Philadelphia: Hoffman & Morwitz, 1868. Hardcover. 96 p., frontispiece; 15 cm. Modern black cloth spine replacement with originial salmon paper over boards printned in black. No date of publication. Hoffman & Morwitz was active at 612 & 614 Chestnut St., the address in the imprint, from 1868 to 1873. Part... More about Der Schwarze Sam oder Menschenraub in Amerika: Eine Erzählung von Julius Hoffmann [Amerikanische...

New York: William Durell, 1800. Hardcover. "A New and Improved Edition." 164 p., engraved frontispiece; 17 cm. Modern acid-free dyed flax over boards with gilt-tooled leather spine label. "The Nurse, Translated from the Italian of Luigi Tansillo by William Roscoe" has separate title page but continuous pagination. Former owner's name... More about The Pleasures of Hope, With Other Poems by Thomas Campbell; To Which is Added The Nurse

London: C. Dilly; and T. Browne, 1788. Hardcover. The Fifth Edition Corrected: With a Recommendatory Preface by the Reverend Mr. Thomas Adam. xxiv, 286 p.; 17 cm. Modern acid-free dyed flax over boards with gilt-tooled leather spine label. Contents: Sermon I. The Sinfulness and Misery of Man -- Sermon II... More about The Christian: Being a Course of Practical Sermons

Frankfurt und Leipzig: Heinrich Ludwig Brönner, 1801. Hardcover. "Vierte Auflage, aus dem Englischen übersetzt." [6], 592 p., engraved frontispiece; 18 cm. Contemporary leather spine and gilt-tooled label, rebacked with acid-free dyed flax joints; contemporary marbled paper over boards. A translation by Nicolaus Leydecker of The Sincere Convert, Discovering the Paucity... More about Thomas Scheppards Schmaler Weg zum Leben oder die wahre Bekehrung durch Christum zu Gott,...

New York: Hill and Wang, 2003. Paperback. x, 388 p.; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. The author examines the innate conflict between the popular view of women as weak and helpless while whey were also considered the keepers of the new nation's moral compass. She compares specific experiences in... More about Being Good: Women's Moral Values in Early America

London: Richard Sare, 1701. Hardcover. [10], 240, 36, cxxv, [3], 241-270, [2] p., frontispiece portrait; 20 cm. Contemporary calf boards; rebacked with flax dyed to match boards. Gilt-tooled leather spine label and gilt-tooled decoration on spine. Publisher's catalog on final 2 unpaginated pages. Ex-library: stamped "The Pennsylvania State University Library"... More about The Emperor Marcus Antoninus His Conversation With Himself: Together With the Preliminary...

Washington, D.C. American Historical Association, 1993. Paperback. vi, 68 p.; 23 cm. Pamphlet with illustrated cover; stapled. Part of the American Historical Association's Essays on Global and Comparative History. The author considers industrialization and gender inequality in England, France, Germany, the United States, Japan, and China. In Very Good+ Condition... More about Industrialization and Gender Inequality by Louise A. Tilly; With a Foreword by Michael Adas

Philadelphia: Rosenbach Museum & Library, 1999. Paperback. 116 p.: full-page color reproductions of the pages of the manuscript; 26 cm. Black paperback with blue wrapper, which has silver spine and cover titles and color pastedown on front cover. Nakahama Manjiro was shipwrecked in 1841 with four other Japanese sailors. After... More about Nakahama Manjiro's Hyosen Kiryaku: A Companion Book; Produced for the exhibition Drifting:...

Philadelphia: H. C. Carey & I. Lea, 1826. Hardcover. vi, 51, [1] p., 62 leaves of engraved plates, including 4 double-leaf plates (2 folded) containing 72 drawings, plans, and maps; 29 x46 cm. Contemporary half calf with plain boards. Printed paper label on front board. Errata slip tipped in following... More about Reports on Canals, Railways, Roads, and Other Subjects, Made to "The Pennsylvania Society...

Chicago and New York: Herbert S. Stone and Co., 1904. Hardcover. xxxi, [3], 244, [2] p.; 20 cm. Dark blue-green cloth; paper spine label with title in red and black. No dust jacket. Copyright 1898. Inscribed on front free endpaper by former owner: "Pierce Reynolds, Apr. 25, 1904." Possibly Pierce... More about Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant by Bernard Shaw: The First Volume, Containing the Three Unpleasant...

Hartford, Conn. American Publishing Company, 1872. Hardcover. Imprint continued: "F.G. Gilman & Co., Chicago, Ill.; W.E. Bliss, Toledo, Ohio; Nettleton & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; D. Ashmead, Philadelphia, Penn.; J. W. Goodspeed, new Orleans, La.; A. Roman & Company, San Francisco, Cal." xviii, [19]-591, [1] p.: frontispieces, 7 leaves of plates... More about Roughing It by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) Fully Illustrated by Eminent Artists (Issued by...

Fitchburg, Mass. Weyerhaeuser Co., 1974. Paperback. 17, [1] p.: illustrations (1 fold-out); 28 cm. Stapled paperback. Parkinson's tongue-in-cheek comments about the drafting of annual reports are cleverly illustrated by Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon. In Fine Condition: clean and bright. More about Innovations in Paper, vol. 6 no. 3 [Professor Parkinson on the Annual Report

Fitchburg, Mass. Weyerhaeuser Co., 1973. Paperback. 20 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Stapled paperback. This issue was produced on Weyerhaeuser Carousel paper and is devoted to carousels, with collector and author Frederick Fried as consultant. With the separate 4-page wrap-around lithographed in 4 colors, with a label on the back of... More about Innovations in Paper, vol. 5 no. 2