Bendiner's Philadelphia.
illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Barnes, (1964). vg. More
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Mary Berenson: A Self-Portrait from her Letters and Diaries
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1983. Illustrated (b/w). 319 pages. 8vo., blue cloth, dust wrapper. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1983. A very good(+) copy. More
Jay T. Snider Collection: Featuring the History of Philidephia and Important Americana
New York: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2000. Introduction by Jeremy Markowitz, Head of Americana at Bloomsbury Auctions. Pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout in color. 374 pages, 4to, pictorial boards. New York: Bloomsbury Auctions, (2000). A fine copy. More
Byways and Boulevards in and about Historic Philadelphia.
Frontis. in color. 320 b/w illus. 4to, cloth. Philadelphia, (1925). More
Our Philadelphia; A Candid and Colorful Portrait of a Great City.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Garden City, 1957. More
Philadelphia, Holy Experiment.
illus. 8vo, cloth. Garden City, 1945. More
Philadelphia's Boxing Heritage, 1876-1976
Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2002. Illustrated with b/w photos. 128 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. (Charleston): Arcadia Publishing, (2002). A very good(+) copy, lightly scuffed. More
Time Against the Sky; 19th Century Days in Philadelphia.
Frontis. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Cambridge, (1966). A novel. More
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Thursday, February 6, 1862
Philadelphia: 1862. 8pp. Elephant Folio, front page has some small tears across the folded middle with a small loss of text, several small tears in center margin of the whole newspaper, very small hole to text of last page, most pages with crease or fold lines. Philadelphia, 1862. On the front page in the first one and half columns on the left and concluding in two full columns on the last page is an article on the February 5, 1862..... More
Philadelphia: 1776-2076; A Three Hundred Year View.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Port Washington, 1975. More
The Columbian Magazine, For June, 1789
Philadelphia: Printed for James Trenchard, by Trenchard and Stewart, 1789. 2 copper plates. pp. 329-384. 8vo, rebound in new wrappers, many pages with foxing, including plates, lower right corner margin of pages creased. Philadelphia: Printed for James Trenchard, by Trenchard and Stewart, [1789]. First Edition The Columbian Magazine was founded by Mathew Carey, James Trenchard, and 3 others in September, 1786. It was "...the first successful American magazine." Mott, History of American Magazines, 1741-1850, page 100. The magazine was published..... More
The Market Book: Containing a Historical Account of the Public Markets in the Cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. With a brief Description of every Article of Human Food Sold Therein, The Introduction of Cattle in America... Volume I, (all published). 621pp. 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Burt Franklin, (1969). Facsimile of the New York, 1862 edition. More
Diary of Independence Hall.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. soiled). Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1948). Signed by both authors. More
Captain Watson's Travels in America; The Sketchbooks and Diary of Joshua Rowley Watson, 1772-1818
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997. Commentaries on the Plates by Kenneth Finkel. 18 color and 90 b/w plates, 69 b/w text Illus. Oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped, top and bottom of cloth and part of d.w. faded from sun exposure. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1997). More
Parnassus in Philadelphia. A Satire, by Peter Pindar, Jr.
Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1854. 58pp. Small 8vo, original gray boards, expertly rebacked in new black cloth, boards lightly dampstained and lightly soiled, some edges of boards worn, moderate foxing throughout. Philadelphia: (Privately Printed), 1854. First Edition A satirical poem on individual citizens of Philadelphia. Some pages have 20th century pencil annotations in the margins with names and some additional information on some people mentioned in the poem. Pages 43-58 consist of printed notes by the author, as part of the..... More
The Independence Square Neighborhood; Historical Notes on Independence and Washington Squares, Lower Chestnut Street, and the Insurance District along Walnut Street in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia: Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1926. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, cloth lightly soiled, corners lightly bumped. Philadelphia: Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company 1926. More
Jewish Life in Philadelphia, 1830-1940
Philadelphia: Ishi Publications, 1983. Illus. 8vo, white cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good. Philadelphia: Ishi Publications, (1983). More
Old Philadelphia.
4 vols. 12mo, cloth, d.w. chipped and torn on all volumes, otherwise very good. N.Y., 1931. Four novels set in Philadelphia from 1770's to 1850's. More
The Cries of Philadelphia
Philadelphia: Wm. F. Fell. Woodcuts. 32pp. 12mo, wrappers, d.w. Philadelphia: Wm. F. Fell, n.d., circa 1950. Limited edtion. Fine Street cries of Philadelphia. First published in 1810. More
Philadelphia and the China Trade, 1682-1846; Commercial, Cultural, and Attitudinal Effects.
University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1978. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. partially faded from sun exposure and rubbed, some pages with pencil marks in margins. Pennsylvania State UP, (1978). More
In Goode Faith.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (Valley Forge): Judson, (1992). vg. More
Benjamin Rush: Physician and Citizen, 1746-1813
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1934. Illustrated. 421pp., 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper heavily chipped along top edge. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1934. A very good (+) copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Ships for the Seven Seas; Philadelphia Shipbuilding in the Age of Industrial Capitalism
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1997). Fine. More
Philadelphia; Work, Space, Family, and Group Experience in the Nineteenth Century; Essays Toward an
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
Historic Philadelphia, from the Founding until the Early Nineteenth Century; Papers dealing with its People and Buildings.
text illus., folding map in back pocket. 4to, cloth, chipped d.w. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Soc., 1953. More