‎Atlantic‎

‎Steel Cross Tie and Duquesne Rail Joint Manufactured by Carnegie Steel Company‎

‎Pittsburgh PA: Carnegie Steel Company 1908. Book. VG. Soft cover. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5�" tall. Gray stiff wraps extended edges oblong format illus. with railroad track overlaid with "Carnegie" on front cover. Some rubbing along edges small institutional sticker mounted at top front cover corner. Date stamp of June 5 1937 on front cover. 62 pp. illus. w/ b&w photographs. Nicely preserved. Very scarce. Carnegie Steel Company Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 025612

‎STEPHEN FOSTER MEMORIAL-A NATIONAL SHRINE FLORIDA TRAVEL BROCHURE‎

‎VG. N.D. Brochure. Opens up to 9x12. Nice color travel brochure showing Stephen Foster Memorial White Springs Florida. Undated but pre-zip code. . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 12789

‎Stewiake 1780-1900‎

‎Belleville ON: Mika Publishuing 1973. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. Originally published in 1902 to commemorate their centenary celebration. Book is very clean. Good for genealogists. Mika Publishuing Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 005738

‎Students taking Dancing Classes in Philadelphia in the Fall of 1896 manuscript‎

‎1896. Very Good . 8 p.; 33 cm. A largely illegible inscription on the outside of the wrapper. Four lined sheets hand-numbered attached to a light grey wrapper and headed "season 1896-97." The unidentified proprietor of the dancing school listed the students by class: Ladies Evening Class 56 students; Gentleman's Evening Class 56 students; Ladies Afternoon 44 students; Private Waltzing Lessons 17 students; and Children's Class 23 students. The 196 students are listed presumably by the date they joined the class with street addresses for each. In Very Good Condition: one section of the wrapper is sunned; 3 horisontal folds throughout; clean and solid. <br/><br/> unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 005872

‎SUPPLIQUE que présente au Roi le Tiers-Etat de la ville de Machecoul.‎

‎Rappel des nombreux "abus" qui lèsent le Tiers-Etat, et notamment dans la "distribution des eaux-de-vie que le Peuple paie 4 livres 5 sous & le privilégié seulement trois livres". Liste nominale et profession des signataires de la supplique.‎

‎Tentative Proposal Schuylkill Expressway‎

‎Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission 1948. Near Fine. 1 page 8.5 x 11 inches with proposed plan for the Schuylkill Expressway dated Oct. 1948. Shows the proposed route along the west side of the Schuylkill River from University Ave. through Fairmount Park to City Ave. The city of Philadelphia aproved plans in 1947 for a highway to connect the city to the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Valley Forge. Construction began in 1949 and was completed in 1960. In Near Fine Condition: light creasing; clean and bright. <br/><br/> Philadelphia City Planning Commission unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 007335

‎TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. ITHICA N.Y. 1897‎

‎Albany NY: New York Departmen of Agriculture. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine lettering faded owner's name; Photos & drawings . New York Departmen of Agriculture hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1174

‎The "Reading" Full-Fashioned Knitting Machine - Parts Catalog‎

‎Reading Wyomissing PA: Textile Machine Works 1929. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Brown leatherette embossed lettering. viii21081622 pp. illus. Very slightly rubbed spine extremities nearly as issued. A lovely copy. Textile Machine Works Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 029830

‎The 250th Anniversary of the Congregation of Zion United Church of Christ 1730-1980‎

‎New Providence PA: Anniversary Committee 1980. April 20th 1980. First. Paperback Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Anniversary Committee Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : A171101-06

‎THE 84RD ANNUAL HARFORD FAIR HARFORDPENNSYLVANIA 1941 PREMIUM LIST‎

‎G. 1941. Softcover. Orange covers with blk lettering and illustration of American family with welcome flag. Pencilled information on front covers indicating Master Book. Blue and pink entry pages still intact. Nice Pyrofax magic Chef ad on inside front cover. Text is tight with lots of handwritten info throughout staing judges winners etc. Musty scented. ; 6x81/2; 72 pages . paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 12156

‎THE ARAMINGO AVENUE PASSANGER RAILWAY COMPANY List of Documents in Connection with Special Meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Stockholders Held to Ratify the Plan of Reorganization Which Should be in Either the Minute Book or in the Supporting File As Noted Below;‎

‎Near Fine. 1939. Paperback. also covers Beach Street Connecting Railway Company Broas Street and Boulevard Street Railway Company and every other line and branch of the Philadelphia railway system; Quarto; Mimeographed in-house publication designed to serve as a check list for reorganization of the entire system - ther are check marks throughout text to indicate tasks accomplished; bound in acorn clipped brown manila folder; and not issued for public use; Minor dust along top edge very light foxing on first page only . paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 37562

‎The Ariel: A Semimonthly Literary and Miscellaneous Gazette bound volume containing vol. 5 no. 1-25 -- April 30 1831-March 31 1832‎

‎Philadelphia: Edmund Morris 1831. Hardcover. Good -. 400 p. 12 leaves of engraved plates: illustrations; 26 cm. Modern spine of bonded leather with gilt-tooled spine label. Contemporary marbled paper over boards. Older repair of hinges. Error in pagination: adjacent but different pages are numbered 306 and 307. Contains poetry fiction and nonfiction generally travel accounts some reprinted from other sources and some original as well as social news most often from Philadelphia. In Good- Condition: lacking frontispiece engraving of Nazareth Pa. and upper third of pp. 17-18 and 31-32; old repair of pp. 397-98; final leaf p. 399-400 is detached but present; 2 closed tears from fore-edge; scattered foxing and soiling each heavy on occasion. Very scarce. <br/><br/> Edmund Morris hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 005901

‎The Axe: Acadia University Yearbook 1950‎

‎Wolfville N.S.: The Students of Acadia University 1950. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Previous owner's name is marked in pen on endpaper. Hinge is starting to split. The Students of Acadia University Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 005129

‎The Best Of New York Archives: Selections From The Magazine 2001-2011 - New York State Archives Partnership Trust‎

‎State University of New York Press Albany: 2017. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. Tales of New York State history from the pages of the award-winning New York Archives. For readers interested in uncovering the history of the Empire State The Best of New York Archives highlights some of the most popular articles of the unique award-winning publication�as told through the records of the men and women who made it. Home to some of the United States' most important historical treasures the New York State Archives serves as steward for more than two hundred million records of New York's colonial and state governments from 1630 to the present. Contributions from Pulitzer Prize winners to best-selling authors mine this wealth of information to tell lively and engaging stories of New York State's rich history. From the pages of The Best of New York Archives nearly four hundred years of history comes alive. "The book is a boon of information for historical enthusiasts and academics alike." � Syracuse Post-Standard "By evoking the Flushing Remonstrance Evacuation Day the women's suffrage movement and other pivotal episodes in the state's history The Best of New York Archives reminds readers that as Columbia's Ken Jackson likes to say 'America begins in New York. '" � Sam Roberts New York Times "The New York State Archives is full of rich documents that serve as gems�they reflect and reveal transformations in national and world history. You'll find many of those gems presented here and New York's vibrant history comes to life through the eyes of those who lived through it." � Kimberly Gilmore Senior Historian History Channel/AE Networks "The Best of New York Archives is a treasure trove of compelling essays that inform and expand understanding. The selected narratives reflect the essential role the New York State Archives plays in the preservation of the fascinating and wide-ranging particulars of New York State's history. As a bonus the sampler is a storehouse of golden nuggets useful to deflate any annoying know-it-all whose behavior cries out for it." � Harry Rosenfeld author of From Kristallnacht to Watergate: Memoirs of a Newspaperman "An original authoritative and entertaining walk through Empire State history�provided by a who's who of leading historians and all inspired by the unparalleled treasures in the New York State Archives." � Harold Holzer Jonathan F. Fanton Director Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College Contents: Early New York the 1600s and 1700 1. New York's First Constitution: Sketching a Map for Becoming American Edward Countryman 2. Re-Examining Slavery in New York A. J. Williams-Myers 3. The Battle on Snowshoes Joseph F. Meany Jr. 4. Navigating the Deep Margaret B. Schram 5. Citizen vs. Citizen John Hanna Jr. 6. In the Matter of Goody Garlick George DeWan 7. The Princes of Queens Peggy Cornett 8. Good Peter and the Governor Alan Taylor 9. The She-Merchant of Manhattan Jean Zimmerman 10. New York Patriot V. T. Dacquino 11. The Importance of Flushing Russell Shorto 12. A Peaceful Indian Nation Shirley W. Dunn 13. Spies of the Revolution John A. Burke and Andrea Meyer 14. Evacuation Day Jennifer Steenshorne 15. In Search of Truth Margaret Washington New York in the 1800s 16. The Poetry and Prose of the Emancipation Proclamation Harold Holzer 17. Writing and "Righting" the History of Woman Suffrage Mary E. Corey 18. Speaking with the Dead: The Fox Sisters Jeanne Mackin 19. Saratoga Springs: Evolution of a Resort Field Horne 20. West Point: The "Key to America" Joseph P. Franklin Major General U.S. Army Retired 21. Reclaiming a Reputation Laurence M. Hauptman 22. The Ongoing Fable of Baseball Mark McGuire 23. Self-Taught American Scientist Ed Landing 24. Rebellion in the Catskills Dorothy Kubik 25. The Boy Murderer Rachel Dickinson 26. A Case of Trouble Andrew W. Arpey 27. "Why Soldiers Why" Thomas Fleming 28. The Man Who Won the West Travis M. Bowman 29. "Failure Is Impossible" Kimberly Troisi-Paton 30. The World's Greatest Miser Charles Slack 31. The Untidy Origins of Women's Rights Lori D. Ginzberg 32. Freedom for a Stranger Dennis J. Connors 33. "A Good Pure and Natural Story" William G. Andrews 34. The President's Benefactor Warren F. Broderick 35. The Female Mark Twain Kate Winter 36. When Hops Were King G. William Beardslee 37. The Forestport Breaks Michael Doyle 38. "Adversity's Sweet Milk" G. William Beardslee 39. Gang of Brothers E. Fuller Torrey 40. "Poor Little Innocents" Julie Miller 41. "These Pimps of Piracy" Ron Soodalter 42. The Scourge of Summer Edward P. Kohn 43. Mark Twain and Elmira Mark Woodhouse 44. The Conspirator Who Got Away G. William Beardslee 45. Divorce Decreed Ilyon Woo New York in the 1900s 46. Rockefeller in Retrospect Joseph E. Persico 47. Freedom Fighters from Buffalo Glenn T. Johnston 48. Oscar Garcia Rivera Political Pioneer Flix V. Matos Rodriguez 49. Gangbuster in the Governor's Office Richard Norton Smith 50. Freedom of the Screen: Joseph Burstyn and The Miracle Laura Wittern-Keller 51. Awash in New York: A Chronicle of the City's Floating Baths Ann L. Buttenwieser 52. The Endless Summers of Chautauqua Marilyn Mathews Bendiksen 53. Under New Management: The Legacy of the Jewish Catskills Phil Brown 54. Martha Matilda Harper: The Business of Beauty Sally Parker 55. Curacion en el Norte "The Cure" in the North Amy Catania 56. Made in New York Robert A. Slayton 57. Water and War David Stradling 58. The Biggest Playground on Earth Woody Register 59. Island of the Skies George DeWan 60. "A Remarkable Woman" Peter C. Engelman 61. The Sweetheart of the A.E.F. William F. Howard 62. Black Beach Tricia A. Barbagallo 63. New York Masterpiece Robert A. Slayton 64. The Case of the Independent Women Melanie Rehak 65. Conscience in the Classroom Charles F. Howlett 66. Murder in Chinatown Mary Ting Yi Lui 67. Thunder on the Hudson Charles F. Howlett 68. A Self-Made Woman Mark Fleisher 69. Pioneer of Light Rayvon Fouch 70. Salesman of the American Dream Joshua Ruff 71. Watchdogs of the State Philip A. Bean 72. FDR and His Early Fireside Chats Geoff Storm 73. The Golden Tubes Linda J. Lumsden 74. Shippen's Hole Faren R. Siminoff 75. The World's First Video Game Mona S. Rowe 76. The Man Nobody Knew C. Evan Stewart 77. "Sympathy for Revolutionaries" Frank Donegan 78. The Impeachment of Governor Sulzer Matthew L. Lifflander photo gallery Index Related Subjects State University of New York Press, Albany: 2017 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 89415X1

‎THE BRIDGETON CAMERA SOCIETY A Brief History with Constitution and By-Laws‎

‎Bridgeton NJ: The Bridgeton Camera Society. Very Good. cc 1954. Presumed 1st edition. Paperback. 12 page stapled booklet; Two small slips of paper with list of membership from 1954 laid in; Small paperclip mark on first leaf . The Bridgeton Camera Society paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 27843

‎The Case for a Deeper Delaware: Primer on a Great Seaport with separate map‎

‎Philadelphia: Greater Philadelphia-Delaware-South Jersey Council 1955. Pamphlet. Near Fine. 30 2 p.: illustrations tables; 20 cm. Stapled pamphlet with illustrated cover. Published by the Greater Philadelphia-Delaware-South Jersey Council to generate public support for the 40-foot channel deepening project authorized by the Omnibus Rivers and Harbors law enacted in Sept. 1954. No date of publication but includes information from 1955. With a separate folded map The Delaware River Port also published by the Greater Philadelphia-Delaware-South Jersey Council. In Near Fine Condition: lightly creased; clean and bright. <br/><br/> Greater Philadelphia-Delaware-South Jersey Council unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 007504

‎The Centennial Celebration of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Troy New York October 3rd and 4th 1924‎

‎Troy NY: The Board of Trustees Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly rubbed. 1925. Hardcover. Green cloth with gilt-stamped spine label. Many photos. Printed card laid in stating that book is compliments of the Board of Trustees. Contains short history of the founding of the school description of centennial pageant and program speeches and invocations by various alumni and faculty including future President Herbert Hoover. ; 192 pages . The Board of Trustees, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 40127

‎THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF CAMDEN METHODISM‎

‎Camden NJ: Freeman. Good with no dust jacket. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Rubs at spine ends and corners small hole in cloth at bottom of front hinge fold hinges cracked. ; Several plates & photos . Freeman hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 10018

‎The Christian Magazine; or Evangelical Repository No. 1. Wednesday January 3d 1798‎

‎Philadelphia Pa: William McCulloch 1798. Paperback. Good . 1 6-48 4 p.; 21 cm. Caption title. Disbound from a nonce volume. Signatures: B-G4 8vo. Lacking first 4 leaves title page and front matter. Publisher's advertisement on 4 unpaginated pages following text for "W. M'Culloch printer bookseller and stationer No. 306 Market near Ninth-Street Philadelphia." Although lacking title page this first and perhaps only issue of this religious periodical was definitely published by W. M'Culloch William McCulloch as p. 19 contains a letter addressed to "Mr. M'Culloch" regarding the insertion of a letter in "your first number" of his "Christian Magazine." Not in Early American Imprints 1st series Shaw & Shoemaker. No other copies of this publication have been located. It is not known whether there is any connection to the publication of same name begun in Edinburgh 1797. Although his work as a printer is not well-documented in Early American Imprints Evans or Shaw & Shoemaker this is the William McCulloch of "William McCulloch's Additions to Thomas's History of Printing." Contents: On the Gospel by Eubulus; The Extent of a Minister's Work in Preaching the Gospel by Beart; Observations on the Manner of Travelling in the Holy Land from Harmer; On Christian Hope by Benevolus; Extract from a letter from the Rev. Booth of London with a plan for the establishmend of a Baptist Society in London for the encouragement and support of Itinerant Preaching; The Death of the Saints Illustrated by C.R.; An Essay introductory to the Study of the Controversy Between Christians and Deists by Y.; The Life of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel; "A Treatise on the Truth of the Christian Religion" by James Vernet; 4 poems; publisher's advertisements. No other copies of this 18th-century religious periodical published in Philadelphia have been located. In Good Condition: disbound; lacking first 4 leaves including title page; light foxing throughout; old damp stain on last few leaves. <br/><br/> William McCulloch paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 001593

‎THE COASTAL ZONE OF DELAWARE: A PLAN FOR ACTION IN DELAWARE‎

‎Newark DE: University of Delaware. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Several dark spots on front and rear boards; Photos maps and charts . University of Delaware hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 11270

‎The Colonial Society of Pennsylvania: Charter - Constitution - By-Laws - Officers - Committees - Members - etc.‎

‎Colonial Society of Pennsylvania 1931. Book. Very Good. Buckram. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Dark red cloth lettered in gilt deckled text block edges top edge in gilt. Modest shelf wear lightly rubbed extremities cloth slightly flecked in a few spots dulled/soiled on upper front cover and spine panel a few minor indentations along upper fore-edges. 274 pp. Former owner signature on front flyleaf. Front hinge slightly starting with minor evidence of neat repair. Each page traces a member's genealogy from a colonial settler generally mid to late 17th century. Colonial Society of Pennsylvania Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 020554

‎The Curious New Yorker: 329 Fascinating Questions and Surprising Answers About New York City‎

‎Westminister Maryland: Times Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 0812930029 . Softcover 389 pages in very good condition. Faint wear on cover edges. Written by the staff of the "FYI" column in the New York Times. Here are 329 of the most intriguing questions and amusing answers about the Big Apple's history landscape subways architecture laws and personalities. A fun book!; 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall . Times Books paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 001133 ISBN : 0812930029 9780812930023

‎The Early Years Spring Park United Church‎

‎Spring Park United Church 1984. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. Small black mark on endpaper. Covers are soiled. Spring Park United Church Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 007045

‎The Essex Story: A History of the Jewish Community in Essex County New Jersey‎

‎East Orange NJ: Jewish Community Foundation of Metropolitan New Jersey 1976. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Light blue wraps booklet lettered in black. As issued. iv76 pp. Reprint of original 1955 edition. Jewish Community Foundation of Metropolitan New Jersey Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 026519

‎The Fiftieth Anniversary and Organ Consecration of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Doylestown Pennsylvania‎

‎Doylestown PA: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church 1911. Book. VG. Original Wraps. First Edition. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Ivory stiff paper wraps cord binding. 4 pp. Covers are lightly toned with some spotting. Doylestown Bucks County Pennsylvania. 3-6 September 1911 Rev. Charles W. Jefferis. St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 010021