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Germantown 1683 -1933 a History Of the People Of Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill
by Hocker Edward W
The Genesee Farmer, a Monthly Journal Devoted To Agriculture & Horticulture, Domestic and Rural Economy
by Daniel Lee
The Philadelphia Assemblies 1748-1948 an Account Of the Assemblies Printed For the Two Hundred Anniversary January 2nd, 1948 By Order Of the Managers
by Edited By Joseph P Sims
Philadelphia a History Of the City and It's People a Record Of 225 Years
by Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer
Philadelphia Books & Ephemera
![[Peter Pauper Press] Poor Richard's Almanack](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/900/928/1482928900.0.b.jpg)
[Peter Pauper Press] Poor Richard's Almanack
by Benjamin Franklin
Mt. Vernon: Peter Pauper Press, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket which has some wear to the extremities and an abrasion on the front panel.
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NZ$85.11
Selections from Arthur Graeff's Scholla Publications of The Pennsylvania German Society Volume V.
by GRAEFF, Arthur with an introduction by Larry M. Neff
Breinigsville: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Ex-library with expected markings. Very good, some small stains on covers and spine, lightly worn cover corners, lacking dustwrapper as issued.
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NZ$47.66
Germantown and Old Philadelphia
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co, 1950. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good, library stamp crossed out in pen on top of first page, cover edges and spine ends worn, top corner of front cover slightly dog-eared, back cover lightly soiled.
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NZ$42.56
First City: Philadelphia and the Forging of Historical Memory (Early American Studies)
by Nash, Gary B
Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
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NZ$59.56
Warrior: A Tribute to Kevin Thompson, One of the Greatest Sport Martial Artists of All Time
by Christopher M. Rappold
CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2014. Softcover. Fine in wraps.
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NZ$42.56
Closing Time: A Memoir
by Joe Queenan
New York: Penguin, 2010. First Edition. Hardbound. Fine/Fine.
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NZ$127.66
The Planning of Center City Philadelphia, From William Penn to the Present
by Gallery, John Andrew
Philadelphia: Center for Architecture. Very Good. 2008. First Edition. Paperback. 0979378702 . B&W Photographs, Maps and reproductions; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 96 pages; Tall, skinny format paperback in glossy color illustrated covers. Snugly bound and clean; no marks. Light shelf/handling evidence to covers. Illustrated with b&w photos, reproductions and maps. Hard to find. VG .
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NZ$76.60
A Prayer for the City
by Buzz Bissinger
New York: Random House, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Friday Night Lights.
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NZ$85.11
![The Pennsylvania Second State Tax of 1779 . . . How It was Shared by the Property Owners of Bucks County [Part I]: A Contemporary Manuscript Record of Bucks County's Revolutionary War Era](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/542/758/1570758542.0.b.jpg)
The Pennsylvania Second State Tax of 1779 . . . How It was Shared by the Property Owners of Bucks County [Part I]: A Contemporary Manuscript Record of Bucks County's Revolutionary War Era
by William B. Pennebaker
Hartsville: William B. Pennebaker, 1978. Softcover. Fine in glossy printed wraps. 8vo. Perfect bound. 141 pp. Facsimile reproduction of the 1779 tax book [in long-hand] arranged by township: Warminster, Warrington, New Britain, Hilltown, Warwick, Plumstead, Haycock, Rockhill, Richland, Nockamixon, Tinicum, Bedminster, Bristol. No. 4 of an edition limited to 200 copies "privately printed for controlled distribution by the current custodian of the original manuscript," thus quite scarce. Valuable...
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Handbook of the Central High School of Philadelphia 1944 - 1946
by Mary Gaston Barnwell Foundation
Philadelphia: The Mary Gaston Barnwell Foundation, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good with some wear at the extremities.. Bound in original red cloth with gilt stamped gold letters on spine and front cover.
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NZ$85.11
Treasures of the Philadelphia Museum Of Art and the John G. Johnson Collection
by George H. Marcus, Editor
Phila. Electric Company and Phila. Savings Fund Society: Philadelphia, 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to. 111 pp. Copiously illustrated in color and monochrome, with commentary by Museum staff experts. Pictorial paper over boards.Ê Full color photo on board covers.
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NZ$42.56
Comic Natural History of the Human Race
by Henry L. Stephens. Lithography by L. Rosenthal
Philadelphia: Samuel Robinson. Color lithography by Rosenthal. , 1851. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus. N.d., 1851. Large 8vo. 216 pp. 38, of 40, chromolithographs, and these have hand-colored touch-ups. Missing the Alm's House Bird and the Frontis. The plates and accompanying sketches lampoon various well-known Philadelphia figures of the day. While most of the personages may now be obscure, a knowledge of them is not a prerequisite for enjoying the droll illustrations and the mock...
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NZ$1,106.43
The Swedish Colonial Society Governor Johan Printz Memorial Edition History, Charter, By-Laws, Officers, Members, Publication, etc.
Philadelphia: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good, spine faded and lightly soiled, spine ends and cover corners worn, a few small stains on front cover. Light browning of pastedown edges.
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NZ$34.04
![[Labor Strikes against Black Americans] Notice to all employees of Philadelphia Transportation Company. The Army Can Wait No Longer... [opening lines of broadside]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/577/540/1428540577.0.b.0.jpg)
[Labor Strikes against Black Americans] Notice to all employees of Philadelphia Transportation Company. The Army Can Wait No Longer... [opening lines of broadside]
by Major General Philip Hayes
[Philadelphia, August 1944]. Broadside. 14 x 17¾ inches. Creasing; some edge wear and light soiling at top and bottom; Very Good. Unrecorded World War II military directive issued to employees of the Philadelphia Transportation Company on strike in protest against Black employees taking on non-menial jobs. The Philadelphia transit strike of 1944 was the largest racially motivated labor strike of the war. On August 1, 1944, because of wartime labor shortages, newly trained Black workers of the PTC began...
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NZ$4,255.50
Along the Old York Road
by James and Margaret Cawley
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1965. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket that has a short closed tear on the front panel and a tiny chip on the rear panel.. Uncommon hardcover edition.
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NZ$340.44
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1974-1994: Two Decades An Informal Report
by Shirley Bonnem
Philadelphia: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good lacking the dust jacket as issued. In blue cloth boards with a sepia toned front cover photo and silver lettering.. Square 8vo. 274 pp. Illustrated with black and white photos. Inscribed and signed by the author: "To Jeanette -- good thigs always/Shirley Bonnem/June 9, 1995.
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NZ$127.66
Blue Sky Issue #3 Christopher Rauschenberg; Aaron Siskind; Jungjin Lee; Robert Friedman; Kate Fallon and Mark Klettg
by Aaron Siskind
Portland: Blue Sky Gallery, 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. First edition.
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NZ$85.11
![International Exhibition of 1876. Opening Ceremonies. Order of Exercises, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, May 10th, 1876 [with:] United States Centennial Commission Invitation [with ticket:] Admit to the Opening Ceremonies of the International Exhibition 1876. [with two tickets:] United States International Exhibition...Package Ticket](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/406/573/1321573406.0.b.0.jpg)
International Exhibition of 1876. Opening Ceremonies. Order of Exercises, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, May 10th, 1876 [with:] United States Centennial Commission Invitation [with ticket:] Admit to the Opening Ceremonies of the International Exhibition 1876. [with two tickets:] United States International Exhibition...Package Ticket
by [John Greenleaf Whittier; Sidney Lanier; Richard Wagner]
[Philadelphia, 1876]. Five items. 1. Printed Circular. Quarto. [3]pp. 2. Engraved Invitation. [1]p. + integral blank leaf. 3. Admission Ticket. 7 x 4 inches. 4-5. Two "Package Tickets." 2¼ x 3¾ inches. Condition: The first two items with expert tissue mends along former splits or breaks at fold lines. Opening ceremonies program formerly folded; multiple light creases; invitation is faintly browned. All; very good to fine. Almost like being there -not souvenirs or recollections- but five primary and...
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NZ$765.99
North of Society Hill And Other Stories A Collection of Stories About Old Philadelphia
by RICHTER, William B
North Quincy: The Christopher Publishing House, 1970. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Light soiling of top page edge, small light stain on front fly, else fine in a Very good dustwrapper with a few small closed tears on edges of back cover, stain on bottom edge of back cover, lightly worn at edges.
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NZ$51.07
Germania-Theater. 528-532 Nord Dritte Strasse...Donnerstag den 17. Sept....Eine Leichte Person..
by [Gottlob Hammer]; [Heinrich Oberkirsch]; [Alexander Kost]
[Philadelphia, 1885]. [1]p. Broadside. 19 x 10¼ inches. Cream-colored wove paper. Very good. The Germania Theater in Philadelphia was founded in 1877 by Gottlob Hammer and Heinrich Oberkirsch. The theater served a thriving German-speaking community until 1895 - a remarkable 17-year run. Almost daily, the Germania Theater presented German-language theatrical entertainment by a resident troop of players. They staged comic and dramatic plays, operettas, musical concerts and farces. This 1885 playbill...
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NZ$255.33
The Elfreth's Alley Association, Inc. Annual Fete Day. Saturday, June 5, 1948
Philadelphia: Elfreth's Alley Association, Inc, 1948. Softcover. Very Good. Stapled illustrated wrappers. (24)pp. Faint ring on rear wrap, dampstain on bottom corner near spine, very good in wrappers. Laid in are three pieces of promotional material for Elfreth's Alley.
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NZ$68.09
A Grouping of Early 20th Century Ephemera Items from St. John's Episcopal Church in Lower Merion, PA
by St. John's: The First Fifty Years
Lower Merion: St. John's Episcopal Church, 1913. Softcover. Very good. Consists of a 24 pp. 8.5 inch x 11 inch booklet entitled A Short History of the First Fifty Years. With black and white photographs. Approx. 8 pp. of handwritten correspondence and billing statements.
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NZ$195.75
America's Most Historic Highway: Market Street Philadelphia
by Joseph Jackson
Philadelphia: John Wanamaker, 1926. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New edition.
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NZ$85.11
Full Spectrum: The Complete History of the Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Club
by Jay Greenberg
Chicago: Triumph, 1996. Hardback. Fine. Comprehensive team history of the city's beloved hockey franchise; color and b&w photographs throughout.
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NZ$127.66
![AN AUTHENTIC REPORT OF THE TESTIMONY IN A CAUSE AT ISSUE IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BETWEEN THOMAS L. SHOTWELL, COMPLAINANT, AND JOSEPH HENDRICKSON AND STACY DECOW, DEFENDANTS. [COMPLETE IN 2 VOLS]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/436/724/259724436.0.b.jpg)
AN AUTHENTIC REPORT OF THE TESTIMONY IN A CAUSE AT ISSUE IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BETWEEN THOMAS L. SHOTWELL, COMPLAINANT, AND JOSEPH HENDRICKSON AND STACY DECOW, DEFENDANTS. [COMPLETE IN 2 VOLS]
by Foster, Jeremiah J. [Court Recorder]
Philadelphia: J. Harding. Fair with no dust jacket. 1831. First Edition. Hardcover. LEGAL; RELIGION; Quakers; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 478 pages; An Authentic Report of the Testimony in a Cause at Issue in The Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey, Between Thomas L. Shotwell, Complainant, and Joseph Hendrickson and Stacy Decow, Defendants. Concerns the disputes over their treasury of a Quaker group that split up rather acrimoniously. Binding sound, foxing throughout. Complete in 2...
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