London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1775. Title continued: "in the West Indies; and to Prohibit such Provinces and Colonies from Carrying on any Fishery on the Banks of Newfoundland, or other Places therein mentioned, under certain Conditions and Limitations." [2], 295-307, [1] p.; 31 cm. (folio). Disbound. Title page..... More

New York: Beadle & Adams, 1878. Paperback. 15, [1] p.: 1 hand-colored woodcut by Nathaniel Orr; 29 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Some pages not opened. Woodcut title at head of first page. Contains lyrics to 59 songs, without music. These include many popular songs of the time, including the..... More

Philadelphia: G. und D. Billmeyer, 1817. Hardcover. "Insonderheit aber denen Gemeinden des Herrn, zum Dienst und Gebrauch mit Fleiss zusammen getragen in gegenwärtig-beliebiger Form und Ordnung. Nebst einem dreyfachen, darzu nützlichen und der Materien halben nöthigen Register. Vierte verbesserte Auflage." [6], 572, [22], 55, [1] p.: music; 19 cm. Signatures..... More

New York: Mark H. Newman & Co., 1851. Sartain, John. Hardcover. iv, 241, [1] p., engraved frontispiece portrait of Kossuth and 15 leaves of engraved plates: music; 25 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; gilt-stamped portrait of Kossuth on front cover, with the same blind-stamped on..... More

London: Mark Baskett and the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1767. Hard Cover. [220] p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-N12 O4. Contemporary full calf; five spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt borders on spine and on boards. All page edges red. Title printed within double rule. A leaf formerly attached to front..... More

Philadelphia, Pa. Benjamin Warner, 1821. Hardcover. Title continued: "Being a sequel to the courtship, marriage, and pic-nic dinner of Robin Red-Breast and Jenny Wren." 16 p.: frontispiece and 7 additional leaves of engraved plates; 12 cm. Original plain salmon paper over paste boards. Half-title: The Burial of Cock Robin. The..... More

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949. Hardcover. Three volumes in one slipcase. The Tale of Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves; Being literally translated from the Arabic into French by J. C. Mardrus; and then translated into modern English by E. Powys Mathers; illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. vi, [3], 50..... More

London: Printed for the Proprietor, and sold by H.D. Symonds, 1798. Hardcover. 5 volumes (vii, [1], 332 p.; vii, [1], 332 p.; viii, 320 p; viii, 322 p.; viii, 386, 2 p.): 43 leaves of engraved plates; 18 cm. Full contemporary morocco with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled..... More

Paris: Hippolyte-Louis Guerin & Jacques Guerin, 1741. Paperback. [46] p.: entirely tables; 26 cm. Contemporary dark green and black paste-paper wrappers. All page edges red. Signatures; A-F4 (4to). No publication information. Probably from Nouveaux Traités de Trigonométrie by Antoine Deparcieux (Paris: Hippolyte-Louis Guerin & Jacques Guerin, 1741). In Near Fine..... More

London: Mary Hinde, 1774. Hardcover. The Second Edition. lxxv, [1], 371, [33] p.; 22 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Boards decorated Cambridge style. Caption title: A Journal of the Life of William Edmundson. Includes The Epistles and Papers of William Edmundson, as well as..... More

Weimar: Gebrüdern Gädicke, 1799. Hardcover. [2], vii, [1], 514 p., 1 folded leaf with a table on each side; 21 cm. 19th-century? tree calf. "Nach den Orten alphabetisch geordnet, undmit kurzen statistischen Nachrichten versehen." Part of the series Geographisch-Technologisches Handbuch für reisende Kaufleute. Armorial bookplate on front fixed endpaper of..... More

New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1846. Hardcover. Two parts in one volume: [8], 207, [1], 211, [1] p.; 19 cm. Modern rebacking of contemporary leather spine and corners with original marbled paper over boards. Original brown endpapers. Series title preceding title page for Wiley and Putnam's Library of American Books..... More

1916. Hardcover. John W. Hemig (1891-1978) was born in Reading, Pa.; by 1916 he had moved to Philadelphia where he worked as a waiter and assistant manager at Schwoerer's cafe on Market St. through 1930 or later. In that year the census indicates that his wife was Elsie and, though..... More