Color frontis., illus. 8vo, cloth; (cloth spotted). Philadelphia, 1935. More about Nancy Shippen Her Journal Book; the International Romance of a Young Lady of Fashion of Colonial...
Philadelphia: 1797. Extremely scarce surviving remnant of an important document signed, 1.75 x 7.75 inches, no date, but almost definitely at the height of his problems in 1797, when Bache decided to sell Benjamin Franklin's house, probably fearing the Federalists would burn it down, in full: "(I) bargain and sell all and every part of my real estate in Philadelphia or elsewhere in Pennsylvania and most especially those two three story brick mansions and the lots of ground on which... More about Partial Document Signed
illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Barnes, (1964). vg. More about Bendiner's Philadelphia
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 about Mary Berenson: A Self-Portrait from her Letters and Diaries
charts, one folding. xii, 445pp. 8vo, cloth; (cloth lightly spotted, otherwise very good). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1935. Presentation copy from Anne Bezanson, Robert D. Gray, and Miriam Hussey, the three authors. More about Prices in Colonial Pennsylvania
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 about Jay T. Snider Collection: Featuring the History of Philidephia and Important Americana
Frontis. in color. 320 b/w illus. 4to, cloth. Philadelphia, (1925). More about Byways and Boulevards in and about Historic Philadelphia
New York: Reynal, 1942. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, cloth dampstained. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, (1942). More about Rebels and Gentlemen; Philadelphia in the Age of Franklin
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Garden City, 1957. More about Our Philadelphia; A Candid and Colorful Portrait of a Great City
illus. 8vo, cloth. Garden City, 1945. More about Philadelphia, Holy Experiment
Frontis. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Cambridge, (1966). A novel. More about Time Against the Sky; 19th Century Days in Philadelphia
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 about Autographed Letter Signed
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 about The Philadelphia Inquirer. Thursday, February 6, 1862
8vo, cloth, d.w. Port Washington, 1975. More about Philadelphia: 1776-2076; A Three Hundred Year View
New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1855. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15.75" x 13". This beautiful first edition city plan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania covers from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River and includes downtown Philadelphia and a part of Camden. Shows streets, notable buildings, parks, 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 chip near top right... More about Philadelphia
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 about The Columbian Magazine, For June, 1789
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 about The Market Book: Containing a Historical Account of the Public Markets in the Cities of New York,...
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996. Many photo Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, (1996). Very good(+). More about South Philadelphia; Mummers, Memories, and the Melrose Diner
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. soiled). Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1948). Signed by both authors. More about Diary of Independence Hall
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 about Captain Watson's Travels in America; The Sketchbooks and Diary of Joshua Rowley Watson, 1772-1818
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 about Parnassus in Philadelphia. A Satire, by Peter Pindar, Jr
Washington: Smithsonian, 1989. Many photo Illus. 32pp. Oblong 4to, pr. wrs., wrs, lightly soiled. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, (1989). More about Stand By Me: African American Expressive Culture 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 about The Independence Square Neighborhood; Historical Notes on Independence and Washington Squares,...
Philadelphia: Ishi Publications, 1983. Illus. 8vo, white cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good. Philadelphia: Ishi Publications, (1983). More about Jewish Life in Philadelphia, 1830-1940
Thank YOU sir! My Dad really wanted this book! My folks just bought a place in Spain, and I looked all over for this book! I'm so glad that I found it, can't wait to see his face on Christmas! Being that it's so old, he never thought he'd get one. Again, thank you!
The book came and what a treasure, thank you! It was autographed on one of the early pages by the author, to the famous British writer Rebecca West. I like this author, James Milne, and am thrilled to have a book autographed by him, and to someone like Rebecca West, too! One never knows what one will find in an old book!