Reading, Pa. Johann Ritter und Comp. 1821. Hardcover. Die Zweyte Auflage. 251, [1] p.; 15 cm. Contemporary full calf. Bound with one set of clasps, but only the hardware on the front board remains. Last page contains a multiplication table. Former owner's name at foot of last page: Aaron Roland..... More
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New York: American Tract Society, 1848. Hardcover. 16, 16 p.: illustrations; 12 cm. Dark blue cloth spine with marbled paper over boards. Gilt-stamped spine title "The Deserter" and "37." The Deserter also includes the story Little Emilia. Little Theodore's Faith also includes the story A Child's Faith and the poem..... More
Philadelphia, Pa. I. Kohler, 1867. Hardcover. viii, 1033, [5], 297, 17, xi p.: 2 engraved frontispiece portraits signed: J. Serz; 29 cm. Full leather with gilt-tooled spine title and blind-tooled ornamentation on spine and both boards. Both metal clasps present. All page edges and endpapers marbled. New Testament has separate..... More
Philadelphia: I. Kohler, 1869. Hardcover. [2], 30 p.: 30 hand-colored woodcuts; 23 cm. Red-brown bubble-grain cloth spine with coral paper over boards printed in black. Title page reproduced on front board within decorative border. Publisher's advertisement for Allgemeine Volks- und Jugend-Schriften on back board. No date of publication. Ignatius Kohler..... More
Germantaun [Germantown, Pa.]: Michael Billmeyer, 1820. Hardcover. Title continued: "mit Fleiss zusammen getragen, und in gegenwaertiger Form und Ordnung gestellt; nebst einem dreyfachen Register." Dritte Auflage. [6], 39, [1], 412, [20], 21, [1] p.: frontispiece of David playing the harp, music; 18 cm. Signatures: A-2S6 2T4 (12mo). Contemporary full calf..... More
Germantaun [Germantown, Pa.]: Michael Billmeyer, 1811. Hardcover. "Zweyte Auflage." Title continued: "mit Fleiss zusammen getragen, und in gegenwaertiger Form und Ordnung gestellt; nebst einem dreyfachen Register." [4], 39, [1], 412, [20], 20, [2] p.: frontispiece of David playing the harp, music; 17 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments..... More
Germantaun [Germantown, Pa.]: Michael Billmeyer, 1803. Hardcover. Title continued: "mit Fleiss zusammen getragen, und in gegenwaertiger Form und Ordnung gestellt; nebst einem dreyfachen Register. Erste Auflage." [4], 39, [1], 412, [20] p., frontispiece of David playing the harp: music; 17 cm. Signatures: )(2 A-2F8 2G4 (8vo). Contemporary full calf with..... More
New York: Amerikanischen Traktats-Gesellschaft [American Tract Society], 1850. Paperback. 32 p.: illustrations; 11 cm. Brown wrapper printed in red. No. 8 in the series Verzeichniss von Kinder-Tractaten, which is listed on the back wrapper through number 16. No date of publication. The 1852 annual report of the American Tract Society..... More
Philadelphia: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, 1820. Hardcover. "Printed for the Trustees of the Assembly by R.P. McCulloh." 391 p.: 1 form; 19 cm. Contemporary tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules; leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: The Assembly's Digest. Two paper labels..... More
Moguntiae [Mainz]: Francisci Varrentrapp, 1753. Hardcover. Editio Catholica Novissima. [4], xx, 588 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: *8 2*4 A-P8 Q8+1 R-2N8 2O6 (8vo). 18th-century? calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; blind-tooled decoration in each compartment and elaborate blind-tooled border on each border and blind-rolled edges. All page edges..... More
New York: Amerikanischen Traktats-Gesellschaft [American Tract Society], 1850. Paperback. 32 p.: illustrations; 11 cm. Brown wrapper printed in red. No. 6 in the series Verzeichniss von Kinder-Tractaten, which is listed on the back wrapper through number 16. No date of publication. The 1852 annual report of the American Tract Society..... More
![Elisha [bound with] Little Dave](/pictures/thumb/005637.JPG?v=1502901329)
New York: American Tract Society, 1848. Hardcover. 16, 16 p.: illustrations; 12 cm. Dark green cloth spine with marbled paper over boards. Gilt-stamped spine title "Elisha" and "33." Following the text of Elisha is a poem "What is Life?" Little David includes a reference to the formation of a Martha..... More
New York: American Tract Society, 1848. Paperback. 16 p.: frontispiece and title vignette; 14 cm. Stitched paper wrapper printed in light red with front wrapper illustration and title within decorative frame. This is no. 31 of the American Tract Society's Series III. Publisher's address on title page: 150 Nassau St..... More
Strasburg: Johann Frantz Le Roux, 1758. Hardcover. 288, 48 p.; 13 cm. Signatures: A-M12 A-B12 (12mo). Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment; gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Andächtige Ubungen und Gebetter, zu Verehrung des Hochwürdigen Sacraments Währender Bett-Stund has special title..... More
London: 1661. Hardcover. Title continued: "together with many remarkable Accidents and Judgments befalling divers Persons, according as they have been testified by very credible hands; all which have happened within the space of one year last past, and are now made publick for a seasonable Warning to the People of..... More
Elizabethtown, PA: Elizabethtown College, 1922. Paperback. 141, [1] p.: illustrations, music; 28 cm. Brown wrapper with yapp edges and gilt cover title. Elizabethtown College was founded in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren. In 1921, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction accredited the college, which allowed to..... More
Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1857. Hardcover. [4], 7-336, [6] p., frontispiece and 2 additional leaves of plates; 16 cm. Red bead-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; blind-stamped decoration on both boards. Yellow endpapers. Publisher's catalog on 6 unpaginated pages following text. No date of publication. The imprint..... More
Philadelphia: William H. Pile's Sons, Printers, 1899. Paperback. 34 p.; 20 cm. Plain wrapper printed in black; stapled. Includes the report of the book committee; the report of the trustees of the legacy of Charles L. Willits for the publication and distribution of literature "to promote morality and religion among..... More
New York: American Tract Society, 1850. Hardcover. 63 p.; 12 cm. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt stamped spine title and blind stamped decoration on both boards. Yellow endpapers. Oval bookseller's stamp on front free endpaper of S. Oswald & Son, York, Pa. Former owner's name on front fixed endpaper..... More
Vienna: Jos. Schlesinger, 1928. Hardcover. Imprint also includes Star Hebrew Book Co., New York, N.Y. [4], iv, [2] p., 352 leaves with English on one side and Hebrew on the reverse [708 p.], [2] p.; 16 cm. Black cloth in a faux leathe binding with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles..... More
Berlin: H. Itzkowski, 1908. Hardcover. 10th edition. iv, 468 p.; 21 cm. Black cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and gilt-stamped decoration on front cover; mirrored blind-stamped decoration on back cover. All page edges gilt. Gilt-and-black decorated endpapers. Slipcase covered in matching black cloth. Bookseller's label on front fixed endpaper: "C..... More
Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft United Bible Societies, 2002. Hardcover. 6th printing. xv, [1], 918 p.; 19 cm. Full leather with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. "5110" -- on back cover. Color maps on endpapers. Yellow cloth bookmark. Primarily in Greek alphabet. Includes indices of quotation, allusions, and verbal parallels. In Fine..... More
New York: American Tract Society, 1850. Hardcover. 127, [1] p.; 79 mm. Original red-brown cloth with blind-stamped decoration on both boards. Caption title: The Christian's Diary of Prayers and Promises. Former owner's name on back fixed endpaper: Mary E. Meyers. No date of publication. The American Tract Society was at..... More
Amsterdam: Nederlandsche Bijbel-Compagnie, 1854. Hardcover. Imprint includes: "Te Amsterdam, J. Brandt en Zoon, en P. Proost; te Haarlem, Johannes Enschedé en Zonen. [4], 375, [1], 423, [9], 320, 102, [2] p.: music; 16 cm. Contemporary dark green morocco with blind-ruled borders; binding wraps around, with engraved metal clasp attaching flap..... More
New York: Benziger Brothers, 1917. Dwunasty naklad [12th edition]. 349 p.: frontispiece, many illustrations, 2 maps; 17 cm. Black cloth spine with printed paper over boards. Front and back fixed endpapers bear name of former owner Ludwika Laczkowska, of Philadelphia. A history of the Old and New Testaments for Catholic..... More