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Image for Thornwell Orphanage its Principles and Product: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Willim Plumer Jacobs, Founder of Thornwell and Presbyterian College

Thornwell Orphanage its Principles and Product: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Willim Plumer Jacobs, Founder of Thornwell and Presbyterian College

By: N/A

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Clinton, SC, Thornwell Orphanage: 1942

Seller ID: 6462

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Minor scuffing to spine. ; Written to celebrate what would have been Dr. Jacobs 100th birhday, this book features biographies of selected Thornwell alumni, as well as a history and biographical sketches of the Jacobs family and the family of Thornwell's second president, Dr. L. Ros Lynn. There is an inscription on the ffep: "Compliments of Thornwell at the request of Mrs. Katherine Montgomery, (p. 141). " Mrs. Montgomery was one of the Thornwell students. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 316 pages; Signed by Biographee
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Memorial of the One Hundredth and Thirty-Fourth Anniversary Rock Presbyterian Church August 18th, 1904

By: N/A

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Greenwood SC, News and Views Publishing Co,pany: 1904

Seller ID: 9285

Binding: Softcover

Beige wraps with black lettering and photograph of church and cemetery. Wraps have an old tape repair on spine, part of which is missing and part of which is split. The top half of this repair, however, is still together and the binding is thus secure. Edge and corner wear and an old vertical crease through the middle, now quite flattened. Former owner's name in ink at top of front. See scan; this actually looks, and is, a good bit better than it sounds. Interior has light aging with an occasional underlining or note. G to G+ condition with noted provisos concerning repair. ; B&W Photographs; ...
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U. S. Senate Document, 46th Congress, 2nd Session , Ex. Doc. #161 (Concerning South Carolina Rivers)

By: N/A

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Washington, 1880

Seller ID: 10006

Binding: Ephemera

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

General toning, 1" tear at right edge of front page, pages are coming loose at left edge where the document is disbound. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 8 pages; This disbound offprint is concerned with letters written by personnel of the Corps of Engineers about surveys of rivers in South Carolina.
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U. S. Senate Document, 46th Congress, 2nd Session , Ex. Doc. #117 (Concerning South Carolina Rivers

By: N/A

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Washington, 1880

Seller ID: 10009

Binding: Ephemera

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

General toning, light wear to edges, pages are coming loose at left edge where the document is disbound. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 8 pages; This disbound offprint is concerned with letters written by personnel of the Corps of Engineers about surveys of rivers in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
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Nothin' Could be Finah Than to See South Carolina

By: N/A

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Columbia, State of South Carolina: N.D.

Seller ID: 10012

Binding: Booklet

Condition: Very Good+

Pictorial wraps with only light wear and one small chip on back bottom edge that is nearly unnoticeable. ; B&W Photographs, Foldout Map; Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Circa 1953 tourist guide to South Carolina. Greeting is from Gov. James Byrnes who served from 1951-1955. Many older, attractive photos and a foldout map of the state.
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The Carolina Herald and Newsletter Official Publication of the South Carolina Genealogical Society

By: N/A

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Columbia, SC Genealogical Society: 2004

Seller ID: 10213

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Light corner wear, otherwise fine. ; No. 4, October, November, December; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 45 pages
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The Journal of a Voyage from Charlestown, S. C. , to London Undertaken During the American Revolution by the Daughter of an Emminent American Loyalist in the Year 1778

By: 7338

Price: $250.00

Publisher: New York City, New York Historical Society: 1906

Seller ID: 7240

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Maroon covers with black design on top and bottom edge along with gilt symbol of New York Historical Society in center. Spine is sunned and gilt titles faded. Corners bumped, minor interior foxing. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 121 pages; The is copy #5 of 250 copies printed for sale. It is the second of the John Divine Jones Fund Series of the New York Historical Society. The journal was hand written from memory by Miss Wells in 1779, and was reproduced from a verbatim copy from the original by Mr. W. G. Aikman , great-grandson of the author. This seems to be the first published edition...
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Congaree Sketches

By: Adams, E. C. L.

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina: 1927

Seller ID: 6419

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good dust jacket

The book has very light, general wear. The dustjacket has some edge and corner wear and is missing about 2 inches at the top of the spine along with a small hole near the bottom, though none on the front or back. Square and securely bound. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 116 pages; This is a collection of African-American stories retold by a white man from the Congaree Swamp in South Carolina. While much of this book is in dialect, Adams tried to present his subjects with dignity. The Introduction is by Paul Green, the Pulitzer Prize winning North Carolina playwright, who wrote works sympathetic ...
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Brookgreen Waccamaw in the Carolina Low Country Plus Five Brochures on Brookgreen Gardens

By: Allston, Susan Lowndes

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Charleston, Walker, Evans and Cogswell Company: 1935, 1940's

Seller ID: 10005

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

The book has light wear and toning around the edges, and light foxing to the fore edges. The brochures fold out to about 15 by 30". There is light wear on the folds and edges and light toning. ; Thin 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 1932 pages; This is a first edition copy of Allston's book about Brookgreen Gardens and the Waccamaw River area near Georgetown SC, with 5 brochures about the gardens. The brochures have copyright and/or reprint dates between 1938 and 1953.
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Gateways of Charleston S. C.

By: Anonymous

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Unknown, Unknown: N.D.

Seller ID: 12015

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Light edgewear and toning. Staples are rusted but secure. Some of the pictures are attached slightly askew. ; B & W photos; Oblong 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 12 pages; This is an interesting little booklet. The cover title looks professionally printed, but the interior has an introduction and pictures of gates in Charleston that look like they were cut out and pasted in at the top of each. Each gate has been labeled but a separate label strip has been pasted to the bottom of two of the pictures. The booklet has a handmade quality to it. There is no author, no publisher, no date. WorldCat shows four c...
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Faces of South Carolina essays of South Carolina in transition

By: Ashley, Franklin

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Columbia, University of South Carolina Press: 1974

Seller ID: 10504

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Olive green wraps with light aging and a very small bump on the lower right corner. Book is square qith an uncracked and uncreased spine. Appears never to have been read. Probably as close to brand new as this book comes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 234 pages; This collection of essays from each of the cities where the university had a branch campus was published in 1974. Long out of print, it contains a relatively obscure essay by Pat Conroy on Aiken, SC -- "Horses Don't Eat Moon Pies." Other cities include Columbia, Allendale, Beaufort, Conway, Lancaster and Spartanburg. I'm not sure whether this i...
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Plantations of the Low Country

By: Baldwin, William P.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Greensboro, Legacy Publications: 1985

Seller ID: 10211

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Very light edge and corner wear. Square and securely bound with an uncreased and uncracked spine. Beautiful copy. ; Color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 143 pages; Softcover edition released similtaneously with hardcover. Researched by Agnes L. Baldwin.
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The Hammonds of Redcliffe

By: Bleser, Carol

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York City, Oxford University Press: 1981

Seller ID: 6426

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

The book has almost no wear. The dustjacket is VG except for some small creases or tears. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 421 pages; This book is the chronicle of a South Carolia family told through the letters of four generations. Carol Bleser provides Background essays and commentary on the letters.
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Image for The Southern Christian; Exemplified in the Memoirs of Anthony Jefferson Pearson : Who died August 31st, 1834, in Spartanburgh, South Carolina

The Southern Christian; Exemplified in the Memoirs of Anthony Jefferson Pearson : Who died August 31st, 1834, in Spartanburgh, South Carolina

By: Boggs, J. , A. M.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: New York, Ezra Collier: 1835

Seller ID: 12205

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Brown covers with gilt titles on spine. Some edge, corner and surface wear with some mottling on spine -- see scan. Very slight cock to spine. Interior is variably toned and foxed. Binding is secure with no tears or parting. Some names in pencil on both front and rear endpapers. Biography of young Presbyterian minister from the upcountry of South Carolina who seems to have taken a stand against slavery, though he died after only two years as a minister. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 153 pages; Biography of young Presbyterian minister from the upcountry of South Carolina who seems to have taken...
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Crux: the Letters of James Dickey

By: Bruccoli, Mathew J. and Judith S. Baughman (Eds, )

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Knopf: 1999

Seller ID: 7485

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Book has only light shelf wear and a light stamp on ffep which reads Strand Annex - presumably the NY bookstore. Dustjacket has only light shelf wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 574 pages; Dickey's correspondence was voluminous and quite interesting.
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Image for Historical Collections of South Carolina Embracing Many Rare and Valuable Pamphlets and Other Documents, Relating to the History of That State from its Discovery Until its Independence in 1776

Historical Collections of South Carolina Embracing Many Rare and Valuable Pamphlets and Other Documents, Relating to the History of That State from its Discovery Until its Independence in 1776

By: Carroll, B. R.

Price: $800.00

Publisher: New York, Harper and Brothers: 1836

Seller ID: 9003

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

19th century rebinding in half polished calf with possible lighter brown leather instead of cloth, 5 raised bands and tooled gilt decorations. Title page for Volume 1 is missing bottom third but has been preserved on another sheet. The rest of the text blocks are complete. This is a very attractive 19th century rebinding preserved in two custom made wooden clamshell boxes bound in attractive leather. The original map is present though detached. It has some wear but is complete. This is an early and difficult South Carolina set to find. Howes C 178. ; Vol. 2 VOL; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 533,...
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Porgy and Bess

By: Catfish Row Co.

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Charleston, The Catfish Row Company: 1985

Seller ID: 11349

Binding: Program

Condition: Very Good

Near fine except for light vertical crease where this program was once curled. ; B&W IPhotographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 36 pages; Program for 1985 production in Charleston. Signed on biographies by eleven of the principal actors and actresses. ; Signed by Actor
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A History of the Religious Life of Cedar Grove Community and Families Influencing its Culture

By: Caughman, J. Ansel

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Batesburg, Leesville SC, The Bruner Press: 1952

Seller ID: 12423

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Green cloth with gilt titles. Book is square and securely bound. Light edge and corner wear. Expected aging on foredges and interior endpapers. Close to near fine. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 215 pages; Scarce local South Carolina history.
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Common Trees of South Carolina

By: Clemson Agricultural College

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Clemson And Columbia, South Carolina State Commission of Forestry: 1944

Seller ID: 12307

Binding: Softcover

Beige wraps with green titles and decoration. Wraps are aged and soiled plus a name is stamped in the top right corner. The book is square and securely bound. The interior is about near fine on slick paper -- with the same name stamped on the inside back cover and an old leaf (? ) stain on pages 101 to 107. Overall G+ to VG-. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 121 pages; Nicely done identification manual.
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Daughter of Strangers

By: Coker, Elizabeth Boatwright

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York City, E. P. Dutton: 1950

Seller ID: 6411

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

Minor wear to head and foot of spine but book is square, securely bound and attractive. Several small chips to edges of DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 383 pages; Novel set in Old South.
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Beach Music

By: Conroy, Pat

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York City, Doubleday: 1995

Seller ID: 8271

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Book and jacket are As New. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 628 pages; One of Conroy's fine novels.
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Inaugural Address Delivered in the Hall of the House of Representatives, Columbia, before the Teachers' Association of South Carolina

By: Curtis, Thomas, D. D.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Columbia, A. S. Johnston: 1851

Seller ID: 9294

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Disbound pamphlet in self-wrappers. Light toning and/or foxing, mostly on wraps and blank endpapers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 27 pages; Speech on the importance of education to civilization. Thomas Curtis was a Baptist minister whose family established the Limestone Springs Female High School near Spartanburg. He was the first President of the Teachers' Association of South Carolina. Not in Turnbull or Sabin. NUC 0845762 (2 copies)
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Excellent Teachers and Their Qualifications: Report of the Investigation of Eductional Qualifications of Techers in South Carolina

By: Daniel, J. McT.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Columbia, South Carolina Board of Education: 1944

Seller ID: 6412

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Corners bumped, wear to head and foot of spine, very light foxing on fore edge. Book is square and securely bound with excellent interior. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages
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The Early Ironwork of Charleston

By: Deas, Alston

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Columbia, Bostick & Thornley, Inc.: 1941

Seller ID: 9279

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket

Spine suned, light toning to endpapers and edges. Interior paper may be very slightly toned, or the paper is ivory colored. Gift inscription on ffep. Dust jacket is chipped at all corners and there is also a large chip at the front fold. Spine is darkened and there is wear to edges. However, the DJ is intact in a mylar sleeve. ; B & W Drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 111 pages; Printed on thick, deckle edged paper, illustrated with drawings of the ironwork described.
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Babel to Byzantium Poets & Poetry Now

By: Dickey, James

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux: 1968

Seller ID: 9700

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

Book has light, general aging and very little wear. Jacket has some toning around edges and light edge and corner wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages
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