Click for full-size.
Lowcountry Hurricanes: Three Centuries of Storms at Sea and Ashore
by Walter J. Fraser, Jr
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0820328669
- ISBN 13
- 9780820328669
- Seller
-
Darien, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Athens Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 2006. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. VF/VF/1st ed./Signed. A very interesting history of the major hurricanes that have pounded the Georgia and South Carolina lowcountry since the 1600s. The author, Walter J. Fraser Jr. is professor emeritus in the Department of History at Georgia Southern University. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, he describes some of the most horrific events during hurricanes on the coast, some changing landscapes and lives forever. Book is 318 pages, contains many b&w photos, a excellent chronology of the lowcountry hurricanes, notes, bibliography, index. Boldly signed on title page(name only). Clean and tight, as new condition, and jacket is covered with a mylar sleeve.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Books About The South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002230
- Title
- Lowcountry Hurricanes: Three Centuries of Storms at Sea and Ashore
- Author
- Walter J. Fraser, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0820328669
- ISBN 13
- 9780820328669
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Place of Publication
- Athens Georgia
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION, COLLECTIBLE, SIGNED, COASTAL HURRICANES, LOWCOUNTRY GEORGIA SOUTH CAROLINA HURRICANES
- Bookseller catalogs
- History--Civil and Otherwise; Georgia; Signed By Author;
Terms of Sale
Books About The South
�I ship all hardback books in cardboard boxes and all paperbacks in padded envelopes, all with tracking information included in price.� I ship USPS Mediia, and Priority (see Matrix). Anything else must be through arrangement. I recommend insurance on books over $50.00.� Credit and debit cards through Biblio, cash and checks sent directly to me through prior arrangement. I accept returns if contacted within 5 days of delivery, and book is returned in the condition that it was sent in. Shipping will be refunded.
About the Seller
Books About The South
Biblio member since 2005
Darien, Georgia
About Books About The South
BOOKS ABOUT THE SOUTH is located on the Georgia Coast in Darien, Georgia's second oldest city. I specialize in books from the Civil War Period through the 20th century from and about the entire Southern Region of the United States, with a special interest in Georgia History.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
What is a first edition?
Even if you’re only peripherally aware of book collecting, you’ve doubtless heard the term, first edition, bandied about but you may still be in the dark as to what makes them such a big deal. Learn about first editions and why collectors value them here.
Collecting Classic Supernatural Fiction
Classic supernatural fiction is distinct from contemporary horror because it is more literate and often relies upon poetic subtlety rather than unpleasant gratuity to create an atmosphere. Enter if you dare!
