Search Results: Titles starting with P from The Personal Navigator

East Pepperell, MA: George M. Coffin, ca. 1901. 14 x 18 cm. Privately printed poem relates tale of Sister G. and Sister J. taking the train from Ayer, MA to Buffalo, NY to attend the big Pan-American Exposition there. She describes the train trip, arriving in Buffalo at 1 a.m. and being unable to find a hotel until dawn. They describe the Exposition, and the wooden railing marking the spot where President McKinley had been assassinated only one month before. They visit Niagara Falls, then return to the ""Pan"" to watch the nighttime illumination. World's Fair. Paper booklet, tied with a pink ribbon, very good. . Catalogs: Travel/American Originals.

Chicago, IL: The Hamming Publishing Co, �1913. 20 x 15 cm. Booklet of 25 pp. of text discusses opening of canal ""soon""...and remainder 64 pictures of Panama canal under construction. Pictures of locks under construction, Gatun Spillway, Naos Island Dump, Miraflores, Cocoli Hill, Pedro Miguel Locks, Culebra Cut, Balboa, road being constructed with Zone prison labor. Paper booklet, cover shows USN warship entering lock; cover quite worn, edges chipped and frayed, soiled, fair. . Catalogs: History/Panama.

New York, NY: Cupples & Leon Company, Publishers, ca. 1925. 13 x 20 cm. Slim, hardcover book of poetry, poems on floral-decorated heavy pages.""Pansies for thoughts -- the thoughts come unbidden, Growing within the heart almost unseen�"" by Clifton Bingham. Also ""We are listening to the birds on yonder spray�"" by Charlotte Murray; also poems by Ellis Walton and H.M. Waithman. Cloth on board floral decorated cover, with large (4 x 5 cm) stain; heavy paper pages with elaborate floral decorations, good. . Catalogs: Poetry.

Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Bradley, 48 North Fourth St, 1855. 13.8 x 21.2 cm. Well-known Protestant (Dutch Reform) Minister delivers a blistering attack on the Roman Catholic faith and ""Papal Usurpation"". His attack is on the Congressman from Philadelphia, a Whig, who later was sent as President Buchanan's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. Paper booklet, no wraps. Pp. 21-22 has lower corner of page torn off, with minimal loss of text. Thus, poor. . Catalogs: Religious/Anti-Catholic.

Paris, France: Librairie Gr�nd, 1947. 13 x 17 cm. Travel book prepared before World War II, and published in 1947. Black and white photos of sights in Paris. Description of ""Paris in Four Days"" or ""Paris en Quatre Jours"". Paper booklet, good. . Catalogs: Travel/France.

Paris, France: J. Barreau, 1925. 13 x 24 cm. Handsome 1925 brochure offers guidance to the Chateaux on the River Loire for tourists by rail, via Orleans or Vendome. Schedule of chateaux district tours via motor car. Photos of Cathedral d'Orl�ans, Ch�teau de Ch�teaudun, Chateaux de Blois, Chambord, Cheverny, Chaumont, d'Amboise, Villandry, Luynes, d'Uss�, Langeais, Chenonceaux, Valen�ay, Saint-Aignan, dAzay-le-Rideau, Loches, Chinon, Saumur, Fontevrault, more. Descriptions in French, schedule of motor car tours in English. Paper booklet, cover features blockprint of Fran�ois I a Chambord. Very good. . Catalogs: Travel.

Paris, France: Parisian Weekly Information, 1945. 13 x 21 cm. . In a city only recently liberated from the Germans, Paris offers museums, clubs, theatres and much more to allied troops in Paris, as well as the French public. ""Don't miss G�rard-Phillipe as an amazing 'Caligula' at Th��tre H�bertot."" Lists movies in English, Russian and French first-run. Paper booklet, good. . Catalogs: World War II.

Richmond, VA: Best Restaurants United, ca. 1960. 10 x 22 cm. "Guidebook"" lists 21 Best Restaurants in five states, suggesting that this chain of independent, but united, restaurants is growing. Map shows location of restaurants in VA, MD, TN, PA and SC. Folded paper brochure, very good. . Catalogs: Travel.

New York, NY: Hiscox & Co. 163 William St, ca. 1890. 7 x 11 cm. "I was given up to die, by the most skillful physicians, PARKER'S TONIC kept me alive�"" On reverse is advertisement for Parker's hair balsam, tonic and hindercorns Advertising card, surface of picture abraded in upper left corner, and in spot on girl's cheek. Poor. . Catalogs: Advertising.

New York, NY: Communist Party, USA, 1938. 14 x 21 cm. Issue devoted to the Party's educational work; concentrate in branches and units, work on mass agitation; old and new members need elementary education; Paper periodical, good condition. . Catalogs: Educational/Political/Propaganda/Communist/History.

Communist Party, USA, 1938. 14 x 21 cm. Issue devoted to the Party's educational work; concentrate in branches and units, work on mass agitation; old and new members need elementary education; Paper periodical, good condition. . Catalogs: Educational/Political/Propaganda/Communist/History.

Odessa, MO: American Press; Nancy M. Ryan, 1990. 13 x 21 cm. Collection of Poems: March in Yellowstone, 1989; A Social Life on the Skids; Crevices; Dreamscape; Being; August Interlude; Tiananmen Square; Red Alert; Easternmost Point; First Snow; more. Paper booklet, signed by author. Very good. . Catalogs: Poetry.

Boston, MA: American Unitarian Association, 1831. 10 x 16 cm. "I believe that the doctrine of the trinity�is not taught in the Bible. Neither the Pope of Rome, nor Luther, nor Calvin�had any divine authority�."" Paper booklet, sewn binding, uneven pages as they came off the press. Good. . Catalogs: Religious.

Newton Center, MA: An Association of Ladies, 1855. 24 x 36 cm. Delightful little newspaper, showing off the erudition of its producers. Front page story, ""What She Said of Us"" by Minnie Rosalind, decries the way children talk to their parents today (1891) which is so much less respectful than a century ago. ""The Indian Grotto"" in Newton, also known as ""The Negro's Hut"". ""Baby-Shows in their Infancy!"" fantasy story about future ""grand display of Babies"" including ""sable 'pickaninnies', 'wee' white 'responsibilities'--twins, triods, quaterns-- and proprietors have an ingenious contrivance to keep them quiet!"" ""Newton Center's Greatest Fault."" Newspaper, many holes in folds, quite poor. . Catalogs: Educational/Humor.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1907. 12 x 18 cm. "listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.."" Wadsworth's famed poem celebrates Revere's ride for freedom. Revere's own account is included. Paper pamphlet, paper on spine torn top and bottom, text block very good. . Catalogs: Printed matter/History/Poetry.

New York, NY: The Pelman Institute of America, 1919. 11.5 x 21.6 cm. This is the final lesson in a 12-session course in Pelmanism, the science of self-realization. How ideas result in objects. Psychology and Civilization. Aim at Psycho-Synthesis. How to reach the larger life. The Power of Purpose. Mental Sensibility. Captains of the Soul. The Secret of Concentration. Brief Outline of the twelve lessons of Pelmanism. Paper booklet, some parts of lesson marked, good. . Catalogs: Educational/Self-Realization.

Plymouth, NH: Pemigewasset House, ca. 1952. 10 x 21 cm. Brochure shows view of hotel and pictures of Lakes region, of Highland View golf course, of Holderness School for Boys and of Boy Scout Memorial on Village Green. [Note: Earlier Pemigewasset House was site of death of Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1864; that structure burned in 1909.] Paper brochure, black and white photos, good. . Catalogs: Travel.

York, PA: White Rose Motor Club, 1927. 11 x 20 cm. Large folded map of Pennsylvania and Lake Erie to Bay City MI, Bethany Beach, DE, Hoosick Falls, NY and Cincinnati, OH. Opposite side includes small maps of Baltimore, Reading, Scranton, Pittsburgh, Erie, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, New York City and Newark, NJ. Folded paper map, cover panels soiled, small perforations in folds, poor. . Catalogs: Maps.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company, ca 1907. 10 x 17 cm. Guide to Washington, frontispiece photo of U.S. Capitol; visiting hours to Capitol; Congressional Library; The White House, East Room open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily ex. Sunday; State, War and Navy Building; The Fish Commission; The Patent Office; The Weather Bureau; Museums; Washington Monument; Lincoln Museum (516 Tenth St. NW, where Lincoln died); New Union Station, occupied by PRR Nov. 1907, still not completed. Also -- Fold out map of Washington with reference to hotels. Paper booklet with fold out map, very good. . Catalogs: Travel.

Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 1951. 23 x 24 cm. Booklet describes Turnpike created by legislative act in 1937. Mileage Table, from Ohio border to Eastern Terminal at King of Prussia, 327.2 miles.Traffic rules and regulations. Centerfold features two-page map of Penn. Tpk. System. ""Rambling Reporter"" by Ernie Pyle, famed World War II War Correspondent, describes Turnpike before World War II. Paper booklet, moderate wear, good. . Catalogs: Travel.