Face of an Island
Columbia, SC: R.L. Bryan Company, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Square quarto. 12.5 x 12.5 in. Unpaginated. Fully illustrated with black & white reproductions of photographs made from glass plates by Leigh Richmond Miner. Near fine in original cloth boards with faint shelfwear and foxing to edge of text block, and a good pictorial dust jacket with chipping along edges, some loss to head and foot of spine, a few longer closed tears to front flap hinge. Additionally, a previous owner has added some external tape repair to a few spots. Near fine / Good. Item #9544
A photographic history of the historically African-American (and Gullah) Penn School, as well as life post-emancipation on St. Helena Island, off the coast of South Carolina, in the early 1900s.
Oversized edition, additional postage will apply if beyond media rate.
Price: $150.00