Blue Hills and Shoofly Pie in Pennsylvania Dutchland.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1952). vg. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1952). vg. More
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1938. Illustrated. 337pp. tall 8vo, blue cloth, glassine d.w. which is taped to endpapers, tape residue on front flyleaf and back leave, d.w. chipped. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1938. Narratives of frontier life with a bibliography of travel and description in western PA, 1748-1830. More
Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1882. Illus. 94pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, cloth lightly soiled, edges of corners worn and bumped, spine ends rubbed. Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1882. More
Albany: Joel Munsell, 1885. from the seventh of September, to the twelfth of October, 1785, inclusive. To which is added the Dickinson-Harmar Correspondence of 1784-5. The whole illustrated with notes and preceded by a biographical sketch of Captain Heart by Consul Willshire Butterfield. xv, 94pp. 8vo, modern maroon cloth, foxing to endpapers, front flyleaf, and last blank page, otherwise very good. Albany: Joel Munsell, 1885. First Edition One of 150 copies. "First U. S. military expedition into the west." Howes..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1997). Fine. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. 525pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, (1981). Very good From the library of Wendell Garrett with his rubber stamp on the front flyleaf. More
many plates, some in color. thin 4to, pr. wrs. Pittsburgh: Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 1966. Edward Hicks, John Kane, Horace Pippin. vg. More
New York: Burt Franklin, 1968. 4to, green cloth. New York: Burt Franklin, (1968). Very good. More
London: Hinton, Simpkin & Marshall, 1832. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 15 1/2" x 10" Crisp map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware published in 1832. Includes an inset in the upper right corner showing a Plan of Philadelphia. Cities, towns, rivers, canals, and railroads are labeled. Topography is beautifully rendered by hachure. Isaac Taylor Hinton (fl. ca. 1828-1831) was a English printer and publisher. He collaborated with his brother, Reverend John Howard Hinton, on his 1832 publication "The..... More
text illus., folding map in back pocket. 4to, cloth, chipped d.w. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Soc., 1953. More
Lancaster, PA: 1956. 3.25 x 6.25-inch First Day Cover commemorating "Wheatland" -- President James Buchanan's home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania after moving out of the White house in 1861. Signed in full by Humphrey and postmarked in Lancaster, on August 5, 1956. The envelope features a detailed image of Wheatland and a small bust portrait of Buchanan. Double-matted in green and white with a 6.25 x 9.25-inch photo of Humphrey laughing with President John F. Kennedy in the White House. Set..... More
illus. xi, 596pp. 8vo, cloth. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comm., 1960. First Edition. vg. More
New York: Harper, 1958. 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. New York: Harper, (1958). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper, sunned spine with light chipping to head. More
Philadelphia: Merrihew, 1842. 24pp., 8vo, sewed. Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, 1842. Very good. More
New York: Arno Press, 1971. 158pp. + 23pp. 8vo, rebound in full blue morocco. (New York: Arno Press, 1971). Very good The last 23 pages is a separate work by Lt. Boyer, A Journal of Wayne's Campaign...against the Northwestern Indians. Both works are facsimiles of the Cincinnati, 1866 editions. More
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1932. Frontispiece, 694pp., thick 8vo, blue cloth. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1932. First Edition. Very Good (+). More
Frontis. 8vo, cloth. Philadelphia, 1932. First edition. More
Philadelphia: Author, 1897. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. vi, 456 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth with gilt stamped lettering (corners bumped, lightly worn overall). Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1897. Second Edition. Some neat penciled annotations throughout as well at on fly leaf and inside front cover. A very good copy of this scarce publication. A Township of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Settled 1698, by Immigrants from Wales, With Some Data Referring to the Adjoining Township of Montgomery, Also Settled..... More
many color plates. oblong 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y., (1952). More
518pp. 12mo, cloth; (cloth soiled). N.p.: Edgewood, 1889. More
Edgewood Publishing, 1889. Illustrated. 459 pages. Thick 12mo, original brown cloth, spine ends and edges of covers rubbed, corners lightly bumped, lettering on spine faded. N.p.: Edgewood, 1889. Very good. More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1994. Illustrated throughout in color and b/w. 116 pages. Thin 4to, pictorial wrappers. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, (1994). First edition. A fine copy. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Eastern State Penitentiary at Fairmount: Crucible of Good Intentions" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1994. More
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Art, 2003. Illustrated in b/w and color throughout. 174 pages. 4to, red cloth, d.w. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Art, (2003). A very good copy, shelfworn with minor bumping to rear panel and corners; in a lightly scuffed vg wrapper. More
Philadelphia: Henry Miller, 1775. 27 pages. Slim 8vo, rebound in older brown half morocco, rubbed. Philadelphia: Henry Miller, 1775. Published by request First edition. Some foxing throughout but still a near fine copy of this exceedingly rare tract that refers to Guy Johnson's influencing the Mohawk Indians against the American cause. In the fall of 1775, Jones, an army chaplain, preached his noted sermon to a group of Pennsylvania troops in which he took high ground for independence at a...... More
Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1904. Plates, several in color. xxiv, 523pp. 8vo, publisher's 3/4 brown morocco, margins uncut, head of spine worn, spine rubbed and sunned. Philadelphia: George Barrie, (1904). One of 100 numbered copies. History of the colonization of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland up to 1765. The History of North America, volume IV. Edited by Guy Carleton Lee. More
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