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Sykes, Christopher.
NANCY: The Life of Lady Astor.

Edition: 2nd printing.

New York: Harper & Row, (1972) dj. Hardcover - The life story of Nancy Astor from her childhood in Virginia, her unhappy first marriage and her second to one of the richest men of the era, to being the first woman Member of Parliament. Illustrated with photographs, Notes on sources at the end of each chapter, index, 543 pp. ISBN: 060141840.

Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (minor edgewear to dj).

Book ID: 85921

Keywords: Biography, autobiography, memoirs, parliament, virginia, women studies

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Tate, Thad W.
THE NEGRO IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY WILLIAMSBURG.

Edition: Fourth printing, a trade paperback..

Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, (1987, c 1965). History originally written as a research report for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Footnotes, bibliography, index. x, 141 pp. ISBN: 0-910412294.

Condition: Very near fine in wrappers.

Book ID: 66869

Keywords: african american history, american history, american revolution, slavery, Slavery Abolition Reconstruction, south, virginia

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Taylor, Theodore.
THE WEIRDO.

Edition: 2nd printing.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1991) dj. Hardcover - Mystery set in the Powhattan Wildlife Refuge which is the center of a heated battle between environmentalists and local hunters, as a ban on hunting is set to expire. Virginia's Great Dismal Swamp was the inspiration for the Powhattan in this book. Edgar Allan Poe Award winner for best young adult mystery for 1992. 289 pp. ISBN: 0-15-2949526.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 72214

Keywords: bears, edgar award, environment, virginia, Young adult books

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Thames, Susan
AS MUCH AS I KNOW.

Edition: First printing.

New York: Random House, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Virginia-born author's first book, a collection of short stories about troubled women in motion, about love and what passes for love in families, sensitively and perceptively told. 193 pp. ISBN: 0-679-404953.

Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

Book ID: 35778

Keywords: First book or first novel, short stories, virginia

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Thames, Susan
AS MUCH AS I KNOW.

Edition: First printing.

New York: Random House, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Virginia-born author's first book, a collection of short stories about troubled women in motion, about love and what passes for love in families, sensitively and perceptively told. 193 pp. ISBN: 0-679-404953.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)

Book ID: 35793

Keywords: First book or first novel, short stories, virginia

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Tortola, Lou.
A BRIDGE OF TIME.

Edition: First printing.

Isernia, Italy: Sigmastudio Publishing, (2002). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set at Virgnia's Natural Bridge, where William, visiting with his family, suddenly finds himself transported to the 19th century. INSCRIBED on the title page to the award-winning filmmaker and director, Ron Howard. 289 pp. ISBN: 88-90094508.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 70518

Keywords: First book or first novel, natural bridge, time travel, virginia
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Turtledove, Harry.
GUNPOWDER EMPIRE: Crosstime Traffic, Book One.

Edition: First printing.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first Crosstime Traffic novel, set in an alternate time where the states never united into a single country. SIGNED on the title page. 288 pp. ISBN: 0-765-314851.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 57743

Keywords: Alternate history, california setting, los angeles, science fiction, time travel, virginia
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Underwood, J. Cabaniss (inscribed to Ella Wheeler Wilcox)
GILBERT, OR THEN AND NOW: A Thrilling Story of the Life and Achievements of a Virginia Negro.

Edition: First edition.

Philadelphia: H. D. Shaiffer, (1902). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Interesting association copy of this novel - INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "Presented to Ella Wheeler Wilcox with Compliments of H.D. Shaiffer, Publisher, 1614 Diamond St, Phila PA" Although this purports to be a factual account, it is a rather strange novel dedicated to "all those gentlemen of the Afro-American race who have labored diligently for the elevation of their brethren." Gilbert straddles two worlds: as the son of a free mother, he was also freeborn, but his father was a slave and it was a slave owner who took him in. During the War Between the States he assisted both the Federal and Confederate soldiers at various times,…
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Philadelphia: H. D. Shaiffer, (1902). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Interesting association copy of this novel - INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "Presented to Ella Wheeler Wilcox with Compliments of H.D. Shaiffer, Publisher, 1614 Diamond St, Phila PA" Although this purports to be a factual account, it is a rather strange novel dedicated to "all those gentlemen of the Afro-American race who have labored diligently for the elevation of their brethren." Gilbert straddles two worlds: as the son of a free mother, he was also freeborn, but his father was a slave and it was a slave owner who took him in. During the War Between the States he assisted both the Federal and Confederate soldiers at various times, and was treated as a friend by almost all whom he encountered both black and white. For a while after the war, he became a prosperous businessman, until he was fleeced by unscrupulous white men. Then destitute, he encountered a man whose life he had saved many years ago, and who wrote this book as a way to raise money for his needs. It ends with the comment that he "ceaselessly prays that a sympathetic public may pity him in his unfortunate old age to the extent of the price of a copy of this work." It is probable that the publisher in this case is also the author: neither produced another book, and the fact that the publisher is known to have inscribed many copies (while I have never encountered a copy signed by the author) tends to indicate that he was more involved in it than simply as "publisher" Illustrated with six glossy plates. 309 pp.
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Condition: Very good minus in original burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover (chip at base of spine and some rubbing to the lettering on the spine but overall a tight and sturdy copy)

Book ID: 70071

Keywords: antebellum, association copy, civil war, Vintage books and paperbacks, virginia
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[Washington, George] Ellis, Joseph J.
HIS EXCELLENCY: George Washington.

Edition: First printing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. dj. Hardcover first edition - An excellent biography of Washington, as a young man, general, and president, one which 'eloquently conveys the magnitude of Washington's accomplishments.' (NY Times). Photographs, notes, index. xiv, 320 pp. ISBN: 1-400040310.

Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

Book ID: 54914

Keywords: americana, Biography, autobiography, memoirs, presidents, revolutionary war, us history, virginia

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