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New York: Lemcke & Buechner, 1921. 12mo, brown cloth, cloth lightly soiled, foxing to enpapers, front flyleaf and last blank page. New York: Lemcke & Buechner, 1921. More
New York: Lemcke & Buechner, 1921. 12mo, brown cloth, cloth lightly soiled, foxing to enpapers, front flyleaf and last blank page. New York: Lemcke & Buechner, 1921. More
New York: Atheneum, 1981. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1981. Very good. More
Richmond: Garrett and Massie, 1941. 35pp.. Small 8vo, tan boards. Richmond: Garrett and Massie, (1941). Near Fine Signed by the author. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2004). Fine Presentation copy from John Edwards, former United States Senator from North Carolina. More
Washington D.C. 1973. Typed Letter Signed. 4to. 1 page, United States Senate, Washington D.C., September 12, 1973, written during the impasse when Richard Nixon refused to surrender the nine White House tapes, to future President of Brandeis University David Steinberg. In full: "Many thanks for inviting me to speak as the 1973-74 Brandeis Lecturer this year. While I appreciate this invitation very much, I am afraid that duties devolving upon me will prevent me from accepting any additional undertakings in..... More
comp. by Edwin Gill. ed. by David Leroy Corbitt. Frontis. 788pp. 8vo, cloth; (spotted). Raleigh, 1937. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly, 2019. Illustrated. xvi + 560 pages, thick 8vo, boards, dw. New York: Atlantic Montly Press, (2019). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wapper. More
New York: New York University Press, 1985. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and chipped. New York: New York University Press, 1985. More
Philadelphia: O.W. Gray & Son, 1884. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 17 1/4" x 28 3/8" Large double-page map of of the Carolinas, divided into counties and townships. Shows all major towns and cities, routes, railroads and waterways. Topography and marshlands are impressively depicted, with relief shown by hachure. The coastline is rendered in great detail, with inlets, shoals, lighthouses, and other features labeled. This map includes an inset of Charleston Harbor and its approaches, including depths..... More
New York: Samuel French, 1928. 8vo, two-toned boards, head of spine worn, spine lightly soiled. New York: Samuel French, 1928. Signed by the author. One of 200 copies. More
numerous illus. 64pp. 4to, cloth. Charlotte, 1966. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1973. Ed. by David B. and Alison M. Quinn. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. Very good. More
Reproduced in Facsimile from the First Edition of 1588. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Dodd Mead, 1903. vg "First clear picture of the fauna and flora of eastern North Carolina and of the life and manners of the Indians." Larned 1132. One of 520 copies. More
Frankfort: Johann Wechel, 1590. Text engraving. Sheet measures 12 1/2" x 8 3/4" Early text sheet in German describing the burial rites of indigenous peoples of present-day North Carolina. This print was published in 1590, in "Wunderbarliche, doch Warhafftige Erklaerung, von der Gelegenheit und Sitten der Wilden in Virginia, welche newlich von den Engellaendern" the First German Edition of Thomas Hariot's "A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land in Virginia". In the Latin edition, the title reads..... More
Volume I and II only, 1954-1958. Frontis. 2 vols. thick 8vo, Raleigh, 1960, 1962. More
Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 20 x 22 inches. Homann: 1730 This map depicts British territories creatively showing four separate small maps on one page. Details include tribes, forts towns and trails with detailed notes for each map in four columns of text. Maps included are "Newfoundland od Terra Nova S. Laurentii Bay, New Engelland New York New Yersey und Pensilvania, Virginia und Maryland, Carolina nebsteinem Theil von Florida". Text in Latin, English..... More
Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1623. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 13 3/8" x 19". Beautiful early map showing the coastal region from the Chesapeake Bay to northern Florida. Finely engraved to include ships and sea monsters in the ocean with giant title cartouche. Indigenous portraits and marine architecture described, along with animals and wonderfully depicted topographical features in the interior. Title cartouche is flanked by two Native American settlements. Based upon the late 16th century cartographic sources of John..... More
many color photos. by the author. 4to, cloth, d.w. Englewood: Westcliffe, (1993). vg. More
New York: Johnson and Browning, 1862. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 17.5" x 24". Beautiful double page map of North and South Carolina. Delineates counties, towns, major routes, waterways and railroads. Includes an inset of Charleston Harbor and views of "Chimney Rocks & French Broad River" and "Table Mountain". Minor toning and wear to original fold lines. Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884) is one of the most prolific American publishers of the 19th century. He opened his own..... More
New York: Johnson and Browning, 1862. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 17.5" x 24". Beautiful double page map of North and South Carolina. Delineates counties, towns, major routes, waterways and railroads. Includes an inset of Charleston Harbor and views of "Chimney Rocks & French Broad River" and "Table Mountain". Minor scattered foxing. Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884) is one of the most prolific American publishers of the 19th century. He opened his own company in 1856 that produced..... More
New York: A.J. Johnson, 1869. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 17.5" x 24". Beautiful double page map of North and South Carolina. Delineates counties, towns, major routes, waterways and railroads. Includes an inset of Charleston Harbor. Minor wear to original fold line, splitting at lower margin. Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884) is one of the most prolific American publishers of the 19th century. He opened his own company in 1856 that produced atlases, maps and encyclopedias. The company..... More
Asheville: The Grove Park Inn, 2004. Illustrated in color and black and white. 128 pages. Square 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (yellowed, scuffed) Asheville: The Grove Park Inn, (2004). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1995. Illus. 402pp. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. lightly soiled. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (1995). Very good. More
New York: Macmillan, 1921. Illus. 8vo, maroon cloth, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn, several pages creased in upper right corner margin, corners bumped. New York: Macmillan, 1921. "A valuable and thoroughly entertaining study of life in the Carolina Mountains. The characterizations both of the country and the people are vivid and readable." The Outlook. More
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1973. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (1973). Very good. More
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