Hallowell [Me.]: Glazier & Co., 1823. Hardcover. Second Edition, Improved. 324 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary full calf; leather spine label with gilt-tooled title "Town Officer." Errors in pagination: pp. 245 and 320 misnumbered 254 and 316. Includes index. In Fair+ Condition: leather is rubbed and cracked; lacking front free endpaper;..... More

Philadelphia: Bureau of Municipal Research of Philadelphia, 1948. Pamphlet. 15, [1] p.: charts; 23 cm. Stapled pamphlet. Preface is by Robert K. Sawyer, the director and secretary of the Bureau of Municipal Research of Philadelphia. Established in 1909, the Bureau of Municipal Research of Philadelphia was the second private municipal..... More

Washington, D.C. U.S. Senate, 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 73, [1] p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. A Senate document from the 26th Congress, 1st session. Contains tables with duties levied on various American products in other countries. In Very Good Condition: disbound but solid; light foxing..... More

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

Harrisburg: B. Singerly, State Printer, 1872. Hardcover. lxxi,[1], 372 p.: tables; 25 cm. Black pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine title "Penn'a. School Report 1872." Blind-stamped emblem of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania on both boards, which have triple blind-ruled borders. Former owner's name written on both fixed endpapers: "Levi Smoyer," 1873..... More

Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1889. "Edited under direction of Congress by Francis Wharton, with preliminary index, and notes historical and legal. Published in conformity with act of Congress of August 13, 1888." This is volume 1 only of 6 volumes: xxxiii, [1], 666 p.; 24 cm. Black bubble-grain cloth..... More

Los Angeles: Screen Actors Guild, 1995. Paperback. 40 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Stapled purple and silver covers. This issue, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Screen Actors Guild, provides a fascinating history of the union. Well-illustrated, it includes photos of the buildings that have housed SAG; memories..... More

Merion, Pa. Merion Civic Association, 1930. Hardcover. 53 p., frontispiece, 3 full-page black-and-white photographs, 1 folded map; 17 cm. Green cloth spine; paper in a faux-leather pattern over boards with black cover title. Includes names of officers and members; list of 51 accomplishments of the Association; and recent ordinances regarding..... More

Cambridge, Mass. American Antiquarian Society, 1857. Paperback. cxxxviii, 107 p.; 25 cm. Original paper wrappers. At head of title: Archaeologia Americana. Pages are unopened. Includes index. Contents: Records of the Company of the Massachusetts Bay, to the embarkation of Winthrop and his associates for New England, as contained in the..... More

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1943. Hardcover. 271 p.: black-and-white photographs; 33 cm. Red cloth with gilt spine and cover titles. Sheets of detachable postcards for photography businesses are attached before the back endpapers. The front, spine, and part of the back of the dust jacket housed inside the..... More

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Fotografía Manon, 1916. 15 5-x-7-inch black-and-white photographs: 8 of the USS Memphis (wrecked by a tidal wave on the coast of the Dominican Republic on 29 Aug. 1916); 1 of the memorial service for sailors who drown when the Memphis was wrecked; and 6 of American..... More

S.l. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943. 2 copies of War Ration Book No. 3 for husband and wife, Edwin G. Siner and Ann Pumyea Siner. His occupation is given as "Soldier" while hers is "Secretary." In Very Good Condition: lightly soiled; most of stamps are present. More

Chicago: News Map of the Week, 1940. Map. 1 map (35 x 47 inches), folded. The upper portion is a world map in color with 33 locations marked. The lower portion provides a description of an event at each marked location. Five black-and-white cartoons are located within the map and..... More