Search Results: Authors starting with B from Books About The South

Sleeping Bear Press, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Black and white photos. F/VG reprint 2002(copyright 1931). This copy was reprinted in 2002 by Sleeping Bear Press. A small volume, with a couple of small rubbed places on front of jacket, a couple of chips at the top of the spine. Otherwise, book is clean, tight, unmarked and now sportin' a new mylar sleeve. Written by a major sports writer of 20th century. 308pp.; a few black and white photos, chronological information. Comes to you in and archival document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow. BRBC

Midway Georgia: Midway Museum, 1990. Reprint. . Soft cover. Fine/None Issued. F/0/4th ed. From the text: " This little community, whose population was never more than a few hundred, and whose dispersion took place a little more than a hundred years after the first settlers came, has on the yellowed pages of her records and among her descendants a remarkable number of names well known and respected in the various walks of life. Five counties in Georgia--Screven, Hall, Gwinnett, Baker and Stewart---were named for Midway men. One of her most noted citizens was the scientist, Louis Le Conte, whose botanical gardens were far-famed and whose sons, John and Joseph, achieved world fame as scientists. Dr. Charles C. Jones, an eloguent and scholarly minister, labored among the negroes for many years with remuneration. Book is clean and appears unread, and is enclosed in a archival phamphlet bag. for storage. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow. BASC

Lexington Kentucky: Blood-Horse, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG/VG/ 1st prntng stated. I was really surprised to see this in my stash of books. This is a clean, tight, unmarked copy, first printing(complete number line starting with 1), with a great jacket with a small nick at the top of the spine. I covered the jacket with a new mylar sleeve. 206pp., with a large full color photo section, a list of the Stakes Winners, index. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage. Mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail tomorrow.

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998. Soft cover. Fine. F/0/ In the Jekyll Island Club, Tyler E. Bagwell, historian for the Jekyll Island Museum, offers an exciting chance to relive the years of wealth and recreational adventure on the Georgia Coast. Book Condition is Fine; appears new, no soiling or markings. Binding is uncreased. Loads of black and white photos of the club members and residents. 126 pages. Comes o\to you in an acid free document bag for storage. I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BASH

Macon Georgia: Mercer University Press, 2000. Stated First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. F/F/ 1st. ed./Signed. James Hamilton Couper and Plantation Life on the Georgia Coast. The son of an indentured servant, James Hamilton Couper became on of the most extrordinary of the South's antebellum planters. A scientific agriculturist, he pioneered methods of crop rotation designed to suit the unique climate of the coastal region. He was also famous for his paternalistic management, contributions to Georgia's political life, archealogy, and architectural design. When the Pulaski sank, he added heroism and life-saving to his reputation. Book Condition is Near Fine; Clean, unmarked pages, tight binding, and signed to previous owner by author on front free end paper. 193pp. Chapter notes, bibliography and index. Dust Jacket Condition is Fine; clean with no nicks or tears, no clipping. Covered with a removable mylar dust jacket.

Atlanta, Georgia: Cherokee Publishing Company, 1973. First Thus. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. F/NF/First Thus. In this book the reader will not only glimpse Covington's magnificent Greek Revival houses and a few less pretentious ones; he will be introduced to the persons who have lived in and loved them for a century and a half. From judges, preachers, Confederate generals and millionaires to simple and unassuming folk-- they're all here wating to welcome you. Book Condition is Fine; red cloth over over boardw with gold lettering to front and spine. 320pp. First Edition, Thus. Clean and tight; no markings or soiling, white pages. sharp corners. B&W photos, suggested driving tour, Source notes, bibliography, index. Dust Jacket Condition is Near Fine; matte jacket with price intact. One small closed tear at bottom of front panel. Clean with great color. Covered with a removable mylar dust jacket. Information on 21 Covington homes.

New York, New York: Knopf, 2012. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/3rd printing. A very attractive copy. Not ex-library, not a remainder. No wear to jacket, which has excellent even color, and price intact. Dust jacket covered with a mylar sleeve. Book has a tight binding and sharp corners. No markings to pages which are bright white. 640pp., maps, illustrations, acknowledgments, notes, index. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow.

Thomson, Georgia: Wrightsboro Restoration Foundation, 1965. Soft cover. Very Good. Very Good. A nice copy with some spotting and ink names out side and inside of cover. A few names underlined in text, a couple of pages with foxing. About twenty pages with several pages of b&w photos. Rare. I found no other copies available when I listed this. This is a short history of the earliest Quaker community in Georgia. Comes to you in an acid free document bag, and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow. BASI

Chapel Hill North Carolina: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1996. First Editiion. . Soft cover. Fine/None Issued. F/01st ed. Advance Uncorrected Proof. The Fennel Family Papers is the second novel from South Carolina's mad hermit swamp-dwelling eccentric tourguide waterman carpenter artist historian and genius, William Baldwin. This copy is an Advance Uncorrected Proof, which has never been read, but has been boldly signed by Mr. Baldwin on the title page. Clean, uncreased, unmarked and unread, this copy is as good as it gets. Comes to you in an archival non acid document bag for storage. I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BASI

New York, NY: PublicAffairs, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. NF/NF/1st ed., stated /1st prntng. Tight and clean, sharp cornered, no wear to front or rear panel, black cloth covered spine with silver lettering down spine. White pages, no marking or soiling to interior. Not a remainder or ex library. Complete number line, starting with 1. Dust Jacket is whole with excellent even color, price intact. Dust Jacket covered with a mylar sleeve. 432pp., Bibliography, illustrations. notes, index. Book comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC

Baton Rouge: Louisana State University Press, 1995. Second Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/2nd ed., 1st prntng. David Eldred Holt, son of a wealthy plantation owner in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, enlisted with Company K of the Mississippi Regiment and spent his military career in the northern Virginia theater. Later in his life he wrote his memoirs, recalling his privileged childhood, and his experiences as a common soldier during the Civil War. Holt saw most of the major campaigns and battles of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and his battle descriptions rank among the most graphic, dramatic, and poignant accounts written by any participant in the war. Book Condition is Fine, along with the jacket, is in as new condition. Tight and clean, unread. 354 pages, Second Edition first printing. Illustrations, bibliographical notes, index.

Lynchburg, Virginia: H.E. Howard, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good+. VG+/2nd Ed. This is the second edition from 1994. It is clean and tight, no wear, sharp corners. All gilt is present on front and spine. All pages are bright white with no markings. 262pp., loads of maps and illustrations, appendices A and B are the organization of the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia, and appendice C which details Union Losses. Endnotes and bibliography are included. Book comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow.

Folkston Georgia: Okefenokee Press, 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. VG/G+/1st ed. The dust jacket on this copy has loss at just about every corner--top and bottom of spine--back and front, and loss at outside corners--mostly the back, but also the top corner on the front. The previous owner's name is discreetly written at the top of the first front free endpaper. There is a small water stain on the last 2 pages of the index and the jacket's rear flap. No soiling or marking to the interior of the book. 186 pp., with index and appendix. Book contains sketches of seven families that lived in the Okefenokee Swamp from the 1850's to the 1930s. Many early photos. Jacket has been covered with a mylar sleeve, and book comes to you in an acid free archival bag for storage. Mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BASR

Charleston South Carolina: Arcadia Press, 2000. First Editiion. . Soft cover. Fine. F/0/First Ed. Patricia Barefoot maintains a deep abiding interest in the richness of coastal history and is a lifelong resident of Glynn County, Georgia. Many of the images she has gathered for this book came from private collections, and have not been previously displayed. Through glimpses at yesteryear, the author perpetuates a "southern sense of place" as it shines forth in Brunsiswick: The City by the Sea. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow.

Chicago Ill.: Triump Books, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed./Signed. A nice clean solid copy with very little wear. Dust Jacket has excellent even color and no nicks or tears. Jacket now covered with a mylar sleeve. Book is unmarked, except for the author's inscription and signature on the front free endpaper. 233pp., works cited, photos, interviews. I can have it in the mail tomorrow.

Rochester , New York: University of Rochester Press, 2006. First Ediion. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. F/NF/1st ed/Signed. Bach's Changing World: Voices in the Community studies the community in which Bach spent the last, longest, and most prestigious part of his life: the Leipzig middle class. These deeply researched and thought-provoking essays by prominent musicologists and scholars of religious history and German culture highlight the dynamic religious, social, and political forces that emerged during the composer's lifetime. Book condition is Fine, clean and tight, no markings, pages bright and white. Contains maps and illustrations in b&w. Extensive chapter notes, index. 264 pages, first edition. Dust Jacket is Near Fine; jacket has some light shelf wear at both edges of jacket. No tears or nicks. Some very light surface soiling in small sections. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To------, With best wishes to a new friend, Carol K. Baron 5/16/07". This is… Read More

New York, New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1959. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. VG+/VG/1st ed., stated. Nice clean tight copy of this Francis Marion biography. Some tanning to maps on endpapers, random spots of foxing. Dust jacket was wet at some point, causing some light waviness on back of cover. Light soil and several small closed slits on jacket. Covered with a mylar dust jacket. Sturdy servicable copy.

Jekyll Island Georgia: Pinata Publishing, 2010. Paperback. Fine/None Issued. F/0/Signed. Between 1888 and 1942, Jekyll Island was open only to Club members' families and their guest for hunting, relaxing and playing in luxurious ease. This is were the first transatlantic phone call was received, this is were the Federal Reserve was first conceived. In this sweeping historical saga, you will discover the Millionaires' joys, tribulations and deeply guarded secrets---told through the unique voices of four Club employees. This is a true story about the families that changed the face of America in the 20th century. Book is clean and has no wear. Autograph sticker on front cover. Inscription reads, " Best Wishes--Pamela Bauer Mueller." I believe this was the party celebrating the release of the book, which was on Jekyll. BASA

St. Simons Georgia: Pinata Publishing, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed. Signed. A superior copy; clean, no wear to book or jacket--great even color on jacket, corners sharp. Dust jacket covered with a mylar sleeve. Signed by Ms. Mueller on the top of the title page with Warm Wishes! (no name). 189pp. family genealogy, resources, about the author/about the artist. Mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow.

Huntington W Virginia: Blue Acorn Press, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. VG+/VG+/Revised edition. This journal was originally published in 1925. This updated and revised edition from Blue Acorn Press has corrected spelling and punctuation, and divided the text into 20 chapters. Also added are 25 photographs, notes, maps and illustrations, which were not part of the original 1925 publication. While this account chronicles the daily life in camp of one Confederate enlisted man, it also brings into focus nearly the entire history of his company and regiment on the march and in battles fought in Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama. 281pp., with notes, appendices, bibliography, index. Book is clean and tight, with no marking or soiling and bright pages. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown. Dust Jacket has excellent even color and no nicks or tears, but does have a small water stain on front panel, and has now been covered with a mylar sleeve. A solid attractive copy.