Nashville, TN: Printed for the Author, 1859. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 668 PP. Original first printing of this scarce early history of Nashville and early middle Tennessee. This copy rebound in fairly simple cloth binding with title-stamping to spine. Slip signed by "the..... 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: Signet, 1952. James Avati. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 192 PP. Stated "First Printing, November 1952" on the copyright page. Signet book #970. A sharp copy with a hint of wear to edges and spine. Cover art by James Avati. More
New York: Ticknor and Fields, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8 Inches. 230 PP. Signed and inscribed, "For (?) Wright, Probably the person you'd most want to have sit next to you on Southwest, among other things - Madison Smartt Bell" directly on the half..... 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
New York: Random House, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 8 1/8 Inches. 109 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.75 intact on front DJ flap. A bit of wear to board edges and a small stain to spine. DJ smudged a...... More
Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 X 10 1/4 Inches. 2644 PP. Complete eight volume set in the original red cloth binding. Important early history of the founding and settling of Tennessee. Profusely illustrated with photographs of historic sites as well as important Tennesseans. Foxing and..... 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 stories..... More
Richmond, VA: Press of Cottrell & Cooke, Inc., 1936. First Edition. Cloth. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 243 PP. Blue cloth with title and illustration of "Pocahontas saving John Smith" in original on front cover. Extremities lightly rubbed. Contemporary name on FFEP. Hint of foxing throughout. Includes in part..... More
New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1930. First Edition. Cloth. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 308 PP. Early history of the historic Natchez Trace Bi-Way that still winds its way through Nashville and down to Natchez, Mississippi. Minor foxing to boards. An appealing copy that lacks the original..... 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
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
Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 80 PP. From the personal collection of William "Bill" Boozer, longtime book columnist for the Banner and editor of the Faulkner newsletter for over 25 years. Signed and dated in pencil..... More
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Nashville: Tennessee Centennial Commission (Brandon), 1897. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 8 7/8 Inches. 48 PP. Original staple binding. A profusely illustrated original 1897 guide to the expostion. Contents include information on: Administration, The Parthenon, Pallas Athenae and the various buildings that constituted the exhibits of the fair. A...... More
New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 436 PP. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Original blue publisher cloth clean and sharp. Original price of $4.75 intact on front flap of dust jacket. Discreet PO name to FFEP. A very..... 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
Columbia, SC: The State Company, 1924. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 391 PP. Scarce signed first printing in the original issue dust jacket. Signed, "Sincerely your friend / Archibald Rutledge / June 15, 1929" directly on the title-page. Orignal cloth binding sharp and clean..... 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
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
Charleston, SC: Walker and James, 1853. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 6 X 9 1/8 Inches. 744 PP. Rebacked copy retaining original boards and endpapers. Original first printing with the fold-out map of Tennessee as called for. Scatterd foxing and toning. One of the important books detailing the formation and..... 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
Atlanta, GA: Georgia Tech, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4 X 11 3/8 Inches. 362 PP. Original embossed and illustrated boards. Scarce 1929 Georgia Tech yearbook. Important FIRST ROSE BOWL WIN for the University year. PO name on front pastedown. Foxing throughout. Light wear to edges and spine. A nice..... 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
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 268 PP. Signed by Berry directly on the title-page without inscription. Original price of $16.50 intact on front flap. Book sharp and clean. DJ a bit worn at edges. A rip and some..... 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