The Shore Dimly Seen.
8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped). Philadelphia, (1946). More
GEORGIA
The Chessboard of War; Sherman and Hood in the Autumn Campaigns of 1864
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. sunned on spine portion, cloth lightly soiled. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2000). More
Signature
Summing, GA. Scarce full signature: "Hiram P. Bell - Cumming - Georgia", executed on a 5.5" x 2.5" slip of paper, most likely while serving in the United States House of Representatives. Fine condition. American politician from Georgia who served in the Confederate States Congress and later, in the United States House of Representatives. He originally voted against secession as imprudent but then signed the Ordinance of Secession as a vote of solidarity. In 1861 he served in the Confederate..... More
Carte de l'Armenie Georgie et Pays Viosins
Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. Map. Engraving with hand colored outline. Image measures 8 1/4" x 5/8", sheet measures 12 1/8" x 16 7/8" Beautiful early map of Armenia and Georgia. Cities and towns are labeled extensively, and mountains are depicted pictorially. The Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, as well as smaller lakes and bodies of waters are hand outlined in color. Published in Bellin's 'Petit Atlas Maritime'. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French..... More
The Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865: Plate LVI...Georgia
New York: Julius Bien & Co., 1895. Map. Color lithograph. Sheet measures 18 1/2" x 29 1/2" This collection of inset maps details the progressing positions of both Union and Confederate armies during the Atlanta campaign in 1864. Blue lines for the Union and red for the Confederacy show the geographical location of the various armies. Dates and generals' names are also provided. Beyond this historical information, the map is highly detailed in itself, with cities, capitals, railroads, canals, towns..... More
Georgia Speculation Unveiled
Readex Microprint, 1966. 39pp. 8vo, green cloth. N.p.: Readex Microprint, (1966). Fine History of the Yazoo Act of 1795 and the land speculation in Alabama and Mississippi which resulted from the act's enactment. Facsimile of the Hartford, 1797 edition. More
Tobacco Road
Savannah: Beehive Press, 1974. Photographs by Margaret Bourke-White. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Savannah: Beehive Press, (1974). For the first time the complete text of "Tobacco Road" and the documentary photos of "You Have Seen Their Faces " have been combined in a single volume. More
Turning Point; A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age
Norwalk: Easton, 1995. Illus. 8vo, full green leather with gilt decoration. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1995). Fine. More
Early Days Of Coastal Georgia.
St. Simons Island: Fort Frederica Assoc. 1955. Numerous photographic illustrations by Orrin Sage Wightman. 235 pages. Square 4to, pale green cloth, spine somewhat sunned. St. Simons Island: Fort Frederica Association, (1955). First edition. Very good. Contains biographies of residents and illus. of local architecture. More
Augusta National & The Masters: A Photographer's Scrapbook.
Chelsea: Sleeping Bear, 1996. Many photographs, both vintage blacl-and-white and modern in color. 207 pages, 4to, green boards, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly rubbed. Chelsea: Sleeping Bear Press, (1996). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Signed by Frank Christian on title page. More
Alexander H. Stephens, in Public and Private, With Letters and Speeches, Before, During, and Since the War
Philadelphia: National Publishing, 1866. Frontis. portrait plus three full-page engraved plates, several letters reproduced in facsimile. 833 pages, large 8vo, brown cloth with gilt spine lettering; ink library stamp on title page, bookplate inside front cover, covers rubbed, worn, with repairs to spine ends and hinges. Philadelphia: National Publishing Company, (1866). Text clean, tight, a very good copy despite wear to covers. More
Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs., back wrapper lightly soiled. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2000). Uncorrected reader's proof copy. More
Primary Triangulation Between the Maryland and Georgia Base Lines.; Methods and Results. Appendix No. 8 - Report for 1878.
31 pages. 4to, original printed wrappers. Washington: GPO, 1880. Very good. More
Nostrums for Fashionable Entertainments; Dining in Georgia, 1800-1850
Savannah: Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1992. Illus. Oblong 4to, pr. wrs. Savannah: Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, (1992). Fine. More
Georgia History in Outline
Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1960. A few maps. 8vo, pr. wrs. Athens: University of Georgia Press, (1960). Very good. More
Georgia
New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1856. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 12 3/4". Beautiful map of Georgia showing counties, major routes, railroads and waterways. Colton's signature decorative border surrounds the map. In very good condition. Minor toning and wear to margins. Faint dampstain to verso, not visible on map. 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..... More
The Treasure of Ulysses Davis: Sculpture from a Savannah Barbershop.
Atlanta: High Museum, 2008. Color reproductions of 120 works by Ulysses Davis. 119 pages, 4to, green cloth, d.w. Atlanta: High Museum of Art, (2008). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Autographed Letter Signed
Macon, Georgia: 1864. 1 page, 10 x 7.75 inches, C.S. Arsenal, Macon, Georgia, August 17, 1864. In part: "...Mr. J.E. Montfort...contractor with US for tanning leather...is a practical tanner and his services are absolutely necessary for the fulfillment of his contract - he has been hereto relieved from conscription in consequence of bad health. I respectfully request his exemption from military service..." Docketed on the back by General Wayne just two weeks before being dismissed. Edges browned; small puncture holes..... More
Autograph Letter Signed on "C.S. Arsenal, Macon, Ga.," letterhead
Macon: 1864. 1 page, 10 x 8 inches, with a large watermark, Macon, Georgia, July 18, 1864. Rare war-date letter written within days of the evacuation of the Macon Arsenal, requesting that S.E. Jordan, a skillful and practical tanner with this arsenal, be exempted from being taken to the field because he had a contract with the Macon Arsenal. It is highly unlikely that Cuyler's request was processed as this is one of the last communications from the Macon Arsenal..... More
Sherman's March.
New York: Random House, 1980. Illustrated in black and white. x, 335 pages. 8vo, brown cloth-backed boards, d.w. (price clipped, spine sunned, torn in a few spots). New York: Random House, (1980). Lower corners of covers bumped, internally clean and tight. Very good in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Savannah; A Historical Portrait
Virginia Beach: Donning Company, 1976. Many photo Illus. 4to, red cloth, d.w. chipped. Virginia Beach: Donning Company, (1976). Signed by the author. More
Secret Yankees; The Union Circle in Confederate Atlanta
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Illus. 8vo, gray boards, d.w., some pages slightly wavy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1999). Very good. More
Savannah Sketchbook
Savannah: Design Press, 2000. Many color illustratiions by artists of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (Savannah): Design Press, (2000). Near Fine. More
Ray Ellis' Savannah and the Lowcountry
Savannah: Compass Publishing, 1994. Introduction by Arthur Gordon. 119 color Illus. by Ray Ellis. 4to, green cloth, d.w. Savannah: Compass Publishing, (1994). Very good Signed by Ray Ellis. More
Sherman's Horsemen; Union Cavalry Operations in the Altanta Campaign
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996. Illus. 645pp. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1996). Fine. More