JOSEPH ALLEINS GRUNDLEGUNG ZUM THATIGEN CHRISTENTHUM AUS DEM ENGLISCHEN UBERSETZT.
Lancaster: 1796. 12mo, 332pp, scattered spotting. Original leather (chipped along spine). Good+. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Evans 29965. Arndt 1037. More
PENNSYLVANIA
AGRICULTURAL ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1895... ARRANGED AFTER THE SYSTEM OF THE GERMAN CALENDARS.
Lancaster, PA: John Baer's Sons, [1894]. 36pp [unpaginated]. Stitched. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper decorated with black and white illustration. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Light uniform tanning, minor foxing. Minor chipping of some corners. Good+. With a Remington illustration in black & white, 'Old Smoke,' accompanying an excerpt..... More
AGRICULTURAL ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1899... ARRANGED AFTER THE SYSTEM OF THE GERMAN CALENDARS.
Lancaster, PA: John Baer's Sons, [1898]. 36pp [unpaginated]. Stitched. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper decorated with black and white illustration. Illustrations throughout text. Light uniform tanning, minor wear. Good+ or so. With two pages on the Klondike gold rush. More
DER REUE, AMERIKANISCHE LANDWIRTHSCHAFTS= CALENDER, AUF ...1849, MELCHES EIN GEMEINES tAHR VON 365 LAGEN(?) IFT....
Reading, PA: Von Carl Friederich Egelmann, [1848]. 32pp. Stitched. Original printed wrappers [margin-chipped, dustsoiled]. Front wrapper with black and white illustration. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Light uniform tanning, scattered foxing. Some chipping and wear to edges. Pencil and ink markings in margins throughout text. Good. Printed in German..... More
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY. (FOUNDED ON THE 9TH OF HESHVAN, 5606.) ADOPTED AT PHILADELPHIA, ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1845, KISLEV 1, 5606.
Philadelphia: C. Sherman, Printer, 5606 [i.e., 1845]. Contemporary plain wrappers [some chipping; old rubberstamp]. Stitched. 11, [1 blank] pp. One rubberstamp on title page, persistent small spot at blank lower margin. Else Very Good. This important organization was, according to the online Jewish Encyclopedia, "A society formed for the dissemination..... More
THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE. CONTAINING THE FRESHEST ADVICES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. MARCH 16, 1769. NUMB. 2099.
Philadelphia: 1769. [4] pp. Elephant folio sheet, folded to 10-3/8" x 16-1/2." Each page printed in three columns. Three small pinholes in inner blank margins. Very Good. In addition to information on foreign affairs this issue contains two columns of text which print an exchange of letters between the Selectmen..... More
VILLAGE ANNALS, CONTAINING AUSTERUS AND HUMANUS. A SYMPATHETIC TALE. EMBELLISHED WITH FINE ENGRAVINGS.
Philadelphia, PA: Published by Johnson & Warner, No. 147, Market Street; Griggs & Dickinsons, Printers, 1814. 12mo. 35pp, woodcut frontispiece illustration, 6 full page woodcut illustrations. Bound in stiff plain yellow wrappers [lightly toned], stitched. First and last leaves pasted down to wrappers. Stitched, spine worn. Uniform tanning, light scattered..... More
THE NEW CONSPIRACY! THE SOLID SOUTH AND ITS BOLD PURPOSES. THE LOST CAUSE TO BE FOUND AGAIN AND APPOMATTOX AVENGED. SECRET LINKS OF PAST EVENTS MADE CONSPICUOUS. WICKED DESIGNS OF BAD MEN IN CURRENT EVENTS. SCHEME OF EVENTS TO COME. A CLEAR LIGHT SHED UPON THE COUNTRY'S IMMINENT DANGER! REAL MEANING OF THE MILLS TARIFF BILL. A WARNING. PHILADELPHIA, JUNE, 1888.
Philadelphia: H. Bailey & Co., [1888]. 20pp. Original printed wrappers [dirty], stitched. Good+. A scarce Republican campaign pamphlet for the 1888 election, charging the Democrats with a secret plot to revive Southern dreams, dating from before the War, of an economy based on Free Trade. "This conspiracy's object is to..... More
EXPERIMENTAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE RADIATING AND ABSORBING POWERS OF SURFACES FOR HEAT, OF THE EFFECTS OF TRANSPARENT SCREENS, OF THE CONDUCTING POWER OF SOLIDS, &C. BY...PROFESSOR OF NAT. PHILOS. AND CHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE FOR MAY, 1835.
[Philadelphia]: 1835. Original printed wrappers bound in modern plain wrappers. 7pp, text illustrations. Caption title [as issued]. Front wrap inscribed in ink, "With A.D. Bache's Compliments." Title page inscribed in ink, "Presented by Dr. Jno. Torrey." Very Good. AI 30150 [2]. More
ALARM TO BE APPLIED TO THE INTERIOR FLUES OF STEAM BOILERS. BY.PROFESSOR OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AND CHEMISTRY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA [FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, VOL X 1832].
[Pennsylvania? 1832]. 11, [1 blank] pp Wrapper remnants Two diagrams, one table Caption-title Scattered foxing Good+ Not in OCLC, Sabin, AI, Eberstadt, or Decker. More
ANALYSIS OF SOME OF THE COALS OF PENNSYLVANIA. BY H.D. ROGERS, F.G.S., LONDON. AND A. BACHE, PROFESSOR OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AND CHEMISTRY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, OF PHILADELPHIA, VOL. VII.
[Philadelphia? 1834?]. 12pp. Disbound. Minor foxing. Very Good. More
EXPERIMENTAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE RADIATING AND ABSORBING POWERS OF SURFACES FOR HEAT, OF THE EFFECTS OF TRANSPARENT SCREENS, OF THE CONDUCTING POWER OF SOLIDS, &C. BY...PROFESSOR OF NAT. PHILOS. AND CHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE FOR MAY, 1835.
[Philadelphia? 1835?]. 7, [1 blank] pp. Four diagrams. Caption-title, disbound. Light scattered foxing. Very Good. AI 31050 [2]. Not in OCLC, Sabin, Eberstadt, or Decker. More
EXPERIMENTS ON THE EFFICACY OF PERKINS' STEAM BOILERS, OR CIRCULATORS. BY.PROF OF NAT PHILOS AND CHEM, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, FOR JUNE TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS.
Philadelphia? 1835]. 8pp One diagram, five tables Caption-title Disbound Scattered foxing Good+ AI 30151 [1] Not in OCLC, Sabin, Eberstadt, or Decker. More
EXPERIMENTS RELATING TO THE ALLEGED INFLUENCE OF COLOUR ON THE RADIATION OF NON-LUMINOUS HEAT. BY.PROF OF NAT PHILOS AND CHEM UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, ONE OF THE SECRETARIES AM PHIL SOC &C.
[Philadelphia? 1835?]. 13, [3 blank] pp Disbound without wrappers Light scattered foxing Good+ AI 30152 [4]. More
NOTE RELATING TO THE HARDENING OF LIME UNDER WATER, BY THE ACTION OF CARBONATE OF POTASSA, &C., AND TO THE HARDENING OF CARBONATE OF LIME IN THE AIR, BY POTASSA AND SODA. BY...PROF OF NAT PHILOS AND CHEM, UNIV PENN [FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, JANUARY, 1835].
[Philadelphia? 1835?]. 3, [1 blank] pp Caption-title, disbound without wrappers Scattered foxing Good+. More
REMARKS ON A METHOD, PROPOSED BY DOCTOR THOMSON, FOR DETERMINING THE PROPORTIONS OF POTASSA AND SODA IN A MIXTURE OF THE TWO ALKALIES, WITH THE APPLICATION OF A SIMILAR INVESTIGATION TO A DIFFERENT METHOD OF ANALYSIS. BY.PROFESSOR OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AND CHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, VOL XVII 1836.
[Philadelphia? 1836?]. 5, [3 blank] pp Caption-title, disbound Light scattered foxing Good+. More
REPLIES TO A CIRCULAR IN RELATION TO THE OCCURENCE OF AN UNUSUAL METEORIC DISPLAY ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER, 1834, ADDRESSED BY THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO THE MILITARY POSTS OF THE UNITED STATES, WITH OTHER FACTS RELATING TO THE SAME QUESTION. BY.PROF OF NAT PHILOS AND CHEM, UNIV PENN [COMMUNICATED BY THE AUTHOR] [Philadelphia? 1835?] 4pp Caption-title, disbound Minor foxing Very Good [offered with] OBSERVATIONS UPON THE FACTS RECENTLY PRESENTED BY PROFESSOR OLMSTED, IN RELATION TO METEORS SEEN ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER, 1834 PROF NAT PHILOS AND CHEM UNIV PENN FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, VOL SVII 1836.
[Philadelphia? 1836?]. 4pp Caption-title, disbound Minor foxing Very Good AI 30155 [2] OCLC 40279936 [1] Not in Sabin, Eberstadt, or Decker. More
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FUNERAL MARCH TO THE MEMORY OF COLONEL BAKER COMPOSED BY GEO. FELIX BENKERT.
Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, [1861]. 4to. [2], 5, [1 blank] pp. Front wrapper with engraved portrait of Baker, surrounded by angels and the American flag [in color], by T. Sinclair of Philadelphia. Light extremity wear, light dusting, spine reinforced. Else Very Good. In the left corner of the title page..... More
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION APPOINTED AT THE MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, HELD JANUARY 4, 1841. MADE TO AN ADJOURNED MEETING, HELD APRIL 5, 1841: ALSO A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Philadelphia: 1841. Stitched, untrimmed [last leaf somewhat crinkled]. 79, [1]pp. Light wear. Good+. The Committee's investigation produces a detailed analysis of the assets and liabilities of the Bank, as well as advances and repayment of loans and an estimate of Probable Losses. The Report became necessary "when it was perceived..... More
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THE MYSTERIES OF MARRIAGE; BEING THE LIFE OF THE MAN WHO WEDDED TEN WIVES, ONE OF WHOM WAS THE SO-CALLED "ESCAPED NUN." STRANGE PHASES OF HUMAN NATURE BROUGHT TO LIGHT IN THE PHILADELPHIA COURTS.
Philadelphia: Barclay & Co., [1882]. [2], 19-110, [2] pp. Original printed and illustrated front wrapper [rear wrapper lacking]. Full-page illustrations. Occasional light foxing. Good+. The man in question, John F. Hogan, was the victim of "husband-hunters." Such women "are as genuine and real pests of society as professional prostitutes, gamblers..... More
AN APOLOGY FOR THE TRUE CHRISTIAN DIVINITY: BEING AN EXPLANATION AND VINDICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES AND DOCTRINES OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS.
Philadelphia: Joseph James, 1789. Original full leather, with gilt-lettered spine lettering on red leather label. [16], 3-574, [14] pp. Widely scattered foxing, binding a bit rubbed. Very Good. Evans 21668. More
SET OF FOURTEEN 1939 BASEBALL CARDS ISSUED BY GUM, INC., OF PHILADELPHIA: PLAYERS LEFTY GOMEZ; JAKE POWELL, SYLVESTER JOHNSON, JIM BAGBY, JR., EDWARD MILLER, JAKE SOLTERS, JO-JO MOORE, PETE FOX, GUS SUHR, BOB KLINGER, JACK KNOTT, TOMMY BRIDGES, FRANK HAYES, AND MYRIL HOAG [109].
Philadelphia: 1939. 2 1/2" x 3 1/8'. Black and white photographic illustrations. Minor dustsoiling, minimal wear. Very Good. Gum, Inc. was founded around 1930. In 1939, it released the 'Play Ball - America' series. The cards were a bit larger than most earlier tobacco cards, and featured a black and..... More
BENNETT & WALTON'S ALMANAC , FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1819; BEING THE THIRD AFTER BISSEXTILE, OR LEAP YEAR. CALCULATED BY JOSHUA SHARP.
Philadelphia: Bennett & Walton, [1818]. [36] pp, engraved title page. Original plain wrappers [some wear, two short tape repairs], stitched. Tanned and foxed. Short closed tear to fore-edge of title page repaired with archival tape, one leaf of text trimmed closely at foredge [no text loss]. Early ink notation in..... More
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ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE NEW WHITE DEPARTMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REFUGE, ON JUNE 1ST, 1854, IN CELEBRATION OF THE OPENING OF THAT DEPARTMENT OF THE INSTITUTION, FOR THE RECEPTION OF INMATES. BY HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM BIGLER, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia: T.K. and P. G. Collins, Printers, 1854. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 24 clean pages. Very Good. The "Colored Department" of the House of Refuge had opened its doors in December 1849. The House of Refuge's Board of Managers thanks Governor Bigler for his remarks "delivered at the new building..... More
ADDRESS OF SENATOR BIGLER TO THE DEMOCRACY OF PHILADELPHIA, IN INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, JULY 4, 1856.
[Philadelphia? 1856]. 16pp. Caption title, as issued. Pinned, untrimmed, lightly worn. Good+. Bigler had just completed his term as Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania, and had begun his service as United States Senator. His July 4 oration doubles as a presidential campaign message. "Whatever others may do, as for me and..... More