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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.
Miracle At Philadelphia the Story Of the Constitutional Convention May To September 1787
by Catherine Drinker Bowen
Byways and Boulevards In and About Historic Philadelphia
by Francis Burke and Gummere, Henry Volkmar Brandt
Pennsylvania Books & Ephemera
![Lancaster Street Lottery, Authorized by Law of the State of Pennsylvania. [C. 1797-1811 lottery ticket]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/910/865/1486865910.0.b.jpg){kind=small}
Lancaster Street Lottery, Authorized by Law of the State of Pennsylvania. [C. 1797-1811 lottery ticket]
by [Lancaster Street Lottery]
[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]. 1¾ x 6¾ inches. Laid paper. Some foxing; irregular left margin; very good. This lottery was authorized by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania to improve the roads in Lancaster. The scheme began on 1797 and continued intermittently until 1811.
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$250.00
1865-1915 collection of 17 letters of the Park Family of Franklin County, Pennsylvania and Pueblo, Colorado
by [Various]
[Fannettsburg, Chambersburg, etc., Pennsylvania and Pueblo, Colorado, 1865 and 1886-1915]. [52]pp. 15 autograph letters signed + 2 typed letters signed. With ephemera and a 5-page manuscript poem. All very good to near fine. Seventeen letters of the extended Park Family of Fannettsburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Most of the letters were written from 1886 to 1915. They are centered around siblings, William J. Park, James A. Park, Ortha Park, and Maggie (Margaret) Park and their mother, Jane M.H....
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$250.00
Three Real Photo Postcards of Lewistown, Pennsylvania, ca. 1910s
by [Nolte Photographer]
[Pennsylvania.] Nolte Photographer. [ca. 1910s]. Three Real Photo Post Cards. Divided backs, never used. Two images uniformly over-exposed or faded; third image is not. Three images, all lettered in the negative: An image of a civic celebration in downtown Lewistown, Pennsylvania. A large Welcome banner can be seen. Lettered advertising for the hardware store J.B. Selheimer is prominent. Uniformed Templars, a fraternal order, parade in three columns. Downtown buildings can be seen on the right side...
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$45.00
THE LAFAYETTE MONTHLY, JANUARY 1871 Volume 1, Number 5
by Various Contributors
Easton, PA: Senior Class of Lafatette College. Very Good. 1871. First Edition. Soft Cover. Orange paper has black titles on both covers. Text tight, clean & intact. Pages 140-182. 8 additional pages of ads. Rubbed & lightly chipped spine. College monthly publication. Easton, Pennsylvania; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 42 pages .
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$30.00
White Servitude in Pennsylvania. Indentured and Redemption Labor in Colony and Commonwealth
by Cheesman A. Herrick
Philadelphia: John Joseph McVey, 1926. 330 pages; top-edge gilt. Publisher's green cloth without dustwrapper, if issued. Front free endpaper with small abrasion area; p83 with small loss to margin; a bright and clean copy; very good. First edition and amply illustrated. Blockson- "The subject matter of this book was presented in its original form as a thesis at the University of Pennsylvania in 1899." Contents include: The Influence of Labor on Colonial Development, Indentured Labor in Pennsylvania...
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$85.00
Manuscript Resolutions to Organize a Fourth of July Procession ca. 1843, in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
by W.S. Thompson, Secretary; [Isaac Low]
[Columbia County, Pennsylvania], Monday June 26, [1843?]. [2]pp. Bifolium. Approx. 12 x 8 inches. Folds, creases, some stains; all legible; ruled paper strong. "Ladies in front. The Citizens in the rear." Manuscript copy of resolutions by various Columbia County, Pennsylvania sabbath schools to organize a Fourth of July celebration, ca. 1843. Details of the public procession are clearly spelled out: "Resolved. That the following be the order of the day. The Schools will meet at Light Street Church at 9...
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$45.00
A Plea for the Western Theological Seminary, At Allegheny; Addressed to the Members of the Presbyterian Church
by [Western Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church]
Pittsburgh: Printed by William B. Stewart, 1839. 15 pages. 7¾ x 5 inches. Pamphlet; removed; foxing. Outer pages expertly guarded. Very Good. A plea for the continued support of this institution established to educate those Pennsylvania youths too far removed geographically (and perhaps financially) to be able to attend Princeton (pp7, 9); an historical sketch of the Seminary; a summary is given of faculty, terms of admissions, and expenses. Rare and with only two copies found in OCLC at PSU and...
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$100.00
Ca. 1920s photograph showing the African-American church leaders of St. Luke's U.A.M.E. Church, West Chester, Pennsylvania
by Belt Studio [Joseph W. Belt, photographer]; [St. Lukes U.A.M.E. Church]
W. Chester, Pa. [West Chester, Pennsylvania], Belt Studio, c.1920s. Mounted Photograph. 10 x 12 inches (overall); 6½ x 8¼ inches (image). Gelatin silver process. Some soil to mount; very good. C.1920s photograph taken in front of St. Luke's Union American Methodist Episcopal (U.A.M.E.) Church in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The photograph, taken by long-time West Chester, photographer Joseph W. Belt, depicts a group of African-American men and women, likely church leaders. A sign on the brick wall...
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$350.00
Wohlerfahrner Pferde-Arzt : enthaltend Mittel für die Heilung aller bekannten und verschiedenartigen Krankheiten und Seuchen der Pferde : welche nach einer fünf und zwanzigjährigen Ausübung der Ross-Heilkunst bewährt und untrüglich befunden wurden
by Leib, Isaac
Libanon [PA]: Jos. Hartman, 1842. 12mo, pp. xii, 184; woodcut frontispiece; half calf over blue paper boards, boards scuffed and bumped, text foxed, good and sound. With the ownership stamps of John B. Schmeyer on flyleaf. A manual of horse care. OCLC finds none in the US, 2 in Germany.
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$138.00
![[Jazz Poster:] Upper Darby High School... The Count Basie Orchestra ..](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/151/573/1321573151.0.b.0.jpg)
[Jazz Poster:] Upper Darby High School... The Count Basie Orchestra ..
by [Upper Darby High School Band and Orchestra Parents]; [Count Basie]
[Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: np, c.1985?]. [1]p. Illustrated Poster. 14 x 10 inches. Yellow paper; printed in red. Near fine. Advertising poster for an appearance of the Count Basie Orchestra, likely from 1985, less than a year after the death of the legendary jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, William James "Count" Basie (1904-1984). The concert was held at Upper Darby High School in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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$45.00
PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURE AND COUNTRY LIFE, 1640-1840
by Fletcher, Stevenson Whitcomb
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1971. Second Printing. Hardcover. DJ is chipped, with large chip to bottom of spine. DJ in mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 605 pages .
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$83.00
Jubilee History : Commemorative Of The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Creation Of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania : Story Of Interesting Events From Indian Occupancy Of Valley Connecticut Settlement, Organization Of Luzerne County Start Of Anthracite V1 Only
by Murphy, Thomas F12+9
Historical Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 5; Jubilee history : commemorative of the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of lackawanna county, pennsylvania : story of interesting events from indian occupancy of valley, connecticut settlement, organization of luzerne county, start of anthracite...vol 1 only of a two volume set. Green cloth, contents bright, binding sound, owner's name dated on title page - Reichert 1928. Illustrated. .
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$126.42
Charitable Institutions Of Pennsylvania Which Received State Aid In 1897 And 1898, Embracing Their History And The Amount Of State Appropriations Which They Receivedaa
by Alexander K. Pedrick
Harrisburg PA: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Pr.. Good with no dust jacket. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 450 pages; Details and photographs [some double page], of statewide institutions. Probably over 100 photos. Red cloth. Some water staining. .
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$48.95
![Mortgage. The Montour Iron and Steel Company to the Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Company.... To secure an issue of $500,000 Bonds of the Company. [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/916/510/1382510916.0.b.0.jpg)
Mortgage. The Montour Iron and Steel Company to the Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Company.... To secure an issue of $500,000 Bonds of the Company. [cover title]
by [Mountour Iron and Steel Company]; [S.P. Wolverton, President]
Philadelphia: John P. Murphy Print, 227 So. 5th St., [1892]. 55, [1] pages. 8¾ x 5¾ inches. Printed wrappers. Soft vertical center crease and soft crease line to front wrap; light soiling to covers; Very Good. Published in pamphlet form, an unrecorded printed mortgage indenture between the Montour Iron and Steel Company of Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania and the Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Philadelphia. The Montour Iron and Steel Company financed its $500,000 loan by the selling...
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$100.00
A Baccalaureate Address Spoken, Sept. 10, 1845. To the Graduating Class of Marshall College; By the President of the Institution
by [Josiah Baird Poage]
Chambersburg, Pa: Published by the Class, Printed at the office of publication of the German Reformed Church, 1845. 18 pages. 8 x 5 inches. Pamphlet; removed, without wrappers; Very Good. A rare Chambersburg, Pennsylvania imprint of which OCLC returns just one copy. Published by the students of Marshall College, their commencement address by the school's president.
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$75.00
Chester County Post Card Album: 1900-1930. (Signed, Limited Edition)
by Baldwin, William C., and Paul A. Rodebaugh
Havertown Printing Co., West Chester, PA, 1980. Quarto. Hardcover. One of 1500 copies: #1282. Illustrated with color and black & white images of Chester County, Pennsylvania. A near fine copy. Signed by the authors: Paul A. Rodebaugh, the dean of Chester County history, and William C. Baldwin. Excellent copy of this authoritative study of the vibrant postcards of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Well-illustrated.
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$50.00
1954 Exhibit Broadside: Pennsylvania Industrial and Construction Exposition, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
by [Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Employment Security]
[Harrisburg, Pa.: Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Employment Security, (1954). 11 x 8½ inches. Mailing folds; near fine. Advertising broadside for the Pennsylvania Industrial and Construction Exposition held at the Farm Show Building in the state capital. Attendees of the six-day construction trade show were urged to "Join Pennsylvania on Parade" to view such exhibits as the "World's Largest Model Railroad Layout", "Stars of Stage Screen, TV and Radio", and "25 Bands...Pennsylvania's...
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$75.00
Two 1845 Autograph Letters Signed by Judge Morris Longstreth on his Renomination for a Pennsylvania Judgeship, addressed to former Congressman, now Associate Judge, John Conrad Bucher
by Morris Longstreth (1800-1855); [John Conrad Bucher (1792-1844)]
White Marsh [Montgomery County, Pennsylvania], December 29, 1845. Two Autograph Letters Signed, one sent as an enclosure. [1]p. and [2¼]pp. 4tos. One leaf plus a bifolium. Folds; small loss at wax seal not affecting text; very good. Pair of 1845 autograph letters signed by Judge Morris Longstreth (1800-1855) of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Longstreth here writes about his re-nomination as associate judge to former Congressman, now associate judge, John Conrad Bucher (1792-1844) of Dauphin County:...
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$150.00
![[C.1902 Pennsylvania Election Polling Place Broadside:] Instructions to Voters and Election Officers](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/677/852/1360852677.0.b.jpg)
[C.1902 Pennsylvania Election Polling Place Broadside:] Instructions to Voters and Election Officers
by [Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]
[Pennsylvania, c.1902]. Broadside. Approx. 15½ x 10½ inches. Laid down on stiff board; fold lines; minor creasing; Very Good. Pursuant to an Act of the Pennsylvania Assembly concerning elections, the state required that sections of that Act pertaining to voting procedures, ballots, voters, and, election officers was to be published for distribution at polling places on election day. Here those pertinent sections of the Act are published as a broadside; at the bottom is this printed note: "Note.-At the...
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$50.00
![York Inter-State Fair, Oct, 3-4-5-6-7, 1939 [caption title of broadsheet]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/009/126/1390126009.0.b.0.jpg)
York Inter-State Fair, Oct, 3-4-5-6-7, 1939 [caption title of broadsheet]
by [York Inter-State Fair]
[York, Pennsylvania: np, 1939]. Approx. 8½ x 11 inches folded, opening to 17 x 21¾ inches. Half tone illustrations from photographs; map. Very Good. Large broadsheet for the 1939 York Inter-State Fair held in York, Pennsylvania near the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. The advertising piece opens and displays -in colors of red, white, and blue- more than 45 images touting the fair's numerous events: "Greatest array of carnival attractions. • Products of richest farms and orchards in Eastern United...
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$100.00
The Book of Job Arranged and Produced by Stuart Walker
by [Stuart Walker (1888-1941)]
[Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia. November 1, 1922]. [8]pp in all. Four items; near fine. Ephemera for a special Bryn Mawr Alumnae benefit performance of Stuart Walker's stage production of The Book of Job, the first English-language dramatization of the biblical text. The three-part "visualized poem" was staged at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. This group consists of a four-page brochure with a biography about Walker, play summary, and press reviews; a subscription blank and envelope; a circular...
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$50.00
Socialism and Social Reform. Published for the members of the "Volksverein" of Pennsylvania
by Dr. A. Hoelper
[Philadelphia: Nord Amerika Print, 1912]. 62, [2]pp. Approx. 5½ x 4 inches. Printed, green wrappers; side-stapled. Brief rubbing at tail of spine; some staining to upper cover and in top margin of some leaves; Very Good. Rare study of socialism prepared for the "Volksverein" of Pennsylvania, a Roman Catholic social reform society. The author's analysis was guided by the "well known book on 'Socialism' written by Victor Cathrein, S.J.," i.e. Viktor Cathrein (1845-1931), the Swiss German moral and legal...
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$125.00
National Taste, An Address Delivered Before the Goethean Literary Society of Marshall College, at its Anniversary, August 28, 1844
by William M. Nevin
Chambersburg, Pa: Published by the Society, Printed at the office of publication of the German Ref. Church, 1844. 20 pages. 8¼ x 5¼ inches. Pamphlet; removed and without wrappers; foxed; Good. Scarce Chambersburg imprint for this address given by William M. Nevin who also served as president at Marshall College.
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$45.00
![[Lincoln University] L.U. Class of 1909 requests your presence at their Class Day Exercises..](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/393/573/1321573393.0.b.jpg)
[Lincoln University] L.U. Class of 1909 requests your presence at their Class Day Exercises..
by [Lincoln University]
[Lincoln University, Pennsylvania: np, 1909]. [6]ff. Program Booklet. 6¼ x 5 inches. Flexible blue suede covers with gilt stamping on upper cover. Half tone illustrations and page decorations. Some toning; a very good, clean attractive copy. Illustrated 1909 graduation program from Lincoln University, the United States' first degree-granting historically Black university. The program contains the full morning, afternoon, and evening exercises which included addresses, various student orations, and...
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$150.00
![5 letters, 1873-1879, to William Ward (1837-1895) [re: Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/140/631/897631140.0.b.jpg)
5 letters, 1873-1879, to William Ward (1837-1895) [re: Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad]
1873. Near Fine. 5 handwritten letters to William Ward, 1873-1879, regarding the Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad, which existed from 1872 to 1885; it was succeeded by the Philadelphia Midland Railroad. William Ward was one of the organizers of the Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad and in 1874 was the president and treasurer pro tem. Letters #1 and #2 (Sept. 5 and Dec. 5, 1873) are from Jos. H. McKeehan, an attorney in Philadelphia, who is writing about deliquent subscribers to the...
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$118.00
