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[Almanac]:

THE COMIC ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR 1869.

Philadelphia: Miller & Elder, 1869. 33, [1] pp, numerous woodcut illustrations. Title page illustrations, stitched [spine reinforced with paper and archival tapes]. Title page has tear to top outer corner [loss of a few letters of title and of several lines of text on verso]. Light wear, Good. Includes astronomical..... More

Price: $40.00

[Anonymous]:

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

Price: $50.00

Bennett & Walton:

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

Price: $25.00

Carson, Joseph:

INTRODUCTORY LECTURE ON THE OPENING OF THE SESSION OF 1860-61, IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, DELIVERED OCTOBER 8, 1860, BY JOSEPH CARSON, M.D., PROFESSOR OF MATERIA MEDICA AND PHARMACY. PUBLISHED BY THE CLASS.

Philadelphia: Wallace, Printer, 1858. 28pp. Disbound, Very Good. OCLC 51811011 [1-Natl. Libr. of Med.]. More

Price: $20.00

[Fow, Ambrose F.]:

READ AND REFLECT!| REMEMBER THE SHACKAMAXON BANK ROBBERY! AND VOTE AS YOU REMEMBER.| WERE YOU A DIRECTOR OR DEPOSITOR?| DID YOU PROFIT OR LOSE BY THE THIEVING?| DO NOT DEPOSIT YOUR BALLOTS AS YOU DID YOUR EARNINGS, BUT VOTE FOR AMBROSE F. FOW, AN HONEST MAN, FOR SELECT COUNCIL. [On verso: SHACKAMAXON BANK VS. THE PEOPLE.] THOMAS J. ROSE VS. AMBROSE F. FOW.| THE ABOVE CASES ARE IDENTICAL IN ALL RESPECTS, AND ARE TO BE TRIED BY THE PEOPLE AT THE POLLS TO-DAY. THOMAS J. ROSE REPRESENTS THE BANK AND AMBROSE F. FOW THE PEOPLE... WAS IT NOT SUFFICIENT TO ROB STOREKEEPERS AND WORKINGMEN OF THEIR MONEY? MUST THEY ALSO BE REPRESENTED IN COUNCILS BY THE MEN WHO, THROUGH THEIR WEALTHY RELATIVES WERE ALLOWED TO OVERDRAW THEIR ACCOUNTS? THE NINETEENTH WARD HAS BEEN REPRESENTED LONG ENOUGH IN SELECT COUNCILS BY A DUMMY. ...].

[Philadelphia: late 1880s]. Broadsheet, 5.75" x 9". Two horizontal folds, light age toning with the top third slightly more toned and lightly dustsoiled. A few short closed tears along folds and at edges, a short closed tear in text [no text loss]. Some chipping to edges. Small slip of orange..... More

Price: $100.00

Item #30749 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT WE THE CORPORATION BY THE NAME STYLE AND TITLE OF...

Franklin Institute:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT WE THE CORPORATION BY THE NAME STYLE AND TITLE OF "THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE MECHANIC ARTS" ARE HELD AND FIRMLY BOUND UNTO GEORGE M. DALLAS, BAYSE NEWCOMB, JOSIAH RANDALL, JAMES HARPER, THOMAS KITTERA, SAMUEL BADGER AND JOHN STEELE ALL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ESQUIRES TRUSTEES FOR AND ON BEHALF AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF "THE GRAND LODGE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND MASONIC JURISDICTION THEREUNTO BELONGING" IN THE SUM OF FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS LAWFUL SILVER MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO BE PAID TO THE SAID... TRUSTEES AFORESAID...WE DO BIND OURSELVES AND OUR SUCCESSORS AND EVERY OF THEM FIRMLY BY THESE PRESENTS. SEALED WITH THE COMMON SEAL OF OUR SAID CORPORATION. DATED THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE. 1835. THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT IF THE ABOVE-BOUNDEN THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE...[SHALL PAY THE TRUSTEES] THE JUST AND FULL SUM OF TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS...ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY [1836] TOGETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON AT THE DATE OF FIVE PER CENTUM PER ANNUM [BEING MONEYS BELONGING TO THE GRAND LODGE AFORESAID AND PART OF THE PURCHASE MONEYS PROCEEDING FROM THE SALE MADE OF THE MASONIC HALL AND LOT IN CHESTNUT STREET TO THE CORPORATION AFORESAID] WITHOUT ANY FRAUD OR FURTHER DELAY THEN THE ABOVE OBLIGATION TO BE VOID OR ELSE TO BE AND REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND VIRTUE. [signed] JAMES RONALDSON| PRESIDENT F. I.

[Philadelphia: 1835]. Broadside, 10" x 16". Entirely in elegant ink manuscript. A few very small edge chips [a letter or two affected at outermost edges]. Folds repaired on verso with archival tape. Blindstamp of the Franklin Institute in the bottom blank margin featuring a bust profile of Benjamin Franklin. Signed..... More

Price: $600.00

Grant, William R.:

NOTICE OF THE LIFE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF WILLIAM R. GRANT, M.D. A DISCOURSE, AT THE OPENING OF THE LECTURES IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE, FOR THE SESSION OF 1852-'53. BY HENRY S. PATTERSON, M.D., PROFESSOR OF MATERIA MEDICA AND THERAPEUTICS. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE FACULTY.

Philadelphia: King & Baird, Printers, 1852. 16pp. Original printed wrappers [chips to edges, spine reinforced with tape], stitched. Else Very Good. A discussion of the life and character of Dr. Grant, a well-regarded Professor of Anatomy at Jefferson Medical College. OCLC notes 13 copies under two accession numbers, as of..... More

Price: $75.00

Hopkinson, Judge Joseph:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM JOSEPH HOPKINSON, DATED NOVEMBER 13, 1811, TO JOHN SERGEANT, ESQ.: DEAR SIR| TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE MISUNDERSTANDING, IT MAY BE WELL TO SAY EXPLICITLY, THAT THE AGREEMENT JUST MADE TO ENTER A VERDICT FOR THE PLAINTIFF IN THE CASE OF CLATON & DUNHAM VS. GEO. SMITH, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, SHALL ONLY BE CONSIDERED TO BE IN LIEU OF THE FIRST TRIAL MENTIONED IN THE CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT, AND TO DEPRIVE THE DEFENDANT OF ANY RIGHT TO A SECOND TRIAL UNDER THAT AGREEMENT, BUT IN NO OTHER WAY TO PREJUDICE HIM.| JOS. HOPKINSON| NOV. 13, 1811| SERGEANT ESQ. [On verso: JOHN SERGEANT, ESQ.].

[Philadelphia: 1811]. 5.25" x 8". [4] pp, folded. Letter is on page [1] in ink manuscript, two interior pages blank, final page with name of addressee in manuscript. Tanned, strip of archival tape at inner margin of final page [previously mounted]. Very Good. Joseph Hopkinson [1791-1842] was a Philadelphia lawyer..... More

Price: $125.00

Lewis, Enoch; Kember, Emmor:

KIMBER'S ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1805. PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO THE USE OF FRIENDS. ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS FOR THE LATITUDE AND MERIDIAN OF PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia: Emmor Kimber; Solomon W. Conrad, Printer, [1804]. 12mo. [48] pp., stitched, partly untrimmed. Toned, some spotting, complete. AI 6594 [3]. Drake 10673. More

Price: $25.00

Pennsylvania, University of:

ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, JULY 3D, 1849.

[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

Price: $45.00

Pennsylvania, University of:

THREE BROADSIDES: DECLAMATION OF ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS...

[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

Price: $85.00

Pennsylvania:

LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, FROM THE SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER, ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE, TO THE SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER, ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY. REPUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE, BY ALEXANDER JAMES DALLAS. VOLUME II.

Philadelphia: Printed by Hall and Sellers, 1798 [misdated 1793 as some copies are]. Folio. Volume 2 of a 4 volume set. [4], ix, [1], 817, iii, [33], [1 blank] pp. Bound in original leather boards with tooled border, raised spine bands and gilt lettered spine label [overall rubbing and wear..... More

Price: $200.00

Peters, Richard:

ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURE, AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING, ON THE TWENTY-THIRD OF JANUARY, 1823, BY RICHARD PETERS, ITS PRESIDENT, AT THE REQUEST OF THE SOCIETY. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE SOCIETY.

Philadelphia: Clark & Raser, 1823. [4], [3]-25, [3 blanks] pp. Original plain yellow wrappers [minor dustsoiling], stitched. Very Good. Peters had been a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congresses of 1782 and 1783, and served for many years as a Judge of the United States District Court in Pennsylvania..... More

Price: $100.00

Item #29756 LOAN OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA| CERTIFICATE NO. 162.| SIX PER CENT LOAN.| THIS...

[Philadelphia Judaica]:

LOAN OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA| CERTIFICATE NO. 162.| SIX PER CENT LOAN.| THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE IS DUE TO NATHAN NATHANS, GUARDIAN OF GEORGE AND JOHN LOCKHART BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, WITH INTEREST, AT THE RATE OF SIX PER CENTUM PER ANNUM, PAYABLE HALF YEARLY, ON THE FIRST DAYS OF JANUARY AND JULY. THE PRINCIPAL NOT REIMBURSABLE, WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER HEREOF, BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1892... IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE TREASURER OF THE SAID CITY HAS HEREUNTO SET HIS HAND, AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA TO BE HEREUNTO ANNEXED, THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF JULY 1854, AND THE CONTROLLER HAS ATTESTED THE SAME ON THE SAME DAY AND YEAR.

Philadelphia: Draper, Welsh & Co., [1854]. Folio broadside, 8.75" x 14.75". A beautifully printed bond, with an ornamental border and ten engraved vignettes, including a large one of Independence Hall; and a locomotive, a waterfront scene, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, William Penn, and other portraits. Signed by the City Treasurer..... More

Price: $250.00

Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture:

LAWS OF THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURE, AS REVISED AND ENACTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, HELD ON THE 14TH JANUARY, 1812. TO WHICH IS PREFIXED, A LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. INCORPORATED FEBRUARY 14, 1809.

Philadelphia: Printed by Lydia R. Bailey, 1812. 15, [1 blank] pp, uncut, untrimmed. Original plain blue wrappers [reinforced with archival tape at spine], stitched. Lightly tanned, a few very small spots. Very Good. Its officers [Richard Peters was President], members, and laws are printed. Rink 1021. More

Price: $125.00

Item #29683 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AND UNDATED TO MR. JAMES TREMBLE, PHILADELPHIA: DEAR SIR| IF...

Rittenhouse, Benjamin:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AND UNDATED TO MR. JAMES TREMBLE, PHILADELPHIA: DEAR SIR| IF IT WILL NOT BE GIVING YOU TOO MUCH TROUBLE YOU WILL OBLIGE ME VERY MUCH IN CARYING THE BUSINESS OF OBTAINING AN ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF SALLARY FROM THE FIRST OF JANUARY TO THE PRESENT TIME OR WHATEVER PERIOD THE CUSTOMS OF THE OFFICE HAVE ESTABLISHED. I SHALL BE IN THE CITY IN TWO OR THREE DAYS BUT CAN MAKE NO STAY. YOUR COMPLIANCE THEREFORE WITH THE ABOVE REQUEST WILL GREATLY OBLIGE YOUR SINCERE FRIEND & VERY HUMBLE SEVT. BENJN. RITTENHOUSE.

5.5" x 7.5", in ink manuscript. Age toned, light dampstaining. Old folds, wax seal remnants on verso, small tears at top and bottom edges where seal was broken [no text loss]. A few short closed tears at edges [repaired with archival tape on verso]. Good. Benjamin Rittenhouse (1740-1825), a Pennsylvania..... More

Price: $150.00

Item #24992 COMMERCIAL INDEX TO FIRST HANDS, IN CHINA, GLASS, EARTHENWARE, TOYS, FANCY GOODS, AND...

Smythe & Wilcox:

COMMERCIAL INDEX TO FIRST HANDS, IN CHINA, GLASS, EARTHENWARE, TOYS, FANCY GOODS, AND KINDRED BRANCHES. ESTABLISHED TO GUIDE BUYERS TO EXCLUSIVE FIRST HANDS IN THE IMPORTING AND MANUFACTURING TRADE...

[New York]: Smythe & Wilcox, 1873. Narrow 12mo. 40pp + 16 blank memorandum pages. Bound in original publisher's gilt-stamped brown cloth. A blank memorandum leaf appears to have been removed [although OCLC's collation matches this offering], else a Fine copy. An attractive trade directory, with advertisements listing importers and manufacturers..... More

Price: $350.00

Tilghman, William :

AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURE; AT ITS ANNIVERSARY MEETING, JANUARY 18, 1820. BY WILLIAM TILGHMAN, L.L.D., CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND ONE OF THE VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE SOCIETY.

Philadelphia: Published by Order of the Society; William Fry, Printer, 1820. 36pp, untrimmed, partly uncut. Original plain gray wrappers [light discoloration, spine eroded], stitched. Text lightly age toned. Very Good. Chief Justice Tilghman was a member of the Committee of Correspondence of the Society. He recommends the improvement of agricultural..... More

Price: $100.00

[University of Pennsylvania]:

REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE SESSION OF 1857-58. ISSUED JUNE, 1857.

Philadelphia: T.K. & P.G. Collins, Printers. June, 1857. 16pp. Disbound, scattered light foxing. Else Very Good. OCLC 82574607 [1-Library Co. Philadelphia]. More

Price: $15.00

[Whittier, John G.]:

POOR WILLS ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR 1838.

Philadelphia: Joseph M'Dowell, [1837]. [36] pp [as issued], stitched, untrimmed. Original plain brown wrappers [some wear, two small tape repairs to inside of front wrap]. Tanned with some browning, light scattered foxing. Good+ to Very Good. Filled with the usual almanac material, stories, anecdotes, poetry and court information... More

Price: $25.00

Item #32050 [WARRANTY DEED ON PARCHMENT, DATED 22 NOVEMBER 1731, TRANSFERRING REAL ESTATE ON THE...

[Wistar, Caspar]:

[WARRANTY DEED ON PARCHMENT, DATED 22 NOVEMBER 1731, TRANSFERRING REAL ESTATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, FROM JONATHAN AND MARTHA COCKSHAW TO CASPAR WISTAR, A PHILADELPHIA "BRASS BUTTON-MAKER," FOR THE SUM OF FIVE SHILLINGS, "LAWFULL MONEY OF AMERICA"...].

Philadelphia: 1731. Oblong manuscript, 15-1/2" x 7-1/2", on parchment. Red seals, signed by Jonathan Cockshaw "& mark of Martha Cockshaw", with signatures of witnesses Nicholas Ashmead, Dennis Rachford, Joseph Lawrence. Docketed on an otherwise blank verso. Tiny stitch holes in blank inner margin from previous binding. Very Good. Jonathan Cockshaw..... More

Price: $375.00

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