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Beginnings of West Tennessee-Williams
Item #: TEN-002380

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First edition, 1930 by Samuel Cole Williams and number 17 of Stanley Horn's top twenty Tennessee books. Wear to the spine at top and bottom and sides with scattered spotting. Considerable wear to the tips of the boards. Clean interior.

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Price: $157.50 USD
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Early Travels in the Tennessee Country-Williams
Item #: TEN-002379

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First Edition, 1928 by Samuel Cole Williams and number 20 on Stanley Horn's twenty important Tennessee books. Minor wear to the spine but corners bumped and turned inward. Very minor mottling of the cover and some light stains. Clean interior.

Shipping Weight: 4 lbs
Price: $250.50 USD
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General John T Wilder
Item #: TEN-002378

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First Edition, 1936 of this book by Samuel C Williams on the life of John Wilder, Commander of the Lightning Brigade. Scarce book by Williams in good condition with the exception of some wear to the upper and bottom area of the spine. Slight wear to the tips. Clean interior. Library plate of a previous owner.

Shipping Weight: 3 lbs
Price: $250.00 USD
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Dawn of Tennessee Valley and Tennessee History
Item #: TEN-002377

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First Edition, 1937, Watauga Press, by Samuel Cole Williams. Number 18 on Stanley Horn's top twenty important Tennessee books. Some wear to the top and bottom of the spine and tips. Actually a real nice specimen with clean interior. Library plate of previous owner with the name cut out.

Shipping Weight: 3.5 lbs
Price: $150.50 USD
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History of the Lost State of Franklin-First
Item #: TEN-002376

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First Edition, 1924, Watauga Press, by Samuel Cole Williams. Number 16 on Stanley Horn's top twenty important Tennessee books. Edge wear to the spine and tips and wear to the gilt on the spine. Moisture circle on front board where some type of bottle had been placed on it. Some splits in the seam on page preceding title page. Clean interior.

Shipping Weight: 3 lbs
Price: $250.00 USD
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Natural & Aboriginal History of Tennessee-Haywood
Item #: TEN-002375

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This is the 1959 edition of Haywood's important work. Very nice copy except for a dented side edge of the front cover.

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $75.50 USD
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French Broad-Holston Country-First Edition
Item #: TEN-002263

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This is a history of Knox County Tennessee. Published in 1946 by the East Tennessee Historical Society. Very clean interior, some shelf wear to the spine. Scan has distorted the look of the book.

Shipping Weight: 3 lbs
Price: $30.50 USD
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Twelfth of August-W R Morris
Item #: TEN-002258

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This is the 4th printing, 1973 from Aurora Published. Story of Buford Pusser of McNairy County. Pretty nice dust cover, with some chipping and a few tears. Still has a nice appearance. Shelf wear to top and bottom of spine. Fly page has a small area at top corner which is messy looking, perhaps remnants of a price sticker and pencil marking which were too heavy. Interior very clean. Cheapest price on the web at the time of this listing.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $45.50 USD
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Ensworth-The First Twenty-Five Years-Ann Wells
Item #: TEN-002256

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Published in 1982 by Ensworth School. Chipping and small tears to the dust cover. Minor shelf wear to the spine of the cloth book.

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $12.50 USD
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Physicians of Williamson County
Item #: TEN-002223

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First edition of this limited printed book in 1997. Some shelf wear to the top and bottom spine. Author Hudson Alexander and published by the Williamson Medical Center

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $35.50 USD
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Samuel Doak-William Calhoun
Item #: TEN-002222

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Limited, private printing in 1966 regarding the life and family of Samuel Doak. Pasted in private library book plate and two ink stamps of name and address of the previous owner on inside of front cover. Also a large and long inscription by the person who gave her the book. Bumped edge and wear to the top and bottom spine.

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $15.50 USD
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Thomas A R Nelson of East Tennessee
Item #: TEN-002189

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Book printed by the Tennessee Historical Commission written by Thomas B Alexander. Shelf wear to the spine and tips of the boards

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $20.50 USD
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Davidson County-Clayton
Item #: TEN-002171

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Publisher: Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & Co., 1880.; Original brown cloth with leather spine. Large, heavy book. First edition. Splits in the leather spine, gilt has worn off the front board. Heavy wear to the tips and edges. Two ink signatures and inscription of previous owners. Front hinge partially detached and back hinge loose. Last page of the index and blank pages loose in the back. Nevertheless this is about as good as this book gets Update: The covers now have completely separated from the binding.

Shipping Weight: 6.5 lbs
Price: $200.00 USD
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Steamboatin' on the Cumberland
Item #: TEN-002028

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This book is by Byrd Douglas, printed in 1961 by the Tennessee Book Company. Tears and chipping to the dust cover

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $20.50 USD
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Life Story of Robert Thomas Creighton
Item #: TEN-002026

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This book was written by Wilbur Foster Creighton in 1967. 69 pages. Average condition.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $12.50 USD
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History of Navigation on Tennessee River System
Item #: TEN-002025

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This book was printed in 1937 by the TVA. Ink presentation to a prior owner by someone. Stamped number 5 in red ink on back inside cover. Average condition

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $12.50 USD
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Redeemers Bourbons & Populists-Roger Hart
Item #: TEN-002024

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Published in 1975 by LSU Press. First Edition. Dust cover has some wear, faded at the spine and tiny tears and some chipping. Tennesseee Politics between the years 1870-1896.

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $12.50 USD
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A Guide to Tennessee
Item #: TEN-002023

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New York , NY The Viking Press 1939. Good with no dust jacket. Green cover with gold print. Endpapers discolored. Map in pocket on back cover. This is a nice example of the first edition which was a product of the WPA Federal Writers Project.

Shipping Weight: 3 lbs
Price: $25.50 USD
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W C T U in the Volunteer State
Item #: TEN-002022

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This book was written by Mattie Duncan Beard. First Edition, 1962 edition by the Kingsport Press. Inscription of the author. Nice clean copy with some wear to the dust cover, stains, chipping, tiny tears. Laid in is a letter on the letter head of the Tennessee Woman's Christian Temperance Union regarding a reception being held and signed by Mrs. Beard.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $20.50 USD
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A Political Register- William Brownlow
Item #: TEN-002021

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Complete title of this book is Title is: Political Register Setting Forth the Principles of the Whig and Locofoco Parties in the United States, with the Life and Public Services of Henry Clay. This is a facsimile copy of the original edition by the Reprint Company in 1974. Minor shelf wear.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $25.50 USD
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Children of Nashville-Sarah Foster Kelley-First
Item #: TEN-002019

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First edition of this rare and important work on the lineages of James Robertson. Presentation copy by the author. Printed in 1977 by the Blue & Gray Press, copy 1011. For some reason this book is frequently found in bad condition. You can see in the scan how horrible the dust cover looks. The boards and exterior of the book is in good condition. A one inch brown stain (coffee?) begins on the front fly page and off and on throughout the closed pages of the book. Only on the about first 40 pages is the stain on the pages but is not extensive. Also what looks like a large water stain on the closed pages in the middle section. The spine of the dust cover presents well.

Shipping Weight: 3.5 lbs
Price: $250.50 USD
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Men Who Made Sewanee
Item #: TEN-002010

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Soft bound booklet which covers the lives of the men who were crucial to Sewanee's history-James Otey, Leonidas Polk, Charles Quintard, Kirby Smith, and others. This is the 1981 edition. Authors are Guerrry and Chittys. Nice condition with the exception of tiny tears at top and bottom of spine. One at the top and one at the bottom.

Shipping Weight: 0.13 lb
Price: $60.50 USD
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Beginnings on Market Street- Fedora Frank
Item #: TEN-002009

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Book written about the early Jewish pioneers of Nashville. First editiion 1876. Some chipping and small missing areas and tears to the dust cover. Book itself is in excellent condition.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $40.50 USD
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Growing up in Edgefield
Item #: TEN-002008

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Soft bound booklet wirtten by Amelia Whitsitt and Amelia Edwards, published in 1998. Minimal wear

Shipping Weight: 0.13 lb
Price: $15.50 USD
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Northwest Davidson County-John P Graves
Item #: TEN-001981

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This book was published in 1975. This is the scarce first edition of a limited edition, this one being 713. Signed by Graves under the number. Includes historical sketches of Bordeaux, Jordonia, Socttsboro, Bell's Bend, Joelton, White's Creek, Union Hill, Lickton, Bull Run and the Marrowwbone. Paper address label of previous owner on inside of front board. Some shelf wear to the spine and two indentations in the upper edge of the boards. Other than that a very clean copy, much cleaner than the scan shows. Laid in is an old newspaper clipping about the author.

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $77.50 USD
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Facsimile Copy of Life As It Is-J. W. M. Breazeale
Item #: TEN-001980

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This book is listed in Stanley Horni's Most Important 20 Tennessee Books. This reprint was limited to 999 copies. This is number 835. Elder publisher. Clean interior with minor wear to boards. Dust cover has some chipping and a chunk out of the front. Spine dust cover has been faded by the sun. Laid in are the list by Horn and a presentation letter by the Kingsport Civitan Club to their President. An important & scarce book, listed in Howse, recording the history of the conflict of the early Tennessee settlers with the Indians.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $40.50 USD
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James K Polk-John Farrell
Item #: TEN-001961

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Ink inscription of owner, date, and notation of buying it at the old Polk home. First edition, printed in 1970 by Oceana

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $35.50 USD
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Guide to Processed Manuscripts of the THS
Item #: TEN-001960

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This thin book was published by the Tennessee Historical Commission in 1969, edited by Harriet Owsley. Useful index in the back for researchers. Ink name and address of previous ownder and two stmped name and address of the same individual. Also a stamp on the back inside board.

Shipping Weight: 1.3 lbs
Price: $15.50 USD
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Upper Tennessee-T J Campbell
Item #: TEN-001959

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First edition of this scarce book. Considerable wear to the top edge of the board, front and back. Looks like a small dog may have chewed on it for awhile. Gilt worn off the spine and shelf wear to spine. Binding intact and interior has no problems.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $50.50 USD
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Village Green-Greenbrier Tennessee
Item #: TEN-001926

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Privately printed book in 1983 by Doris Moss Hill and Marjorie Shores Pike. 151 pages with photographs. Some shelf wear to the spine.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $55.50 USD
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Call Me Hillbilly-Gladys Trentham Russell
Item #: TEN-001924

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Soft bound booklet, 3rd printing in l975. "A Personal Account of Growing Up In the Smokies Near Gatlinburg." Sevier County. 92 pages with many photographs.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $8.50 USD
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A Light on the Cumberland Plateau-Baxter Seminary
Item #: TEN-001923

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This book was published in 1975. Hardback book is clean, dust cover is crumpled looking. Methodist

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $15.50 USD
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Fighting Tennesseans-George Gaines
Item #: TEN-001921

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First edition of this very scarce book, printed in 1931. Ink presentation inscription by someone to the original owner. Shelf wear to the spine, otherwise as nice copy

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $47.50 USD
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Story of Gatlinburg-First-Jeanette Greve
Item #: TEN-001919

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This book was printed in 1931. Gilt is partially missing on the spine and minor shelf wear.

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $60.50 USD
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Nashville-A Short History and Selected Buildings
Item #: TEN-001899

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This book was edited by Eleanor Graham and published in 1974 by the Historical Commission. Ink inscription on interior fly page. Remnants of something which was removed from the back interior backing. Stain on the closed pages.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $10.50 USD
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Obituaries from Tennessee Newspapers
Item #: TEN-001834

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Compiled by Jill Garrett and printed by the Southern Historical Press in 1980. Sticker of previous owner in front and back with ink notation of the price also in the front and back. Shelf wear to the spine and wear to the tips of the board. Poor scan has caused the faulty physical appearance of the book. Some check marks and under linings in the inside of the book in red ink. Used by a geneologist.


This is an interesting book.  Some of the Obits read like a novel. I got caught up in it.

Shipping Weight: 0.13 lb
Price: $35.50 USD
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History of Wilson County-Merritt
Item #: TEN-001797

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1961 Edition of this book by Dixon Merritt. Minor shelf wear

Shipping Weight: 3.5 lbs
Price: $47.50 USD
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The Friersons of Zion Church-1972 Reprint
Item #: TEN-001747

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Theodore Frierson Stephenson is the author of this book. Covers the descendants of the Frierson family. Normal wear.

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $45.50 USD
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Bob Taylor and the Agrarian Revolt in Tn-1935
Item #: TEN-001713

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First edition of this book by Daniel Merritt Robison. Acidic toning on the fly pages and spotting on the closed pages.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $20.50 USD
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Nashville-Beloved Hearthstone-Biography-A L Crabb
Item #: TEN-001712

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Marie Nenley is the author of this biography of Alfred Leland Crabb. This is the second limited edition. Signed by the author. Tear on the dust cover at the bottom of the spine and a large water stain covering the top right hand portion, not affecting the board.

Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Price: $20.50 USD
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Let the Glory Out-Al Gore-Authographed First
Item #: TEN-001705

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Al Gore Sr has authographed this book. Dust cover has some blue ink on it where the lower spine had evidently gotten some moisture. Shows slightly on the front of the spine, which is also slightly faded by the sun.

Shipping Weight: 3 lbs
Price: $40.50 USD
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William G Brownlow-Coulter
Item #: TEN-001704

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Good condition on this 1971 reprint edition with only minor wear to the dust cover.

Shipping Weight: 3 lbs
Price: $20.50 USD
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Background in Tennessee-Evelyn Scott
Item #: TEN-001682

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First edition with the library plate of the previous owner and ink writing identifying it as a first edition. Some damage to the board which is an area on the lower spine and extending to the back board which may have been caused by moisture. There is also a half inch thin swab of what looks like white paint on the fold of the spine. Dust cover aslo has some damage, with tears and chipping and chunk out of the lower spine cover and a smaller area missing at the top spine cover.

Shipping Weight: 3.5 lbs
Price: $20.50 USD
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The Tennessee-The New River-Donald Davidson
Item #: TEN-001681

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First Edition. Considerable shelf wear to the spine on the boards and tears and chipping to the dust cover with a rather large chunk out of the lower spine cover. Ink signature of the previous owner.

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $17.50 USD
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The Tennessee-The Old River-Donald Davidson
Item #: TEN-001680

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First edition with dust cover which has some minimal wear.

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $17.50 USD
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History of Sweetwater Valley-W B Lenoir
Item #: TEN-001661

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First edition. Cloth hinge has broken down and front and back board is loose. Rest of the book is still bound together. Spot of what looks to be white paint on the front board. Considerable wear to the spine edges which have frayed away.

Shipping Weight: 4 lbs
Price: $150.50 USD
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Nancy Ward-Robert Adams-Signed by Illustrator
Item #: TEN-001660

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Some wear to the dust cover, including a tear at the top fold. Inscribed by Ben Hampton, the illustrator.

Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs
Price: $155.50 USD
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Echoes of the Bell Witch-Brehm
Item #: TEN-001334

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Softbound little booklet with 65 pages. Title is Echoes of the Bell Witch in the Twentieth Century by H C Brehm, printed in Nashville in 1987. Fold lenthwise on back cover, crease on front cover, and some scattered stains on the interior pages.

Shipping Weight: 0.8 lb
Price: $20.50 USD
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Ingram's Authenticated History-Bell Witch-Reprint
Item #: TEN-001333

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This is the 1961, softbound booklet of M V Ingram book, originally published in 1894. Clean copy, slight fold marks on cover but not creases. Slight water stain covering an area on the back pages, visible on the closed pages only and a tiny area on the back fly page. hardly worth mentioning.

Shipping Weight: 1.5 lbs
Price: $30.50 USD
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Infamous Bell Witch of Tennessee-Price
Item #: TEN-001332

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This book was printed in 1994 by the Overmountain Press in Johnson City, Tennessee. Author Charles Edwin Price. Small spot on both interior page, shelf wear to boards and considerable wear to the dust cover along both folds and some chipping to upper and lower spine with some cracks in the surface of the spine dust cover.

Shipping Weight: 1.5 lbs
Price: $20.50 USD
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