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xx+162+xviiipp. Sm.8vo. Original cloth foxing to ffep and rear free-end paper, otherwise a very good copy. First edition. From the Library of John Lane Mullins (1857-1939) whose books were donated after his death to Saint Sofia's College in Sydney University, who typically marked them with one or two unobtrusive dewey numbers, a presentation bookplate, and sometimes a manilla pocket affixed to a rear endpaper.…

xx+162+xviiipp. Sm.8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper, some off-setting to endpapers, otherwise a very good copy. First edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. xii, 631 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm ISBN 9780898658729, 0898658721 OCLC 29354318 ; brick red cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Early days -- Justices of Isle of Wight -- A river port -- Wars with England -- The strange case of the two courthouses -- Education -- to 1870 by L.T. Hall -- A railroad town -- Windsor by Judith Robinson -- The blacks of Isle of Wight -- The Civil War -- Isle of Wight's beautiful farms -- Transportation and communication -- Education 1870 -- present by L.T. Hall -- Churches of Isle of Wight -- Monkey rum and postage stamps, the story of the post offices of Isle of Wight -- Business and industry -- The giant on the Blackwater River -- The first peanut king of the world -- The ham capital of the world -- Twentieth century wars -- Historical sites and place names -- Recreation in Isle of Wight -- Sheriffs, supervisors, and county administrators -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index ; SIGNED by author on title page ; thick volume ; copy of Virginia Lee Golden Batdorf RN, born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania and attended Elizabeth Buxton Hospital, Hampton Roads, VA Nursing School. As a registered nurse, she worked in the emergency room and the ICU at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta GA. She also worked for 20 years with the Atlanta Journal Constitution in Atlanta. ; FINE/FINE. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Red boards with lettering on the spine. Covers are well thumbed and rubbed. Head and tail of spine bumped, corners smooth and bear some wear. Spine sunned. Free endpapers, pastedowns and title pages bear moderate discolouration and foxing. Pages throughout are browned due to age. Page edges well thumbed, discoloured and foxed. Binding is tidy. This book is in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound.…