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New York: Halcyon House, 1935. Illustrated. Hardcover. On the front flyleaf is written: "R.F. Campbell From Rev. & Mrs. C. Grier Davis, Dec. 12, 1938- 80th Birthday." R. F. Campbell is the Rev. Robert Fishburne Campbell (1858–1947), pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Asheville, North Carolina, from 1892 until he.....
Item #081921
Johnson City, TN: The Overmountain Press, 1988. Hardcover. Volume shows the County's poor condition, both financially and otherwise, at its start and extending during the Civil War period. The history contains full biographies of the respective judges of the County and circuit courts, trial justices and elected officials. Included is.....
Item #079166
Charleston / London: The History Press, 2004. First Edition. paperback. Inscription from author on title page. First edition. Brown covers with yellow spine. Features many photographs in black and white. Condition: Pages are clean. Light wear on covers and a few creases. Full refund if not satisfied. 7x0x10...
Item #080515
Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1986. Hardcover. The persons in the wills listed were residents of what was Pittsylvania, Virginia. Each will begins with the state of health of the testator and then the various bequests or instructions. Pertinent data relating to relationships, locations and dates have been abstracted.....
Item #078917
Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Company, 1988. Reprint. Paperback. Chesterfield County was formed in 1749 and named for Philip Dormer Stanhope, Fourth Earl of Chesterfield. Included are: probates, recording of inventories, appointment of administrators, binding of orphans and poor children as apprentices, appointment of guardians, choice of guardians and a few.....
Item #078976
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916. Hardcover. Volume preserves and provides the early history of education in the Old Dominion beginning with Colonial Virginia. Nineteen chapters packed with historical accounts of the struggles to establish educational opportunities. Index, 382 pp. CONDITION: Hardbound mustard boards, blue text title on cover and.....
Item #080078
Charlottsville: Published for The Virginia Historical Society by The University Press of Virginia, 1967. Hardcover. This two volume set presents the writings of Edmund Pendleton of Caroline County, Virginia. While the two volumes are complete in regard to containing Pendleton's writings, these are Volumes 7 and 8 of the open.....
Item #081691
Natural Bridge, VA: Natural Bridge of Va., Inc., 1939. Black and White Photographs. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. The history of the Natural Bridge of Virginia and the surrounding region, the mountain valleys and the people who dwell therein. J. Lee Davis's inscription on front endpaper. xi, 147 pp. Condition: Textured green.....
Item #076744
Richmond, VA: The Valentine Museum. Illustrated. Paperback. A collection of rare books, early engravings, original sketches, illuminations, China, Tapestries, Casts from ancient, Renaissance and Modern Marbles and Bronzes, an extensive exhibit of archaeological objects, especially of the Aborigines of Virginia and North Carolina. Paperback (oblong). Original paper wraps. Front hinge.....
Item #033731
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999. Illustrated. Paperback. Pictorial paperback. Illustrated. 127pp. Full refund if not satisfied.Loudoun County, one of Virginia's most charming areas, is truly a picturesque region, balanced with sweeping pastoral landscapes along the Potomac and many lovely small towns and villages. Over the past several hundred years, this.....
Item #042754
Radford, VA: Commonwealth Press Inc, 1975. Illustrated. First Edition. Hardcover. Gray cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Dust jacket is not price clipped. Previous owner's name written on front free end-paper. There is no other writing in the book. Illustrated. viii, 280pp. Solid copy. Full refund if.....
Item #034040
Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1973. Reprint. Hardcover. Hundreds of abstracts on wills detailing dates and heirs from Lancaster County, Virginia. Names are in alphabetical order by last name. Bound in black publisher's cloth, covers are plain with gilt lettering on the spine. 240 pp. Title on spine is slightly.....
Item #079257
Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. A genealogical abstract of Northampton County, Virginia probate — wills and administrations — from the earliest surviving Eastern Shore records through 1802. It is not a full verbatim transcript. Marshall pulls names, relationships, land, and bequests from the clerk’s books at Eastville.....
Item #081670
Fredericksburg, VA: Self-published, 1976. Johnny P Johnson. First Edition. Hardcover. Author's inscription on front free end paper. There is no other writing in the book. Frontispiece. Red cloth with gold gilt lettering and design on spine and front cover. Solid copy. Illustrated. 178pp., index. Full refund if not satisfied...
Item #009255
Charlotte, NC: The Junior Class of Roanoke College, 1916. Illustrated. First Edition. Leather. Annual Year Book for 1916 of Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. Burgundy leather with gold lettering and design on front cover. Edges of covers tattered and worn. Previous owner's name "J. B. Miller" embossed on front cover.....
Item #034506
Huntington, WV: Aegina Press, 1995. Illustrated. First Edition. Hardcover. Author's gift inscription on front free end-paper. Author's signature on title page. There is no other writing in the book. Black cloth with gold lettering and design on spine and front cover. Illustrated. 429pp., index. Full refund if not satisfied. 8x5x1.....
Item #018535
Tennessee: Self Published, 2017. Black and White Photograph Illustrations. Hardcover. Signed by author on ephemera inside. Bound in blue publisher's cloth. Gilt title on the cover and spine. This 738-page volume is a comprehensive genealogical study focusing on the descendants and relatives of William Henderson McNeeley, who was born around.....
Item #080073
Johnson City, Tennessee: The Overmountain Press, 1989. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. In this book, Lewis Preston Summers provides a comprehensive account of the early history of Southwest Virginia, focusing specifically on Washington County after its formation. Originally published in 1903, the book serves as a cornerstone historical and genealogical resource for.....
Item #079186
Tennessee: The Overmountain Press, 1988. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprint with index. Bound in black cloth with silver foil lettering on the cover and spine. A history of Wise County, Virginia, and covers a range of topics from its early exploration by Christopher Gist.....
Item #078918
Baltimore, MD: Regional Publishing Company, 1981. Hardcover. Volume shows the part borne by the people of Pittsylvania County, VA, in the settlement, growth and development of the country. The earlier part of the book is a record of the people of Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry, Patrick, Franklin, Bedford and Campbell Counties.....
Item #078793
Richmond: Virginia State Library and Archves, 1992. Hardcover. A multi-volume reference series that abstracts colonial Virginia’s official land patents and grants. Genealogists and colonial historians treat it as a standard finding aid for who received land, where, when, and on what terms. ABOUT THIS SET: This is Volumes 1 and.....
Item #081664
Virginia: Garrett and Massie, 1960. Black and White Illustrations. Hardcover. Fredericksburg Baptist Church (now often styled FXBG Baptist Church) traces its formal organization to about 1804 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Early Baptists in the area met in a frame building on what is now Lafayette Boulevard (near the current Amtrak station).....
Item #081574
Rockport, MA: Picton Press, 2001. Illustrated. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. A two-volume local history of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, (Northampton and Accomack counties), by Ralph T. Whitelaw, originally published in 1951 by the Virginia Historical Society. As Whitelaw’s own preface states, it is a history of the land and its owners, not.....
Item #081673
Baltimore: Gehealogical Publishing Co. ,Inc. 1983. Hardcover. Bound in red cloth with gilt title on the cover and spine. 220pp. CONDITION: Covers have light shelf wear. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are square and sound. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #078844
Johnson City, TN: The Overmountain Press, 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. Volume begins with Scott County territory as claimed by the French prior to 1763. In addition to history, author includes stories of Indian attacks, Scout County during the Civil War and World War I and descriptions of old-time way of life.....
Item #078835