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Hapgood, Norman; Moskowitz, Henry.
UP FROM THE CITY STREETS: Alfred E. Smith. A Biographical Study in Contemporary Politics.
349p. + Portrait Frontis and full page photographs. XLib. Call letters on title page and top edge. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. Spine slightly marred. Hardbound. Second printing. AMERICANA BOX 7
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Lane, Franklin K.
THE LETTERS OF FRANKLIN K. LANE. Personal and Political. Edited by Anne Wintermute Lane and Louise Herrick Wall. With Illustrations.
pp. xxiv, 472 + Portrait Frontis and full page photographs. XLib. Large 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, slightly worn. Hardbound. Ninth impression. Lane was Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1919. AMERICANA BOX 1
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Lyman, Gen. S. P.
THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE OF DANIEL WEBSTER: Including Most of His Great Speeches, Letters from Marshfield, etc. Illustrated. Two Volumes in One.
pp. 261; 300 + two Frontis. Two volumes in one. Very Xlib. Penciled underlinings. 12mo. Original full dark blue cloth binding. Front board fragile. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 1
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Ford, Paul Leicester.
THE TRUE GEORGE WASHINGTON.
319p. + Portrait Frontis and full page plates. Title page printed in red and black. Top edge gold. Uncut. Mildly XLib. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, decorated in gold and blue. Binding soiled. Hardbound. Fourteenth edition. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
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Palmer, Frederick.
THIS MAN LANDON. The Record and Career of Governor Alfred M. Landon of Kansas. Revised and Enlarged Edition.
pp. viii, 332 + Portrait Frontis. XLib. 12mo. Original full orange cloth binding, slightly soiled. Hardbound. Fourth printing. AMERICANA BOX 1
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Duyckinck, Evert A.; Chappel, Alonzo.
LIVES AND PORTRAITS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, From Washington to Arthur. The Biographies, by Evert A. Duyckinck, and The Portraits, by Alonzo Chappel. To Which Is Added The Constitution of the United States; Washington's Farewell Address;
pp. 271, (8) [Fac-simile of the Declaration in Thomas Jefferson's handwriting] + Plus Engraved half title and full page engraved portraits. Damp stained. Front hinge cracked. Inked ownership of Otto Anders, 1945. All edges gold. 4to. Original full brown cloth binding, worn and darkened. Hardbound. Expanded from the first edition issued in the 1860's. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
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Conwell, Russell H.
THE LIFE, SPEECHES, AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF JAMES A. GARFIELD,. Including an Account of His Assassination, Lingering Pain, Death, and Burial. With an Introduction by His Excellency John D. Long, Governor of Massachusetts.
384p. + Engraved Portrait Frontis and full page plates. Foxed. Mildly XLib. **Inked ownership and library stamp of Charles A. Reichle, York, PA. Reichle's stamp also on title page. Charles A. Reichle was a photographer active in York and Adams Counties, PA in the late 19th century. Sm. 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding. Binding slightly rubbed. Hardbound. Russell Herman Conwell (18431925) was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer. He is best remembered as the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia, and for his inspirational lecture Acres of Diamonds. Scarce. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
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Pemberton, Morton H. ("Reuben").
REUBEN: HIS BOOK. From Plow Shoe to Patent Leather With Variations. Part I - Plow Shoe Days, or Reuben in the Rough. Part II - Patent Leather Stage, or Reuben Cuts His Eyeteeth. Reuben's European Travels. A Missouri Farmer in a Foreign Land. Reuben in Rom
297p. + tipped in paper photo Frontis. 8vo. Original full texture blue cloth binding. Titles embossed in blind and gold on front board. Very slight wear at extremities. Hardbound. First Edition. Very nice copy. AMERICANA BOX 3
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Pinkney, Rev. William, D.D. (1810-1883).
THE LIFE OF WILLIAM PINKNEY, By His Nephew, The Rev. William Pinkney, D.D.
pp. 407, (7) [Publisher's catalogue] + Engraved Portrait Frontis. All edges marbled. Damp stained. Foxed. Early XLib from Ohio School Library, Independence, OH. Marbled endpapers. 8vo. Original leather spine over cloth boards. Gilt lettered spine. Binding worn and stained. Hardbound. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Shea, George.
THE LIFE AND EPOCH OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON. A Historical Study. Third Edition Revised and Corrected.
pp. xiii, 471, 7 [Opinions of the Press] + Portrait Frontis, color map, facsimile letter and full page portraits. Mildly XLib. Top edge gold. Large 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, embossed in blind. Small loss on spine. Hardbound. Third Edition. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Seidle, Thomas C.
THOMAS C. SEIDLE'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MOST EMINENT MODERN STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. This Volume comprises more than Two Hundred Photographs of great Americans, among whom are Presidents, Senators and Representatives of the
np. Over two hundred politicians with their photographs and short biographies. Includes Hiram U. Grant, whom is better known as Ulysses S. Grant. When appointed a cadet at West Point in 1839, by Congressman Thomas L. Hamer, his patron inadvertently wrote the name "Ulysses S.". Grant discovered the mistake, but was unable to correct it. Floral endpapers. All edges marbled. Inked and stamped ownership of Jesse F. Bechtel, Boyertown, PA, 1894. Large 4to. Original full pink cloth binding. Spine and front board embossed and decorated with flags, capitol and portrait of a politician, lettered and embossed in gold and red. Hardbound. Very nice copy. AMERICANA BOX 5
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Smith, Samuel.
MEMOIRS OF SAMUEL SMITH, A Soldier of the Revolution, 1776-1786. Written by Himself. With a Preface and Notes, by Charles I. Bushnell.
41p. + Frontis. Title page printed in red and black. Marble endpapers. Very XLib. All edges marbled. Tall 8vo. Original quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt decorated spine with raised bands. Small loss at head of spine. Binding rubbed with slight loss at extremities. Hardbound. Quite scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 1
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State of Maryland.
THE STATE OF MARYLAND. An Account of Its People, Its Homes, Its Industries, Its Cities, Its Counties, and Its Many Interests. In Food Products and Attractions of Climate it is Unsurpassed. The Men who Lead in its Development. The Growth of Manufacturing
267p. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. Title page printed in red and black. Title page and first signatures chipped. Folio. Disbound. Very scarce promtional for Maryland. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 5
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Stevenson, Adlai E.
SOMETHING OF MEN I HAVE KNOWN. With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective. Second Edition.
pp. xi, 442 + Portrait Frontis + full page plates. Top edge gold. XLib. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, slightly worn. Hardbound. Adlai E. Stevenson (1835-1914) was Grover Cleveland's Vice-President. His grandson, Adlai Ewing Stevenson II, was Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 1952 and 1956. His great-grandson, Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, was a U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1970 to 1981. The elder thoughts on American politicians of the past provide useful insights about an often neglected era. AMERICANA BOX 1
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Stewart, Charles W. (Compiler).
JOHN PAUL JONES. Commemoration at Annapolis April 24, 1906.
210p. Illustrated with numerous portraits and scenes of the transfer of John Paul Jones bones. Mildly XLib. Sm. 4to. Original full purple buckram binding, gold lettered spine. Binding sprinkled with white paint. Hardbound. Reprint of the 1907 edition. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Vandenberg, Arthur Hendrick.
IF HAMILTON WERE HERE TODAY. American Fundamentals Applied to Modern Problems.
pp. xxxii, 366, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Portrait Frontis, facsimiles and plates. Mildly XLib. Large 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding. Hardbound. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Van Loon, Hendrik.
LIFE AND TIMES OF PIETER STUYVESANT.
pp. xiv, 336 + Frontis. Illustrated with full page drawings by Van Loon. Bookplate of Frederick P. Auten. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, lettered and decorated in gold. Binding slightly spotted. Hardbound. A better than good copy. AMERICANA BOX 2
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(Webster, Daniel) [1782-1852].
OBITUARY ADDRESSES ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF THE HON. DANIEL WEBSTER, Of Massachusetts, Secretary of State for the United States: Delivered in the Senate and in the House of Representatives of the United States, Fourteenth and Fifteenth December, 18
86p. + Engraved Portrait Frontis by W. H. Dougal from a daguerreotype by Whippple. Some scattered foxing. Offsetting from Frontis on title page. Ruled in black throughout. Early inked ownership of Emma Granger, New York, 1884. Thin 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, both boards embossed in blind with an gold image of the Webster Memorial, bearing the legend "He Still Lives". Hardbound. First edition of this collection of memorial tributes to Webster from his colleagues in the Congress of the United States. Webster (1782-1852) was a lawyer, famous for the power of his oratory. He served in the House of Representatives from 1812, and then in the Senate from 1827 until his death. He was made Secretary of State under Harrison and also served in that post during Tyler's administration. AMERICANA BOX 3/9
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(Wright, Myron B.).
MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF MYRON B. WRIGHT (Late a Representative From Pennsylvania), Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-Third Congress, Third Session.
56p. + Engraved Portrait Frontis, foxed. Inked ownership of "Thad. M. Mahon, M.C. January 1899." Thin 4to. Original full black cloth binding, both boards embossed and decorated in blind, gold lettered. Binding slightly spotted. Hardbound. First edition of this collection of memorial tributes to Myron B. Wright by his colleagues in the Congress of the United States. The owner of this copy was Thaddeus Maclay Mahon (1840-1916), an attorney who, after his service in the Civil War, was elected to the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (1870-72) and to the U.S. House of Representatives (1893-1907). He also was the president of the Baltimore & Cumberland Valley Railroad. AMERICANA BOX 3
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Little, Shelby.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
pp. x, 481. XLib. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding. Spine slightly marred. Hardbound. First published 1929. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 2
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(Willard, Miss Frances Elizabeth Caroline) [1839-1898].
STATUE OF MISS FRANCES E. WILLARD. Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol Building at Washington. Proceedings in the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Occasion of the Reception and Acceptance of the Statue from the State of Illinois.
89p. + Engraved Portrait Frontis. Thin 4to. Original full olive green cloth binding, embossed in blind and lettered in gold. Binding slightly spotted. Hardbound. First edition. AMERICANA BOX 3 x2
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Young, William T.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF GENERAL LEWIS CASS. With the Pamphlet on the Right of Search, and Some of His Speeches on the Great Political Questions of the Day.
420p. Damp stained. Age stained. Bookplate of Mechanics' Library, Lancaster, Pa. With their stamp on title page, and related stamps embossed in blind. Tall 8vo. Original full black publisher's cloth binding, rubbed and worn. Hardbound. Lewis Cass (1782-1866) was an American military officer and politician. During the War of 1812, he served as Brigadier General. As a reward for his service he was appointed Governor of the Michigan Territory by President James Madison. In 1831 he resigned as Governor of the Michigan Territory to take the post of Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson, serving until 1836. Cass was a central figure in formulating and implementing the Indian Removal policy of the Jackson administration. From 1836 to 1842, he was U.S. Ambassador to France. Cass represented the State of Michigan in the United States Senate from 1845 to 1848. In 1848 he resigned from the Senate to run for President. Cass was a leading supporter of the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people who lived in a territory should decide whether or not to permit slavery there. His nomination caused a split in the Democratic party, leading many antislavery Democrats to join the Free Soil Party. After losing the election to Zachary Taylor, he returned to the Senate, serving from 1849 to 1857. Cass then served as Secretary of State under President James Buchanan (1857-1860). This book was apparently issued in hopes that Cass would again run for the Presidency in 1852. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 1
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(Common Council of the City of New York).
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF NEW YORK OF THE OBSEQUIES IN MEMORY OF THE HON. HENRY CLAY.
362p. + Sepia Portrait Lithograph Frontis; Presentation document is reproduced by lithograph on five pages including the monument. Elaborated wood engraved borders throughout. Inked ownership of P.E. Walden, April 14, 1853. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Embossed in blind and gold. Very slight loss at head and tail of spine. Hardbound. A beautifully printed tribute to a great politician and tatesman. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 10
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Williams, John (Anthony Pasquin).
THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
pp. (16) [including blanks], 60. Wide margins. Uncut. Mildly XLib. Title page printed in red and black. Inked manuscript presentation to: "John A. McAllister, Esq. with the compliments of the Hamilton Club, March 31, 1865". 8vo. Original plain brown wraps with printed paper label. Hamilton Club Series No. 1. This is the 1865 reprint of the 1804 Boston edition. Very Limited Edition. Number 15 of only 40 copies in 8vo. Very Scarce. "The most careful search has failed in the discovery of a copy [of the 1804 ed.] and I am of the opinion that it is a fraudulent title, Mr. Hoffman having probably reprinted the life from some newspaper of the period." - Ford, Bibliotheca Hamiltoniana, 1886, p. 87. ** This example belonged to John A. McAllister (1822-1896) owner of Philadelphia's leading optical supply house, photographic pioneer, and one of the greatest collectors of historic ephemera in American history. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 9
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James, Marquis.
ANDREW JACKSON. The Border Captain. Illustrated.
461p. + Plus Portrait Frontis and full page plates. XLib from the Altland Historical Library, Hanover, PA. Presented by the publisher September 4, 1934. Map endpapers. Edges stamped with call letters. Sm. 4to. Original full black buckram, gold lettered. Binding dust spotted. Hardbound. First Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
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Winterbotham, William Wrigley.
RECOLLECTIONS OF WILLIAM WRIGLEY WINTERBOTHAM. Edited and Annotated by William W. Woodside.
86p. + Portrait Frontis and full page photographs. Ownership book label, of W. W. Woodside, editor. Mildly XLib. Sm. 8vo. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards. Typed paper title on spine. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 125 of only 150 copies. Scarce. Recollections of an adventurous life in Connecticut, Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa, and Wisconsin. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Wynne, James.
LIVES OF EMINENT LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEN OF AMERICA.
356p. Age stained and foxed. 8vo. Original full publisher's cloth binding. Slight loss at head of spine. Boards rubbed. Bookplate of E.S. Gerhard. Hardbound. Some of the notables included are: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; JONATHAN EDWARDS; ROBERT FULTON; CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL; DR. DAVID RITTENHOUSE; ELI WHITNEY; et. al. AMERICANA BOX 1
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Fox, Fontaine T.
A STUDY IN ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
171p. Mildly XLib. Bookseller's label. 12mo. Original full dark blue cloth binding, spotted. Hardbound. First Edition. A scarce anti-Hamilton tract. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Morris, Charles.
THE MARVELOUS CAREER OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Including What He Has Done and Stands For;. The Story of His African Trip; His Memorable Journey through Europe.
pp. 390p. + Plus Portrait Frontis and numeorus photographs. All edges marbled. Sm. 4to. Disbound. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 3
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Stratton, Ella Hines.
LIVES OF OUR PRESIDENTS, Containing the Childhood, Early Education, Occupations, Characteristics and Achievements of All the Presidents of the United States. To Which Is Added the Early History of Our Great Country.
256p. + Frontis and full page color Phototypes. Numerous wood engravings. Inner hinge cracked. Inked ownership and label of John Warner Mifflin, Bloomsburg, PA and Tommy Moore. A few pages stained. Sm. 4to. Original full red cloth binding. Front board decorated with an oval Photograph of Teddy Roosevelt. Binding worn and stained. Hardbound. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
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Weems, M[ason] L[ocke].
LEBENSBESCHREIBUNG DES GEORG WASCHINGTON, mit merkwurdigen Anecdoten begleitet, ehrenvoll fur sein Andenken, und der amerikanischen Jugend zur Nachahmung aufgezeichnet.
pp. (4) 297 + Woodcut Frontis Portrait and six Additional plates; all in an unsophisticated folk-art style. 12 mo. 185 mm. Text foxed. Original leather boards, with a modern cloth back. The book-peddling parson, Mason Locke Weems (1756-1825), created many of mostly fictitious stories to augment his biography of the great Washington. He sought to establish Washington as a pious Christian and a high moralist. Weems' tales included many inaccuracies (most famously the "I can not tell a lie" story about cutting down a cherry tree). Weems' accounts spread through the nation and they shaped the popular perspective of Washington for over two centuries. Sabin 102480. Issued for the Use of German-American School Children and Teachers. GER IMP
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Woodrow, G.
WOODROW'S BIOGRAPHICAL GALLERY Comprising 240 Portraits of Distinguished Characters of All Nations with Brief Descriptive Notices.
52 pages of historical and biographical text; facing 52 pages with portraits of 240 notable personages (4 or 5 busts per page). Each engraved portrait plate is mounted to the page. 12 mo. 190 mm. Original full patterned cloth binding. Morocco title label, lettered in gilt on front cover. Though the binding is somewhat worn and spotted, this is still a charming piece. Early ownership stamp of H. F. Weld. Quite scarce. Hardbound. Very good. W140
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Elder, William.
BIOGRAPHY OF ELISHA KENT KANE.
pp. 416, (4)[Publisher's advertisements] + Plates. 8vo. Kane (1820-1857) was a celebrated naval officer and physician, He was stationed at various posts in the Orient, Africa, and Europe. In the Arctic he served as medical officer and naturalist with the Grinnell expedition in search of John Franklin, who had been missing since 1845. He then commanded the Second Grinnell expedition in 1853, which also failed to discover information regarding Franklin, but gleaned important data concerning Eskimos, the Arctic, and possible routes to the North Pole. Issued just after his death, this biography was widely read. Sabin 22094; Hill p. 412; DAB X, pp. 256/7. POLAR 3
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Reuss, Princess Eleonore.
A PIETIST OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS AND AFTER. The Life of Countess Von Reden. Authorized Translation by Mrs. Charles Edward Barrett-Lennard and M. W. Hoper.
pp. xv, 375. Frontis + full page plates. Uncut. 8vo. Original cloth binding, badly stained and somewhat worn. PA 05B.
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Lloyd, Everett.
LAW WEST OF THE PECOS. The Story of Roy Bean.
pp. vii, 106 + Photographs. Illustrated with drawings by Ben Carlton Mead. Inked and stamped ownership of Jean & Roland Loeb, Lancaster, PA on front paste down. 12 mo. Original pictorial paper covered boards. Original dust jacket. Revised and enlarged edition. Hardbound. Near fine. Phantly Roy Bean, Jr. (ca. 1825-1903) was an eccentric rascal, saloon-keeper, and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Law West of the Pecos." W5 Rear
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McCarty, Lea F.
THE GUNFIGHTERS.
44 p. Illustrated with full page color paintings by Lea Franklin McCarty and printed by Mike Roberts. Color chapter headings. 4to. Softcover. Original color pictorial wraps. Very good. W9
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Holland, Josiah Gilbert (1819-1881).
THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
pp. 544, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Engraved Portrait Frontis and full page engraved plates. Offsetting on title page. Marbled endpapers. XLib bookplates on front paste down. All edges marbled. Large 8vo. Original three quarter leather over marbled boards. Raised bands. Binding somewhat rubbed and worn. Lacks leather spine labels. Remnants of library call numbers. Hardbound. Good +. Useful early biography of Lincoln. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SHELF W24
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Burkhardt, Frank A.
PIONEER DAYS OF GEORGE H. A. BURKHARDT.
32 p. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Printed on polished antique paper stock. 12mo. Softcover. Original blue printed wraps. Very good. Scarce. PA GER-ENG PAMP BX2/BAG 36
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Fetterhoff, Rev. John.
THE LIFE OF REV. JOHN FETTERHOFF, ONE OF THE EARLY FATHERS OF THE UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST. Written By Himself. With An Introduction By Rev. W. O. Tobey.
284 p. + Portrait Frontis. 16mo. Original full purple binding embossed in blind. Spine faded. First Edition. Very good. John Fetterhoff (1798-1882) was an influential circuit rinding minister. Scarce. PA SHELF 01B
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Fisher, Sydney George.
THE TRUE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Ninth Impression With An Appendix.
381 p. + Portrait Frontis and full page illustrations. Title page printed in red and black. XLib from the Altland Historical Library. Library bookplate signed by the author on front paste down. Manuscript presentation to Edgar Altland from the author, Philadelphia, Feb. 25. 1925 on first fly leaf. Uncut. Top edge gilt. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, lettered and decorated in blue. Binding soiled. Library call number on spine. PA SHELF 61
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Franklin, Benjamin.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC, AND OTHER PAPERS.
pp. 308, (8) [Publisher's catalog of books for boys]. Margins of publisher's catalog damp stained. End papers foxed. Stamped ownership of Charles Lease Jr. Inner hinges cracked. 12mo. Original full cloth binding. Extremities worn. Spine soiled. Front board decorated with a portrait of Franklin. PA SHELF 61
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Edmundson, William.
A JOURNAL OF THE LIFE, TRAVELS, SUFFERINGS AND LABOUR OF LOVE IN THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY. Second Edition.
pp. lxxv, 371, (32) [Contents and Index]. Age stain. Early manuscript ownership of Charles West, 1783. 8vo. 205 mm. Disbound. Remnants of original (American?) leather binding. William Edmondson or Edmundson (1627-1712) was the founder of Quakerism in Ireland. He was born in Little Musgrove, Westmoreland, England, and was raised by an uncle. He joined the Parliamentary Army, and went to Scotland in 1650. He took part in the Battle of Worcester. While serving in the military, at Chesterfield, he was first introduced to Quakerism. After his discharge he went to live in County Antrim, Ireland. He established the first Meeting House in Lurgan, Ireland in 1654. He was imprisoned several times for his faith. His life was a guide to Quakers in England and America. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA SHELF 60 LEFT STK
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Grellet, Stephen; Seebohm, Benjamin (Editor).
MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND GOSPEL LABOURS OF STEPHEN GRELLET, Edited by Benjamin Seebohm. In Two Volumes.
Two Volumes. Engraved portrait frontis by John Sartain, volume one. Sartain engraving of Grellet's home in New Jersey in volume two. Early manuscript presentations, James M. Hopkins from RBC, Oct 29/1860. Both volumes age stained. Slight damp staining in volume one. 8vo. 220 mm. Original publisher's cloth bindings. Spines very worn with loss. Boards fragile. Stephen Grellet (1773-1855) was a prominent French born Quaker missionary. In 1804 he married Rebecca, the daughter of the New Jersey publisher Isaac Collins, and became very involved in American Quakerism. To him is attributed the quote": "I shall pass through this life but once. Any good therefore that I can do, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it. For I shall never pass this way again." PA SHELF 56
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Hoover, Harry M.
THE HUBER=HOOVER FAMILY HISTORY. Facsimile reprint.
335 p. Illustrated. Includes index of names of each generation. 8vo. Original full cloth binding lettered in gold. Title continues: A Biographical and Genealogical History of the descendants of Hans Huber from the time of his arrival in Pennsylvania down to the eleventh generation. Facsimile reprint of the original 1928 edition. Preface of the 1992 edition was written by Amos B. Hoover. Near new. PA SHELF 05B
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Janney, Samuel M.
THE LIFE OF WILLIAM PENN: With Selections From His Correspondence and Autobiography. Second Edition, Revised.
576 p. Two engraved portraits by John Sartain. Frontis portrait foxed. Offsetting onto title page. Light age staining. All edges marbled. Lacks rear end papers. Manuscript of Thomas B. Longstreth? on fly leaf. Large 8vo. 225 mm. Disbound. Second edition. PA SHELF 61
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Oswald, John Clyde.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PRINTER.
pp. xv, 244 + Portrait Frontis. Illustrated with facsimile title pages. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. First Edition. PA SHELF 56
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Russell, Phillips.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. The First Civilized American.
pp. x, 332 + Portrait Frontis and full page plates. Inked Christmas wish on front fly leaf. Small 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, very worn with loss. Ninth printing. PA SHELF 56
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Snyder, C. Arnold.
THE LIFE AND THOUGHT OF MICHAEL SATTLER. Foreword by Cornelius J. Dyck.
260 p. Softcover. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History No. 26. Near new. "This book is the first full-length biography and analysis of the thought of Michael Sattler, the noted Anabaptist leader, martyr, and author of the Schleitheim Articles. PA SHELF 05A
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Steffens, Lincoln.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LINCOLN STEFFENS. Complete in One Volume.
pp. (13), 884 + Numerous black and white photographs, including a portrait of Steffens as the frontispiece. Autograph ownership (1932) of Waynesboro, PA financier, industrialist, and press book collector, Jefford F. Oller (1896-1974). Unusual and attractive half red leather over hand made paste paper boards binding (with matching comb decorated colored paste downs and fly leaves). The binding was probably commissioned by Oller. It has raised bands, defined by sumbolic floral tie downs. Spine titled in gilt. Oller inserted his own index, and a few other scraps. Perhaps because of this, there is some wrinkling to the text leaves. Lincoln Steffens (1866-1936) was a San Francisco born jornalist. Working in New York he became famous for investigating and crusading against corruption in municipal government. NW43 BINDINGS
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Brent, William.
THE COMPLETE AND FACTUAL LIFE OF BILLY THE KID.
213 p. Illustrated with photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, very slightly rubbed at extremities. Original dust jacket, price clipped, very slightly soiled. First edition. Adams. Six Guns #272. Hardbound. Very good. W9 RT Rear STK
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