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Powell, William S. (introduction). THE JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES, OF THE PROVINCE OF NORTH-CAROLINA, 1749. Reproduced In Facsimile In Celebration.
With An Introduction By William S. Powell. Raleigh, N.C.: State Department of Archives and History. 1958. Second printing. Folio (9 3/4" x 13 1/4"). xix, [i], 14 pages. Yellow, green, white, and red marbled paper-covered boards, gray paper title label on front board (hardcover binding). List of source references for Powell's introductory essay. CONDITION: An As New copy, in the original State Department of Archives and History brown paper wrapper and protective cardboard. Pages unopened at top edges. A facsimile of the first known North Carolina imprint, originally published by James Davis in New Bern in 1749.. Of The 200th Anniversary Of The Establishment Of The Printing Press In North Carolina.

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Stick, David and William C. Friday. WILLIAM S. POWELL: NORTH CAROLINA HISTORIAN. Together With Proceedings Of A Banquet On The Occasion Of The Presentation Of.
8vo (6" x 9"). [viii], 43 pages. Pale blue printed wrappers, side-stapled (paperbound). Illustrated with twelve black & white photographs. Promotional sheet from the North Caroliniana Society laid in. Limited, numbered edition, signed by both authors on the title page. Copy #496 of 500 copies. A tribute to William S. Powell, professor of history at UNC-Chapel Hill, historian, and author from speeches given by David Stick (North Carolina historian and bookseller) and William C. Friday (former UNC-Chapel Hill president). Includes reprint of an article from "The Charlotte Observer" by Jack Claiborne and a bibliography of Powelll's writings from 1941 to 1985. North Caroliniana Society Imprints Number 10.. The North Caroliniana Society Award For 1985. Chapel Hill, N.C.: North Caroliniana Society, Inc. 1985. First edition.

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Powell, William S.: PARADISE PRESERVED: Chapel Hill, NC The University of North Carolina Press. 1965
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TRAVEL. ROANOKE: RALEIGH: 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches. 259 pages including Bibliography and index. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout the book. William S. Powell is a history professor emeritus of the University of North Carolina and a leading authority on the people and events that have shaped North Carolina over the last four centuries. Powell describes Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island, the child Virginia Dare, the play THE LOST COLONY -- an outdoor drama first produced in 1937, and a seasonal success ever since, and much more. // Spine ends bumped. Dulled gilt lettering on spine. Interior fine. / Dust jacket edgeworn with chipping and small tears. Wear at spine ends and corners. Very tiny pieces out at spine ends. Soil. In mylar protective cover. First Edition Good Hard Cover

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McPherson, Jane; North Carolina Commission on the Education and Employment of Women; Barber, Betty S. (executive director): The Status of Women in North Carolina, Raleigh North Carolina General Assembly 1974
ISBN: B000CDRFBW Near Fine

Very tight and square with minor edge rubbing to wraps and owner's stamp on rear endpaper. Errata sheet laid in. Typescript font. No evidence of reading wear. Scarce state-sponsored study of women's status in North Carolina in the mid-1970s. 210pp. Data are presented on the status and condition of women in North Carolina with regard to education, employment social concerns, legal and economic concerns, women in leadership (political and volunteer, with a registry of "Qualified Women" recommended), state government, recommendations. Acknowledgments, referencs, appendix. Members of the committee: McPherson, Caletha Mae Powell, Nancy W. Chase, Pat Locke, Edward L. Powell, Aggie Goins Deese, Philip Ralph Milroy; Betty S. Barber, executive director. Stated First Edition No Jacket Soft Cover 11.0" (28 cm) Tall

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