William M Mathew (59 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 286pp. Blue cloth hardback with DJ, VG, index, bibliography, chapter notes, tables, Includes: The survival of slavery, The possibilities for land amelioration in the Old South, The Ruffin reforms in practice, Slavery and agricultural improvement, Inadaptability of slavery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Outside page ends have a remainder mark and very slight foxing. ; 286 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Publisher's blue cloth with white spine lettering, octavo, pp. xiv, 286. Black and white illustration of Ruffin. Mild faint foxing on fore-edge of text block visible in a good light.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good hardcover, very good dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 112-128 pages with chart. Quarto (10" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. The Economic History Review, second series, Volume XXIII, Number 1 complete issue. First edition. From the late 1840's to the early 1880's guano dominated the commercial and financial life of Peru. It was the country's main commodity export for most of the period, and being the property of the state, the principal source of government revenue as well. The profits accruing from its sale enabled Peru to resume payment on its long-standing debts to British bondholders in 1849 and were used as security for fresh borrowing overseas in the years that followed. Condition: Edges and spine ends age toned, corners bumped and rubbed else very good.…

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: As New.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. As New Paperback.

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. VERY GOOD CONDITION **; STILL SEALED, ** with delivery confirmation in ** . I ship every week day; 11.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Asigned By The Author On Front Endpaper; Otherwise Unmarked.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As New Hardback Barring Name On Front Endpaper.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Brand new hardcover book! ; 6.5 X 1 X 9.5 inches; 304 pages.

Condition: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. The centerpiece of this generously annotated book is the diary kept by the celebrated agricultural reformer Edmund Ruffin during the eight months in 1843 when, at the request of Governor James Henry Hammond, he conducted an economic survey of South Carolina, traveling to every corner of the state to examine the different farming methods in use and the resources available for their improvement. Ruffin's succinct and pointed narrative, driven by a passionate interest in the perpetuation of slavery, recaptures for the modern reader the physical and social environment of the Palmetto State two decades before the outbreak of the Civil War in the Charleston harbor.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New.

MATHEW, William M. Edmund Ruffin and the Crisis of Slavery in the Old South. The Failure of Agricultural Reform. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, [1988]. 1st ed. xiv,286pp. Portrait, map. Orig. cloth, non-priceclipped d/j. Faint foxing to top edge, else fine. Ruffin was a strong supporter of slavery.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0820313246. …

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (28 x 21cm), pp.100. Publisher's glossy card wraps, printed price of £4.50 to rear cover. Illustrated. Fine. Published to mark the official centenary celebration 1890-1990.