New York: Random House, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 286 PP. Original price of $3.00 intact on front flap of dust jacket. First few pages have a slight crease. DJ sunned a bit at spine. A bit of wear to head and foot..... More
New York: Random House, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 286 PP. Original green and black boards a bit worn at eges. DJ exhibits some wear to edges and folds. A bit of staining to DJ. Price-clipped. Sounds worse than it appears. A respectable..... More
New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 371 PP. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Original price of $3.95 intact on front flap of dust jacket. A clean and bright copy in nearly all respects. Slightest hint of rubbing to..... More
Little Rock, AR: River's Edge Media, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 216 PP. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Original price of $34.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Accompanied by original advertising bookmark for this title. Ever heard of southerners getting together..... More
Little Rock, AR: River's Edge Media, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 216 PP. Compilation of uniquely southern tales by over a dozen authors. Includes original CD as issued. Original price of $34.95 intact on front flap. More
Madison, WI: Tyrus Books, 2010. Signed Limited Edition. Leather bound. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 386 PP. One of 100 numbered copies signed by all 20 contributing authors. Each author has signed at the head of their story, with Morgan Freeman and Carolyn Haines signing on the actual limitation..... More
Chicago: W.H. Harrison, Jr. Publishing Company, 1888. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 7 3/4 Inches. 192 Pages. A nice 19th century self-help marketing guide that promises that there is wealth to be had if you simply buy this book! Ways to wealth include; Alfalfa, Asparagus, Broom Sedge..... More
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 377 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Nice history of Vanderbilt University written by long-time Chancellor Alexander Heard (namesake of the Heard Library on campus)..... More
New York: Whittlesey House, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 364 PP. First printing with $3.00 original price on rear flap. Front flap is clipped, but price is on back as stated. This novel explores the volatile world of the pre-Civil Rights south through..... More
New York: Literary Guild, 1929. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 311 PP. Original Literary Guild edition in the original issue DJ. Interestingly, this particular copy bears a handwritten inscription from George Gershwin to Al Jolson. While the association does make sense, as the author (Heyward)..... More
Memphis: DeGaris Printing Company, 1896. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 7 Inches. 129 PP. Self-published tale of corruption in late 19th century Tennessee. Housed in original orange paper wraps. Chipping to edges and spine. Covers quite stained and worn. Gutters foxed and dusty. A few pages..... More
Nashville, TN: Brandon Printing Company, 1898. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 10 1/2 X 13 3/4 Inches. 494 PP + Index. Official photographic album created to celebrate the near six-month Centennial celebration of Tennessee statehood. Published under the direction of Dr. W.L. Dudley and G.H. Baskette of the Committee on..... More
New York: Random House, 1942. Aldren Watson. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 295 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Novel of Applachia from this noted early 20th century supporter of civil rights in Tennessee. Period bookstore label on FFEP (The Personal Book..... More
Columbia, SC: Bryan Co., 1940. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 116 PP. Original green cloth binding lightly rubbed. Foxing to endpapers and occasional foxing throughout. Dust jacket a bit soild with a few small chips. Illustrated with three full-page photographic portraits of former slaves..... More
Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1909. First Thus. Cloth. 5 1/8 X 7 3/8 Inches. 358 PP. First edition from Winston following the success of the 1897 original that was published by J.C. Bauer. Born in Alabama, Moore trained as a lawyer but found success in the literary field in the..... More
Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co., 1902. First Thus. Cloth. 4 3/4 X 7 1/8 Inches. 358 PP. First edition from Coates following the success of the 1897 original that was published by J.C. Bauer. Born in Alabama, Moore trained as a lawyer but found success in the literary field..... More
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1910. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches.329 PP. First printing copy in the original green cloth binding. Decorative ruling to front cover with gilt title work near perfect. Collection of stories told in typical souther dialect of the time. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1927. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 40 PP. One of only 393 copies published by Cape. This is technically the fourth edition of James Joyce's first book. Each of the original three editions were published with similar limitations, so locating any of these early..... More
Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 209 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. More
Oxford: Yoknapatawpha Press. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches.265 PP. First printing copy with original price of $12.95 on front flap. Signed by Willie Morris on the front end page. A sharp copy overall. More
New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 240 PP. "Will be one of the most esteemed items in the whole of American collected short stories." Douglas Southall Freeman First printing copy of this collection of eight distinctly "southern" short..... More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 5/8 Inches. 189 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Housed in original dust jacket that retains the price of $2.50 on the front flap. An early collection of African American folktales from..... More
Shelby, MS: Hardscramble Plantation, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 234 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.75 intact on front flap. Important early study of cotton farming in the South. Just as important, the book informs the reader..... More
Nashville, TN: The Nashville Tennessean, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 3/8 X 10 3/4 Inches. 54 PP. Extremely scarce original book that served as the program for the June 15, 1946 Nashville Tennessean 3-Star Forum Banquet. SIGNED BY SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORS AND CONGRESSMAN J. PERCY PRIEST, Silliman Evans..... More
Nashville: Broadmen Press, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 Inches. 132 PP. Original illustrated boards with DJ. Price of $1.50 intact on front flap. Written in African-American Vernacular English. Light wear to board edges. DJ worn and slightly chipped at edges and folds. From the rear..... More