New York: Jacob Bros. 1888. Paperback. [12] p.: music; 19 cm. No date of publication; latest copyright date on individual pieces in catalog is 1888. Contains the first three lines of 11 pieces of piano music available from Jacob Bros. Includes pieces by Frederick G. Richmond, F.W. Meacham, J.W. Turner..... More
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
New York: Century Association, 1875. Pamphlet. 22 p.; 23 cm. Grey wrapper printed in black. The Century Association is a private club founded in 1847 for men with distinction in literature or the arts; women were not admitted until 1988. The deaths of a number of members in the first..... More
Philadelphia: Maquarre Ensemble, 1917. Pamphlet. [4] p.; 18 cm. The concert was to raise money for relief to Europe during World War One. The Maquarre Ensemble was founded in 1913 by Daniel Maquarre, listed as conductor and flute on this program. Daniel Maquarre (1881-?) was born in Brussels; after coming..... 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 rights to four tracts of..... More
S.l. s.n., 1942. 1 sheet (38 x 28 cm.), printed in black on one side. "NE-Reg--9190 156" -- in upper left-hand corner. Stamped "Duplicate" in upper right-hand corner. Shows the interconnected Marbury, Hutchinson, Wentworth, and Rishworth families from the 16th and 17th centuries, with coats-of-arms. No date of publication; the..... 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, 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
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
Cornwall, PA: Cornwall High School, 1922. 1 commencement announcement consisting of one folded sheet within a grey card cover; tied with a leather tie. The outer cover is cut diagonally with "Class of 1922" stamped in gilt. The inner text announces the commencement on May 25 at the Methodist Church..... More
Milton Grove, PA: Milton Grove High School, 1922. 1 commencement announcement consisting of one folded sheet within a grey card cover; tied with a red and white ribbon. The outer cover is has a diamond cut-out revealing "Class of 1922" printed on the first page; "Commencement" is embossed at the..... 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
New York: Steinfeld, 1925. Pamphlet. [12] p.: illustrations; 16 cm. Accordion-style. No date of publication. Up to 1927 Columbia used a ‘Rubwood’ solid wheel on their sidewalk bikes, which are seen in several illustrations. Contains illustrations and descriptions of 8 models: no. 27 Pedi-Car; no. 28 Coaster wagon; no. 29..... 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
Upper Merion, PA: Upper Merion High School, 1944. Paperback. [8] p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Off-white paper cover printed in dark blue; stapled. Includes portraits of valedictorian Rotraud Mezger, salutatorian Leona Cumminis, and class orators Elsie Smith and Robert Showmaker. Rotraud Mezger graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1948, married John..... 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