Philadelphia: 1910. 1 leaflet (27 x 13 cm. Printed on one side only. Program for two performances by the Burness Band in Philadelphia's Hunting Park on Sept. 3, 1910. The band leader, Owen Jones Wister Burness (1855-1932), was a choir director and band leader in and around Philadelphia. The ten..... More
![I'm Going' to Occupy [sheet music]. Louis P. Lehman, Jr](/pictures/thumb/008442.JPG?v=1621024094)
Washington, PA: L. P. Lehman, 1946. Paperback. [8] p.: music, illustrations; 22 cm. Stapled. Louis P. Lehman (1914-1986) composed a number of gospel hymns. This contains the piano score with one verse of I'm Going' to Occupy, as well as 2 pages of photographs of his young daughter, Karen Lehman..... More
![Casino Theatre Burlesque Review [Harry K. Morton and Zella Russell program]. Franz de Merlier](/pictures/thumb/008441.JPG?v=1621024094)
Philadelphia: Casino Theatre, 1917. [8] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Cover illustration is by American artist Franz de Merlier (1878-1974). This is the program for the week beginning Aug. 27, 1917, for the Burlesque Review Model 1917 with Harry K. Morton and Zella Russell. The show included an Uncle Tom's Cabin..... More
Philadelphia: Church of the Restoration, 1889. Pamphlet. [4] p.; 22 cm. Printed in dark brown. The pageant Longfellow's Dream was a very popular entertainment from 1889 to 1892. The advertisement for this performance in the Philadelphia Inquirer for Dec. 1, 1889, declared that 125 men, women, and children would appear..... More
Philadelphia: Symphony Society of Frankford, 1910. Paperback. [8] p.; 21 cm. Brown card cover with dark brown title and illustration. Sewn, as issued. The concert was conducted by T. Worcester Worrell and held May 26, 1910 at St. Mark's P. E. Church. This church was founded in 1832 in the..... More
Philadelphia: Taylor & Smith, 1928. [4] p.; 24 cm. Contains lyrics to 22 popular songs. No date of publication; many of the songs were copyrighted in 1928. Presumably handed out at events where people wanted to sing along with a piano or orchestra. In Very Good- Condition: creased; minor loss..... More
S.l. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., 1945. Cardboard folder printed in red and blue with score pad slid into pocket inside. Front illustrated with images of men from four branches of military service on four cards with aces on them. With card that shows trick values and penalties for levels of contract..... More
Wilkes-Barre, PA: Hazard-Okonite, 1944. Paperback. [20] p.; 23 cm. Stapled. Printed in red and blue throughout. American flag on front. The Okonite Co., founded in 1878, was one of the original insulators of electrical wire and cable in the United States. Early customers included Samuel F.B. Morse for his telegraph..... More
S.l. s.n., 1895. Pamphlet. [12] p.: illustrations in black and red; 19 cm. The front illustration has a stylized signature: E. Carrell or Yarrell? No publication information; not listed in WorldCat. The illustrations and text suggest that it was published in the 1890s. A "humorous" criticism of the activities of..... More
![Minutes of Trustees' Meeting November 20, 1908 [and Nov. 30]. Trustees of the Hudson-Fulton...](/pictures/thumb/008434.JPG?v=1621024092)
New York: Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission, 1908. Pamphlet. pp. 619-686, 1 leaf of illustrations: facsimile, drawings; 23 cm. Stapled; lacking wrapper? The Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission was formed on April 27, 1906, to organize the celebration to be held from Sept. 25 to Oct. 11, 1909, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of..... More
London and Sydney: George Newnes and Dymock's Book Arcade, 1952. Hardcover. First Australian Editon 1952. 255 p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Green cloth with black spine and cover titles. Map on endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket in mylar cover. Advertisement on back section of dust jacket for five titles in the series..... More
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1951. Hardcover. 94 p.: illustration; 19 cm. Green cover with black spine and cover titles. Illustrated dust jacket. Back section of dust jacket has lists of four of the publisher's series: New Era Series, Triumph Series, Apex Series, and Peerless Series. No date of publication;..... More
London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son, 1954. Hardcover. 157 p.: illustration; 19 cm. Blue cloth with black spine and cover titles. Top page edges blue. Illustrated dust jacket. Back flap contains list of Percy F. Westerman's Stories of Adventure and the Sea. Back dust jacket section has publisher's advertisement for..... More
![100 Fathoms Under [A Rick Brant Electronic Adventure Story]. John Blaine, Harold L. Goodwin](/pictures/thumb/008430.JPG?v=1620333004)
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1958. Hardcover. [2], 209 p.: map of Kwangara Island; 19 cm. Red cover with black spine and cover titles. "A Rick Brant Electronic Adventure" -- on front cover. Map of Spindrift Island on endpapers. Top page edges red. Illustrated dust jacket in mylar cover. Series..... More
![The Electronic Mind Reader [A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story]. John Blaine, Harold L. Goodwin](/pictures/thumb/008429.JPG?v=1620333004)
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1958. Hardcover. [10], 214 p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Red cover with black spine and cover titles. "A Rick Brant Electronic Adventure" -- on front cover. Map of Spindrift Island on endpapers. Top page edges red. Illustrated dust jacket in mylar cover. "A Rick Brant..... More
Leicester, Eng. Brockhampton Press, 1954. Hardcover. Second impression 1954. 127 p.: illustrations; 20 cm. Green cover with embossed decoration; black spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Publisher's advertisement on back flap. Small bookseller's label on front fixed endpaper: Alberts Bookshop, Perth. Former owner's name on front free endpaper with "Christmas 1955."..... More
London: Lutterworth Press, 1952. Hardcover. 94 p., color frontispiece; 19 cm. Green cloth with black spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. "Dominion Library" -- at head of title page. List of other titles in the publisher's series Dominion Library on back section of dust jacket. List of the publisher's series The..... More
London and Glasgow: The Children's Press, 1952. Hardcover. 224 p.: illustration; 19 cm. Blue cloth with silver spine tilte and cover illustration. Illustrated dust jacket. Publisher's list of Boys' and Girls' Library on back section of dust jacket. Back flap has subscription form for Collins Young Elizabethan magazine. Bookplate on..... More
Nijkerk, Netherlands: G. F. Callenbach, 1955. Hardcover. 160 p.: illustrations; 22 cm. White cloth with blue and black spine and cover titles and illustration. Top page edges light blue. Illustrated dust jacket. No date of publication; WorldCat assigns 1955, which is consistent with the birth year of the former owner..... More
Zeist, Netherlands: J. T. Swartsenburg, 1927. Hardcover. 272 p.; 20 cm. Blue cloth with dark blue spine and cover titles. Part of the publisher's series J. T. Swartsenburg's Cowboy Serie VII. A Dutch translation of the fourth title in Mulford's Hopalong Cassidy series, titled "Hopalong Cassidy." No date of publication..... More
Amsterdam/Brussel: Elsevier, 1980. Hardcover. 27th printing. "Onverkorte uitgave met de originele gravures." 224 p.: illustrations; 20 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt and black spine and cover titles and illustration. Gift inscription on front free endpaper dated 1981. Jules Verne's science fiction adventure De la Terre à la Lune (From..... More
Westport, Conn. Negro Universities Press, 1971. Hardcover. xii, 433 p.: tables; 22 cm. Maroon cloth with silver spine title. First published in 1943 by Harper & Brother. Part of a "series of special investigations concerning the American Negro which was instituted and financed by the Carnegie Corporation of New York"..... More
Dubuque, Iowa: Antique Trader Publications, 1998. Paperback. 207, [1] p: illustrations; 27 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Covers advertising, both commercial and political, in magazines and on almanacs, calendars, catalogs, fans, ink blotters, postcards, posters, signs, and trade cards. In Fine Condition: clean and bright. More
Minneapolis, Minn. Control Data Publishing, 1981. Paperback. 160 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Includes index. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly rubbed; clean and tight. More
![People & Howitt's Journal [The People's Journal; with which is incorporated Howitt's Journal]....](/pictures/thumb/008408.JPG?v=1619811844)
London: Willoughby & Co., 1851. Hardcover. [2], 363, [1], 52 p., engraved title page and 24 leaves of plates; 26 cm. Contemporary half calf with five spine compartments between double gilt rules; gilt-tooled title in second compartment. Paper label with handwritten number in first compartment. Marbled paper over boards. Caption..... More