London: Smith and Robins, 1842. Hardcover. xxiv, 250 p.: 1 leaf of engraved portrait of Horace Walpole, in-text illustrations; 29 cm. Later 19th-century brown cloth spine with original boards. Engraved cover title: A Catalogue of the Contents of Strawberry Hill. Engraved title page. George Robins, the auctioneer, advertised the sale..... More
Medioburgi [Middlebury, Vt.]: Middlebury College, 1814. Pamphlet. Printed by Timothy C. Strong. 8 p.; 23 cm. Never stitched. Shaw & Shoemaker, 32124; McCorison, Vermont, 1638. The catalog and register of Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., listing the presidents and founders, faculty and administration, and graduates of the first 12 years of..... More
Beaver, Pa. Beaver College, 1900. 1 sheet 24 x 16 cm. Illustration of a log cabin, signed E. Bott. Although the centennial referred to in the title is that of the founding of Beaver County in 1800, the emphasis on Military Day was on Beaver County's role in the American..... More
1915. 5 typescript leaves in blue folded cover stamped "May 17 1915." Charles Muehlhauser died intestate on Dec. 24, 1874, leaving his widow, Mary Muehlhauser, and seven children. Mary Muehlhauser died on 3 April 1915 and by this document her remaining heirs released the dower righst to four tracts of..... More
Chestnut Hill, MA: Adams Brown Co., 1945. Paperback. 6 p.; 22 cm. Folded pamphlet. This pamphlet is about the "Miraculous New Insecticide" DDT, or dodiphenyltrichloroethane. It discusses its use during the war and expectations of post-war use, listing 13 American companies from which experimental quantities could be obtained. Scarce. In..... More
Durham, N.C. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., 1943. Paperback. [8] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Printed in black and white. An advertisement for Chesterfield cigarettes and Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians. Includes photographs of Waring and various performers with the Pennsylvanians, as well as advertisements for Chesterfields. Among the performers profiled..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1905. Gookin, Frederick W. Paperback. 75, [1] p.: illustrations of bamboo throughout; 17 cm. Beige wrappers with wrapper title and illustrations. Some pages unopened. The lovely bamboo drawings are signed F.W.G. for Frederick W. Gookin (1853-1936), the Chicago banker, calligrapher, and designer. About two years prior..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1907. Gookin, Frederick W. Paperback. 76, [2] p.: illustrations of trees; 17 cm. Beige wrappers with wrapper title and illustrations; front wrapper illustration printed in red and green. Some pages unopened. The tree illustrations are printed in green and are signed F.W.G. for Frederick W. Gookin..... More
Philadelphia, Pa. William McCulloch, 1798. Paperback. [1], 6-48, [4] p.; 21 cm. Caption title. Disbound from a nonce volume. Signatures: B-G4 (8vo). Lacking first 4 leaves (title page and front matter?). Publisher's advertisement on 4 unpaginated pages following text for "W. M'Culloch, printer, bookseller, and stationer, No. 306, Market, near..... More
New York: G. Hayward, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. by G. Hayward 171 Pearl St. N.Y." -- in lower left-hand corner. Caption: "Established by Christian G. Gunther Esq. Father of the present Mayor in 1820." Christian Godfrey Gunther (1822-1885), son of the furrier, was mayor of New..... More
New York: G. Hayward, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. G. Hayward 171 Pearl St. N.Y." -- in lower right-hand corner. Includes six scenes from New York history. D.T. Valentine (1801-1869) served as the Deputy to the Clerk of the Common Council for thirty-seven years and issued directories..... More
Graz, Austria: Otto Cichini, 1947. Paperback. 64 p.: illustrations; 21 cm. White paper covers printed in black. A catalog of German and Austrian stamps from the 19th and 20th centuries with many black-and-white photographs. In Near Fine- Condition: cover lightly soiled; pages are browning; otherwise clean and tight... More
Cleveland, Ohio: Tarr Publishing Co., 1902. Paperback. 151, [1] p.: illustrated advertisements; 15 cm. Brown card covers printed in black, with "J.S. Pushaw," who has an advertisement inside the front cover as bookseller, news dealer, and stationer. Includes illustrated advertisements for Gustav Schaefer, buggies and wagons; Oscar Klotzbach, chiropodist; Dainz..... More
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Coalport, Pa. Coalport Bank, 1892. 1 leaf 23 cm. Engraved. At head: "Samuel Hegarty, President. Frank G. Patton, Cashier." Dated July 2, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. The Coalport Bank was established in 1887. Frank G. Patton (1861-1917) was..... More
Ridgewood, NJ: Fiatelle, 1940. Card (26 x 26 cm.) with 3 revolving sections of card. Designed to measure and exhibit "color combinations on a percentage basis." Directions printed in black on white on the back side. Stamped on the back: "The Beck Engraving Co.," Philadelphia. In Very Good Condition: edges..... More
New York: Columbia Graphophone Co., 1917. Paperback. "This Supplement contains, in addition to the new records for February, an alphabetical list of all records for January, 1917." 24 p.: illustrations, music; 17 cm. Paperback with color illustrated cover. Stamped on the back cover in the space provided: "West Phila. Talking..... More
1887. 1 printed commission form naming Joseph H. LeFevre a notary public, dated 30 March 1887 and signed by Gov. James A. Beaver and Charles W. Stone, Secretary of Pennsylvania. the form is filled in in an attractive hand, with a large gilt seal of Pennsylvania. Attached is a small..... More
New York: Selmar Hess, Publisher, 1885. 1 chromolithograph 13 x 20 cm. (5 x 8 inches) on a captioned buff sheet 24 x 32 cm. (9.25 x 12.5 inches). This is one of a series of Prang chromolithographs used in Our Living World: An Artistic Edition of the Rev. J.G...... More
Philadelphia: Commonwealth Title Insurance and Trust Company of Philadelphia, 1922. [4] p.: engraved illustration of street scene at Chestnut and 12th sts.; 43 cm. Embossed stamp of the title insurance company. Title insurance policy no. 223546 issued by the Commonwealth Title Insurance and Trust Company of Philadelphia on 1 June..... More
Dedham, Mass. Scott de Wolfe, 1993. Paperback. [1], 39 p.: 1 illustration; 22 cm. Light grey wrappers printed in black. Wrapper title: Communal and Utopian Literature with Additional Sections Devoted to Reform Movements and the History of the Ameircan Left. Wrappers included in pagination. Printed by Eagle Printing, Binding &..... More
Lancaster, Pa. Lancaster County Sabbath School Association, 1904. Paperback. 12 p.: tables, illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Green wrappers printed in black. Pages are stabled. Printed by L. B. Herr. Contains detailed information about churches and Sunday schools established in Lancaster County, Pa., by various Protestant denominations, including a Chinese mission..... More
London: Globe Theatre, 1960. Paperback. [8] p.: illustrated advertisments; 19 cm. Front cover printed in red and black. Stapled. The performance featured Ralph Richardson, Paul Scofield, Phyllis Calvert, Lockwood West, Polly Adams, Madge Compton, Helen Lowry, Hugh Janes, Gerald Flood, and Ernst Ulman, directed by John Gielgud. With: ticket stubs..... More
New York: Columbia Graphophone Co., 1917. Paperback. 424 p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Paperback with faux-alligatorhide illustration and "Columbia Records" in embossed white. Label at upper edge of front cover indicating that the catalog was available from the West Philadelphia Talking Machine Co., proprietor J.C. O'Hallaran. The name of the store..... More
Lansdowne, PA: Twentieth Century Club, 1924. Pamphlet. [4] p.; 18 cm. The concert was held to benenfit Lansdowne Troop no. 1 of the Boy Scouts and was followed by dancing. It included performances by the glee club, the banjo club, and the two together. In Good Condition: small hole in..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Orchestra, 1938. Paperback. [16] p.: illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Wrappers are included in page count. Wrapper title: The Ballet Russe: Youth 1938 1939. This was for the second of six concerts for youth by the Philadelphia Orchestra in the 1938-39 season. The Ballet Russe performed Le Lac des..... More