NY: Simonds & Wainwright, April, 1901. Carbon typescript of the report, on S&W company letterhead, unsigned by the company's preparing engineer. 4to. Title page, (6) pp. [rectos only]. Illustrated with a pen-and-ink cross view of the mine and two mounted photographs, picturing the hoisting engine building at the shaft entrance... More about SIMONDS & WAINWRIGHT, Chemical and Mining Engineers and Analysts. Report of North Carolina...

New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1857-1858. First edition (Weeks, p. 29: "The printing of these volumes was paid for by James C. Johnston of Edenton, N.C."). 8vo. 2 volumes: viii, 570, (2, ad leaf); vii, 607, (2, ad leaf) pp. Frontispiece portrait, engraved facsimile of Iredell's bookplate; errata slip... More about LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF JAMES IREDELL, One of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of...

Charlotte, NC: Observer Printing and Publishing House, 1897. First edition. 8vo. 21 pp. History of the Unity Presbyterian Church and its Lincoln County neighborhood. Drop-title: "The Broad Axe and the Forge." Thornton 8111. Rather uncommon, OCLC locates 13 copies, most in North Carolina. Very good. Original printed rose wrappers (soiled, a little chipped). (10228). More about THE BROAD AXE AND THE FORGE; or, A Narrative of Unity Church Neighborhood from Colonial Times...

Durham, NC: Seeman Printery, December, 1922. First edition, printed for friends only and not for public distribution. 4to. 16 pp. Poetry by the author and others, with a few short prose sketches. Illustrated with a single plate, of the author's dog Pompey Ducklegs. Inscribed by the author "about Easter 1923,"... More about SOME OLD FRIENDS AND NEW FOR SOME YOUNG FRIENDS AND OLD

Raleigh, NC: Fairview Farm (printed by the compiler), 1890. First edition. 8vo. (2), 27 pp. Describes 29 blood mares and colts for sale at the time the catalogue was issued. At head of title: "1890." Thornton 4086. OCLC locates this catalogue only for the farm (North Carolina). Still a good... More about FAIRVIEW FARM, Raleigh, N.C.: Catalogue of Highly Bred Trotting Stock, Owned by B. P. Williamson

London: Bernard Quaritch, 1893. Small 4to (22 cm.). vi, 46, (2) pp. Double-page map, 22 plates, each with a facing page of descriptive text, 5 plates, each with a page of descriptive text, (4, index). Thornton 5636. Very good. Original printed stiff gray wrappers (chipped at spine ends, some soiling). (10227). More about NARRATIVE OF THE FIRST ENGLISH PLANTATION OF VIRGINIA. First printed at London in 1588, now...

(New York: Spiral Press, 1952). First edition, 1/2200 copies, this one inscribed by the author on both front and rear endpapers. 8vo. (8) pp. Wood-engraved vignette by Fritz Eichenburg. Graham (1886-1972), one of the great North Carolinians of the 20th century, served as president of the University of North Carolina... More about THE FAITH AND HOPE OF AN AMERICAN [cover and drop-title

Raleigh, (NC): Printed by Joseph Gales & Son, 1832. First edition. 8vo. 16 pp. "With his recognized speaking ability, Gaston was invariably called upon to deliver commencement address by colleges and universities far and wide. One of his most outstanding orations he gave in June 1832 at the University of... More about ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE the Philanthropic and Dialectic Societies at Chapel-Hill, June 20, 1832...

Newbern, NC: Grand Lodge of North Carolina, 1851. Printed circular letter, small 4to (25 cm.), three paragraphs, on the first page of a bi-folium, the verso of the blank integral leaf employed as an address leaf (this copy addressed to the Secretary of Montgomery Lodge No. 31 / Zebulon Pike... More about PRINTED CIRCULAR LETTER to "every Subordinate Lodge in the United States, requesting a...

Raleigh, NC: Edwards & Broughton, Printers, 1901. First edition. 8vo. 42 pp. William Dickson (1739-1820), a native of Pennsylvania, relocated to Duplin County, North Carolina, becoming involved in public affairs in the 1760s; he was a member of the colonial assemblies, 1769-1771, and a delegate to provincial congresses in New... More about THE DICKSON LETTERS

Raleigh, (NC): Published by order of the State of North Carolina; Printed at the Inst. for the Deaf & Dub & the Blind, 1861. Only edition published in North Carolina (Parrish & Willingham records five other editions, or issues, published in Richmond, with one of those printed in Raleigh, by... More about THE VOLUNTEER'S HANDBOOK: Containing an Abridgement of Hardee's Infantry Tactics, Adapted to the...

[Edenton, NC: The author?], 1916. First edition. 8vo. 30, (1) pp. Two full-page plans. Includes naval actions in the Albemarle Sound. Thornton 3350. Very good. Original printed charcoal wrappers, stapled. (10341). More about THE CIVIL WAR IN CHOWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

(Charlotte, NC: The author [Blanchard Press, N. Y.], c1906). First edition, an elaborate promotional for the city. Narrow 4to (28 cm.). (6) pp. Color frontispiece of Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III, for whom the city is named, illustrated from photographs, featuring architecture of public building, churches, businesses, and... More about CHARLOTTE IN PICTURE AND PROSE: An Historical and Descriptive Sketch of Charlotte, North...