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Lot 136:
Description
13 Misc. Book Related to the Southern United States including From Rhode Island to Texas by Thomas W. Jackson c. 1912; Robert Sanders or Light Out of Darkness – A Romance of Greenville and of the Pee Dee Section of South Carolina by Rev. T.W. Hart c. 1897; The Life and Times of America’s Blue Yodeler by Nolan Porterfield c. 1979; Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt c. 1994; Mercedes – A New Orleans Hurricane! by Fannie B. Campbell Welsh c. 1948. Gold stamp owners name on front cover. Inscription and signature of Mercedes as well as another inscription and signature of the author, in green faux leather cover with gilt lettering; Lafitte the Pirate by Lyle Saxon c. 1930 1st edition; Great Americana – Views of Louisiana by Henry Marie Brackenridge c. 1966; The Welty Collection – A Guide to the Eudora Welty Manuscripts and Documents at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History by Suzanne Marrs c. 1988; A Way Through the Wilderness by William C. Davis c. 1995; From Old Mobile to Fort Assumption by John Brice Harris c. 1959; The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation by Stephen E. Ambrose c. 2002; and New Orleans – Rollin’ On The River by Angus Lind & Michael Tisserand. Combined lot measures approximately 12.5"x9.5"x12".
Condition: Condition – Good to Very Good – Some volumes have light soiling and wear to covers. Some volumes may have light toning and/or foxing. Some dust jackets have small tears and wear to edges. Robert Sanders – Fair – soiling and wear to cover, spine torn, back cover has loss at bottom. Block clean; Lafitte The Pirate 0 Wear to cover, corners bumped. Spine joint, head and tail worn. Spine faded. Hinge split but intact. Contents clean; Mercedes – Good – some wear to cover. Spine has wear to joints, head and tail. Spine split at head approximately 2.5" but intact. Contents clean and binding tight. Please see photos.
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