Nancy Shippen Her Journal Book; the International Romance of a Young Lady of Fashion of Colonial Philadelphia with Letters to her About Her.
Color frontis., illus. 8vo, cloth; (cloth spotted). Philadelphia, 1935. More
PHILADELPHIA
Partial Document Signed
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
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
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
Prices in Colonial Pennsylvania.
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
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.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston, (1966). 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
Time Against the Sky; 19th Century Days in Philadelphia.
Frontis. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Cambridge, (1966). A novel. 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: 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
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
South Philadelphia; Mummers, Memories, and the Melrose Diner
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996. Many photo Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, (1996). Very good(+). 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
Stand By Me: African American Expressive Culture in Philadelphia
Washington: Smithsonian, 1989. Many photo Illus. 32pp. Oblong 4to, pr. wrs., wrs, lightly soiled. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, (1989). 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