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[Durham, NC]: Duke University, 1955. Illustrated. First Edition. Hardcover. DUKE UNIVERSITY YEARBOOK, 1955. Elizabeth Dole's freshman class photo can be seen in page 333 under her maiden name, "Mary Elizabeth Hanford". Hardcover. Bound in textured black publisher's cloth with white and brown embossed lettering and design. Endpapers are a two.....
Item #070774
[Durham, NC] / Raleigh, North Carolina: Duke University; Printed by the Edwards & Broughton Co., 1957. Illustrated. First Edition. Hardcover. CLASS YEARBOOK FOR DUKE UNIVERSITY, 1957. Junior class yearbook for Elizabeth Dole (Mary Elizabeth Hanford). Hardcover. Bound in navy blue publisher's cloth with silver and light blue embossed lettering. Yearbook.....
Item #070773
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1968. Paperback. An update on the University of Chapel Hill Class of 1943, "Revised" for their 25th Reunion. Stapled booklet. Light toning to covers. Minor moisture damage to back cover. No writing or markings. Minimal interior foxing. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #019799
Asheville, NC: Green Leaf Publishers, 1969. Philip J. Hawkins. First Edition. Paperback. No writing in the book. This is Garner's second book of poetry.
Item #005816
Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Cultural resources, Division of Archives and History, 1979. Paperback. Paperback. Light gray covers with black lettering. [viii] 144 pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Previous owners writing on half title page. Text is clean. Covers have some rubbing and stains. Overall a......
Item #071417
New York: Doubleday, 1972. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Early Printing. hardcover. Early Printing. Hardcover. Bound in beige publishers cloth. Cover is plain with title in brown lettering on spine. Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region.....
Item #069068
Kingsport, TN: Kingsport Press, Inc., 1974. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Hardbound red cloth boards, gold title within navy label on spine. Frontispiece, Foreword, Index of Recipes, 269 pp. Price clipped dust jacket; graphics of cooking utensils on red and white; titled front and spine. Normal shelf wear with edge tears, rubbing.....
Item #074913
Louisville, KY: Bush-Krebs Co, 1923. Illustrated. First Edition. Leather. This is the Year Book of the Students of St. Mary's School in Raleigh, N.C. Bound in full brown leather. Illustrated end papers (front end paper has a tiny hole). No signatures or writing. 136pp. Black and white photos. Quite a......
Item #030982
Asheville, NC: Privately published, 1930. Illustrated. First Edition. Leather. Families: Sondley, Crawford, Alexander, Davidson, Cunningham, Forster, Heath, Young, Sams, Somerville, Ware, Stuart. Each family has its crest illustrated in black and white with a pastedown tartan cloth color design. Beautifully rebound in full red leather with raised bands and gold.....
Item #037357
Self-published, 1933. Illustrated. First Edition. Hardcover. Annual yearbook of Greensboro College (NC). Lots of typical writing and signatures throughout. 64pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #031103
Columbia, SC: State Commercial Printing Co., 1946. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. This edition limited to 1,000 copies - this copy is unnumbered. Text contains hand-written corrections, with note on flyleaf in the same hand that states: "The printers errors in this volume have been corrected under the supervision of Frances.....
Item #017338
Mount Pleasant, NC: Bethel Bear Creek United Church of Christ, No date, copyright 1974. Photographs; Drawings. Hardcover. Part I covers the early history of the Dutch Buffalo Creek Meeting House founded in 1745 on Dutch Buffalo Creek. Part II deals with the history of the Bethel United Church of Christ.....
Item #076098
Golden Glow Publishing Company, 1977. Adele Kershaw Thornton. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed first edition. Volume 2 only. Hardcover. Red cloth with gold lettering on front and spine. 413 pp. Illustrated with photographs and drawings in black and white. Foxing on end papers, edges and dust jacket. Dust jacket has wear.....
Item #068795
South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1999. Various. Hardcover. A collection of short essays and other writing by the author about growing up in Tryon, N.C. in the l930's and 40's. Signed by the author on half-title page. Blue buckram board, silver print on cover and spine. Photos and illustrations throughout.....
Item #061773
Greensboro, NC: Greensboro College for Women, 1916. Illustrated. First Edition. Leather. FIRST EDITION, 1916. Annual Yearbook of the Greensboro College for Women. Textured faux leather boards, gilt title upper top corner; wear on spine length and edges. No writing within. Illustrated. 162pp. Full refund if not satisfied...
Item #036232
Nashville, TN: Benson Printing, 1926. Illustrated. First Edition. Leather. FIRST EDITION, 1926. Annual Yearbook of Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC for 1926. Green leather with silver lettering and date on front cover. Illustrated. Handwritten notes throughout. Illustrated end-papers. Previous owner's name written on front end paper. 207pp., with ads. Full refund.....
Item #035968
Raleigh, NC: News and Observer, 1881. First Edition. Paperback. Paperback. Removed 6pp pamphlet. No writing. Paperclip mark at upper left corner of pages. Regarding the "proposed Centennial Anniversary of the Treaty of Peace, and International Exhibition of the Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine to be held.....
Item #029172
Asheville, NC: H. Taylor rogers, 1900. Facsimile. Paperback. Facsimile of black and white photo-gravures during the nineteenth century taken at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. Stapled paperback, illustrated cover, etching of George W. Vanderbilt on rear. Like new. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #077525
Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. A nice first edition copy in mylar. Green cloth with black lettering on spine and front cover. Portrait frontispiece. viii, 87pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #037768
Charlotte, NC: Lassiter Press, 1948. Illustrated. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth with black lettering, illustrated, no writing in the book, 512pp., Full refund if not satisfied. Included is a photo of Charlie Justice. 0x0x0.
Item #024589
Spartanburg, South Carolina: Published for the Society by The Reprint Company Publishers, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, 1995. Hardcover. Bound in black publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on the cover and spine. Endpapers are a map of Henderson County in black and white. Contains exhaustive lists of grave markers.....
Item #067506
Hendersonville, North Carolina / Buffalo, N.Y. Hendersonville Board of Trade; The Doulas Publishing Company and The Hammond Press, No Date Listed; Circa Early 1900. Illustrated. Paperback. RARE. BOOKLET ON HENDERSONVILLE, EARLY 1900s. Title page reads "The Most Picturesque Section of The Over Hills of Ottary, to Those Who Seek Health.....
Item #070462
Fuquay-Varina, NC: Self Published, 1988. Softcover. Matthew T. Yates was the first missionary from North Carolina and the first Southern Baptist Missionary to China. CONDITION: Grey and light yellow paper covers, stapled binding, black graphic and title on cover. Minor rubbing and shelf wear. Text free of writing or marginalia.....
Item #071456
New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Dr. William Redin Kirk (1870-1960 and his wife Josephine (1880-1957). Dr. Kirk is an important part of the history of Hendersonville. Originally a surgeon for the U.S. Amy, he came to Henderson country in the early 1900's.....
Item #058416
Biltmore, NC: All Souls Church, 1979. Hardcover. Book One: The First Sixty Years, 1896-1956. xvi, Prologue, The Scotch Irish, Preface, Epilogue, Memorials. Book Two: The Latter Years, 1957-1979. Preface, Bibliography, Index of names. 224 pp. Hardboard burgundy cloth covers, gilt title on front and spine. No writing within. Illustration on.....
Item #074897