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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.
Miracle At Philadelphia the Story Of the Constitutional Convention May To September 1787
by Catherine Drinker Bowen
Byways and Boulevards In and About Historic Philadelphia
by Francis Burke and Gummere, Henry Volkmar Brandt
Pennsylvania History Books & Ephemera
A History of Mercersburg Synod, 1939-1962
by Irvin A. Raubenhold
York, PA: Trimmer Printing, 1965. Fine/Good. [York, PA]: [Trimmer Printing], [1965]. First Edition. Octavo (23.5cm.); publisher's blue cloth lettered in silver foil, original glassine dust jacket; vii,[1],167pp.; four leaves of photographic illus. printed on rectos and versos. Book in Fine condition; uncommon glassine dust jacket quite toned and chipped along spine edge, Good only.
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NZ$43.03
![Hamilton's Itinerarium: Being a narrative of a journey from Annapolis, Maryland through Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire from May to September, 1744 [Limited Edition, Signed by the Publisher, with Typed Letter Signed by the same]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/655/537/1554537655.0.b.jpg)
Hamilton's Itinerarium: Being a narrative of a journey from Annapolis, Maryland through Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire from May to September, 1744 [Limited Edition, Signed by the Publisher, with Typed Letter Signed by the same]
by Alexander Hamilton; Albert Bushnell Hart [ed.]
St. Louis, MO: William K. Bixby, 1907. Near Fine. St. Louis, MO: William K. Bixby, 1907. First Edition, Limited to 487 copies of which this is no. 212. Quarto; publisher's three-quarter calf over cloth, gilt-lettered spine, housed in original paper-covered slipcase; xxvii,[1],263pp.; frontispiece, large folding map, and thirty (30) leaves of plates, chiefly facsimiles. Slipcase rather scuffed and toned, else a Near Fine copy. Signed by Bixby on colophon, accompanied by a more extensive signed...
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Growing and changing with the times 1905 - 1995
by Davids, Norman
n.p.: Pennsylvania State University, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, 1995. 154p., 7.5x11 inches, introduction, faculty catalogue 1907-1995, emphasis Engineering, portrait and site photos, very good in blue cloth and gilt,
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NZ$30.98
From Aunt Lillie's Pantry Shelf
by Jean Stoneback
[Pennsylvania. Self-published by Barbara Loeffler]. 1977. 100 pages. 8vo. Wrappers. Modestly illustrated. In very good condition. An unrecorded cook book described as a "homesteader book" of Pennsylvania Dutch and Colonial Recipes.
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NZ$77.45
Fall Guys: False Confessions and the Politics of Murder
by Fisher, Jim
Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First Edition. c.1996. Hardcover. Cloth. 8vo. 284pp. Fine in Fine dustjacket.
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NZ$29.26
Industrial arbitration and conciliation in France and England. An address delivered upon the invitation of the Chamber of Commerce before the manufacturers and workingmen of Pittsburgh, Pa., and vicinity
by Weeks, Joseph D
Pittsburgh, PA: A.A. Anderson & Son, Printers, 1879. 16p., stapled wraps, 5.75x9 inches, wraps creased and a bit soiled else good condition with edge worn form letter from Weeks laid in. Distributed by Pittsburgh's Chamber of Commerce.
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NZ$77.45
Jubilee History : Commemorative Of The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Creation Of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania : Story Of Interesting Events From Indian Occupancy Of Valley Connecticut Settlement, Organization Of Luzerne County Start Of Anthracite V1 Only
by Murphy, Thomas F12+9
Historical Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 5; Jubilee history : commemorative of the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of lackawanna county, pennsylvania : story of interesting events from indian occupancy of valley, connecticut settlement, organization of luzerne county, start of anthracite...vol 1 only of a two volume set. Green cloth, contents bright, binding sound, owner's name dated on title page - Reichert 1928. Illustrated. .
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NZ$217.57
Reports of Cases Ruled and Adjudged in the Several Courts of the United States and of Pennsylvania, Held at the Seat of the Federal Government - Volume IV
by A.J. Dallas
Philadelphia: P. Byrne, by Fry and Kammerer, 1807. Good. Philadelphia: P. Byrne, by Fry and Kammerer, 1807. First Edition. Octavo. pp. (iv), 472, xxxiv, (xi + 1 page publisher's advertisements). Rebound in modern tan cloth with black and crimson leather spine label stamped in gilt. Ex-library [Library of Congress] with usual library markings. Boards are worn with loss of cloth around edges, general staining and sunning. Additional loss at top of front joint, but binding is sound. Signs of...
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NZ$258.15
THE LAFAYETTE MONTHLY, JANUARY 1871 Volume 1, Number 5
by Various Contributors
Easton, PA: Senior Class of Lafatette College. Very Good. 1871. First Edition. Soft Cover. Orange paper has black titles on both covers. Text tight, clean & intact. Pages 140-182. 8 additional pages of ads. Rubbed & lightly chipped spine. College monthly publication. Easton, Pennsylvania; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 42 pages .
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NZ$51.63
Charitable Institutions Of Pennsylvania Which Received State Aid In 1897 And 1898, Embracing Their History And The Amount Of State Appropriations Which They Receivedaa
by Alexander K. Pedrick
Harrisburg PA: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Pr.. Good with no dust jacket. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 450 pages; Details and photographs [some double page], of statewide institutions. Probably over 100 photos. Red cloth. Some water staining. .
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![5 letters, 1873-1879, to William Ward (1837-1895) [re: Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/140/631/897631140.0.b.jpg)
5 letters, 1873-1879, to William Ward (1837-1895) [re: Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad]
1873. Near Fine. 5 handwritten letters to William Ward, 1873-1879, regarding the Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad, which existed from 1872 to 1885; it was succeeded by the Philadelphia Midland Railroad. William Ward was one of the organizers of the Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad and in 1874 was the president and treasurer pro tem. Letters #1 and #2 (Sept. 5 and Dec. 5, 1873) are from Jos. H. McKeehan, an attorney in Philadelphia, who is writing about deliquent subscribers to the...
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GROUND WATER-RESOURCES OF PENNSYLVANIA Topographic and Geologic Survey. Bulletin W7
by Lohman, Stanley W
Chicago: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Very Good+. 1941. First Edition. Soft Cover. Clean tan soft cover has black title on front. Text tight, clean & intact. Map and table illustrations, including a fold-out. A systematic investigation of the ground-water that began in 1925 and has continued to the present. Geology; Maps & Table Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages .
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NZ$43.03
![Harrisburgh Church Lottery. By Authority. [1802 Pennsylvania lottery ticket]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/911/865/1486865911.0.b.jpg){kind=small}
Harrisburgh Church Lottery. By Authority. [1802 Pennsylvania lottery ticket]
by [Adam Boyd]
[Harrisburg], February 8, 1802. 2 x 4½ inches. Laid paper. Small spindle-hole at center fold, some ink light at places; very good. The Harrisburg Church was organized in 1794. Worship was first held in the loft of the jailhouse, then in the local court-house. The General Assembly of Pennsylvania granted permission for this lottery to be held to raise five thousand dollars to buy the land and erect a permanent home for the church. (Kelker, History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania) A very rare...
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Chambersburg in the Colony and the Revolution. A sketch
by Lewis H. Garrard
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co, 1856. Good. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1856. First Edition. Slim octavo (22.5cm.); publisher's plum blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine; [2],60pp. Front joint crudely repaired and still quite tender, extremities and spine quite toned, else a Good copy overall, internally clean and sound. SABIN 26686.
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NZ$103.26
ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE BOROUGH OF MILLHEIM (1893) Centre County, Pennsylvania
by Borough Of Milheim
Millheim, Pa.: Journal Printing House. Good+. 1893. Softcover. Blue paper covers with black lettering. Tight & intact. Front cover with small damp stains. Cover edges with small chips. Two staples by spine. Regulation, Government; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 16 pages .
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NZ$129.08
Chimneys and Towers: Charles Demuth's Late Paintings of Lancaster
by Betsy Fahlman; Claire Barry
Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum, 2007. Very Good. Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum, 2007. First Edition. Quarto (28x24.5x1.5cm); 207pp, including bibliography and list of exhibitions. Seven color plates and 113 additional color and B&W illustrations of art details, photographs, and documents. Illustrated card covers with deep French flaps. Card spine uncreased and uncracked; textblock unmarked. Demuth (1883-1935), elegant and understated modernist master of American vernacular architecture, most often...
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PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURE AND COUNTRY LIFE, 1640-1840
by Fletcher, Stevenson Whitcomb
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1971. Second Printing. Hardcover. DJ is chipped, with large chip to bottom of spine. DJ in mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 605 pages .
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NZ$142.84
A History of the Ninth District Dental Society of the Pennsylvania State Dental Society
by [J.B. Balthaser]
Erie, PA, 1950. Near Fine. Erie, PA?, 1950? Octavo (23cm.); publisher's red textured cloth lettered in black; 113pp. Light foxing along textblock edges, else Near Fine. Cover title: "Dental Society History / Ninth District Dental Society / 'Old Lake Erie' / State of Pennsylvania / 1864-1950." History of the Society by one of its former presidents, the Erie-based dentist and a charter member of the "American Society for Cleft Palate Rehabilitation.
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Mines of the Dillsburg, Pennsylvania Area, and Other Related Enterprises
by Robert F. Gayman
Dillsburg, PA: Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society, Inc, 1995. Very Good. Dillsburg, PA: Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society, Inc., 1995. First Edition. Octavo. 95 pages. Black and white photographs. Fold-out map of Mines of the Dillsburg area laid in at rear. Photographic wraps. Wraps creased at spine. Some staining to wraps and preliminaries, with some heavier staining to inside of rear wrap. Binding is sound. Previous owner's inscription to interior of...
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NZ$60.24
Twenty-five Years of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1900-1925
by WISTER, Frances Anne
Philadelphia: Womens Committees for the Philadelphia Orchestra (Edward Stern & Company), 1925. Hardcover. Good. First edition. 253pp. Hinges cracked, spine ends and corners worn and bumped, cloth faded and soiled, a good only copy lacking the dustwrapper as issued.
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NZ$34.42
Dinner to the Honourable George S. Graham by the Bench and Bar of Philadelphia, Tuesday Evening, February 28th, 1899. The Stratford
by [George S. Graham]
Philadelphia: Press of M.D. Wood Printing Company, 1899. Very Good -. Philadelphia: Press of M.D. Wood Printing Company, 1899. First Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's red textured paper-covered boards, upper cover lettered and ruled in gilt, all edges gilt; 63pp. Extremities a bit scuffed, evidence of glue residue to front endpapers from previously removed materials, rear hinge cracked but holding, mid-20th century ink price to front free endpaper, else Good to Very Good overall. This copy presented to...
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Pennsylvania
by LUCAS, Fielding Jr
Baltimore: B. T. Welch & Co, 1824. Map. Engraving with original coloring. Image measures 11 1/4 x 18 inches. Baltimore: 1824<br/> <br/> Beautifully colored early map of the region with elevations shown in hachures. Light foxing and dampstains but otherwise in good condition.<br> <Br> Fielding Lucas Jr. was an artist, publisher and cartographer active in the early 19th century. He published his first atlas in 1815 and became known as the earliest successful commercial map...
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Through the Open Door
by Rev. John C. Shetler [ed.]
Temple, PA: The Consistory, 1959. Very Good. Temple, PA: The Consistory, 1959. Octavo. 69 pages. Black and white photographs. Pale blue wraps stamped in black. Covers sunned at spine with some intermittent staining. Sound in binding and pages unmarked.
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NZ$68.84
The iron puddler: my life in the rolling mills and what came of it
by Davis, James J.; introduction by Joseph G. Cannon
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1922. Hardcover. 275, [i]p., cloth-covered boards, front., previous owner's name penned on free front endpaper, else good condition; dj is edge-chipped with a large chip at top of spine.
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NZ$25.82
SMITH'S MAP OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY
by Gannett, Henry; Chief Topographer, U. S. Geological Survey
Philadelphia: J. L. Smith. Good+. 1904. First Edition Thus; Second Printing. Hardcover. U. S. Geological Survey, surveyed in 1894, edition of 1902, printed in 1904. This is a 30 1/2" x 38 1/2" USGS map that J. L. Smith of Philadelphia, sometime after issue, sectioned (4 sections x 6 sections) and mounted on linen to create a folding pocket map. It is mounted in a 10 x 5.5 inch dark brown embossed and gilded hardcover folder that bears the title "Smith's Map of Philadelphia and...
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