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ref. 2609In 4 broché couverture jaquette illustrée.Faux-titre,titre 323 pages 28 illustrations hors-texte n°I à XXVIII et 101 dans le texte,6 grands plans dépliants de la ville de Nantes en fin de volume.Nantes Durance 1942 achevé d’imprimer sur les presses des éditions de L’Ouest à Angers.Le 15 mars 1942.Les hors-texte en offset imprimés par l’imprimerie Chantreau & Cie à Nantes.édition originale Exemplaire numéroté sur vélin Bouffant(tirage total tous papiers 450 exemplaires.(petites déchirures à la jaquette habilement réparées)sinon très bon état Peu courant
1870ref. 31135Springfield Mo. 1870. Stitched in original printed wrappers. 41 1 blank pp. Very Good. The opening is "a great event in the history of St. Louis and of the State of Missouri.The South Pacific Railroad has burst through upon the prairies of Southwest Missouri and has welded its western terminus upon the rails of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. This latter road is going to the Pacific coast as rapidly as it is possible to construct a road in this day of rapid railroad building." The pamphlet describes "the celebration" including speeches and festivities; the route; and the many exciting possibilities the Road will create for the State and Nation. BRE 175 4 locations. Sabin 57393. unknown books
1848ref. 009170Not Indicated: Not Indicated 1848. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. History of Lancaster Lebanon Dauphin Counties Pennsylvania touching also on York Cumberland Berks Schuylkill and Northumberland Counties specifically providing the township borough and county boundary descriptions in the period between 1729 and 1848 during which time Dauphin County was formed from portions of Lancaster County and Lebanon County formed from portions of Dauphin and Lancaster. Brown 1/4 leather mottled paper over boards with "Halifax Township" possibly indicating former Township ownership gilt on leather label on front panel. Leather is chipped with some loss at both spine extremities; board edges and corners are rubbed. Former ownership inscription of W. J. Daniel Elizabethville Dauphin Co. PA" on front pastedown dated 1915. Front endpapers show soiling and a stain that bleeds through lightly onto the first plate. 14 pp. index illus. w/ 6 hand-colored plates No. 1 shows approx. 1" square of loss to blank portion of page. Interior shows occasional light soiling with a dime-sized soil mark on the top edge of each leaf near the binding gutter. No publisher information provided though contents indicate publication date in or about 1848. Contents: Derry 1729 Peshtank Twp. 1729 Lebanon Twp. 1729 Hanover Twp. 1739 Bethel Twp. 1739 Berks County 1752 Heidleburg Twp. 1757 Upper Paxton Twp. 1767 Londonderry Twp. 1768 Division of Hanover into East and West Hanover 1785 York Cumberland and Northumberland Counties Dauphin County Middle Paxton Township 1787 Harrisburg Borough 1791 Annville Twp. 1799 Swatara Twp. 1799 Halifax Twp. 1804 Lykens Twp. 1810 Lebanon County 1813 Susquehanna Twp. 1815 Schuylkill County Mifflin Twp. 1819 Rush Twp. 1820 Derry and Londonderry Twp. as Re-formed 1826 Jackson Twp. 1828 Lower Swatara Twp. 1840 Wisconisco Twp. 1840 South and East Hanover Twps. out of West Hanover 1842 Jefferson Twp. 1842 Washington Twp. 1846. Plate No. I: Peshtank Derry Lebanon Twps; No. II: Paxton West Hanover East Hanover Bethel Heidelburg Lebanon Londonderry Derry Twps.; No. III: Upper Paxton Lykens Halifax Middle Paxton Twps. to 1810; No. IV: Swatara Annville Twps. 1785-1813; No. V: Susquehanna Lower Paxton West Hanover East Hanover South Hanover Derry Londonderry Lower Swatara and Swatara Twps. 1848; No. VI: Mifflin Washington Wisconisco Jackson Jefferson Rush Twps. to 1848. Overall exterior rates G-VG with interior excepting the one damaged plate noted above VG to Near Fine. Extremely scarce. Not Indicated Hardcover
1907ref. 50310Albany NY: State of New York. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and lighlty soiled pages toned and some light finger soiling. 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Annual reports by the Forest Fish and Game Commission of New York State. Numerous photographs and black and white illustrations by Hy S. Watson. Blue cloth boards with gold-stamped lettering on spine and front boards. 24 color plates of fish possibly by Denton of Sea Herring Kingfish Rock Bass Cod Flat Fish Rose Fish Burbot Maskalonge Channel Bass Calico Bass Crappie Yellow Mackerel Pollack Spotted Catfish Flounder Pompano Short Pompano Haddock Gold Fish Fresh-Water Drum Hake Whiting Halibut Spade Fish. Color plate of Partridge by W. S. Gillette and color plate of Beaver by Ernest Thompson Seton. Two folding maps of Adirondack areas. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 419 pages . State of New York hardcover
1876ref. 038778New York: G. W. & C. B. Colton & Co. 1876. Book. Very Good. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original brown embossed cloth folder approx. 6" x 4" lettered in gilt. Colored folding map approx. 28" x 28 1/2" is better than typically found showing minor separation at numerous fold junctures partial but minor separation along several folds extending from edges a few soil marks in central title header top right corner above map portion and minor soiling to a section of lower right portion closed tear on central left portion where glued to backing board still attached; retains good color without significant tearing closed or otherwise or creasing. Cloth folder shows light shelf wear with minor exposure at several points along edges and at corners paper loss along inner hinge vintage map publisher's promotional plate J. L. Smith Philadelphia mounted on upper front pastedown. Map detail extends west of the Susquehanna River to the Pennsylvania-Ohio border. Decidedly more scarce than Colton's companion Eastern Counties of PA. G. W. & C. B. Colton & Co. Hardcover
1886ref. 221698Philadelphia PA: Everts Peck and Richards 1886. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1886 Complete 2 Volume set 1602 pp. Original bindings gilt text block gilt lettering on red covers. Includes Civil War muster rolls maps and b&w photo and woodcut portraits. Book Conditions : Fair; no text marks noted; bindings separating especially Vol. 1; wear to cover corners and spines; scuffing to covers; scattered light spots of foxing and some spotting to text block. No Dust Jackets as issued. PLEASE NOTE : Extra postage may be requested due to weight of set. Everts, Peck, and Richards Hardcover
1866ref. 050052Philadelphia PA: A. McElroy 1866. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original copy rebound in black buckram spine panel lettered in gilt. Firm binding clean interior slightly toned text block edges showing slight dampstaining minimally evident along fore-edge margins in portions of text block slight spotting to front cover cloth. xii94442 pp. rear ads. Main title shows several tape repairs along gutter/fore-edge; folding house numbering plate partially separated along one fold with dampstained edge; folding map with one triangular piece along top edge detached and laid in overall nicely intact. Ideal reference copy. A. McElroy Hardcover
1844ref. 050051Philadelphia PA: Edward C. Biddle 1844. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original copy rebound in brown buckram spine panel lettered in gilt. Firm binding notably clean interior text block edges typically somewhat toned with small ink blot on lower fore-edge. 41232 pp. rear ads. In exceptional overall condition given its age ideal reference copy. Edward C. Biddle Hardcover
1847ref. 050050Philadelphia PA: Edward C. and John Biddle 1847. Book. Good. Half-Leather. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original black 1/4 leather blue printed paper covered boards. Worn but complete a decent enough reference copy with rubbing along joints rounded corners rubbed edges. Area of surface paper loss at top front cover corner approx. 5% of cover affecting a few letters with both covers rubbed and soiled. Approx. 1/4" square hole in center of front cover extending through interior to p. 7 title almanac first several pages of text with text affected fairly minimally bottom text block corner clipped through most of text block text unaffected. Vintage signature of A. H. Chambers 13 1/2 South 4th St. as well as a Burnett signature inked on front flyleaf also inscription on rear fixed endsheet. 42820 pp. rear ads. Interior shows typical foxing mostly relatively mild with toned/soiled text block edges firm binding. Edward C. and John Biddle Hardcover
1919ref. 052196Philadelphia PA: Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania 1919. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Partial run comprised of Volumes II-III VIII-XVI XVIII XX-XXI XXIII-XXXVI 2-3 8-16 20-21 23-36 issued 1919-1965 a total of 28 volumes in 23 issues bound in original stiff light to medium blue wraps most perfect-bound several stapled. General condition VG many Near Fine to Fine. Some of the earlier issues are tanned along spine panels and toward cover edges. The Huguenots were "French" Protestants though most who emigrated to Pennsylvania actually spoke German who fled the contested border territories between France and Germany in the early 18th century and settled predominantly in the Hudson River valley of New York state and southeastern Pennsylvania. Each issue of this journal presents various historical articles on the influence of the Huguenots in the Mid-Atlantic region and elsewhere throughout North America. Very scarce. Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania Paperback
1870ref. 31135Springfield Mo. 1870. Stitched in original printed wrappers. 41 1 blank pp. Very Good. The opening is "a great event in the history of St. Louis and of the State of Missouri.The South Pacific Railroad has burst through upon the prairies of Southwest Missouri and has welded its western terminus upon the rails of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. This latter road is going to the Pacific coast as rapidly as it is possible to construct a road in this day of rapid railroad building." The pamphlet describes "the celebration" including speeches and festivities; the route; and the many exciting possibilities the Road will create for the State and Nation. BRE 175 4 locations. Sabin 57393. unknown
1954ref. 068855Allentown PA: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society 1954. Book. Illus. by Eleanor Barba. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan natural linen lettered/illus. in red. Slight tanning along hinges overall as issued. v233 pp. illus. A foundational study of PA German tombstones. Also 1953 annual meeting synopsis officers. Scarce. Pennsylvania German Folklore Society Hardcover
1992ref. 071944Berkeley and Los Angeles CA: University of California Press 1992. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Stiff black and white pictorial wraps oblong format perfect bound. A bit of handling wear with surface laminate just slightly beginning to peel at corners and along a portion of top edge of back cover. Firm binding unmarked interior. 1st ptg. complete number line. Illus. w/ b&w photographs. Scarce photographic portrait of the Puerto Rican community in Alphabet City on NYC's Lower East Side in the 1980s. Quite scarce. University of California Press Paperback
1759ref. 033598Philadelphia PA: William Dunlap "at the Newest Printing-Office in Market-Street" 1759. Book. Good. Full-Leather. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full calf five raised bands. Leather shows surface rubbing rounded and exposed corners both covers reinforced/reattached by stitching along joints. Main title detached but present all other leaves firmly anchored. viii242vi220 pp. Interior shows typical signs of use including light to moderate foxing occasional light dampstaining some creased corners. Some fascinating period inscriptions: 1 main title: "John Gardiner's / Book / Given by His Mother / to Him Catharine Tomlinson / 178"; 2 front pastedown: partially decipherable undated Gloucester County New Jersey; 3 manuscript notes on blank verso of second title concerning the passing of two friends Bowman and Buchan on the same day month and year "2nd of the 4th mo. 1753" dated 2nd mo 18th 1818; 4 name of Elizabeth Easttaugh and date of 23 of 8th mo 1738 on blank recto of rear flyleaf; signature of John Gardiner on rear flyleaf. Howes B 668 combined edition. Quaker. William Dunlap, "at the Newest Printing-Office, in Market-Street" Hardcover
1969ref. 27986The State Printing Company. 1969. Hardcover. Signed by Bussman on front free endpaper. Minor cover edgewear smudging; slight spine roll; textblock edges soiled. Pgs tight clean unmarked. DJ extremely worn with chipping soil/stains spotting. ; . The State Printing Company, hardcover
1871ref. 50053Syracuse NY: Printed at the Journal Office. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn edges soiled. 1871. Hardcover. Original brown blindstamped cloth. Illustrated ads throughout. Folding frontispiece map of Columbia County. Histories of the towns and villages in Columbia County nestled between the Hudson River and Massachusetts and Connecticut borders. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 337 pages . Printed at the Journal Office hardcover
1996ref. 37751Atlanta:: Old New York Book Shop Press. VG/VG. 1996. Hardcover. 0937036021 . Hardbound 1996 reprint signed by Conroy on title page and by The Boo on front free endpaper no inscriptions . Blue cloth covers very clean bright; pages tight white unmarked. Light minor DJ wear at edges with indentations no tears . "Autographed Copy" label on front cover. A quite nice copy. ; . Old New York Book Shop Press, hardcover
1917ref. 059762Doylestown PA: B. F. Fackenthal Jr./Fackenthal Publication Fund for Bucks County Historical Society 1917. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Collected. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volumes I-IV VII VIII 6 volumes of an eventual 8 reprinting the papers presented to the Bucks County Historical Society. Uniformly bound in red cloth spine panels lettered in gilt. All volumes show minor soiling to cloth and slight rubbing to extremities with text block edges typically a bit tanned by age mild rubbing to portions of edges. Vol. VIII is minimally ex-library with call label on lower spine F&M College Gift of B. F. Fackenthal Jr. book plate mounted inside front cover. Vol. VIII shows minor loss nibbling at top corner through most of text block not affecting any text this copy thus Good only the set overall VG. Firm bindings clean interiors. Approx. 600-750 pp. per volume. B. F. Fackenthal, Jr./Fackenthal Publication Fund for Bucks County Historical Society Hardcover
2005ref. 071249Doris Dorwart 2005. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff color pictorial wraps. 1st ptg. viii463 pp. Worn but intact with several creases to both covers thumbing/handling wear rubbed joints and corners crease along an otherwise firm binding notations in pencil inside front cover interior otherwise unmarked. A reading copy only but very scarce one of the most elusive Berks County histories. Doris Dorwart Paperback
1969ref. 071815Philadelphia PA: Charles Benjamin Dreibelbis/Harvey C. Dreibelbis 1969. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black buckram lettered in gold foil. xii1262 pp. 1st edition July 1969 of the Dreibelbis family history an expanded edition was published in 1991. iii100725 pp. photos at rear. Contents typically somewhat tanned otherwise only slight wear. Charles Benjamin Dreibelbis/Harvey C. Dreibelbis Hardcover
1969ref. 071814Philadelphia PA: Charles Benjamin Dreibelbis/Harvey C. Dreibelbis 1969. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black buckram lettered in gold foil. xii1262 pp. 1st edition July 1969 of the Dreibelbis family history an expanded edition was published in 1991. iii100725 pp. photos at rear. Contents typically somewhat tanned otherwise only slight wear. Charles Benjamin Dreibelbis/Harvey C. Dreibelbis Hardcover
1969ref. 070526Philadelphia PA: Charles Benjamin Dreibelbis/Harvey C. Dreibelbis 1969. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black buckram lettered in gold foil. xii1262 pp. 1st edition July 1969 of the Dreibelbis family history an expanded edition was published in 1991. iii100725 pp. photos at rear. Text block edges tanned contents mildly tanned typical of issue otherwise only slight wear. Charles Benjamin Dreibelbis/Harvey C. Dreibelbis Hardcover
1969ref. 069750Philadelphia PA: Charles Benjamin Dreibelbis/Harvey C. Dreibelbis 1969. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black buckram lettered in gold foil. xii1262 pp. 1st edition July 1969 of the Dreibelbis family history an expanded edition was published in 1991. iii100725 pp. photos at rear. Endsheets and text block edges tanned contents mildly tanned typical of issue otherwise only slight wear. Charles Benjamin Dreibelbis/Harvey C. Dreibelbis Hardcover
1902ref. 030391Easton PA: Eschenbach Printing Co. for the Author 1902. Book. Near Fine. Buckram. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original copy No. 23 of a first edition limited to 50 copies with accompanying author's signature on limitation page appearing to be pre-printed probably rebound in dark green buckram lettered in gilt uniform text block edges. Light shelf wear with light horizontal surface abrasion across a portion of front cover mild flecking to cloth along spine panel and lower rear cover. 92 pp. illus. w/ b&w photographs including tissue guards folding facsimile MS. tipped in errata slip mounted opp. p. 9 etc. Firm square binding clean interior beyond slight occasional soiling in wide margins text block edges somewhat toned by age. Related lines include Appel Bahl Bender Bogert Butz Detweiler Dietz Heckman Herster Herbster Kachlein/Kichline Marstellar/Marsteller Pennypacker Roessel Sewitz Umsted and Wagener/Wagner. Eschenbach Printing Co. for the Author Hardcover
1885ref. 056768Richmond: Whittet & Shepperson 1885. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 263 pages. hardcover bound in original green cloth with beveled edges and with titles in gilt. An ex-library copy with the shelf label removed. Late 19th century library bookplate and label on the front endpapers along with modern labels. Rear endpapers have the remains of library labels with a slip date-stamped back to 1896. The binding is rubbed and bumped but sound. Text is toned. Nevins I Pg. 88 states "Reinforced by imagination these recollections by a member of the Parker Battery described several major battles as well as life in Point Lookout prison". Whittet & Shepperson hardcover