Jay T. Snider Collection, Featuring the History of Philadelphia and Important Americana. Bloomsbury Auctions, 19 November 2008 by Bloomsbury Auctions - 2008

New York: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2008. HC. very good++, pictorial boards (hardcover). color illustrations. 375 fantastic auction lots documenting the history of Philadelphia and related Americana. An important auction catalogue that should be in any Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or Americana collection.

Bloomsbury Auctions, 2008. Hardcover. Fine. This book is clean and bright, with no creases, no tears, and no markings. In stock, ready to ship now from Evanston, IL!

New York: Bloomsbury Auctions. Fine. 2008. Hardcover. As New in original shipping box. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Bloomsbury Auctions, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 19th November, 2008. Illustrated laminated boards, folio,. pp, plates, profusely illustrated in colour. 375 lots. From the introduction: "Presented here in chronological order, the collection reveals grand themes in both Philadelphia and our national history. From Pennsylvania's founding as a place where the Society of Friends could practice without persecution, religious freedom has been a core belief. The struggle to preserve such fundamental fioerties is evident throughout the first half of the sale: William Keith's letter to King George requesting that the Pennsylvania Quakers be allowed to forego the Christian qualification oath (lot 44]; the original manuscript of the Paxton Boy's Remonstrance to Governor John Penn calling for equal apportionment in the Assembly (102); the natural rights declared by Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson in their Declaration on the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms (lot… Read More

New York: Bloomsbury, (November 19) 2009. Tall quarto auction catalogue, hardcover with illustrated panels and printed on enamel; A FINE COPY. An important reference with scarce historic illustrations. 375 lots.

New York: Bloomsbury Auctions Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A fine copy of this well illustrated and substantial catalogue. 200.

New York: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2000. hardcover. fine. Introduction by Jeremy Markowitz, Head of Americana at Bloomsbury Auctions. Pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout in color. 374 pages, 4to, pictorial boards. New York: Bloomsbury Auctions, (2000). A fine copy.<br/><br/>

London: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2008. Corwn bumped, else fine. Illustrated auction catalogue of 375 lots. Hard bound in color-printed glazed boards.

London: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2008. Fine. Illustrated auction catalogue of 375 lots. Hard bound in color-printed glazed boards.

Bloomsbury Auctions, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 19th November, 2008. Illustrated laminated boards, folio,. pp, plates, profusely illustrated in colour. 375 lots. From the introduction: "Presented here in chronological order, the collection reveals grand themes in both Philadelphia and our national history. From Pennsylvania's founding as a place where the Society of Friends could practice without persecution, religious freedom has been a core belief. The struggle to preserve such fundamental fioerties is evident throughout the first half of the sale: William Keith's letter to King George requesting that the Pennsylvania Quakers be allowed to forego the Christian qualification oath (lot 44]; the original manuscript of the Paxton Boy's Remonstrance to Governor John Penn calling for equal apportionment in the Assembly (102); the natural rights declared by Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson in their Declaration on the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms (lot… Read More