2020, ISBN: b1784621451e6f72d503c22d1dd9e4a0

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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 504, [2] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Sources. Notes. Index. Signe… Mehr…

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 504, [2] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Sources. Notes. Index. Signed by author. DJ has minor edge wear and soiling. Edward Ball is an American author with six books of history and biography. Ball is best known for books that explore race through family stories, including Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy (2020) and Slaves in the Family (1998). Edward Ball was born in 1958 in Savannah, Georgia to a religious, southern family. He is a son of Episcopal priest Theodore Ball and Janet Rowley Ball, a bookkeeper. Ball grew up in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana, as his family moved following his father's church assignments. Edward Ball received a B.A. from Brown University in 1982 and an M.A. from the University of Iowa in 1984. Slaves in the Family is a biographical historical account written by Edward Ball, published in 1998. The book is an account of the author's family origins, dating back to when they first arrived in America. It also outlines the lineage of the slaves long ago owned by his ancestors. Ball follows the stories of these people over many years as the families dispersed. Over time, the family earned the reputation as "the most prominent of South Carolina plantation owners." The author explores genealogy and history, via interviewing descendants from both groups. Stories from the black families are intense and varied, practically lacking in any kind of bitterness. The book depicts his family as being not the cruelest of slave owners. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. Derived from a Kirkus review: A journalist's exhaustively researched, intensely personal quest confronts the legacy of slavery connecting his South Carolina family and the people they enslaved. Ball's mission, in reckoning with a past for which he feels accountable, if not responsible, is twofold: explore the story of his white slave-owning ancestors and seek out descendants of the people they bought and sold. The former Village Voice columnist displays his journalistic moxie wading through the voluminous written record to flesh out the family character and track down slave descendants. Some were unaware of their ancestry. Others, like Emily Marie Frayer, whose parents were enslaved at Limerick, one of a dozen Ball plantations in the Charleston area, tapped a rich oral history that supplements Ball's research. Consumed with the question of how slavery shaped the identity of both black and white families, he struggles to divine his ancestors' attitude toward slaves, sifting conflicting evidence that suggests they were both kind masters and cruel taskmasters. He gets more grief from his own family than from blacks, who view his earnest apologies as largely irrelevant- though one man credits Ball with being `man enough' to try. `There is nothing I can do to give back for the pain that my family caused your family,' he tells Frayer, during an emotional trip to her birthplace. But in trying to make amends, he links several families (through Ball family papers recording slave purchases) to their African ancestry-a rare gift that does establish a vital entree to their past. Ball's impressive detective work and the black voices it records build a monumental and extraordinary case history of the rise and fall of institution of slavery in America. Together, their searing, soul-searching grappling with the past strikes deep at the heart of the country's enduring racial division., Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998, 3, London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1922. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart first edition copy of this anthology of lyric poetry by the notable author Thomas Hardy. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board. Small bookplate to the rear paste down. This anthology of Hardy's poetry contains the works Weathers, Summer Schemes, Jezreel and A Woman's Fancy amongst other verses. This collection is more musical than Hardy's other work, often fondly recalling past memories in ballad format. It opens with an Apology in prose. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally bright and smart, with only a little light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed, Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1922, 3<

1922, ISBN: b1784621451e6f72d503c22d1dd9e4a0

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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Near fine in fine dustwrapper. Ownership signature of Chester A. Garrison, a close friend and colleague o… Mehr…

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Near fine in fine dustwrapper. Ownership signature of Chester A. Garrison, a close friend and colleague of Malamud's in the English Department at Oregon State College (later University), and who along with his wife Louise were the dedicatees of a 1967 omnibus edition of Malamud's work, *The Malamud Reader.* Advance Review Copy with Author's Complimentary Slip stapled to the front fly, along with an Autograph Note Signed to Garrison apologizing for getting the book out to him late.Chester A. Garrison became friends with Malamud soon after Garrison joined the English Department at Oregon State College (now University) in 1954 where they bonded over being Easterners (Malamud from New York and Garrison from Jersey City) and their mutual interest in Thomas Hardy. Malamud's son Paul interviewed Garrison about their relationship for the book *The Magic Worlds of Bernard Malamud* (2001)., Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982, 4.5, on printed letterhead, Honolulu May 16th, 1927. 4to. 1 page. Dillingham apologizing for not having done anything for visiting friends of Roach's, discusses polo ponies and their breeding, and invites Roach to his ranch outside Honolulu for a game; mentions attending a Harvard Class Reunion. An uncommon business and Hawaiian autograph. Dillingham (1875-1963), American corporate executive, Harvard graduate (1902); chairman of Dillingham Corp., officer of Bank of Hawaii and other Hawaiian corporations; owned vast island acreage; member of Honolulu Polo and Racquet Club. Roach (1892-1992), famous American silent film director, producer, studio head. Developed comedy serials, "Laurel and Hardy"; "Our Gang"; later produced feature films only; won Oscars for "The Music Box" 1932; "Bored of Education" 1936.. Signed by Author(s). F. Soft cover., 0, London, Macmillan, 1922., 1922. First edition. 8vo. Dust jacket (undlipped). Very good. No signatures or bookplates. Notable for Hardy's 13-page introductory "Apology", dated February 1922: "About half the verses that follow were written quite lately. The rest are older.some.were overlooked in gathering previous collections." Purdy, pp. 214-27.. F. Hardcover., London, Macmillan, 1922., 1922, 0<

1922, ISBN: b1784621451e6f72d503c22d1dd9e4a0

London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1922. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart first edition copy of this anthology of lyric poetry by the notable author T… Mehr…

London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1922. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart first edition copy of this anthology of lyric poetry by the notable author Thomas Hardy. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board. Small bookplate to the rear paste down. This anthology of Hardy's poetry contains the works Weathers, Summer Schemes, Jezreel and A Woman's Fancy amongst other verses. This collection is more musical than Hardy's other work, often fondly recalling past memories in ballad format. It opens with an Apology in prose. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally bright and smart, with only a little light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed, Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1922, 3<