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199329257Sag Harbor N. Y. :: Second Chance Press Inc. . 1993. Other. 1877946346 . Video w/scant wear. Interview with this Augusta Georgia author and artist a few months before his death in 1989 at age 90. 30 minutes. ; . Second Chance Press, Inc. , unknown
1852005982Pittsburgh Pa: Luke Loomis Agent 1852. Hardcover. Near Fine -. J. T. Shryock Printer." 392 p.: tables; 23 cm. Modern black buckram with gilt-stamped spine title. Notes on front endpapers: "Presented by Mrs. Dr. Wm. Speer Nov. 3 1904" and "Rebound Nov. 1955." Occasional pencilled marginal notes; one folded leaf bound at the end with additional pencil notations. The Rev. William Speer 1822-1904 was a missionary in China; in 1853 with his wife Elizabeth Ewing Speer d. 1910 he helped to found the Presbyterian Church in Chinatown San Francisco. In Near Fine- Condition: old stain on pp. 31-32; occasional minor foxing; pencilled notations; otherwise clean and tight. Luke Loomis, Agent hardcover
194455196Guilderland NY: Self Published. Good; Covers toned front cover stained. 1944. First Printing. Softcover. Index. A solid copy of this regional history. Inscribed by the author on the front cover. Author obituary from newspaper laid in. . ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 24 pages . Self Published paperback
18965741Long Island NY: Town Board of North Hempstead. Very Good. 1896-1904. First Edition. Hardcover. A fascinating & complete historical record of Hempstead. First editions in original clean green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Decorative endpapers. 8 volume set: published from 1896 to 1904. . #1-547pp 1654-1680 ; #2-566pp1681-1718 ; #3-559pp 1718-1748 ; #4-559pp1748-1766 ; #5-647pp1766-1777 ; #6-576pp1777-1817 ; #7-596pp1817-1874 ; #8-571pp 1874-. In 1784 the original town of Hempstead was divided into two townships of North & South Hempstead. . Condition: all 8 volumes are VG TO VG-. Texts tight & clean. Page edges lightly age toned. Free endpapers lacking in vol. 3. Endpapers are brittle: vols 1 & 2 have chipped edges & paper tears along interior hinges with covers firm. Complete indexes at the end of each volume. Topics: Deeds Land Grants Indentures Appraisers; Pounders; Overseers of the poor; Town meetings; Commissioners of highways; Town clerks; Trustees; Constables County judges; ; Inspector of elections; Justice of the peace; Indians etc. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Town Board of North Hempstead hardcover
1987067158Birdsboro PA: Pennsylvania German Society 1987. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff ivory illus. wraps. Covers slightly soiled/tanned nearly as issued. 1st ptg. vi122 pp. Scarce. Pennsylvania German Society Paperback
1893050734Richmond VA: Whittet and Shepperson 1893. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 291 pages. Hardcover in brown cloth. The binding shows light rubbing and wear but overall a clean and attractive copy. Patterned endpapers. Text is toned. John McElhenney 1781-1871 was a Presbyterian minister born in Waxhaws South Carolina and went to Washington College in 1802. Thereafter he went to Princeton. After he became a preacher he was sent to the Old Stone Church in Lewisburg Virginia now West Virginia along the Greenbriar River. He delivered his first sermon there in 1808 and remained at the same church for over 60 years. This volume contains a chapter on his service during the Civil War and as West Virginia separated from Virginia. <br/> <br/> Whittet and Shepperson hardcover
198413774New York: New York Bound. Near Fine. 1984. Facsimile. Hardcover. 096087884X . Clean black cloth has gilt title on spine. Pictorial frontispiece. Illustrated with B/W paintings and facsimile of the original 1872 front cover. Introduction by Graham Hodges who signed this copy. Text block tight clean & intact. Over the years Mr. Lyon acquired a valuable stock and when he retired to Boonton New Jersey he became a rare book dealer. New York; B/W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 125 pages . New York Bound hardcover
9780306456183New. unknown
18530087801853. Very Good. 1 printed indenture form 37 x 59 cm. folded; filled in by Juniata County Justice of the Peace Henry Cross. On 11 April 1853 Simon and Anna Harter of Delaware Township Juniata County Pa. sold to Evan Trego of the same place for $84 a tract of about 40 acres in Delaware Township Juniata County. Upper left-hand corner: "F. Wyeth Bookseller Harrisburg." Signed by Simon Harter Anna Harter Henry Cross and witness Isaac Cross. In Very Good Condition: starting to separate at fold junctures; minor chipping along upper edge; clean and solid. unknown
2011069395Dauberville PA: Outer Station Project 2011. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Glossy color pictorial boards oblong format. 1st ptg. 112 pp. illus. Slight blemish on lower front flyleaf near hinge otherwise as issued. Exceptionally scarce. Outer Station Project Hardcover
048900Racing Sanctioning Corp. of America Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff blue wraps lettered/illus. in yellow. Mild rubbing along joints some thumbing creases to covers short closed tear with minor surface loss neatly mended with tape inside back cover edge. Firm binding clean interior. 224 pp. illus. w/ b&w photos. Scarce. Racing Sanctioning Corp. of America Paperback
1992006580Roanoke VA: Allied Arts Guild. SIGNED first edition limited to 1500 copies. Published Roanoke VA: Allied Arts Guild 1992 first printing. Square folio 13 1/4" x 12 5/8" 192pp. illustrated with reproductions of 60 historical drawings and 18 prints that mark the city's transition into architectual "modernism". Inscribed by author to artist Diana Kan on half title. Fine in near fine dust jacket . Fine. Hard. 1st. 1992. Allied Arts Guild unknown
1989010653Mika Publishing 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. IIn very good clean condition. Lots of biographical and genealogical information. Mika Publishing 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
1332329969.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
188817219Chcago; New York: Rand McNally & Co. Very Good. 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Dark green boards with bright gilt title on front cover. Front endpaper has rand McNally ads: rear endpaper has map mounted onto it. Text is tight clean & intact. Map measures 39" x 25 1/2" and is in very nice condition except for a few small tears on the folds. Pennsylvania Map Railroad. ; Fold out Map; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 152 pages . Rand McNally & Co. hardcover
1892016610Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Company 1892. Very Good condition but for short tears at 3 or 4 of the map folds which have been neatly reinforced with archival tape on the blank side. SEE PHOTOS. A very attractive well preserved copy. 60 pages of text including brief information on 78 railroads a detailed 39-page index and ads for Rand McNally publications. Attached at the rear is a full color map that unfolds to 13'' wide by 21" tall. Bound in the publisher's tan-color stiff printed wraps. Cover title: Rand McNally & Co's Indexed County and Township Pocket Map and Shippers' Guide of New Jersey Showing in Detail the Entire Railroad System The Express Company Doing Business over Each Road and Accurately Locating All Cities Towns Post Offices Railroad Stations Villages Counties Islands Lakes Rivers etc Locating the Nearest Mailing Point of All Local Places; Designating Telegraph Stations Population is Given According to the Latest Official Census" i.e. 1890. 1st ed No additional printings listed. Stiff card covers. Very Good condition. 60 pages a full color fold-out map. Rand McNally & Company Paperback
193741748Self-Published. 1937. Softcover. 19-page stapled booklet signed by Wideman on front cover and inscribed to previous owner Judge C. C. Featherstone. Covers lightly to moderately worn with impressed corporate seal of the Greenwood South Carolina Trust Company on front cover. A series of brief selections including some on local personalities politics and court cases that appeared in the Greenwood Index-Journal. ; . Self-Published, paperback
1995901200<p>Louis P. West Sr. 1995. First printing. Paperback. Very Good . Softcover. Illustrated with black & white photographs and maps.</p> Louis P. West, Sr. paperback
1995006376Ringwood New Jersey: Privately Published. 1995. Fine condition. Bright shiny clean and tight. The spine is square and flat. Pages are crisp and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Not a remainder. Softcover. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. In 1920 at the age of seven the author moved to Ringwood Manor Estates when his father was hired by Miss Sally Hewitt to manage the property. This book begins with his recollections of what Ringwood was like in the 1920s. There are also chapters on Ringwood's superstitions and beliefs the greatest social event mines and forges old country store rocket-plane Gloria Montclair Greenwood Lake Railroad etc. Profusely illustrated with nearly 150 old photographs portraits document facsimiles and hand-drawn maps. Laid-in are 2 promotional advertisements from the publisher. Bound in the original photographic wraps. . INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Oversize Softcover. Fine condition. vii 203pp. Privately Published. Paperback
1919011748McClelland & Stewart Limited 1919. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Canadian edition. Green covers with paste-down image image is faded and scuffed. Top and bottom of spine are fraying. Front hinge is cracked to webbing. Covers are faded. Tissue guard is ripped. A bit of foxing on some pages. McClelland & Stewart Limited Hardcover
1997031701Andover NJ: Afton Publishing Co. 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dark green leatherette lettered in gold foil. As issued. 328 pp. illus. w/ maps b&w photographs. Color pictorial dust jacket as issued now in archival mylar. Signed by author on half-title. Very scarce. Afton Publishing Co. Hardcover
19539519Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Price clipped DJ shows browning as well as small open tears; An overview of the various ways the government helped prop up the railroad business in New York. With charts and graphs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages . Harvard University Press hardcover
1951070245Associated Railroads of New Jersey 1951. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original black 1/4 cloth color illus. paper-covered boards. v107 pp. First collected/first in book form. Covers slightly tanned toward edges but a nicely preserved copy showing only slight wear. Scarce in hardcover. Associated Railroads of New Jersey Hardcover
1996x-3540614702Springer Verlag 1996. Hardcover. New. 614 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.00 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover