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

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

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

Philadelphia: Franklin Institute, 1957. Original white envelope (14 x 19 cm.) with 7 leaves reproducing poetry and drawings created by Maillardet's Automaton, which was donated to the Franklin Institute in 1928. An auotmaton is a mechanical device designed to move in imitation of a living being, usually a human but..... 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

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

Boston: A Bulfinch Press Book, Little, Brown and Co., 1993. Hardcover. 62, [2] p.: 23 color and 7 black-and-white illustrations; 29 cm. Dark blue cover with gilt spine title and cover title. Red endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. The Easter story illustrated with works from the National Gallery..... More

New York: W. H. Bidwell, 1860. Hardcover. iv, 582 p., frontispiece and 6 leaves of engraved plates; 24 cm. Contemporary half calf with five spine compartments between raised bands and gilt-tooled title in second compartment; marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Contains fiction and nonfiction including science. In Good+ Condition..... More

New York: W. H. Bidwell, 1853. Hardcover. iv, 572 p., 3 leaves of engraved plates: portraits; 24 cm. Contemporary half calf with gilt-tooled leather spine label: Eclectic Magazine; marbled paper over boards. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper of Linden Hall Library. Linden Hall is a school for girls in Lititz..... More

1735. Handwritten parchment indenture (32 x 56 cm.). Ornate, armorial initial letter with motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" in the garter. On Jan. 30, 1735, Edmund Deane of Greenwich, Kent Co., carpenter, transfers to William Deane of Deptford, Kent Co., distiller, one third of a property called Hockenden..... 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

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1878. Paperback. 62 p.; 23 cm. Off-white wrapper printed in black. Former owner's name at upper edge of front wrapper: I. F. Wood. This may have been member Isaac F. Wood. Includes acquisitions; the contract with the Department of Public Parks for the..... 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