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1892006977Tidioute Pa: Banking House of Grandin Brothers 1892. Near Fine. 1 leaf 21 cm. Engraved. "J. L. Grandin. Wm. J. Grandin." Dated July 1 1892 and addressed to A. E. Patton cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville Pa. Signed by E. M. Curtis cashier. Alexander Ennis Patton 1852-1904 became the president of the First National Bank of Patton when it was established in 1893 and was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate in 1900. The Grandin brothers John Livingston Grandin 1836-1912 William James Grandin 1838-1904 and Elijah Bishop Grandin 1840-1917 in 1859 followed the lead of Edwin Drake in Titusville Pa. who had dug the first successful commercial oil well in the United States earlier that year. With oil money they established the Grandin Brothers Bank in 1870. Victims of the Jay Cooke & Co. bankruptcy in 1873 they exercised their right to take Northern Pacific Railway bonds with land-purchasing rights in the Dakota Territory rather than 15 cents on the dollar. Although the bonds themselves were worthless the 26000 acres they acquired became the largest corporate wheat farm in the Dakota Territory in the late 19th century. Temple Grandin is the great-granddaughter of J. L. Grandin. In Near Fine Condition: lightly creased; clean and bright. Banking House of Grandin Brothers unknown
1888009547Philadelphia: Printed for the Committee 1888. Paperback. Good -. 86 p. 6 leaves of engraved plates; 28 cm. Lacking wrapper. In observation of the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the United States in 1787 a banquet was held by eight learned societies in Philadelphia: the University of Pennsylvania the American Philosophical Society the College of Physicians the Law Academy of Philadelphia the Historical Society of Pennsylvania the franklin Institute the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Academy of Natural Sciences. The guest list included President Grover Cleveland former president Rutherford B. Hayes members of the Supreme Court various foreign dignitaries members of Congress state governors and many others. The plates include the menu printed in red and black. Includes the toasts and speeches. Very scarce. In Good- Condition: lacking original wrapper; text block is separating; title page is lightly soiled; minor loss at upper corners of title page which has closed 2-cm. tear from spine; loss at fore-edge and lower corner of final two leaves without loss of text; loss at lower corners of final pages without loss of text; occasional closed tears along spine; text and illustrations are otherwise clean and solid. Printed for the Committee paperback
2014ABE-1667775272216PLAQUETTE REALISEE PAR LE GROUPE DE TRAVAIL DE LA SECTION DE BATZ SUR MER DE L'UNION NATIONALE DES COMBATTANTS A L'OCCASION DU CENTENAIRE DE LA GUERRE DE 1914-1918-RICHE ICONOGRAPHIE-70 PAGES-IN 4-(200GH)
1955ABE-1727802108939TIRAGE ARGENTIQUE-27,5 CM X 45 CM-(CPGF1)
1954056699New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries 1954. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff blue wraps lettered in dark blue. Minor wear along extended edges partially tanned back cover. Auction catalog. 69 pp. 233 catalogued lots. Clean interior. Parke-Bernet Galleries Paperback
1974046306Bronxville NY: Bronxville Diamond Jubilee Committee 1974. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed Associational. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Royal blue cloth lettered in gold foil oblong format. Slightly rubbed corners and spine extremities virtually as issued. No. 321 of an edition limited to 500 copies hand-numbered on front colophon and signed by Mayor C. Paul Slater with the city's embossed seal. Pictorial dust jacket mildly rubbed along edges now in mylar. 120 pp. illus. w/ photographs. Bronxville Diamond Jubilee Committee Hardcover
1976043790Levittown PA: Editorial Board of The Bucks County Blue Book 1976. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth lettered in gold. Light spotting foxing to front cover mild binding lean. viii86 pp. Scarce. Editorial Board of The Bucks County Blue Book Hardcover
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
ABE-1398538093FORMAT 74,5 CM X 56 CM-EN COULEURS-IMPRIMERIE GAILLAC MONROCQ A PARIS-RAJOUT LOIRE ATLANTIQUE SUR LOIRE INFERIEURE-CARTE EN TRES BON ETAT PLIEE FORMAT PETIT IN 8 SUR CARTON SOUPLE ORANGE-(20C)
1852ABE-1679443502023CARTE ILLUSTREE PAR A M PERROT ET RAIMOND BONHEUR-IMPRIME PAR LEMERCIER-GRAVURE SUR ACIER-EXTRAITE DE L'ATLAS NATIONAL ILLUSTRE REGION DE L'OUEST N°43-VENDUE ENCADREE (ENCADREMENT PROFESSIONNEL AVEC CACHET AU DOS)
Cartolina inizi '90056? Reggimento Fanteria 24 Gennaio 1861non viaggiata - in buono statoE10891
GHIACCIO E VELLUTOcatalogo della mostra fotografica diELENA MUNERATICentro Congressi "Alla sosta dell'Imperatore" Folgàrida - Val di Sole TN27 Dicembre 2002 - 12 Gennaio 2003130 pagine - fotografie b/n formato 22x22 cmPari al nuovo (546 g)E 8854
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
246567Glen Allen VA: Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. 32pp. Covers are slightly edgeworn and the bottom corner of the front cover is creased else clean. Very Good binding. Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen unknown books
20051652332005 CHARTRE PAYSAGERE. Parc naturel régional de Brière.Parc régional de Brière, 2005, in4°(21x30) broché ,95pp.Tiré à 500 exemplaires.Très nombreux plans,corquis . Abondantes illsutrations.Très bon état.
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
