Savannah: The Georgia Historical Society. 1942. First. First edition. This is one of five hundred copies. Octavo. 112pp. Black cloth lightly soiled, titles faded, owner's decorative bookplate, light foxing on endpapers, else very good. Inscribed by the author in 1973 on the front fly. . ... more information

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Yorkville, S.C. [South Carolina]: Rev. Robert M. Davis, P. Carey, Printer. 1823. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. H Hard Cover. Poor. First volume (only) of an eight volume work. Hard-to-find pre-Civil War southern imprint. Full calf with maroon spine label, 536 pages. Externally worn, chipped and scuffed, free endpapers absent, notes on pastedowns, title page and table of contents, pencil notes and doodles to margins of two pages, pages heavily age-toned and foxed, occasional dampstaini... more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [ex-lending library book, but minimally marked as such (just a stamp, a small label and a pencil note on the ffep), moderate shelfwear, light soiling to covers and bottom edge; solid binding, text clean]. Dialect novel, presenting the life story of a Southern "mammy" from her birth in Africa through her years as a slave -- a misery until she was lucky(!) enough to be bought by "Marse Jimmy, a wealthy, kin... more information

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The American Publishing Company, 1901. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 1901 reprint. No dust jacket as issued. Boards rubbed, front & rear hinges weakened but repaired, text unmarked. We have more books available by this author!. 275 pp. Original blue cloth, gilt titles. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up in the antebellum South. The story is set in the town of "St Petersburg", inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Mark Twain gre... more information

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New York: Edward O. Jenkins Sons. 1886. First. First edition. Octavo. 107pp., illustrations. Rebound in modern quarter calf and gray paper over boards with black morocco spine label gilt. The very edge of the front fly has been archivally strengthened, affecting one letter in the inscription, a light dampstain in the bottom corner of the text block, still a handsome, very good copy of a rare book. Inscribed by the author to the wife of African-American journalist T. Thomas Fortune: "To Mrs. Carrie Fort... more information

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New Orleans: Cook, Young & Co., 125. Fair. xii, 46 p.: tables; 19 cm. (7.5 inches). Lacking wrappers. This annual publication lists the year's production of sugar, arranged by parish, with the name of each planter, the plantation's location, and individual production by hogsheads. It also provides totals by parish and indicates how much was made by each method: sugar house, steam power, or horse power. Also included is information on sugar planters in Texas in 1858 and data on the sugar tr... more information

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Natchez: Jackson Warner, 1852. Very Good -. iv, [1], 8-637 p.; 23 cm. Full contemporary calf with five spine compartments between double gilt rules; black morocco label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Blank leaf following front free endpaper inscribed: John W. Jones, Sep. 14, '57. In this work, the author sought to support the movement in the antebellum South that drew on the Bible and human history in order to defend the continued existenc... more information

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New Orleans: Cook, Young & Co., 1858. Fair. viii, 46 p.: tables; 18 cm. (7 inches). Yellow wrappers printed in black within decorative border. Inscribed at head of front wrapper: Stirling & Ahrens. Stirling, Ahrens & Co. were a major Baltimore-based importer and refiner of sugar and molasses; the firm suffered a major business failure in 1875. This annual publication lists the year's production of sugar, arranged by parish, with the name of each planter, the plantation's location, ... more information

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Cambridge, MA: The University Press. Fine. 1939. Limited Edition. Original Cloth. A most handsome Special Edition printed for Members of the Limited Editions Club at the University Press in 1939, SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Bound in blue denim, in Fine condition, spine slightly tanned. Scarce slipcase is slightly worn with near separation of boards at bottom and considerable chipping along edges, otherwise intact and sturdy; Tom Sawyer and his best friend, Huck Finn, confront the endless... more information

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