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Signed – Confederate Officer & Superintendent of The Citadel - Family Bible of Col. John Peyre Thomas Sr. (1833 to 1912)
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Price: $15,000.00 + $U.S. Shipping
Availability: 1 copy only
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📖 Pay close attention! About This Bible
Original 19th-century family Bible belonging to Colonel John Peyre Thomas Sr., Confederate officer, historian, South Carolina legislator, and Superintendent of The Citadel (1882 to 1885)​
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🖋 Why Collectors Value It
Author's signature & dated inscription: John Peyre Thomas, Columbia, S.C., Feb. 1888
Handwritten family records: Marriage entries of Thomas and Mary Caroline Gibbes (1855), as well as other family marriages recorded into the late 1800s.
Direct provenance to the Thomas family.
Historical Significance:
Thomas was a Citadel graduate, Confederate officer, and author of The History of the South Carolina Military Academy (1893). His leadership and writings made him a central figure in South Carolina education and Confederate history. Family Bibles with such clear, personal inscriptions and genealogical records from notable historical figures are exceedingly rare.
Condition:
Binding shows wear consistent with age; inscriptions remain legible and well-preserved.
A Rare Opportunity:
Suitable for advanced collectors of Civil War artifacts, South Carolina history, or Citadel memorabilia. A historically significant volume worthy of institutional or private collection.
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Green Thursday (1924) -Julia Peterkin
First Edition – Limited Copy – Fine Condition
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Price: $5,390.00 + $U.S. Shipping
Availability: 1 copy only
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📖 Now listen closely! About This Copy
Picture yourself owning a pristine, first and limited edition of Green Thursday, one of 2000 (only 1150 released for sale). Bound in original grass cloth boards with green linen spine and paper spine label, accompanied by a professionally restored dust jacket — exceedingly rare for this title. Housed in a custom drop-spine, cloth-covered clamshell box. This is truly the finest copy we have encountered in decades.
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🖋 Why Collectors Value It
Peterkin’s portrayal of rural Southern life won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1929; this early work captures her voice in its earliest prime.
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"A" is for Alibi (1982) - Sue Grafton
First Edition – Signed – As New
Price: $7,400.00 + $U.S. Shipping
Availability: 1 copy only
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📖 Pay close attention! About This Copy
Let me share with you a flawless, first edition of the first book in Sue Grafton’s iconic “Alphabet” series, signed boldly on the title page. Dust jacket is fine, with only a barely perceptible fold to the front flap. Includes two fine/fine book club copies for lending or display.
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🖋 Why Collectors Value It
This is the genesis of modern American detective fiction’s most beloved female sleuth — Kinsey Millhone. Signed first editions are increasingly scarce.
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