Bendiner's Philadelphia.
New York: Barnes, 1966. Well-illustrated throughout with b/w line drawings. 175 pages. Slim 4to, two-toned cloth, edgeworn d.w. New York: A.S. Barnes, (1966). Third printing. Very good(+) in very good(-) dust wrapper. 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
Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787.
Boston: Little Brown, 1966. Illustrated in black and white. xix, 346 pages. 8vo, red gilt-stamped cloth. Boston: Little Brown, (1966). Covers lightly edgeworn, internally clean and tight. A very good(+) copy lacking a dust wrapper. More
Byways and Boulevards in and about Historic Philadelphia.
Frontis. in color. 320 b/w illus. 4to, cloth. Philadelphia, (1925). More
Philadelphia, Holy Experiment.
illus. 8vo, cloth. Garden City, 1945. More
Time Against the Sky; 19th Century Days in Philadelphia.
Frontis. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Cambridge, (1966). A novel. More
Delaware
Philadelphia: Carey & Warner, 1817. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 7 5/8" x 5 5/8"". Charming early map of Delaware showing major routes, towns and geographical features. A prominent Cypress swamp is noted on the border with Maryland. Includes Philadelphia to the North. Philadelphia is depicted at the northern edge of the map. Published in 1817 by M. Carey and B. Warner in "A General Atlas", and engraved by Amos Doolittle. In very good condition. Minor damp stain..... More
Autographed Letter Signed
Philadelphia: 1882. Fine content A.L.S., 8vo. Office of the Public Ledger, Philadelphia, February 2, 1882, to Reverand Stuckland, unable to fulfill a request, in full: "Your polite note is received and I regret I cannot send you a letter of my old friend George Bancroft, the historian as I have already given away as much of his letters as I care to part with." Very good condition. American financier and publisher of the Philadelphia Public Ledger. 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
Philadelphia
New York: Johnson & Browning, 1859. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 17 1/4" x 14". This beautiful city plan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania covers from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River and includes downtown Philadelphia, and parts of West Philadelphia and Camden. Shows streets, notable buildings, parks, ferry routes, and railroads, and is color coded according to wards. The map was originally published in J. H. Colton's 1855 "Atlas of the World", and this version was printed..... More
Philadelphia
New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1857. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 17 1/4" x 14". This beautiful city plan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania covers from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River and includes downtown Philadelphia, and parts of West Philadelphia and Camden. Shows streets, notable buildings, parks, ferry routes, and railroads, and is color coded according to wards. The map was published in J. H. Colton's 1855 "Atlas of the World". In good condition with small..... 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
Philadelphia
New York: Thomas Cowperthwait, 1850. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 16.5" x 13". This vibrantly colored city plan or town plan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania published in circa 1850 is one of the most beautiful maps of Philadelphia to be included in a 19th century atlas. Map features center city Philadelphia, between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, and extending from Columbia Avenue in the north, to Jackson Avenue in the south along the Delaware River. Shows streets, notable..... More
Map of Philadelphia
1891. Map. Lithograph. Sheet measures 17 1/2" x 25 3/8". This map beautifully captures the detail and density of Philadelphia as it was in the 19th century. The map includes a portion of the Delaware River in the lower southeast corner of the city and with various ferry routes noted. Other highlights include Fairmount Park, Franklin Creek, and Pettys Island. On the verso there are maps of Kansas City, MO and St. Joseph, MO. In good condition, closed tears to..... 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