ANNALS OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA INCLUDING A REPRINT OF NELSON F. SMITH'S HISTORY OF PICKENS COUNTY, ALA. (1856). [Presumably Volume I in Carl Elliott's "Annals of Northwest Alabama" series.]

Elliott, Carl [Carl Atwood Elliott], 1913-1999 (compiler). Nelson F. Smith, Carl Elliott, William P. Engle, Warren W. Scott, Forrest Lee Culbreath, John B. Weaver, Jim Jennings et al (contributors).

Published by Tuscaloosa, AL: privately printed for Carl Elliott by SWS Printers, 1958.

About this Item

FIRST EDITION LIMITED TO 650 UNNUMBERED COPIES. 240 pages. Hardcover: H 23.75cm x L 15.75cm. Lacks dust jacket. Maroon cloth rubbed and some light mottling; spine ends bumped with minor fraying; spine's gilt stamping still reasonably bright. Foxing and toning to edges and endpapers; four-line ink ownership inscription upon front pastedown; light foxing to early and late leaves with some scattered light occurrences to interior pages which otherwise remain clean. Binding is firm. A very good- copy of an uncommon local history reference for west central and northwest Alabama. With Preface and Index. PART I comprised of Nelson Smith's 1856 History of Pickens County, Alabama (pages 11-131) with Part II (pages 133-221) comprised of 24 essays reviewing various facets of regional history. Although with no specific indicators per se (save for a single gilt star upon the spine) this is Volume I only of the "Annals of Northwest Alabama" series which is comprised of a total of four volumes. Series compiler Carl Atwood Elliott (1913-1999) served eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's northwestern 7th Congressional District from January 1949 to January 1965. {AlabamaShelf #1}.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ANNALS OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA INCLUDING A REPRINT OF NELSON F. SMITH'S HISTORY OF PICKENS COUNTY, ALA. (1856). [Presumably Volume I in Carl Elliott's "Annals of Northwest Alabama" series.]
• Publisher: Tuscaloosa, AL: privately printed for Carl Elliott by SWS Printers, 1958.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana-Alabama