first edition
1822 · Charleston [S.C.]
by Johnson, William.
2 vols. Charleston [S.C.] : Printed for the author by A.E. Miller, 1822. 2 vols., 4to, xi, 515 pp. + Errata; [2] 476, 11 (postscript) pp. + Errata. Frontispiece and two plates in vol. 1, large folding map (repaired at folds) and 5 plates in vol. 2. Modern quarter brown morocco and decorative color boards. Internally foxed and browned throughout, most likely due to poor paper and the Southern climate as other copies noted have foxing and browning. § First edition, self-published, and quite scarce in commerce. William Johnson was an associate justice of the US Supreme Court and served as a jurist and legislator in South Carolina and was influential in establishing the University of South Carolina. Johnson was appointed by Jefferson and was often as loggerheads with the Federalist dominated court of John Marshall. His father had served with Greene in the revolution. His biography of Greene was the first to be written and utilized Greene's personal papers. The 11pp. "Appendix" is reportedly not found in all copies but is present here. Howes J156. Sabin 36344.
(Inventory #: 124903)