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The Society, 1931. 8Vo Softcover. 248pp. Includes numerous newspaper clippings, typed notes, ephemera of local interest. Text is clean on unmarked pages. Binding is intact, wrap has separated from binding from the front. Textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate++ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, heavy chipping, waterstains;.....
The Bell Book and Stationary Co., 1909. 1st. 12Mo Flexi-Bound. 66pp. Warmly toned pages are unmarked. Attractive gilt text-block and green decorated endpages. Leatherette boards are heavily chipped along edges and spine with threads exposed. Binding is intact, hinges are delicate but attached. Original, not a reprint.
The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1912. 1st printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 275p. Text unmarked on toned, deckled pages. Color frontis with intact tissue. Hardbound in red cloth with gilt lettered spine. Spine is tanned with bumped and frayed ends. Boards moderately worn over surface. Front hinge slightly loosened. Rear hinge cracked.....
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2013. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 240pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages with a fully gilt text-block. Pictorial maroon boards have pointed corners and stamped foil decoration. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure.
Jean Patterson Bible, 1975. Signed. 8vo Hardcover. 123p. Signed and inscribed by Jean Patterson Bible on front endpaper, with previous owner's name penned on page opposite with faint remnants of erased price. Interior is otherwise unmarked with minor foxing on endpages. Tightly bound with secure hinges. Red boards are pointed.....
Reprint Co, 1992. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 611pp. White pages are unmarked. Bound in forest green cloth with pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. White jacket is mildly scuffed with one small closed tear on top of spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure.
The McClung Companies, Inc., 1991. Vol. I. 4to Hardcover. 198p. Volume one only. Signed and dated by author on ffep, but interior is otherwise unmarked. Binding is tight with hinges fully attached. Brown cloth boards are pointed and clean with gilt lettering. No jacket.
Chop Suey Books, 219. 2nd Ptg. 4to Oblong, Hardcover. Full-color pictorial boards, black lettering on spine. Text and photographs are clean on unmarked, uncreased white pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Slightest if any overall shelf/timewear.
Portsmouth Historical Association, 1971. Signed. 12Mo Hardcover. 242p. Signed by Butt on title page. Text is unmarked with b/w photos. Red cloth boards are pointed with gold lettering. Binding is square, hinges are secure. Small gift inscription present on front endpage.
Tidewater Publishers, 1990. Signed. 8Vo Hardcover. 214pp. 1st edition. Signed, dated and inscribed by author on front end-page. Text is unmarked with some b/w photos. Bound in beige paper boards with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Binding is tight, hinges are fully attached. Jacket is glossy and remains.....
Oatlands Inc. 4To Softcover. 23pp. Staplebound softcover. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Slightest overall shelf/timewear, one tiny inkspot on back cover.
McClain Printing Company, 1976. 4th Printing. 8vo Softcover. 45p. Bright pages are unmarked with a few b/w photos. Yellow wraps have a cup ring on front panel, minor edge wear and a lightly rubbed spine. Stapled binding is tight, hinges are secure. Bookstore stamp present on ffep.
Bonaza Books, 1957. 1st. 8vo Hardcover. 320p. Contents unmarked with a light patina. Tightly bound with secure hinges. Boards are pointed with faint foxing on text-block. Jacket is unclipped with price crossed out, minor surface wear and a few closed tears.
Richmond, VA: The Old Dominion Press, 1926. 1st Edition. 12mo Hardcover. 164p. Interior is unmarked with a mild patina. Blue cloth boards are pointed with gilt lettering and stain on rear panel. Binding is tight with securely attached hinges. Faint foxing present along text-block. No jacket.
Katherine Glass Greene, 1946. 8vo Hardcover. Lengthy gift inscription present on front endpaper. Interior is otherwise unmarked with a few sepia colored plates. Turquoise cloth boards are pointed with gilt lettering and heavy soling on surfaces. Binding is tight with secure hinges. Wrapped in a plain brown jacket that has.....
Regional Publishing Company, 1969. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 255p. Pages are unmarked with a light patina. Navy blue cloth boards are crisply pointed with minor surface wear. Binding firm, hinges secure. Light foxing on top edge of text-block. Lacks a jacket.
Shenandoah Publishing House, 1969. 2nd. 4To Hardcover. 554pp. Red boards, gilt golden lettering on spine and front board. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, light spotting on textblock edges.
Dorrance, 1992. Revised ed., 2nd ptg. 8Vo Hardcover. 221pp. Black boards, golden lettering, unclipped jacket. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Slight overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear; minimal jacketwear, smudging.
The Southwest Virginia Historical Society, 1993. Facsimile Reprint. Paperback. 4to. Complete two volume set. Facsimile paperback reprints of 1938 edition. Both books have unmarked text on white pages, square binding and clean glossy covers. Volume two has been scuffed along the text block and fore edge of the front cover.....
Hubbard Brothers, Publishers, 1889. Rebound. 8vo Hardcover. 744p. An ex-library copy with the typical stamps and markings present. Text is otherwise unmarked on warm pages with sparse foxing. Blue cloth boards are pointed with minor sticker residue on front panel and discoloration on text-block. Binding is firm with securely attached.....
Gateway Press, Inc., 1993. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This assumed first edition (no other dates listed) has boards bound in dark red linen with straight edges, pointed corners and gold gilt titling. Spine is uncreased with straight edges and gold gilt titling. Text block is square. Binding is firm. 466p.....
West Virginia Division of Culture and History, 2003. 4To Softcover. 66pp. Staplebound softcover. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, light spotting and patina on textblock edges.
Herman Melton, 1993. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This first edition has boards bound in bright red cloth with pointed corners and gold gilt titling. Spine is uncreased with straight edges and gold titling. Text block is straight with light strain on bottom edge. Binding is firm. 340p. Interior is completely.....
Richmond: James E. Goode, 1888. 1st. 4To Hardcover. 1177pp. Warm pages are unmarked. Bound in mottled calf with pointed corners, four raised bands over spine, rubbed edges and gold gilt lettering. Binding is tight, front hinge is cracked and loosely attached with chipping along spine. Inscription written on front endpage.....
Whittet, 1973. ltd. Numbered. 8Vo Hardcover. 185pp. Stated #474 of 500. Salmon boards, golden lettering. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall book shelf/timewear, considerable boardwear, board edge and cornerwear, many spots of cloth abraded through, foxing on inside.....