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Address of the Catholic Lay Citizens, of the City and County of Philadelphia, to their...

Address of the Catholic Lay Citizens, of the City and County of Philadelphia, to their Fellow-citizens, In Reply to the Presentment of the Grand Jury of the Court of Quarter Sessions of May Term 1844, in Regard to the Causes of the Late riots in Philadelphia

Philadelphia: M. Fithian, 1844. Paperback. 12 p.; 22 cm. Lacking wrapper. Stamped on title page: "Case 42 Shelf E." In early May 1844, Protestant nativists in Philadelphia, feeling threatened by the inscreasing number of Catholic immigrants, held public meetings accusing Catholics of seeking to have the Bible removed from public..... More

Price: $115.00

The American's Guide: The Constitutions of the United States of America, with the Latest...

The American's Guide: The Constitutions of the United States of America, with the Latest Amendments; also the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, with the Federal Constitution, and Acts for the Government of the Territories

Philadelphia: William McCarty, 1813. Hardcover. "Printed by William & David Robinson, Trenton." [4], 380 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "American's Guide." Handwritten paper labels with red borders over third and sixth compartments with..... More

Price: $950.00

The Boy's Standard -- July 21, 1883-Jan. 19 1884 -- nos. 115-141 New Series (nos. 401-427 Old...

The Boy's Standard -- July 21, 1883-Jan. 19 1884 -- nos. 115-141 New Series (nos. 401-427 Old Series) with the Christmas Number [28 issues]

London: Charles Fox, 1883. Hardcover. [448 p.]: illustrations; 30 cm. Contemporary half calf with red cloth boards. Dark brown endpapers. Includes serial stories: Jack Rag -- Dick Whittington, Thrice Lord Mayor of London -- Lionel the Bold -- The Cruise of the Alabama by Lt. Leslie Gordon -- King Harry..... More

Price: $275.00

Edmund Deane of Greenwich, Kent Co., carpenter, transfers property to William Deane of Deptford,...

Edmund Deane of Greenwich, Kent Co., carpenter, transfers property to William Deane of Deptford, Kent Co., distiller

1735. Handwritten parchment indenture (32 x 56 cm.). Ornate, armorial initial letter with motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" in the garter. On Jan. 30, 1735, Edmund Deane of Greenwich, Kent Co., carpenter, transfers to William Deane of Deptford, Kent Co., distiller, one third of a property called Hockenden..... More

Price: $125.00

John Martin's Book-Plate Book

John Martin's Book-Plate Book

New York: John Martin's House, 1922. Hardcover. [12] p., 10 leaves containing 6 bookplates each; 27 cm. Blue cloth spine with illustrated paper over boards. Illustrated fixed endpapers. The text talks about the importance of books and the use of bookplates, including a list of 60 recommended books, with space..... More

Price: $125.00

L'Art de Vérifier les Dates, depuis l'Année 1770 jusqu'a nos Jours: Formant la Continuation ou...

L'Art de Vérifier les Dates, depuis l'Année 1770 jusqu'a nos Jours: Formant la Continuation ou Troisieme Partie de l'Ouvrage Publie, sous ce Nom, par les Religieux Benedictins de la Congregation de Saint-Maur Vol. 15 [Guiana/Guyana]

Paris: A.J. Dénaina, 1834. Hardcover. Volume 15 only of 16 volumes: [4], 536 p.: tables (1 folded); 21 cm. Contemporary calf spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Running title: Chronologie Historique de l'Amérique. The folded table is not included in pagination. This volume covers the..... More

Price: $225.00

The Little Picture Book

The Little Picture Book

New York: Baker, Crane, & Day, 1846. Paperback. 8 p.: woodcut illustrations; 7.5 cm. Brown wrappers without illustration. No date of publication. Baker, Crane, & Day was established when Mahlon Day retired in 1845; however, by March 1847 it had been dissolved. Title vignette with a 4-line verse advertisement for..... More

Price: $115.00

McLagan Grand Master Furniture -- Catalogue No. 13

McLagan Grand Master Furniture -- Catalogue No. 13

Stratford, Ont. McLagan Furniture Co., 1915. Paperback. [1], 31 leaves: illustrations; 31 x 45 cm. Brown card covers with gilt embossed cover title; stapled. No date of publication. George McLagan established his furniture business in Stratford, Ontario, in 1905. This catalog features suites for the dining room and bedroom, and..... More

Price: $145.00

Playbill for Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, March 9, 1833 [Edmund Kean as Shylock

Playbill for Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, March 9, 1833 [Edmund Kean as Shylock]

London: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1833. Poster. 1 playbill (34 x 42 cm.) Light green paper printed in black by S. G. Fairbrother. The performance featured Edmund Kean as Shylock in Merchant of Venice in one of his last performances. On March 25, 1833, he collapsed during a performance of..... More

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Records of the Synod of Pittsburgh, From Its Fisrt [sic] Organization, September 28, 1802, to...

Records of the Synod of Pittsburgh, From Its Fisrt [sic] Organization, September 28, 1802, to October, 1832, inclusive; Printed by the Approbation of Synod, at their meeting in Allegheny City, 1850 [provenance: Rev. William Speer]

Pittsburgh, Pa. Luke Loomis, Agent, 1852. Hardcover. "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..... More

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Report of the Case of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, versus John Smith, Esq. Marshal of the...

Report of the Case of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, versus John Smith, Esq. Marshal of the United States for the District of Pennsylvania . . . by a member of the Bar of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pa. David Hogan, 1809. Paperback. Title page continued: "Containing The Speeches of the Attorney General and Jared Ingersoll, Esq. on behalf of the Commonwealth, and William Lewis, Esq. on the part of the Defendant. And also the opinion of the Honorable William Tilghman, Esq. Chief Justice of the State..... More

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St. Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside

St. Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside

London: London Stereoscopic and Photographic Co., 1870. 1 albumen print 278 x 184 mm. Mat is 422 x 330 mm. No date of publication; evidence suggests it was produced around 1870. Following the Fire of London, the church of St. Mary Le Bow was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in..... More

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Calgary Eye Opener -- Dec. 1929 -- vol. 26, no. 46 -- Canadian Edition. Carl Barks

Barks, Carl

Calgary Eye Opener -- Dec. 1929 -- vol. 26, no. 46 -- Canadian Edition

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co., 1929. Paperback. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Anita Page on front cover and cartoon by on back cover. This issue contains sections with Borneo-themed and aeronautic-themed jokes and cartoons, among which are 6 by Carl Barks, who later..... More

Price: $125.00

A History of American Manufactures from 1608 to 1860: Exhibiting the Origin and Growth of the...

Bishop, J. Leander

A History of American Manufactures from 1608 to 1860: Exhibiting the Origin and Growth of the Principal Mechanic Arts and Manufactures, from the Earliest Colonial Period to the Adoption of the Constitution; and Comprising Annals of the Industry of the United States in Machinery, Manufactures and Useful Arts, with a Notice of the Important Inventions, Tariffs, and the Results of each Decennial Census [vol. 2]

Philadelphia: Edward Young & Co., 1864. Hardcover. Title continued: "To Which are added Statistics of the Principal Manufacturing Centres, and Descriptions of Remarkable Manufactories at the Present Time." Imprint includes London: Sampson Low, Son & Co. Vol. 2 only. [2], 11-826 p., tissue-guarded frontispiece: portraits, tables; 24 cm. Rebacked with..... More

Price: $195.00

The Cabinet of Momus, and Caledonian Humorist; Being a Collection of the Most Entertaining...

Broadgrin, Tim

The Cabinet of Momus, and Caledonian Humorist; Being a Collection of the Most Entertaining English and Scotch Stories, (Selected from the Best Authors) in Prose and Verse

London: G. Auld, 1786. Hardcover. Title page continued: "Dedicated, by permission of Momus, to the lovers of fun. Compiled by His Merriness's Secretary." xii, 348 p.; 18 cm. (12mo). Contemporary morocco spine with gilt-tooled spine title. Plain red paper over boards. Printed by G. Auld, for W. Cavell; J. Ridgeway;..... More

Price: $175.00

Atlas de Estampas de Arte Obstetricia; do Doutor Dietr. Wilh. Heinr. Busch; copiadas e vertidas...

Busch, Dietrich Wilhelm Heinrich

Atlas de Estampas de Arte Obstetricia; do Doutor Dietr. Wilh. Heinr. Busch; copiadas e vertidas do original allemão pelo Doutor F. Kessler; coadjuvado por J. da R. Mazarem

Lisboa [Lisbon]: Imprensa Nacional, 1842. Hardcover. xx, 154, vi p., 50 leaves of lithographed plates containing 196 illustrations; 26 cm. Rebacked retaining most of contemporary quarter calf with gilt-tooled spine title and decoration; marbled paper over boards. Blue endpapers. Includes list of subscribers. The extremely scarce Portugese edition of Atlas..... More

Price: $1,675.00

A Collection of the Works of that Ancient, Faithful Servant of Jesus Christ, Thomas Chalkley, Who...

Chalkley, Thomas

A Collection of the Works of that Ancient, Faithful Servant of Jesus Christ, Thomas Chalkley, Who departed this Life in the Island of Tortola, the Fourth Day of the Ninth Month, 1741. To which is prefixed, A Journal of his Life, Travels, and Christian Experiences, written by himself

London: James Phillips, 1791. Hardcover. The Fifth Edition. vii, [1], 601, [3] p.; 21 cm. Signatures: a4 A-2P8 (-2P7, 2P8) 8vo. Original? plain calf boards with later plain calf spine. Modern box with gilt-tooled spine title: Chalkley's Works. The Works of Thomas Chalkley has a separate title page but continous..... More

Price: $225.00

Oeuvres en Prose de André Chénier Augmentées d'un Grand Nombre de Morceaux Inédits et...

Chénier, André

Oeuvres en Prose de André Chénier Augmentées d'un Grand Nombre de Morceaux Inédits et Précédées [provenance: Alexander Bliss]

Paris: Charles Gosselin, 1840. Hardcover. "Seule Édition Complète." [2], lviii, [2], 332 p.; 18 cm. Modern leather with gilt-tooled spine title and blind-tooled decoration. Former owner's inscription on blank leaf following front endpapers: "Alex. Bliss 1849." French poet André Chénier (1762-1794) was a victim of the French Revolution. This volume..... More

Price: $235.00

The Horse-Trainer's and Sportsman's Guide; With additional Considerations on the Duties of...

Collins, Digby

The Horse-Trainer's and Sportsman's Guide; With additional Considerations on the Duties of Grooms, on Purchasing Blood Stock, and on Veterinary Examination

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1865. Hardcover. xi, [1], 254, [2], 32 p.; 20 cm. Publisher's red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; blind-stamped center medallion and border on each board. Dark brown endpapers. Bookdealer's label on front fixed endpaper for T.W. Arthur, Carlisle. Bookdealer's label on back fixed endpaper for..... More

Price: $185.00

On Bookbindings: Ancient and Modern. Joseph Cundall

Cundall, Joseph, Editor

On Bookbindings: Ancient and Modern

London, Eng. George Bell and Sons, 1881. Hardcover. xi, [3], 132 p.: frontispiece, 22 leaves of plates, as well as 5 in-text and full-page illustrations; 26 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. Both boards have bevelled edges. Top page edges gilt. Rebacked in dark blue cloth..... More

Price: $145.00

Memoir of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence of James Currie, M.D. F.R.S. of Liverpool,...

Currie, James

Memoir of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence of James Currie, M.D. F.R.S. of Liverpool, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, London Medical Society, &c. &c.; edited by his son, William Wallace Currie [vol. 2]

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. Hardcover. Volume 2 only. xii, 503, [1] p.; 22 cm. Modern leather rebacking with contemporary calf boards; gilt-tooled spine labels. All paged speckled red. Modern blue endpapers. This volume contains letters from 1787 to 1804 by James Currie (1756-1805), Scottish physician. He..... More

Price: $145.00

La Science de l'Ingénieur, Divisée en Trois Parties, ou l'On Traite des Chemins, des Ponts, des...

Delaistre, J.R.

La Science de l'Ingénieur, Divisée en Trois Parties, ou l'On Traite des Chemins, des Ponts, des Canaux, et des Aqueducs [3 volumes]

Paris: Chez L'éditeur, 1832. Hardcover. 2nd ed., "Revue et augmentée par M. Laguerenne." Imprint includes: Lyon: Chez M. Favéro. 3 volumes: 57 folded leaves of plates, some in-text tables; 26 cm. Contemporary binding: calf spines with 6 spine compartments between double gilt rules. Black leather spine labels in the second..... More

Price: $425.00

Relazione, o' siano Notizie de' Successi di Fiandra Felicissimi Alle Armi de' Collegati, Raccolte...

Eugene, Prince of Savoy

Relazione, o' siano Notizie de' Successi di Fiandra Felicissimi Alle Armi de' Collegati, Raccolte da virie Lettere, cosi de' medesimi Aleati, siccome ancora da' Luoghi del dominio di Francia

Naples, Italy: Domenico-Antonio Parrino, 1709. Paperback. Title page continued: "Colla Copia della Lettera, che scrive il Sereniss. Principe Eugenio di Savoja, In data de' 10. del caduto Decembre, Iu cui da raguaglio, che la Cittadella di Lilla con nuovo, e rarissimo esempio, prima di cominciare à batterla; senza lo sparo..... More

Price: $725.00

Autograph signed letter from B. B. French, the Commissioner of Public Buildings, to Henry A....

French, B. B. (Benjamin Brown)

Autograph signed letter from B. B. French, the Commissioner of Public Buildings, to Henry A. Smythe on his appointment as Collector of the Port of New York [where he later gave Herman Melville a job]

1866. 1 leaf 25 x 20 cm. handwritten on both sides. Lined paper with the letterhead of the Office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, Capitol of the United States. Dated May 23, 1866, Washington City. In 1853 B. B. French (1800-1870) was named Commissioner of Public Buildings, a position..... More

Price: $125.00

Tables of Logarithms, For All Numbers from 1 to 102100, and For The Sines and Tangents to every...

Gardiner, William

Tables of Logarithms, For All Numbers from 1 to 102100, and For The Sines and Tangents to every ten seconds of each degree in the Quadrant; as also, for the Sines of the first 72 Minutes to Every Single Second

London, Eng. G. Smith, 1742. First Edition. Hardcover. Title page cont'd: "With Other Useful and Necessary Tables." First edition. 1 vol.: chiefly tables; 30 cm. Signatures: pi2 A-D2 [a]2(a2+a3) b-s2 [A]2 B-2P (4to). Modern polished calf spine with marbled paper over boards. Slightly trimmed. Seven spine compartments between raised bands;..... More

Price: $465.00

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