George gilmer (17 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 106 pages; A comprehensive account, impressively illustrated. Description: 106 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Fly fishing. 1 Kg.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. No Jacket. Sketches of Some of the First Settlers of Upper Georgia, of the Cherokees, and the Author. George R. Gilmer. Paperback, (1926), Illus., 464 pp. The first part of his book is an account of the settlement made by a number of Virginia families on Broad River, immediately after the revolutionary war. In tracing the causes of the present happy condition of the people of Georgia to the character of the settlers, the Author infers that low, impotent, beggarly men and women had not the strength, activity, enterprise, nor spirit, to separate themselves from their accustomed haunts, their kindred and country, to encounter untried and unknown difficulties in a new land beyond a vast ocean. And that the strong, the brave, the determined to be free, must have made up the migrating class from Europe to the Colonies. He shows how the descendants of these emigrants, operated upon by the desire of bettering their condition, left the old States to form settlements in the new. How the Harvies, Meriwethers, Taliaferros, Gilmers, Mathewses, Barnetts, Crawfords, Johnsons, Jordans, and McGehees removed, with their families, from Virginia to Broad River at different times from 1733 to 1790. How they were descended from the most vigorous and industrious class of the Irish, Scotch, English and Welsh. And how the Dutch, French and Italian blood added to the crossings which gave value to the stock. He describes how these settlers formed the most intimate friendly social union ever known among the same number of persons; how exceedingly active they were in business; economical in their expenditures; honest in their business dealings, and how they prospered beyond example. He hopes that though now scattered widely apart through the southern and southwestern States, his book may unite them together once more in the kind feelings of kinsfolk. The second part describes the settlement made by the North Carolinians in that part of Georgia which is now included in the counties of Wilkes and Lincoln. The Author shows that some of them were prominent among the southern people in their struggle for independence, and that many have filled the highest offices of the State since that struggle ended successfully. He mentions as particularly distinguished' Clarke, Dooly, Hart, Jack and Dabney. The third part describes the Creek and Cherokee Indians; the relations between them, Georgia, and the United States; the causes and manner of their removal to the west of the Mississippi, and some incidents in the private and public life of the Author. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dust jacket placed in a protective mylar cover by previous owner for preservation. Gift inscription written on fron end paper. Pages are unmarked. Binding is secure. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

4°, Olwd. mit Schutzumschlag. 1. Aufl. 66 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, Schutzumschlag etwas berieben und kl. Randeinrisse, sonst guter und sauberer Zustand Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 360.

Zustand: New. In English.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Hardcover. 500cc. 458pp; Prelims and edges of textblock foxed, else very good in publisher's green cloth.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Hardcover. 500cc. 458pp; index printed separately and affixed to the rear endpaper. Some foxing to prelims and edges of textblock, pencil gift inscription on front free endpaper, boards lightly scuffed with a couple of spots on the rear, else very good in publisher's green cloth.…

First edition. 8vo. 47 pp. "The course of this essay, will be to described the remarkable facts, which happened, and influential individuals who lived, previous to the time of the commencement of this College [1801]." OCLC locates eight copies (New York Public, Georgia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Virginia Historical Society Virginia, Wisconsin Historical Society). Not in the De Renne catalogue. Original printed self-wrappers (title leaf and final page browned, some storage soiling and light foxing), stitching renewed. Very good. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. 587p + ads, octavo. Map plus a four page publisher's catalogue in rear. A fine fresh copy in gray green cloth, gilt title on spine still present. Scarce thus.

First edition. 8vo. 587 pp. Portrait, map; publisher's 4-page catalogue. Gilmer (1790-1859) served two terms as Governor of Georgia, 1829-1831, when two important United States Supreme Court decisions, "Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia" and "Worcester vs. Georgia," were decided, and 1837-1839, when the tragic Trail of Tears events took place. This copy inscribed by Gilmer on the dedication leaf "Presented to George H. Chrisman / by the Author," and is annotated by him in ink throughout with additions, corrections, and deletions. Howes G-186. Sabin 27440. Eberstadt 115, 449: "A source book of the first importance." Harwell "Georgiana" 42: "Known affectionately by scores of delighted readers as 'Gilmer's Georgians,' this book recreates with humor, compassion, joy, and prejudice those days when the territory northwest of Atlanta was still frontier. These intimate glances at the early settlers, former Virginians and Carolinians, of course, as no self-respecting Savannahan would ever venture north of the Chatham County line, gave entertainment to general readers and still fill in numerous blank lines on charts for genealogists." De Renne catalogue III, p. 571. Scattered foxing, but a good solid copy of a rare book. Original brown cloth (rubbed, spine faded, spine ends worn, joints partly eroded. (9220).…

Printed circular letter, 8 ¾ x 7 inches, seeking information to help Gilmer present an essay "descriptive of the literature of Georgia" at "the next College commencement to celebrate the passing by of the first semi-century since its organization" and posing more than a dozen questions concerning the schools, books, and teachers, and other literary habits for his correspondent's county (spaces in the questions have been left for indicating county names; this example "Harris"). The resulting essay was published in 1851 (The Literary Progress of Georgia . delivered before the society of alumni Athens, GA, 1851, 47 pp.). Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Very good.…

Four rare 19th century Creek Indian land surveys and lottery winning land grants signed by 3 different Georgia Governors. Octavo, eight pages partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the collection includes: grant for land lot 156 in Muscogee County, Georgia, surveyed in 1826 and granted in 1832 to David Maw, signed by Wilson Lumpkin at the bottom edge, official wax seal attached by a pale red ribbon; grant for land lot 167 in Muscogee County, Georgia, surveyed in 1826 and granted in 1832 to James Bridges, signed by Wilson Lumpkin at the bottom edge, official wax seal attached by a pale red ribbon; grant for land lot 160 in Muscogee County, Georgia, surveyed in 1826 and granted in 1827 to Joseph Lockaler, signed by Georgia Governor George M. Troup at the bottom edge, tied with a pale red ribbon but missing the official wax seal; grant for land lot 166 in Muscogee County, Georgia, surveyed in 1826 and granted in 1830 to Widow Martha Sayer, signed by Governor George Gilmer at the bottom edge, official wax seal attached by a pale red ribbon. In very good condition with some toning, a few closed tears. The pieces measure approximately 9.75 inches by 8 inches. The Muscogee, or Creek, people historically resided in what now comprises southern Tennessee, much of Alabama, western Georgia and parts of northern Florida. Most of the tribe were forcibly removed to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) by the federal government in the 1830s during the Trail of Tears, although a small group of the Muscogee Creek Confederacy remained in Alabama. During this period, the state of Georgia began using land lotteries as a means of land redistribution where citizens could register for a chance to win lots of land that had been appropriated by the State of Georgia or the Federal government from the Muscogee and the Cherokee Nation.…