New York: Norton, 2006. Color Illus. 589pp. 4to, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Norton, (2006). Very good. More

Philadelphia: C. P. Wayne, 1807. Map. Uncolored engraving. Sheet measures 10.5 x 16.25". This important 1807 Revolutionary War - era map depicts the Siege of Charleston, one of the major engagements fought during the War. It covers from the Shipyard south to include Charleston Harbor and vicinity, as well as parts of James Island and Sullivan's Island. After suffering losses in the north, the British shifted their attention to the Southern Colonies and seized Savannah and Charleston by 1779. The..... More

South Carolina: 1864. 1 page, 10 x 8 inches, signed "John McQueen - Chairman" on the back of a Confederate States of America purchase order, "House of Representatives of C.S.A," February 2, 1864, South Carolina, written during the great shortage of 1864, a time when newspapers were printed on the back of wallpaper and the CSA literally ran out of government stationery, approving the purchase of $25,358.94 worth of office supplies, which included envelopes, cap paper, steel pens, blank books..... More

Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1856. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 11 1/4" x 14 1/4". Beautifully detailed first edition map of South Carolina divided into counties. The map delineates towns, waterways, railroads, and major routes, as explained in a small key at the bottom right. Canals and railroads are marked. Also included are insets of Charleston and a table of distances. The map is in good condition. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) published this map as part..... More

New York: 1787. 4 pages, each two-page spread measuring 9.75 x 15.5 inches, New York, July 10, 1787. Written to his brother Lewis Morris about setting up the tobacco dynasty, in part: "...I send you a letter from our worthy brother Jacob whose misfortunes in the commercial line have compelled him to 'fly for shelter' to the fertile banks of the Susquehanna where he proposes settling...a farm of 3,000 acres..." Some paper loss from wax seal; chips affecting text on..... More

New York: Arno, 1968. Frontispiece. 2 volumes in one, tall thick 8vo, handsomely rebound in full decoratively gilt brown calf, a.e.g. (New York: Arno Press, 1968). Facsimile reprint. Near fine. More

New York: Harper, 1865. Large color folding map, black & white wood engravings. 408 pages. Small 8vo, original purple cloth, gold emblem on front cover, spine ends lightly worn. New York: Harper, 1865. First Edition. Very good(+). Author was aide-de-camp to General Sherman. "Better known as a prolific postwar novelist, Nichols first gained fame with this dramatic but opinionated memoir." CWB I, p. 137. Coulter 342. More

New York: Da Capo, 1969. 2 volumes, 8vo, 1 brown cloth and 1 gray cloth. New Your: Da Capo Press, 1969. Reprint edition. Near fine. Architecture and Decorative Art: Volume 31. More

Scarce full signature on a slip of paper "David Ramsay", mounted to a larger sheet. Evenly toned and in very good condition. American physician and politician who is best remembered for being captured by the British in his native South Carolina. After his release he served in the Continental Congress (1782 - 1783) and became one of the first major historians of the American Revolutionary War. More

two folding maps, one with colored outlines. 2 vols. 8vo, 3/4 old calf; (ex-lib; spines worn and repaired; browning, mostly on vol. II, maps not affected; title page in manuscript on vol. I; small tear in map in vol. II near right margin, with no loss of text). Charleston: David Longworth, 1809. "Although some of the first volume is derived from Hewat and Ramsay's earlier work, the second volume as a survey of life in contemporary South Carolina is of..... More

New York: William Morrow, 1986. With the Journal of Thomas B. Chaplin, (1822-1890). 750pp. 8vo, 1/2 white cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. New York: William Morrow, (1986). More

174pp. 4to, cloth. Harvard UP, 1928. First Edition. vg. More