Merchantville, N.J. Gladys Kochersperger, 1933. [4] p.; 25 cm. Printed on red paper. Gladys Kochersperger taught dance in the Kochersperger School of Dancing, which had locations in Merchantville, and Haddonfield, N.J., and in Drexel Hill, Pa., in the 1930s and later. In Very Good- Condition: exterior is slightly darkened; lightly..... More
Johnstown, N.Y. Knox Gelatine, 1959. Pamphlet. 15, [1] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled pamphlet with illustrated cover. Cover title. Contains directions for using unflavored gelatine and recipes for whips, sponges and snows, chiffons, mousses and charlottes. Recipes include chicken mousse, strawberry ginger pie, turkey-tomato mold, and nesselrode pie. The "Students"..... More
1811. 1 handwritten document. [4] p.; 35 cm. Embossed stamp indicating the payment of one pound 10 shillings. signed by John Osborne with his seal. Also signed by witnesses P. A. French and Charles Wardroper. A deed of gift from John Osborne, esquire, of Lillesden in Hawkhurst Parish in Kent..... More
S.l. s.n., 1931. Pamphlet. 11 p.; 23 cm. Stapled grey wrapper. Morrill Allen, Jr., and others argued that the Rancho de los Palos Verdes grant was not a valid Mexican grant made by Mexico before May 13, 1846, and was therefore available for homesteading. They were not successful in their..... More
Chicago, Akron, New York: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1906. 65 leaves, loose (probably removed from the original book): illustrations; 17 cm. Top edges gilt. Consists of the title page and 64 illustrated toasts. Charming turn-of-the-last-century illustrations with toasts, both serious and amusing. In Good Condition: several have finger soiling along edges..... More
Salem, N.J. Salem High School, 1890. Invitation to the commencement of the Salem High School Class of 1890 consisting of one card (12.5 x 8.2 cm.) with an engraving of flowers in a vase in front of a lake scene, signed "E. A. Wright, Phila." This is tied with a...... More
Trenton Falls, N.Y. 1882. Pamphlet. [4] p.; 21 cm. Rules for an examination on Justification by Dr. Edwards held at an assembly of Sunday schools from Welsh churches in the Utica, N.Y., area. The 16 questions to be addressed are listed on the second and third pages. In the first..... More
Elizabeth, N.J. Meccano Co., 1925. Paperback. 8 p.: illustrations; 21 cm. Stapled; front printed in green and black. Includes an article about the invention of the torque converter by George Constantinesco and directions for reproducing it using Meccano parts, and directions for making a model hydraulic crane. In Very Good..... More
1776. 1 handwritten document, folded. 3 leaves; 40 cm. Tripartite indenture among (1) Richard Peage of Slapton, yeoman, and Edmund Whiteway of Harberton, yeoman, (2) Joseph Symons of Harberton, yeoman, and (3) Christopher Symons, son of Joseph Symons. Regarding the sale of part of the Manor of Slapton, late the..... More
Philadelphia: Swain, Abell & Simmons, 1836. [4] p.; 39 cm. Engraved masthead. The first issue of the daily newspaper published by William Moseley Swain, Arunah S. Abell, and Azariah H. Simmon, the first penny paper in Philadelphia. It continued to publish to 1942. On the second page, the publishers explain..... More
Los Angeles: California Fruit Growers Exchange, 1940. Paperback. 26 p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Stapled illustrated wrapper. Wrapper title. Recipes include: whipped sweet potatoes in orange shells; shortcake with a layer of orange sections in the middle; spiced and candied orange peel; orange souffle with orange cream custard; and a wide..... More
Mt. Hood, Oregon: Games Committee, 10th Oregon Higland Games and Gathering, 1962. Pamphlet. 15 p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled orange wrapper printed in red. Wrapper title. Wrapper included in pagination. Contains program for both days, lists of officials, judges, and competitors in dancing and piping (most of whom were from..... More
Elizabethtown, Pa. Elizabethtown College, 1900. Paperback. 16 p.; 20 cm. Stapled grey wrapper with black wrapper title. Printed by Rider & Snyder, Lancaster, Pa. Elizabethtown College was founded as a co-educational school in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren. The first catalog informed potential students that ladies'..... More
1924. 1 leaf printed on one side; 24 cm. A city location is not given. Madame A. Niementowska has not been identified. In Good- Condition: creased; several closed tears of 2 cm. or less from the edges; light staining. More
Philadelphia: 1910. 1 folded leaf, printed only on the front; 18 cm. Invitation to the wedding of Anna Bertha Finegan and Robert J. Alexander at St. John the Baptist Church in the Manayunk area of Philadelphia. Anna Bertha Finegan (1886-1963) married Robert J. Alexander (1886-1963). Although the bride's surname is..... More
Philadelphia: 1912. 1 folded leaf, printed only on the front; 17 cm. Invitation to the wedding of Marie Gertrude Finegan and William H. F. Baker at St. John the Baptist Church in the Manayunk area of Philadelphia. No year is given, but William H. Francis Baker (1890-1944) married Marie Gertrude..... More
Des Moines, Iowa: Wallace-Homestead Book Co., 1976. Pamphlet. 15 p.: tables; 24 cm. Stapled, wrappers included in pagination. The price guide to marbles published by famous marble expert Paul Baumann, whose personal collection was auctioned in 2011. In Near Fine Condition: wrappers are slightly soiled; pages are clean and tight..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986. Paperback. xii, 327 p.: illustrations, tables; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Includes index. The author examines the reasons that, in the ten years following the U.S. Senate's passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, only 35 of the required 38 states ratified it. In..... More
Jackson, Miss. University Press of Mississippi, 2003. Paperback. xviii, 322 p.; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Includes index. The author looks at mass media and the women's movement in the United States from the publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique to the tennis match between Billie Jean King..... More
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. Paperback. xxv, [1], 244 p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Contains articles by Warren I. Susman, David Culbert, Marica Landy, Susan Courtney, Robert Sklar, David Eldridge, Mark W. Roche, Vittorio Hosle, Nicholas J. Cull, J. E. Smyth, Robert Rosenstone, Ian Scott, and Vera..... More
Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press, 1985. Hardcover. xiv, [2], 188 p., [38] leaves of illustrations: in-text illustrations, tables; 24 cm. Light blue cloth with black spine title. Pink endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. An interesting study of the ways in which General Electric used photography to create and control its corporate image..... More
London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1950. Hardcover. x, 323 p., 4 leaves of color plates: in-text illustrations, tables; 22 cm. Red cloth with gilt spine title. Blue dust jacket printed in red. Publisher's advertisement on back section of dust jacket. Circular stamp of one of the authors, W. N. Mann..... More
Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1950. Hardcover. vii, [1], 300, [2] p., frontispiece portrait; 22 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title. Dust jacket (in mylar cover) with illustration; publisher's advertisements on back flap. Includes indices. Gift inscription on front free endpaper from one of the authors, W. N. Mann, to..... More
Edinburgh and London: E. & S. Livingstone, 1961. Hardcover. 13th edition. xvi, 989 p., 20 unpaginated pages of x-ray images: in-text illustrations, tables; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine title. Printed on endpapers are: physiological normals; names of proprietary drugs; and tables of approximate equivalents of doses. Attached..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, 1948. Paperback. iv, [2], 22 p., 9 folded leaves of maps: map, tables; 28 cm. Stapled with card covers. The proposed East Poplar Redevelopment Area was bounded by Girard Ave. on the north, 5th St. on the east, Spring Garden St. on the south, and..... More