Preface To Peasantry

University of North Carolina Press, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Completely unmarked. From the library of F. Garbin Davenport, noted historian who did extensive research on the ante-bellum South with owner's name penned in on FFEP, 423pp, profusely illustrated with extensive tables and charts, an amazing copy of this classic study of subsistence farming in the South

University of North Carolina Press; Chapel Hill, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Collectible Depression-era sociological tract. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed along extremities, being well protected in clear mylar sleeve. Nice cover. Ex-libris plate to front flyleaf. Interior pages and plates are clean throughout. Binding is secure.

University of North Carolina Press, 1936. Used - Very Good. 1936. Hardcover. Cloth, 8vo, xiii + 423 pp., 2-sided frontispiece and b/w plates throughout; maps, tables, and graphs. A study of Greene and Macon counties, Georgia. Ex-library with the usual markings. A very clean copy with hardly any shelf wear. Ex-lib. Near fine. (Subject: Americana & Regional History.)… Read more about this item

The University of North Carolina, 1936T. hardcover. Good. . DJ shows moderate wear, tear, chipping, and tanning. Pages tanned and clean.

South Carolina. Used - Very Good. 2005. Paperback. Pap. Slight shelf-wear. Very Good.

University of North Carolina Press. Used - Good. 423 pp., illus. Corner of front board badly bumped, with corresponding loss to top corner of first two leaves (not affecting any text or illustrations). Head and heel of spine a little frayed. Still a good working copy.

South Carolina. Used - Like New. Fine. Paperback. 2005. Originally published at $14.95.

Paperback / softback. New. A social scientist and public intellectual, Arthur Raper (1899-1979) was a white southerner who advocated unpopular liberal solutions to combat the shortcoming of southern race relations. Originally published in 1936, Preface to Peasantry confirmed Raper's inclusion in the Chapel Hill southern Regionalist movement of the 1930s and '40s and his evocation of New Deal… Read more about this item