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1936049182Norristown PA: Historical Society of Montgomery County 1936. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Volumes I-III uniformly bound in original gray cloth spine panels lettered in gilt. Complete run of the HSMC Bulletin Oct. 1936-Apr. 1943 specially bound by the society in hardcover. 360 382 359 pp. illus. w/ maps b&w plates. Text block edges typically dulled by age minor shelf wear minor soiling to Vol. III spine panel. Firm bindings intact hinges clean interiors. Historical Society of Montgomery County Hardcover
1853BIBL0350Philadelphia PA: Kite and Walton Printers 1853. Book. VG. Full-Leather. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Full calf newly rebacked in brown cloth with gold foil lettering on upper spine panel new endsheets. Leather is somewhat darkened toward edges with some scuffs and surface loss but overall remains quite decently preserved. Firm binding clean interior. xii13-349 pp. Alphabetical and Classical catalogues of entries. Yields valuable insights into the collecting tendencies during Colonial times and also into the reading interests of Philadelphia's Quaker community in the 18th through mid-19th centuries. Exceptionally scarce; few copies located in auction records or in institutional collections. Kite and Walton, Printers Hardcover
1881012044Morrisville NY: Greene Smith Museum Printed at the Madison Observer Office 1881. Ex-Library. VG. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on front panel. Deaccessioned from non-circulating museum library nominally marked/stamped clear-coated spine panel slightly age-toned with handwritten call number on lower portion. Modest shelf wear lightly rubbed corners and spine extremities. 162 pp. Clean interior firm binding. Very scarce. Greene Smith Museum [Printed at the Madison Observer Office] Hardcover
006415Antigonish NS: St. Francis Xavier University Press Book. Fair. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Covers are faded scuffed and soiled. Cover edges and corners are rubbed to boards in many areas. Top and bottom of spine is fraying. Foxing throughout. Front and rear hinge cracked to webbing making covers loose. The Diocese of Antigonish includes Cape Breton NS. Scarce publication. St. Francis Xavier University Press Hardcover
190556102Albany NY: State Engineer and Surveyor of New York. Good; Interior pages have cup rings and stains and are toned water spots . on front cover. 1905. Softcover. Extract of Annual Report for 1903 republishing ancient field notes for the pre-1800 land surveys for the Macomb's Purchase lands bordering the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario the Totten and Crossfield's Purchase Adirondack region and The Old Military Tract central New York. Also includes reproductions of four folding maps of these areas. Original softcover booklet distributed by the State to county clerks and interested lawyers and land owners rebound in red softcover binding with title stamped in gilt on spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . State Engineer and Surveyor of New York paperback
1907BOOKS074771IChasmar-Winchell Press 1907. PB. very good wraps softcover. B&W illustrations. .CLAREMONT HEIGHTS - RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK CITY." "The Warmest Welcome of an Inn." Wonderful large promotional and history booklet measuring about 9 1/2 by 12 1/4 inches with line drawings and B&W plates detailing this amazing property on the Hudson River that was just above Grant's Tomb. IMAGES AVAILABLE. 30pp. Chasmar-Winchell Press unknown
2009038180Lutheran Historical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania/Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia 2009. Book. Fine. Spiral Bound. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff color pictorial covers spiral-bound. Shows no wear but does show remnants of former owner's address label mounted inside front cover else as issued. 135 pp. illus. Very obscure compilation and an excellent source on early Lutheran and Pennsylvania German history in southeastern Pennsylvania. Lutheran Historical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania/Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia Paperback
1876038778New York: G. W. & C. B. Colton & Co. 1876. Book. Very Good. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original brown embossed cloth folder approx. 6" x 4" lettered in gilt. Colored folding map approx. 28" x 28 1/2" is better than typically found showing minor separation at numerous fold junctures partial but minor separation along several folds extending from edges a few soil marks in central title header top right corner above map portion and minor soiling to a section of lower right portion closed tear on central left portion where glued to backing board still attached; retains good color without significant tearing closed or otherwise or creasing. Cloth folder shows light shelf wear with minor exposure at several points along edges and at corners paper loss along inner hinge vintage map publisher's promotional plate J. L. Smith Philadelphia mounted on upper front pastedown. Map detail extends west of the Susquehanna River to the Pennsylvania-Ohio border. Decidedly more scarce than Colton's companion Eastern Counties of PA. G. W. & C. B. Colton & Co. Hardcover
1897221697Chambersburg PA: J.M. Runk & Co. 1897. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1897 Complete 2 Volume set 1375 pp. Gilt text block and lettering. 3/4 dark leather boards. Illustrated w/ b&w portrait photos on glossy pages. Subtitle continues "Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers". Book Conditions : Good; no text marks noted; binding repaired with heavy black binding tape; wear to cover corners and board edges; some soiling to covers; scattered light foxing spotting to text block some toning at page edges; a few fingerprint smudges. No Dust Jackets as issued. PLEASE NOTE : Extra postage may be requested due to weight of set. J.M. Runk & Co. Hardcover
18870082231887. Very Good . 1 printed commission form naming Joseph H. LeFevre a notary public dated 30 March 1887 and signed by Gov. James A. Beaver and Charles W. Stone Secretary of Pennsylvania. the form is filled in in an attractive hand with a large gilt seal of Pennsylvania. Attached is a small form indicating that it was recorded in Adams Co. on 1 April 1887 with a smaller gilt seal of the Adams Co. Recorder's Office and the signature of the county recorder I. S. Stonesifer. Israel S. Stonesifer 1839-1928 served in the 165th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War. In addition to serving as county recorder he was assistant superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park. James A. Beaver 1837-1914 served during the Civil War as lt. col. of the 45th Pa. volunteers and then as colonel of the 148th Pa. volunteers being wounded several times and eventually losing a leg. He served as governor of Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1891 and from 1895 to his death in 1914 sat on the state Superior Court. Charles W. Stone 1843-1912 was in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives 1870-1871; in the Pennsylvania State Senate 1877-1878; Lieut. Gov. 1879-1883; and was secretary of Pennsylvania 1887-1890 when he was elected to represent the state in the U.S. House of Representatives. In Very Good Condition: upper edge slightly rubbed and just starting to separate at folds; otherwise clean and solid. unknown
047860New York: Port of New York 1893. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ORIGINAL 1893-94 EDITION. Dark blue and burgundy cloth lettered in gilt with Statue of Liberty illus. in silver foil at top left corner of front cover beveled edges. Minor shelf wear. Firm binding intact hinges clean interior. Nicely preserved copy scarce. 169 pp. b&w plates many ads. Port of New York Hardcover
1905061511Lancaster PA: Pennsylvania German Society 1905. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff blue wraps lettered in dark blue. Extended cover edges typically somewhat rubbed. Binding square and firm with stress creasing mild sunning and inked volume number to spine panel. Also includes records from 22 Oct. 1903 annual meeting at Lancaster. 68256140 pp. Limited to 500 copies scarce. Pennsylvania German Society Paperback
1842052781New Berlin PA: S. G. Miller 1842. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Black 1/4 cloth brown paper covered boards. Covers are spotted and show surface rubbing; cloth typically soiled with loss to lower spine panel and two chips along front joint binding firm. 1856 ownership inscription in pencil on front flyleaf. 116 pp. Interior typically foxed ranging light to moderate with paper loss and some scribbling inside back cover. Text in German. Scarce. S. G. Miller Hardcover
18750094161875. Paperback. Good. 36 p.; 22 x 29 cm. Paper cover printed in black. Cover title within decorative border; back cover has decoration in black. No publication information. Consists of 18 blank leaves separated by tissue guards. Faint penciled name possibly McSully on front cover dated Oct. 23 1875. One page also has inscription including name that might be McSully. Final page has address: 105 Third St. Reading Pa. The owner used the book to study drawing. Each page contains work in pencil beginning with basic shapes and letters and concluding with several pages of landscapes and other scenes. From the 8th leaf onward they are dated from April to June 1876 and then 2 from Nov. possibly 1879. In Good Condition: remains of marbled paper along spine possible old repair; cover is soiled; loss at edges; lacking final leaf; chipping to edges of tissue paper; otherwise clean and solid. paperback
1947058005New York: Dutch Treat Club 1947. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Partial run of Dutch Treat Club yearbooks/directories comprised by the annual entries for 1963 1977-83 1985-89 1991-96. Most 8vo in printed cloth or leatherette various colors 1963 in felt-covered boards 1978 in stiff wraps. Most are essentially without wear Fine a few showing slight soiling to covers. 1963 is signed by Roger C. Whitman and a number of the '80s volumes show an embossed address stamp of William Y. Archibald on front flyleaf verso. The Dutch Treat Club was founded in 1905 as a haven primarily for writers illustrators and cartoonists with musicians actors and even a few "benign" publishers and editors eventually allowed entry. Dutch Treat Club Hardcover
193759336<p>William Penn Association of Philadelphia. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn and soiled. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth spine with brown paper-covered boards vii 166pp. Map endpapers and six other maps including five fold-outs. Photos illustrations. Bibliography index History of Dutchess County in New York's Hudson Valley written by the workers of the Dutchess County Unit Federal Writers' Projects of the Works Progress Administration. Errata slip bound in . ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .</p> William Penn Association of Philadelphia hardcover
193760289<p>Philadelphia: The William Penn Association. Very Good with no dust jacket; Covers lightly soiled. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated brown cloth spine with brown suede-covered boards. A volume in the American Guide Series prepared by the Dutchess County Unit Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. Errata slip bound in. vii 166pp photos illustrations. Map endpapers and six other maps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .</p> The William Penn Association hardcover
1849006191Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson printers 1849. Paperback. Very Good . 31 1 p.; 22 cm. Yellow wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter along with wood and coal. The intention was to help the "worthy poor" without regard for religion or race. The activities of the organization have evolved since 1831; today it provides grants to projects to fight poverty. This report contains the constitution and by-laws of the Union Benevolent Association as well as detailed data about the people with whom the association had worked in the previous year. The male officers of the Association are listed; none of the members of the Ladies' Board of Managers are named although the majority of the report is theirs. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled; lower corner of front wrapper creased; lower corner of title page lightly soiled; minor damage at lower edge of back wrapper and final pages; otherwise clean and tight. Merrihew & Thompson, printers paperback
190354137Albany NY: State of New York. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn hinges and spine cracked several pages loose stamp on front pastedown endpaper and title page indicating . this volume was compliments of Assembly Member Edward W. Buckley. 1903. Hardcover. Annual reports covering the year 1902 and 1903by the Forest Fish and Game Commission of New York State. Numerous photographs and illustrations including some color bird plates by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Illustrated green cloth boards. Includes sections about reforestation Adirondack summer business fish hatcheries game protection shellfisheries squirr3els wild fowl of the St. Lawrence River fishing in the Adirondacks forestry in Europe and more. Color fish plates by Denton include Albino Brook Trout Channel Cat Red Horse Crappie Goldfish Carp Blue-Gill Moon-Eye and Rock Bass. Includes large color folding map of Townships 5 6 40 and 41 in Hamilton County. Map has seven inch closed tear. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 456 pages . State of New York hardcover
RS587Limekiln PA: Historical Publications Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Facsimile Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff white wraps lettered/illus. in black. Covers are foxed with early leaves bumped at bottom corner otherwise only minor wear. Square uncreased binding unmarked interior. Accompanied by folding map supplied in facsimile original size as issued with original 1914 edition. Historical Publications Paperback
1985010644The Freetown Historical Society 1985. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Lots of history and genealogical information. Covers are soiled and creased. Spine is creased. Some pen marks underlining text. A scarce book of PEI histoey. The Freetown Historical Society Paperback
198556334<p>Ithaca: Roger Trancik. Very Good; Covers lightly worn. 1985. Softcover. Rural development strategies for various hamlets located in New York's Adirondack region. Photos maps and other illustrations. Sample hamlets include: Wilmington Port Henry Ausable Forks Bloomingdale Keeseville Indian Lake Long Lake Lyon Mountain Willsboro Star Lake South Colton and Speculator. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 132 pages .</p> Roger Trancik paperback
18960058721896. Very Good . 8 p.; 33 cm. A largely illegible inscription on the outside of the wrapper. Four lined sheets hand-numbered attached to a light grey wrapper and headed "season 1896-97." The unidentified proprietor of the dancing school listed the students by class: Ladies Evening Class 56 students; Gentleman's Evening Class 56 students; Ladies Afternoon 44 students; Private Waltzing Lessons 17 students; and Children's Class 23 students. The 196 students are listed presumably by the date they joined the class with street addresses for each. In Very Good Condition: one section of the wrapper is sunned; 3 horisontal folds throughout; clean and solid. unknown
1944008436Wilkes-Barre PA: Hazard-Okonite 1944. Paperback. Good. 20 p.; 23 cm. Stapled. Printed in red and blue throughout. American flag on front. The Okonite Co. founded in 1878 was one of the original insulators of electrical wire and cable in the United States. Early customers included Samuel F.B. Morse for his telegraph network and Thomas A. Edison for the Pearl Street Generating Station the nation's first built in New York City in 1882. This publication honored Hazard-Okonite who were serving in World War Two. It includes various messages from fellow employees of the firm and lists all those who were serving in May 1944 with their contact information. Writing on the front including the name and address of Dom Servillo the secretary-treasurer of the Service Committee that produced the booklet. A very scarce World War Two item. In Good Condition: front is stained; creased; staples are rusting; cover is separated; text is clean. Hazard-Okonite paperback
192826122United States Government Printing Office. 1928. Hardcover. Gilt-decorated navy cloth covers with light spotting on front panel and moderate spotting on rear. Light spotting on endpapers; a few minor insect nibbles on rear-page edges does not affect text . Hinges sound uncracked; pages tight unmarked. 75 numbered pages with photos at rear foldout maps. Kings Mountain National Military Park pamphlet laid in. ; . United States Government Printing Office, hardcover