New York: W. H. Bidwell, 1853. Hardcover. iv, 572 p., 3 leaves of engraved plates: portraits; 24 cm. Contemporary half calf with gilt-tooled leather spine label: Eclectic Magazine; marbled paper over boards. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper of Linden Hall Library. Linden Hall is a school for girls in Lititz..... More
Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, printers, 1849. Paperback. 31, [1] p.; 22 cm. Yellow 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..... More
New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1878. Paperback. 62 p.; 23 cm. Off-white wrapper printed in black. Former owner's name at upper edge of front wrapper: I. F. Wood. This may have been member Isaac F. Wood. Includes acquisitions; the contract with the Department of Public Parks for the..... More
Wilmington, Del. Mercantile Printing Co., 1894. Paperback. 20 p.; 22 cm. Stapled pamphlet. The Ferris Industrial School, or Ferris Reform School, was the first vocational training school for delinquent boys in Delaware. It was founded on a farm called Woodside in 1885. This publication contains financial and other information on..... More
Philadelphia: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, 1984. Paperback. 30 p.: color and black-and-white illustrations; 25 cm. Stapled wrapper; inside of front and back wrapper are included in pagination. Contents: Trade Cards by John J. Appel -- The American Dream for Sale: Ethnic Images in Magazines by Amy Rashap -- Packaging..... More
New York: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., 1926. Paperback. 19, [1] p.: illustrations; 15 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Wrapper title. Stapled. Printed in red and blue. The flag etiquette and code contained here was adopted by the Americanism Commission of the American Legion in 1923 and 1924..... More
Bristol, U.K. Intellect, 2003. Paperback. [2], 83-175, [1] p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback. ISSN: 14660407. Contents: Missing a beat: Story-making and the absent president on September 11 by Jeff Smith -- Henry Adams, scientific historian by Freda J. Fuller-Coursey -- Gertrude Stein and Jules Laforgue by Emanuela Gutkowski -- 'I..... More
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 2016. Paperback. [2], 143, [1] p.: color illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. This exhibition catalog contains contributions by Michael Leja, Haely Chang, Anne Cross, Lee Ann Custer, Andres De los Rios, Tara Giangrande, Kirsten Gill, Jullia Griffith, Olivia Horn, Jeffrey J. Katzin, Ramey Mize..... More
Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1969. Paperback. 20 unnumbered pages of color illustrations; 28 x 28 cm. Black card cover with color pastedown of bootprint on the moon in the center of an embossed circle. No date of publication, but the text indicates that this collection of photographs..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled The Old Landmarks on Manhattan Island, as that title runs above the image. Captions indicate "Old..... More
Philadelphia: John D. Cardinell, 1926. Paperback. [32] p.: illustrations; 20 x 26 cm. Stapled; brown paper cover with embossed gilt and blue illustration and cover title: Philadelphia the Birthplace of Liberty: Official Souvenir View Book Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. Consists of black and sepia photographs of the city of Philadelphia and..... More
Washington, D.C. U. S. Government Printig Office, 1942. Paperback. iv, 52 p.: : illustrations; 19 cm. Brown wrapper printed in black; stapled. Fire watchers helped air raid wardens during World War Two. This handbook provided directions for responding to various types of bombs. The forms present in this copy have..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1946. Paperback. [37], 290-384, [18] p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Paperback with orange covers. Contents include: The Suburban Mind by Carl von Rhode, illustrated by Gluyas Williams -- Chester Bowles by Selden Rodman -- The Easy Chair by Bernard Devoto -- Good Neighbor, New Style by..... 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
Chicago: Curt Teich & Co., 1938. Paperback. [32] p.: color illustrations, map; 12 x 17 cm. Illustrated wrapper included in page count; stapled. Wrapper title. Illustrations consist of reproductions of 15 of the C. T. Art-Colortone postcards produced by Curt Teich & Co. In Near Fine Condition: ends of spine..... More
Camden, NJ: Rutgers School of Law, 1986. Paperback. [6], 407-759, [1], iv, iv, [4] p.25 cm. Paperback with light grey covers printed in dark blue. Contents: Preface by William Wiecek -- Prelude to the Fourteenth Amendment: Black Legal Rights in the Antebellum North by Paul Finkelman -- Law, Politics and..... More
New York: General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, 1914. Paperback. [12] p.: black-and-white photograph of the Mechanics Institute on 44th St.; 21 cm. Stapled brown wrapper; front printed in dark brown and red. Wrapper title. each pagge printed within red border. The General Society..... More
Philadelphia: Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, 1918. Hardcover. 166 p.; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. Top page edges gilt. "World War Service" -- on cover. Color flags of the United States and allies at the head of each page of text. Veterans are..... More
New York: William B. Dana, 1864. Paperback. [13], 258-336, [4] p.: tables, illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Illustrated salmon wrapper. Front wrapper stamped: "Transferred from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania." Contents: The National Debt and National Resources -- The Commercial Progress and Resources of Central British America -- The Sandwich Islands..... More
New York: Geo. W. & Jno. A. Wood, 1860. Paperback. 4, [1], 402-528, [4] p.: tables, illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Illustrated salmon wrapper. Imprint includes: Boston: A. Williams & Co., Redding & Co., and Crosby & Nichols; Philadelphia: W. B. Zieber; New Orleans: J. C. Morgan; Montreal: B. Dawson; London..... More
New York: Geo. W. & Jno. A. Wood, 1860. Paperback. 4, [1], 402-528, [4] p.: tables, illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Illustrated salmon wrapper. Imprint includes: Boston: A. Williams & Co., Redding & Co., and Crosby & Nichols; Philadelphia: W. B. Zieber; New Orleans: J. C. Morgan; Montreal: B. Dawson; London..... More
Washington, D.C. U. S. Government Printing Office, 1978. Paperback. vi, 721 p.; 23 cm. Paperback with salmon cover printed in black. The Subcommittee on International Organizations examined "allegations of wrongdoing in the conduct of relations between the Republic of Korea and the United States." In Very Good Condition: lower corner..... More
Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University, 1981. Paperback. 186, [2] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Paperback. Published by Bowling Green State University in cooperation with the Popular Culture Association. Contributors: Michele Bogart, John Hanners, Justin Kestenbaum, Richard Oestreicher, John W. Schwartz, David L. Jacobs, Richard Chalfen, Ralph F. Bogardus, Lawrence..... More
Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University, 1981. Paperback. [2], 164, [4] p.: illustrations, maps; 23 cm. Paperback. The first issue of Journal of Regional Cultures, published by Bowling Green State University in cooperation with the Popular Culture Association. This issued focuses on the American Southwest. Contributors: Ray B. Browne..... More
Burlington, VT: Free Press Office Print 1849, 1849. Paperback. [3], 6-87 p.; 22 cm. White wrapper printed on the front in black. The 1777 Vermont constitution established a Council of Censors, consisting of 13 members elected every 7 years, to evaluate the activity of the legislative and executive branches of government..... More