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The history of Charleston, home of Books Tell You Why, is one of the longest and most diverse of any community in the United States, spanning hundreds of years of physical settlement beginning in 1670 through modern times. We are proud to present a small selection of books about Charleston, from or about Charlestonians, local authors and local stories.
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Adams, F. C.
Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule Of South Carolina. With Views Of Southern Laws, Life, And Hospitality.
Washington: Buell & Blanchard, 1853. Original Cloth. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; [vi], 302, [2] pages. A handsome First Edition in dark green cloth, blind-stamped boards, gilt stamped spine in... (Book #34125)
Price: $220.00
Bayless, Charles N.
Charleston Ironwork - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Illustrated by Charles N. Bayless; B&W Photographs. Orangeburg, SC: Sandlapper Publishing Co, 1987. Cloth. First Edition; First Printing. Oblong 4to. First Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. From... (Book #29010)
Price: $150.00
Beardsley, John
Art And Landscape In Charleston And The Low Country - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Illustrated by Len Jenshel; Color Photographs. Washington: Spacemaker Press, 1998. Cloth. First Edition; First Printing. Square 4to; 166, [2] pages. A most attractive First Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in... (Book #19398)
Price: $90.00
Beardsley, John
Art And Landscape In Charleston And The Low Country - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Illustrated by Len Jenshel; Color Photographs. Washington: Spacemaker Press, 1998. Cloth. First Edition; First Printing. Square 4to; 166, [2] pages. First Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in an about Fine... (Book #19399)
Price: $150.00
Bulfinch, S[tephen] G[reenleaf]
Poems
Charleston, SC: James S. Burges, 1834. Original cloth. First Edition. [i-v] vi, [2], [9] 10-108 pages. First Edition in Good+ condition lacking front endpaper and paper label to spine with... (Book #50170)
Price: $390.00
Bull, Kinloch Jr.
The Oligarchs In Colonial And Revolutionary Charleston; Lieutenant Governor William Bull II And His Family - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1991. Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo. A handsome, unread First Edition/First Printing in about Fine condition in alike dustjacket; The story of... (Book #18681)
Price: $50.00
Burton, E. Milby
The Siege Of Charleston, 1861-1865 - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1970. Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo. A very handsome Edition/First Printing in Fine/Near Fine condition, dust jacket chipped in places and several... (Book #13129)
Price: $120.00
[The City Council of Charleston]
Proceedings At New Orleans, La. And Charleston, S. C.
Charleston, SC: Walker, Evans, & Cogswell Co. , Printers, 1893. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 23 pages. Overall Good condition. Stiched binding is starting to deteriorate with few leaves detached... (Book #45246)
Price: $150.00
Conroy, Pat
South Of Broad - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2009. Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author. 8vo; 528 pages. A stunning First Edition/First Printing in Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket... (Book #15660)
Price: $129.00
Conroy, Pat
South Of Broad - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2009. Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 528 pages. A stunning First Edition/First Printing in Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket; Conroy's first novel... (Book #15661)
Price: $60.00
Cooper, Lord Ashley
Lord Ashley Cooper's Dictionary Of Charlestonese
Charleston, SC: The News and Courier, 1950s. Pamphlet. First Edition. 8vo; 6 pages. A charming little booklet in Fine condition, The News and Courier started compiling this booklet in the... (Book #18974)
Price: $25.00
Cote, Richard N.
City Of Heroes, The Great Charleston Earthquake Of 1886 - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Mount Pleasant, SC: Corinthian Books, 2006. Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author. 8vo. A First Edition/First Printing in As New/As New condition, SIGNED by author Richard N. Cote... (Book #13125)
Price: $90.00
Cothran, James R.
Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Columbia, SC: The University of South Carolina Press, 2010. Cloth. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 201 pages. An elegant First Edition/First Printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket ;... (Book #45498)
Price: $110.00
[Crawford, William H.]
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting the Information Called For, by the Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 4th Instant, in Relation to Ships Engaged in the Slave Trade, Which Have Been Seized and Condemned
Washington, DC: E. De Krafft, 1819. First Edition. 8vo ; [1-2] 3 [4] 5-9 [10] pages. A bright First Edition in Very Good- condition with uncut, soiled, and creased leaves... (Book #50161)
Price: $120.00
Davis, Evangeline
Charleston Houses & Gardens
Illustrated by N. Jane Iseley; Photographs. Charleston, SC: Preservation Society of Charleston, 1975. 1/3 Cloth. Fourth Edition; First Printing. 4to. A handsome Fourth Edition in Fine condition in Very Good+... (Book #19349)
Price: $25.00
Davis, Rev. Tho[ma]s F., D.D.
A Sermon, Preached in St. Philip's Church, before the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the Diocese of South Carolina on Wednesday, February 8th, 1854
Charleston, SC: A. E. Miller, 1854. Original Wraps. First Edition. [1-3] 4-14, [2] pages. First Edition in Very Good condition with minor edgewear, chipping, and soiling; lacking rear wrapper; A.... (Book #50173)
Price: $160.00
Deas, Alston
The Early Ironwork of Charleston - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Illustrated by Richard J. Bryan; B & W Illustrations. Columbia, SC: Bostick & Thornley, Publishers, 1941. Cloth. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; [4], 5-111, [1] pages. A handsome First Edition/First... (Book #45239)
Price: $190.00
Donehue, J. Douglas
Charleston On The Air; A History Of Radio Broadcasting In Charleston, SC - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Charleston, SC: Rivers Enterprises, 2000. Cloth. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; vi, 124, [2] pages. An First Printing of the First Edition in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket... (Book #29604)
Price: $59.00
Doyle, Don H.
New Men, New Cities, New South: Atlanta, Nashville, Charleston, Mobile 1860 - 1910 - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1990. Softcover. First Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author. 8vo. First Softcover Edition/First Printing in Near Fine condition. Signed by author... (Book #19333)
Price: $40.00
Foster, Clarice and Lang
Beth's Pineland Village
B&W Photographs. Summerville, SC: The Summerville Preservation Society, 1988. Cloth. First Edition; Second Printing. 4to. An attractive First Edition/Later Printing in Fine condition in Very Good cream colored dustjacket, slightly... (Book #14709)
Price: $29.00
Fraser, Charles
A Charleston Sketchbook 1796-1806
Illustrated by Charles Fraser; Color Plates. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1959. 1/4 Cloth. Reprint Edition. 8vo; [vi], vii-xv, [xvi-xvii], 40 plates pages. A lovely edition re-produced by photo-offset... (Book #34333)
Price: $90.00
Fraser, West with Introductory Essays by Ted Phillips and Angela D. Mack
Charleston In My Time; The Paintings Of West Fraser
Illustrated by West Fraser; Color Paintings. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2001. Cloth. First Edition; First Printing. 4to; [xxxiv], 194, [4] pages. A stunning First Printing of the... (Book #29248)
Price: $40.00
Fraser, West with Introductory Essays by Ted Phillips and Angela D. Mack
Charleston In My Time; The Paintings Of West Fraser
Illustrated by West Fraser; Color Paintings. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2001. Cloth. First Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author. 4to; [xxxiv], 194, [4] pages. A stunning First... (Book #29370)
Price: $49.00
Hamilton, Elizabeth Verner
Storm Center - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Charleston, SC: Tradd Street Press, c1983. Cloth. First Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author. 8vo; xii, 176, [4], 2 leaves pages. First Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket... (Book #34149)
Price: $90.00
Harvey, James
Romantic Comedy in Hollywood, from Lubitsch to Sturges - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Photographs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. 1/4 Cloth. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo. A nice First Edition/First Printing, in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with slight edge wear... (Book #20585)
Price: $280.00
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