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HISTORY OF GEORGIA, CONTAINING BRIEF SKETCHES OF THE REMARKABLE EVENTS UP TO THE PRESENT DAY. by McCall, Capt. Hugh - 1811

by McCall, Capt. Hugh

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HISTORY OF GEORGIA, CONTAINING BRIEF SKETCHES OF THE REMARKABLE EVENTS UP TO THE PRESENT DAY. by McCall, Capt. Hugh - 1811

HISTORY OF GEORGIA, CONTAINING BRIEF SKETCHES OF THE REMARKABLE EVENTS UP TO THE PRESENT DAY.

by McCall, Capt. Hugh

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Savannah: printed & published by Seymour & Williams, 1811. 2 volumes. First edition. 8vo.; viii, 376pp.; vii, 424pp. Bookplate on front pastedown of both volumes; small bookseller's sticker on front pastedown of vol. 2. 3/4 leather & marbled boards; raised bands & gilt decorations on spines. Front hinges of both volumes are tender, but a very good set overall.

Volume I covers 1584 to the revolution and volume II contines through the revolution to 1784. McCall (1767-1824) planned to continue it but records and sources were so few and he suffered from "a portion of disease and decripitude [sic], almost without a parrallel in the history of human life" [see preface & Dict. of Ga. Biog.] No more volumes appeared. This set bears the bookplates of the Reverend James Stacy, Oglethorpe University alumnus and Presbyterian minister of Newman, Ga. DeRenne I, p. 344. Georgiana #21: "... a landmark in the development of Georgia literature. Howes M-33. Servies: 880. " Streeter 1161: " A fundamental Georgia history and the chief source on the border wars with the Creeks and Cherokees. This is one of the rarest of state histories."
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  • Publisher printed & published by Seymour & Williams
  • Place of Publication Savannah
  • Date Published 1811
  • Keywords Colonial Americana

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The History of Georgia, Containing Brief Sketches of the Most Remarkable Events Up to the Present Day (1784). In One Volume. [With Signed Typed Publisher's Letter to Capt. S. A. Ashe or Raleigh, N.C.]

by M'Call, Capt. Hugh; (McCall)

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Atlanta, Georgia: A. B . Caldwell, Publisher, 1909. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 565 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in original burgundy cloth. Now housed in a clear mylar jacket. The binding of the book has moderate rubbing and wear. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Text is a bit toned. A couple of pages have handwritten notations in the margins, presumably by Samuel A. Ashe. The notations are on pages pertaining to the Ashe family. Laid in loosely in a plastic sleeve is typed letter from publisher A. B. Caldwell to Capt. S. A. Ashe of Raleigh, North Carolina. The letter is on Caldwell Publishing Company letterhead and is on cheap paper that has several tears and crease. One of the center folds goes through Caldwell's signature with damage to the signature. The letter (in purple type) presents this book to "My dear Captain. It also invites Ashe to a local "Re-union." This… Read More
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