Buy this book on-line Buchanan, Margaret Gwin : Duvals Of Kentucky From Virginia 1794 - 1935: Descendants And Allied FamiliesJ. P. Bell Company, Inc., Lynchburg
8vo. No date [1937], xv, 265pp, illustrated with about a dozen portraits, including a portrait of the author, 2 coats of arms, and a few other photographs, first edition, numbered 326, blue cloth with texturized finish, resulting in the matte appearance, gilt titles at spine, very light general wear only, insignificant wear at spine ends and corner points, fore edges untrimmed, occasional pages uncut, overall clean and bright, inside and out. From the Introduction, "This book was written to meet the need of a permanent record of the history of the descendants of four brothers of the old Virginia family of Col. Samuel DuVal of 'Mt. Comfort,' Henrico County, VA. On this plantation of five hundred acres was built the Chestnut Hill and Highland Park additions of the present city of Richmond, VA. The book is divided into four parts which contain the various records of the four brothers, Maj. William DuVal, Col. Daniel DuVal, Col. Samuel Sheperd Duval, and Maj. Claiborne DuVal. They are taken up in the order of their emigration to Kentucky." Allied families include Pope, Washington, Claiborne, Russell, Boiling, and Baskette. The very scarce original edition.. Book. Book Condition: VG. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Buchanan, Margaret Gwin : Duvals Of Kentucky From Virginia 1794 - 1935: Descendants And Allied Families. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, livres illustrées, first editions, antiquarian books and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |