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Unless otherwise indicated, all books in this list are in sound, usable condition ("very good"), in the original cloth binding and are 8vo. (approximately 6" X 9" in size.) Most are not new; however, previous owners' names, bookplates, stamps and other marks of ownership are not noted unless such markings are disfiguring. Bindings on older books will usually show normal signs of wear and use relative to the age of the book. Excessive wear or damage is noted in the description. Books whose condition is above average are also noted.
702007 From the Archives, by Eleanor P. Cross and Charles B. Cross, Jr. Published by Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, Virginia, 1966. Illus., photos, wraps, 8vo., VG condition, 53 pp. Short vignettes of local history from Norfolk County, Virginia. A number of documents and letters make their first appearance in print in this slim volume. $12.50
612070 Tidewater Virginia Families: A Social History, by Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis. Published by the author in Urbana, VA in 1989. Limited edition. Author signed. Index, illus., notes and references, photos, maps, softcovers (corners of cover and several pages are bent, date stamp on fep.), thick 4to., VG condition, 799 pp. Well-documented social history and genealogy of ancestors of the Hutcheson, Peatross, Butler, and Lee families: the families of Bell, Binford, Bonner, Campbell, Cheadle, Chiles, Clements, Cotton, Dejarnatt, Dumas, Ellyson, Fishback, Fleming, Hamlin, Hampton, Harnison, Harris, Haynie, Hurt. Mosby, Mundy, Nelson, Pettyjohn, Ruffin, Short, Spencer, Tarleton, Tatum, Taylor, Terrell, Wakins, Winston, and Woodson. $125.00
612054 Potomac Interlude: The Story of Woodlawn Mansion and The Mount Vernon Neighborhood 1845-1943, by Dorothy Troth Muir. 2nd edition, 2nd printing. Index, illus., photos, map, folding map, blue cloth (small gouge on front cover), 8vo., VG condition, 198 pp. A history of the neighborhood of George Washington’s Mount Vernon from 1846 until the mid-20th century. Much information about Quaker settlement in the area and about the Civil War. $25.00
202008 Home Spun Stuff, by Roy V. Wolfe, Sr., Published by the author in Gate City, VA, 1968. Green cloth, 8vo., 208 pp. VG condition. Vignettes of Scott County, Virginia history, life and people. $32.50
601004 The Town of Fincastle, Virginia, by Frances J. Niederer. Published by the University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, later printing, 2003. Index, footnotes, illus., plans, fold-out insurance plan, softcover, 8vo., 68 pp. VG condition. There is no map inside the back cover as indicated in the list of Illustrations and there is no indication that it was ever present in the book. Much information on and photos of early homes and their owners. $17.50
512038 The History of Arlington, Where America’s Sons of Valor Sleep, by Enoch Aquila Chase. Published by National Art Service Co., Inc., Washington, D.C., 1929. Illus., wraps (light soil), 8vo., not paginated (about 28 pp.). Arlington Cemetery was built on the grounds of the Curtis-Lee Estate after it was seized by General Mansfield on behalf of the Union Army 24 May, 1861. $10.00
511036 Old Houses in Rockingham County 1750 to 1850, by Isaac Long Terrell. Published by McClure Press, Verona, VA in 1970. Illus., biblio., photos, red cloth, dj. (chipped, previously taped to inside front cover of book), 8vo., 116 pp. Author’s presentation copy; also signed by author’s sister to whom the book is dedicated. Capsule histories of 75 Shenandoah Valley homes, each containing information about the houses’ occupant families. Many homes date from the 18th century. Now quite scarce. $50.00
511042 Upper Brandon, by Robert P. Hilldrup. Published by the James River Corporation, Richmond, VA in 1987. Index, maps, black & white and color photos and illustrations, genealogical chart, boards with ¼ leather spine (4 raised bands), aeg., 8vo., 98 pp. Very Fine condition. Upper Brandon lies on the southern shore of the James River in Prince George County. Much information on Benjamin Harrison I and his wife Mary, an 1632 emigrant to Jamestown. A beautifully made book. $17.50
511051 A Tryal of Glasse: The Story of Glassmaking at Jamestown, by J.C. Harrington. Published by the Eastern National Park and Monument Association in 1972. Illus., references, softcover (light soil), 8vo., 54 pp. VG condition. Glassmaking began in Jamestown, Virginia in 1608, just a little more than a year after the first colonists arrived from England. $12.50
The Personal Property Tax Lists for the Year 1787, by Netti Schreiner Yantis and Florence Love. A series of county booklets published by the author in 1987. Index, softcovers, 8vo. All have a date stamp on the cover, some also have one on the title page. The spines all are faded from the light. Lists names of all (not just property owners) free males subject to tax and gives date the commissioner called on each taxpayer. Listed alphabetically by last name as well as by date.
405007 Albemarle County, 40 pp., map. $5.50
405008 Bedford County, 36 pp., map. $5.50
405009 Campbell County, 32 pp., map. $5.50
405012 Cumberland County, 22 pp., map. $5.50
405013 Fluvanna County, 17 pp., map. $5.50
405016 Hanover County, 41 pp., map. $5.50
405017 Lancaster County, 18 pp., map. $5.50
405018 Louisa County, 29 pp., map. $5.50
405021 Northumberland County, 30 pp., map. $5.50
202030 Arlington County, Virginia: A History, by Rose, C.B. Jr. Published by Arlington Historical Society, Arlington, VA, 1976. Index, biblio., illus., photos, maps, cloth, dj., 8vo., 274 pp. VG condition. Arlington County, less than 26 square miles, was known as Alexandria County unitl 1920. $22.50
202044 The Record of the Bruton Parish Church, by Goodwin, Wimmiam Archer Rutherfoord. Mary Frances Goodwin (ed.). Published by The Dietz Press, Richmond, VA, 1941. Index, photos, cloth, dj. (chipped, some soil), 8vo., 205 pp. VG condition. Contains a complete list of deaths 1652-1751, baptismal abstracts 1739-1792, tombstone transcriptions, and lists of vestrymen. The church is located in Jamestown. $30.00
404002M Army Life In Virginia: The Civil War Letters Of George G. Benedict, edited by Eric Ward. Published by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2002. 1st edition. Index, biblio., notes, illus., maps, gray cloth, dj., 8vo., 246 pp. New condition. The writer, George Grenville Benedict (1826-1907), was a member of the 12th Vermont Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. These letters, written to the Burlington Free Press, provided his friends and neighbors with Benedict's first-hand accounts of army life in 1862-63. $25.00
206022 Historic Homes and Landmarks of Alexandria, Virginia, by Mary Lindsey. Published by The Landmarks Society, later printing, 1974. Photos, guide map, softcovers, 8vo., 62 pp. Historical sketches and photos of buildings, shops, and homes. $15.00
206010 The Leatherworker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg. Being an Account of the Nature of Leather, & of the Crafts commonly engaged in the Making and Using of it. Williamsburg Craft Series. Published by Colonial Williamsburg, 1978. Illus., wraps, 8vo., 36 pp. Includes a list of Williamsburg leather workers. $7.50
304004 Iron Works at Tuball: Terms and Conditions for their Lease as stated by Alexander Spotswood on the twentieth day of July 1739, by Spotswood, Alexander. Published by Reacy W. McGregor Library of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1945. 1st edition, limited to 1100 copies.
Folding map showing Germanna in 1738, softcover (light soil, minor creasing), 8vo., 22 pp. VG condition. $22.50305093 Alexandria, U.S.A. Yesterdays Remembered. Published by First & Citizens National Bank of Alexandria, Alexandria, VA, no date, circa 1965. Illus., photos., softcover, 4to., 30 pp. Very good, except for some small damage to bottom of cover and first page. Profusely illustrated local history issued by local bank. $17.50
304012 New Guidebook of Fredericksburg, Virginia, by Becker, Carolus. Published by Holly Hill Press in Fredericksburg, VA, 1966. Later edition. Illus., maps, softcover, 8vo., 48 pp. VG condition. Includes maps of battlefields, the city, the college, historical points of interest, and Colonial, Revolutionary and Civil War facts about Fredericksburg. $12.50
211017 History of the Battle of Point Pleasant, Fought Between White Men and Indians … Monday, October 10th, 1774, by Lewis, Virgil A. Published by C.J. Carrier Company, Harrisonburg, WV, 1974. Reprint edition. Photos, green cloth, 8vo., 131 pp. Owner's stamp and red ink marks inside cover, red ink marks inside, front cover warped. 2 pamphlets on Lord Dunmore's War have been pasted inside the covers. Several articles on the Battle are laid in. $20.00
211057 Preliminary Checklist for Abingdon 1807 -1876 [Virginia Imprint Series Number 1], by Wyllie, John Cook. Published by The Virginia State Library, Richmond, VA, 1946. Index, biblio., soft covers (water stained), stapled, 4to., 45 pp. Red ink notation on cover, all pages heavily water stained. Water staining throughout. A checklist of books printed in Abington. $10.00
211157 Lee County Marriages, 1830 -1836, by Vogt, John and T. William Kethley, Jr. Published by Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, GA, 1984. Folding map of VA counties, soft covers, 8vo., 28 pp. Owner's stamp on cover. Arranged alphabetically by grooms' and brides' names. $7.50
909462 Behold Virginia: The Fifth Crown, by Willison, George F. Published by Harcourt Brace, New York in 1952. Index, biblio, cloth, 8vo., 434 pp. Light cover wear. By the author of Saints and Strangers, this well-researched work tells the story of Virginia before the Revolution. $12.50
909331 Cows on the Campus: Williamsburg in Bygone Days, by Rouse, Parke. Published by Dietz Press, Richmond in 1973. Index, illus., photos, cloth, dj., 8vo., 219 pp. Near-fine condition. $20.00
909049 Methodist Church on Shockoe Hill, by Bennett, Floyd S. Published in Richmond in 1962. 1st edition. Illus., index, 8 vo, 214 pp. Near-fine condition. A History of the Centenary Methodist Church of Richmond, VA. 1810 - 1960 $22.50
909227 Old Sherry Portrait of a Virginia Family, by Klingberg, Frank J. Published by Garrett and Massie, Richmond in 1938. Illus, cloth, dj.( chipped), 8vo., 218 pp. VG condition. $27.50
909083 Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia from its Formation in 1738 to 1908, by Cartmell, T.K. Privately published in 1909. Index, photos, cloth, 4to., 587 pp. Inner hinges broken, binding quite worn, o/w VG condition. A quite satisfactory copy of a scarce reference. $65.00
909057 The Face of Virginia, by Bodine, A. Aubrey. Published by Bodine, Baltimore in 1963. Illus, index, photos, cloth, dj.( repaired), folio., 176 pp. VG condition. Hundreds of well-captioned photos by a master photographer. This copy signed by the Governor of Virginia in 1967. $12.50
909327 The Journal of John Harrower, by Riley, Edward Miles (ed.). Published by Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg in 1963. 1st edition. Illus., index. light. wear, 8 vo, 202 pp. VG condition. Harrower was an indentured servant in colonial Virginia. The journal covers the period 1773-1776. $22.50
909047 The Old Dominion and the New Nation: 1788 - 1801, by Beeman, Richard R. Published by University Press of Kentucky, Lexington in 1972. Index, biblio, maps, cloth, dj. (slightly scuffed), 8vo., 282 pp. VG condition. Largely a political history, demonstrating how power was retained by planters and lawyers. Lists of Delegates. $20.00
909365 The Shenandoah and Its Byways, by Stevens, William O. Published by Dodd, Mead, New York in 1941. Index, illus, frontis, map, cloth, 8vo., 281 pp. An ex-library copy, with the usual markings; o/w a nice copy. People, places and happenings up and down the Valley. $22.50
909136 The Virginians, by Edelhart, Michael. Published by Doubleday, Garden City in 1982. 1st edition. Index, black and white and color photos, cloth, dj. (edges worn, crease on rear cover), 4to., 232 pp. VG condition. $17.50
909330 Virginia Reader: A Treasury of Writings From the First Voyages to the Present., by Rosenberger, Francis C. (ed). Published by E.P. Dutton, New York in 1948. 1st edition. cloth, dj. (chipped), 8vo., 576 pp. VG condition. Virginia in history and literature, mostly by Virginian authors. $22.50
909105 White, Red and Black: The Seventeenth-Century Virginian, by Craven, Wesley F. Published by University of Virginia Press, in 1971. 1st edition. Index, notes, cloth, 8vo., 114 pp. An ex-library copy, with the usual markings. An excellent study of the three races in early Virginia. $10.00
202029 Flowerdew Hundred: The Archaeology of a Virginia Plantation 1619-1864, by Deetz, James. Published by University of Virginia Press in Charlottesville, VA, 1993. 1st edition. Index, illus., photos., charts, plans, cloth, dj., 8vo., 204 pp. VG condition. This thousand-acre plantation was located on the south side of the James River between Richmond and Williamsburg. Includes much information of interest to the social historian. $22.50
108449 An Illustrated Handbook of Mount Vernon: The House of Washington. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, dated 1921 (with entries through 1924). Color and b&w photos, maps, softcovers (light soil, corners bumped), 8vo., 34 pp. Includes lists of Regents and Vice-Regents of the Association 1853-1924. $22.50
108268 The Silversmith in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg. An Account of his Life & Times, & of his Craft. Williamsburg Craft Series. Published by Colonial Williamsburg, 1976. Revised edition, 1st issued in 1972. Biblio., illus., wraps, 8vo., 37 pp. Includes a list of silversmiths before the Revolution. $7.50
108141 Historic Beauty in Charlottesville and Albemarle County Virginia. Charlottesville , 1926. Photos, map, 8vo., wraps (light soil, edges have a few small chips), 16 pp. An interesting promo piece. $7.50
108142 [Wickham House] Alexander Parris, B. Henry Latrobe and the John Wickham House in Richmond, Virginia, by Edward F. Zimmer & Pamela J. Scott. In The Journal of the Society of Architctural Historians October, 1982 Vol XLI No. 3. pp. 202 - 211. Photos, plans stiff wraps, 4to., journal covers pp. 181-267. $12.50
909456 Huntley, Elizabeth V. Peninsula Pilgrimage. Pyne Press: Princeton, nd [reprint of 1941 ed]. 398 pp., index, photos. 8vo. VG. cloth. Dj. The plantations, homes, and churches of the James River and Peninsula area of Virginia. $15.00