Nashville, TN: Smith, Camp & Co., 1857. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 X 7 7/8 Inches. 356 PP. First printing copy in the original embossed cloth binding. The directory contains the names, business, and residence of all heads of families and businesses in Nashville, Memphis, Clarksville, Shelbyville, Knoxville, Franklin..... More
Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 12 3/8 X 10 1/4 Inches. 144 PP. Stated First Edition on the last page of text. A profusely illustrated catalog of Dunlap's work over the years. Blurbs on rear cover from Roy Blount Jr., Barry Hannah, Sally..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 10 3/4 X 12 1/4 Inches. 384 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $50.00 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by author directly on the title-page. An impressive reference on the arts in..... More
Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2000. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 3/4 X 8 7/8 Inches. 207 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $18.00 on rear panel. More
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 494 PP. Stated "First Published 1981" with no additional copyright dates. Hint of scuffing to DJ spine. A very attractive copy. More
New York: Random House, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 454 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Signed by author and poet Robert Penn Warren on bookplate affixed to the FFEP. Impressive and important..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 Inches. 357 Pages. Stated First Edition on the copyright page! Hardcover in original dust jacket. Original price of $2.50 intact. By far, the nicest copy of this book that we have encountered. Chapters include: "Chillun Roun' de Place", "Servin'..... More
Memphis, TN: Belle Books, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 10 X 12 Inches. 120 Pages. Signed by photographer Nell Dickerson directly on the title-page. Signed by Robert Hicks, author of the foreword, on corresponding page (page 11). AS NEW condition copy of this scarce plea for Civil War preservation..... More
Houston, TX: Hutchins House Publishing, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. Scarce surviving cookbook from the now closed Confederate House Restaurant in Houston, TX. Owners Gordon and Betty Edge hosted Presidents and famous personalities in Houston for half a century with these distinctly Southern..... More
Self-Published: Hope Enterprises of Jacksonville, 1978. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 166 PP. "As mother told it, when South Georgia was still a wilderness, and children attended school only in the cold months when they were unneeded on the farm, and when children often walked..... More
Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. 4 1/2 X 7 1/8 Inches. Hand-bound by C. Clement Samford, bookbinder at Colonial Williamsburg. Personally owned by binder C. Clement Samford, with bookplate from Williamsburg printer S.F. Royall on front pastedown. One of only 400 copies produced. Any epicure would be impressed..... More
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 541 PP. First edition with original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by author on the title-page. In-depth history of one of the great cities of the South. Light..... More
Franklin, TN: Self Published, 1991. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 3/8 Inches. 460 PP. Scarce original copy of this history of Franklin, TN and surrounding area. Told in simple stories from the memory of Yates, a beloved Franklin teacher and High School Principal. Includes personal accounts of..... More
Louisville, KY: Butler Books, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2 X 10 3/4 Inches. 271 PP. Original price of $39.95 intact on rear cover. Signed and inscribed by Zoeller on the second page. Dated in the year of publication. A very nice pictorial history of bourbon and the Kentucky distilleries..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. First Edition. Cloth. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 318 PP. First novel from this Georgia born winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer. Original blue cloth binding. Spine rubbed and a few minor dings to boards. An excellent copy overall..... More
New York: Berkley, 2003. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 5 X 8 Inches. 248 PP. A seemingly unread copy signed by author directly on the title-page. More
Louisville, KY: Standard Press, 1935. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 192 PP. First printing in the original embossed cloth binding. Raised image of "Maera" on front cover. Signed and inscribed by author in the year of publication directly on the FFEP. Distinctly southern tale of the importance of..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 358 PP. Stated "First Edition" with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed by the late Terry Kay directly on the title-page. Original price of $25.00 intact on..... More
Birmingham, AL: The Southern Classics Library, 1984. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 5 7/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 1037 PP. Original red leather with elaborate gilt decoration to covers and spine. Four raised hubs to spine. Official dedicated bookplate from The Southern Classics Library on the FFEP. Some wear to gilt..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900. Howard Chandler Christy. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/8 Inches. 170 PP. Original Margaret Armstrong designed cover with her monogram at bottom. Illustrated in full color by Howard Chandler Christy. PO name and light scuffing to FFEP. Hint of wear to edges..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 327 PP. First printing copy with the publisher "A" and seal on the copyright page. Original price of $3.50 intact on front flap. Original cloth sharp and clean. Light toning to text. DJ..... More
New York: Random House, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/21 Inches. 272 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number code on the copyright page. Original price of $23.95 intact on front flap. Basis for the Ashley Judd film of the same name. More
New York: Random House, 1959. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 391 PP. 1959 reissue of the 1943 original. Signed by Robert Penn Warren at top of FFEP. "1/59" on lower edge of front flap. Price-clipped. A scarce title to find signed by the author. An extremely..... More
New York: William Morris Agency, 1956. Original Document. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 3 PP. Original stapled three page contract granting the Dutch language publishing rights for "Band of Angels" to Elsevier. Signed by Robert Penn Warren at bottom of first page. Additionally initialed by Robert Penn Warren..... More
New York: William Morris Agency, 1956. Original Document. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 3 PP. Original stapled three page contract granting the Danish language publishing rights for "Band of Angels" to Grafisk Forlag. Signed by Robert Penn Warren at bottom of first page. Additionally initialed by Robert Penn..... More