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The Dutch and Quaker Colonies In America
by John Fiske
This is Volume 1 (I haven't seen Volume 2 online yet). Fiske tells a delightful and informative series of stories and provides authoritative historical framework, for the development of New York. Volume 1 deals almost entirely with Dutch lore. Highly recommended for anyone with interest in New York.
Byways and Boulevards In and About Historic Philadelphia
by Francis Burke and Gummere, Henry Volkmar Brandt
Underground Railroad In Pennsylvania
by William J Switala
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pennsylvania History Books & Ephemera
The Philadelphia Theological Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo
Philadelphia: (Catholic Standard and Times Publishing), 1917. Hardcover. Good. Third edition. One of 8000 copies. 195pp. Illustrated from black and white plates. Foxing, hinges cracked, shaky binding, some external wear, good. A record of Seminary's, charter, and career: Comprising a list of the trustees, members of the faculty and of the priests therein ordained 1832-1917.
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Byways and Boulevards in and about Historic Philadelphia
by Brandt, Francis Burke and Gummere, Henry Volkmar
Corn exchange National Bank, Philadelphia , 1925. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . 320 pages. Light wear to the blue covers; pages yellowed; a solid binding; good shape. Illustrated. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Inventory No: 197770. .
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CA$24.89
Who's Who in Pennsylvania, A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men and Women of the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia, Volume I, 1939 (This Volume ONLY)
by Marquis, Albert Nelson
Chicago: A. N. Marquis, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. This volume ONLY. Hardcover, 8vo. in blue cloth. 1040pp. Very good. Boards mottled, edges toned. Contents clean and unmarked.
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CA$69.15
Lube Lingo
by Hitchcock, Roxanne
Oil City, PA: Oil Region Books, 1999. Paperback. Fine. Paperback, 1999, octavo, 26pp., not illustrated. Book fine, stapled binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. No DJ.
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CA$29.04
The Story of St. John's: Being an Historical Sketch of St. John's Episcopal Church, Concord, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; Compiled by William E. Hannum; Illustrations by Anne Hannum Korte
by Hannum, William E
Concord, PA: St. John's Episcopal Church, 1959. Paperback. Near Fine -. 73 p.: illustrations; 23 cm. White card cover with black cover title and illustration; stapled. Scarce. In Near Fine- Condition: spine is slightly sunned and soiled; otherwise, clean and bright.
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CA$49.79
A History of Good Cooking
by Forest County Historical Society
Forest County, PA: Forest County Historical Society. Paperback. Fine. No date. ca.1990s. Softcover. 8vo. 128pp. + index and ads in rear. Fine.
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CA$17.98
1899 linen-backed 22.5 x 16" map: Strasburg, Paradise, Leaman Place, from Survey Atlas of Lancaster County, PA
Boston: Graves & Steinbarger, 1899. Very good. 22.5 x 16 inches, single sheet, linen backed, very good, light wear and tanning, two brown rectangular offsets to right edge.
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CA$41.49
Pennsylvania Archives: Sixth Series, Vol. IX - Includes Miscellaneous Papers, 1812-14, Drafted Troops, 1812-14 & Expenditures by the State of Pennsylvania on Account of the United States, 1812-14
by Montgomery, Thomas Lynch (editor)
Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1907. First edition. Leather Bound. Very Good. First Edition. c.1907. Hardcover. Half leather, gilt spine titles, marbled boards and endpapers. 8vo. 924pp. Very Good. Moderate rubbing to leather, some wear to spine-ends, light soiling to boards, light age toning to contents, previous owner's stamp.
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CA$62.24
1819 4 pp. letter to the editor of the Carlisle Gazette reviling the paper for its support of Joseph Hiester for Governor of Pennsylvania
by J. Y
Very Good. Signed only with initials. 12.25 x 7.8 inches, 4 pp, very good, a great letter with lots of blunt and brutal assessments of Pennsylvania politics and the upcoming election of the governor, pitting Hiester against William Finley, among others. Great letter, lots of brimstone!
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Valley Views of Northeastern Pennsylvania: Reproductions of Early Prints and Paintings of the Wyoming and Other Valleys of the Susquehanna, Lehigh, Delaware and Lackawanna Rivers Together with a Descriptive List of the Plates
by McClintock, Gilbert S
Wilkes-Barre: Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, 1948. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. Small quarto, cloth, very good. Signed by previous owner and the author on half title. 45 pp. text followed by lots of plates in b/w and also including one double page plate in color of Wilkes Barre in 1845, nicely printed.
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Papers relating to Provincial Affairs in Pennsylvania, 1682-1750 (Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Volume VII
by Linn, John B. and Wm. H. Egle (eds.)
Harrisburg: Clarence Busch, 1896. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 1896, later printing. Hardcover, 8vo., 3/4 leather with marbled boards. 887 pp. 4 fold-outs housed in envelope, plus fold-out frontis and 2 large fold-out maps. Very Good. Wear and fading to the exterior; strong binding; clean contents. Plates in excellent condition.
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A Regional Planning Study - Industrial Land
by Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission
Pittsburgh, PA: Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission, 1965. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. First Edition. c.1965. Softcover. 4to. 205pp. Very Good. Light shelfwear, spine darkened, light soiling to covers and edges, former owner's business card glued to inside front cover, contents unmarked.
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Dr. Frank Cowan: A Biographical Sketch. An Address given before the Historical Society of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania November 22, 1948
by Pollins, John W
Greensburg, 1950. Paperback. Near Fine. 1950 Softcover 8vo, 30pp. Near fine with minor shelfwear soil to wrappers. Address on notable Greensburg author. Contents are clean and unmarked.
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CA$17.70
Guide to the Historical Markers of Pennsylvania: Erected by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
by Haas, A. Henry; Introduction
Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1975. Fourth edition. Paperback. Near fine. Printed paper wraps with stapled binding, tall and thin octavo [4" x 9"], sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book has toning and rubbing to wraps, mild wear to edges and corners, stapled binding tight, text clean and unmarked.
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CA$33.19
John Armstrong: Proprietors' Man: A Thesis in History by Robert Grant Crist
by Crist, Robert Grant
Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1981. Paperback. Near Fine. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosphy March 1981, Pennsylvania State University. xi, 236, [1] p.: map; 22 cm. Paperback. The author argues that John Armstrong (1717-1795), a representative of the Penn family in Pennsylvania, "made possible the development of Western Pennsylvania as a major English colony." (p. iii). Very scarce. In Near Fine Condition: corners slightly...
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Two Deeds for Land in Delaware Township, Juniata County
by Carpenter, George; Landis, John; Harter, Simon
Harrisburg, Pa: Francis Wyeth, 1850. Very Good +. 2 handwritten and printed deeds selling land in Delaware Township, Juniata County, to George Carpenter. #1: 44 x 57 cm., folded. Printed by John C. Clark, Philadelphia. On 27 Nov. 1850 Simon Harter and Anna, his wife, of Delaware Township, Juniata County, sold to George Carpenter, "mechanick," of West Caln Township, Chester County, for $750 103 acres in Delaware and Greenwood townships. Signed by Simon and Anna Harter, witnesses James M. Salles,...
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Pennsylvania
by COLTON, J.H
New York: J.H. Colton & Co, 1855. unbound. very good(+). Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12.5" x 16".<br/><br/> Classic map of Pennsylvania divided into townships. Shows towns, waterways, railroads and topographical details. In excellent condition with a few scattered tears. The Colton family was one the most prolific and successful publishers of maps and atlases in the United States. J.H. Colton (1800-1893) founded his business in NYC in...
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A Treatise Upon the Law of Pennsylvania Relative to the Proceeding by Foreign Attachment. With The Acts of Assembly Now in Force in Pennsylvania on the Subject of Foreign and Domestic Attachments
by Sergeant, Thomas
Philadelphia: Farrand and Nicholas, 1811. First edition. Hardcover. good+. 8vo. in full tan leather, with gilt and morocco spine title. 332pp. Good plus. Spine ends chipped, heavy rubbing and surface loss to leather spine and boards. Endpapers foxed. ownership plates and stamps to front endpapers. Despite external wear, contents remain complete and clean, in a sound binding.
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3 Documents relating to Two Roads laid out in Juniata County, Pa., in 1859 and One altered in 1882
1859. Very Good. #1: The people appointed by the Juniata Co. Court of Quarter Sessions in Sept. 1858 to lay out a road in Delaware Township report on 11 Feb. 1859 that they have laid out a road from McAllisterville to John Landis' saw mill, then through lands of John Branthoffer to the public road that runs from East Salem to Liverpool. The court approved it on 13 March 1860. #2: The people appointed by the Juniata Co. Court of Quarter Sessions in April 1859 to lay out a road from Crossroad Schoolhouse...
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C. Dorflinger & Sons, White Mills, PA - Fine Cut Glass
by C. Dorflinger & Sons
Ramona, CA: American Cut Glass Association, 1997. Original Wraps. Fine. Original Wraps. c.1997. Spiral-Bound. Oblong 4to. 150pp. Profusely illustrated. Handwritten note in ink on front wraps, else Fine. Contents unmarked.
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Night Student Hand Book. Carnegie Institute of Technology. Vol. VII. 1931-32
by n/a
Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. Stiff Wraps. 32mo. 128pp. Illus. Night Student Handbook from Carnegie Institute of Technology (currently Carnegie-Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Includes a student calendar, calendar of varsity sporting events, school yells, etc. Very Good. Light shelfwear, a couple of pages dog-earred, one date on calendar circled otherwise contents unmarked.
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A Gazetteer of the State of Pennsylvania
by Gordon, Thomas F.; Mary K Meyer
New Orleans: Polyanthos, 1975. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 1975. Facsimile reprint of the 1832 edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in green cloth. 508pp. Very good. Light edge wear to boards, endpapers smudged. Internally unmarked.
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John Wanamaker [vol. 1]
by Gibbons, Herbert Adams
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good +. Vol. 1 only. xvi, [2] p., frontispiece and 27 leaves of illustrations; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; blind-stamped publisher's emblem on front cover. Top page edges gilt. No dust jacket. Gift inscription on front free endpaper dated Christmas 1926. The first volume, concluding in 1900, of Gibbons' two-volume biography of American merchant John Wanamaker (1838-1922). In Very Good+...
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1849 printed Brief of Title to Three Certain Lots of Ground [in the district of Southwark & also Moyamensing] belonging to Charles Henry Fisher
Philadelphia: John C. Clark, 1849. Paperback. Good. Recent plain dark blue wraps, original lighter blue rear wrap still present. 21 pp. plus a few blanks at end. The lots in question were probably in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Passyunk or just south, say around E. Passyunk Ave. & Morris. OCLC locates a mere handful of similar Briefs of Title, but not this one. It would be hard to imagine more than a handful were printed.
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Autographed Manuscript Signed
by WAR OF 1812 VETERANS
Delaware County, PA, 1823. unbound. 2 pages (front and back), 9.75 x 8 inches, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1823 -- a militia directive sent to Major Samuel Anderson, responding to his letter of resignation, withdrawing himself from command to which he was elected by the unanimous votes of the officers and men, comprising the Delaware County Militia. In small part: "...It would have given us much pleasure could your private arrangements have admitted you to remain with us...we trust...
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