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Washington D.C.: The American Air Mail Society, 1974. ca. 525pp/vol. Dark green cloth boards with gilt text. Four volume set. Many black and white illustrations. Definitive reference work of air mail stamp collectors.. Fifth Edition. Cloth. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Detroit, MI: Cadillac Motor Car Company. 19pp Copyright 1927. Orange boards will full color paste-on illustration and cloth spine strip. Boards soiled. Spine strip loose from top board. Corners bumped, soiled, and slightly torn. Body yellowing but complete and in very good condition. Numerous color illustrations using the LaSalle theme to introduce the motor car by the same name. A very artistic period [art deco?] advertising booklet. .. Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Oblong. more information

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Philadelphia: Willis P. Hazard, 1857. 416 pages. A collection of stories and poems from various authors and poets. Brown, decoratiave boards. All pages tight. Binding is good. Cover are faded, with stain on back cover. Spine worn at top and bottom. Corners are also worn. Considerable foxing, and some underlining. 150 year-old book which is very readable.. hard. Poor/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1911. 152pp. Red cloth boards with gilt text. Boards soiled and word. Edges bumped and frayed. Included fold-out map of the world. Cracked at inside folds. Yellowed. Marked "discard contains dated material." Many black and white photos and color maps. A 1911 geographical view of Pennsylvania and the world. . Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1913. 280 pages, Gray and black boards, All pages tight, Front cover is loose, but intact. Outer cover of spine is missing. Many photographs including some fold-out ones. Several of the pictures are slightly torn. A valuable and rare book. The report of the Pennsylvania Commision dated Deacember 31, 1913.. Hard Cover. Poor/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Gottingen, Germany, 1989. 2- Volume set, combined 1245 pages. Both volumes like new. Only markings are a few numbers written on the flyleaves. Cream-colored boards with cranberry red lettering. A bibliography based on the studies of Oswald Seidensticker and Wilbur H. Oda. A very valuable reference for persons studying German materials printed in United States . Vol. 1 covers 1728-1807, Vol. 2 1808-1830.. Hard Cover. Very Good/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: National Historical Society, 1971. 1029 pp. 1985 reprint. Black hardcover book with gilt lettering on spine. Like new book.. hard. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: National Historical Society, 1971. 815 pp. 1985 reprint. Black hardcover book with gilt lettering on spine. Like new book.. hard. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: The Historical Society of PA, 1934. 384 pages. Black boards and pages in good condition. Corners not worn Stain on bottom of back cover. Slight foxing, most noticeable on endpages. Many topics included, The first one is "The Bray Associates in Pennsylvania" Valuable book for persons interested in the 1930's in PA. Four quarterly issues published in one hardback edition.. Hard Cover. Good/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1933. 384 pages. Black boards, with all pages and covers in good condition. Corners not worn. Stain on the bottom of front cover. Some marks on edges of pages. Slight foxing, most noticeable on endpages. Many interesting topics, the first one is "John Bach McMaster." Four quarterly issues published on one hardbound book.. hard. Good/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: National Historical Society, 1971. 1099 pp. 1985 reprint. Black hardcover book with gilt lettering on the spine. Like new book.. hard. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Utica, NY: Oneida County Historical Society, 1992. 112 pp. Book of black and white photographs from the Russel Rhoades collection. The book and jacket are in good condition.. hard. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: E.H. Butler & Co., 1883. 256 pages with brown boards. Front cover a bit loose, but all pages tight. Spine worn at top and bottom. Some foxing, corners good. Several pictures. A valuable, old reading book.. Hard Cover. Fair/None. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Boston: C.D. Strong, 1836. 421 pp. Leather bound book, small size. Front cover missing. Back cover loose. Pages well attached to the spine. Title page present.. Full-Leather. Poor/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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Mount Morris IL: General Missionary and Tract Committee, 1894. 179 pp. Paperboard covers. Fifteen pages on the rudiments of music: scale, chords, exercizes, staff. One hundred and eighty-three hymns. General index. Shape notation in four parts.. hard. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information

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New York: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1962. 107 pp. Paperback booklet; red and white cover. Ilustrated b/w photos. NAACP annual report from a year of the height of the Civil Rights movement. Authentic item of American history. . Paper. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1966. Paperback book of the artist's b/w photographs. Good condition.. Paper. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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San Francisco, CA: Kagin's Numismatic Auctions, Inc., 1986. 246pp + lvs illustrations Navy cloth boards with gold text. Signed number 200 of and edition of 300 copies of the auction catalog of the Van Cleave Collection. Many black/white and color illustrations coins with descriptions. An interesting find for the coin collector. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: J.B. Aikin, 1846. 416 pages of sacred songs. First 27 pages include preface and music instructions. This includes a section entitled "Elements of Music," where shaped-note singing with seven shapes is explained with diagrams. The pages are all tight. The cover is worn hard, espeacially the corners. Spine has a small break at the bottom. On front cover it is described as "A New System of Musical Notation; with a collection of Psalm Tunes, Anthems, and Chanats selected from the Most popular works in Europe and America." Eighty-Second Edition, 1857 A valuable old song book. Hard Cover. Fair/None. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: David McKay Company. 250 pages, Blue cover with colored pastr-on picture . Corners good, Decorative end-paper and flyleaf. Pages clean. Dust-jacket in poor condition, chipped and torn.. Cloth. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: American Book Company, 1900. 239 pages. Green boards, faded at top. Some foxing, Stains inside front and back covers. Reading textbook with Information, Literature, and Oral Expression. Corners and pages tight. Corners slightly worn. Valuable old reading book. Some black and white pictures.. Hard Cover. Fair/None. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: American Book Company, 1899. 176 pages, Green boards with title in red. Cover and pages tight. Some foxing, back cover stained from moisture. Reading book includes stories, verses, & nature studies. Includes some nice black and white pictures. Valuable, old textbook.. Hard Cover. Fair/None. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: American Book Company, 1899. 132 pages, Green boards with title in red. Pages tight, corners worn. Beginning reader with pictures, rimes, and stories Black and white pictures throughout book. Some foxing, but pages all tight. Spine worn at the bottom. . Hard Cover. Fair/None. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: G.W. Dillingham Co, 1909. 318 pp. Orange Hardback book with black lettering and decoration. Illus. b/w by Charles Grunwald. Written by Marietta Holley. Cover worn. Hinge cracked. Title page and flyleaf present but loose. Other pages loose.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Grunwald. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information

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Philadelphia: G.G. Evans, 1859. 341 pp. Hardcover book. Covers worn, edges worn. Spine poor. Covers attached and binding good. Flyleaf missing. Title page torn. Ads.. hard. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Macmillan and Co., 1941. 461 pp. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on the cover. Covers are worn, but intact, some discoloration. Corners worn. Reprint of Audubon's 19th century book. Some foxing. 435 color plates.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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St Joseph, Michigian: Ameriacan Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1997. 400 pages, Maroon boards with title printed and accented in gold. Dust jacket shows farmer operating a Farmall H,cultivating corn. Many photos, some colored. A detailed product history from 1831-1985' Excellent description of each model plus production dates and serial numbers for the tractors A valuable source of information for IH fans and followers.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Phelps, Fanning, & Co., 1852. 359pp Brown boards soiled. Black text and decoration on front board. Illustrations and decoration on back board. Front board separated from text. Back board cracked at inside fold. Edges soiled. Corners bumped. Leather spine strip missing. Text intact but cracked, foxed, and soiled. Black and white illustrations and maps. Writing on front endpaper.. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Alexandria VA: Time-Life, 1982. 408 pp. Blue hardcover book with gilt lettering and decoration on the cover. Some deterioration of the cover due to moisture. A part of the "Collector's Library of the Civil War" series.. hard. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: John Church, Bigelow & Main, 1876. 112 pp. Hardcover book some foxing, markings on flyleaf. Ads on back cover. Round notes.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY: F.C. I. Press, 1977. 324pp. Brown cloth boards with gilt text and illustration of American Eagle. Blue and white dj with illustrations of American coins on front and author on back. Former date of ownership and owner's name blackened out on front endpaper. Numberous black and white photographs of coins, detailed descriptions, valuation guide. "A twenty-two year study of U.S. proof coins, at once the most comprehensive guide ever published.." - dj. A very well cared for book.. Library Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, NY: F.C. I. Press, 1977. 324pp. Brown cloth boards with gilt text and illustration of American Eagle. Blue and white dj with illustrations of American coins on front and author on back. Very small amount of foxing on upper edge.Numberous black and white photographs of coins, detailed descriptions, valuation guide. "A twenty-two year study of U.S. proof coins, at once the most comprehensive guide ever published.." - dj. A very well cared for book.. Library Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1866. 101 pp Instructions for reading music. Pages tight with considerable foxing. Dust jacket well worn. Owner's name on flyleaf.. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2005. 288 pages of excellent descriptions and beautiful colored and black-and -white photographs.of the famous highway from New York to San Franacisco. On the front and back covers there is a map of the United States with the Lincoln Highway outlined in red. Beautiful and informative book.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Oblong. more information

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Anderson, Indiana: Gospel Trumpet Company, 1908. 64 pages, Red boards, with color paste-on on front cover. Binding and pages good and tight. Corners worn, Spine worn at top and bottom. Colored picture on frontispiece. Illustrations on every page. A Bible story for every letter of the alphabet. . Hard Cover. Fair/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing Co, 1934. 122 pp. Small, square paperback book with colorful covers, b/w illustrations, ads in back for similar titles. Pages are all present, cover is loose.. Paper. Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1905. 205pp Rust cloth boards with full color past on illustration on front board. Gilt text on paste-on. Black and white illustrations. Former owner's inscription on front end paper. Cracked at inner hinges. Outer hinges worn. Text foxed , tape and damp soiled. . First 14 pages loosening from text.. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. Illus. by Betts, Ethel Franklin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Orange Judd Company, 1899. 211 plus pages Green Boards. Cover slightly loose, but all pages tight. "A Handbook of the cultivation of the exotic grape." New Edition. Includes descriptions of the later exotic grapes, and a select list of the native varieties, by George Thurber. Includes some illustrations. Foxing on pages. Cover slightly faded and soiled at several places. An informative, old book.. Hard Cover. Fair/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Lancaster PA: Argus Publishing Company, 1892. vi, 317pp Maroon cloth boards with leather spine strip. Gilt spine text. Former owner's name on front end papers. Foxed. Front hinge cracked. Cover scuffed. Half of spine strip missing. Written for Lancaster County [PA] students to learn about their heritage.. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Detroit, MI: Evans-Winter-Herb, Inc., 1928. 32pp Olive boards with black cloth spine strip. Multicolor illustration with black and yellow text front board. Boards lightly soiled. Corners bumped. Interior yellowing but clean. An advertising booklet featuring numerous full page period [art deco?] drawings of Cadillac products in elegant social settings and a directory of Cadillac models shown three per page. A very artistic advertising presentation.. Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Cleland, T.M.. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Cincinnati: C. F. Vent, 1871. 528 pp. Brown cloth boards. Some foxing, but otherwise in good condition. Binding good. A period item on the Chicago fire of 1871. Great resource on a very significant event in Ameridan History. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Silver, Burdett & Company, 1925. 186 pages, with blue boards, Front cover has orange and blue boards.Cover and pages are tight. Corners are worn. Foxing throughout the book, a few pages torn. White on blue pictures on inside of boards. Colored pictures throughout book. Valuable, old reader.. Cloth. Poor/None. Illus. by Stephenson, Eunice & John. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1981. Six volumes published from 1981 - 1984. . ca/460pp/vol. Black cloth boards with silver and red text. Black and yellow toned dust jackets with yellow text and period military photographs. Several very small tears and scuffs on spine strip area of dj. Set includes Vol. 1 "Shadows of the Storm;" Vol.2 "The Guns of '62;" Vol. 3 "The Embattled Confederacy;" Vol. 4 "Fighting for Time;" Vol. 5 "The South Beseiged:' Vol. 6 "The End of an Era." A picture rich narrative of the war. "Over 650 black and white photos per volume. All the photographs presented here were made from original prints of from the actual negatives: over half have never before been published." - dj. A very well cared for Civil War account.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: David McKay Publisher, 1890. 307 pages. Green boards. Includes eight essays by the author plus an article entitled, "New England Reformers." Part of American Classic Series. Valuable book by a great American writer.. Hard Cover. Good/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information

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Philadelphia: David McKay Publisher, 1890. 396 pages, Green boards. Corners and binding in good shape. 12 essays by the famous American writer. Part of the American Classic Series. Hard Cover. Good/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information

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Springfield, OH: Frasca Publishing , 1997. 399pp Maroon cloth boards with gilt text and embossed illustration of trigger and lock section of Springfield Model 1877 Oficer's Rifle. Numerous photographs of weapons, weapons in use, design sketches and sundry other related subjects. Many tables of information. A wealth of detailed but accessible information for the gun enthusiast.. Fifth Edition. Cloth. As New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Time-Life, 1984. 338 pp. Hardcover book with gilt lettering and raised decoration on the cover. Like new book, a part of the "Collector's Library of the Civil War.". hard. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1974. 189 pages,Blue cloth boards, Many black-and-white photos. Hard Cover. Good/None. Illus. by Garvin, Philip, Photographer. Oblong. more information

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New York, NY: The American Historical Society. 384pp Royal blue cloth boards with gilt text on spine. Spine strip sunned. Black and white illustrations throughout. Former owner's name sticker on front endpaper. Small amount of writing on back endpaper. A very well cared for period volume of information about Pennsylvania.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tha American Historical Society , 1922. 540pp + lvs plates Royal blue cloth boards with gilt text on spine. Spine strip sunned. Back end paper missing. Black and white full page portraits throughout. Some yellowing of pages opposite portraits. Index. Former owner's name sticker on front endpaper. .A very well cared for period volume of information about Pennsylvania.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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