Search Results: Titles starting with G from Books About The South

Atlanta, Georgia: Peachtree Publishers, 1989. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Photography By Richard Moore. VG+/NF/1st ed., 1st prntng/Signed by Both. Writer William Mitchell and photographer Richard Moore have portrayed the wonders of gardens historic and comtemporary, public and private, and urban and rural from each of the three regions of Georgia: North Georgia, Piedmont Plateau and South Georgia. Whether illustrating overall "gradenscapes" or capturing intimate vignettes and individual blossoms, Richard Moore's photgraphs have a depth of color and clarity of detail that immerse the reader into a world of delightful splendor. The text by William Mitchell not only describes the setting as they are today, but also spins a rich background of history in the context of the botanical "Eden" observed by the early explorers. Book Condition is Fine; beige cloth over boards with white lettering to spine and front. 214pp. First Edition, first printing. Beautiful… Read More

Columbia South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 2003. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed., first printing. Cothran's research included travel throughout the South to examine a multitude of historical sources--diaries, letters, travel accounts, garden plants, maps, paintings, photographs, nursery catalogs, garden books, and agricultural journals. In the resulting volume he describes the distinguishing features of antebellum gardens, sources for seed and plants, and dissemination of gardening information and fashion. Book Condition is Fine; green cloth over boards with gold lettering to front and spine. 320pp. First Edition, first printing. Slick, higher quality paper with full color photos on most pages. Included also are garden maps, drawings and sketches. Appendixes, bbibliography, index and illustration credits. Contains a conposite list of Pre-1861 American Nursery Calalogues. Book is tightly bound, clean with no markings, soiling. Square and sharp cornered. Dust… Read More

Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1994. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. F/VG+/1st ed/Signed. A solid copy, signed by the author with name only on title page. No soiling or marking to interior; clean white pages. Jacket has small closed tear at top of spine with no loss of paper. Otherwise, jacket is whole with no nicks, excellent even color, and has been covered with a mylar sleeve. 312pp.,with maps and illustrations,notes, bibliography, index. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage.

Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1977. Reprint. . Hardcover. Very Good+/None Issued. VG+/Reprint of 2nd Edition-1977. Tight and clean, this is the only 1977 reprint listed. Beige buckram with gold lettering on front and spine. Covers are without blemish, but do have some very occasional light soiling. Interior is unmarked, with no foxing or soiling and bright pages. Along with genealogical information there an example of the family crest. 644pp. with a 4 page supplement.

Bountiful, Utah: Family Roots Publishing Company, 2009. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/None Issued. NF/1st ed. The only flaw in this paperback is the previous owner's stamp at the top of the front free endpaper. Otherwise, there's no witing or marking, and the binding isn't creased. 191 pages, crammed with information about the decade 1861-1869. Mr. Dollarhide lays out this volume by nation wide name list and then by state listings in alphabetical order. Also listed are online Military and civilian record, along with post war veteran lists. Very few of these lists were complied; they are listed here: General and Organizational indexes to pension files 1861-1934, the American Civil War Research Database, 1861-1869 State Consuses, Statewide Militia lists, Confederate Pension Applications, indexes to Statewide Records, etc. Comes to you in an acid free document bag, and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow. BOXA

Privately Printed, 1934. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/None Issued. VG/1st ed./EX-LIBRARY. Two hundred copies of this genealogy was printed in 1934 for family members. This one was owned by the Jacksonville(FL) Library and is stamped WITHDRAWN on the front and rear cover. The booklet is 40 pages long, has never had a checkout pocket and has only one Jacksonville Public Library stamp on the first page and a discreet deconsession number on the dedication page. Clean tight with no soiling or marking to the body of the booklet. Long out of print, very scarce. BASO

Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VG/VG/1st ed.

New York, N Y: Free Press Publishers, 2008. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed./ The history of Lee's army is a powerful lens on the entire war. The fate of Lee's army explains why the South almost won--and why it lost. This copy is very close to perfect. Obviously read, this copy is a clean and tight first edition (stated). No writing or marking to interior and white bright pages. Jacket has no nicks or tears and has been covered with a mylar sleeve. 600pp., lots of maps, bibliography, notes, index. A solid attractive copy.

Baton Rouge: Louisana State University Press, 1999. Later Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/later prntng. A most useful and distinguished contribution to the history of the Civil War, this valuable book contains biographical sketches of all 425 Confederate generals and a photograph of each. Book Condition is Fine; clean, tight, with no markings inside or out. 420pp. Notes and photos. Dust Jacket is also Fine; no wear with good color, covered with a mylar dust jacket.

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. VG+/VG/1sted. This copy has lost the rear lower of the dust jacket--the very tip of the corner. Book is clean and tight, square with no marking or writing. The previous owner left his blind stamp on the table of contents page. Pages bright white. Dust jacket has no fade, and has been covered with a mylar sleeve. 356pp., 17 short biographies, some with portraits, illustrations, references. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow.

Nashville Tenn: Rutledge Hill Press, 2003. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st printing. As new copy of Confederate Lt. General Wade Hampton's life. Book is pristine; no wear to jacket or book. Jacket is now covered with a mylar sleeve. Book is tight and has no markings or soilinh. Not a remainder or ex-library. 336pp., portraits and maps, notes, bibliography and index.

Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950. Soft cover. Very Good+. VG+/0. Two coffee small spots to cover, otherwise clean interior and exterior. Secure in paper wraps, 6 plates in rear pocket. 97 pages, tables, figures and plates(interior), b&w photos. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage. I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BOXA

Prince William, VA: Historic Prince William, Inc., 1994. First Edition. . Soft cover. Near Fine/None Issued. NF/0/1st ed. A very nice copy of this county history. Clean, tight, unmarked, with no crease to the cover, the single flaw is the previous owner's small discreet stamp on the top of the title page. 138 pages, with chapter end notes, index, and bibliography. A few b&w early photos. Comes to you in an acid free document bag, and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow. BOXB

Lexington Virginia: George C. Marshall Foundation, 1996. Later Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. VF/VF. Awarded by the George C. Marshall Foundation to the 2008 George C. Marshall ROTC Winners; comemmorated with a gift label to the front pastedown. Also contains a pamphlet ; George Catlett Marshall: A Chronology , which outlines many aspects of the general's career. Pristine in condition, both jacket and book. Covered with a mylar dust jacket.

Harper & Row, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. NF/VG/1st ed. stated./Signed. A nice copy: some rubbing and nicks at top and bottom of spine, nicks at the corners of jacket. Some fading at spine. Not price clipped and now covered with a mylar sleeve. Book is tight with sharp corners and no writing or marking. Small store label discreetly placed lower on front free end paper near gutter. 156pp., bibliography, index. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. LRBC

Chicago Ill.: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1985. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. NF/VG/2nd Prntng. Nice copy with a secure firm binding with a little play. The spine has a little fade on the spine, and there's a small tear on the lower back cover, no loss of paper but a small piece of tape was applied. Otherwise, very good color, a little rubbing on jacket corners and along jacket fore edge. Now covered with a mylar sleeve. Book is unmarked, no soiling, no previous owner's name. Not a remainder or ex-library. 348pp., notes, bibliography, index. Getting hard to find. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BIO

Atlanta Georgia: William R. Scaife, 1988. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. VG/0/1st ed., stated/Signed. A excellent copy with some light water damage at the bottom of the first 3 pages, and some light spotting on front free endpapers. Otherwise, clean and unmarked. Binding tight and solid. Black leather with gold lettering on spine and front panel. 140 pages, stated First Edition, signed on title page by author. Chronological record of the Georgia Brigade, roster of Georgia Brigade surrendering at Appomattox, biographical sketches of General, Field and Medical Officers, bibliography and index. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail tomorrow.

Greenville SC: Southern Historical Press, 1999. Hardcover. Near Fine. NF/1999. A real nice copy; all gilt present on front and spine, binding tight, sharp corners. No marking to interior, clean white pages. 266pp., Text divided in to 3 sections: Georgia Citizens, Georgia Patriots Soldiers, and Georgia Loyalist Soldiers. Lots of genealogy information. Appendices : Post Revolutionary War Lists, Georgia Military Records Book, Federal pensions list, list of Georgia loyalists claims. Housed in a non acid document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC

Atlana Georgia: Foote and Davies, 1909. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/None Issued. VG/1st ed. A nice contender for rebinding. Some surface soiling to cover, loss of the tip of the front corner, a small chip in the back cover. Interior clean and unmarked. Tiny nick in first three pages, and in front cover. All pages present, all pages unmarked and white. 167pp., includes index. Comes to you in an archival document bag for storage. Mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow. BRSEC

Fayetteville, GA: American Historical Books, 1994. Reprint. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. VG+/VG+/reprint of 1909 original. Nice copy with a large chip missing on the top of the back portion of the dust jacket. The rest of the dj is in excellent shape. Book near Fine with some small dark spots on fore edge of pages. Jacket now preserved in a mylar sleeve. Book is a wealth of information about the regiments,officers, which regiments where in which battles, officers in the navy, Confederate Generals from Georgia, Confederate Officers(state appointed)and their staffs, Government officials, list of Georgia Campaigns(battles and skirmishes, list of local designations of Georgia units and a sizable index. Also Roll of Honor Members from Georgia. 167pp. Comes to you in a non acid document bag for storage. I can have this in the mail for you tomorrow. BASS