![[NULLIFICATION] THE VIRGINIA REPORT OF 1799-1800, TOUCHING THE ALIEN AND SEDITION LAWS; TOGETHER WITH THE VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS OF DECEMBER 21, 1798, THE DEBATE AND PROCEEDINGS THERE ON IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF VIRGINIA, AND SEVERAL OTHER DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/567/555/1669555567.0.m.jpg)
[NULLIFICATION] THE VIRGINIA REPORT OF 1799-1800, TOUCHING THE ALIEN AND SEDITION LAWS; TOGETHER WITH THE VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS OF DECEMBER 21, 1798, THE DEBATE AND PROCEEDINGS THERE ON IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF VIRGINIA, AND SEVERAL OTHER DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS
by House of Delegates of Virginia | [James Madison] [William Arden Maury]
Richmond: J. W. Randolph, 1850. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. Large 8vo.; half calf with burgundy morocco label lettered in gilt, over marbled boards; xvi, [17], 18-264 pages including the Index; the signature of W. A. Maury on the pastedown dated August 1, 1860 [this is almost certainly that of Washington politician and lawyer William Arden... Read More
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THE PERILOUS ADVENTURES OF THE GOLDEN PRINCES
by Maxfield, Mina; Illustrated by Betty Bruner Buckman
Boston, MA: The Christopher Publishing House, 1953. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Betty Bruner Buckman. Previous owner gift inscription at top of front free end paper.. No pencil or ink markings in text. Very light edgewear at head and tail of spine. DJ protected with Mylar Cover. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket.... Read More
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![[ENGLAND] THE TRAGEDY OF FOTHERINGAY; FOUNDED ON THE JOURNAL OF D. BOURGOING, PHYSICIAN TO MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, AND ON UNPUBLISHED Ms. DOCUMENTS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/143/170/1652170143.0.m.jpg)
[ENGLAND] THE TRAGEDY OF FOTHERINGAY; FOUNDED ON THE JOURNAL OF D. BOURGOING, PHYSICIAN TO MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, AND ON UNPUBLISHED Ms. DOCUMENTS
by Mrs. Maxwell Scott
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1895. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Large 8vo.; in publisher’s green cloth with elaborate decorations and titling in gilt; xiii, 271 pages ,with illustrations. rough cut edges; front hinge is cracked but is holding well; endpapers are discolored; attractive plates with tissue guards. Very Good binding.
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LOVE'S GARLAND. A POETICAL GIFT
by M. C. C.
Auburn: James M. Alden, 1850. Hard Cover. Good binding. A collection of poetry. Bound in red embossed cloth with lettering and illustration stamped in gilt on the front board and spine. Wear to the corners of the boards and extremities of the spine. Writing in pencil on the endpapers and flyleaves. Foxed throughout. 32mo. Good binding.
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![[LITERATURE] UNCLE JERRY’S PLATFORM AND OTHER CHRISTMAS STORIES](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/676/080/1720080676.0.m.jpg)
[LITERATURE] UNCLE JERRY’S PLATFORM AND OTHER CHRISTMAS STORIES
by Gillie Cary [McCabe]
Arena Publishing, 1895. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo; quarter cream buckram over decorated paper-covered boards; there is a previous owner name and a clipping on the front endpaper.~~Ms. Cary was born in Hampton, and died in Richmond in 1933 at age 88. Very Good binding.
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![[SIGNED] DRAGONQUEST](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/414/285/1703285414.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] DRAGONQUEST
by Anne McCaffrey
New York: Ballantine Books | Del Rey, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Large octavo; in publisher’s blue cloth binding backed in tan cloth, with a dustjacket which has not been price-clipped. this First Edition copy is signed on the title page by Ms. McCaffrey; there are small places of loss to the... Read More
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![[VIRGINIANA] [AFRICAN AMERICAN] DABNEY FUNERAL FAN](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/854/543/1680543854.0.m.jpg)
[VIRGINIANA] [AFRICAN AMERICAN] DABNEY FUNERAL FAN
by [Charlie & Salada Dabney McCarthy]
Brooklyn, NY: Yulecraft Advertising Co, 1955. Henry Washington Dabney (1884-1954) was a funeral director in Ashland, Virginia who founded the first minority-owned funeral home in the area. The Henry W. Dabney Funeral Home was taken over by Dabney’s daughter Salada after his death, and is currently run by her grandson, Greg. Salada and her husband Charlie McCarthy made this... Read More
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![[ARCHAEOLOGY] THE COX'S OVERSEER'S SITE (44HE321); A MULTICOMPONENT SITE AT VARINA, VIRGINIA. 2 VOLUMES. I: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS; II: VARINA ON THE JAMES: IT'S HISTORY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/137/143/1503143137.0.m.jpg)
[ARCHAEOLOGY] THE COX'S OVERSEER'S SITE (44HE321); A MULTICOMPONENT SITE AT VARINA, VIRGINIA. 2 VOLUMES. I: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS; II: VARINA ON THE JAMES: IT'S HISTORY
by Carole L. Nash; Clarence R. Geier; | Martha W. McCartney
Harrisonburg, Va: James Madison University, Archeological Research Center, 1985. Soft Cover. Near Fine binding. Two quarto volumes, in the publisher's white printed wrappers, illustrated with drawings and photographs throughout; xi, [1] 2-298 pages including References Cited; vii, 142 pages including Appendices; there are no ownership or other marks in the book.~~A detailed and significant reference for archaeological work... Read More
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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
by James W. McClung
Staunton, VA: McClure Company, Inc, 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A First Edition copy bound in green cloth with title stamped in gold on the front cover and the spine; modest shelf wear, spotting to the boards,and sunning to the spine. Previous owner's name and date on the front free end paper; otherwise clean with... Read More
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![[BABY BOOK] RITA LOUISE MCCONNELL ‘TATTLE TALES’](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/884/187/1653187884.0.m.jpg)
[BABY BOOK] RITA LOUISE MCCONNELL ‘TATTLE TALES’
by Stella McConnell
A 9 ½” x 7” mint-colored vinyl hardcover “Tattle Tales” baby book for Rita Louise McConnell (b.1945). Born to Stella and Virgil McConnell in Ottumwa, Iowa in 1945, Rita’s mother Stella diligently filled out the measurements, milestones, and miscellanea of her first few months. Mrs. McConnell’s notes are sporadic therafter, but close in 1952 with the family’s move to... Read More
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![[POETRY] THE POEMS OF T. S. ELIOT. 2 VOLUMES. [VOLUME I. COLLECTED AND UNCOLLECTED POEMS: VOLUME II. PRACTICAL CATS AND OTHER VERSES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/034/295/1625295034.0.m.jpg)
[POETRY] THE POEMS OF T. S. ELIOT. 2 VOLUMES. [VOLUME I. COLLECTED AND UNCOLLECTED POEMS: VOLUME II. PRACTICAL CATS AND OTHER VERSES]
by T. S. Eliot || Christopher Ricks; Jim McCue
Baltimore. Md: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Two large 8vo. volumes; Vol. I in green paper-covered boards; Vol. II in black paper covered boards, both with dustjackets; xv, [6], 7-1311, including the Index of Titles and First Lines; xvii, [2], 3-667, including the Index of Titles and First Lines; Vol.... Read More
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![[HISTORY] 1776](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/294/243/1718243294.0.m.jpg)
[HISTORY] 1776
by David McCullogh
London: The Folio Society, 2020. Near Fine binding. Large Octavo; in the publisher’s grey cloth binding; 410 pages including the Index; with full color illustration throughout; in the publisher’s pictorial slipcase; a spots marks to the case else fine. Near Fine binding.
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![[PENNSYLVANIA] FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT CLARION COUNTY, PA. [LICKING]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/029/567/1425567029.0.m.jpg)
[PENNSYLVANIA] FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT CLARION COUNTY, PA. [LICKING]
by J. M. McCurdy
Clarion, Pa: Ray & Co.. Print, 1895. Stapled Pamphlet. Good binding. 16mo.; in the publisher's black wrappers embossed in an "alligator" pattern and titled in gold; 58 pages; with wear, especially to the spine; the binding is holding well~~"Licking Presbyterian Church is located on the headwaters of Licking Creek, in Monroe Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.". Dated 1895, the... Read More
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![[BOOKS ON BOOKS] THE WOMEN OF GRUB STREET: PRESS, POLITICS, AND GENDER IN THE LONDON LITERARY MARKETPLACE 1678-1730](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/837/669/1687669837.0.m.jpg)
[BOOKS ON BOOKS] THE WOMEN OF GRUB STREET: PRESS, POLITICS, AND GENDER IN THE LONDON LITERARY MARKETPLACE 1678-1730
by Paula McDowell
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo; in the publisher’s black cloth binding; with titling on the spine in gilt; viii, 347 pages including the Index; with black and white illustrations; in dust jacket; there is a bump at the bottom edge of the upper board otherwise a... Read More
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![[LITERATURE] COMMAND](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/038/563/1673563038.0.m.jpg)
[LITERATURE] COMMAND
by William McFee
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1922. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo; in publisher’s navy cloth; 337 pages;the dusjtacket has a small chip with accompanying surface loss at the top of the front panel, as well as a short closed tear.~~A clean copy of the First American Edition of the relatively early... Read More
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![[SIGNED] [POETRY] LETTER TO AN IMAGINARY FRIEND. PARTS THREE & FOUR](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/618/247/1579247618.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] [POETRY] LETTER TO AN IMAGINARY FRIEND. PARTS THREE & FOUR
by Thomas McGrath
Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Signed. Large square 8vo.; in the publisher's tan cloth with titling in gilt to the spine and the upper board, with dustjacket; [vi], [2],3-115, followed by a note about the poet; this First Edition copy is signed by Mr. McGrath on... Read More
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![[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] THE BATTLE-FIELDS OF VIRGINIA. CHANCELLORSVILLE: EMBRACING THE OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY” OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, FROM THE FIRST BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG TO THE DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL JACKSON](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/663/848/1701848663.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] THE BATTLE-FIELDS OF VIRGINIA. CHANCELLORSVILLE: EMBRACING THE OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY” OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, FROM THE FIRST BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG TO THE DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL JACKSON
by Jedediah Hotchkiss; William Allan | [Dr. Hunter McGuire]
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1867. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Signed. Large Octavo; in the publisher’s cinnamon brown binding with titling in gilt to the upper cover; 152 pages, with a portrait with tissue guard, and with five folding maps, several in three colors; this copy is signed with inscription by the publisher: “Hon. E.... Read More
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ADDRESSES AND PAPERS BEARING CHIEFLY ON EDUCATION
by Richard McIlwaine
Richmond: Whittet & Shepperson, 1908. First edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. Burgundy cloth binding with gilt lettering;~a clean crisp copy without any marks. Very Good+ binding.
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![[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] REVIEW OF THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/900/687/1695687900.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] REVIEW OF THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN
by David Gregg McIntosh
Not Identified, 1910. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo; in the publisher’s printed grey wrappers; 83, [1], page of illustrations with maps;; this copy is signed “Compliments of | D. G, McIntosh” at the top of the front cover there is a light stain to the cover.~~This account is considered to be “a trenchant commentary on the whole... Read More
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![[RICHMOND] RAILS IN RICHMOND WITH STREET RAILWAY MAP OF RICHMOND 1930](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/242/108/1684108242.0.m.jpg)
[RICHMOND] RAILS IN RICHMOND WITH STREET RAILWAY MAP OF RICHMOND 1930
by Carlton Norris McKenny
Glendale: Interurban Press, 1986. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. Signed. 4to; in the publisher’s orange cloth binding; with titling on the spine in gilt; 190 pages including the Index; with black and white photographs and fold out maps in the rear; trivial shelf wear to the boards; in a bright dust jacket with two small... Read More
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![[LITERATURE] THE DATCHLEY INHERITANCE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/792/487/1687487792.0.m.jpg)
[LITERATURE] THE DATCHLEY INHERITANCE
by Stephen McKenna
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding/near Very Good dust jacket. 8vo; in the publisher’s blue cloth binding; with titling on the upper board and spine in gilt; 296 pages; in dust jacket; the binding is a bit cocked; the edges of the boards show some signs of wear and... Read More
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THE HISTORY OF MULLINS
by Bartlene McCormick McMillan
Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company Publishers, 2000. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Small 4to.; in the publisher's blue cloth, with titling in gilt to the upper board and the spine; [iv], 171 pages; a clean copy with no ownership marks of any kind; illustrated with photographic reproductions throughout.~~An uncommon title, with no copies in commerce and only... Read More
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![[LITERATURE] [ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF] SOMEBODY'S DARLING](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/224/105/1603105224.0.m.jpg)
[LITERATURE] [ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF] SOMEBODY'S DARLING
by Larry McMurtry
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Tall 8vo.; in printed yellow wrappers backed in canvas; the front panel is beginning to separate from the spine but all is nicely held together with a new mylar wrapper which has been custom cut.~~This uncorrected proof copy is uncommon. Very Good binding.
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![[LITERATURE] LEAVING CHEYENNE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/603/274/1499274603.0.m.jpg)
[LITERATURE] LEAVING CHEYENNE
by Larry McMurtry
New York: Harper & Row, 1963. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo.; in the publisher's beige cream cloth with red and black lettering and decoration; the dustjacket has a repaired three inch closed tear to the rear panel; the spine panel has been lightly sunned; the jacket has not been price-clipped though the... Read More
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![[PROOF COPY] FILM FLAM. ESSAYS ON HOLLYWOOD](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/784/739/1577739784.0.m.jpg)
[PROOF COPY] FILM FLAM. ESSAYS ON HOLLYWOOD
by Larry McMurtry
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. Advance. Very Good binding. Tall 8vo.; the advance uncorreced reader's proof in printed yellow wrappers with the date of issue in magic marker on the upper cover; 159 pages. Very Good binding.
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