Philadelphia: the committee, 1851. Paperback. 8 p.; 22 cm. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "4" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. Caption title. The address was put together by a committee chaired by William M. Meredith. The address is followed by a statement by..... More
Brea, CA: S-A Design Books, 1981. Paperback. 128 p.: black-and-white photographs; 28 cm. Paperback. Publisher's advertisement on back cover. In Very Good Condition: edges are rubbed; minor crease to lower corner of front cover; clean and solid. More
Camden, N.J. Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission, 1927. Hardcover. 157, [1] p., frontispiece and 24 leaves of plates (1 folded): map, plans, elevations, tables, photographs; 31 x 54 cm. Dark green cloth over flexible board with gilt-stamped cover title: The Delaware River Bridge Connecting Philadelphia, Pa. and Camden, N.J. Dark..... More
Washington, D.C. Bureau of Navigation, 1886. Hardcover. Second Edition. "Published in compliance with a joint resolution of the forty-sixth Congress." viii, 519, [7] p., 2 double-leaf maps of ecipses: tables; 27 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Preface is by Simon Newcomb, Professor U.S. Navy. Includes corrections to..... More
Harrisburg: J.M.G. Lescure, printer to the state, 1850. Paperback. 10 p.; 22 cm. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "16" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. This report of the committee of the Pennsylvania Senate declared that bridges erected from Zane's Island to both Virginia..... More
Chatsworth, CA: Performance Automotive Warehouse, 1996. Paperback. 594, [6] p.: illustrations, tables; 28 cm. Paperback. Yellow label on front cover with preferred customer number of Richard Rivele. In Near Fine Condition: edges rubbed; clean and solid. More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, 1949. Paperback. [4], 50, [2] p.: illustrations, maps, tables; 30 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover; stapled. With: one slip with Erratum and a newspaper clipping reporting favorably on the report. Includes material about the planning and early construction of the Schuylkill Expressway, as well as..... More
Los Angeles: Trend Books, 1956. Paperback. 127, [1] p.: black-and-white photographs; 24 cm. Paperback with color illustrated cover. Everything from the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint to the Volkswagen. Contents include Tuning Up for the Races and Competition Driving Techniques. In Very Good- Condition: cover is rubbed; pages are slightly browning..... More
Harrisburg: Singerly & Myers, State Printers, 1866. Hardcover. 476 p.: tables; 25 cm. Original dark brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine title: "Annual Rail-Road Reports of Penna. 1865." Blind-stamped border and emblem of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on both boards. Contains detailed reports on all of the railroad and canal companies..... More
Philadelphia: H. C. Carey & I. Lea, 1826. Hardcover. vi, 51, [1] p., 62 leaves of engraved plates, including 4 double-leaf plates (2 folded) containing 72 drawings, plans, and maps; 29 x46 cm. Contemporary half calf with plain boards. Printed paper label on front board. Errata slip tipped in following..... More
London: Charles Griffin & Co., 1915. Hardcover. xv, [1], 309, [11] p., 21 leaves of folded plates: many in-text illustrations; 23 cm. Black cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; publisher's emblem blind-stamped on front board. Although 19 leaves of folded plates are called for, there are actually 21. Publisher's advertisements on..... More
![Report of Transit Commissioner, City of Philadelphia, July, 1913 [vol. 1]. A. Merritt Taylor](/pictures/thumb/005714.JPG?v=1505416482)
Philadelphia: City of Philadelphia, 1913. Hardcover. Vol. 1 only. [2], xv, [1], 267 p.: tables, map, plans, diagrams; 29 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. With: the card of A. Merritt Taylor, Director, Department of City Transit, Philadelphia. Abraham Merritt Taylor (1873-1937) had been named Philadelphia's..... 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: Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith. 1903. 1 chromolithographed print 39 x 27 cm. signed "Spy," without the leaf of biographical text. Sir Leslie Ward (1851-1922), English caricaturist and portrait painter, signed his works 'Spy.' Sir Frederick Peel (1823-1906), second son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, was first..... More
Los Angeles: Petersen Publishing Co., 1966. Paperback. 192 p.: black-and-white illustrations, cartoons; 28 cm. Paperback. A heavily illustrated look at motorcyling in the mid 1960s. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly rubbed; minor separation at tail of spine; pages are lightly browning along edges; clean and solid... More