Old Free State a Contribution to the History of Lunenburg County and Southside Virginia by Landon Bell - 1974-06-01

Richmond, Virginia: The William Byrd Press, Inc.. Good. 1927. Hardcover. Volume 2 only. Writing on the inside of the front cover; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Old Free State: A Contribution to the History of Lunenburg County and Southside Virginia. in Two Volumes. Volume II.

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Richmond: William Byrd Press, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Light soiling to covers. Very occasional foxing, especially at plates. Lacking jackets & slipcase.. Royal 8vo. 6.25 x 9.25 in. 623, [1] pp. Publisher's navy blue ribbed cloth, titled & double-ruled in gilt on spine. Complete with six illustrations, including folding maps. This copy from North Carolinia historian, scholar, & newspaper man Darley Hiden Ramsey, and includes his contemporary review folded & laid in. 'Altogether, "The Old Free State" is a very satisfying book to all who look back to Virginia for their ancestral origins and who have the least pride in the history of that state. Mr. Bell, it might be added, formerly lived in Asheville and married an Asheville girl....'.

Richmond, VA: The William Byrd Press, Inc., Printers, 1927. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good. 1st edition, 1927. A Good set. Two volumes, 8vo., 623, 644 pp., bound in publishers blue cloth. Covers are worn especially at spine and edges. Tear along top of rear joint causing spine backing to flap on volume 2. All hinges starting. Previous owners signature (JD Eggleston) along with a gift inscription from his daughter Elizabeth C. Eggleston. A few correction notes in text. Laid in letter from author to Eggleston dated April 22, 1931. From the estate of Joseph Dupuy Eggleston II (November 13, 1867 - March 15, 1953) was an American educator, the seventh president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech), and the 14th president of Hampden-Sydney College. Eggleston also served as a public school teacher and administrator and as the chief of the Division of Rural Education for the United States Bureau of Education. - Wiki.

Richmond: The William Byrd Press, 1927. First Edition. Inscribed on front endpaper of v.I: "To Dr. C.G. Chamberlayne, with kind regards," signed, dated in 1930. Two octavo volumes (23.5cm). Publisher's ribbed blue cloth, titled in gilt on spines; pubisher's slipcase, v.II retaining its original printed dustwrapper (lacking on v.I); 623,644pp; illus, maps, some folding. Both volumes straight and clean, very Near Fine; jacket on v.2 is toned and brittle, with splits at folds; slipcase with slight wear at joints; Very Good. A very nice set overall. Inscribed to the prominent Virginia minister, educator and antiquary Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne, founder of St. Christopher's School in Richmond.

Richmond, Virginia: The William Byrd Press, Inc., Printers, 1927. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Octavos. 623; 644 pages. Indexed at the rear of Volume II. Two volumes bound in original blue cloth with spine titles in gilt. Moderate wear to the bindings. The bindings have some chips or abrasions in the cloth which seem to have been touched up with blue paint or coloring. This is more evident at the top edge of front cover on Volume II as well as on the side of its spine. Endpapers foxed. Text is toned but generally clean. INSCRIBED by the author on the front flyleaf of Volume I, "To S. A. Ashe, / with the author's esteem, / Landon C. Bell / May 20, 1929." Samuel A'Court Ashe (1840-1938) was a lawyer and a Confederate Captain in the Civil War. After the War he served in the North Carolina legislature and was a noted historian, author, and defender of the Confederacy. There is also a signed typed letter laid in loosely from Drewry McKee Smith… Read More

Richmond, VA: The William Byrd Press, Inc, 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 2 vols. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. A set of two blue cloth hardcover books in good condition. Edges lightly worn. Tiny holes worn in the first volume's front free endpaper. The covers are soiled and spotted with stains. Bottom of volume 1's spine is heavily worn. Tiny speckles on top foredges, in some cases penetrating into the top margins. Foxing on and around both volumes' folding maps, and on the endpapers. Text otherwise clean and binding tight. The first volume is inscribed by Bell on the front free endpaper.