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Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1924. Apparent 1st, with matching dates, no additional printings indicated. Dark blue cloth, elaborate gilt-stamped binding design of PA state seal. 509 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Excellent on Pennsylvania history. Lightly rubbed edges, gilt on spine panel just a bit rubbed.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1924. Apparent 1st, with matching dates, no additional printings indicated. Dark blue cloth, elaborate gilt-stamped binding design of PA state seal. 509 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Excellent on Pennsylvania history. Lightly rubbed corners and spine extremities, a few letters of front panel gilt slightly rubbed. Slight foxing adjacent to several plates, otherwise immaculate interior.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1924. Apparent 1st, with matching dates, no additional printings indicated. Dark blue cloth, elaborate gilt-stamped binding design of PA state seal. Moderately rubbed joints, corners, extrems, flecked cloth on spine panel with gilt partially rubbed. Front pastedown bookplate, front hinge just starting. Foxing and dampstaining to title page and several early leaves, scattered occasional foxing, light to moderate, through interior proximate to plates, typical of this issue. Excellent on Pennsylvania history.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. VG-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873. Full leather, gilt on black title labels on spine, marbled endpapers. Covers partially detached along joints (still connected by endpaper hinges), repaired on back strip by clear tape. Binding copy "as is," excellent candidate for rebinding/rebacking with intact, clean text block. Leather boards are moderately rubbed along edges and show some light soiling. Gift inscription relating to LeVan family on front blank. 557 pp., illus. w/ engraved plates.. Full-Leather. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Boston, MA: Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, 1906. Dark red cloth, stamped and lettered in burgundy. A few light soil marks to cloth, modestly rubbed extremities and corners. 253 pp. Scarce.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Trenton, NJ: Trenton Historical Society, 1967. Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering, virtually as issued (cloth slightly spotted along bottom edge). Dust jacket a bit toned toward edges and folds, else virtually as issued. Signed by author on front blank.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Mary Grace Johnston. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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The Colonial Society of Pennsylvania, 1917. Red cloth, gilt front panel device + lettering, gilt top, deckled edges. vi + 327+ pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Ex-library, typically marked/stamped, only modest actual wear. Lightly soiled, back strip a bit sunned. Firm binding, clean interior, solid Near Fine with note to ex-lib. status. Provides list of inscriptions on tombstones and vaults of the church-yard.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Souderton and Morgantown, PA: Self-Published [Printed by Masthof Press], 2001. Color laminated pictorial boards. As issued. xxi,400 pp., illus. with color, b&w plates. Autobiography/memoir with material first on Allen County, Ohio, then Spring City and environs, Montgomery and Chester County, Pennsylvania.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Vernon, IN and Pottsville, PA: Windmill Publications/Historical Society of Schuylkill County, 1999. Facsimile reprint of the 1st (1875) edition, published by F. W. Beers & Co., New York. Dark olive buckram, lettered in gold foil. As issued. Sponsored by Historical Society of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. 135 pp. As issued. Maps for all townships, boroughs, and villages extant as of time of original publication, with many additional illustrations.. First Thus. Buckram. Fine/Not Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1991. 1st ptg. of 5th Edition, oblong 8vo. Light wear to edges, one light crease to an otherwise firm, square binding. [ii],211 pp. . First Thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical Commission, 1938. Publications of Pennsylvania Historical Commission, Volume IV. Dark blue textured cloth, lettered in gilt. Essentially as issued, very slight shelf wear. 227 pp., illus. Some annotations in pencil on rear flyleaf, else clean. Relatively scarce 1st of hardcover edition.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Upper Darby, PA: Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society, 1988. 1st ptg., March 1988, limited to 5000 copies. Stiff pictorial wraps, spiral-bound, oblong format. Approx. 1/2" closed tear along bottom front edge, one light crease on front cover, else virtually as issued. 128 pp., illus. w/ color, b&w photographs. Scarce.. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Philadelphia and New York: John Wanamaker, 1899. Burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt, top edges in gilt. Complete in two volumes. x,582 + iv,532 pp., illus. with b&w plates. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, modest overall wear. Some rubbing evident along edges and joints, stamped text block edges, lower spine panels darkened with handwritten call label. Hinges starting, with evidence of repair. Text blocks clean. Acceptable reading/reference copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Good-VG. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. 1st edition: Sept. 1902. Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering, deckled edges. xiii,259 pp., illus. w/ 21 b&w plates. Minimally rubbed at corners and spine extremities; cloth surfaces rubbed along back strip, with gilt dulled (remains bright on front panel). Former owner signature on front flyleaf. Fully intact text block.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia, PA: Lutheran Publication Society, 1893. Published on the occasion of the semi-centennial of the Ev. L. Synod of Eastern PA. Brown cloth, decorated in black, lettered in gilt, bevelled edges. Cloth is mildly flecked on both covers and spine, with a few blemishes and modest rubbing at spine extremities. Front hinge with evidence of repair, appears quite firm; rear hinge intact. 383 pp., with 26 illustrations after engravings, including frontis. of Rev. Prof. Charles A. Hay, who died June 1893.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Kutztown, PA: Self-Published, 1978. Tan cloth, oblong format. 95 pp., illus. Scarce history of Quaker culture in Philadelphia and beyond, as far south as Maryland and North Carolina. Most coverage here is in the Philadelphia and South Jersey area, including West Chester, Newtown, Wilmington, Byberry, Sandy Spring (MD), Wrightstown, Roaring Creek/Catawissa, Mount Laurel (NJ), etc. Slightly bumped corners, else as issued.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Self-Published, 2005. Black cloth, lettered in silver foil. As issued. 43 pp., illus. w/ color plates. Tribute to the art and lives and Henry and Genevieve Libhart, instrumental in advancing the careers of many Pennsylvania-born artists.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1970. xii + 273 pp. Dark blue cloth, gilt facsimile signature on front panel, gilt spine lettering. Virtually as issued, very slightly rubbed corners/extrems. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket, with both corners of front flap clipped. No edition statement. Former owner signature on verso of front flyleaf. Includes material on the Drinkers, a prominent Philadelphia family, and on Lehigh University, South Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA, of which Bowen's father was president.. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Troy, PA: Self-Published [Printed by RCW Publishing Co.], 1994. 272 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs. Moderate handling wear, corners a bit bumped, lightly thumbed. Signed by author on half-title. Former owner's embossed name stamp on half-title and dedication pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Troy, PA: Self-Published [Printed by RCW Publishing Co.], 1994. 272 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs. Slight shelf/edge wear. Signed by author on half-title. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1964. Green cloth, lettered in gold foil. Basically as issued. Dust jacket shows very slight shelf wear, now in mylar. 467 pp. Firm binding, clean interior. Relatively scarce.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia, PA: Brandt and Gummere Company, 1929. Burgundy cloth, blind-decorated, gilt-stamped lettering. 192 pp., illus. throughout. Slight shelf wear, virtually as issued. Small address label of former owner Amos Long, Jr. (author of "Pennsylania German Family Farm") on front pastedown. Text block edges are lightly foxed, not extending to interior.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Philadelphia, PA: George S. McManus Co., 1954. Blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Modest surface rubbing in a few areas, a bit of shelf wear. Former owner's address label on front pastedown (Amos Long, author of Pennsylvania German Family Farm). vi,237 pp. Clean interior, firm binding. Relatively scarce.. First Edition. Cloth. VG+/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: The Aldine Book Company, 1903. 1st edition: July 1903 (matching dates), though with Author's Note to Third Edition tipped in at front endpapers. Red cloth, gilt pictorial front panel. Cloth is a bit flecked and modestly soiled on portions of both panels, moderately soiled back strip. Slightly frayed spine extremities, corners a bit exposed, small area of soiling along text block fore-edge. A few early leaves slightly chipped along fore-edge, else fully intact interior. Title pg. shows embossed stamp of Pennsylvania Railroad Company Library, no other marks. Former owner signatures on front flyleaf. xv + 369 pp., illus. w/ b&w reproductions, plates, etc.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996. xxii,277 pp., illus. Slight corner wear, nearly as issued.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia, PA: Friends Select School, 1989. History published in conjunction with the 300th anniversary of Quaker education in Pennsylvania. Stiff paper wraps. xiii,270 pp., illus. w/ many b&w photos. Lightly rubbed covers, light shelf wear. Final two leaves show short closed tears along fore-edges. Timeline of Events in F.S.S. History laid in.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1971. Originally issued 1942. Ex-library with the usual marks and stamps, very little actual wear. Protective Brodart sleeve over dust jacket affixed to binding. Lightly rubbed edges. Acceptable reading copy, with firm binding, bright contents.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1971. 2nd ptg. Originally issued 1942. Basically as issued, mere traces of rubbing at corners. Dust jacket lightly soiled, with a few minor surface marks.. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Emmaus, PA: Self-Published, 2001. Color illus. stiff paper wraps, perfect-bound. Essentially as issued. Generic inscription on first page of text: "Always best wishes! / Evan Burian." vi,170 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Souderton, PA: Indian Valley Printing, 1994. Green polished leatherette, lettered in gold foil. Former owner's address label and inventory number on rear flyleaf, othewise as issued. 128 pp., illus. primarily with color plates, some b&w. Dust jacket with mere hints of shelf wear, basically as issued, now in mylar. Originally issued in 1973, first revised in 1983, this copy the 2nd revised edition (1994). Color and b&w illus. of train stations and depots in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Ranulph Bye. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical Commission, 1936. Light blue covers. Significant lean, with portion of title lettered in ink on blank spine panel. Light binding creases, with partial separation along joints near extrems. Moderately toned spine panel. Covers themselves decent, as is interior. All foldouts fully intact, including large foldout at rear. Significant investigation in the Susquehanna River, of particular interest to Lancaster, York, Dauphin County collections.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Rinehart & Co., 1955. 1st edition, with "R" colophon on copyright pg. Light green cloth, nearly as issued. Lightly sunned spine panel. xiii, 493 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Rivers of America Series.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Stow Wengenroth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia & London: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Lightly toned toward edges.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia & London: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Lightly toned toward edges, two punch-holes along binding edge drilled for insertion into ring binder, no text affected.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. 1st ptg. thus. Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering. xx,431 pp., illus. w/ 5 plates, 20 maps. Lightly rubbed corners and spine extremities. Cloth surfaces along spine panel are a bit rubbed, and gilt dulled, with an area of light soiling along rear joint and a small portion of rear panel. Former owner signature on front flyleaf. Fully intact text block, clean interior.. Second Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia, PA: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1940. Royal blue cloth, gilt lettering. xxv + 441 + xi + 498 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Vol. II shows very slight fraying to top front corner, else both volumes essentially as issued. Former owner signature on front flyleaf of Vol. I.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Clearfield, PA: Kurtz Bros, Printers, 1960. Blue boards. Essentially as issued. Relatively scarce dust jacket shows lightly rubbed edges. 318 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York and Nashville: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1949. 1st thus, of revised edition. Green cloth, lightly rubbed at spine extremities. Former owner signature on front flyleaf. 256 pp. Scattered underlining through about p. 25, else unmarked. Dust jacket chipped at head of spine and top corners, with a few short closed tears and associated creasing along top edges, now in mylar.. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boyertown, PA: Self-Published By Gilbert Printing, 1975. Light blue cloth, essentially as issued. Dust jacket lightly rubbed along joints and edges, with mild surface rubbing, now in protective sleeve. Fairly scarce. History of the American Revolution centered around action in Montgomery and Chester Counties, to a lesser extent Berks, Bucks, etc.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Pottstown, PA: Greater Pottstown Area Chamber of Commerce, 1970. Slight binding lean, lightly soiled on lower front cover. Scattered interior underlinning. Acceptable reading copy. History of southern Berks, northern Montgomery and northern Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 166 pp.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Apollo, PA: Self-Published (Closson Press), 1980. 6 pp., paper wraps, stapled at top corner. Light handling wear, former owner embossed stamp on cover. Listings for Pennsylvania only.. First Edition. Unbound. Near Fine/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Apollo, PA: Self-Published (Closson Press), 1978. "A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial District under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census." 36 pp., paper wraps. Slight handling wear, former owner embossed stamp on title pg. Clean interior.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1975. Blue cloth, lettered in gold foil. v,184 pp. Very slightly rubbed spine extremities, else as issued. Light edge wear to dust jacket, short closed tear along bottom front edge, now in Brodart sleeve.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1975. Blue cloth, lettered in gold foil. v,184 pp. Lightly rubbed corners and spine extremities, a few light spots to rear cover, else as issued. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: National Historical Association, Inc., 1933. Black textured cloth, gilt lettering. 131 pp. Lightly rubbed corners. Unobtrusive call letters on lower back strip, no other library marks. Interior is clean, binding firm. Tales of old Pennsylvania and Philadelphia from an author who, under the pen-name Girard, published such history for years in Philadelphia newspapers.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1947. Light blue cloth, slightly rubbed at extrems, gilt lettering. 146 pp., endpaper maps. Just a bit of shelf wear, else as issued.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1977. Dark blue pebbled covers, gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, with tape ghosting on both covers where dust jacket protective cover had been affixed. 672 pp., illus. Text block edges are a bit uneven, suggesting that the binding has been reglued at some point, but it seems sturdy enough. Acceptable reading copy. Dust jacket well preserved in new mylar, with small call label at base of spine, lightly rubbed corners.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/VG+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago, Dallas and New York: Laidlaw Brothers, 1943. Tan paper wraps, modestly soiled, with a bit of shelf/handling wear. 96 pp. School text on the history of Pennsylvania. Uncommon.. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Internal Affairs, 1962. Light blue wraps, titled in darker blue. Ex-library, typically marked/stamped, binding reinforced with clear tape, relatively light wear. Edges a bit tanned, rear endpapers with dried glue residue. Acceptable reference copy. xii,114 pp., b&w plates.. First Thus. Original Wraps. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1964. 1st complete English translation of Howes C 884 (1801). Dark blue cloth, 619 pp. As issued. Dust jacket shows lightly sunned spine panel, one approx. 1/2" closed tear along rear top edge. Very nicely preserved copy.. First Thus. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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