Kentucky: A Pictorial History
Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 9.5"x12.25" Date on title page. Signed by editor on half-title page. Navy cloth boards w/commonwealth emblem on front. Kentucky mapp by John Filson for paste downs. Jacket and book design by Charles E. Skaggs. Jacket illustration by Gilbert White. Assoc editors: Thomas D. Clark and Lawrence S. Thompson. Clyde T. Burke, Photographic Editor. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped. Chips and tears to DJ. Wrapped in mylar. PON inside front board. Notation on last page. Secure ship w/track #. Price covers extra shipping costs. Very Good / VeryGood. Item #14828
ISBN: 0813112567
The panorama of two centuries of Kentucky history, from its beginnings as the first West, where the rampaging frontiersman with ax and long rifle assaulted the wilderness and the Indian, to the emergence of an agrarian culture, is portrayed in these 620 photographs, paintings, and drawings - many authors, journalists, librarians, artists, and photographers - aided by some two hundred other agenices and individuals - have shared in the production of a pictorial history of unforgettable quality and flavor.
Price: $50.00