Search Results: Titles starting with S from Books About The South

Salem Virginia: Historic Society Inc., 1986. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. VG+/VG+/1st ed./signed. A handsome copy of a scarce history of Salem Virginia. Clean and tight, no markings, soiling or underlining. 472 pages, First Edition. This copy is signed on title page above the title and below the title is a warm inscription to the previous owners. Endpapers are maps of early Salem. Contains a bibliography, maps, names and topics index. Contains many photos and illustrations. Dust jacktet has two or three very small nicks at the very bottom of the jacket, otherwise, no wear, with the price intact. An attractive copy of an uncommon history.

Balitmore Maryland: T. Newton Kurtz, 1855. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/None Present. VG+/0/1st ed. A nice solid copy of the first edition. Brown embossed cloth over boards with wear through to boards at the very tip of both covers at the tail end. Small rubbed area on back near bottom of spine. Gilt on spine present and easily read. Interior of book has an occassional spot of foxing, otherwise book is free of markings or soiling. Binding is tight, all tissue paper is present before illustrations, with no wear to hinges. Pages are not brittle and have stayed fairly white. Book is in excellent collectible shape, and comes to you in an acid free archival document bag for storage. Mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. LRBC

Florida: Privately Published, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VG/1st ed. A nice copy of a hard to find biography. A clean unmarked copy with a tight binding, no foxing. The only thing that keeps this from a Fine condition is that the front free end paper is missing. 31pp. pretty evenly divided between family photos and text. This is not a remainder or an ex library. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRSEC

University , Alabama: The Univeristy of Alabama Press, 1972. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. NF/NF/1st ed. Book condition is excellent; the jacket has appears to have a light water stain down the length of the spine. Has not affected the book at all. There is also a couple of very small chips ; one on the front and one on the back. Otherwise, clean with price intact. Book has no markings or soiling, tight binding. Contains a few b&w photos, chapter notes, bibliography and index. 248 pages.

Darien Georgia: McIntosh County Chamber of Commerce, 1989. Paperback. Fine. Fine/2nd Ed./Signed. This is the fourth book, the second on Coastal Georgia history, published by Buddy Sullivan. A fat little paperback that gives insight into the 3 main landowners of Sapelo: Thomas Spalding, Howard E. Coffin and R.J. Reynolds. Also includes passages from Archibald C. McKinley's Sapelo Journal as well as information on the Sapelo Island Lighthouse, Blackbeard Island, and Hog Hammock, the African American community located on the island. 88 pages, with 2 maps of Sapelo Island and surrounding area, many early b&w photos, and notes. Clean and unread, signed by Buddy Sullivan on the inside of front cover. 3.00 price on top corner of front cover. Comes to you in an acid free archival document bag. I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BASR

Brunswick Ga.: Neeld Printing House, 1997. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good+/None Issued. VG+/1st ed. limited 59 of 80. Beautiful full color reproductions of paintings of Sapelo Island Georgia. Clean and tight, large oblong paperback. Would be Fine but for light rubbing to back cover. Coffee table size book. I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow. BOXA

Charleson, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009. First Edition. . Soft cover. Fine. F/1st ed. This copy was signed to the previous owner, but otherwise this copy is new and unread. 227pp. Many b&w photos, maps, index and bibliography. A great copy, comes to you in an acid free archival bag. I can have this in the mail for you tomorrow. BASH

Carrollton, GA: West Georgia College, 1980. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. VG+ This is a series of 8 papers, some previously and independently published, This was a first effort brings together the more significant results from a six year study of archaecological survey of Sapelo Islands. 114 pages, which include references cited, maps, charts, tables, illustrations. The eight authors include: Patricia O'Grady, Morgan R. Crook Jr.(and Patricia O'Grady), Lewis H. LarsonJr., Alan e. McMichael, Daniel L. Simpkins, Morgan R. Crook Jr., and Marian Saffer. the Forword was written by John C. Upchurch and the preface was written by Lewis H. Larson Jr. This is volume number 19 of the West Georgia College Studies in the Social Sciences from June 1980. This copy's interior is clean and unmarked, pages white. The paper cover is tight, with no tears or nicks, minor surface soiling and a name marked out at the top of the front cover. A couple of small skinned sections on front,… Read More

Savannah Georgia: RL Cooper, 1930. First Edition. . Soft cover. Near Fine/None Issued. NF/0/1st ed. A beautiful copy of a rare pamhlet about the Georgia barrier island, Sapelo. Twenty four pages. Owned through the years by three remarkable men who left their mark on Sapelo and the State of Georgia: Thomas Spalding, Howard E. Coffin and R. J. Reynolds. The pamphlet is clean with bright pages. One set of pages has come loose from the old staple. Enclosed in an acid free archival bag. A superior copy of this rare booklet. BASC

New York, New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1994. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fine. VG+/F/1st ed. William S. McFeely, a distinguished historian who has written three books that probe America's racial problems in the nineteenth century, visited Sapelo and met it's people. With deft sketches, he tells us of Glasco Bailey and his turkeys, of Matty Carter and her garden, of Allen Green making baskets that are a work of art. And the long past of their families. Book Condition is Very Good+; browning at very edge of front and rear free endpaper. Binding tight and secure. Pages clean, with no marking or soiling. Not ex-library. 198 pages, First Edition, first printing. Jacket has no wear, price intact, and is covered with a mylar sleeve. Book is clean and tight, no markings to interior and sharp corners. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow.

Tifton Georgia: The Sunny South Press, 1978. Reprint. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. NF/VG+/Reprint-1978. Saturday Night Sketches is a collection of 51 stories about the Georgia Wiregrass region in the years following the Civil War. First published in 1918, this reprint was used in matching a National Endowment for the Humanities Challege Grant made to the Georgia Agrirama in Tifton Georgia. 303 pages, the 1978 reprint. Clean and tight, pages arel ightly tanning. Light dust marks on top of pages. Dust Jacket has some small chips at bottom of jacket, which is very clean, bright and has been covered with a mylar sleeve. Attractive solid copy.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2016. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st prntng. A clean tight first printing with a complete number line starting with 1. Tight binding, and sharp corners with a prefect dust jacket now covered with a myar sleeve. No writing or soiling in book. 602pp., with 51 full page maps, notes, further reading, index. Follows the war in the Eastern and Western Theatre. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow.

Savannah, Georgia: Fredric C. Beil, 1992. Soft cover. Very Fine. VF/VF/later printing. Signed. A short consise history of Savannah Georgia, one of the oldest cities in America, founded by James Oglethrope. 204 pages of the history of Savannah by well known artist Preston Russell and his wife Barbara Hines Russell. Wonderful b&w photos from the Georgia Historical Society. Book Condition is Very Fine; clean and glossy, no crease to the front cover, no wear. Signed by Preston Russell on the title page. Index and further reading guide. An enjoyable and informative history. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow. BASA

New York, New York: Dutton Publishing, 2004. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. NF/NF/First Printing stated/Signed. Clean, tight copy with price intact and signed by author (name only) on the front free endpaper. Dust Jacket has excellent even color--no fading--and the price intact. Jacket has no nicks or tears and has been covered with a mylar sleeve. Not a remainder, not an ex library book. 288 pages. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow.

Savannah Georgia: The Pigeonhole Press, 1959. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. VG+/VG/1st ed. This small slim volume about the steamship Savannah and the Savannah Boat Company of Georgia was published by the Pigeonhole Press in celebration of the launching of the nuclear submarine, the Savannah. The result is an enjoyable tale of many historical folks whose names are very well known throughout the state of Georgia. It is a short and quite enjoyable read. Book is Very Good+ and Jacket condition is Very Good; clean and tightly bound, with a little rubbing on the heel of the boards(no wear through). Short gift inscription on front free end paper. No other markings, no foxing. Dust Jacket has one small chip on front panel, and a couple of small closed tears. Jacket has tanned evenly, and has a couple of spots of soiling. More than just presentable. BASA

Salt Lake City, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2008. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. VF/VF/1st ed. 1st prntng/Signed. With a deep love of Savannah, and a way with words, Damon Lee Fowler guides us through a tour of Savannah's culinary history. Savannah's always been the queen of Southern Hospitality, and fabulous food has always been part of that hospitality. 222 pages with gorgeous photography by John Robert Carrington. Signed on the half title page: "Eat well and live your dreams! Damon Lee Fowler". A virtually new book, only opened to be signed and covered with a mylar sleeve.

Milledgeville Ga.: Boyd Publishing Company, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed. An excellent copy, the only marr in the entire book is the date w2015 at the very top of the first free endpaper. Otherwsie, tight and square, no markings of any kind Maroon cloth over boards with gold lettering on spine and front panel. Sharp corners. Dust jacket has no nicks or tears, wonderful even color, and has been covered with a mylar sleeve. 308pp. early photos and illustrations in b&w, genealogies of the Habersham, Elliot, Mackay and Families, Roster for the Pulaski Guards, and an extensive index. Scarce publication, possibly only one printing. Comes to you in an archival document bag fpr storage. Mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow.

Virginia Beach VA: Donning Company, 1976. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. NF/VG/1st ed./Signed. Margaret Wayt DeBolt, as a long time resident of Savannah, was a reporter for the Savannah Morning News, and was involved in many local historical organizations. This was her first book, followed by two popular Savannah cookbooks, and the very popular,"Savannah Spectres and Other Strange Tales. This copy is clean and tight, with no writing or marking to the interior, other than the author's inscription: "Best Wishes---Margaret Wayt Debolt" , on the front free endpaper. 205 pages with many spectacular photos of Savannah in the 1970s, and even more of early Savannah. Dust Jacket has several chips missing, mostly at the back and bottom of the jacket. Jacket has excellent even color. Price is intact and jacket has been covered with a mylar sleeve. An attractive copy.

Columbia, S.C.: Summerhouse Press, 1997. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. VG+/VG+/1st ed. Signed. Best known for his tavern, from which Georgia patriots directed their part in the Revolution, Tondee saw the entire colonial era, from the first sick spring until the final turbulent sumer. Tondee, during his lifespan of forty-two years in Georgia, was in contact with every major figure in the State's colonial history including Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, John Wesley, Habersham, and the Liberty Boys. Book Condition is Very Good+; white marbled paper over boards with maroon paper over spine, gold lettering. 286pp. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Carl Solana Weeks on the title page, in Savannah. Maps, illustrations and portraits in b&w. Appendices, notes, bibliography, index . Book is clean and unmarked with a firm secure binding. Lower front corner very lightly bumped. Dust Jacket Condition is Very Good+; clean matte jacket with excellent color and price intact. Shelf wear… Read More

Savannah Georgia: Morris Newspaper Corporation, 1977. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. VG+/VG+/stated First Edition/Signed. A beautiful copy of this photographic history of Savannah Georgia. Clean and tighly bound, with higher quality paper and no marking or soiling. Book is covered with buckram, with the title running the length of the cover. Very slight shelf wear to tail of boards, from being moved on a shelf, very small light chips to the top jacket. Dust jacket has very good color with some very small nicks on tail of the spine. Covered with a mylar sleeve. Excellent copy.