State Law and Regulations. 1821, 2. Extracted from: Rules of
the Supreme Court of Errors & Appeals. Second Circuit. pp.
742-820. Cover title. Some ink stains. I.D.#02360.
Hunt, William Gibbes. An Address, Delivered At Nashville,
Tenn., April 6, 1831, At The Request Of The Literary Society Of
The University Of Nashville. Hunt, Tardiff & Co. Nashville.
1831. 8vo, new qtr. morocco, slight old library stamp of Surgeon
General’s Library. Literary publishing this early in Tennessee is
unusual. American Imprints Inventory (Tenn.) 430; American Imprints
7625. I.D.#EPR.
28th Congress, 1st Session. Doc. No. 33.
Ho. of Reps. Western Armory And Naval Depot And Dock-Yard.
Proceedings Of The City Council Of Memphis, Tennessee, On The
Subject Of The Establishment Of A Western Armory And Naval Depot And
Dock-Yard At That Place; Also, A Letter Of Lieutenant (Matthew
Fontaine) Maury Embracing The Same Subject. December 26, 1843...
GPO. Washington, DC. 1843. 8vo, fold. map 48 p. Disbound. Folding
map of the Gulf, text map of the Mississippi River and Memphis area,
text profile of river bluff at Memphis. Maury recommends founding a
naval college in the East comparable to West Point.
I.D.#00195. SOLD.
Navy-Yard And Depot At The City Of Memphis. ... House of
Representatives Washington, DC. 1844. 8vo, 19 p. map Disbound. (28th
Cong., 1st Sess. Ho of Reps. Rep.No.120) Folding map
showing Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean with currents. Tiny flags
show foreign possessions. Bookstamp of Thomas W. Streeter.
I.D.#08936.
Safford, James M.. Geological Reconnoissance Of The State Of
Tennessee; Being The Author's First Biennial Report. Presented
To The Thirty-First General Assembly Of Tennessee, December, 1855.
By James M. Safford, A.M., State Geologist; Professor Of Natural
Science In Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., Etc., Etc. G.C.
Torbett & Co. Nashville. 1856. 8vo, 164 p. figs., tables. Orig.
yellow printed wrappers. Lacks folding map. Portion of rear endleaf
torn away, unattractive later name at head of title and on front,
dust soiled. Allen 4114. Rare in wrappers. I.D.#10146.
SOLD.
Acts Of The State Of Tennessee, Passed At The First Session Of
The Thirty-Fourth General Assembly, For The Year 1865.
Published
by authority. S.C. Mercer, printer to the state. Nashville. 1865.
8vo, 178 p. Orig. calf backed boards, hinge broken. I.D.#00204.
Joseph S. Williams. Old Times In West Tennessee.
Reminiscences - Semi-Historic - Of Pioneer Life And The Early
Emigrant Settlers In The Big Hatchie Country. By A Descendent Of One
Of The First Settlers. W.G. Cheeney. Memphis. 1873. 12mo., 295 p.
Green cloth, top of spine worn away. Owner inscription on front free
endpaper and bookseller’s sticker on rear pastedown. Allen 8062 but
without the unnumbered leaves (ads.?) at the end.
I.D.#04694. SOLD.
Killebrew, J.B.,
assisted by J.M Safford. Introduction To The Resources Of
Tennessee By J.B. Killebrew, A.M. Assisted By J.M. Safford,
Ph.D., M.D. To Whom Local Assistance Was Rendered By C.W. Charlton,
Of East Tennessee (And) H.L. Bentley Of West Tennessee. Prepared
Under The Direction Of The Bureau Of Agriculture. Tavel, Eastman &
Howell, printers to the senate. Nashville. 1874. Thick 8vo, 1193,xi
p. Large fold. map and 4 small city plans (fold.), tables. Orig.
brown cloth, shaken, repaired large map. I.D.#00158.
SOLD.
Killebrew, J.B., assisted by J.M Safford. Introduction To The
Resources Of Tennessee. Tavel, Eastman & Howell. Nashville.
1874. Ibid. Another copy. Large map lacking. Green pebbled cloth.
The copies in brown seem earlier than those in green cloth.
I.D.#00160.
Holston and Tennessee Rivers. Letters From The Secretary Of
War, Relative To The Improvement Of The Navigation Of The Holston
And Tennessee Rivers. February 3, 1875... GPO. Washington, DC.
1875. (43d Cong. 2d Sess. House. Ex. Doc. No. 167) 51 p. 25 fold.
river maps. Cont. purple 1/2 morocco, raised bands, rubbed. Nice
copy with all maps. I.D.#02227.
UNKNOWN TO WRIGHT
Fiction, American. Anonymous. The Lone Star, A Thrilling
Nautical Tale. Price 12 1-2 cents. Worcester, Mass. 1852. 8vo, 48 p.
Yellow pictorial wrappers. Dust soiled. A penny dredful tale of a
Cavalier pirate ship during the English Commonwealth prior to the
Restoration. Wright-I mentions two titles under Lone Star but they
both deal with Texas. This title unmentioned. I.D.#09143.
Fiction. F. Randolph Jones. Fort Wayne. Eine Erzaehlung aus
Tennessee... Zweiter Band (only). Tavel, Eastman & Howell.
Nashville. 1877. 16mo, 176 p. Red cloth. Library of Congress
discard. (Amerikanische Bibliothek 24ter Band) The Novelle seems
complete in itself. I.D.#04937.
Science Fiction. Raymond Bernard. The Hollow Earth. The
Greatest Geographical Discovery In History Made By Admiral Richard
E. Byrd In The Mysterious Land Beyond The Poles --- The True Origin
Of The Flying Saucers. By Dr. Raymond Bernard A.B., Columbia
University, M.A., Ph.D., New York University. Health Research,
Mokelumne Hill. Calaveras Co., Cal. 1963. 4to, 105+ p. illus. Front
wrap lacking. Name on title. I.D.#10305.
Nashville. Board of Health. Second Report Of The Board Of
Health To The Honorable City Council Of The City Of Nashville For
The Year Ending July 4, 1877. Tavel, Eastman & Howell.
Nashville. 1877. 8vo. 230 p. fold. map lacking Brown cloth. Library
of Congress discard. I.D.#04934.
Prospectus Of The East Tennessee Land Company. Chartered
May 25, 1889, By The State Of Tennessee. The South Publishing Co.
New York. 1889. 8vo, 52 p. illus., cuts. Pict. wrappers, some
chipping. First issue without the geological and metalurgical
reports. An ambitious agricultural and mining scheme to develop
portions of Morgan, Putnam and Cumberland Counties. It never lived
up to its early expectations. I.D.#02886. SOLD.
James Phelan. History Of Tennessee. The Making Of A State.
Houghton, Mifflin. Boston/New York. 1889. 8vo, vi,478 p. fold. map
red pebbled cloth, gilt top. Spine faded, ex-library, inwardly fine.
The folding map is a facsimile of the famous Gen’l. D. Smith map
of Tennassee engraved for Imlay’s American topography, 1797. Good
succinct history. I.D.#03050.
Survey Of The Tennessee River. ... From Chattanooga To The
Junction Of The Holston And French Broad Rivers. GPO.
Washington, DC. 1893. 8vo, 47 p. 5 maps and charts (some fold.)
Disbound (52d Cong., 1st sess. Senate. Ex.Doc. No.13). I.D.#07118.
SANBORN-PERRIS ELEPHANT FOLIO CITY ATLAS
Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee.
Elephant folio [25.5 x 23"] 46 sheets, thumb indexed. Half
brown morocco, buckram sides with leather lettering piece, spine
worn, a few stains. New York. 1890, March, Corrected January 1893.
One of the most beautiful and precise city atlases, custom made with
pasted in changes describing the construction and dimensions of each
permanent building. Additional letterpress index pasted to front
pastedown dated Feb. 1898. A costly production when new a century
ago. I.D.#07000. SOLD.
Epworth League. Methodist Church Official Souvenir Program.
Second International Conference Of The Epworth League, Chattanooga,
Tenn. June 27th, 28th, 29th And 30th,
1895. Times Printing Co. Chattanooga, TN. 1895. Small 4to, music
notation (hymns), views, illus., cuts, ports. Printed boards, cloth
spine. Chattanooga views, railroad ads, Lookout Mountain views.
I.D.#00203.
University of Tennessee. Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin. Vol. X. September, 1897. No. 3. The Soils Of Tennessee. Bean,
Warters & Gaut. Knoxville. 1897. 8vo, 139 p. fold. soil map,
illus., tables. Printed boards. I.D.#00163.
John Allinson. Dropped Stitches In Tennessee History.
Privately printed [Nashville]. 1897. 8vo, [viii],152 p. plate illus.
Green cloth rebinding, ink notes, name and stamp on title, tape
repairs. Anecdotes about Andrew Jackson and the state’s early
history. Scarce. I.D.#04716.
Annual Report Of The Shiloh National Military Park Commission
To The Secretary Of War. 1899. GPO. Washington, DC. 1899. 8vo,
333-337 pp. Disbound. From: Report of the Secretary of War. 1899.
The plan mentioned in the text does not appear. I.D.#07024.
Annual Report Of The Chickamauga And Chattanooga National
Military Park Commission To The Secretary Of War. 1899. GPO.
Washington, DC. 1899, October 17. 8vo, 319-332 pp. 28 photo illus.
disbound. From: Report of the Secretary of War, 1899. Excellent
photos of the park at the turn of the century. I.D.#07023.
SOLD.
Dan Christis Kingman. Final Report On Survey Of Hiwassee
River, Tennessee. GPO. Washington, DC. 1900, December 5. 8vo, 34
p. 7 fold. maps. Disbound. (56th Cong., 2d sess. House.
Document No. 77). Seven detailed river maps. I.D.#07033.
Report On The United States Government Exhibit At The
Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Nashville 1897. GPO.
Washington, DC. 1901. 8vo, xi,188 p. Ports, 58 plates. Disbound. (56th
Cong., 2d sess. House. Document No. 515). I.D.#07066.
Gattinger, Augustin. The Flora Of Tennessee And A Philosophy
Of Botany. Respectfully Dedicated To The Citizens Of Tennessee.
By Augustin Gattinger, M.D. Published by the authority of the state
through the Bureau of Agriculture. Gospel Advocate Publishing Co.
Nashville. 1901. 12mo. 296 p. port. Green cloth. First edition.
Presentation copy from the author. I.D.#00355.
SOLD.
Fiction. Sutton E. Griggs. Unfettered. A Novel. ... The
Orion Publishing Co. Nashville. 1902. 8vo, 276 p. Green cloth,
endpaper loose, shaken. Scarce black interest novel. I.D.#00204.
Memphis, Tennessee. Legislative Council. Annual Reports Of The
City Of Memphis For The Year Ending Dec. 31, 1907. Published by
authority of the Legislative Council. Memphis. 1908. 8vo, ix,434 p.
port. tables Full maroon leather, broken. Bookplate of Wm. Hunt
Phelan. From the Hunt-Phelan House collection. I.D.#09149.
Photograph. William Howard Taft, U.S. Pres. Members Of The
Nashville Military Band, A Group Of Well Dressed Conventioneers
And Several Local Urchins Pose Before A Locomotive And Train with
President Taft in center foreground. Wiles, photographer. Nashville.
c1910. Supporters hold straw hats. Interesting early whistle
stopping photo. Chip in lower margin. I.D.#08861. SOLD.
Geology And Natural Resources Of Rutherford County, Tennessee
by J.J. Galloway. State Geological Survey, Williams Printing Co.
Nashville. 1919. 8vo, 81 p. 3 text maps or sect., large chromolith.
fold pocket geologic map of the county. Blue printed wraps., foxed. I.D.#07940.
Photograph. 10th Biennial Convention Of
Congregational Workers. Brazleton, photographer. Chattanooga,
Tenn.. 1924, Aug. 26-31. Large posed group of African/American
church workers shown outside a church. In oak frame under glass.
Water staining at left. I.D.#08862.
Tennessee Bar Association. Proceedings Of The Forty-Fifth
Annual Session Of The Bar Association Of Tennessee Held At Belle
Meade Country Club And The Hermitage Club, Nashville... June 11, 12,
1926. 8vo, 195 p. ports. wraps. Includes a memorial to Judge L.B.
MacFarland of Memphis, a past-president and gentleman scholar. We
purchased his library and offer many books containing his bookplate. I.D.#02555.
SOLD.
Timberlake, Henry ([by] Samuel Cole Williams). Lieut. Henry
Timberlake’s Memoirs 1756-1765 With Annotation, Introduction
And Index... The Watauga Press. Johnson City, TN. 1927. 8vo, 197 p.
Blue ribbed cloth, gilt top. Scarce reprint of the exceedingly rare
Timberlake memoirs (with folding map of Cherokee Country) published
in London in 1765. After the French and Indian Wars, Timberlake
escorted a delegation of Cherokee to England. He died shortly before
this journal was published to satisfy his debts.
I.D.#07904. SOLD.
Thomas Perkins Abernethy. From Frontier To Plantation In
Tennessee. A Study In Frontier Democracy. By Thomas Perkins
Abernethy, Richmond Alumni Associate Professor Of History In The
University Of Virginia. University of North Carolina Press. Chapel
Hill. 1932. 8vo, xv,392 p. maps Brown buckram, d.j. A bit dust
soiled. I.D.#09150.
Amick, H. C. and L. H. Rollins. The Geography Of Tennessee.
Ginn and Co. Boston, Etc. 1937. 4to, 48 p. col. maps, illus.,
graphs. Dark green printed wraps, dog-eared. (Atwood Geography
Series.) I.D.#03952. SOLD.
Tennessee Valley Authority. The Scenic Resources Of The
Tennessee Valley. A Descriptive And Pictorial Inventory. T.V.A.
Dept. of Regional Planning Studies. Knoxville. 1938. 4to, xii,222 p.
7 fold. col. maps, illus. Brown buckram. I.D.#01533.
Memphis. The Commercial Appeal. Centennial Edition.
Scripps-Howard. Memphis. 1940, January 1. Elephant folio. [16.5 x
23.25"] var. paging. Illus., facsims., cartoons Qtr. buckram,
hinges worn. Largest issue ever published, well over a hundred pages
when bound, giving history of the paper and the growth of Memphis
and the Mid-South. Just prior to the outbreak of WW2.
I.D.#09688.
Soil Survey. Decatur County Tennessee. U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Soil Conservation Service | Tennessee Agricultural
Experiment Station | Tennessee Valley Authority. Washington, DC.
1955, January. 8vo, 221 p. illus., maps in text, tables Yellow
printed wrappers in manila concertina envelope with four folding
soil maps and index map. (Series 1941 No.12.) Fine condition. I.D.#09627.
Robert H. White. Messages Of The Governors Of Tennessee,
1796-1907. By Robert H. White, Ph.D. ... The Tennessee
Historical Commission. Nashville. c1952-1972. 7 vols. (of 8). 8vos.
illus., facsims. Green linen. Near new. I.D.#03338.
Durham, Walter T. James Winchester, Tennessee Pioneer.
Sumner County Library Board. Gallatin, TN. c1979. 8vo, xii,281 p.
Illus. Green cloth, d.j. Signed by the author. I.D.#02829.
SOLD.
Polk, R.L. & Co. 1985 Memphis, Tennessee City Directory.
1985. Folio, xviii, 150+,1297+,747+,256 pp. Printed boards, roan
spine. Published at $175.00. I.D.#02913.
West Tennessee Combination Directory. Containing The
Histories And Directories Of Jackson, Brownsville And Trenton, The
Representative Business Towns Of West Tennessee. Together With
Historical Sketches Of Milan, Denmark And Spring Creek. Published By
The Circulating Directory Co. Louisville, KY. 1872. [Reprinted by
The Guild Bindery Press. Paris, TN. 1988]. 8vo. Gray cloth. Contains
a 48 p. catalog for the Mathushek Piano. I.D.#02842. SOLD.
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