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1867ref. 21111New York: F. W. Beers A. D. Ellis & G. G. Soule. Very Good-. Hardcover. Light browning and chipping along edges. Small holes along left edge.; A hand colored map measuring 17.5" x 14". . 1867. F. W. Beers, A. D. Ellis & G. G. Soule hardcover
1924ref. 055707Richmond Va.: AppealsPress Inc. 1924. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Royal Octavo. 525 pages indexed. Hardcover nicely rebound in full navy blue buckram with a square or the original blue cloth with title in gilt laid down on the front cover. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. New endpapers. Text is lightly toned but is clean. An attractive copy which can be safely handled. Collates complete with all illustrations. AppealsPress, Inc. hardcover
1891ref. DEMO014105IPhiladelphia: John Y. Huber 1891. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 53 inserted portraits. Quarto 745 pages blue cloth repaired hinge some internal cracking unopened; ex libris Frank D. Kellogg. In addition to a comprehensive history this work incorporates nearly 200pp. of the Proceedings of the Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Organization of the U.S. Supreme Court. It includes the remarks by Chief Justice Melville Fuller and Justices Field & Harlan. Grover Cleveland spoke and chaired the Executive Committee. Etched portraits by Albert & Max Rosenthal. 53 inserted portraits. Author Carson became Attorney General of Pennsylvania. John Y. Huber hardcover
1969ref. 16126Buffalo N.Y.: Corps of Engineers Dept of the Army. Very Good. 1969. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8 soft cover volumes plus envelope with 5 folded maps published June 1969. Accompanied by a letter from the Corps of Engineers Department of the Army. Volume 1. Summary Report. Volume 2. Appendix A B C; History Plan Formation Project Designs and Cost Estimate. Volume 3. Appendix D; Economic Base Study. Volume 4. E F; Hydrology Flood Control. Volume 5. Appendix G H; State Water Laws Water Quality & Water Supply. Volume 6. Appendix J K; Agriculture Studies Sedimentation. Volume 7. L M N; Hydroelectric Power Outdoor Recreation Fish and wild life. Volume 8. New York State Supplement. Item 9 an envelope containing 5 folded maps. Illustrated with tables charts photographs and maps. Binding clips are some what rusty. Science; Maps Photographs charts and tables; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages . Corps of Engineers , Dept of the Army paperback
1870ref. 016414Washington PA: Self-Published 1870. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First 1870 edition rebound in blue cloth page edges slightly trimmed new endsheets appears "as new" and will be durable for decades to come. 386121 pp. A few internal library markings very minimal pencil notations on rear blank. Lacking approx. 50% of final text leaf p. 121 of Appendix with no loss to text blank bottom half printed on recto only. Howes C 878. Self-Published Hardcover
1884ref. 14599New York: Steiger & Co. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean mustard color pictorial cloth has bright gilt title on spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Text tight clean & intact. Decorated endpapers. Decorative head and pieces. Original 1884 first edition in a dust jacket. Translation: In their new home. Communications about the history of German Immigrants in all parts of the Union. Annex: German Society in the City of New York. Light foxing first three pages only. Edge worn Dust Jacket . German Text. USiana; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 562 pages . Steiger & Co. hardcover
1879ref. 0006145Washington DC : Government Printing Office 1879. First edition. Hardcover. Good. two folding charts at rear four chromolithographs two steel engraved portraits 40 half-page woodcuts 28 whole page woodcuts. Quarto l 644 pages folding map on linen in rear pocket recased with original spine in place new endpapers large gilt vignette on top cover intact. Hall made three expeditions into the Arctic each for the purpose of geographical discovery. This is the account of his longest expedition which heavily involved interaction with the native Inuits. Eight of the sketches of the coast lines were drawn by Inuits. Issued as Senate Executive Doc. 27. Two folding charts in rebuilt rear pocket; four chromolithographs two steel engraved portraits 40 half-page woodcuts 28 whole page woodcuts. Nourse was a professor at the U. S. Naval Academy. He assembled this report from fragments and journals left by Capt. Hall. Government Printing Office hardcover
1976ref. 054716Womelsdorf PA: Earl W. Ibach 1976. Book. VG. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED. Brown cloth lettered in gold foil. A nicely preserved copy with minor shelf wear slight moisture ring on lower front cover a minor cosmetic distraction. Front flyleaf torn and neatly tape-mended at top of front hinge. Firm binding clean interior. Signed by author on portrait page full signature with generic "Best Regards" salutation. One of the essential studies of Berks County history. Earl W. Ibach Hardcover
1942ref. 57650NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Light wear and soiling to boards and edges. 1942. Hardcover. Two-tone gray cloth bindings. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Index in each volume. Bibliography in Volume I. Volume I: xxiii 465pp; Volume II: 619pp; Volume III: 537pp. General history of settlement of New York's Capital region with specific chapters on county histories transportation industry and biographies of various historical figures and notables. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Lewis Historical Publishing Company hardcover
1941ref. 16436East Orange N. J.: The Easterwood Press. Near Fine. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green paper covered boards. Brown cloth spine with gilt title. Interiot of text is tight clean & intact. 175 copies of this book were printed of which this is # 135. Deckle page edges. Canal History of New Jersey; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages . The Easterwood Press hardcover
1937ref. 17235New York: Mora Boyle Publisher. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Published weekly January 20 1937 vol. 2 no.3. Upscale magazine edited for the women of Metropolitan New York. Clean soft covers with lightly rubbed spine edge. Features: Hoodwinking Justice; Nostalgia; From salesgirl to buyer Southward Ho! Fashions: Bermuda; Apres Midi Simplicity; So much to buy so much to spend; Along Topper Row. Photographs: Kids love the snow; Man versus machine. Magazine ; Drawings& Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 34 pages . Mora Boyle Publisher hardcover
1909ref. 064369Chicago IL: J. H. Beers and Co. 1909. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original 1909 edition complete in two 2 volumes uniformly bound in black 1/2 leather dark brown cloth-covered boards spine panels lettered in gilt decorated endpapers with hinges reinforced in cloth original to issue text block edged in gilt. xxxii784 xx785-1723 pp. continuously paginated illus. throughout w/ b&w portrait and other plates w/ tissue guards. Rebacked and with new corners all original leather replaced with sympathetic faux leather original spine panels with rubbing and edge loss remounted new endpapers. Cover cloth shows mild surface rubbing with several moisture spots on front cover of Vol. II but is quite presentable. Firm bindings unmarked interiors. J. H. Beers and Co. Hardcover
1932ref. 16305New York: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1932. Reprint. Hardcover. Ten bound in pamphlets with covers. Pamphlets are reprints from the following: 1 Algonkin Sequence in N. Y. 2 Culture Sequence in N. Y. 3 Unique Prehistoric Workshop site. 4 New Archaeological Discoveries at Brewerton N. Y. 5 Frontenac Island Village & Burial Site. 6 Excavations in a Prehistoric Village Site near Bainbridge N. Y.7 Prehistoric Burial Site at Sea Breeze N. Y. 8 Symposium on Cherokee and Iroquois Culture. 9 Archaeological Manifestations and Relative chronology in the North-East. 10 Paleopathological Evidence Suggesting Pre-Columbian Tuberculosis in New York State. Text's interior is tight clean & Intact . B/W photograph illustrations. Native American; B/W Photograph Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Government Printing Office hardcover
1838ref. 16594Harrisburg PA: Printer Boas & Coplan. Very Good. 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Four volumes in one. Message from the Governor and Report of the Canal Commissioners 1839. 146pp. Annual Report of the Canal Commissioners . 1840. 249pp. Canal Commissioners Transmitted to the Governor.1841 149pp. James Wallace Printer. Report of the Canal Commissioners.1842. 87pp. Rebound in clean brown buckram cloth with gilt title on spine. Twenty-five fold-out reports tables and charts. Interior of text is tight clean and intact . Statements Estimates Tonnage Reports Name of Routes and Canal Tolls. Railroads. An amazing amount of facts and details Re: canals and railroads Philadelphia Railway Franklin Lines Allegheny Railroad Gettysburg Railway and Columbia Railroad. Pennsylvania; Fold out Reports; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 631 pages . Printer, Boas & Coplan hardcover
1949ref. 068281Lancaster PA: Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center Franklin and Marshall College 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Nearly complete partial run of The Pennsylvania Dutchman commencing with Vol. I No. 1 through Vol. III No. 2 lacking only Vol. I No. 19 for completion 48 of 49 issues published weekly then monthly then biweekly. Most issues are typically tanned some showing mild foxing but all are complete and intact. Vol. I No. 1 shows a small area of loss affecting pp. 1-2 only. Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, Franklin and Marshall College Hardcover
1998ref. 19330Zurich: Scalo 1998. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition first printing. Fine hardcover in a Fine dust jacket protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY WRAPPED IN PADDING IN A BOX. "Hart Island the Bronx in the Long Island Sound commonly known as Potter's Field once served as a cemetery a charity hospital for women an insane asylum and as a prison island. Today the island is once again a cemetery. Inmates from Rikers Island perform the burials and disinterments and maintain the burial grounds. Hart Island is not open to the public. Joel Sternfeld and conceptual artist Melinda Hunt collaborated on this project and demonstrate a new approach to urban history. Sternfeld's precise and elegiac pictures of the island and the convicts at work are complemented by Hunt's objects and installations." Photographs by Joel Sternfeld; text and artwork by Melinda Hunt. SIGNED BY STERNFELD on the half-title; no inscription. 119 pages; 60 color plates 1 b&w map; 11.5 x 10 inches. Due to size and weight international and expedited shipping will be more than quoted. Scalo hardcover
1911ref. 001885State of New York Albany 1911. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Olive gilt stamped cloth over boards illustrated with b & w half-tones from photos two color fold-out maps 224 pages. Corners and spine ends bumped with a little wear 1" tear in margin of title page. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3 lbs 10 oz. Category: Animals & Birds; Books; Fishing & Hunting. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001885. . State of New York hardcover
1870ref. DEMO003141IPhiladelphia: John Campbell 1870. First edition. printed wrappers. Good . Octavos 478 pages wrappers of pt.1 very chipped worn; others very good - fine. Containing a Full Account of the First Dutch and Swedish Settlements with a description of its geography and geology. Howes V110. This is the Issue in 15 Parts. John Campbell unknown
1993ref. 47696Greenwood South Carolina:: The Museum. VG/G. 1993. Hardcover. 9780963478719 . Oversize hardcover with gilt-lettered black cloth covers that remain very clean bright with scant wear but for minor bumps to corner tips. Pages tight clean white. Many photos. Dust jacket lightly worn with 1-1/2 inch tear at upper front edge. Not library discard. ; . The Museum, hardcover
2013ref. BN350384Cengage Learning Inc 2013. 2013. Language Development Language Development Hoff Erika Florida Atlantic University Cengage Learning, Inc unknown
1937ref. AQ31721London: McCorquodale & Co. 1937. 2 50pp. With a folding map and numerous illustrations in the text. Original publisher's spiral bound pictorial limp card wrappers. With original publisher's printed glassine dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed extremities creased glassine wrapper chipped and torn. Internally clean and crisp. The sole edition - preserved in the rarely seen original glassine wrapper - of a richly illustrated account of what is seen from the compartment window of Southern Railway's Atlantic Coast Express en route from London to Cornwall by journalist and broadcaster Stuart Petre Brodie Mais 1885-1975. . First edition. Quarto. [McCorquodale & Co.] unknown
1869ref. 005463New York: L.H. Biglow & Co. printers 1869. Paperback. Good -. 32 p.; 23 cm. Front wrapper reproduces title page within decorative border. The Lykens Valley Railroad and Coal Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1830; Thomas P. Cope was the first president. It ran from Millersburg to Williamstown and was the fourth in the United States and the first in Dauphin County to carry anthracite coal. By 1845 the line had to be regraded and relaid. It merged into the Penndel Co. in 1956. Written at the head of the front wrapper: "Preserve with Care." Very scarce. In Good- Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled; front wrapper is detached but present with closed 4-cm. tear from gutter edge; somewhat brittle with chipping at edges and separations at gutters; a few notations internally; otherwise clean. L.H. Biglow & Co., printers paperback
1872ref. 003074Philadelphia: Kay & Brother 1872. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition. 8 791 p.; 25 cm. Contemporary full calf; black spine labels reading: Smith's Forms of Procedure Pennsylvania." Small stamp on front fixed endpaper and title page verso: "Law Office of Thomas Lack 115 North High St. West Chester Pa." Blank leaf following front free endpaper inscribed: "Thomas Lack April 28th 1891" and "Geo. Guier Cardwell." A few notations; small slip tipped in between p. 162 and p. 163 section on decedents. Includes 65 items under Lunatics and Habitual Drunkards. In Very Good Condition: both boards have been sensatively re-attached by conservator whose report is available on request; lacking original leather spine labels which have been reproduced in period style; small loss of leather at ends of spine; occasional soiling primarily in the table of contents. A solid copy of this mid-19th-century Pennsylvania legal form book. Kay & Brother hardcover
2012ref. BN1926552012. 2012. Softcover. Financial Institutions and Markets International Edition with Stock Trak Coupon Financial Institutions and Markets International Edition with Stock Trak Coupon Jeff Florida Atlantic University Madura paperback
1992ref. BN189874Springer 1992. 1992. Hardcover. Numerical Integration Numerical Integration North Atlantic Treaty Organization Springer hardcover
