I Had A Hammer The Hank Aaron Story
New York: Harper Collins, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with color pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 333 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Bar scan sticker on the back dust jacket. More
Biography
Before I Forget
Signed and inscribed by the author. [North Georgia]: Shades Creek Press, 2015. First Edition. Paperback. Paperback. 290 pages. Illustrations. Glossy, pictorial covers. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. These are stories from the author who grew up in the North Georgia mountains. More
The American Biographical Dictionary
Containing An Account of the Lives, Characters, and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons Deceased in North America, From Its First Settlement. Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1867. Third Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [3], x, 905 pages, [2]. Brown calf leather binding with red leather title label on the spine..... More
Lives of Distinguished Shoemakers
Portland: Davis & Southworth, 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. viii, 9-340 pages. Brown cloth hardcover with blind stamped decorated covers and gilt title on spine. Edge wear base of binding and corners. Very light edge wear head of spine. Pencil index notes on front paste down. 1946 gift inscription in..... More
Georgia's Coastal Plain (3 volumes)
New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Quartos. 3 volumes: xii, 448 pages; [3]; 449-849 pages; [3], 457 pages. Illustrated. Blue cloth hardcovers with gilt titles on spines. Light shelf wear and fading to blue cloth. Volume 1 has a semicircle stain on front cover. Volume 3..... More
Return to Glory Hole
Signed and inscribed by the author. [Americus, Georgia]: Self published, 2004. Paperback. Paperback. [2], iv, 375 pages. Illustrations. Pictorial covers. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. Light shelf wear to the paperback. The author was born on the same day as President Jimmy Carter in Americus..... More
The Life of Rev. John W. de la Flechere
New York: Daniel Hitt, 1812. First American Edition. Leather bound. 12mo. vi, 7-372 pages. (no portrait) Brown calf binding with leather title label on spine. Moderate toning and scattered foxing to contents. Old ink inscription on right front end sheet. Light rubs to leather binding. More
Balthasar Hubmaier. Anabaptist Theologian and Martyr
Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 432 pages. Illustrations. Illustrated map end sheets. Red cloth hardcover with gilt title on spine. Red dust jacket with title in black and white and a sketch of Balthasar Hubmaier on front cover. Title on dust jacket spine. Light edge wear..... More
Give the Man Room. The Story of Gutzon Borglum
Signed copy. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 326 pages. Illustrated. Green cloth hardcover with gilt title on front cover and spine. On the front paste down is a news article relating to the death of Mary Borglum. The article has several pieces of tape on it which are..... More
Memoir of William Ellery Channing, with Extracts From His Correspondence and Manuscripts. In Three Volumes.
Boston: Wm. Crosby and H. P. Nichols, 1850. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Small octavos. Three volumes. Volume I: xiv, 427 pages. Volume II: vi, 459 pages, [1]. Volume III: vi, 494 pages, [1]. Paper covered boards with titles on front and publisher advertisements on the back. Brown cloth spine with faded..... More
The Men and Missions of Hightower: Volume 1 Ministers
[Cumming]: Hightower Baptist Committee, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Large Quarto. xxvii, 558 pages. Illustrated. Green hardcover with title and two named portrait sketches on front cover. Title on spine. Hightower Baptist Association is located in Cumming, Georgia. More
Billie's Blues: Billie Holiday's Story 1933-1959
Foreword by Buck Clayton. New York: Stein and Day, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [4], 264 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Gray paper covered boards with black cloth spine. Gilt lettered title on spine. Dust jacket present with photograph of Billie Holiday on front cover. Initials "T P" stamped on the..... More
Thunder and Stars: The Life of Mildred Rutherford
Oglethorpe University, Georgia: Oglethorpe University Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo.xiv, [1], 245 pages. Frontispiece photograph of Rutherford. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt title on the front cover and spine. Light foxing to the foredge. More
A Sketch of the Late Alfred T. Mann
Macon: J.W. Burke & Co., 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. 89 pages, [7] pages of author advertisements. Frontispiece portrait of Mann. Brown cloth hardcover with black embossed designs and center stamped gilt title on front cover. Blind stamped rear cover. Memorial volume. Previous owner name of C. P. Crawford written..... More
The Autobiography of Rev. Thomas Conant
Boston: Andrew F. Graves, 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. [1], viii, 9-180 pages, [1]. Frontispiece steel engraved portrait of the author. Brown pebble cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers with gilt lettered title on the spine. Minor edge wear to the cloth covers and head and base of..... More
Recollections of the Private Life of General Lafayette. Vol. II.
Vol. II only. New York: Published by Leavitt, Lord & Co., 1836. Hardcover. Octavo. [1], 184 pages, 6 pages of publisher advertisements, additional tipped in 8 pages of publishers catalog (smaller paper). Brown cloth hardcover with blind embossed (faded) decorations and gilt illustration on the front cover. Gilt title on..... More
William Montague Browne. Versatile Anglo-Irish American 1823-1883
Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii, 328 pages. Illustrations. Brown hardcover. Dust jacket present with photograph portrait of Browne and title on the front cove. Light shelf wear to the cloth binding and dust jacket. More
The Life and Letters of Admiral Dewey From Montpelier to Manila
New York: Woolfall Company, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [3], 559 pages. Illustrated. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt stamped insignia on front cover and gilt stamp title on spine. Light shelf and edge wear to blue cloth binding. Scratches and light soil on the rear board. Faint 1899 xmas gift..... More
My Life-Story for Young and Old
n.p. Privately Printed, 1930. Hardcover. Octavo. 222 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos to frontispiece and text. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt titles front cover and spine. Previous owner inscription on the right front flyleaf. Wrapped in a plain brown dust jacket with no markings, in very good condition..... More
My Life-Story for Young and Old
USA: Privately Printed, 1930. Hardcover. Octavo. 222 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos to frontispiece and text. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt titles front cover and spine. Cloth boards with some edge wear. Pages edges are lightly toned. More
John Forsyth Political Tactician
Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii, 263 pages. Frontispiece portrait. Green cloth binding with title on front and spine. Portrait and title on green dust jacket. Title on spine. Edge wear and edge chips to dust jacket. Pencil notes with page numbers written on the..... More
The Life of the Rev. John Emory, D. D., One of the Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church by His Eldest Son. With an Appendix
New York: George Lane, 1841. First Edition. Full leather. Octavo. [2], 380 pages, [3]. Frontispiece engraving of Emory. Brown calf with red leather title label on spine. Light edge wear to the leather joints and board extremities. Light to moderate scattered foxing and toning to the text. Emory University, Atlanta..... More
Bessie Smith
Lives of Modern Women. General Editor: Emma Tennant. New York: Viking Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 105 pages, [3]. Illustrated. Gray binding with black lettered title on spine. Illustrated portrait of Bessie Smith and title on front cover of dust jacket. Blue stamp on the bottom text edge. More
Paul Martin Victorian Photographer
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. x, [2], 221 pages. Illustrated. Gray cloth hardcover with title on spine. Photographic dust jacket. Light edge wear and foxing to the dust jacket. Hardcover in very good condition. More
A Mirror for Witches
Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 1985. Later printing. Paperback. Octavo. 214 pages. Illustrated. Fair condition in red, white, and black illustrated soft cover. "A Cassandra Edition". Binding with some shelf wear. Crease folding lower corner of front cover, including creases to lower corners of preliminary pages. More