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1975057190Warren County Historical Society 1975. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff dark salmon wraps lettered/illus. in black. 2nd edition: Apr. 1990. Slight sunning along spine panel and joints former owner's address stamp on upper title page otherwise as issued. 57 pp. illus. Very scarce. Warren County Historical Society Paperback
1896053845A. S. Barnes and Co. 1896. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in three 3 volumes uniformly bound in light rust decorated cloth lettered in gilt beveled edges deckled text block edges with top edges in gilt. Nicely preserved set. All 3 volumes show only minor shelf wear minor rubbing to extremities and minor soiling to cloth spine panel cloth a bit darkened by age. Firm bindings Vol. II hinges mended. Interiors show foxing to several early and late leaves and flyleaves otherwise light scattered foxing. xiv11-570 xii571-77111-350 xii351-920 pp. illus. 42 engraved plates 16 maps. A. S. Barnes and Co. Hardcover
1877047024New York and Chicago: A. S. Barnes and Co. 1877. Book. Good. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in two 2 volumes as originally issued in 1877 and 1880 Vol. III was issued in 1896 uniformly bound in maroon cloth with black and gilt accents. Minimally ex-library with spine panels clear-coated and with handwritten call numbers repeated on copyright pages in ink dried glue residue on rear fixed endsheets of both volumes. Vol. I spine panel shows 1/2" surface cloth loss at head and 1/4" loss at heel Vol. II with minor loss at both extremities. Corners rubbed most showing modest exposure. Vol. I hinges mended and firm Vol. II hinges intact. Interiors clean typically a bit age-toned. A decent reference set showing wear commensurate with age but no major faults. xiii11-786 xv11-820 pp. complete as given illus. w/ plates. A. S. Barnes and Co. Hardcover
199340543Georgia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy. VG/NONE. 1993. Softcover. Large oversize paperback of Volume 7 only which covers surnames N-R. Crisp bright copy with very light minor wear. Not a former library copy. ; . Georgia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, paperback
199440544Georgia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy. VG/NONE. 1994. Softcover. Large oversize paperback of Volume 8 only which covers surnames beginning with S. Crisp bright copy with very light minor wear. Not a former library copy. ; . Georgia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, paperback
1977049016New Haven CT: Yale University Press for Maryland Historical Society 1977. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Rust-brown cloth lettered/illus. in gold foil. As issued. Illus. dust jacket shows 1/4" closed tear along top front edge otherwise essentially as issued now in mylar. lxxx294 pp. Yale University Press for Maryland Historical Society Hardcover
1976009157Washington New Jersey: Privately Published / Hicks Printing Company 1976. Very Good condition. A clean tight copy. The spine is square and flat. Pages are crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Softcover. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. This is a history of Hackettstown New Jersey in Warren County. Illustrated with many old prints and photographs. Among 12 chapters in this book are: The Settlement of the Musconetcong Valley; The Struggle for Independence; The Post-Revolution Era; The Canal Era Begins; The Incorporation of the Town; Hackettstown during the Civil War; Hackettstown's Industrial Era Begins; A New Century and a World War; The Prosperous Twenties and the Great Depression; Hackettstown During and After World War II; etc. List of chapter notes/sources after each chapter. Selected bibliography. Index. Bound in the original brown pictorial wrappers. The book's dedication is to The Hackettstown Historical Society. Laid in loose is a fine copy of a staple-bound booklet/program for Hackettstown's community celebration "Yankee Doodle Dandy Day July 4th 1976 in Recognition of the American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976" presented by the Committee on Tar and Feathering Hackettstown Howard J. Niper Chairman. . INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. 1st ed No additional printings listed. Softcover. Very Good condition. vii 89pp. Privately Published? / Hicks Printing Company Paperback
1941063454New York: Cupples and Leon Co. 1941. Book. Illus. by C. Richard Schaare. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan faux leather cloth lettered in black. Slightly rubbed extremities text block edges typically a bit tanned otherwise nearly as issued. Short gift and ownership inscriptions inked on front flyleaf otherwise unmarked. Color illus. dust jacket shows a few small edge chips with mild sunning along spine panel now in mylar. 1st ed. vi249 pp. A well-preserved copy of a very scarce issue. Cupples and Leon Co. Hardcover
1990070486Baltimore MD: Gateway Press 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Olive cloth lettered in gold foil. 1st ed. Internal highlighting generally minor in most cases limited to a single line or name on a page to about 30 pages otherwise as issued. vi595 pp. Gateway Press Hardcover
1919003529Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co. 1919. Book. Illus. by Edwin F. Bayha et al. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark red cloth black lettering slightly rubbed along edges very nearly as issued with clean interior and firm binding. Very scarce dust jacket moderately soiled with edge chipping showing small areas of loss <5% still presents well in archival mylar. 249 pp. illus. Occasional marginalia in light pencil with several notes offering corrections or additions by an obviously informed former owner. J. B. Lippincott Co. Hardcover
1988050362Lausanne Switzerland: Musee des arts decoratifs de la Ville de Lausanne 1988. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff white color pictorial wraps square format. Very minor shelf wear nearly as issued. xxix pp. text 40 color plates at rear. Catalog to accompany 1988 exhibition. Very scarce. Musee des arts decoratifs de la Ville de Lausanne Paperback
2010043846Wesleyville PA: Lyontamer Press 2010. Book. VG. Spiral Bound. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff pale yellow pictorial wraps spiral-bound. Minor handling wear light crease to bottom front cover corner. iv263 pp. illus. w/ b&w photographs. Erie County PA. Very scarce. Lyontamer Press Paperback
1948047125Woodland Hills CA: Industrial Arts Press Publishing 1948. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth lettered in gilt. As issued. Color illus. dust jacket shows minor chipping along top rear edge and head of spine otherwise nearly as issued now in mylar. xi251 pp. Novel based on the escape of the son of Marie Antoinette from the prison tower and his immigration as a refugee to Asylum Pennsylvania where he died at age 90. Scarce. Industrial Arts Press Publishing Hardcover
1892785Philadelphia: Spangler & Davis 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt titles. A very good copy of this scarce title with bending at the spine tips and two spots of mild discoloration to the covers - one spineward on the front cover visible in the photo and one beneath the titles on the spine cap. Previous owner's name neatly to the top of the front pastedown otherwise and unmarked copy. Hinges and binding are solid. 235 pages. <br/><br/> Spangler & Davis hardcover
1897037796Philadelphia PA: J. B. Lippincott Co. 1897. Book. Good. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue and dark red cloth lettered and with UPenn insignia in gilt oblong format. Front cover shows dampstaining to cloth along mid and lower joint extending up to about 1 1/2" on front cover cloth with some darkening along bottom edge as well some flecking to upper front cover cloth around title lettering. Corners rubbed with minor exposure to bottom corners. Cloth has split and been mended along upper front joint and mid/lower rear joint. 126 pp. illus. w/ many full page b&w photographs hinged double frontis. plate presenting aerial view of campus. Presents as Good due to noted cosmetic issues with interior VG or better. Very scarce. J. B. Lippincott Co. Hardcover
1927034534Pomona CA: Walter M. Avis Printed by the Modern Print Shop 1927. Book. Near Fine. Original Wraps. Presentation Copy. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan stiff wraps lettered/illus. in brown. Extended cover edges show typical rubbing otherwise only light shelf wear. 108 pp. 2 tipped-in portraits. Interior shows several neat corrections in ink that seem original to issue also several penciled corrections/additions that appear to have been added later by the original owner. Ownership inscription on front flyleaf states that this copy was given to Hannah Avis James at Avis family reunion at Alcyon Park Pitman New Jersey on 10 Sept. 1927 two months after its original publication. Many representatives of the Avis family originally settled in the Moravian communities in and around Bethlehem and Northampton County Pennsylvania as well as sections of New Jersey. Exceptionally scarce. Walter M. Avis [Printed by the Modern Print Shop] Paperback
2015069687Reading PA: Reading Eagle Company 2015. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pink cloth lettered in gold foil. As issued. Firm binding clean interior. 1st ed. 256 pp. . Reading Eagle Company Hardcover
2014069686Reading PA: Reading Eagle Company 2014. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Tan cloth lettered in gold foil. As issued. Firm binding clean interior. 256 pp. . Reading Eagle Company Hardcover
2012069684Reading PA: Historical Society of Berks County 2012. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Gray leatherette lettered in gold foil. As issued. Firm binding clean interior. 1st ed. 272 pp. . Historical Society of Berks County Hardcover
2011069683Reading PA: Historical Society of Berks County 2011. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dark salmon cloth lettered in gold foil. As issued. Firm binding clean interior. 1st ed. 272 pp. . Historical Society of Berks County Hardcover
1914064009Doylestown PA: Henry C. Mercer for the Bucks County Historical Society 1914. Book. Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original copy bound in full brown morocco lettered bordered and with corner accents in gilt five raised bands original stiff gray wraps bound in. iv174 pp. illus. 1st edition. Leather cracked along both joints but binding is firm and fully intact leather typically rubbed along joints edges and corners. Toning along fore-edge to front flyleaf and first several leaves some soiling to bottom text block edge. Slight indentation along upper fore-edge of both covers. Former owner's address label mounted on lower front flyleaf one leaf pp. 29-30 mended with archival tape. Not the first leather-bound copy we've encountered so we suspect that this copy is not rebound but rather one of a limited number of specially-bound copies original to issue also issued in cloth and most commonly gray wraps lettered in burgundy and black. Henry C. Mercer for the Bucks County Historical Society Hardcover
1908033582Various 1908. Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. First Collected. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Tan 1/4 cloth mabled paper-covered boards hand-written spine panel label. Ex-library non-circulating modest shelf wear with some rubbing to corners and bottom edges. Collection of 20 articles by Miller extracted from the various journals in which they were originally published 1908-1921 bound into one volume. All articles complete untrimmed accompanied by all plates and maps as called for most with library stamps to covers and/or titles. Several articles toned by age. CONTENTS: 1 Pleistocene Geology of the Southwestern Slope of the Adirondacks; 2 Highly Folded Between Non-Folded Strata at Trenton Falls New York; 3 Ice Movement and Erosion Along the Southwestern Adirondacks; 4 Origin of Color in the Vernon Shale; 5 Pre-Glacial Course of the Upper Hudson Valley; 6 The Garnet Deposits of Warren County NY; 7 Early Paleozoic Physiography of the Southern Adirondacks; 8 Contact Action of Gabbro on Granite in Warren County NY; 9 Variations of Certain Adirondack Basic Intrusives; 10 Magmatic Differentiation and Assimilation in the Adirondack Region; 11 The Great Rift on Chimney Mountain; 12 Origin of Foliation in the Pre-Cambrian Rocks of Northern New York; 13 Classification of Metamorphic Rocks; 14 Adirondack Anorthosite; 15 Banded Structures of the Adirondack Syenite - Granite Series; 16 Significance of the Gorge at Little Falls NY; 17 Pegmatite Silexite and Aplite of Northern New York; 18 Magnetic Iron Ores of Clinton County NY; 19 Some Crystal Localities in St. Lawrence County NY; 20 Features of a Body of Anorthosite-Gabbro in Northern New York. A unique assemblage. Various Hardcover
1965059005New York: Viking Press 1965. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orange 1/4 cloth brown paper-covered boards lettered in black orange topstain. 1st ed. ix181 pp. Slight indentation along top front cover edge spot of slight discoloration to upper spine panel otherwise essentially as issued. Pictorial dust jacket shows long closed tear across front flap and along lower front joint mended with tape several closed edge tears with associated creasing minor chipping to corners and spine extremities now in mylar. Viking Press Hardcover
1946064735London: The Porcupine Press 1946. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dark green cloth lettered in gilt. Slight binding lean text block edges typically foxed and dulled by age. 1st British edition. 253 pp. Short inscription in pencil on upper front flyleaf. Quite scarce. The Porcupine Press Hardcover
1943059015New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1943. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth lettered in black. 253 pp. 7th ptg. Mild flecking to cloth on portions of front cover and along spine panel a few minor surface marks corners slightly rubbed. Firm binding clean interior. Lacking dust jacket. Duell, Sloan and Pearce Hardcover