London: Aldine Publishing Co., 1894. The complete story issued as No. 22 of The Aldine Cheerful Library of Complete Stories of Stirring Life, Adventure, and Romance. 24 p.: illustrations; 31 cm. Caption title. No date of publication given. The Aldine Cheerful Library began publication in Feb. 1894. At one number..... More
Drexel Hill, Pa. School of the Holy Child Jesus, 1940. Paperback. [100] p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Stapled wrappers with brown embossed emblem of the School of the Holy Child Jesus, Drexel, on the front wrapper. The school was established by the Sisters of the Holy Child in 1865 in Sharon..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mf'g. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. Shows a two-and-a-half-story house with an attached greenhouse and trees. In Good Condition: faint dampstain along right side. 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 "The Carnation" and "54." Following the text of Elisha is a poem "Prayer for a New Heart." The American Tract Society used "150 Nassau St.,"..... More
New York: Alfred Scott, 1943. Paperback. 13, [3] p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Stapled; wrappers included in pagination. Front wrapper portrait of John Barbirolli. Program from Feb. 28, 1943, concert at Carnegie Hall conducted by John Barbirolli and featuring Eugene List on the piano. Eugene List had enlisted in the Army..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mf'g & Litho. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- in lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled Old Residences on Murray Hill, as that title runs above..... More
Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1954. Hardcover. 247 p., frontispiece and 7 leaves of plates; 17 cm. Publisher's dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; blind-stamped decoration on both boards. Yellow endpapers. Front free endpaper verso bears small printed bookplate of Herman A. Stees. The American Sunday School Union issued..... More
Des Moines, Iowa: McBlain Books, 1982. Paperback. 52 p.; 22 cm. Light grey wrapper printed in black. Recipient's address on back wrapper: The Americanist, Pottstown, Pa. No date of publication; "1982" written in pencil on upper right-hand corner of front wrapper. The catalog lists 1070 items. In Very Good- Condition..... More
Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop, 1982. Paperback. [4], 67, [1] p.: black-and-white illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled blue paper covers printed in black. No date of publication; "1982" written in pencil on front cover. Lists 251 items offered by the Heritage Book Shop, most printed by the Ashendene, Doves or Kelmscott..... More
Valley Cottage, N.Y. Aleph-Bet Books, 1990. Soft Cover. [48] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. White wrappers printed in black, included in page count. Catalog continues onto back wrapper. Contains descriptions of 371 items. No date of publication; probably issued in 1990 or 1991. In Near Fine Condition: white wrapper very slightly..... More
Bruxelles: Oeuvre Nationale de L'Enfance, 1925. Hardcover. [4], 364, [8], 148, [8], 139, [3] p.: 3 frontispieces; 23 cm. Leather spine with six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-stamped title in second and third compartments. Marbled paper over boards. No dust jacket. Marbled endpapers. Title page printed in red and..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1901. Hardcover. Printed by the Riverside Press, Cambridge. xliii, [1], 205, [1] p., engraved frontispiece; 24 cm. Brown linen spine with red spine title: "Houghton, Mifflin & Co.'s Catalogue of Authors." Brown paper over boards with paper label on front board printed in red and..... More
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
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1940. Paperback. First Edition. [104] p.: illustrations; 20 cm. Grey wrappers printed in dark grey with yapp edges. The catalog includes a portrait by Alice Kent Stoddard of Edna Phillips with her harp (she was the first woman member of the Philadelphia Orchestra);..... More
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1941. Paperback. Second Edition. [94], viii, [2] p.: illustrations; 20 cm. Maroon wrappers printed in light blue with yapp edges. The catalog includes Virginia Armitage McCall's painting Bach Festival and paintings by Max Weber, Sarah Blakeslee, Molly Luce, Thomas H. Benton, N. C...... More
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1937. Paperback. Second Edition. [2], 32, [12] p., [54] p. of illustrations; 20 cm. Green wrappers printed in silver with yapp edges. The catalog includes paintings by Grant Wood, Henriette Wyeth, Walter Emerson Baum, Daniel Garber, Alice Kent Stoddard, William J. Glackens, Georgina..... More
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1934. Paperback. Second Edition. 66, viii p., [50] p. of illustrations; 20 cm. Purple wrappers printed in gilt with yapp edges. Yellow endpapers. The catalog includes a portrait of Alonzo Jennings by Julius Bloch; paintings by Daniel Garber, Katherine Morris Wright, George Biddle..... More
Easton, Pa. Christian Jacob Hütter, 1812. Hardcover. "Nach vorher gegangener Collation mit denen alten Exemplarien." Also known as the Heidelberger Katechismus. [12], 288 p.; 18 cm. Signatures: [pi]6 A-U6 V6 W6 X-Y6 (12mo). Original calf spine with grey paper over boards. Title vignette of American eagle. Numerous decorative printers' ornament..... 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: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, 1969. Paperback. 126, [2] p.: music; 19 cm. Stapled purple covers. Contains 119 hymns. In French. Translation of: Singing and Accompanying Yourselves with Music in your Hearts. Includes index. Former owner's name at head of title page. In Very Good-..... More
New York: Justin G. Schiller, 1970. Paperback. 129-192 p.: illustrations; 17 cm. Green wrappers with Maurice Sendak illustration on front wrapper. Contains catalog numbers 199-329. In Fine Condition: clean and tight. More
New York: Justin G. Schiller, 1970. Paperback. 65-128 p.: illustrations; 17 cm. Beige wrappers with Maurice Sendak illustration on front wrapper. Contains catalog numbers 132-198. The conjugate leaves pp. 91-92 and 101-102 were not inserted and stapled with the rest of the leaves; however, they are present, loose, and untarnished..... More
New York: Justin G. Schiller, 1970. Paperback. 193-264 p.: illustrations; 17 cm. Light beig wrappers with Maurice Sendak illustration on front wrapper. Contains catalog numbers 330-491. This catalog included table and board games, card games, jig-saws and picture cubes, optical toys, and mechanical and novelty books. In Near Fine- Condition..... More
New York: Justin G. Schiller, 1970. Paperback. 64 p.: illustrations; 17 cm. Yellow wrappers with Maurice Sendak illustration on front wrapper. One of 500 copies. "A selection of more than one hundred titles culled from Peter Parley to Penrod, a bibliographical description of the best-loved American juvenile books, originally compiled..... More