New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mf'g & Litho. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- in lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled Old Residences on Murray Hill, as that title runs above..... More
Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1954. Hardcover. 247 p., frontispiece and 7 leaves of plates; 17 cm. Publisher's dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; blind-stamped decoration on both boards. Yellow endpapers. Front free endpaper verso bears small printed bookplate of Herman A. Stees. The American Sunday School Union issued..... More
Des Moines, Iowa: McBlain Books, 1982. Paperback. 52 p.; 22 cm. Light grey wrapper printed in black. Recipient's address on back wrapper: The Americanist, Pottstown, Pa. No date of publication; "1982" written in pencil on upper right-hand corner of front wrapper. The catalog lists 1070 items. In Very Good- Condition..... More
Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop, 1982. Paperback. [4], 67, [1] p.: black-and-white illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled blue paper covers printed in black. No date of publication; "1982" written in pencil on front cover. Lists 251 items offered by the Heritage Book Shop, most printed by the Ashendene, Doves or Kelmscott..... More
Bruxelles: Oeuvre Nationale de L'Enfance, 1925. Hardcover. [4], 364, [8], 148, [8], 139, [3] p.: 3 frontispieces; 23 cm. Leather spine with six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-stamped title in second and third compartments. Marbled paper over boards. No dust jacket. Marbled endpapers. Title page printed in red and..... More
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1923. Paperback. 238 p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Brown wrapper printed in black. "April 11, 1923-May 9, 1923" -- front wrapper. Includes an index of the lenders of the paintings. 317 paintings were in the exhibition of portraits by American painters Charles Willson Peale..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1901. Hardcover. Printed by the Riverside Press, Cambridge. xliii, [1], 205, [1] p., engraved frontispiece; 24 cm. Brown linen spine with red spine title: "Houghton, Mifflin & Co.'s Catalogue of Authors." Brown paper over boards with paper label on front board printed in red and..... More
New York: Jacob Bros. 1888. Paperback. [12] p.: music; 19 cm. No date of publication; latest copyright date on individual pieces in catalog is 1888. Contains the first three lines of 11 pieces of piano music available from Jacob Bros. Includes pieces by Frederick G. Richmond, F.W. Meacham, J.W. Turner..... More
London: Smith and Robins, 1842. Hardcover. xxiv, 250 p.: 1 leaf of engraved portrait of Horace Walpole, in-text illustrations; 29 cm. Later 19th-century brown cloth spine with original boards. Engraved cover title: A Catalogue of the Contents of Strawberry Hill. Engraved title page. George Robins, the auctioneer, advertised the sale..... More
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1934. Paperback. Second Edition. 66, viii p., [50] p. of illustrations; 20 cm. Purple wrappers printed in gilt with yapp edges. Yellow endpapers. The catalog includes a portrait of Alonzo Jennings by Julius Bloch; paintings by Daniel Garber, Katherine Morris Wright, George Biddle..... More
Medioburgi [Middlebury, Vt.]: Middlebury College, 1814. Pamphlet. Printed by Timothy C. Strong. 8 p.; 23 cm. Never stitched. Shaw & Shoemaker, 32124; McCorison, Vermont, 1638. The catalog and register of Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., listing the presidents and founders, faculty and administration, and graduates of the first 12 years of..... More
Easton, Pa. Christian Jacob Hütter, 1812. Hardcover. "Nach vorher gegangener Collation mit denen alten Exemplarien." Also known as the Heidelberger Katechismus. [12], 288 p.; 18 cm. Signatures: [pi]6 A-U6 V6 W6 X-Y6 (12mo). Original calf spine with grey paper over boards. Title vignette of American eagle. Numerous decorative printers' ornament..... More
Buenos Aires: Center of Art and Communication, 2978. Paperback. 23, [1] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Cover title: Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro. Text is in English. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: edges rubbed; clean and tight. More
Beaver, Pa. Beaver College, 1900. 1 sheet 24 x 16 cm. Illustration of a log cabin, signed E. Bott. Although the centennial referred to in the title is that of the founding of Beaver County in 1800, the emphasis on Military Day was on Beaver County's role in the American..... More
New York: Century Association, 1875. Pamphlet. 22 p.; 23 cm. Grey wrapper printed in black. The Century Association is a private club founded in 1847 for men with distinction in literature or the arts; women were not admitted until 1988. The deaths of a number of members in the first..... More
Philadelphia: Maquarre Ensemble, 1917. Pamphlet. [4] p.; 18 cm. The concert was to raise money for relief to Europe during World War One. The Maquarre Ensemble was founded in 1913 by Daniel Maquarre, listed as conductor and flute on this program. Daniel Maquarre (1881-?) was born in Brussels; after coming..... More
Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1987. Hardcover. ix, [1], 750 p.; 21 cm. Brown faux-leather cloth with gilt spine title "Chambers Thesaurus"; gilt decoration on spine and front cover; blind-stamped decoration on back cover. In Near Fine Condition: edges lightly rubbed; clean and tight. More
New York: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, 1969. Paperback. 126, [2] p.: music; 19 cm. Stapled purple covers. Contains 119 hymns. In French. Translation of: Singing and Accompanying Yourselves with Music in your Hearts. Includes index. Former owner's name at head of title page. In Very Good-..... More
1915. 5 typescript leaves in blue folded cover stamped "May 17 1915." Charles Muehlhauser died intestate on Dec. 24, 1874, leaving his widow, Mary Muehlhauser, and seven children. Mary Muehlhauser died on 3 April 1915 and by this document her remaining heirs released the dower rights to four tracts of..... More
Washington, D.C. Federal Reserve Bank Gallery, 1985. Paperback. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Federal Reserve Bank Gallery in 1985. [2], ii, 13 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Stapled; white cover printed in purple. Page 13 is the inside of back cover. With: a flyer advertising the exhibition. The exhibition..... More
S.l. s.n., 1942. 1 sheet (38 x 28 cm.), printed in black on one side. "NE-Reg--9190 156" -- in upper left-hand corner. Stamped "Duplicate" in upper right-hand corner. Shows the interconnected Marbury, Hutchinson, Wentworth, and Rishworth families from the 16th and 17th centuries, with coats-of-arms. No date of publication; the..... More
Durham, N.C. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., 1943. Paperback. [8] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Printed in black and white. An advertisement for Chesterfield cigarettes and Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians. Includes photographs of Waring and various performers with the Pennsylvanians, as well as advertisements for Chesterfields. Among the performers profiled..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1907. Gookin, Frederick W. Paperback. 76, [2] p.: illustrations of trees; 17 cm. Beige wrappers with wrapper title and illustrations; front wrapper illustration printed in red and green. Some pages unopened. The tree illustrations are printed in green and are signed F.W.G. for Frederick W. Gookin..... More
New York: Random House, 1944. Hardcover. Copyright by Artists and Writers Guild. [2], 53, [1] p.: color and gilt illustrations; 31 cm. Grey cloth spine; illustrated paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with both color and black-and-white illustrations by Masha. Book is in Near Fine Condition: slight..... More
Radnor, Pa. Chilton Book Co., 1982. Paperback. [6], 226 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback. In the Acknowledgements, RADAR Corp., Havertown, Pa., is marked in yellow. In Very Good Condition: front cover is creased; clean and solid. More