Mt. Hood, Oregon: Games Committee, 10th Oregon Higland Games and Gathering, 1962. Pamphlet. 15 p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled orange wrapper printed in red. Wrapper title. Wrapper included in pagination. Contains program for both days, lists of officials, judges, and competitors in dancing and piping (most of whom were from..... More
Manoa, Pa. Manoa Athletic Association, 1949. Paperback. Program from an event held by the Manoa Athletic Association of Manoa, Pa., to benefit the Manoa Main Line League Ball Team and Manoa Boys' Clubs. [96] p.; 23 cm. Beige card covers printed in dark blue; stapled. The show was "Cruisin' For..... 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
Manoa, Pa. Manoa Athletic Association, 1950. Paperback. Program from an event held by the Manoa Athletic Association of Manoa, Pa., to benefit the Manoa Main Line Conference Ball Team and Manoa Boys' Club. [84] p.; 23 cm. Orange card covers printed in dark green; stapled. The show was "Collegiate: A...... More
1802. 1 handwritten document dated Aug. 2, 1802. In a suit brought by Abraham Clark against Charles Reno on Aug. 2, 1802, Clark recovered $50 and the costs of the suit. Reno appealed to the next Superior Court to be held in March 1803. Charles Reno, Nathaniel Taylor, and Charles..... More
1834. 1 handwritten indenture of 3 pages (34 x 21 cm.) dated 18 Oct. 1834. John Cooper, brickmaker and lime burner, rents to Joseph Cooper, yeoman, a property in Wheatley consisting of the house, garden, out buildings including the brick kiln, and the clay and stone pits, along with 8..... More
1890. 1 handwritten document. Elijah Stover (1827-1878) and David S. Stover (1836-1916), executors of the will of their father, Jacob K. Stover (1800-1875), late of Towamensing Township, Montgomery County, Pa., present an account of the funds they handled as the trustees of their sister Hannah Stover Harley (1829-1900). From 1876..... More
Manoa, Pa. Manoa Athletic Association, 1951. Paperback. Program from an event held by the Manoa Athletic Association of Manoa, Pa., to benefit the Manoa Main Line Conference Ball Team and Manoa Boys' Club. [84] p.; 23 cm. Light green card covers printed in red and dark blue; stapled. The show..... More
Mohnton, Pa. Cumru Township High School, 1907. 9 x 11 cm. card enclosing 2 leaves printed with invitation to commencement and list of 10 graduating students. Front is embossed with a gilt and color floral illustration; tied with yellow and black ribbon. The commencement was at the Mohnton Auditorium, in..... More
Holyoke, Mass. White & Wyckoff Manufacturing Co., 1915. [12] leaves: illustrations; 16 x 8.2 cm. Attached to cardboard backing showing all 12 months of the year and a hook to hang from. Each leaf contains an illustration in the upper half with a caption about Autocrat Linen Writing Paper and..... More
Philadelphia: Williams, Brown & Earle, 1938. 7.5 x 14.5 cm. metal desk calendar with individual leaves for Dec. 1938-Dec. 1939 printed in red and brown. Dec. 1938 has an illustration of a stagecoach and horses in a winter scene. The others each have the main month in the center with..... More
Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University, 1963. 1 sheet 23 x 15 cm. The program consisted of the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Karel Husa, performing Debussy's Prelude: L'Après-midi d'un Faune; Glazunov's Violin Concerto in A Minor with Sheldon Kurland on violin; J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no. 2, featuring Adolf Scherbaum on..... More
1873. 5 handwritten letters to William Ward, 1873-1879, regarding the Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad, which existed from 1872 to 1885; it was succeeded by the Philadelphia Midland Railroad. William Ward was one of the organizers of the Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad and in 1874 was the president and..... More
New York: Royal Baking Powder Co., 1917. Paperback. 22, [2] p.; 17 cm. Stapled color-illustrated wrappers included in pagination. Written at upper edge of two pages: "Mrs W Hound Boyles." Contains recipes showing how the use of eggs can be reduced or eliminated through an increase in the amount of..... More
Netherlands: 1701. Paperback. Title page continued: "Nevens eenige overwegingen op de Memorie van den Coning van Vrankryk aan haar Hoog Mog:, en over het belang van verscheide Vorsten en Staaten van het Christenryk in de tegenwoordige gestaltenis van zaaken. ... Uit het Engels overgezet. Volgens de Copy gedrukt tot London."..... 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
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: Antrim Lyceum, 1926. 1 ticket (56 x 99 mm.) for admission to any of five productions on dated in Oct. and Nov. and Jan., Feb., and March. The dates indicate that these were in 1926 and 1927. The Antrim Lyceum Bureau was located at 1001 Chestnut St., Philadelphia under..... More
Philadelphia: N. Snellenburg & Co., 1891. Illustrated Sketches and Stories for Young America by George M. Vickers was issued by the Philadelphia department store Snellenburg & Co. in 1891 as an advetisement for the store. These pictorial boards (27 cm. high), long-since removed from the book, have the title of..... More
Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co., 1925. 2 advertising inserts printed on both sides. One (16 x 10 cm.) advertises the mail order department on one side and the stationery department on the other. The other (10 x 16 cm.) advertises a "Special Book Service" to provided buyers with information..... More
Detroit: Standard Accident Insurance Co., 1910. Hardcover. [60] pages of rules paper; 11 cm. Flexible green cloth with logo for the Standard Accident Insurance Co. in black on the front. Information about that insurance company on paper lining front and back cover. Inside the front cover is a space left..... More
Ville Franche: Paulus Pinceau, 1702. Paperback. 31, [1] p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-D4 (4to). Plain wrappers (not original). Woodcut title vignette of three heads with wings (printer's device?) and initial letter. "11" in ink in upper right-hand corner of title page. Knuttel, 14824. A very scarce pamphlet relating to the..... More
New York: National Publishers, 1965. Paperback. [40] p. (1 folded): color illustrations; 32 cm. Stapled. This is the souvenir program for the opening of the movie about Michelangelo, The Agony and the Ecstasy, based on the book by the same name by Irving Stone. Includes maps of Rome and Florence;..... More
New York: American Bon Marché, 1898. 1 trade card 11.5 x 15 cm. Chromolithographed illustration on one side of flowers in a glass bowl, within a frame. The other side has an advertisement for a sale on "Holiday Goods" at the American Bon Marché, 50 & 52 W. 23rd St..... More