Cleveland: White Shrine of Jerusalem, 1945. Paperback. 102, [2] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled paperback with illustrated cover. "In Hoc Signo Spes Mea" -- on front cover. Advertisements for Cleveland businesses on covers and on many pages. Includes a history of the Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem in Cleveland;..... More
New York: A. R. Keller, 1930. Hardcover. Second Edition. This is no. 112 of a limited edition of 2,000 copies. 250 p.; 18 cm. Publisher's red and black cloth with gilt-embossed spine title; gilt- and blind-embossed decoration on spine and front cover. Decorated endpapers. American Social Registry emblem on title..... More
Glendale, CA: Mouse Works, Walt Disney Co., 1995. Hardcover. 96 p.: color illustrations; 29 cm. Illustrated cover. Publisher's list of Disney Classic Series on back cover. Illustrated endpapers. Front free endpaper has "This book belongs to," which has not been filled in. In Very Good Condition: corners rubbed; slightly cocked;..... More
New York: Charles E. Graham & Co., 1917. [12] p.: color illustrations; 26 cm. Wrapper title. Entirely printed on cloth. Wrappers included in page count. No date of publication given. Charles E. Grahm published as Charles E. Graham & Co. in New York from 1917 to 1920. 0425 -- Indestructible..... More
Doylestown, Pa. Doylestown National Bank, 1886. 6 checks drawn on the Doylestown National Bank by John Pursel, dated Dec. 15, 1886; Jan. 30, Feb. 7, March 5, and Dec. 27 1887; and Feb. 1 1888. The 1886 and 1887 checks were produced by Wm. F. Murphey's Sons Stationers, Philadelphia. The..... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1896. Hardcover. 554 p.: in-text line-drawings, music; 13 cm. Reddish-brown leather with gilt-stamped cover title. Metal clasp and hardware. Contains music for trumpet calls, drill signals, and quicksteps. Includes index. All page edges speckled red. "War Department, Washington, February 4, 1896. A board of officers..... More
Philadelphia: Artisans Order of Mutual Protection, 1910. 1 pamphlet relating to the Dec. 6, 1910, meeting of the Girard Assembly Number Six, of the Artisans Order of Mutual Protection, held in Philadelphia. Payment of dues by W. R. Spratt is recorded. Spratt is listed in the Roll of Honor. Officers..... More
Innsbruck: Wagner, 1914. Paperback. 54, [10] p.: illustrations; 15 cm. Grey paper with color illustrated pastedown on front cover. No date of publication; the lastest date mentioned in the text is 1914. A traveller's guide to Insbruck, Austria, and nearby areas. Entirely in German. Includes a tipped in list of..... 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
Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, 1948. Paperback. iv, [2], 22 p., 9 folded leaves of maps: map, tables; 28 cm. Stapled with card covers. The proposed East Poplar Redevelopment Area was bounded by Girard Ave. on the north, 5th St. on the east, Spring Garden St. on the south, and..... More
London: M. H. Nathan & Co., 1890. Hardcover. [12] leaves: chromolithographed illustrations; 9.2 x 15 cm. Embossed card covers tied with white ribbon. Entire book shaped like angel wings. Front cover has embossed title with embossed chromolithograph illustration of two angels, and embossed feathers along edges; back cover is entirely..... More
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1904. Paperback. [16] p.: illustrations; 15 x 17 cm. Stapled wrapper with illustrated front. Publication information on front wrapper. "No. 83" -- on back wrapper. Inside of front wrapper shows primary and secondary colors, with directions for making secondary colors from primary colors. Inside of back..... More
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