The Atlanta Historical Bulletin: Joel Hurt issue The Atlanta Historical Bulletin Vol. IX No. 37 April 1955. Inscribed, signed by the author

Edge, Sarah Simms

Published by The Atlanta Historical Society, Atlanta, 1955

Octavo. Periodical. Thick soft cover. x, 347 pages. Frontispiece photograph of Joel Hurt. Illustrations. Gray paper covers with title "The Atlanta Historical Bulletin" on the front cover and spine. Front cover stained. Small stains on the spine and back cover. Joel Hurt is not listed on the title page. Table of contents devoted entirely to Joel Hurt. A hardcover edition of this book was also published by the Atlanta Historical Society in 1955. Provenance from the estate of the Mitchell family in Atlanta, Georgia. Signed and inscribed by the author "to Mr. Gordon Mitchell and Mr. Stephens Mitchell who help verify this writing - Sarah Simms Edge." Stephens Mitchell (1896-1983) was the son of Eugene Muse Mitchell and Isabel "Maybelle" (Stephens) Mitchell. He was born 1896 in Atlanta. His sister was Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind. Stephens Mitchell attended the University of Georgia and was a prominent Atlanta attorney, historian, and devout Catholic. He also edited the Atlanta Historical Bulletin. After John Marsh, husband of Margaret, died in 1952 Stephens became the executor of Margaret Mitchell's estate. Stephens Mitchell died in 1983 and the estate was passed on to his two sons Eugene Muse Mitchell II and Joseph Mitchell. Gordon Mitchell's father was Russell Mitchell. His brother was Eugene Muse Mitchell. Gordon Mitchell was an Uncle to Margaret Mitchell. Gordon Mitchell was also an attorney and worked with his brother in the Mitchell and Mitchell law firm in Atlanta. He died in 1956 a year after this book was inscribed. Seller Inventory # 28525

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Atlanta Historical Bulletin: Joel Hurt ...
Publisher: The Atlanta Historical Society, Atlanta
Publication Date: 1955
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fair
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.