Emory University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Morris Brown College, Clark College, Georgia Institute of Technology, the Cyclorama of the Battle of Atlanta painted in 1886, and "The Texas" involved in the dramatic Civil War Railroad chase known as Andrews Raid; Kennesaw National Monument Battlefield Park, the Alice McLellan Birney Memorial; the Marietta National Cemetery; Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Agnes Scott College in Decatur; and numerous other bits of history and trivia.
Published by Pudney & Russell, New York City
Seller: A Plus Printing, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Richmond County, GA, which encompasses the city of Augusta, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this 66 page booklet, reprinted from two rare books: the Rev. George White's Historical Collections of Georgia and Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns and Countryside, a WPA publication. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading.A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the three-color cover. The excerpt from White's book covers the development of this area until the publication date of 1854, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: the Yazoo Freshet of 1840; Early Churches of Augusta; 1850 Census extracts; Longevity, including a woman who supposedly lived to age 140; Petition seeking help against Indian Uprisings, signed by 18 early settlers in 1756; Documents professing loyalty to the King in 1774, with many signatures; Augusta in the Revolution and the Cruelties of Col. Brown; Radification of the Constitution with signatures; Revolutionary War Memos between General Pickens and Colonel Lee for the Americans and Colonel Browne for England, concerning prisoners and surrender; a Visit from General George Washington; Distinguished men -- Col. Samuel Hammond, Augustus Christian George Elholm; General Thomas Glascock, Charles J. Jenkins, and other interesting bits of history and trivia.
Published by The World-Wide Revival Prayer Movement, Atlantic City, N. J.
Seller: Bygone Pages, Aurora, MN, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. This is a nice rare nonfiction World Wide Revival Prayer Movement book called Calling to Remembrance, copyright unknown, soft cover, with a foreword by Rev. George H. Dowkontt and a preface by Aphra White. The book has slight tear on cover corners, pages browning due to aging, otherwise in good plus condition with tight binding, clean and 130 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Pudney & Russell, New York City, 1854
Seller: A Plus Printing, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Chatham County, GA, which encompasses the city of Savannah, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 121 Page Illustrated Booklet reprinted from two rare books: the Rev. George White's Historical Collections of Georgia and Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns and Countryside, a WPA publication. The spiral-bound booklet has the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the cover. Besides Savannah, places mentioned include: Thunderbolt, Beaulieu, Bonaventure, Brewton's Hill, Gibbons' Plantation, and Cherokee Hill, Jasper, Sprint, Fort Jackson, . The excerpt from White's book covers the development of this area until the publication date of 1854, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glimpse from mid-20th Century vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and diverse topics in section from White's book are: Extract from 1850 Census; Physical features; Public Buildings; the Female Asylum and its officers; Description of Engineering for new Savanah Water-Works; the Custom House; Count Pulaski who died at the Siege of Savannah; Artist Launitz's description of the Pulaski Monument and list of items deposited in cornerstone ; Hotels; Various early Churches; Early Settlement under Oglethorpe, his dealings with the Indians, and various other information pertaining thereto; Whitefield's Orphan House and a List of some of the children; Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island; Sgt. Jasper and other heros of the 2nd Regiment in the Revolutionary War; Savannah captured by the English in 1779; the Capture of Mordecai Sheftall of the Continental Troops in 1778; English Account of the Attack and Repulse at Savannah; List of American officers killed; Letters between Count D'Estaing and General Prevost, pertaining to the Surrender of Savannah, Detailed Account of the Tragic Loss of the Steamer Pulaski in 1838 ; Extraorinary Capture of an English command by Colonel White and a handful of Americans near Savannah; Distinguished Men -- Rev. J.J. Zubly, Colonel Francis Harris, Jonathan Bryan, David Montaigut, Major John Habersham, Major John Barnard, Anthony Stokes, William Stephens, James Jones, Noble Wymberley Jones, Colonel John White, Joseph Habersham, the Rev. Henry Kollock, the Rev. Henry Holcombe, the Rev. Edward Neufville, Senator John MacPherson Berrien (detail on his public life and debate on the Fugitive Slave Law), Supreme Court Judge James Moore Wayne, the Rev. Stephen Elliott Jr.; and other interesting bits of history and trivia. The WPA section discusses Savannah architecture, Education, Dr. William Houstoun, the Ogeechee Canal, Savanna in the War Between the States; Commercial growth after World Wars I and II; and much more. There's a small 1950s map of Augusta and information on points of interest including Bull Street (City Hall, Johnson Square, United States Customhouse, Christ Episcopal Church, Wright Square, the Tomochichi Marker, Lutheran Church of the Ascension, the W.W. Gordon House, Independent Presbyterian Church, Chippewa Square, the Barrow House, Madison Square, the Meldrim House, St. John's Episcopal Church, Monterey Square, the Henry Jackson House, Armstrong College, Warren G. Candler Memorial Hospital, Forsyth Park, Chatham Artillery Barracks, and Savannah Public Library), East of Bull Street (Factors Row, the Old Harbor Light, Site of Fort Wayne, Site of the Filature, the Pink House, the Richard-Owens House, the Davenport House, the McIntosh House, Colonia Park Cemetery, the W.W. Owens House, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, and the Low House), and West of Bull Street (Site of Oglethorpe's First Camp, Telfair Academy, the McAlpin House, Herty Foundation Laboratory, West Broad Street Negro School, and the First Bryan Bapist Church); and Outside the city (Fort Pulaski National Monument, Fort Screven, Isle of Hope, Diamond Back.
Published by Edgewood Publishing Company, ., 1895
Cloth(Hrdcvr). Condition: FR/NO DUSTJACKET. Black & White Plates (illustrator). .: Edgewood Publishing Company. FR/NO DUSTJACKET. 1895. Cloth(Hrdcvr). 4to., 516 pp., cover rubbed, frayed & soiled. Hinges cracked, tectblock loose .
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Circa 1910. Staple bound booklet with paper wrapper, chipping at corners, tears at spine. Body of text, however, is in excellent condition. 107 pages. From title page, "Delivered at the Church and Published by Request of the Congregation". George W. White (1858-1940) was the Pastor at the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Oakland, California, from 1907-1916. Prior to this, he was the third President of the University of Southern California from 1895-1899. This series of lectures presents the major events in the life of Jesus Christ in historical context. Weekly Bulletin from the Church dated September 25, 1910 laid in.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Genealogy. Reprint edition from 1968. Book has black cloth with gold titles and design. No dust jacket, as issued. 688 pages with index. Facsimile of the 1854 printing. There is a 1/4 split in the bottom of the spine, else FINE. Selling quality books for 35 years.
Published by YourStyle Pub, Chicago, 1979
Magazine / Periodical
Newspaper. 24p., folded tabloid newspaper, centerfold directory, photos, columns, news, ads, services, toned newsprint. Chicago LGBT weekly, previously bi-weekly and titled "Blazing Star" aka Gay Life and Chicago Gay Life.
Cloth. Condition: FR/NO DUSTJACKET. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). New York, NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. FR/NO DUSTJACKET. (1895). . Cloth. 8vo., 317 pp., Binding soiled, shaken and lightly cracked at inside rear hinge, p.243-246 has small edge tears, and with a gift inscription on front end paper. .
Published by Independently published, 2019
ISBN 10: 168807824XISBN 13: 9781688078246
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 83 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.20 inches. In Stock.
Pamphlet. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). Collectible-Very Good/NO DUSTJACKET. Pamphlet. 8 recipes for mostly varieties of corn with detailed explanations . 8vo., 4 pp. . Collectible-Very Good/NO DUSTJACKET.
Published by Winnipeg, MB, 1891
First Edition
Condition: wrappers. black-&-white illustrations (illustrator). 1st printing. pp. 7, [3]. 8vo. Pamphlet format in original printed paper covers. A paper read before the Society November 26th, 1891. Original printed paper covers chipped with some loss, now re-backed with plain paper to stabilize and prevent further loss. Contents original and unrestored, showing marginal age-toning, else in good condition. Transaction No. 42; published by the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. Peel (3d) 1930.
Published by Pudney & Russell, 1854
Seller: K & L KICKIN' BOOKS, Corinth, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very good+. Dust Jacket Condition: no dust jacket. Reprint. Ex-library copy with usual library features including library binding/ photocopy reprint.
Published by Heritage Papers, 1968
Seller: BookManBookWoman Books, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Hardcover Book in Very Good Plus condition.Facsimile of Pudney & Russell first edition of 1854. 761 pages including 58 page Index of Names by Alpha Christian Dutton. Two page typed notecard of corrections and explanations laid in regarding the Sheftall Diaries and regarding the remains of "Light Horse Harry" Lee. Bright clean tight square.Less than 30 pages have very neat and brief highlighting. No foxing to any pages but edges have very slight foxing. Shelf 596 .No DJ as issued. Boards and spine are straight but very slight slant of about eighth of inch. // Binding is tight.//Pages are clean, legible, and bright // One previous owner names printed on a one inch label on FFEP//No writing in the book margins or blank spaces// Not remainder marked // Not Ex Library// Not a Book Club.
Published by HERITAGE PAPERS, DANIELSVILLE, GA., 1968
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1968 ISSUE, CLEAN COPY.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1854 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 750 Language: English Pages: 750.
Wraps. black-&-white illustrations (illustrator). 1st printing. pp. 8. 8vo. Pamphlet format in original printed paper covers. This copy from the library of famed Arctic explorer (and Manitoba native) Vilhjalmur Stefansson, with his rubber name stamp to top of front cover. Light shelf wear and a touch of soiling. Contents unmarked and in quite good condition. Scarce item. Transaction No. 46; published by the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. Peel (3d) 2127.
Published by D. Appleton and Co., New York, 1856
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
Leather. Condition: Good. First Edition. "With memoirs, critical disserations, and explanatory notes" by Rev. Gilfillan. Leather binding has light edge wear, and dampstains on bottom half of both the front and back; small dampstain on bottom edge of first and last couple of pages; remainder of the text pages are in very good "plus" condition. 326 pages. Book.
Published by Heritage Papers, Danielsville, GA, 1968
Seller: Storbeck's, Georgetown, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Previous owner's name and address label over written name on front paste-down endpaper . 746 pages.
Published by Henry Bohn, 1851
Seller: Neverland Books, Waalre, Netherlands
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. White (Rev. George) The Natural History of Selborne., edited by Edward Jesse, wood-engraved plates, spotting, contemporary calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, extremities scuffed, 1851.
Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1856
Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A lovely leather bound volume of poems by James Grahame and Henry Kirke White. The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White and James Grahame.Henry Kirke White was an English poet and hymn writer and James Grahame was a Scottish poet. This volume contaisn the poetical works of these two poets with memoirs, critical dissertations and explanatory notes by the Rev. George Gilfillan.In lovely leather binding. In full calf leather. Externally, very smart with some light marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed. book.
Published by Pudney & Russell, New York, 1852
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a good hardcover first edition copy, rebound with the original covers laid down, title page slightly chipped, modest foxing, scattered pencil notes throughout, bookplate, name, HOWES 353, 22 plates, 688 pages. green spine. Photos on request. MEDIA SHIPPING ONLY, extra for airmail or international shipping.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1854 1st ed. xiv. 688pp. illus. cloth sm 4to: Good [sturdily rebound using decorative parts of original cloth; age browning; some coffee splashes on front endpp.; ink name; couple of small name stickers, name stamps; else a complete & tight copy. A nicely preserved original copy of this classic of Georgiana by the Rev. George White (1802-87).
Published by Pudney & Russell, New York, 1854
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Later printing. Octavo. xiv, 688 pages. Illustrated. Later half leather binding with brownish marbled paper covered boards. Faded marbled foredge. Newer gray end papers. Leather is split on front jouter oint and spine. Light edge wear to the binding. Embossed address stamp (no name) "686 Barnett Street, N.E. Atlanta Georgia" on the title page. Light to moderate toning and scattered foxing to engraved portraits and pages. A few articles laid inside the front cover relating to the author. Copyright date on verso of the title page is 1853. Howes W 353; Derenne II p.568.
Published by George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1920
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Robinson, T.H.; Gillett, F.; Horne, A.E.; Cleaver, Ralph; Brightwell, L.R.; Prater, Ernest; Tennant, Dudley; Webb, Arch.; Black, A. & M.; Soper, G.; Coller, Hy. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 177-272, plus 16 pages of great ads. Features: The Blue Bandits - Part 1 - Elusive thieves operate in the Franco-Italian villages on either side of the frontier in the French department of the Hautes Alpes and the Italian district of Monte Viso; How I Lost My Christmas Dinner - hilarious story of a Christmas spent with the Maori adherents of self-styled "prophet" Rua - article with photos; On Foot Through South America - Part 2 - photo-illustrated account of Harry A. Franck's visit to Quito and his tramp through Ecuador; The Last Voyage of H.M.S. "Drake" - a vivid glimpse of the perils of convoy work and the "price of Admiralty"; ; The Trials of a Naturalist's Wife - Part 1; My Two Years' Captivity Among the Turks - Part 1of Airman Capt. T.W.White's adventures and daring escape; The Moonshiners - what happened when the author stumbled into a camp of Tennessee moonshiners; Photo of thousands of snakes at breeding time in the Klamath Falls, Oregon area; The Wonderland of the Arctic - description of a trip to Danish Greenland, with photos; In Quest of Cannibals - Part 3 - exploration and adventure in unknown New Guinea; Photo of German "Death Clock" constructed primarily of skulls and other bones; Two Balloonatics - an exciting balloon adventure from just before the war (WWI); Treasure Island - great photo-illustrated article about the remote South Pacific island of Nauru; The Mad Millionaire - how vast wealth came unexpectedly to a poor Mexican Indian, and the tragedy that ensued; The Sacred Mountain - photo-illustrated account of a picturesque Tibetan pilgrimage; The Resurrection of "Red" Wilson - an exciting story of the old days in the south-west, when the Apaches were still a terror in the land; Photo of a lakatoi (lakatois) New Guinea boat. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.
Published by W. Thorne Williams, Savannah, 1849
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Octavo. 624 pages, 77 pages "Catalogue of Fauna and Flora." 16" x 20" hand colored folded map frontispiece. Brown cloth hardcover stamped in blind on the boards. Gilt title on the spine. Restored. Original cloth spine rebacked onto newer brown cloth with slight loss of gilt lettering on "Georgia". Front and rear hinges repaired. Folding map has light edge creases. Map has an approximate 6" closed tear lower right corner with minor loss of content. Light to moderate scattered light foxing to the end papers and text. Topics include history, legal, educational, religious, military institutions, County sketches, railroads, etc. Fair Howes W 354; De Renne Vol. II 529.