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The Dutch and Quaker Colonies In America
by John Fiske
This is Volume 1 (I haven't seen Volume 2 online yet). Fiske tells a delightful and informative series of stories and provides authoritative historical framework, for the development of New York. Volume 1 deals almost entirely with Dutch lore. Highly recommended for anyone with interest in New York.
Byways and Boulevards In and About Historic Philadelphia
by Francis Burke and Gummere, Henry Volkmar Brandt
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Marriages Reported by Der Libanon Demokrat: A German-Language Newspaper Published at Lebanon, Pennsylvania
by Robert A. Heilman
Heritage Books, Inc.. New. Marriages Reported by Der Libanon Demokrat: A German-Language Newspaper Published at Lebanon, Pennsylvania - Robert A Heilman English-language abstracts of marriage notices from this weekly German-language newspaper, 1832- 1854 Covers Lebanon, Berks, Lancaster, Dauphin and Schuylkill counties More than 1,000 marriages involving about 2,500 people (1990), 2009, 5½x8½, paper, index, 128 ppISBN: 9781556133619101-H0361
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$18.50
History of the Johnstown Flood: including all the Fearful Record; the Breaking of the South Fork Dam; the Sweeping Out of the Conemaugh Valley; the Overthrow of Johnstown; the Massing of the Wreck at the Railroad Bridge; Escapes, Recuses, Searches for Survivors and the Dead; Relief Organizations, Stupendous Charities, etc., ect,; with Full Accounts also of the Destruction of the Susquehana and Juniata Rivers, and the Bald Ealge Creek
by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
(Philadelphia): Edgewood Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1889. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full green cloth, gilt lettering on spine and cover. Generously illustrated with full-page, B&W photographs of the aftermath of the flood and a frontispiece map.. Ex-Library with the usual markings and pocket, head and heel of spine worn with loss, edges worn, gilt faded, poem by former reader on reverse of ffep, old price on first preliminary page, both hinges sprung, else...
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$25.00
Large snapshot photo album 1915-1920s, well over 100 photos of life in Apollo & Vandergrift, Indiana County, PA, and 1920s Orlando, Hollywood FL and Miami
by (Pennsylvania - Apollo, Vandergrift; Florida: Orlando, Hollywood, Miami)
Paperback. Very Good. Probably the Whitworth family but possibly the Glasglows and Dunkles -- Apollo, PA appears to be the place of residence. Documents family get-togethers, friends, outings to Vandergrift or the Kiskiminetas River, a trip to Atlantic City (and the inevitable flat tire on the way there), a few pictures of the Grand Canyon and a friend in Sydney Australia, some of Niagara Falls and of a horse racing track, and then the move in 1927 to Orlando Florida and pictures of other Florida...
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$150.00
NOVA TABULA GEOGRAPHICA COMPLECTENS BOREALIOREM AMERICÆ PARTEM; IN QUA EXACTE DELINEATÆ SUNT CANADA SIVE NOVA FRANCIA, NOVA SCOTIA, NOVA ANGLIA, NOVUM BELGIUM, PENSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, CAROLINA, ET TERRA NOVA, CUM OMNIBUS LITTORUM
by [MAP - CAROLINAS TO QUEBEC] Visscher, Nicolaus
Amsterdam: Nicholas Visscher and Peter Schenk, Jr., 1715. Full sheet, 18.5 x 23.25 inches, with full margins and original color. Aside from a few small spots of foxing, a very good example. The original plates of this Visscher map, ca. 1689 were sold to Peter Schenk, Jr. and reissued under Schenk's imprint ca. 1715. This map of the northeast coast of North America extends from the Carolinas to Quebec and inland to to the Great Lakes, pushing the Jansson-Visscher maps further northward to the Hudson Bay.
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$1,500.00
Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd: A Township of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
by Howard M. Jenkins
Heritage Books, Inc.. New. Gwynedd, on the outskirts of Philadelphia, is named for that region of North Wales-the stronghold of the Welsh In contrast to the usual slow growth of most settlements, the Welsh settlers arrived in a body, purchased and immediately occupied their township-their new stronghold Documents show a dozen plots of land deeded to the settlers by William Penn and Thomas Evan in 1699 A brief physical description and history is followed by a chronological list of notable events...
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$34.50
Souvenir Historical Book Issued in Connection with the Sesqui-Centennial Celebration of Huntingdon County Pennsylvania, 1787-1937
by Reed, Charles L.; The Huntingdon County Historical Society
Huntingdon: Huntingdon County Historical Society, 1937. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. First edition, 1937. Softcover, 113 pp. + ads., illustrated, clean unmarked text, about a Very Good copy, soil/discoloration to some pages of the text and to the page-edges, soil or discoloration to the covers, covers also with rubbing and wear to the tips and edges including some tearing and loss. Uncommon.
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$19.20
The MA & PA. A History of The Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
by Hilton, George
Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books. 1966. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Dj lightly chipped at spine ends. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 183 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 3rd Printing. Hardback.
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$20.07
Pennsylvania Beautiful (Eastern)
by Wallace Nutting
Bonanza Books MCMXXIV. b. "Illustrated by the author with many examples of landscapes and old houses in all the counties herein described". VG, VG dust jacket.
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$7.75
A SKETCH OF BETHLEHEM
by Myers, Elizabeth L
Bethlehem, PA: Self Published. Good. 1925. String Bound Wraps. Frontispiece of yhe Old Brethrens' House. Covers foxed and stained, with edge tears. Foxing throughout. A scarce little book. ; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 25 pages .
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$23.00
Report of the Watering Committee to the Select and Common Councils, November 1, 1804
by Vanuxem, James (chairman)
Select and Common Councils. Printed by RTobertg Cochran, 1804. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 15 pages. Three page report with 5 additional documents: List of Certificates, Monies Drawn by the Watering Committee (6 pages), Abstract of Payments (1 page), Expenses (1 page), List of Debts (1 1/2 pages), Account of Houses (1/2 page). 12.75 x 8 inches. First edition (first printing). Very good in printed wrappers (paperback). Pages are browned. Mild foxing. Scarce.
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$100.00
Kort Beskrifning om Provincien Nya Swerige uti America, Som nu fortjden af the Engelske kallas Pensylvania
by CAMPANIUS HOLM, Thomas
First Edition. hardcover. 2 maps, 3 plates, title vignette, 5 text illus., 7 head-pieces, engraved initials. [14], 190. [2]pp. 12mo, early 3/4 calf, paper label; (lacks 2 maps including folding map; browning to text, binding lightly rubbed, p. 187 dampstained). Stockholm: J.H. Werner, 1702.<br/> <br/> "An account of the first permanent settlement in the entire Delaware River Valley...made at what is now Wilmington, Delaware, in 1638, and of its later capture by the Dutch in 1655. There...
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$6,000.00
Ciy and Suburban Architecture; Containing Numerous Designs and Details for Public Edifices, Private Residences, and Mercantile Buildings. Illustrated with One Hundred and Thirty-Six Engravings, Accompanied by Specifications and Historical and Explanatory Text
by Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1859. 1st ed. 136 plates (including frontis), many tinted and some with multiple colors, 103, [1]p. Plates separately numbered (1-136). Worn original cloth, rebacked with most of the frayed and worn cloth from the original backstrip mounted. 36 cm. Waterstain in lower right corner on first portion of book (up to page 33 in text and 19 in plates), Most text pages and plates have some moderate foxing and brown spotting, especially around edges. A few text leaves...
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$450.00
History of the Johnstown Flood
by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
Edgewood Pub. Co, 1889. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$12.93
Marriages and Deaths of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1685-1800
by Charlotte Meldrum
Heritage Books, Inc.. New. Marriages and Deaths of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1685-1800 - Charlotte Meldrum The vital records of birth, marriage and death were not kept by civil authorities until after 1800 This collection of vital records kept by churches in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania beginning in 1685, in most cases the only surviving record Includes Quaker, Lutheran, Presbyterian, and Reformed church records Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was formed in 1784 from Philadelphia County A...
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$21.50
The Pig Iron Aristocracy, The Triumph of American Protectionism
by Quentin R. Skrabec, Ph.D
Heritage Books, Inc.. New. The Pig Iron Aristocracy, The Triumph of American Protectionism - Quentin R Skrabec, PhD The ""Pig Iron Aristocracy"" of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Pennsylvania not only was the foundation of American manufacturing, but the root of our present day political parties It is a little known story, but it has popular appeal throughout the Midwest and Mideast Inspired by Federalist Alexander Hamilton, the Pig Iron Aristocracy brought capitalism to America and formed the core of...
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$22.00
Early Times on the Susquehanna
by Mrs. George A. Perkins
Heritage Books, Inc.. New. Early Times on the Susquehanna - Mrs George A Perkins Early pioneers gathered at Elmira in 1853, Athens in 1854 and Owego in 1855 to relate the facts and incidents connected with the early settlement of this beautiful region of Pennsylvania ""Judge McDowell thought we should visit and converse with the few that yet remain of the early settlers, and gather all the historical facts about early times that could be obtained"" The author has compiled historical information from...
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$28.00
Connecticut's Pennsylvania ""Colony"": Susquehanna Company Proprietors, Settlers and Claimants, Volume 3 The Claimants
by #N/A
Heritage Books, Inc.. New. Proprietors, settlers and claimants from New England bought land located in Pennsylvania from the Connecticut-based Susquehanna Company and disappeared from legal records for as many as fifty years or more The author, previously the Chief of the Division of Land Records at the Pennsylvania State Archives, has compiled a complete database of these proprietors, settlers and claimants in a three volume series Over 5,000 families were involved Volume II: The Settlers makes the...
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$35.00
Land purchase agreement, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for Peter Berek and wife, county of Cambria, 1853
by Berek, Peter and wife. J. Porter Brawley (surveyor general), Thos. McConnell (deputy surveyor)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1853. Print. Document, oblong format, 8.5 x 14 inches, printed in black. Cartouche of state upper left. Blanks to be filled in. First edition (first printing). Very good copy. Peter Berek and wife, county of Cambria, 'hath applied for one hundred and thirty nine acres of land improved bounded on the west by land of Lloyd and Henaker on the south by land warranted to James Nelson & on the east by Robt. Means & others, Situate in Cambria Township. Executed August 19th, 1853....
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$50.00
RECOLLECTIONS OF BY-GONE DAYS IN THE COVE (VOLUME 11)
by Snowberger, Ella M
Martinsburg, Pennsylvania: Morrisons Cove Herald. Good. 1943. First Edition. Soft Cover. Articles originally written for the Morrisons Cove Herald by Ella M. Snowberger. Presented in yearly book form, printed and distributed by Cove Herald to its subscribers. 68 historical pages. Condition: Text tight & intact. Cover replacement, incorporating part of the original front cover to the new cover. A few small stains on title page. Pennsylvania history; 8vo; 68 pages .
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$35.00
History of the Big Spring Presbyterian Church, Newville, Pennsylvania, 1737-1898
by Gilbert E. Swope
Heritage Books, Inc.. New. This reprint contains a valuable set of baptism, marriage and church membership lists of one of the oldest churches in ""Old"" Cumberland County, Pennsylvania-an absolute must for research on the Scots-Irish in that areaGilbert E Swope(1898), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 230 ppISBN: 9781585495306101-S0530
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$19.50
Early Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts
by Stoudt, John Joseph
A. S. Barnes and Company, Inc., New York, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Bound in green cloth covered boards with gold stamping to the spine, and pictorial paper dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, save for a slight bump to the lower right corner, and some black marks to the front free endpaper. Price-clipped dustjacket is in equally fine condition, save for some closed tears that are now held in check by a Mylar protector. 364 pages, with numerous black and white images of some stunning arts and...
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$35.00
The Owl 1945 - University of Pittsburgh Class Yearbook
by The Senior Class, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA: The Senior Class, University of Pittsburgh, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. The 1945 Class Yearbook from The University of Pittsburgh. Hardcover. c.1945. Decorative cloth. 4to. 300pp. Illus. Very Good. Light general shelfwear, mild soil, contents unmarked.
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$12.00
Pen Pictures of Early Western Pennsylvania
by Harpster, John W. (editor)
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket chipped and toned.. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Maps and illustrations by Harvey Cushman. Black cloth binding, top edges gilt. xv, 337pp. Illustrated endpapers, notes, bibliography, and index. One of 2000 copies. A collection of colorful and informative writings by early travelers and settlers of the region. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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$20.00
Col. J. M. Schoonmaker and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad: A Study of Personality and Ideals
by Emerson, Harrington
New York: Engineering Magazine, 1913. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine. frontis (portrait), vii, illustrations, double-page map, 152p. Cloth. 21cm. No Jacket.
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$70.00
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE ( VOLUME LXV) June to November 1882
by Various Authors
New York: Harper Bros.. Very Good. 1882. Hardcover. Clean brown cloth , leather spine with raised bands. Leather front corners. Text tight, clean & intact. Numerous engraved illustrations. Issue features: The First Americans; Southern California; Canadian Pacific Railway; E gyptian Mummies; Certain New York Houses; Ear ly Quakers in England & Pennsylvania. Spine head with small chip. Bound Magazines; Engraved Illus.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 970 pages .
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$32.50
