Five Generations: Life and Letters of an American Family: 1759-1900.
New York: Harper, 1930. Illus. 425pp. 8vo, brown cloth. New York: Harper, 1930. First Edition. Very good. More
New York: Harper, 1930. Illus. 425pp. 8vo, brown cloth. New York: Harper, 1930. First Edition. Very good. More
New York: Asher & Adams, 1873. Map. Lithograph original hand coloring. Image measures 16 x 22.5". This 1873 map depicts the states of North Carolina and South Carolina with special focus on the developing railway systems of the two states. An inset in the bottom left features the western portion of North Carolina. Counties are hand colored and railway lines are labeled. City and town names occur as well as stops along the routes. Rivers, capes, islands and other topographic..... More
1866. Sea chart. Lithograph with hand coloring Image measures 30.75" x 32". Fantastically detailed sea chart of Charleston Harbor from Folly Island to the Cooper and Wando Rivers, from Sullivan Island and up the coast past Breach Inlet. Streets are clearly laid out in Charleston, Mount Pleasant and Moultrieville. Includes topographical elements, forts, sandbars, waterways, depths, sailing directions and tidal information. Inset views include "Main Ship Channel" and "North Channel, Fort Sumter". Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an incredibly prolific..... More
New York: J. Bien, 1873. Sea chart. Hand colored lithograph. Image measures 24 1/2" x 28 1/2". Scarce edition of this incredibly detailed sea chart of Beaufort Harbor in South Carolina, extending from the St. Helena Sound to the Port Royal Sound. Depths are extensively labeled in soundings, as well as inlets, breakers, banks, and creeks. Notes include information on tides and soundings. An inset in the upper left shows the city of Beaufort, SC. Triangulation by C.O. Boutelle, Topography..... More
New York: J. Bien, 1851. Sea chart. Hand colored lithograph. Image measures 19 1/2" x 14 7/8" Hand-colored sea chart of Beaufort Harbor in North Carolina. Shows the town of Beaufort, and Shackleford Banks, Bogue Island, and Carrot Island. Includes depths, sandbars, breakers, channels, banks, and creeks. Notes include sailing directions and information on tides and soundings. Minor toning and wear to original center folds. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an incredibly prolific surveyor, who worked as the superintendent of..... More
New York: J. Bien, 1855. Sea chart. Hand colored lithograph. Image measures 27 1/2" x 17". Hand-colored sea chart of Beaufort Harbor in South Carolina, extending from Beaufort to Hilton Head. Includes depths, sandbars, breakers, channels, banks, and creeks. Notes include sailing directions and information on tides and soundings. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an incredibly prolific surveyor, who worked as the superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. Toning and wear to original center folds. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1998. Illustrated. 504 pages, thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, (1998). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1956. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. Illustrated. xxii + 421 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly worn. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1893. 286pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled, small area of browning on four pages, last blank page lightly dampstained, small areas of chipping to margin of one page. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1893. First Edition. Author's experiences as a teacher of ex-slaves in Beaufort, South Carolina from 1864 to 1865. She was an abolitionist from the North. More
Boston: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, 1838. Map. Engraving with original hand outline coloring. Image measures 11.5" x 14.25". Beautiful map of South Carolina divided into counties. Shows towns and waterways. In very good conditon with light foxing to outer margins and faint creasing. T.G. Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant editor of the American Encyclopedia before entering the field of map making. More
Philadelphia: William M. Bradley & Bros, 1888. Map. Lithograph. Sheet measures 19" x 24 5/8" A beautiful, clear railroad map of the Carolinas showing counties, major routes, towns, and waterways. In excellent condition. William M. Bradley & Bros. was a 19th-century cartographic publisher based in Philadelphia. The firm is best known for publishing the later editions of Mitchell's "New General Atlas", where this map appeared. More
Charleston: Charleston Museum, 1991. Many black & white photographs throughout. 185 pages. Slim 4to, blue boards, d.w. Charleston: Charleston Museum, 1991. Third edition, revised. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Contributions from The Charleston Museum, X. More
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12.75" x 14.75", image plus text measures 16.25" x 20.75". Beautiful double page map of South Carolina divided into counties. Towns, states, waterways and topographical details shown in immense detail. Extensive information pertaining to history, climate and culture surrounds map. From "A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas...". Very light offsetting, small tear to right edge. Small stain to upper right. The Philadelphia-based firm of Carey..... More
New York: Hastings House, 1956. Color Frontis., numerous black-and-white illustrations. 172 pages, tall 4to, cloth, d.w. chipped. New York: Hastings House,(1956). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1949. Ed. by Ben Ames Williams. 572pp. 8vo, green cloth, spine and edges of corners lightly worn, many pages creases in upper right corner margins. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1949). More
Chester: Chester County SC Historical Society, 2000. Illus. 2 Vols. 4to, blue boards. (Volume I): Chester: Chester County, SC Historical Society, 2000. Fine Sold with Volume II: Heritage History of Chester County, South Carolina. Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 1995. This volume has the name of a previous owner in gilt on the front cover. Both volumes are mostly short biographies with genealogy information of county residents along with some portraits. More
Shippensburg: White Mane, 1991. illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (Shippensburg): White Mane Publishing, (1991). Fine. More
New York: Samuel Gaston, 1857. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 5.5 x 6.5". This map shows the state of South Carolina in the middle of the 19th century. Published in 1857, it predates by only three years the state's declaration of its secession from the Union in 1860, the unofficial start of the Civil War. The state's counties are hand-colored, and cities, rivers, and railroads are all labeled. An inset in the lower left shows the Charleston..... More
New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1855. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12 1/2" x 15 3/4" Nicely detailed map of South Carolina divided by counties. Shows railroads, cities, towns, canals, and railroad depots. Inset shows plan of Charleston vicinity and harbor. In good condition. No chips or tears. Some minor toning to margins, not affecting the image. A beautiful and dark impression with signature chain link border. The Colton family was one the most prolific and..... More
New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1857. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11 3/4" x 14 1/2" Nicely detailed map of South Carolina divided by counties. Shows railroads, cities, towns, canals, and railroad depots. Inset shows plan of Charleston vicinity and harbor. In very good condition. Minor wear to margins. The Colton family was one the most prolific and successful publishers of maps and atlases in the United States. J.H. Colton (1800-1893) founded his business in NYC..... More
8vo, boards. Columbia: Univ. of South Carolina Press, (1977). More
Frontis. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Univ. of New Mexico Press, (1962). More
Charleston: Preservation Society of Charleston, 1975. 84 color Illus. Thin 4to, 1/2 blue cloth, spine ends very lightly worn, boards lightly soiled, pages slightly wavy throughout. Charleston: Preservation Society of Charleston, (1975). More
New York: Harcourt, 2001. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Harcourt, (2001). Book Club Edition. Near Fine. More
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