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	Author: Hall, Basil, 1788-1844. Title: Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea, and the great Loo-Choo island; with an appendix, containing charts, and various hydrographical and scientific notices. By Captain Basil Hall...And a vocabulary of the Loo-Choo languages, by H. J. Clifford... Publisher: London, J. Murray, 1818. Description: xv, [1], 222, cxxx, [72] p. incl. col. front. plates (part col.) maps (part fold.) diagr. 28 cm. LC Subject(s): Ryukyuan language. Voyages and travels. Korea--Description and travel. Ryukyu Islands--Description and travel. Other Contributors: Clifford, Herbert John. Location: Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: DS895.R9 H2
	Author: Harris, Thaddeus Mason, 1768-1842. Title: Biographical memorials of James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia in North America. Publisher: Boston, Printed for the author. 1841. Description: Book xxii, 424 p. illus. 23cm. LC Subject(s): Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785. Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: F289 .O34
	Author: Carter, Edward Randolph, 1858- Title: The Black Side; a partial history of the business, religious and educational side of the negro in Atlanta, Ga. Publisher: Atlanta, Ga., 1894. Description: xi, [11]-319 p., plates, ports. (incl. front.) Subject(s): African Americans--Georgia. Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: Rare Bk E185.93 .G4 C323
	Author: Wymberley Jones De Renne Georgia Library, Wormsloe. Title: Catalogue of the Wymberley Jones De Renne Georgia library at Wormsloe, isle of Hope near Savannah, Georgia ... Publisher: Wormsloe, Privately printed, 1931. Description: Book 3 v. fronts. (v. 1: port.) facsims. (incl. maps) 29 cm. LC Subject(s): Georgia Bibliography. Confederate States of America Bibliography. Notes: Paged continuously. "Three hundred copies of this catalogue have been printed in Caslon monotype on Rives handmade paper at the Plandome press, New York. This copy is no. 82." Compiled by Azalea Clisbee from catalogue cards prepared under the supervision of Leonard L. Mackall, librarian from 1916-18. cf. Pref. "The elaborate bibliographical descriptions... of many of the earlier or rarer items, and of the `Wormsloe editions,' are the work of Dr. George Watson Cole."--Compiler's note. "Preface: The founder and the library. The catalogue. By Leonard L. Mackall": v. 1, p. xi-xxiv. Other Contributors: Mackall, Leonard L. (Leonard Leopold), 1879-1937. Clisbee, Azalea. Cole, George Watson, 1850-1939. Link Resource: http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/ugafax/Z1273xD46 Table of Contents: I. Books: 1760-1836. II. Books: 1836-1891. III. Books: 1891-1929. Newspapers. Maps & engravings. Bibliography. Addends. Index. Call Number: No call number available.
	Author: Tyson, Winston C. Title: Celestial amusements; or, Belles and beaux at Hay-Mount ... Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Astronomy. Astronomy--Study and teaching. Publisher: Augusta, Ga., H.D. Norrell, Publisher, 1860. Description: 180 p. 18 cm. Notes: "The authoress does not presume to have written a scientific work ... In treating the subject of astronomy she has adopted the arrangement of a standard author ... The additional pieces are mostly sketches of real life." Location: .Main 3rd floor Georgia Room (Hargrett) Call Number: QB61 .T994
	Other Author(s): Title: The College-Bred Negro. Report of a Social Study made under the direction of Atlanta University; together with the Proceedings of the Fifth Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems, held at Atlanta University, May 29-30, 1900. Edited by W. E. Burghardt DuBois. Publisher: Atlanta University Press, Atlanta, Georgia, 1900. Description: Book. 8vo. Title-page, 115, [3] pp. (Atlanta University Publications. No. 5.) With covers. Notes: Cover inscription: "Here is something that may interest you; showing what the negro colleges are doing, while ours are pleading for their very existence. Clark Howell." Location: Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: DER 1900 D8
	Other Author(s): Turner, J. A. Title: The countryman. Primary Material: Periodical Publisher: Turnwold, Ga. : [s.n.], 1862-1866. Description: 21 v. ; 31 cm. Weekly Suspended intermittently. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 4, 1862)-v. 21, no. 15 (May 8, 1866) Notes: "Published in the Country, on a Southern Plantation, and Devoted to the Editor's Opinions." Editor: J.A. Turner. Location: Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: AP2 .C84
	Title: Curtis's botanical magazine. Publisher: London, New York [etc.] Bentham-Moxon Trust, Royal Botanic Gardens, in association with Curwen Books [etc.] Description: 170 v. ill. 26 cm. v. 15-184; 1801-1983. Notes: For holdings see serials records. Subject(s): Botany--Periodicals. Continues: Botanical magazine Continued by: Kew magazine Location: Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: Rare Bk QK1 .C981 Number of Items: 61 Volumes Owned: v. 1 - v. 75 (1790 - 1849) v. 77 - v. 82 (1851 - 1856)
	Author: Eickemeyer, Rudolf, 1862-1932. Title: Down south; pictures by Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr., with a pref. by Joel Chandler Harris. Publisher: New York, R. H. Russell, 1900. Description: Book [47] p. illus. 37 cm. LC Subject(s): African Americans Social life and customs Pictorial works. Southern States Social life and customs 1865- Pictorial works. Other Contributors: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908. Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: F210 .E341
	Author: Lacy, Thomas Hailes, 1809-1873. Title: Female costumes, historical, national, and dramatic : in 200 plates / collected & edited by Thomas Hailes Lacy. Other Title: Lacy's dramatic costumes. Publisher: London : [Lacy], 1865. Description: 4 p., 204 leaves of plates : col ill. ; 28 cm. LC Subject(s): Costume--Pictorial works. Actresses--Costume. Notes: Running title: Lacy's dramatic costumes. Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: GT513 .L32
	Author: Longstreet, Augustus Baldwin, 1790-1870. Title: Georgia scenes, characters, incidents, &c. in the first half century of the Republic. By a native Georgian. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Georgia--Social life and customs. Publisher: New York, Harper & brothers, 1840. Description: 2d ed. with original illustrations. 214 p. front., plates. 20 cm. Notes: "A series of newspaper sketches of humble life in the South." Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: Rare Bk PS2299 .L857 G352 1840
	Author: Challamel, Augustin, 1818-1894. Other Author(s): Hoey, Frances Cashel, 1830-1908. Lillie, John. Title: The history of fashion in France; or, The dress of women from the Gallo-Roman period to the present time. From the French of M. Augustin Challamel. By Mrs. Cashel Hoey and Mr. John Lillie. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Costume--France--History. Publisher: New York, Scribner & Welford, 1882. Description: xii, 293, [1] p. col. plates. 26 cm. Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: GT850 .C4 1882
	Author: Meigs, William Montgomery, 1852-1929. Title: Life of Josiah Meigs, by his great-grandson Wm. M. Meigs. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Meigs, Josiah, 1757-1822. Publisher: Philadelphia [J.P. Murphy, printer] 1887. Description: xi, 132 p. front. (silhouette) 24 cm. Location: Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: CT275 .M512 M5
	Author: Anderson, Robert, 1819- Title: The life of Rev. Robert Anderson.... Publisher: Macon, Ga., Printed for the author, 1892. Description: 195 p. front., port. 24 cm. LC Subject(s): Anderson, Robert, 1819- Location: Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: BX8473 .A549 A3 1892
	Author: Lacy, Thomas Hailes, 1809-1873. Title: Male costumes, historical, national, and dramatic : in 200 plates / collected & edited by Thomas Hailes Lacy. Other Title: Lacy's dramatic costumes. Publisher: London : [Lacy], 1868. Description: 4 p., 200 leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 28 cm LC Subject(s): Costume--Pictorial works. Actors--Costume. Notes: Running title: Lacy's dramatic costumes. Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: GT513 .L33
	Author: Perceval, John, Earl, 1683-1748. Title: Manuscripts of the Earl of Egmont. Diary of Viscount Percival afterwards first Earl of Egmont... Other Title: Diary of Viscount Percival... Publisher: London, H.M. Stationery off., 1920-23. Description: 3 v/ 24 cm. LC Subject(s): Great Britian--History--Sources. Notes: At head of title: Historical manuscripts commission. Vol 1. issued as Papers by command, Cd. 8264 (Gt. Brit. Parliament) Vol. 2 and 3 have title:...Manuscripts of the Earl of Egmont. Diary of the first Earl of Egmont (Viscount Percival)... Other Contributors: Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. Table of Contents: I. 1730-1733. 1920. II. 1734-1738, 1923. III. 1739-1747: with appendices and index. 1923. Location: Main 3rd floor Georgia Room (Hargrett Library). Call Number: Ga Room DA501.E31m.
	Author: Baldwin, Loammi, 1780-1838. Title: Report on the Brunswick canal and rail road, Glynn County, Georgia. With an appendix containing the charter and commissioner's report. by Loammi Baldwin. Publisher: Boston, J. H. Eastburn, printer, 1837. Description: 48 p. fold. map. 26 cm. LC Subject(s): Railroads--Georgia--Georgia. Canals--Georgia. Other Contributors: Brunswick Canal and Railroad Company. Georgia. Commissioners to Examine the Port and Railroad of Brunswick. United States. Congress. Commissioners Appointed to Survey and Examine Ports South of Chesapeake Bay. Location: Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books
	Title: The suffrage cook book / comp. by Mrs. L.O. Kleber. Publisher: Pittsburgh : Equal Franchise Federation of Western Pennsylvania, 1915. Description: 244 p., [36] leaves of plates : ill., facs., ports. ; 20 cm. Subject(s): Cookery, American. Women--Suffrage--United States. Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: Spec C/LHD/K54 .S84 1915
	Author: Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922. Title: The trees of Great Britain & Ireland, by Henry John Elwes and Augustine Henry. Publisher: Edinburgh, Priv. Print., 1906-13. Description: Book 7 v. (in 15 pts) col. front., illus., 412 plates, port. LC Subject(s): Trees Great Britain. Trees Ireland. Other Contributors: Henry, Augustine, 1857-1930. Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: QK488 .E4
	Author: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908. Title: Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit / by Joel Chandler Harris. Primary Material: Book Publisher: New York : F.A. Stokes, c1907. Description: [61] leaves : ill. ; 21 x 28 cm. Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: PS1810 .U54
	Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Title: Uncle Tom's cabin : or Life among the lowly / Harriet Beecher Stowe ; frontispiece by John Gilbert ; ornamental title-page by Phiz ; and 130 engravings on wood by Matthew Urlwin Sears. Edition: New ill. ed. Publisher: Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1853. Description: Book xii, 508 p. : ill., plates ; 21 cm. LC Subject(s): Slavery United States Fiction. Other Contributors: Sears, Matthew Urlwin, b. ca. 1800. Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: PS2954 .U5 1853
	Author: Muir, John, 1838-1914. Other Author(s): Badè, William Frederic, 1871-1936. Title: The writings of John Muir. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Frontier and pioneer life--Wisconsin. National parks and reserves--United States. Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) Alaska--Description and travel. California--Description and travel. Publisher: Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin company, 1916-1924. Description: Manuscript ed. ... 10 v. fronts., plates (1 double) ports., maps (part fold.) 23 cm. Notes: Each volume has individual t.-p. "Edition limited to seven hundred and fifty copies." No. 231. Edited by William Frederic Badè. Table of Contents: v. 1. The story of my boyhood and youth, and A thousand-mile walk to the gulf. v. 2. My first summer in the Sierra. v. 3. Travels in Alaska. v. 4-5. The mountains of California. v. 6. Our national parks. v. 7. The cruise of the Corwin. v. 8. Steep trails. v. 9-10. The life and letters of John Muir. Location: .Main 3rd floor Hargrett Rare Books Call Number: PS2447 .M5 1916