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

Atlanta Georgia: Golden Coast Book, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Photography By James R. Lockhart. NF/VG/First Edition. Golden Coast Book Publishers for the Georgia Trust for Historical Preservation. A very nice copy with some wear across the top of the jacket, including 3 small tears and some light scratches or rubbing to the back of the dust jacket. Some light fading to spine of dj. Dust jacket now covered with a mylar sleeve and is quite attractive. Clean and bright, tight and square, no marking to interior or exterior. 450pp., full color pictures of homes, architectural plans and the Reid family photos. Mailed boxed, I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow. BRBC

Jacksonville FL: Jacksonville Historical Society, 2005. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. Photography By Assorted Photographers. VG+/VG+/1st ed.-stated. There's a little wear to jacket a couple of short tears that have no loss of paper, and a little shelf wear. Jacket now covered with a mylar sleeve. Book is clean and tight, with no marking or soiling. Brown buckram cover with gold lettering on front panel and spine. 150 years of photography by various photography artists. 433pp. with bibliography, index and acknowledgements. This is a very large heavy book and will cost more than the normal $4.50 shipping. Scarce.

Jacksonville FL: Florida Publishing Company, 1984. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. NF/VG+/1st ed. Jacksonville Florida was only forty years old at the time of the Civil War. During that war Jacksonville was occupied four times in less than two years and burned twice; once by Conferderates and once by Federal troops. This book is in Near Fine condition, clean and tight, pages white and unmarked. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper keep this copy from Fine condition. Dust Jacket has rubbing around cover edges and top of spine . Small tear with no loss of paper from jacket. Excellent deep color, price intact. Covered with a mylar sleeve. Solid copy of important Jacksonville history.

Jackson Mississippi: Hederman Brothers, 1981. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG/VG/1st ed./Signed. A minimally marked up library copy. Jackethas Vandaman name on small white label at bottom of spine. "Withdrawn" stamped once on front free endpaper, library stamp once on title page and pocket on rear free endpaper. Clean and tight, no markings to pages. Jacket has spot of soiling on spine, small chip at top of spine on rear panel. A excellent reading copy of this hard to find biography, signed by author on title page.

New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. NF/NF/1st ed., 1st prntng. By the criteria of his own time, James Madison was the last great reublican. By the criteria of our own, he was the founding father, and his place in history is both high and secure. Thomas Jefferson, his close friend of fifty years, called him simply "the greatest man in the world". This book is a magnificent tribute to a notable American--a work that is both expert politican history and a delight to read. Book is clean and tight, no marking or soiling. 287 pages, First edition. notes, Madison chronology, and index. Small photo and illustration section. Dust Jacket is clean and has no nicks or tears, with price intact. Very attractive copy.

Athens Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1961. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. F/VG+/1st ed. A great copy of Coulter's book on a larger than life Georgian whose life spanned the middle of the 19th century through the early 20th century. Jim Smith was a millionaire gentleman farmer, a senator and representative, who made an unsucessful bid for governor. It was one of the few thingsin which he was unsuccessful. Dr. Coulter weeks to weparate fact from fiction in his account of Smith's varied activities and the final dissolution of his wealth. Book is Fine; tight and unmarked, with bright clean pages. 294 pp. First Edition. B&W illustrations and photos. Index and bibliography. Dust jacket is Very Good+; clean with good color and a couple of chips. Price clipped. Covered with a removable mylar sleeve.

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998. Soft cover. Fine. F/0/ In the Jekyll Island Club, Tyler E. Bagwell, historian for the Jekyll Island Museum, offers an exciting chance to relive the years of wealth and recreational adventure on the Georgia Coast. Book Condition is Fine; appears new, no soiling or markings. Binding is uncreased. Loads of black and white photos of the club members and residents. 126 pages. Comes o\to you in an acid free document bag for storage. I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BASH

Athens Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1998. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. VF/F/1st ed. Signed. During the Gilded Age, Jekyll Island Georgia was one of the most exclusive resort destination in the United States. Owned by the most elite and inaccessible social club in America, a group whose members included Rockerfellers, Pulitzers, Vanderbilts, Goulds, and Morgans, this quiet refuge in the Golden Isles was the perfect getaway for the wealthy new industrial class of the snowbound North. Book and Jacket are clean and unmarked, tightly bound and jacket is covered in mylar. This First Edition, first printing is signed on the tiltle page by author June McCash. A Lovely copy now covered with a mylar sleeve, housed in an acid free document bag for storage, and mailed to you boxed. And I can have it in the mail tomorrow.

Athens GA: University of Georgia Press, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG/VG/1st printing/Inscribed. Other than a little rubbing at the bottom edge of the dust jacket, and a small wrinkle in the front flap and some notes on the last 2 blank pages Tight and clean, sharp cornered and unmarked inside.There's a little loss of color to the material covering the spine Dust jacket now covered in a mylar sleeve. The inscription is to the previous owners, signed by both authors and is located on the front free end paper. The front paste down has the date June 1989 printed in the middle of the page(I'm thinking the date of the book signing). Included with the book is a map of the Jekyll Island Historic District, and a pamphlet featuring a tour of homes in the historic district. Comes to you in an acid free document bag, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC

University of South Carolina Press, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. NF/NF/1st ed./1st printing. A clean bright copy with a tight binding and a dust jacket with no flaws( now covered with a mylar sleeve. Book interior is unmarked and has bright white pages. First Edition, first printing. 544pp., illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC

Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana State University, 1973. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. F/VG/1st ed. A nice copy, only a touch of wear to the dust jacket (small rubbed area on front of cover) and the price has been clipped. 391 pages, contains a bibliographical essay. Book is clean and tight, with no markings. Not ex-library or remainder. Jacket is now covered with a mylar sleeve. Book covers Jewish Life in the Antebellum Years through to Jews and Desegregation in the mid twentieth century.

Macon Georgia: Mercer University Press, 1984. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed. Jews of the South presents the trials and triumphs of Jewish families and indivivuals in the Southern United States. The people described in these groundbreaking essays contributed to the fields of literature, law, business, politics, and religion. The were lawyers and housewives, farmers and poets, merchants and rabbis; they all found respect and pride in a land they each made their own. Book condition is Fine; clean inside and out, tightly bound, with no markings, no wear. Nine essays, 130 pp., chapter notes and list of contributors. Dust Jacket is Fine; clean with no tears or nicks and a very lightly tanned spine. Covered with a removable mylar sleeve.

Macon Georgia: Mercer University Press, 1987. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. NF/F/1st ed. Clean, tight, square. No wear to Dust Jacket, which is covered with a mylar sleeve. 175pp. Culmulative Muster Rolls of the Georgia State Line, notes, b&w photos, maps, index. One of the very few sources about the 2 regiments that made up the Georgia State Line. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow.

Macon Georgia: Mercer University Press, 1987. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. F/1st paperback ed. A new unread paperback copy. No markings, no soiling, uncreased binding. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage. 175pp., notes, maps, illustrations. Several appendices including the cumulative muster roll for the Georgia State Line, the State Line Cavalry, and Military Justice in the Georgia State Line. Housed in an archival bag for storage. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow. BASA

Springfield GA: Historic Effingham Society, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. NF/1st ed. Beautiful as new copy: clean, tight and unmarked with sharp corners. No marking or soiling to exterior or interior of book. No dust jacket. Bright white pages. 77pp., maps, portraits, documents. four appendices: Treutlen's Proclamation, Governor John Adam Treutlen Highway, A Memorandum Penned by Treutlen, Artifacts Found at Treutlen's Homesite. Includes cited materials, index and About the Author. Not ex library or remainder. Comes to you in an archival document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow. FRBC

University of Kentucky, 1982. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/ 1st ed. John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independece. Winner of the Mrs. Simon Baruch University Award of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The career of John Bell Hood profoundly influenced both the conduct and the outcome of the American Civil War. His brilliant leadership of the Texas Brigade in 1862 helped make possible the South's continued resistance. Yet in command of the Army of Tennessee only two years later he proved a disastrous failure and contributed greatly to the defeat of the Confedrate cause. Book Condition is Fine; red cloth over boards with black lettering on spine. 239pp. Notes, bibliographic essay and index (one map). First Edition. Book is pristine. No markings, no wear, bright and clean. Dust Jacket Condition is Fine; matte cover is clean and bright with no wear and no fading. Covered with a removable mylar dust jacket.

Boston Mass.: John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., 1927. First Edition. . Soft cover. Fine. F/1st ed. Amazingly, this little booklet which was a was a gift to their customers, and carries a copyright date of 1927, appears new. John C. Fremont was a man of many talents; he was the first Republican to run for President (anti-slavery),was a major in the Mexican-American War, made a fortune in the California Gold Rush. He is best known for his expeditions with Kit Carson to explore and survey the Oregon Trail. This booklet contains a of the area explored and a short synopsis of Fremont's life and career. 16 pages. Illustrations. Comes to you in an acid free document bag. for storage. I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BASK

Macon Georgia: Mercer University Press, 1994. First Editiion. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed./Signed. Signed on the title page(signature only) and dated in year of publication, this is a clean tight unmarked first edition with a dust jacket in similar condition. Jacket is covered with a removable mylar sleeve.T. Reed Ferguson is curator at the Coastal Georgia Historical Museum on St Simons Island Georgia. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage.

Tuscaloosa AL: The University of Alabama Press, 2012. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. VG+/VG+/1st ed, Wonderful condition; clean and tight, no wear to jacket--which has now been covered with a mylar sleeve. No markings or soiling to interior, bright white pages. 313 pp., maps, portraits, notes, appendix(Justice John McKinley Supreme Court Opinions and Dissents) bibliography, index. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, and I can have it in the mail tomorrow.

Savannah Georgia: Beehive Press Book Library of Georgia, 1980. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Fine. VF/F/1st. ed. Some of Savannah's most beautiful historic homes and public buildings were designed by John Norris including Williams- Mercer House (wasn't that in some book a few years back.), the Andrew Low House(childhood home of Juliet Low), the beautiful Unites States Custom House on East Bay, and the first home of the Georgia Historical Society on East Bryan Street. This beautiful and informative book was published by Beehive Press in 1980, does a lovely job of showcasing his work. Book Condition is Very Fine; gray cloth over boards with silver lettering on spine. 62pp. First Edition. Clean, with no marking or soiling. Tight binding with sharp corners. Black and white photographs of buildings, with many interior pictures. Appendices, notes, bibliography and secondary sources. Dust Jacket Condition is Fine; matte navy jacket with very light touches at the very ends of corners and top… Read More