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190636963Atlanta:: State Historical Association. 1906. Hardcover. Ex-library three-volume set rebound in red library buckram. Contents tight clean. Sound serviceable researcher's copies. ; . State Historical Association, hardcover
1999066616Frank Talbot Dale Self-Published 1999. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Partial set 22 of 36 volumes booklets in variously colored pictorial wraps staple-bound. All issues are VG to Fine most as issued a few showing minor handling wear and/or soiling to cover. 18 of the issues are signed. Issues range from c. 20-50 pp. each. Scarce individually seldom offered in partial runs. Includes the following numbers: 1 Disaster at Rockport 2013 reprint 2 By the Neck Until Dead 1995 reprint 4 Villains and Victims 5 Bridges over the River Delaware 8 Good Guys Bad Guys 9 The Undercover Boys 11 Grist Mills 12 More Grist Mills 13 Smoking Engines! Flaming Villages! 20 Story of Mansfield Twp. 1 22 People and Places 23 Buttzville Bridgeville and Hazen 24 Down South in Warren County 25 History of Allamuchy 26 Some Old Suburbs 27 Harmony Twp. 1 28 Harmony Twp. 2 30 Old Hope 31 Franklin Twp. 34 Home Towns 35 The Belvidere Hotels 36 Various Vigorous Villagers. Frank Talbot Dale [Self-Published] Paperback
1934055819New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1934. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. xvii 647; xi 621; xi 559 vi 594 pages. Indexed at the rear of Volumes II and IV. SIGNED and inscribed on the front flyleaf of Volume One "Autographed for / Dr. E. Howard Miller / with good wishes. / Douglas Southall Freeman". Hardcovers bound in red cloth and housed in an open front slipcase there might have originally been a front cover to the slipcase making it a box. The bindings show light to moderate rubbing and wear and are a little dulled or soiled from handling. Spines a little toned; there are a couple of splash marks on the spines of Volumes II & III. There is a diagonal crease at the top corner of Volume I. Early printings but not first printings. Each volume has the Scribner's Seal but the volumes do not have the Scribner's "A." Volumes I & II are dated 1934. Volumes III & IV are dated 1937. <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
187417736Philadelphia: Galaxy Publishing Co. Very Good. 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Original full brown morocco leather with elaborate black blind stamped decoration spine bands & bright gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Hinges and text tight & intact. 672pp. Text printed in double columns with a historiated letter at the beginning of each entry. Profusely Illustrated with full-page portraits. Edges somewhat rubbed. Light age toning to plates. ; Thick 4to 11" - 13" tall; 672 pages . Galaxy Publishing Co. hardcover
198236967The Reprint Company. 1982. Hardcover. 087152211x . 1982 reprint in hardcover format with gilt-lettered blue cloth covers. Previous owner's name marked through on front pastedown. Contents tight crisp unmarked. No DJ. ; . The Reprint Company, hardcover
182116437New York: William A. Mercein. Very Good. 1821. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in clean reddish-brown cloth with title label on spine. Interior of text is clean tight & intact. Illustrated with a fold-out b/w map that has the canal in red. Both map and fold -out Appendix have neatly repaired folds. Chipped bottom corner of first two pages. Page xix with small piece missing from bottom edge but does not interfere with text. Canals New York ; Map & Appendix & Table; 8vo; 485 pages . William A. Mercein hardcover
1925008793Albany: J. B. Lyon. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Albany NY: J. B. Lyon 1925 first printing. Large thick 4to. 9 1/2" x 12" b/w frontisxi614pp. illustrated with 80 full page color plates. A historical account of cultivated berries and extensive survey of varieties grown in New York. Fine crisp copy clean bright unworn. . Fine. Hard. 1st. 1925. J. B. Lyon unknown
1976056263Womelsdorf PA: Earl W. Ibach 1976. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED. Brown cloth lettered in gold foil. A nicely preserved copy with a minor binding lean likely original to issue slight rubbing to back cover otherwise virtually as issued. Former owner's book plate mounted on upper front flyleaf. Firm binding clean interior. Signed by author on portrait page full signature with generic "Best Regards" salutation. One of the essential studies of Berks County history. Earl W. Ibach Hardcover
27780Folio two pages inscribed on a four page bi-folium paper browned some paper loss on integral address leaf else in good legible condition. Letter from John W. Kittera Federalist member of Congress from Lancaster Pennsylvania to Jasper Yeates 1745-1817 jurist and justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court also from Lancaster in which Kittera relates some of the growing tensions arising from the Proclamation of Neutrality in 1793 after the declaration of war by France against Great Britain and the extension of the wars of the French Revolution into a greater maritime war and the resultant seizure of American shipping by the British as well as the French. " At this most critical and alarming period when the public bodies are in a perfect state of uncertainty whether our common country shall long enjoy the blessings of peace or soon be involved in all the horrors of war you will excuse me for intruding on you a few sentiments that have strongly impressed my mind. - While the government have declared this country in a state of neutrality the people by their public rejoicings at the success of the French arms by the secret aid furnished to the French by their town meetings hasty resolves and newspaper publications are evidently endangering the peace of the Country. The depredations committed on our trade particularly in the West Indies have so provoked the mercantile part of the community that their resentments can in many parts of the Union with difficulty be restrained. The Judge of the island of Montserrat an unprincipled rascal who is said to be interested in most of the privateers condemns all the American vessels that are tried in his Court. Injuries to our trade of the grossest kind are not only received from the British who have really received some provocation by the frauds of our merchants and the conduct of our Citizens but the French have detained in Bordeau above one hundred sale of American merchantmen by an imbargo for near six months. sic In this State of things what is best to be done is a question of immense difficulty. Congress have had their doors shut for three or four days past and I am at liberty to inform you that a question was taken respecting the laying of an imbargo sic and carried in the negative by a small majority. At first I confess I felt favorably disposed towards the measure but on the discussion changed my sentiments. I never saw Congress reduced to so many difficulties - You have seen the resolves of our town meeting. Dallas and Swanart harangued the crowd from the State House window and received a general huzza at the conclusion of each resolution. One drunken sailor had the assurance to say No for which he had two of his ribs broken and otherways much abused. But few of the respectable Citizens attended another meeting is to be had this evening. The mob at New York assembled on Sunday week entered the Roman Chapel playing the time of Caira drove the priest from the altar & the worshippers from the Church. These violent measures are productions of the worst of all evils and if instead of intrusting the management of the government in the hands of the Representatives of the people designing men are thus frequently to assemble the people to legislate for themselves the objection made by Despots to a republican form of government that it is good in theory but bad in practice is a good objection. Those things are particularly improper at a time like the present. Excuse the freedom of these sentiments." For further information on Kittera and Yeates see: Dictionary of American Biography vol. x part two p. 606 Who Was Who in America Historical Volume pp. 297; 601 <br /><br />
1938059500New York: Sheridan House 1938. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth lettered in dark green black topstain. Chipped with shallow loss at head of spine narrow band of loss at heel rubbing with cloth loss to a portion of top front cover edge corners rubbed with minor exposure. Firm binding. Endpapers typically somewhat tanned. Former owner's signature/date inked on upper front flyleaf. 1st ptg. 284 pp. 2 b&w plates. Sheridan House Hardcover
1887053628Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1887. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 284 pages. Hardcover bound in original brown cloth with a modern clear mylar jacket. Minimal wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Text is clean. An exceptional copy. <br/> <br/> J. B. Lippincott Company hardcover
192320801Chambersburg Pa. :: J. R. Kerr & Bro. Publishers. VG-/NONE. 1923. Hardcover. Black lettering on green cloth covers that show light rubbing at edges; hinges sound/uncracked. Hint of spine roll; pages clean and unmarked. 123 pages. ; . J. R. Kerr & Bro. , Publishers, hardcover
1986069401Germantown Philadelphia PA: Benjamin H. Shoemaker 3rd 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Tan and light blue cloth spine panel lettered in gold foil. No dust jacket none issued. 2nd edition 1986 incorporating the 1982 corrections to the 1st 1975 edition as well as expanded and revised content thus the preferred edition. vi53124266 pp. Mild foxing and a few areas of minor soiling to cover cloth foxed text block edges. Firm binding unmarked interior. Very scarce. Benjamin H. Shoemaker 3rd Hardcover
3732495<p>Philadelphia 1904–1905. 28 x 20¾ inches. Former fold lines as originally mailed. A number of short closed tears have been expertly mended with Japanese tissue.</p> <p>An unrecorded real estate and promotional map issued by the Atlantic City Estate Co. with offices in Pittsburg Camden and Philadelphia. These maps are rare as they were printed in small quantities and their primary nature was as a selling tool. They served no long-term function and can be considered ephemeral.</p> <p>The company was selling lots in the subdivision of Pleasantville Terrace in Egg Harbor Township Atlantic County and described it as “The Healthiest Most Beautiful Suburb of Atlantic City N.J.†Then about fifteen minutes from Atlantic City.</p> <p>The map shows a proposed trolly line running down Shuman Avenue and intersecting Anita Beatrice Corrine Dorothy Elsie and Flora streets. The properties abutted against the Atlantic City Railroad line along its southern edge.</p> <p>To see more on the selling of the marketing of Pleasantville Terrace see the illustrated 1-page advertisement by the Atlantic City Estate Co. within The Congregationalist and Christian World 1905.</p> unknown
190223000623Atlantic City New Jersey: Atlantic City Daily Press 1902. Near-fine. A couple small short tears. Minor toning. Original illustrated poster and price list advertising prospective lots in the West Atlantic development in Atlantic City New Jersey. Styled as the "Venice of America" the new development hoped to target the upper class in search of a European-esque summer holiday destination. The poster includes prospective sketches of the buildings; the price list includes prices for dozens of lots/blocks within the development. A revealing record of how new developments were being marketed to the American public in 1902.<br /> <br /> Printed poster measures 23" by 16.75". Price list is single vol. 6" by 4" pp. 8 stapled in original printed wrps. The development does not appear to have been successful if the company's inclusion in a 1906 list of "Obsolete Securities" is any indication. Atlantic City Daily Press unknown
18741240Baltimore: The Patapsco Land Company 1874. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 100 pages. Bound in brick red cloth over boards with upper board titled in gilt. A few light extremity rubs. Slight age-toning inside. Map has a few short clean separations at fold intersections. Fine condition overall. Large fold-out map. This is a detailed prospectus seeking investment in the newly reorganized Patapsco Land Company which intended to turn its holdings at Curtis Bay into a major seaport and railhead. The background information included therefore gives much of interest relating to the evolution of shipping and railroads at Baltimore.<br /> <br /> The large map in a rear pocket shows the planned layout of the city of Pennington named for the PLC's controlling family. A copy of this prospectus was even delivered to the U.S. House of Representatives in hopes of getting buy-ins from major players in the shipping and railroad industries which would be essential for the plan to succeed. Alas despite the seemingly solid plan and convincing sales pitch the PLC could not get sufficient capital together to pull it off. And thus there is no town of Pennington Maryland today. The Patapsco Land Company hardcover
1976058051Womelsdorf PA: Earl W. Ibach 1976. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. INSCRIBED. Brown cloth lettered in gold foil. Minor shelf/handling wear mild soiling to bottom text block edge at corner. Former owner's address label mounted on upper front flyleaf. Firm binding clean interior. 664 pp. illus. Inscribed by author on portrait page verso of Preface full signature with generic "Best Regards" inscription undated. Earl W. Ibach Hardcover
1798001593Philadelphia Pa: William McCulloch 1798. Paperback. Good . 1 6-48 4 p.; 21 cm. Caption title. Disbound from a nonce volume. Signatures: B-G4 8vo. Lacking first 4 leaves title page and front matter. Publisher's advertisement on 4 unpaginated pages following text for "W. M'Culloch printer bookseller and stationer No. 306 Market near Ninth-Street Philadelphia." Although lacking title page this first and perhaps only issue of this religious periodical was definitely published by W. M'Culloch William McCulloch as p. 19 contains a letter addressed to "Mr. M'Culloch" regarding the insertion of a letter in "your first number" of his "Christian Magazine." Not in Early American Imprints 1st series Shaw & Shoemaker. No other copies of this publication have been located. It is not known whether there is any connection to the publication of same name begun in Edinburgh 1797. Although his work as a printer is not well-documented in Early American Imprints Evans or Shaw & Shoemaker this is the William McCulloch of "William McCulloch's Additions to Thomas's History of Printing." Contents: On the Gospel by Eubulus; The Extent of a Minister's Work in Preaching the Gospel by Beart; Observations on the Manner of Travelling in the Holy Land from Harmer; On Christian Hope by Benevolus; Extract from a letter from the Rev. Booth of London with a plan for the establishmend of a Baptist Society in London for the encouragement and support of Itinerant Preaching; The Death of the Saints Illustrated by C.R.; An Essay introductory to the Study of the Controversy Between Christians and Deists by Y.; The Life of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel; "A Treatise on the Truth of the Christian Religion" by James Vernet; 4 poems; publisher's advertisements. No other copies of this 18th-century religious periodical published in Philadelphia have been located. In Good Condition: disbound; lacking first 4 leaves including title page; light foxing throughout; old damp stain on last few leaves. William McCulloch paperback
1878EEF4681New York: F.W. Beers and Co. 1878. This antique hardcover book is bound in brown cloth boards with a dark brown leather spine and bright gilt spine lettering. Cover has decorative gilt letters and borders; all page edges are gilt. Some edgewear to front and spine; scuff to lower portion of leather spine; some light browning/soil to inner pages; mostly clean. Light chipping/fading to leather spine. This is a first edition history of more than a century of life in Montgomery and Fulton counties N.Y. with illustrations throughout. 252 pages; approx. 10"x13". Includes informations on Gloversville Bleecker Broadalbin Caroga Ephratah Johnstown Mayfield Northampton Oppenheim Perth Stratford Amsterdam Canajoharie Fonda Charleston Florida Palatine St. Johnsville and more. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. F.W. Beers and Co.
1851200105AG1851. London & New York John Tallis 1851. Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations drawn and engraved by H. Winkles. Plate Size: 24.5 cm x 36.5 cm. Sheet Size: 27.2 cm x 37.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition. Beautiful map with gorgeous illustrated vignettes from the Victorian publisher. The coast of west Africa can be seen in the lower corner. Relief on Madeira shown with hachuring. Rivers and towns of Madeira also listed. The potentially dangerous waters off Bermuda are highlighted pictorially. The individual names of the Azores Canary and Cape Verde islands can also be seen. A bar scale lies just under Bermuda. John Tallis 7 November 1817 3 June 1876 was an English cartographic publisher. His company John Tallis and Company published views maps and atlases in London from roughly 1838 to 1851. Tallis set up as a publisher with Frederick Tallis in Cripplegate in 1842; the business moved to Smithfield in 1846 and was dissolved in 1849. From 1851 to 1854 Tallis operated as John Tallis and Company. He started The illustrated news of the world and national portrait gallery of eminent personages in 1858 selling it for £1370 in 1861; it folded in 1863. Wikipedia The most important project John Tallis undertook was the 'Illustrated Atlas' from 1851. The original map we offer here was part of this exceptional Atlas and all the maps it contained are still today considered as the last reminder of an era of lavish map production. Tallis worked the project together with John Rapkin 1815-1876 and it was Rapkin's style and talent that we have to thank for when we marvel at these maps today. What makes these maps so special is the detail of engraved vignettes that surround the map and often show indigenous scenes people in their environment and even more so historical buildings or historical views of towns and cities architecture and landscape. The project of 'The Illustrated Atlas' was designed to be finished just in time for the anxiously awaited "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations" or The Great Exhibition sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park London from 1 May to 11 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century and it was a much anticipated event. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert husband of the reigning monarch Queen Victoria. It was attended by numerous notable figures of the time including Charles Darwin Samuel Colt members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë Charles Dickens Lewis Carroll George Eliot and Alfred Tennyson. Music for the opening was under the direction of Sir George Thomas Smart and the continuous music from the exhibited organs for the Queen's procession was "under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett". Wikipedia unknown
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
179417563Philadelphia: Printed By the Author. Good. 1794. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Original 1794 text in a modern library binding: clean blue cloth with color faded edges & gilt lettering on spine. Marbled endpapers & top edge gilt with deckle page edges. Hinges & text tight and intact. Few lightly foxed pages & some age toning. Top corner of page 164 repaired with archival tape. In his pamphlet the author accuses blacks of causing the epidemic and of taking advantage of victims while acting as nurses. The work was reprinted four times widely distributed and contributed to fears and hostility in the city. Chart illustrations. Medical Yellow Fever Arican-American; Ex-Libris; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 164 pages . Printed By the Author. hardcover
190711035New York: John Holt; At the Exchange. Good. 1907. Flexible leather. No Copy of the First Charter of 10 November 1766 is known to exist. March 20 1770 a second charter was granted in the name of King George the Third by William Franklin Governor of the Province of New Jersey. A copy of this second or oldest charter printed in the year when granted is here reproduced in facsimile. Edward L. Stevenson Rutgers College March 20 1907. Flexible red leather with chipped edges. Front cover detached. Text tight clean without foxing & intact. Marbled endpapers. Prior owners book plate. This rare copy of the Charter of Queen's College Rutgers is a candidate for rebinding. New Jersey ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 8 pages . John Holt; At the Exchange hardcover
185717254West Chester Pennsylvania: Wood & James. Very Good-. 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Original 1/4 calf spine over tan paper-covered boards with black lettering. Interior of text is tight clean & intact. Complete history of the Borough from the first settlement to the present time. All the inhabitants' occupations businesses statistics a list of the streets lanes and alleys private schools churches and dwelling houses. Pages 113-160 contain illustrated ads. 1" stain on bottom edge of front cover. Light foxing on front and rear endpapers. Pennsylvania. ; 8vo 8" - 9" ; 160 pages . Wood & James hardcover
1899009202NY: Appleton. First edition Edition De Luxe limited to 750 numbered copies. Number 47 printed for Gilbert M. Plympton Esq. Leather bound folio. An extensive resource and visual history of New York City. Weighs over 16 pounds. Published NY: Appleton 1899. Thick oblong folio 14 1/2" x 11 1/4" 640pp. plus 17 maps 1000 engraved illustrations and full page and double page photographs in black & white and color captioned tissue guards plus street maps of New York City in color errata slip laid in. Bound in brown pebbled leather with gilt titles and gilt embossed seals of New York City all edge gilting printed on heavy coated paper. Chips to the leather splitting at the joints rear inner hinge split and separating rear cover loose moisture residue affecting the rear hinge and last 16 sheets street maps leaving one to two inches of the map stuck to its facing page at the bind. Some tearing/chipping to some edges light sweating to a few preliminaries but most pages unaffected and clean. Still a solid working volume with most pages very good. . Fair. Hard. 1st. 1899. Appleton unknown