Hilltown, Pa. Hilltown High School, 1947. Hardcover. 81 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Blue faux leather with embossed gilt cover title; blind-stamped cover illustration of a bird and "1947." Ring binding. "Covers by National Pub. Co., Philadelphia" -- blind-stamped on back cover. Includes advertisements for many Bucks County, Pa., businesses. In... More
New York and Philadelphia: E. Littell, 1843. Hardcover. Printed by John F. Trow at the University Press, New York. [8], 288, [3], 290-576 p., 1 leaf of an engraved plate; 24 cm. Contemporary half calf with marbled paper over boards. Leather spine labels with gilt-tooled title "Museum of Foreign Literature"... More
New York: Edw. Ridley & Sons, 1880. 1 trade card 9 x 12.5 cm. The chromoligraphed illustration shows a woman wearing a large hat with a white feather. "Fine Millinery, Costumes, Robes de Manteaux, Dress & Fancy Good and Novelties." The reverse is blank. Edward Ridley established his store in... More
New York: Ehrichs, 1889. 1 circular trade card 10.5 cm. in diameter produced by Burrow Giles Lithographic Co. Sunflower chromolithograph on one side with "Compliments of Ehrichs Eighth Ave. and 24th St." The other side advertises Easter eggs and Easter Baskets at Ehrichs'. The illustrated side had been used in... More
Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, printers, 1849. Paperback. 31, [1] p.; 22 cm. Yellow wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter, along with wood and coal. The... 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
Frauenfeld, Switz. Huber & Co., 1908. Paperback. "Anhang zum Taschenkalender für schweizerische Wehrmänner." 49, [19] p.: illustrations; 14 cm. Brown wrappers printed in black. Final 18 unpaginated pages contain advertisements, some with illustrations. In Very Good Condition: lower corner of front wrapper faded; wrapper lightly soiled; ink annotations on pp... More
Leipzig: Moritz Ruhl, 1895. Paperback. [14] leaves, accordian-style: color illustrations; 19 cm. Plain wrappers; front wrapper printed in black, reproducing title page. There is no date of publication, but Moritz Ruhl issued a number of works on European uniforms and armies in the 1890s. First and leaves attached to wrappers;... More
Chicago: Fred de Land, Publisher, 1894. Paperback. iv, 37-80, v-viii p.: illustrations, tables; 23 cm. Light yellow wrappers (paperback) with advertisements on both sides of front and back wrapper. The publisher, Fred de Land, was involved in the development of telephone companies in the United States in the late 19th... More
Chicago: Fred de Land, Publisher, 1894. Paperback. iv p., [approx. 30] leaves: illustrated advertisements; 23 cm. Light green wrappers (paperback) with advertisements on both sides of front and back wrapper. The publisher, Fred de Land, was involved in the development of telephone companies in the United States in the late... More
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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
Elizabethtown, PA: Elizabethtown College, 1955. [8] p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Commemorates the launching of a new fundraising program for the college, to fund the construction of a women's dorm and new phys ed building, enlargement of the science building, and remodeling of the gym to create an auditorium and chapel... 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
Philadelphia: W. G. Perry, 1879. 1 card (77 x 49 mm.), which is ruled on one side with "Erasable Tablet" at the head. The other side contains a calendar for 1880 with "W. G. Perry, Stationer, 728 Arch Street, Philadelphia" at the top, within a border of 4 red ruled... More
Philadelphia: Kohler Publishing Co., 1879. Hardcover. Neue und verbesserte Ausgabe. 96 p.: illustations; 19 cm. Brown cloth spine; cover title in black on plain paper. Cover has title vignette of an eagle feeding birds in a nest. Title page has title vignette of a dish full of fruit, including a.... 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
London: J. Sewell and J. Debrett, 1792. Hardcover. "Printed for J. Sewell, Cornhill; and J. Debrett, Piccadilly." [3], 324-400 p., frontispiece portrait of John Smeaton, civil engineer, and 1 additional leaf of a plate: music; 22 cm. Later (possibly 20th-century) dark blue cloth spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper... 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
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949. Hardcover. Three volumes in one slipcase. Saint George & the Dragon; Retold by William H. G. Kingston and illustrated by Edward Shenton. 75, [3] p.: in-text color illustrations; 31 cm. Light grey cloth with red spine and cover titles; color illustrated pastedown on front... More
Paris: Imprimé par Béthune et Plon, 1842. Paperback. 14, [2] p.; 25 cm. Disbound from a collection of pamphlets owned by French homeopath Dr. Charles Ravel (1822-1887). Achile Louis Foville (1799-1878) was a French physician and neurologist. He was on the staff of the hospital for the insane at Charenton... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Program Co., 1906. [16] p.: illustrated advertisements; 24 cm. Program for the week beginning Mon. Jan. 8, 1906. The works presented during the week were La Sorciere (Victorien Sardou); La Dame aux Camelias (Alexandre Dumas, fils); Adrienne Lecouvreur (Sarah Bernhardt); and Angelo, Tyrant of Padua (Victor Hugo). These... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [14] p.: 4 full-page chromolithographed illustrations and many orange-and-black in-text illustrations: 28 cm. Chromolithographed illustrated stiffened paper covers. No date of publication, but probably 1895 or slightly later (imprint includes "Ltd." and lists New York and Paris as places of publication). Identified as... More
New York: Platt & Munk Co., 1929. Paperback. [16] p: color illustrations; 27 cm. Stapled card covers; cover title and illustration. Text begins on the inside of the front cover and ends on the inside of the back cover; outside of back cover is white. Printed on heavy stock. Illustrations... More