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1846504p. + Plus engraved frontis and full page plates showing scenes and costumes of different races and nations. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Text age stained. Large 12mo. Original full leather binding, embossed and decorated in blind. Spine gold lettered with raised bands. Binding worn and stained. Front cover weak and almost detached. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! TRAVEL/1
1988104 p. Illustrated with color photographs by Mel Horst. 8vo. Softcover. Original color pictorial wraps. Limited edition of a York Graphic Services Keepsake. Near fine PA GER-ENG PAMP BX2/BAG 32
1997448 p. Includes an extensive record of Amish Cemeteries and Family Records. 4to. Original full green cloth binding lettered and decorated in gold. Near new. PA SHELF 05B
196034 p. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. 4to. 280 mm. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps. Signed by the author. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Folklife Society, Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Very good. PA SHELF 04A
197434 p. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. 4to. 280 mm. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps. Signed by the author. Very good. PA SHELF 04A
196685 p. Drawings by Jean Forden. 8vo. Softcover. Original pictorial wraps. Very good Third printing. Contents include: How to Live Without Wars and Wedding Rings - The Old Order Mennonite Way; Those Mouth Watering Mennonite Meals - They really schmeck!; Market day in Kitchener; Why the Old Amish Want No Part of Progress; The happily married Cities - Kitchener and Waterloo (Ontario, Canada). PA GER-ENG PAMP BX2/BAG 32
1990pp. xi, 265 + Portrait frontis. Tall 8vo. Original full green cloth binding lettered in gold. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. Near fine. The autobiography of a lawman and holder of world pistol shooting records. In 1941 he won the Custer Trophy, and was the leader of the US Treasury Department Pistol Team during years in which it won all the team matches at the US National Championships. W10
1984pp. xvi, 270. Illustrated with photographs. Softcover. Bison paperback. Very good. W11
1989pp. xviii, 264. Illustrated with photographs. Inked birthday message on first fly leaf. Tall 8vo. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards. Original dust jacket, soiled and slightly chipped. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. W12
1811pp. vi, (7)-307. Lacks first fly leaves. Title page very stained. Age stain. Early manuscript ownership of William Jordan, April 25th 1824 and another early ownership on rear fly leaf. 12mo. 175 mm. Original worn leather binding. Front board lacks leather cover. Joints cracked with boards almost detached. Spine very worn. Title continues: "With An Account Of their Manners, Customs, Laws, Polity, Religion, Sects, Arts, and Trades, Division of Time, Wars, Captivities, etc. A Work Of The Greatest Utility." Scarce. S&S/AI 22829. Hardbound. AI BX 5
195868 p. + Illustrations. 8vo. Softcover. Original printed wraps bound in stiff library wraps. Very XLib. PA GER-ENG PAMP BX2/BAG 32
1820520 p. Age stain. Light damp stain. XLib bookplate of the Belles Lettres Society of Dickinson College given by Armstrong Briggs of Carlisle and Wm. P. Bird, 1845. 8vo. 220 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Original leather spine label. Binding rubbed and scuffed. Hinge of front board torn at top. Second American Edition. S&S/AI 1992. Hardbound. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 1
1828pp. 406, (2) [Index, (1)-46 [Appendix] + 13 full page wood engravings. Plates browned. Text foxed. XLib bookplate of Mt. St. Mary's Library on front paste down. Inked accession numbers on title page. 12mo. 180 mm. Original full worn leather binding. Front board detached. Binding cracked, needs to be resewn. Rev. J. Goldsmith pseud. for Sir Richard Phillips. He was a printer and bookseller, and later a sheriff of London - after which he was knighted by King George III. This American edition was improved by American polymath, Dr. Percival, who was also a poet, philologist, and geologist. S&S/AI 34778. Hardbound. Good. Ron bought before consign. AI BX 8
1871138p. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, worn with loss. Spine repaired. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. The colonial custom of bundling - according to which a courting couple shared a common bed without undressing - had fallen into general disuse by 1800, it seemed to linger on another century or so among the Pennsylvania "Dutch". **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PAG 04
1839263 p. 12mo. 20 cm. Some damp stain. Foxed. Contemporary cloth backed boards binding, worn. Marryat started his tour of the U.S. in New York, crossed that state and went as far as Sault St. Marie, across Upper Canada, and back to Montreal. He also visited Washington and Kentucky. His comments on American habits, language, and institutions (including slavery) were widely read and of great influence. Howes M300; Clark III:204; Sabin 44696. W145Rt
1826pp. [4], 115. Deckle edged. 24mo. 160 mm. Foxed. Disbound, but with the original front board and printed spine title present. Issued around the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this unusual and scarce guide to the social life and customs of Philadelphia (then the second most populous city in the U.S.) covers a wide territory with a keen eye. Lawyers, doctors, professors, popular fashions, social leaders and climbers, Utopians, etc. are examined. The Wistar Parties are named for Caspar Wistar (1761-1818) a famous physician and anatomist. It was his habit to throw open his house once every week in the winter, and at these gatherings students, citizens, scientists, and travelers met and discussed subjects of interest. These assemblies, celebrated in the annals of Philadelphia under the title of Wistar parties (or balls), were continued long after his death by other residents of that city. Very scarce and interesting. PA29
1833pp. viii, 244. Twenty wood engravings by Atherton. Illustrated title page. Foxed. Early manuscript ownership of George S. Schmidt, York, PA. 12mo. 190 mm. Original green polished linen cloth binding with paper label pasted on front board. Hardbound. Very Good. S&S/AI 18552. PALIB 4
1783pp. 358, (1). Issued in three numbers in one volume, the second and third with half-titles. The first and third numbers include bookseller's advertisements. End of the third number indicates the end of the second, and last volume. First signature bound out of order. LACKS one leaf in first signature. Age stain. 8vo. 200 mm. Original full leather binding, very worn. Front board detached. Original leather spine label. Raised bands. Spine worn. Pencil manuscript ownership of George M. Keim on title page. George May (1805-1861) also know as George M. Keim of Reading, Berks County, PA. Born in Reading, Berks County, PA, March 23, 1805. Uncle of William High Keim. Democrat. Chief burgess of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1833-34; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1838-43; mayor of Reading, PA, 1853. Died June 10, 1861. Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, PA. Also early manuscript initials, S.P.A. with Susanna Abington crossed out. Presumably issued also as vol. 2 of Bell's 1783 ed. of Moore's work, originally published at London in 1781. Evans 18036. Hildeburn 4321. Hardbound. Good. SCARCE. EVANS1
1947pp. 21, (96) [pages of photographs]. 4to. Original full green buckram binding slightly rubbed at corners. Original photo illustrated dust jacket with ligh wear. Very good Some people think that this is one of the best works on the Amish. It has become increasingly scrace in decent condition. PA SHELF 04A
197281 pages plus map. Library binding. Full colour decorative phot front cover. Cover shows mild bumps and wear. Normal Library markings although the only external evidence of this book's former owner is faint sticker or tape remnant at two spots on the front board . "Authors are a highly gifted husband-and-wife team who have traveled to many parts of the world and set down a living record of them in skillfully combined texts and photographs." - N.Y. Times. In this the twenty-second book in the popular 'My Village' series, author-photographer Sonia Gidal, through an informal, information-filled text and many handsome black and white photographs, gives the reader a lively portrait of an unfamiliar and engaging way of life. Featured is Carlos Verissimo of the small village of Nazare on Portugal's rugged Atlantic coastline. Book
1993187 Pages with some black and white photos. An engaging account of life in today's turbulent Russia, this book faithfully presents the richly contradictory views of Muscovites and rural Russians on their work, their families and communities, their government, and their daily lives. Interweaves anecdote, conversation, and observation to round out the picture of a society in turmoil. Book
1994252 pages. Faint one inch crease to top corner of front cover. Very limited signs of use. Looking for your ideal love match? The dating scene has changed. Both sexes seem to be confused, lonely and looking for love in all the wrong ways. Author uses insight and humor from her love column to help readers on their quest to find that special someone. Discusses: preparing yourself for a relationship, the mystery of attraction, who should ask first, where to look for singles, dating for single parents, and much more. Book
1996253 pages plus list of suggested reading. Former owner's name inkstamped inside base of rear board else near fine. Dust Jacket protected by clear Brodart cover. Describes the author's journey from the Kingston, Ontario to Camden East, Ontario (pop. 250), and then by degrees, his journey towards understanding how to live in the country. The author likens this to learning another language: fluency seems just over the next rise, or the one after that. Makes a compelling case for country life without romanticizing it. Book
1995194 pages. Leads the reader through a seasonally arranged collection of humourous anecdotes of life in Metchosin, British Columbia. Selected pieces are entitled: Cussing, Child Labour Laws, A Cat in the Freezer, When a Tree Falls, and dozens more. Spine leans gently to right. Slight curvature to back board. Contents bright and unmarked. Book
198776 pages with fascinating archival black and white photographic reproductions. Covers Horseshoe Valley, Lund, Lost Villages of Vancouver Island, Minstrel Island, 84 years in Bella Coola, Whaling stations of the Queen Charlottes, and more. Average wear and a few spots of soiling to front cover which features impressive photo of five men standing in a massive native canoe. Book