New York: Beadle & Adams, 1878. Paperback. 15, [1] p.: 1 hand-colored woodcut by Nathaniel Orr; 29 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Some pages not opened. Woodcut title at head of first page. Contains lyrics to 57 songs, without music. These include many popular songs of the time, some written..... More
New York: Beadle & Adams, 1879. Paperback. 15, [1] p.: 1 hand-colored woodcut by Nathaniel Orr; 29 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Some pages not opened. Woodcut title at head of first page. Contains lyrics to 43 songs, without music. These include many popular songs of the time, such as..... More
New York: Heritage of the Graphic Arts, 1970. Broadside folded to make 4 pages on one side with a large timeline on the other: illustrations; 30 cm. (folded). Printed by the Meriden Gravure Co. Contains reproductions of 9 pages from works printed by Franklin and a timeline titled "A Franklin..... More
1825. 1 handwritten letter, dated Boston, 27 Nov. 1826, from Benjamin Rich & Sons, to Nathaniel Cushing & Co., Hanson, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. Benjamin Rich & Sons are ordering from Nathaniel Cushing & Co. one anchor and one kedge for a new brig of Putnam and Pratt at Briggs yard..... More
Berwick, PA: Berwick Hish School, 1952. Pamphlet. [4] p.; 28 cm. Printed in dark blue and silver. The band concert, directed by Russell R. Llewellyn, was held on May 9, 1952. The program lists the pieces performed and the band personnel, including the twirlers. In Very Good+ Condition: front is..... More
New York: s.n., 1956. Paperback. [12] p.: illustrations; 30 cm. The Boy Friend ran on Broadway from Sept. 30, 1954 to Nov. 26, 1955. For the first 11 months it featured Julie Andrews as Polly, in her Broadway debut. That role was filled by Jo Ann Bayless for the final..... More
Netherlands: 1710. Paperback. "Uyt het Engelsch vertaald." 27, [1] p. ; 19 cm. Signatures: A-C4D2 (4to). Woodcut initial letter. Disbound. Knuttel, 15906. No publication information; page 27 is dated London, 10/20 February 1710. The identity of the English-language original, if it exists, has not been established. A very scarce pamphlet..... More
New York: Brooklyn Fire Department, 1890. Hardcover. 400 p.; 36 cm. Half calf with morocco-grain cloth over boards. The handwritten daily record book of Engine Co. No. 12 of the Brooklyn Fire Department. The list of members, with street addresses, attached to the front free endpaper names Stephen Allen as..... More
Providence, R.I. Brown University, 1897. Pamphlet. [8] leaves: illustrations; 16 cm. Tied card cover with front cover illustration and embossed gilt title. The class day program committee consisted of: Wilbur Allen Scott, Sanford Keith Gurney, and Albert Orson Foster. The Promenade Concert was by the Reeves American Band. Listed in..... More
Providence, R.I. Brown University, 1896. Pamphlet. [8] leaves: illustrations; 17 cm. Tied card cover with front cover illustration. The class day program committee consisted of: William Alexander McAuslan, Leon Hayes Denison, and Edwin Allen Locke. The Promenade Concert was by the Reeves American Band. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is..... More
Providence, R.I. Brown University, 1895. Pamphlet. [8] leaves: illustrations; 17 cm. Tied card cover with engraved front cover illustration and embossed gilt title. Small embossed printer's name at lower edge of front cover: Dreka, Philadelphia. The cover illustration and 2 illustrations in the text include figures that are similar to..... More
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Providence, R.I. Brown University, 1895. Pamphlet. [6] p.; 13 cm. Tied card cover with brown cover title. The alumni members of the glee, mandolin, and banjo clubs are listed. The concert was given at 4 W. 54th St., NYC, the home of John D. Rockefeller, who was a member of..... More
Philadelphia: Buckingham & Doylestown Turnpike Road Company, 1843. 1 sheet of light grey paper containing 3 engraved certificates for subscriptions to the Buckingham & Doylestown Turnpike Road Company, dated 184_. Printed by Grattan, 48 S. Third St. The Buckingham and Doylestown Turnpike Road Company was incorporated in 1843 and existed..... More
New Hope, Pa. Bucks County Playhouse, 1941. 3, [1] p.; 24 cm. Illustrated advertisement for Flemington Fur Co. on back. The program for the final week (the week of Sept. 15) of the third season of the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pa. The playhouse was presenting The Guardsman..... More
Lancaster, Pa. Red Rose Coin Club, 1971. Paperback. [2], 12, [2] p.; 20 cm. Blue paper covers printed in black. The Red Rose Coin Club was established in Lancaster, Pa., in 1958 and still exists. In Fine Condition: clean and bright. More
New York: Chelsea Theater Center, 1973. Paperback. [24] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled; illustrated covers. This production of Candide, which omitted over half of Leonard Bernstein's musical numbers, moved to Broadway in 1974, where it ran for nearly two years. It starred Lewis J. Stadlen, Mark Baker, Maureen Brennan, Sam..... More
London: Aldine Publishing Co., 1894. Paperback. The complete story issued as No. 22 of The Aldine Cheerful Library of Complete Stories of Stirring Life, Adventure, and Romance. 24 p.: illustrations; 31 cm. Caption title. No date of publication given. The Aldine Cheerful Library began publication in Feb. 1894. At one..... More
S.l. s.n., 1940. 1 card (9.2 x 12 cm.) printed in black on one side. "The family of A. Edward Newton wish to take this way of acknowledging your expression of sympathy." Author and book collector A. Edward Newton died on Sept. 29, 1940. In Near Fine- Condition: very lightly..... More
Drexel Hill, Pa. School of the Holy Child Jesus, 1940. Paperback. [100] p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Stapled wrappers with brown embossed emblem of the School of the Holy Child Jesus, Drexel, on the front wrapper. The school was established by the Sisters of the Holy Child in 1865 in Sharon..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mf'g. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. Shows a two-and-a-half-story house with an attached greenhouse and trees. In Good Condition: faint dampstain along right side. More
New York: Alfred Scott, 1943. Paperback. 13, [3] p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Stapled; wrappers included in pagination. Front wrapper portrait of John Barbirolli. Program from Feb. 28, 1943, concert at Carnegie Hall conducted by John Barbirolli and featuring Eugene List on the piano. Eugene List had enlisted in the Army..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mf'g & Litho. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- in lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled Old Residences on Murray Hill, as that title runs above..... More
Des Moines, Iowa: McBlain Books, 1982. Paperback. 52 p.; 22 cm. Light grey wrapper printed in black. Recipient's address on back wrapper: The Americanist, Pottstown, Pa. No date of publication; "1982" written in pencil on upper right-hand corner of front wrapper. The catalog lists 1070 items. In Very Good- Condition..... More
Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop, 1982. Paperback. [4], 67, [1] p.: black-and-white illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled blue paper covers printed in black. No date of publication; "1982" written in pencil on front cover. Lists 251 items offered by the Heritage Book Shop, most printed by the Ashendene, Doves or Kelmscott..... More
Valley Cottage, N.Y. Aleph-Bet Books, 1990. Soft Cover. [48] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. White wrappers printed in black, included in page count. Catalog continues onto back wrapper. Contains descriptions of 371 items. No date of publication; probably issued in 1990 or 1991. In Near Fine Condition: white wrapper very slightly..... More