The Edisto Bookstore

Summer Hours:
(Memorial Day -
Labor Day)
Mon. - Sat.
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun.
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Winter Hours:
Mon. through Sat.
11:00 am - 5:00 pm

 Edisto Book Store

The Edisto Center
547 Highway 174

Post Office Box 420
Edisto Island, SC 29438
Phone (843) 869-1885
Fax (843) 869-4954
E-Mail: bookstorek@bellsouth.net

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We are a full service bookstore and carry the latest bestsellers as well as children's books, cookbooks, greeting cards, nautical charts (framed and unframed), used books, decorative prints and gifts!

We have a wonderful selection of
Edisto and Low Country books.
Many of these titles are self-published
and are not available through chain bookstores or elsewhere on the Internet.
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COOKBOOKS


Pon Top Edisto:
Cookin' Tweenst the Rivers
Women of Trinity Episcopal Church
C: 1997
$19.95 hardback (comb binding inside spine)Pon Top Edisto

Proceeds from this cookbook benefit the preservation and restoration of Trinity Episcopal Church. Some recipes carried over from the original Edisto Island Favorite Recipes. Of particular interest are the recipes contributed for the "Plantations" section. This cookbook was the regional winner for the Tabasco Community Cookbook Award. Original illustrations. B/W photos. Index. 284 pages.

Stirrin' The Pots On Daufuskie cook bookDaufuskie
Billie Burn
C: 1985
$16.00 paperback
(perfect binding)

A collection of original and favorite recipes of those who live or once lived on Daufuskie Island. Local history, folklore and b/w photos, portray life and culture on this sea island. Of particular interest are recipes and original grocery lists written in Gullah by the native African Americans. Island hints are also entertaining. 197 pages. No index.
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Tides of Edisto
Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island
C: 1997
$14.50 paperback (comb binding)
Tides of Edisto This cookbook benefits the education programs at the local Presbyterian Church. The recipes reflect "the cooking of old Edisto families with their low country specialties." B/W photos of the island plantation homes. 110 pages. Index.
 

Cooking in the Old Post Office cookbookLowcountry
from The Old Post Office Restaurant
Jane & Michael Stern
with recipes by Philip Bardin

GULLAH

Gullah SpiritualsGullah Lyrics of
Carolina Low Country Spirituals
Society for the Preservation of Spirituals

De Nyew Testament

Gullah Bible.

Gullah
A Breath of the Carolina Low Country
Dick Reeves
C: 1963
$16.95 CD

These are stories told in Gullah by Mr. Reeves, a Charlestonian, which are mostly humorous. Mr. Reeves provides background for his stories and some explanation as to the social, historical, and economic conditions of the time period. Very entertaining
Spirituals of the
Carolina Low CountrySpirituals of the Carolina Low Country
  

Gullah CD
Spiritual Society Concerts, 1936-95
2 disk CD
$24.95
Spiritual concerts
CD contains fifty-six spirituals from the Carolina Low Country performed by three generations of an amateur family singing group, the Society for the Preservation of Spirituals (Spiritual Society).

Spiritual Society recordingsSpiritual Society Field Recordings, 1936-39
CD $14.95

Nineteen spirituals performed by African-American churches in the Carolina Low Country and six spiritual performed by the Society for the Preservation of Spirituals. Recorded and produced by this society.

NAUTICAL CHARTS

Edisto Nautical ChartEdisto Nautical Chart
North and South Edisto Rivers
$16.95 each

This chart shows all of Edisto. Included are the North and South Edisto Rivers, all of the creeks on Edisto; the Dawho and Ashepoo Rivers; Bennett's Point and a portion of Bohicket Creek. GPS numbers for creek junctions and creek mouths. Public boat ramps.

Nautical Charts (containing all or portions of Edisto Island)

Chart No. 11517 - St. Helena Sound
Includes the South Edisto River and St. Helena Sound, along with Otter, Hutchinson, Fenwick, Boulder, Morgan, St. Helena and Fripp Islands. Also, Bennetts Point.

Chart No. 11521 - Charleston Harbor and Approaches
Includes Wadmalaw, James Island, Charleston Harbor, Sullivan's Island, Isle of Palms, Dewes/Capers/Bull Islands, Edisto and Otter Islands.

Chart No. 11522 - Stono and North Edisto Rivers
Kiawah and Seabrook Islands; James/Folly/Morris Islands.

Chart No. 11518 - Casino Creek to Beaufort River
(Inland Waterway)
Cape Romain to Beaufort.

All our NOAA charts are priced $19.75 each.
turtle print
Framed Prints
greeting cards

Greeting Cards

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THE EDISTO BOOKSTORE
547 Highway 174
Post Office Box 420
Edisto Island, SC 29438
Phone (843) 869-1885
Fax (843) 869-4954
E-Mail: bookstorek@bellsouth.net