1755. 1 handwritten vellum indenture (22 x 30.5 inches, folded to 10 x 6 inches). Ornate, armorial initial letter with motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" in the garter. Blue 6 penny stamp in margin. One engraved revenue stamp on exterior with "101" in the upper right-hand corner. On..... More
1765. 1 handwritten parchment document (39 x 55 cm.), stamped sealed. Lady Frances Arundell (d. 1769)of Allerton Mauleverer, York Co., widow, gives to Edward Pearce of Truro burough, Cornmall Co., surgeon, Penpolwartha in Cornwall for 57 pounds and annual rent as a life interest during the life of Edward Pearce..... More
London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1775. Title continued: "within the Province of Quebec, in America." [2], 1227-1228 p.; 31 cm. (folio). Disbound. Title page reads "Anno Regni Georgii III. . . . At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Twenty-ninth Day of November, Anno Domini 1774, in..... More
London: Thomas Baskett and the assigns of Robert Baskett, 1758. Title continued: "and the the Encouragement of the Trade of the Sugar Colonies in America; and to the Landing of Rum or Spirits of the British Sugar Plantations, before the Duties of Excise are paid thereon; and for regulating the..... More
London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1776. Complete title: "An Act for Making Perpetual so much of an Act, made in the Eighth Year of His Present Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act to continue and amend an Act, made in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His Present Majesty..... More
London: Thomas Baskett and the assigns of Robert Baskett, 1753. Title continued: "and for Regulating the Election of the Governors and Directors of the said Company." [2], 279-280 p.; 33 cm. (folio). Three stab-holes, but no other evidence that this was ever bound. Edges are untrimmed. Title page reads "Anno..... More
Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley, printers, 1857. Pamphlet. 15, [1] p.; 24 cm. Off-white paper covers; front cover printed in black within decorative border; back cover blank. The Academy of Music, officially named the American Academy of Music, was incorporated by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1852 and built in 1855-57 on..... More
Philadelphia: Maas & Vogdes, printers, 1862. Pamphlet. 16 p.; 24 cm. Yellow paper covers; front cover printed in black within decorative border; back cover blank. The Academy of Music, officially named the American Academy of Music, was incorporated by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1852 and built in 1855-57 on Locust..... More
London, Eng. Thomas Baskett, 1750. Printed by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. [8] p.: wood engraved title vignette and historiated inital of the English coat of arms; 32 cm. Folio. Disbound; the second to fourth leaves are paginated 451-456..... More
London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1777. [2], 311-312 p.; 31 cm. (folio). Disbound. Title page reads "Anno Regni Georgii III. . . . At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Twenty-ninth Day of November, Anno Domini 1774, in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign..... More
Philadelphia, Pa. J.W. Scott, 1808. Paperback. Title page continued: "With Observations on the cording it, its qualities, and the grievances we lie under by not having sufficient room to cord it in a reasonable time after it has come to market, where more landings may be made, or the present..... More
Philadelphia: D.B. Canfield & Co., 1857. Paperback. Editors: Asa I. Fish and Henry Wharton. pp. [1], 130-192, [4] (68 p.); 24 cm. Light blue wrappers printed in black. Former owner's name at upper edge of front wrapper: Amos Briggs. Amos Briggs (b. 1825, d. after 1885) was an attorney and..... More
Monroe, N.Y. s.n., 1845. [approx. 120] p. book, with writing on the first half. Original calf back board. Attached is the official printed order to Samuel Pelcer, the collector of Monroe, for tax collection based on the assessment roll, with directions for the distribution of the collected money to the..... More
Miami Beach, FL: T. L. C. Genealogy, 1991. Paperback. [2], 89 p.; 28 cm. White comb binding with clear covers. Contains "detailed abstracts of all documents found in Bucks County Deed Book 5, including the names of all 1674 individuals mentions anywhere in the 229 documents in the deed book."..... More
1915. 5 typescript leaves in blue folded cover stamped "May 17 1915." Charles Muehlhauser died intestate on Dec. 24, 1874, leaving his widow, Mary Muehlhauser, and seven children. Mary Muehlhauser died on 3 April 1915 and by this document her remaining heirs released the dower rights to four tracts of..... More
London: George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1839. Hardcover. Six Acts of Parliament enacted in 1811, 1845, and 1847, bound together with the cover title "Colchester Navigation and Improvement Acts." [approx. 260], xvi p.; 31 cm. Contemporary half calf with marbled paper over boards. Five spine compartments between gilt- and..... More
West Chester, PA: Daily Local News, 1874. [8] p.: illustrations; 47 cm. Printed in 5-column pages. Most of the newspaper concerns the murder of Winfield Scott Goss by William Udderzook following their involvement in insurance fraud. Udderzook's conviction rested on the novel use of a photograph to establish the identify..... More
Bethlehem, Pa. Northampton County, Pa. 1937. 2 leaves printed and filled in by hand with double-ruled borders in red. E. Albert Boyer, Sheriff of Northampton County, Pa., on 10 April 1937 sold for $1,905.87 two contiguous lots on Adams St. in Bethlehem, Pa. (identified as 467 Adams St. on the..... More
1906. 1 printed and handwritten deed (36 x 22 cm.), folded. The form is identified as Deed No. 1, from the Legal Blank Pub. Co., Lansdale, Pa. On 2 April 1906 Willoughby Brey of Tylersport, Montgomery County, Pa., and Sarah, his wife, sold to Jacob B. Kline, of the same..... More
1923. 1 printed and typewritten deed (36 x 22 cm.), 4 pages, folded. Printed by Henry Hall Printing, Indiana, Pa. On 31 Jan. 1923, the School District of McConnellsburg, Pa., sold to the Hon. S. W. Kirk of McConnellsburg for $1,510 2 lots in McConnellsburg on the west side of..... More
1927. 1 printed and typewritten deed (36 x 22 cm.), 4 pages, folded. Printed by John C. Clark Co., Philadelphia. On 31 March 1927, Jacob B. Kline of Salford Township, Montgomery County, and Ellen S., his wife, sold to Harry B. Nase, of the same place, for $6,000 a house..... 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
1878. 2 documents, folded. The 1st a printed form from the county register's office with the seal and signature of the Montgomery County Register of Wills, Solomon Snyder. The 2nd 2 leaves printed for accounts with the handwritten account of the various fees involved in the sale of the real..... More
London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, for T. Waller, 1769. Hardcover. "The Second Edition, with many References and considerable Additions." Attributed variously to Robert Foley, Sir Geoffrey Gilbert, Matthew Bacon, and Henry Pooley. cf. British Museum Catalogue. Vol. 2 only. [22], 780, [42] p.; 37 cm. Folio. Contemporary..... More
1708. One handwritten deed in beautiful calligraphy, dated 17 March 1708. 38 x 31 cm., folded. John Bydes the Elder of Little Munden, Hertford Co., yeoman, and his son John Bydes the Younger of Elsworth, Huntington Co., polterer, mortgage to Robert Hadsley of Great Munden, Hertford Co., a property known..... More