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
Philadelphia: 1910. 1 leaflet (27 x 13 cm.). Printed on one side only. Program for two performances by the Burness Band in Philadelphia's Hunting Park on Sept. 3, 1910. The band leader, Owen Jones Wister Burness (1855-1932), was a choir director and band leader in and around Philadelphia. The ten..... More
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Philadelphia: Consolidation National Bank, 1892. 1 leaf 24 cm. Engraved. "James V. Watson, President. Edward H. Ogden, Vice President. Edwin H. Webb, Cashier." Dated July 6, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. Consolidation National Bank was established in 1855 as..... More
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Philadelphia: Consolidation National Bank, 1892. 1 leaf 24 cm. Engraved. "James V. Watson, President. Edward H. Ogden, Vice President. Edwin H. Webb, Cashier." Dated July 15, 1892, and addressed to A. E. Patton, cashier of the First National Bank of Curwensville, Pa. Consolidation National Bank was established in 1855 as..... More
New York: D. W. Clark's Walk-Over Shoe Store, 1932. Staplebound. [16] p.: tables; 17 cm. Stapled brown cover printed in black. Contract bridge scoring information on inside of front cover. A few pages have been removed; the remainder have not been used. Running title: Walk-Over Shoes." Scarce. In Very Good..... More
Princeton, N.J. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1964. Paperback. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Co., Meriden, Conn. One orange-brown folder containing 5 loose leaves, as issued: one leaf of text and 6 pages of color illustration on 4 leaves (2 blank sides); 31 cm. Cut-out rectangle in front..... More
Utica, N.Y. Undeb Ysgolion Sabbothol, 1884. Broadside (29 x 18 cm.). For the Sunday Schools in Utica, Floyd, Brynmawr, Frankfort Hill, Holland Patent, Oriskany, and Marcy. The president, W. Cynwal Jones, also composed songs enjoyed by the Utica-area Welsh community. The secretary was Rees D. Jones. Printed by D. E...... More
Trenton Falls, N.Y. 1882. Pamphlet. [4] p.; 21 cm. Rules for an examination on Justification by Dr. Edwards held at an assembly of Sunday schools from Welsh churches in the Utica, N.Y., area. The 16 questions to be addressed are listed on the second and third pages. In the first..... More
Burlington, Vt. Wells, Richardson & Co., 1896. Paperback. [32] p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Orange card cover printed in black; stapled. "Name of Owner" is not filled in, but the monthly account pages are used through August. Calendar for 1897 on back cover. Wells, Richardson & Co. made and sold analyne..... More
Utrecht: Willem van Poolsum, 1703. Paperback. 56 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-G4 (4to). Disbound, but solid. Woodcut title vignette of a vase with flowers and initial letter. Knuttel, 14961. A report on victories of the Allied nations in the Netherlands against France and Spain in 1703. An extremely scarce pamphlet..... More
1918. 1 real photo postcard showing the body of Quentin Roosevelt next to his wrecked plane. Quentin Roosevelt (1897-1917) was the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt. He was a pilot during the First World War and was killed in aerial combat over France on July 14, 1918. The postcard..... More
New York: Pacific Coast Borax Co., 1934. Paperback. [8] p.: color illustrations; 27 cm. Stapled booklet with a striking cover illustration of the Old Ranger on horseback. Cover title. Back cover has advertisement for the Furnace Creek Inn in Death Valley, opened by the Pacific Coast Borax Co. in 1927..... More
Bethlehem, Pa. Northampton County, Pa. 1937. 2 leaves printed and filled in by hand with double-ruled borders in red. E. Albert Boyer, Sheriff of Northampton County, Pa., on 10 April 1937 sold for $1,905.87 two contiguous lots on Adams St. in Bethlehem, Pa. (identified as 467 Adams St. on the..... More
1906. 1 printed and handwritten deed (36 x 22 cm.), folded. The form is identified as Deed No. 1, from the Legal Blank Pub. Co., Lansdale, Pa. On 2 April 1906 Willoughby Brey of Tylersport, Montgomery County, Pa., and Sarah, his wife, sold to Jacob B. Kline, of the same..... More
1923. 1 printed and typewritten deed (36 x 22 cm.), 4 pages, folded. Printed by Henry Hall Printing, Indiana, Pa. On 31 Jan. 1923, the School District of McConnellsburg, Pa., sold to the Hon. S. W. Kirk of McConnellsburg for $1,510 2 lots in McConnellsburg on the west side of..... More
1927. 1 printed and typewritten deed (36 x 22 cm.), 4 pages, folded. Printed by John C. Clark Co., Philadelphia. On 31 March 1927, Jacob B. Kline of Salford Township, Montgomery County, and Ellen S., his wife, sold to Harry B. Nase, of the same place, for $6,000 a house..... More
S.l. s.n., 1891. 1 handwritten document (36 x 22 cm.) consisting of 8 pages in a brown wrapper, folded (the final 2 pages blank). Wistar Morris, Alexander Biddle, and J. N. DuBarry, trustees of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., sell to George T. Lewis for $399.55 a tract of over an..... More