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Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good with no dust jacket. This is an ex-library copy with call number label removed from spine, and pocket etc removed, stamped at bottom of title page. This is the AMS reprinting of the 1939 Houghton Mifflin edition. 75 pages ; Ex Library; 6 x 9 1/8 ".

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. This book was originally compiled by the Federal Writers' Project New York and has been updated. No dust jacket. Book is an Ex-Library book and has all the typical markings, stamps, and paste downs. Had the book not been a Library Book we would have called this book Very Good Condition. No other markings.; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.…

Soft cover. Zustand: New. By: W.P.A., Pub. 1940, reprinted 2025, 80 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-614-7. Gloucester County was created in 1686 and sits on the western portion of the state across from Delaware County Pennsylvania. Data to be found within: Birth Certificates, Certificates of Manumission, Warrants to Arrest, Court Hearings concerning Slaves. These records cover the time frame of 1738-1836. …

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. Obion County, Tennessee Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1834-1836 (Paperback or Softback).

Soft cover. Zustand: New. By: W.P.A., Orig. Pub. 1941, reprinted 2019, 152 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-972-9. Obion County was created in 1823 from the Western District. It sits in the north-western corner of the state boarding the Kentucky and Missouri. The court was held 4 times a year and heard such cases of assault, batteries, trespass, all breaches of the peace. They held authority of administration in intestate estates and orphans, granted license to build water grist mills, to taverns and ordinaries, and to build and maintain public ferries. The court also appointed Constables and Overseers of Roads, and named the men who lived within the bounds to keep them in repair, as well as recommending three persons to the Governor, of whom one was made Sheriff, as well as imposing taxes for roads, courthouses and goals, appointed all county officers, civil and military, all lists of Jurors and probates of Wills. These records are extremely valuable for the researcher, especially if an ancestor died intestate (without a will), and in some instances a person may be listed in these court records and nowhere else in the county records.…

50th anniversary edition reprint of the original May 1938 edition published by The Viking Press. xxxiv, 545 pages. Paperback: H 21.25cm x L 13.75cm. Glossy paper covers rubbed with slight scuffing at edges; bumping/creasing at spine heel and at front cover's adjacent lower left; spine sunned. Slight soiling and a few stains to text block edges with a few leaves affected at margins; three leaves creased at their top fore-edge corners from past fold-ins; interior leaves overall remain quite clean. Binding retains some crispness. ISBN 0878053697.…

New revised edition (as stated upon copyright page). xxxiv, 717 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed with light soiling and small stains; chips, tears, scuffing, and creasing at edges; front flaps' top corner is price-clipped. Light brown cloth. Some soiling and light toning to text block edges all three of which have past owner's ink name stamp; several small stains to top edge. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. Updated and revised from the original 1940 edition. ISBN 0803870558.…

Zustand: New.

Paperback or Softback. Zustand: New. Washington County, Tennessee Superior Court Minutes, 1791-1804. Book.

New Revised Edition (as stated upon title page). xxiv, 411 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket rubbed with a slight scuffing/nicks and short tears at edges; some soiling to white rear panel; a few foxing spots evident to panels but much stronger upon dj's blank verso; front flap's top corner is price-clipped. Dark blue cloth spine lightly bumped at ends; gray boards. Foxing to text block edges and endpapers; interior pages remain clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good dust jacket. With six unpaged sections of b/w plates (all new for this revised edition) plus three city maps for Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile amongst text; four appendices include Chronology, Bibliography, Map of Alabama in Sections (on pages 391-400 as opposed to the rear pocket large foldout map provided in the 1941 and 1949 editions), and Index. Text divided into three major parts: "Alabama Yesterday and Today" (titled "Past and Present" in the original edition), "Cities" (originally "Courthouse Squares") providing history, description, and points of interest for Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuscaloosa, and "Tours" (same as the original). Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {AL-Shelf#9} ISBN 0803803915.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. By: Works progress Administration, Pub. 1938, Reprinted 2021, 221 pages, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-020-6. This book tells the story of migration of Swedes and Finns in the 17th century from Pennsylvania and Delaware to the creek lands of southern New Jersey. It describes their efforts to preserve their native ways of life and emphasizes the growth of the important Swedish Lutheran Churches at Raccoon and Penns Neck. These two communities are located in Salem County.…

Paperback. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Third printing (first published by Viking Press in May 1938). i-xxiv, 1-545 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Black cloth mildly mottled; spine slightly cocked with slight fraying at ends; slender wear to board corners; spine's gilt stamping quite dulled but front board's gilt stamping remains comparatively bright. Light foxing to text block's top edge; light stray ink mark on bottom edge. Some foxing/toning to endpapers; peeling and glue residue from removed bookplate on front pastedown with paper abraded at top margin obscuring an ink inscription; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Rear pastedown pocket lacks its foldout state map. Fourteen maps amongst text including tour maps for the towns of Columbus, Holly Springs, Natchez, and Vicksburg. Sponsored by the Mississippi Advertising Commission. Foreword by WPA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins. Preface by State Director Eri Douglas and State Editor Gene Holcomb. B/w photographs throughout with images by Willa Johnston, Gene Holcomb, O.N. Pruitt, Earl M. Norman, and W. Lincoln Highton as well as three images by Eudora Welty: GATHERING FOR A POLITICAL RALLY on page 9, SHANTYBOAT LIFE on page 16, and A ONE-MULE POWER CANE PRESS on page 449. Concluding appendix section features Chronology, Bibliography, and Index. Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {MS Shelf #22|CMS-02848 }.…

New Revised Edition (as stated upon title page). xxiv, 411 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket rubbed; a few nicks at edge with small chip at spine heel; 2cm tear at rear panel's bottom left; both flaps strongly creased/curled at their terminal edges; front flap's top corner is price-clipped too. Dark blue cloth spine; gray boards. A few leaves towards book's rear have shallow bumping at their top fore-edge corners; pages are otherwise bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. With six unpaged sections of b/w plates (all new for this revised edition) plus three city maps for Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile amongst text; four appendices include Chronology, Bibliography, Map of Alabama in Sections (on pages 391-400 as opposed to the rear pocket large foldout map provided in the 1941 and 1949 editions), and Index. Text divided into three major parts: "Alabama Yesterday and Today" (titled "Past and Present" in the original edition), "Cities" (originally "Courthouse Squares") providing history, description, and points of interest for Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuscaloosa, and "Tours" (same as the original). Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {AL-Shelf#10} ISBN 0803803915.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair to Good. No Jacket. Cover is worn, one inch piece of back bottom corner is torn. Discoloration on cover and first few pages. Could be smoke damage but does not smell of smoke and the pages are still sturdy. Cover shows a different title and time period (Ship Registers - Port of Eureka California 1864 to 1940) than actual document. Title page states: Ship Registries and Enrollments - Port of Eureka, California 1859 - 1920. Ex-library mark on spine and FEP and title page. Overall, well kept interior, tight and unmarked. …

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Paperback or Softback. Zustand: New. Spanish Land Grants in Florida, 1793-1797. (Volume #4). Book.

HARDBACK GREEN. Zustand: VG. General wear, good gilt lettering on cover and spine, faded spine, contains BW photographs, loose text block DATE PUBLISHED: 1959 EDITION: 746.

HARDBACK BLUE. Zustand: GOOD. General wear, faded gilt lettering on cover and spine, rubbed spine edge, foxed endpapers DATE PUBLISHED: 1937 EDITION: 675.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.