Three (3) Tennessee History Books, inc. Ramsey's Annuals. 1st item: The Annals of Tennessee by J. G. M. Ramsey, 1860. Published by J. B. Lippincott and Company, Philadelphia. Octavo, 744 including appendix with 36 pages of advertisements, "Map of Cumberland & Franklin" fold out map, hardbound in tooled brown cloth with pictorial covers and gilt lettering to spine, black ink stamps from previous owner, inside of front cover and edges of pages. 9 1/2" H x 6 1/2" W x 2 1/8" D. 2nd item: The History of Tennessee from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time by W. H. Carpenter, 1857. Published by J. B. Lippincott and Company, Philadelphia. 284 pages with 36 pages of advertisements, steel engraved frontispiece of Governor John Sevier, hardbound in tooled blue cloth with pictorial covers and gilt lettering to spine, pencil inscriptions from previous owner to front end paper and below frontispiece image, old yellow Leary Bookseller, Philadelphia paper label, inside of front cover. 6 1/4" H x 4 3/8" W x 1" D. 3rd item: History of Middle Tennessee; or, Life and Times of Gen. James Robertson by Albigence Waldo Putnam, Esq., 1859. Printed for the author, Nashville. Octavo, 668 pages including index and statistics, steel engraved title page, "Nashville in 1854" fold out map, and 4 images of Nashville landmarks, hardbound in tooled brown cloth with pictorial covers and gilt lettering to spine, old retail 29 sticker, to spine, ink inscription from previous owner dated 1880, inside of front cover. 9 1/2" H x 7" W x 1 7/8" D. Provenance: Living estate and collection of internationally known ragtime pianist and historian Johnny Maddox, Gallatin, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition with shelf wear, scuffs, areas of separation, largest 2 1/4", to covers and spine, corners bumped. Majority of pages with dampstaining, toning/toning impressions, acid burn, foxing spots, etc., including map. Black ink stamps from previous owner, inside of front cover and edges of pages. 2nd item: Overall good condition with shelf wear scuffs, areas of loss, largest 3/4", to covers and spine, corners bumped. Majority of pages with dampstaining, toning/toning impressions, foxing spots, etc. Frontispiece image is affected by dampstaining. Pencil inscriptions from previous owner to front end paper and below frontispiece image, old yellow Leary Bookseller, Philadelphia paper label, inside of front cover. 3rd item: Overall good condition with shelf wear, scuffs, areas of loss/wear, largest 1 1/2", to covers and spine, corners bumped. Majority of pages with dampstaining, toning/toning impressions, acid burn, foxing spots, etc., including illustrations and map. Areas of loss, largest 5/8", to old retail 29 sticker, to spine. Ink inscription from previous owner dated 1880, inside of front cover.