The Autobiography of Brantley York (The John Lawson Monographs of the Trinity College Historical Society, Durham, North Carolina. Vol. I).
by York, Brantley. (Signed by R. G. Cherry)
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Durham, NC: The Seeman Printery, 1910. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 139 pages. Hardcover bound in green cloth. The binding shows moderate wear and has some pale spotting to the cloth. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Some silverfishing to the rear pastedown Inscribed on the front pastedown, "R. G. Cherry, Secretary (or 'Sec & Tres'?) / Trinity College / Historical Society / Durham NC 1912." R. Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) was the 61st Governor of North Carolina (1945-1949) during WWII. He was a lawyer and had been the mayor of Gastonia and had earned his Bachelor's degree in law from Trinity College, now Duke University. Brantley York (1805-1891) was the Methodist minister who founded the institution which would become Trinity College and Duke. Curiously, this volume was signed by the future Governor of N.C. who was born the same year that Rev. York died.
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- Pages Past Used and Rare Books (US)
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- 044261
- Title
- The Autobiography of Brantley York (The John Lawson Monographs of the Trinity College Historical Society, Durham, North Carolina. Vol. I).
- Author
- York, Brantley. (Signed by R. G. Cherry)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- The Seeman Printery
- Place of Publication
- Durham, NC
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- 1910. Brantley York. R. Gregg Cherry. Governor. Gastonia. Duke University. Trinity College. Regional. Rare. North Carolina. History.
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- Sermons; Missionaries & Evangelists; North Carolina;
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Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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