New York: s.n., 1956. Paperback. [12] p.: illustrations; 30 cm. The Boy Friend ran on Broadway from Sept. 30, 1954 to Nov. 26, 1955. For the first 11 months it featured Julie Andrews as Polly, in her Broadway debut. That role was filled by Jo Ann Bayless for the final..... More
London: Charles Fox, 1883. Hardcover. [448 p.]: illustrations; 30 cm. Contemporary half calf with red cloth boards. Dark brown endpapers. Includes serial stories: Jack Rag -- Dick Whittington, Thrice Lord Mayor of London -- Lionel the Bold -- The Cruise of the Alabama by Lt. Leslie Gordon -- King Harry..... More
Netherlands: 1710. Paperback. "Uyt het Engelsch vertaald." 27, [1] p. ; 19 cm. Signatures: A-C4D2 (4to). Woodcut initial letter. Disbound. Knuttel, 15906. No publication information; page 27 is dated London, 10/20 February 1710. The identity of the English-language original, if it exists, has not been established. A very scarce pamphlet..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1896. Paperback. [14] p.: black-and-white and chromolithographed illustrations; 31 cm. Sewn card covers with cover title in red and gilt and chromolithographed front cover illustration of three children riding donkeys on a beach; back cover has smaller chromolithographed illustration of a boy holding a bouquet, within..... More
Philadelphia: Filadelfijas Brivo Latvju Biedribas, 1982. Paperback. 76 p.: illustrations, portraits; 28 cm. Stapled paperback with brown cover with silver cover title. The history of the Brivo Latvian Society in Philadelphia from 1892 to 1982. Known today as the Philadelphia Society of Free Letts, the Society is the oldest Latvian..... More
New York: Brooklyn Fire Department, 1890. Hardcover. 400 p.; 36 cm. Half calf with morocco-grain cloth over boards. The handwritten daily record book of Engine Co. No. 12 of the Brooklyn Fire Department. The list of members, with street addresses, attached to the front free endpaper names Stephen Allen as..... More
Providence, R.I. Brown University, 1897. Pamphlet. [8] leaves: illustrations; 16 cm. Tied card cover with front cover illustration and embossed gilt title. The class day program committee consisted of: Wilbur Allen Scott, Sanford Keith Gurney, and Albert Orson Foster. The Promenade Concert was by the Reeves American Band. Listed in..... More
Providence, R.I. Brown University, 1896. Pamphlet. [8] leaves: illustrations; 17 cm. Tied card cover with front cover illustration. The class day program committee consisted of: William Alexander McAuslan, Leon Hayes Denison, and Edwin Allen Locke. The Promenade Concert was by the Reeves American Band. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is..... More
Providence, R.I. Brown University, 1895. Pamphlet. [8] leaves: illustrations; 17 cm. Tied card cover with engraved front cover illustration and embossed gilt title. Small embossed printer's name at lower edge of front cover: Dreka, Philadelphia. The cover illustration and 2 illustrations in the text include figures that are similar to..... More
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Providence, R.I. Brown University, 1895. Pamphlet. [6] p.; 13 cm. Tied card cover with brown cover title. The alumni members of the glee, mandolin, and banjo clubs are listed. The concert was given at 4 W. 54th St., NYC, the home of John D. Rockefeller, who was a member of..... More
Philadelphia: Buckingham & Doylestown Turnpike Road Company, 1843. 1 sheet of light grey paper containing 3 engraved certificates for subscriptions to the Buckingham & Doylestown Turnpike Road Company, dated 184_. Printed by Grattan, 48 S. Third St. The Buckingham and Doylestown Turnpike Road Company was incorporated in 1843 and existed..... More
New Hope, Pa. Bucks County Playhouse, 1941. 3, [1] p.; 24 cm. Illustrated advertisement for Flemington Fur Co. on back. The program for the final week (the week of Sept. 15) of the third season of the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pa. The playhouse was presenting The Guardsman..... More
Philadelphia: Evening Bulletin, 1948. Paperback. 576 p.: illustrations, tables, map; 20 cm. Paperback with front cover illustration of William Penn looking at a blueprint of Independence Hall, shown in the background; back cover has illustration of the Pep boys as babies riding an elephant in an advertisement for Cornell tires..... More
Washington, D.C. German Historical Institute, 2017. Paperback. 165, [11] p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Paperback with yellow cover. Publisher's advertisements on final unpaginated pages. Contents: Benchmark Europe: Liberalism and Cultural Nationalism in the United States, 1900-1930 by Adelheid von Saldern -- Liberalism and Cultural Nationalism in the United States, 1900-1930: A...... More
Asheville, N.C. Buncombe County Democratic Party, 1986. Hardcover. [80] p.; 22 cm. White card covers with black comb binding; red and blue cover title with illustration of Democratic donkey. No publication information. Inscribed at foot of first page: "Rena James 1986-87" (Rena Genoble James Farnsworth (1921-2011)). Sold as a fundraiser..... More
Lancaster, Pa. Red Rose Coin Club, 1971. Paperback. [2], 12, [2] p.; 20 cm. Blue paper covers printed in black. The Red Rose Coin Club was established in Lancaster, Pa., in 1958 and still exists. In Fine Condition: clean and bright. More
New York: Chelsea Theater Center, 1973. Paperback. [24] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled; illustrated covers. This production of Candide, which omitted over half of Leonard Bernstein's musical numbers, moved to Broadway in 1974, where it ran for nearly two years. It starred Lewis J. Stadlen, Mark Baker, Maureen Brennan, Sam..... More
London: Aldine Publishing Co., 1894. Paperback. 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..... More
New York: Ziff Davis, 1967. Paperback. 128 p.: black-and-white illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback. In Near Fine Condition: cover is slightly rubbed with minor creasing; clean and solid. 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: David Williams Co., 1907. Paperback. 76 p., 2 leaves of plates: illustrations; 31 cm. Stapled. Contents include: A Residence in a Boston Suburb (by Allen W. Jackson) -- Elementary Perspective Drawing IV by George W. Kittredge -- Cabinet Work for the Carpenter: Ornament in Furniture by Paul D...... More
Philadelphia: Greater Philadelphia-Delaware-South Jersey Council, 1955. Pamphlet. 30, [2] p.: illustrations, tables; 20 cm. Stapled pamphlet with illustrated cover. Published by the Greater Philadelphia-Delaware-South Jersey Council to generate public support for the 40-foot channel deepening project authorized by the Omnibus Rivers and Harbors law enacted in Sept. 1954. No date..... More