Toward a History of Samford University, Volume II, by James F. Sulzby, Jr., published by Samford University Press, Birmingham, Alabama, copyright 1986. It is a maroon cloth hardcover with dust jacket, running to an afterword and index past page 1,160. This listing is Volume II only. Condition: the book and text block are clean with no writing seen; the jacket's black top band is lightly rubbed and chipped at the head of the spine, with light shelf wear.

The chapters trace the school from its founding as Howard College at Marion, Alabama, through the 1939–1958 era. It is an essential reference for Samford alumni, Alabama Baptist history and Birmingham collectors.