Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, printers, 1850. Paperback. 32 p.; 23 cm. Green wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter, along with wood and coal. The intention..... More
Boston: Otis, Broaders, & Co., 1837. Hardcover. iv, 580 p.; 22 cm. Modern bonded leather spine and corners with gilt-tooled spine label; contemporary marbled paper over boards. Includes index. Advertisements for Hilliard, Gray, & Co. and the American Stationers' Co. on p. 568 (preceding index). Bookplate on front fixed endpaper..... More
Northampton, Mass. Northampton Institution for Savings, 1942. Hardcover. [126] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Original dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover title. "One Hundredth Anniversary 1842-1942" -- on front cover. Contains photographs of the officers and employees as of 1942; well-illustrated histories of the town of Northampton, Mass., and..... More
Washington, D.C. Inaugural Committee, 1953. Paperback. 48 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Silver and gilt illustrations on stapled cover. Cover tilte: Presidential Inauguration 1953. Designed by Sam Ingram. Photographs and biographical information about Eisenhower and Nixon, the inaugural activities, and Washington, D.C. With the original envelope. Program is in Fine Condition..... More
New York: Social Register Association, 1930. Paperback. 16 p.; 17 cm. Printed on salmon paper; stapled. Lists members of Philadelphia society who had changed address recently, largely by virtue of marriage or death. In Near Fine- Condition: small chip at tail of spine; upper corners lightly creased; clean and tight..... More
New York: Social Register Association, 1931. Paperback. 13, [3] p.; 17 cm. Printed on salmon paper; stapled. Lists members of Philadelphia society who had changed address recently, largely by virtue of marriage or death. In Near Fine Condition: light crease along lower edges; one light vertical crease throughout; clean and..... More
Philadelphia: George F. Cram, 1903. Hardcover. 350 p.: full-page and double-page color maps and charts, in-text illustrations; 38 cm. Dark green cloth with black and gilt stamped cover title dated 1903. All page edges red. George F. Cram (1842-1928) was the first American firm to publish a world atlas. This..... More
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
Watertown, MA: Primary Source, 2000. Paperback. [44] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Stapled illustrated paper cover. This is the program from a tribute for American historian John Hope Franklin (1915-2009), held at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on June 17, 2000. Contains a timeline of Franklin's life, and many letters..... More
Philadelphia: Friends of Nicholas More, 1988. Paperback. Second Printing June, 1988; Revised. 14, [2] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Stapled; front wrapper included in pagination. Wrapper title: Program Notes for Early Life on the Philadelphia Riverfront Charter Day 1988. Preface is signed by Charles E. Peterson, convenor. Four archeological digs in..... 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
Chicago: Merrill Company Publishers, 1950. Paperback. [48] p.: illustrations; 38 cm. Stapled card covers with color illustration and die-cut upper edges. "1515-15" -- upper edge of front cover. After a brief overview of American history ("Indians were the first Americans. Then the white men came."), the illustrations depict aspects of..... More
Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1985. Paperback. 121 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback with white cover title and portrait of Rembrandt Peale on the front cover. Contents include: Rembrandt Peale: The Career of an American Master by Lillian B. Miller -- The Portraiture of Rembrandt Peale: Artistic Aspirations and Stylistic..... 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
Washington, D.C. U.S. Senate, 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 3, [1] p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. A Senate document from the 26th Congress, 1st session. Contains a list of American state and transportation stocks with their prices in London and New York at the end of..... 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
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1870. Hardcover. 702 p., frontispiece and 37 leaves of plates (4 folded); tables and in-text illustrations; 23 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title: Department of Agriculture Report 1869. Includes index and reports by Commissioner Horace Capron and by statistician J. R. Dodge, entomologist Townend..... More
New York: McSpedon & Baker, printers, 1852. Hardcover. 362 p., frontispiece portrait, 5 leaves of engraved plates: illustrations; 23 cm. Dark brown ribbed-morocco grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine title: Obsequies of Henry Clay. Gilt-stamped illustration on front board of urn reading "Clay" beneath a weeping willow. Same image, without the..... 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. 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 2 p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. A Senate document from the 26th Congress, 1st session. A report concerning the coal used by the named British steamship companies on their service between England the New York. In Very Good- Condition..... 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
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 3 only of 6 volumes: 883, [1] p.; 24 cm. Black bubble-grain cloth on..... More
New York: Munn & Co., 1895. Paperback. 16 pages (paginated [1], 16280-16294 p.): illustrations; 41 cm. Features an illustrated article about military gymnastics. Also contains an article on the activities of the Intercontinental Railway Commission by E. Z. Steever; an illustrated abstract of a paper on a pipeline submerged under..... More
New York: Munn & Co., 1895. Paperback. 16 pages (paginated [1], 16296-16310 p.): illustrations; 41 cm. Features an illustrated article about the opening of the Baltic and North Sea canal; a continuation of an illustrated abstract of a paper on a pipeline submerged under the Willamette River at Portland, Oregon;..... More
New York: Munn & Co., 1895. Paperback. 16 pages (paginated [1], 16328-16342 p.): illustrations; 41 cm. The front illustration is of Lima, Peru. Includes: Notes on the Construction of the East River Gas Tunnel by Walton I. Aims, with illustrations; an article about the Paris Exposition of 1900 with a...... More