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Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1837. First Edition. Leather-backed boards. Very Good. 648pp; frontispiece illustration, several double-page maps, many vignettes in the text. Bound in black calf and marbled boards, gilt spine rules and lettering; minor scuffs to binding. Signature of Henry McGordon, June 1, 1851 on front free-endpaper. 6" x 3.75" [American Imprints 46103].

New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. pp: x, 89 with indices of binders, previous owners, and authors; 61 full-page b&w illustrations from photographs of early American bindings. Bound in decorated cream wrappers. 10.5" x 7.5" Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by Mike Papantonio, October 10, 1972.

New York: Gurney & Son, 1860. Original document. Very Good. Three-quarters-length sepiatone portrait of Parepa-Rosa in a Victorian dress, low neckline, embroidered collar and cuffs, looking slightly to her right. Printed below the image is "Gurney & Son, Fifth Ave, N.Y." On the verso are the Gurney crest and name, Fifth Avenue, Cor. 16th St. N.Y. Written in pencil is Parepa-Rosa [not an authentic signature]. Parepa-Rosa (1836-1874), a British-born soprano, established with her husband their own opera company, toured the US for several years with Euphrosyne singing the lead roles, &c. She died at age 38.

Andover [MA]: Warren F. Draper, 1850. First Separate Edition. Softcover. Very Good. pp: 26, (2). Neatly removed from a nonce volume, and spine reinforced with archival paper. 8.25" x 5" Park asserts that more colleges and professional schools "are needed, especially in our Western States, to resist the encroachments of foreigners upon those great principles for which our fathers so wisely suffered the loss of all things....to preserve our language pure.... Hordes of Britons are rushng in upon us, speaking a barbarous dialect..., &c., &c.

New York: G.P. Putnam's, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. pp: xv, 315 with index; frontispiece portrait, 12 plates. Bound in orange cloth, brown lettering on spine and cover, decorated dust wrapper. 8.75" x 6

v,p: v.n., 1877. First Editions. Hardcover. Very Good. Contents: Poore, Ben: Perley. The Life and Public Services of John Sherman. Cincinnati: Sherman Club, 1880. 43pp. Printed gray wrappers. / Sherman, John. Speech Delivered by Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, at Mansfield, Ohio, on Friday Evening, August 17, 1877. Washington: Printed by Judd & Detweiler, 1877. 35pp. / Republican Campaign Text Book for 1878. Washington: Republican Congressional Committee, 1878. 67pp. / Sherman, John. Speech of Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, delivered at Toledo, Monday, August 26, 1878. Washington: National Republican Printing House, 1878. 20pp. / Sherman, John. Speech of Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, at the Fair of the Agricultural and Mechanical Society of Western Maryland, at Cumberland, Md., October 24, 1878. Washington: s.n., 1878. 8pp. / Blaine, James G. The Vote of a Confederate Soldier South Twice as Powerful as the Vote of the Union Soldier North. Speech of Hon.… Read More

Philadelphia: Thomas M. Scroggy, 1850. Original edition. Very Good. Contains four verses, in part: "Oh don't you remember the Paupers, Tom Brown? / The Paupers who ain't got no dough...." Typographic ornamental border. 9.25" x 6" [Wolf, American Song Sheets, 1859.].

NY: Hastings Pavement Co, 1911. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 12pp; nine (9) illustrations from photographs. Bound in pictorial white wrappers, the cover showing folks in an early automobile speeding down a paved country road. 6.75" x 4.75" Photographs show men at work, paving rural roads with concrete blocks and the resultant "dustless roadways." [WorldCat finds only the Smithsonian holding.].

New York: Gurney & Son, 1860. Original document. Very Good. Half-length sepiatone portrait of Peabody in double-breasted coat, white shirt with stiff collar and silk bow tie, his right hand tucked inside his lapel, looking at the camera. Printed below the image is "Gurney & Son, Fifth Ave, N.Y," over which is signed in blue ink, "Geo. Peabody" [not sold as an authentic signature]. On the verso are the Gurney crest and name, Fifth Avenue, Cor. 16th St. N.Y. Written in pencil is Jay Gould [not an authentic signature]. Peabody (1795-1869) is recognized as "the father of modern philanthropy." From humble beginnings in Massachusetts, he went on to become a shrewd banker and financier, and ultimately a partner in what would become J.P. Morgan & Co.

Burlington, VT: Free Press Print, 1856. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 52pp. 9" x 5.75" Association copy. Written at top of cover: "Hon. E. Washburn / with respects of W.S. Neill." Emory Washburn (1800-1877) served as Governor of Massachusetts, 1854-1855, and wrote a number of legal treatises. He was instrumental in the founding of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. [Gilman, Bibliography of Vermont, 194.].

Fitchburg [MA]: Printed at the Fitchburg Sentinel Office, 1868. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 26pp. Bound in printed green wrappers, sewn. 8.5" x 5.5

Worcester, MA: Press of Charles Hamilton, 1896. First book edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 35pp; 3 full-page maps, 2 text maps. First published in the AAS Proceedings, April 1896. 10.25" x 6.25

Harrisburg: PA Historical & Museum Commission, 1957. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: xxix, 826. Bound in blue cloth, gilt-stamped spine and cover. 9.25" x 6" This greatly expanded second edition has 9,198 entries and a detailed index.

Jersey Shore, PA: La Fayette Lodge, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 64pp; text illustrations from photographs. Bound in brown leatherette, gold title blocks on cover. 9.25" x 6" This centennial history includes facsimiles of early documents relating to Lodge 199.

Lancaster, PA: Joseph Figari, 1935. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4pp, quarto, printed in red and black on light-green stock; seven illustrations from photographs. 11" x 8.5" From a hotel built on the banks of the Conestoga River in 1860, Rocky Springs evolved through several owners into a 60-acre amusement park with roller coaster, merry-go-round, whip, miniature railroad, skooters, airplane swing, roller skating rink, swimming pool, shooting gallery, fun house, speed boat rides, canoes, etc. When this brochure was written, the owner was Joseph Figari. [Unrecorded by OCLC, which does find one holding of another publication on Rocky Springs Park.].

Portland, Maine: Chisholm Bros, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Contains 12 plates of views in leporello (accordion-fold) format. Based on photographs, the views include: Bird's Eye from St. Joseph's Hospital; East from Leinbach's Hill; Berks County Almshouse; Rajah Temple; Highland House and Incline Plane, Neversink Mt.; Summit Hotel; Black Bear Inn; Home for Widows and Single Women; Boys' High School; Schuylkill River Valley; Antietam Lake; various churches; etc. The rear pastedown is an illustrated ad for G.A. Schlechter, Diamond Dealer and maker of Firemen's Badges. Bound in embossed blue boards, gilt lettering on cover, 5" x 6". Spine "repaired" with transparent tape and boards lightly rubbed; contents near fine. Publication of this viewbook precedes a well-known Reading landmark, the Japanese Pagoda on Mt. Penn, built in 1908. [WorldCat locates only the Columbia U holding of this 12-plate viewbook, dating it as 1899, although it may be earlier.].

1860. Original manuscript. Very Good. 2pp, folio, written neatly in sepia ink on lined blue paper. Lists and evaluates some 60 lots of farm goods, including: 3 Mares, $300; 11 Head Horned Cattle, $125; One Horse Wagon, $10; One Horse Carriage & 1 Sett Harness, $65; 1 Sleigh, $5; 4 Breast Chains & 2 pair braces, $4; 3 Sleds, $2; 225 New Posts & 100 new rails, $44; 9 Bu. Bones & 1 Cutting Bench, $5; 1 Copper Kettle, $10; 13 Hots, $35; 3 whole & 1 half Cider Barrels & stands, $7.50; 6 Chairs & 1 Looking Glass, $4.50; 1 Cooking stove & apparatus, $10; Wheat in the ground, $200; Oats in the ground, $100; &c., &c. Total valuation is $1,653.30. Undated and unsigned.

Philadelphia: Sherman & Co, Printers, 1870. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 276pp; frontispiece view in color, tissue guard. Green cloth, gilt decorated spine, covers decorated in blind. 7.5" x 4.75" First published in 1867, this edition is revised and expanded. It explores the natural scenery and resources of the Delaware Water Gap, 13 different carriage drives in the vicinity, early settlements and settlers, local legends, etc. [Decker 24:55].

Philadelphia: various, 1870. Original documents. Fine. Included are: (1) a Stevengraph in gold and purple, showing the brick premises of Eyre & Landell [at 4th & Arch Sts.] with the word "Silks" on the building front, and the firm name along the side. (2) Bailey & Co., Jewelers, Chestnut & 12th Sts., with a view of Agricultural Hall at the Centennial Exhibition. (3) Bailey & Co. [as above], with a view of the Main Exhibition Building. (4) A view of Machinery Hall, Riverside Mansion, Wissahickon Creek & Ridge Avenue. On the verso is printed: "The Steam Yacht Diamond leaves Fairmount for Riverside Mansion at ... [also] carry passengers for Wissahickon, who may take the Steamer Rockland ... L. Markle, Superintendent. (5) A view of Horticultural Hall [text on recto & verso as above]. The cards are 3" x 4.75" and the Stevengraph is 2.75" x 3.75

1883. Original manuscript. Hardcover. Very Good. 18pp of messages written and signed by Frank Wynn's classmates, mostly full-page and in verse. Lithographed floral bouquets are tipped to some of the pages. Binding of polished brown calf, decorated in gilt and silver, with a peacock-fan design on the cover. 4.75" x 7.5" The entries are dated variously at East Nantmeal, Warwick, Marsh, and Churchtown. Names include: Sallie Boyer; Laura J. Markley; Joseph H. Larr; Rosa Lloyd; M. Emma Squibb; Emma C, Leighton; Rye C. Crosby; A. Katie Leighton; P. Albert Markley; Mary A. Eirich; Della Lloyd; Eva V. Eachus; M.D. Eachus; Ellie Pennypacker; N. Potts; Bessie S. Potts; Agnes G. Yoder; Emma Y. Potts.