South Carolina Colonial Land Policies
Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1977. 8vo, original blue boards, ex-lib, otherwise very good. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, (1977). More
SOUTH CAROLINA
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
Asher and Adams' North Carolina and South Carolina
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
Preliminary Sketch of Cape Roman Shoals South Carolina
1853. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 16.75" x 13.5". Nice sea chart of the central west South Carolina. Includes depths, tidal information, buoy locations and sailing directions. In excellent condition, with minor toning along original folds. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an incredibly prolific surveyor, who worked as the superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. More
Beaufort River, Station Creek, Story and Harbor Rivers; forming inside passage Between Port Royal and St. Helena Sounds
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
Reconnaissance of Port Royal Entrance and Beaufort Harbor
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
Sherman's March Through the Carolinas.
8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1956. More
The Hammonds of Redcliffe.
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
First Days Amongst the Contrabands
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
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Boston: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, 1836. Map. Engraving with original hand outline coloring. Image measures 7.75" x 10". Nice map of Georgia and the Carolinas divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes, waterways and railroads. Light scattered foxing. 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
South Carolina.
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
South Carolina Silversmiths 1690-1860
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
Charleston Furniture 1700-1825.
Charleston: Charleston Museum, 1955. 149 black and white illustrations, 150pp., Sm. 4to, rust cloth. Charleston: The Charleston Museum, 1955. Vry good. Furniture in the Charleston Museum. More
Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of South Carolina.
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. More
Southern Interiors of Charleston, South Carolina.
color Frontis., numerous b/w illus. tall 4to, cloth, d.w. chipped. N.Y., (1956). More
A Diary from Dixie.
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
The History of Chester County, South Carolina
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
States Rights Gist; A South Carolina General of the Civil War.
Shippensburg: White Mane, 1991. illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (Shippensburg): White Mane Publishing, (1991). Fine. More
South Carolina
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
South Carolina
New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1859. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14" x 17.5". Shows some small tears. In very good condition. This railroad map of South Carolina shows counties and seats, canals, and railroad depots. Inset shows plan of Charleston vicinity and harbor. Some wear to margins, and repair to lower right corner, not affecting the image. A beautiful and dark impression. The Colton family was one the most prolific and successful publishers of maps..... More
North and South Carolina
Chicago: George F. Cram & Co., 1874. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 13.75" x 20.5". This nice map by George F. Cram depicts the states of North Carolina and South Carolina was published in 1874. Color coded by counties, the map notes railroads, cities, towns, rivers, and other topographical features. Verso features a map of Georgia and Mississippi. In good condition with minor wear along the original centerfold and some wear near edges, can be repaired. After serving in the..... More
The Public Treasury of Colonial South Carolina.
8vo, boards. Columbia: Univ. of South Carolina Press, (1977). More
William Henry Drayton & the American Revolution.
Frontis. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Univ. of New Mexico Press, (1962). More
Charleston; Houses & Gardens.
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
A Union Officer In The Reconstruction.
ed. by James H. Croushore and David M. Potter. tall 8vo, cloth. New Haven: Yale UP, 1948. More