Philadelphia: 1826. 24pp, stitched. Untrimmed, light wear, Very Good. "This rare pamphlet is a contemporary analysis of politics in New York in the 1820's. The unknown author also attacks Senator Henry Clay and the president, John Q. Adams. The author also refers to the Morgan Affair and supports Governor..... More
Luzerne County: September 26, 1847. Folio sheet printed on pale blue paper, folded to [4] pp. 8" x 10". [1], [3 blanks] pp, the last page addressed, with postal cancel and wax seal remnant, to four people in Plainsville PA [which is part of Luzerne County]: Samuel Saylor, Peter Winter..... More
Philadelphia: McLaughlin Brothers, 1865. Original printed wrappers. Loose. 136pp. Wrappers dusted and spotted, several leaves damped, generally in the margins. Else a clean text. About Good+. Pennsylvania Democrats from Columbia County affirm their devotion to the Union; but they denounce Republican Reconstruction policies. Democrats agree with President Johnson that "when..... More
Harrisburg: Printed by Boas & Coplan, 1838. 30pp, attractive new plain wrappers. Light scattered tan and fox, repaired corner on first leaf, a closed tear [no loss], several institutional stamps, Good only. A pamphlet supporting David Porter, the Party's candidate for Governor. It argues that Democrats, unlike the Whigs and..... More
Philadelphia: Gedruckt bey Melchior Steiner, in der Rees-Strasse, 1786. [4], 58, [2 blank] pp. Loose gatherings, unbound, untrimmed, uncut. Generously margined, lightly age-toned, Near Fine. ' The book was also printed by Steiner in a quarto edition in 1786. "A Liturgy for the United Evangelical Lutheran Congregations in North America..... More
Massillon, Ohio: James E. Wharton, Printer, 1856. Disbound, 22pp. Light wear, Good+. The Company was chartered in 1848 by the legislatures of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Its mission, beginning at Pittsburgh, where the Pennsylvania Central Rail Road ended, was to link that Road with the railroads of Ohio, which would..... More
Philadelphia: 1847. 24pp, dbd. Except for the absence of wrappers, Near Fine. The Academy was incorporated in 1806. This document prints the Act of Incorporation and subsequent Resolutions. Its Standing Regulations, adopted just before this printing, appear at pages 10-24. This item is quite scarce, NUC recording only four copies..... More
[Pennsylvania?]: 1839. Manuscript broadside, 11" x 22". Two drawings at head of report, followed by detailed descriptions of each drawing: boundaries, chutes, directions of veins, projected coal output, etc. Old horizontal folds, some splits along fold edges, a few small chips. Drafted on paper which bears the watermark of "John..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by T.K. & P.G. Collins, 1840. 7, [1 blank] pp, disbound. Lacks the catalogue of graduates. Else Good+. Not in American Imprints. OCLC 78056394 [1- AAS] [as of December 2012]. More
1855. Several manuscript court documents in original brown folded wrapper. Minor tanning. Very Good. Bubb, High Sheriff of Lycoming County, seized and disposed of Dory's boat. Dory claims that Bubb "with force and arms seized took and carried away one foot boat...and then and there carried away the same and..... More
Harrisburg: Patriot and Union Printing Office, 1857. Original printed wrappers [dirty, rear plain wrap torn; wrapper title says 'Conventions' instead of 'Convention' as appearing on title page, and adds 'and June 9' before 1857]. Stitched, 56pp. Frontis portrait of William F. Packer, the Democratic candidate for Governor. Scattered light wear..... More
Harrisburg, PA: 1842. Folio sheet, folded to 7-3/4" x 9-3/4". [1], [3 blank] pp. Entirely in ink manuscript, integral blank leaf addressed to Col. Reah Frazer, Counsellor at Law, Lancaster, Pa., with Harrisburg postal cancel. Folded for mailing, wax seal stains, several short fold splits [a few repaired archivally, no..... More
Bedford, PA: December 5, 1833. Folio sheet, folded to 8" x 9-1/2". Written on the first two pages in ink manuscript. Docketed on final blank, "5th Dec. 1833 D. Mann ansd." Addressed, "Samuel M. Barclay Member H.R. Harrisburg Pa." Circular postal cancel, "Bedford PA Dec 7". Folded for mailing, wax..... More
Harrisburg, PA: 1832. Folio sheet, folded to 7-3/4" x 9-1/2". Written on the first page in ink manuscript. Addressed, with Harrisburg postal cancel and "FREE" stamp on final blank to "Honble John C. Bucher Member of the House of Reps Washington". Folded for mailing. Old wax seal with small tear..... More
[Reading, PA?]: @1820?]. Broadside, 6" x 8.75", printed in two columns using different sizes of typesettings. Completely in German, three hymns, words only with no music. Lightly foxed. Good+. This rare broadside contains words to three hymns: "Kommen zu Jesu" [five stanzas with a varying chorus]; "Auf Zions Berg"..... More
[Harrisburg: 1854]. Broadside, 9.75" x 10.5", printed in three columns. Lightly dusted and minor wear, old folds. Very Good. This rare broadside, from American ['Know Nothing'] Party members of the Pennsylvania Legislature, attacks Simon Cameron, "one of the most intriguing, if not the most corrupt politician in the State."..... More
Harrisburg, PA: 1826 [March 30]. Folio sheet folded to [4] pp for mailing. Addressed, with Harrisburg postmark, to Dr. Fairlamb in Downingtown. With tear from seal remnant affecting a single letter. Very Good. "My Dear Fairlamb, In as much as the passage of the new Medical school bill will crowd..... More
Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley, Printers, 1853. vii, [1 blank], [1]-65, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, with a lightly foxed last page, else Very Good. Current by-laws and all relevant statutes, from 1846-- the year of the Road's incorporation-- up until the date of this publication are printed. BRE 250 [2]... More
[np: 1876]. Broadside, 8-1/2" x 14". Minor wear, Very Good. This broadside, signed in type by James M. Lingafelt, Chairman of the Blair County Republican Committee, urges voters to defeat Democratic Congressman John Reilly's bid for re-election, and to install Republican General Jacob Campbell instead. Reilly has been a reliable..... More
Philadelphia: Printed at Merrihew & Thompson's Steam Power Book and Job Office, 1853. 15, [1 blank] pp. Stitched with scattered light dusting, Good+. The Society records its struggles against Slavery, from 1849 through 1853. Pennsylvania had barred Negroes from voting, and the Society sought "to restore the right of franchise..... More
[Harrisburg? 1845]. 16pp, stitched, untrimmed. Some spotting, Good+. A rare pamphlet. Democrats denounce the "unnatural coalition of the Whigs and Native Americans, and a few Democrats, so called, who have proved recreant to the principles of their party." This coalition elected Simon Cameron, the Whig candidate, to fill..... More
[Philadelphia: 1866]. Caption title, as issued. 7, [1 blank] pp. Signed and dated at the end in type: "William Nesbit, Joseph C. Bustill, William D. Forten, On behalf of the Pennsylvania State Equal Rights League. Feby. 20th, 1866." Stitched, light margin toning, several contemporary manuscript corrections. Detailed contemporary pencil essay..... More
[Philadelphia: 1849]. Broadside, 6" x 12 1/4", text in several type styles and surrounded by ornamental border. Announcing the Order of Exercises, Music, recipients of degrees [Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Doctor of Medicine]. Very Good. Thomas Bache, Caldwell Biddle, Edward Shippen are among the graduates... More
[Philadelphia: 1849]. Three broadsides, each 6" x 9-3/4". Each with decorated border listing the music to be played and the musician-student. Two broadsides list recitals by members of the Senior Class, and one by members of the Junior Class. More
Pottsville: Benjamin Bannan, May, 1845. Stitched, 16pp. Scattered foxing. Good+. A rare Pottsville imprint. Acts supplemental to the original incorporation are included here. The mission of the Company was to construct and manage a canal or railroad from Mill Creek on the Schuylkill river, "to a point on the..... More