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Vintage 1994 Plantations Of The Low Country SC 1697-1865 Iseley PB Photo History
Title: Plantations of the Low Country: South Carolina 1697–1865 by N. Jane Iseley, William P. Baldwin Jr., and Agnes L. Baldwin.
Format: Vintage 1994 English-language nonfiction photography and history volume in a large-format illustrated paperback binding, presenting a revised edition survey of South Carolina Low Country plantations from the colonial era through the end of the Civil War.
Content overview: Combines narrative essays, researched historical notes, and extended captions with color photographs to document plantation houses, chapels, landscapes, and riverside settings across the Low Country, exploring architecture, family histories, agricultural development, and regional culture between 1697 and 1865.
Organization and themes: Following a preface and introduction, the book is arranged by river systems and regions, including the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, the Santee River system with Eutawville, and Edisto Island with the Edisto River. Individual entries highlight sites such as Medway Plantation, Drayton Hall, Middleton Place, Magnolia Gardens, Strawberry Chapel, Boone Hall, St. Thomas and St. Dennis Church, and many other houses, churches, and chapels.
Photography and design: Full-page and double-page color plates by photographer N. Jane Iseley depict exterior facades, interiors, furnishings, church sanctuaries, and surrounding grounds, accompanied by readable text by William P. Baldwin Jr. and research notes by Agnes L. Baldwin, set in a clear serif type layout with generous white margins.
Publication details and identifiers: Revised edition; fifth printing, 1994, with original copyright dates 1985 and 1987. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 87-81586. ISBN: 0-933101-03-1 (softback edition). Intended for adult readers interested in South Carolina plantations, Low Country history, architecture, and American South cultural studies.
Condition: Illustrated paperback is preowned with light shelf and handling wear. Glossy covers show mild surface rubbing, a few small scratches, and light edge and corner wear. A rectangular price sticker remains affixed near the upper right of the back cover. Spine and binding are solid; interior text and photo pages are clean, bright, and unmarked. Softcover book only; no supplemental materials included.
