History of Atlanta, Georgia, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers Includes a signed, pasted down inscription by the editor.

Reed, Wallace P. (edited by)

Published by D. Mason & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, New York, 1889

About this Item

Thick quarto. 2 parts: Historical Section: 491 pages; Biographical Section: 211 pages, [1]. Illustrated with numerous steel engraved tissue protected portraits of prominent Atlanta men. Brown cloth covered boards with illustrated gilt title on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. All edges gilt. Restored. The dry, cracked, chipped rotted leather spine was trimmed and pasted back down onto a later dark leather spine. Hinges reinforced with linen tape. Previous owner name of Augusta Wylie King, descendant of a pioneer Atlanta family, is written on the front paste down. A pencil note written in the margins of an engraved portrait (R. B. Ridley) opposite page 340. Light foxing to the contents. A paper clipped inscription "Truly your friend, Wallace P. Reed" is pasted down on the front blank end paper. Scarce. Not listed in the Georgia Derenne catalog. Seller Inventory # 27445

Bibliographic Details

Title: History of Atlanta, Georgia, With ...

Publisher: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, New York

Publication Date: 1889

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.