Kentucky from Legacy Books II

Kingsport: Privately Printed, 1932. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo. xiv, 364pp, index, illustrated with historical photographs, including a number of portraits in a section at rear of biographical sketches, blue cloth with gilt titles at spine, overall very bright and clean, with a very small spot of white out at very bottom edge of dedication page, a bump at… Read more about this item

Alexandria: Self-Published, 1996. Book. Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 4to. 42pp, appendices, illustrations, maps, genealogy chart, stiff printed plastic laminate with brass binder clips at spine, three strips of red masking tape noted along spine edge of rear cover, apparently holding binder clips stable, otherwise a fresh, bright, clean copy, unmarked inside and out. Ignatz Ruschman was born March 26,1821… Read more about this item

Owensboro: Daviess County Historical Society, 1974. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to. 265pp, profusely illustrated, index, blue cloth with color portrait of Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (note the spelling variant), after whom Daviess County is named, gilt titles, light general wear-only, mostly at edges, overall a clean, bright copy, inside and out..

1928. Autograph. VG. No Binding. Signed by Author(s). Sized 8.5 x 11 inches, on Franklin D. Roosevelt letterhead, 26 lines, signed, "Franklin D. Roosevelt," in a very pretty secretarial hand, plus the original mailing envelope, addressed to Mr. A. A. Bridwell, Louisville, Kentucky. Roosevelt, at the time, was running for Governor of New York, which he had done at the… Read more about this item

NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1898. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo. ix, 101pp, appendices, illustrated with a full-page portrait of the subject, plus 3 full-page photographs on glossy paper, dark blue cloth with gilt titles, top edge gilt, light to moderate general wear and soiling, extremities worn, title-page discretely detached, thus laid-in, contents clean and bright. Sections include Birth and… Read more about this item

Louisville: The Standard Printing Company, Inc., 1976. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo. xi, 413pp, index, illustrated with historical photographs, dark blue buckram with gilt titles at cover and spine, exceptionally clean and bright, inside and out, in fully intact, unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, but damp-staining noted at rear panel -- not affecting book -- now housed in… Read more about this item

Norfolk: Donning Company, 1989. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to. 207pp, profusely illustrated with over 350 photographs, sketches, and a few maps, black paper over boards, very clean and bright, unmarked inside and out, in crisp, clean dust jacket now housed in protective Brodart cover. A beautiful copy..

Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, 1960. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo. 357pp, bibliography, index, illustrated with 7 full-page plates on glossy paper, gray cloth with blue titles, light foxing / toning at pastedowns and first and final endpapers, otherwise very clean and bright, in tattered dust jacket with portrait of the subject, many tape repairs noted, much wear at folds,… Read more about this item

Hazard, KY / Bristol, TN: Hazard Book Company / King Printing Company, 1915. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo. No dates, circa 1915, probably later for second title, 39pp / 45pp, red cloth with, gilt titles at cover, original wraps bound--in, "KY Feuds" written in ink at spine, copy generally clean and bright. James Claybourn Jones, born Floyd County, KY,… Read more about this item

Morley, MO: Breckinridge County Historical Society / Acclaim Press, 2011. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to. 240pp, index, profusely illustrated with historical photographs, dark red faux leather with gilt titles and emblem, very bright and clean, unmarked inside and out, an exceptional copy. Scarce..

Columbia, SC: Published by the Author, 2022. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to. 412pp, illustrated with over 100 maps, photographs, and ads, pictorial printed paper over boards with black titles, exceptionally fresh, bright, and clean, unmarked inside and out. A beautiful copy. A collection of over 1700 articles from the local newspapers of the day. From the rear cover, "Take… Read more about this item

No Place: Kentucky Department of Parks, 1959. Book. VG. Soft cover. 12mo. 40pp, listing of songs by Foster, numerous illustrations, including a full-page portrait of Foster, stiff printed wraps, very clean and bright, inside and out..

Harrodsburg: Kentucky Pioneer Memoial Association, 1924. Book. Illus. by W. W. Stephenson. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to. 63pp, occasional illustrations, including full-page portraits of Daniel Boone, and George Rogers Clark, each with facsimile signature, stiff printed wraps, with pictorial paper label showing the old fort at Harrod's Town, 1775, drawn by Stephenson, light general wear and soiling, minor white… Read more about this item

Middlesborough: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Dedication Committee Book. VG. Soft cover. 4th Edition. 8vo. No date, circa 1970's, 16pp, several full-page illustrations, stiff printed wraps, generally very clean and bright. Very scarce..

Louisville: The Courier Journal, 1975. Book. VG. Hardcover. Folio. 264pp, index, profusely illustrated with historical photographs, brown cloth with gilt titles, generally a clean, bright copy, inside and out, with very minor damp-staining noted at outer edge of final few pages, in a dust jacket with minor water staining along front edge of front panel, and lower corner of rear… Read more about this item

Morley, MO: Ballard-Carlisle County Kentucky Genealogical and Historical Society / Acclaim Press, 2013. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to. 200pp, index, profusely illustrated with historical photographs, very bright and clean, unmarked inside and out, an exceptional copy. Please note, despite the volume II designation, each volume was complete in itself and not issued as a set. Scarce..

Evansville: Unigraphic, Inc., 1972. Book. VG. Hardcover. 8vo. xiii, 245pp, xxxii index, illustrated with 12 full-page plates of historical photographs, generally 2 photos per page, and a full-page map frontis, reddish buckram with gilt titles at spine, light general wear-only, covers a bit dusty, interesting genealogical note at front fly: "This book belongs to / the Jones Berry families /… Read more about this item

Chicago: T. B. Arnold, Publishers, 1897. Book. Poor. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo. 110pp, green cloth with black titles and decorations, heavy general wear and soiling, damp-staining at covers, previous owner's inscription at front fly and title-page, rear inner hinge broken, contents generally clean and bright. Very scarce title from the Clark County, Kentucky, author, 1868 - 1934..

McClanahan Publishing House, Inc., 2000. Book. VG. Hardcover. 4to. 192pp, profusely illustrated, including maps, pictorial glossy covers, very bright and clean, inside and out, but for an interesting typed note attached at front pastedown by previous owner: "02-17-01 / Roots trip to LBL [Land Between the Lakes] and Trigg County KY, with / my sister, D____ P____ C____. Stayed all… Read more about this item

Harrodsburg: Published by the Author, 1935. Book. VG. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo. 5pp, printed wraps, spine starting to separate a couple inches at top, minor archival repair noted at front edges of pages, generally very bright and clean, but please note: paper is brittle; care must be exercised when handling to avoid chipping. Information is specific to KY, and… Read more about this item