The Most Extraordinary Adventures of Major Robert Stobo.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. Illus. 423pp. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. chipped and dampstained. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1965). More
PENNSYLVANIA
The Pennsylvania Railroad; A Pictorial History
New York: Bonanza. Illustrated with b/w photos throughout. 248 pages. 4to, 1/2 yellow cloth. New York: Bonanza, n.d., circa 1975. A very good copy with slight tear along front panel edge of spine cloth; lacking dust wrapper. More
Of a Place and a Time; Remembering Lancaster
Hamden: Archon, 1991. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (Hamden): Archon, (1991). Near Fine Lancaster, Pennsylvania. More
A History of Transportation in the Ohio Valley; With special reference to its waterways, trade, and commerce from the earliest period to the present time.
maps, one folding. illus. 465pp. 8vo, cloth, uncut; (cloth lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Glendale: Arthur H. Clark, 1932. More
Inns of the Mid-Atlantic and the South.
many color illus. 4to, cloth. Los Angeles, (1978). More
Second Brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserves at Antietam; Report of the Antietam Battlefield Memorial Commission
Harrisburg: 1908. of Pennsylvania and Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments erected by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania... Photo Illus., folding map of the Battle of Antietam. 109pp. 8vo, black cloth, Frontis. creased, otherwise very good. (Harrisburg), 1908. More
Let This Life Speak; The Legacy of Henry Joel Cadbury.
illus. 8vo, cloth. Univ. of PA Pr., 1987. vg. More
Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia; Two Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Class Authority and Leadership.
New York: Free Press, 1979. 585pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled, d.w. dampstained. New York: Free Press, (1979). vg. More
Bendiner's Philadelphia.
illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Barnes, (1964). vg. More
An Account of Some Hosensack Valley Mills; From their first rise to the beginning of the year 1957
Pennsburg: Schwenkfelder Library, 1958. Illus. 70pp. 4to, 1/2 red cloth, cloth and front boards lightly dampstained, edges of board corners worn. Pennsburg: Schwenkfelder Library, (1958). More
Pennsylvania Iron Manufacture in the Eighteenth Century.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Harrisburg: Penn. Historical and Museum Commission, 1973. vg. More
Pennsylvania Iron Manufacture in the Eighteenth Century.
Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1973. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs., back wrapper lightly soiled. Harrisburg: Penn. Historical and Museum Commission, 1973. More
Autograph Document Signed
1786. Exceedingly rare and historically important autographed document signed, 2 pages (front and back), oversize folio, 14.75 x 9 inches, signed twice "Barnabas Binney" (obverse and recto), November 21, 1786. In this document, Binney is agreeing to sell his various accumulated parcels of land under the guidance of Samuel Nicholson, in small part: "...in consideration of the sum of one thousand pounds Pennsylvania currency...I do hereby assign unto Samuel Nicholson, of the County of Franklin, all my right and title..... More
Historic Builidings of Centre County Pennsylvania
University Park: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1980. Many Illus. Oblong 4to, gray cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. University Park: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1980). More
Family Portrait.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1970. With a few b/w llustrations. 301 pages. Large 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., (1970). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Middle Atlantic States; Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania.
many illus., some in color. 4to, bds. N.Y.: Time-Life, (1968). vg. More
Nationality Rooms of the University of Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1947. 2 etchings by Louis Orr, 17 color plates and 46 crayon drawings by Andrey Avinoff. Elephant folio, original linen, battered d.w. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1947. A near fine copy in a poor dust wrapper. Limited edition of 1500 copies. More
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Boston: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, 1835. Map. Engraving with original hand outline coloring. Image measures 8" x 10". Great map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey divided into counties. Delineates towns, topography and waterways. Minor wear to edges. T.G. Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant editor of the American Encyclopedia before entering the field of map making. He was best known for his 1835 "A Comprehensive Atlas: Geographical, Historical & Commercial" and his 1838 "Illustrated Atlas Geographical..... More
Byways and Boulevards in and about Historic Philadelphia.
Frontis. in color. 320 b/w illus. 4to, cloth. Philadelphia, (1925). More
Pennsylvania Dutch: The Plain and the Fancy
Harrisburg: Stackpole Company, 1957. Lightly illustrated in b/w. 244 pages. 8vo, tan boards. Harrisburg: Stackpole Company, (1957). A good copy--foxing to cloth and outer edges, shelfworn, residue from removed libris plate on front pastedown. More
Our Philadelphia; A Candid and Colorful Portrait of a Great City.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Garden City, 1957. More
Report of the Commission to locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania.
Harrisburgh: Clarence M. Busch, 1896. Many color plates and maps throughout, some folding. 2 volumes. 627, 636 pages. Tall 8vos, original 1/2 burgundy calf over marbled boards, gilt spine, a.e.g. (Harrisburg): Clarence M. Busch, State Printer of Pennsylvania, 1896. First edition. A good only copy -- internally clean but bindings in rather rough condition with extensive damage to leather and clumsy repair to broken joints. Reports on the forts on the Blue Mountains, north and west branches of the Susquehanna..... More
America, Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive.
London: Fisher, 1841. Engraved frontispiece portrait and folding map of the United States, 72 text engravings. 3 volumes, thick 8vo, original cloth; (spines worn and recased and repaired, a few pages with repaired tears with no loss of text, scattered foxing, inner hinges strengthened). London: Fisher, Son, (1841). First edition. A very good(-) set. Author was a British journalist and historian. "His books...contain much valuable matter, both descriptive and statistical." DNB III, p. 202. "Devoted to...New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland."..... More
William Penn; as the Founder of Two Commonwealths.
illus. 8vo, cloth; (inner hinge weak, flyleaf lacking, spine ends worn). N.Y.: Appleton, 1904. More
Narrative of Johann Carl Buettner in the American Revolution
New York: Charles Heartman. Color Frontis. 69pp. 8vo, tan boards with paper label on front cover, small bump to bottom edge of front cover, small areas of wear to bottom edges of covers, pages partially unopened. New York: Charles Heartman, n.d., circa 1912. First American Edition. One of 320 copies. "After many hardships in Pennsylvania as an indentured servant, served awhile in the American army, then deserted to the Hessians." Howes B-939. More