New York: New-York Daily Tribune, 1858. 8 p.; 55 cm. Pages are unopened. Written in an old hand at the upper edge of the first page: "Protection Tariff -- Genealogy of names." Written by the same hand at the upper edge of p. 4: "Protection to American Industry." Contains the..... More
Chicago: News Map of the Week, 1939. Map. 1 map (35 x 47 inches), folded. The upper portion is a world map in color with 38 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
Minneapolis, MN: Jostens, 1983. Hardcover. 291 p.: illustrations; 29 cm. Dark green cover with embossed gilt cover title and color pastedown on front cover. Map of Newtown on the front endpapers and 1893 view of Newtown on back endpapers. Cover illustration repeated in black and white on title page. Illustrations..... More
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
Washington, D.C. U. S. Government Printing Office, 1993. Paperback. 4 volumes; 23 cm. Green paper covers with black spine and cover titles. Document J-102-40. The hearings were held in September and October 1991. Clarence Thomas was nominated to the Supreme Court by President George H. W. Bush to succeed thurgood..... 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
Philadelphia: City Publishing Co., 1901. Hardcover. 168 p., 12 leaves of portraits: illustrations; 25 cm. Blue and yellow cloth with gilt cover title. Endpapers decorated in green. Philadelphia's City Hall was under construction from 1871 to 1901. This publication celebrated both the newly-opened building, providing dimensions of the structure and..... More
Cambridge, Mass. The Old Mole, 1969. [4] p.; 43 cm. An undated special issue of the underground newspaper published in Cambridge, Mass., from Sept. 1968 to Sept. 1970. The first page consists of "There is some shit we will not eat -- Strike" in black on red. The text on..... More
Boston: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1932. Paperback. viii, [2], 45-85, xii-xvi p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback; stapled. Preliminary pages contain photographs and description of houses owned by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Contents: The Century-Old Houses of Carlisle, Mass. by Mrs. Benson..... More
Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Service, 1971. Paperback. 67 p.; 22 cm. Paperback; stapled. A guide to the National Archives microfilm containing the records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, Record Group 360. Includes index. In Near Fine Condition: cover is lightly soiled; pages are..... More
Elwyn, PA: Middletown Presbyterian Church, 1970. Paperback. [2], 66 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Beige card cover with black cover title; stapled. Preface is by Raymond Pinch, who had served as the minister of the Middletown Presbyterian Church from 1943 to 1969. Includes lists of members of the church who served..... 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
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
Boston: Bostonian Society, 1905. Paperback. 94 p., color frontispiece, 1 leaf of a map: tables; 24 cm. Light green wrapper; black wrapper title with Bostonian Society emblem. With: yellow sheet listing publications of the Society for sale, and a small slip requesting members of the Society to inform the clerk..... More
Philadelphia: General Society of the Cincinnati, 1896. Paperback. [3], 150-197, [1] p., frontispiece portrait of Hamilton Fish; 8 cm. Plain wrapper printed in black. Pages are unopened. Contains a lengthy obituary of Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) and shorter obituaries of other deceased members. Fish served as U.S. Secretary of State from..... 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: Proletaian Party of America, 1954. 10 issues: vol. 23, nos. 10-12; vol. 24, nos. 1-7 -- Oct. 1954-July 1955. Each issue is 10 pages; 36 cm. Stapled in one corner; mimeographed. The Proletaian Party of America was a communist party that existed in the United States from 1920 to..... 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