1954réf. 005300Caldwell New Jersey: Progress Publishing Company 1954. A clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. Previous owner's name Helen Irene Shauger Bidgood on the front endpaper. A typed copy of her lineage is laid-in. Also laid-in is a brief note from the author. A few pages have additions/corrections in ink. Bound in the original black leatherette. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover is a little dull. Keywords: Genealogy. New Jersey history. New York history. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition/No jacket. 8vo. 120pp. Progress Publishing Company Hardcover
1996réf. 007826Metuchen & Newark New Jersey: The Upland Press with The Newark Public Library 1996. Very Good condition. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. No owner's name or bookplate. Tiny pencil check marks erasable next to some entries. Oversize Hardcover. 7" wide by 10.25" tall. Bound in the original red cloth lettered in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. Number 4 in the NEW JERSEY RESEARCH SERIES. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket probably as issued. 254pp. The Upland Press with The Newark Public Library Hardcover
1897réf. 016650Newark: New Jersey Historical Society 1897. A gorgeous copy. Near Fine condition. SEE PHOTOS. Bright shiny clean square and tight. This is the rare 1897 FIRST PRINTING -- NOT the 1900 reprint with which it can easily be confused see BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE below. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Text pages are creamy white fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. With 27 illustrations mostly steel engraved portraits with tissue guards. This 1897 First Edition is bound in the original blue cloth which still has much of its new book gloss. SEE PHOTOS. Shiny gilt lettering on the spine reads: Semi-Centennial Celebration New Jersey Historical Society 1895. Top edge gilt. Other edges uncut. The largest section of the book pp. 15-152 is FIFTY YEARS OF HISTORICAL WORK IN NEW JERSEY by William Nelson with several tissue-guarded steel-engraved portraits. Also included are a bibliography of the society pp. 153-167; A HIGHWAY OF THE NATION by Austin Scott President of Rutgers College pp. 169-176 with the RESPONSE OF GENERAL HARRISON by former U. S. President Benjamin Harrison pp. 177-180; THE COURSE OF AMERICAN HISTORY by Woodrow Wilson then Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University; later U. S. President pp. 181-206; INDEX TO BIBLIOGRAPHY of the Society pp. 207-214 essentially a topical index to the first 23 volumes of the Proceedings as well as to the Society's other publications; GENERAL INDEX pp. 215-223. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: there was a later printing of this book in 1900 which is very similar to this 1897 first printing. Both printings have a title page dated 1897. However they can be distinguished from one another in two ways. The 1897 first printing is bound in blue cloth while the 1900 printing has a black cloth binding. In addition the later printing has a second title page that is dated 1900 and reads: "Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society Volume VIII.". First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition. 8vo. x 223pp. 27 plates. New Jersey Historical Society Hardcover
1983réf. 053338Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Collected. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HARDCOVER complete in three 3 volumes uniformly bound in blue buckram lettered in gold foil. First collected edition 1st ptg. 1983 originally issued separately in various of the PA German Society annuals. xiii900 viii771 v700 pp. Very slight tanning to text block edges otherwise essentially as issued. Genealogical Publishing Co. Hardcover
1942réf. 024706Baton Rouge Louisiana: Louisiana Historical Records Survey Work Projects Administration 1942. Cover is in Good condition with light wear/sunning and one tiny chip at the head of the spine. Spine is square and flat. NEAR FINE internally. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1942. First Edition. Identifies thousands of items. Issued in association with Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University. Oversize Softcover. 8.25" wide by 10.75" tall by 1.75" thick. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition. Oversize Softcover. Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 583pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Louisiana Historical Records Survey, Work Projects Administration Paperback
1946réf. 222887Boston 1946. First. hardcover. very good. Volumes 179 180 & 181. 36 issues bound in 3 volumes of green buckram. Boston: Atlantic Monthly January 1946 - December 1948. The Atlantic Monthly was created in 1857 as a literary & cultural commentary magazine. It was important for recognizing and publishing new writers. Included in these issues are Carl Sandburg Lord Dunsany Robert Frost Wallace Stegner Thomas Wolfe Somerset Maugham May Sarton and many others. The first 12 issues are bound without wrappers; the others have thei original printed wrappers and starting with November 1947 pictorial wrappers. unknown books
1897réf. 221697Chambersburg PA: J.M. Runk & Co. 1897. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1897 Complete 2 Volume set 1375 pp. Gilt text block and lettering. 3/4 dark leather boards. Illustrated w/ b&w portrait photos on glossy pages. Subtitle continues "Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers". Book Conditions : Good; no text marks noted; binding repaired with heavy black binding tape; wear to cover corners and board edges; some soiling to covers; scattered light foxing spotting to text block some toning at page edges; a few fingerprint smudges. No Dust Jackets as issued. PLEASE NOTE : Extra postage may be requested due to weight of set. J.M. Runk & Co. Hardcover
1946réf. 222887Boston 1946. First. hardcover. very good. Volumes 179 180 & 181. 36 issues bound in 3 volumes of green buckram. Boston: Atlantic Monthly January 1946 - December 1948. The Atlantic Monthly was created in 1857 as a literary & cultural commentary magazine. It was important for recognizing and publishing new writers. Included in these issues are Carl Sandburg Lord Dunsany Robert Frost Wallace Stegner Thomas Wolfe Somerset Maugham May Sarton and many others. The first 12 issues are bound without wrappers; the others have thei original printed wrappers and starting with November 1947 pictorial wrappers. unknown
1964réf. 39166New York:: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1964. Hardcover. Three-volume hardcover set in gilt-lettered blue cloth covers that remain clean with light shelfwear including bumped corners. Minor spotting/foxing and dust-staining of textblock edges. Hinges on all volumes sound uncracked; pages tight clean unmarked. No DJs as issued. Not former library copies. Volumes 1 and 2 consist of general history of the area while volume 3 is a compilation of biographical sketches of Georgians. Illustrated. A really quite nice set. ; . Lewis Historical Publishing Company, hardcover
1995réf. 071265Richland PA: The Brown Family Reunion 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. INSCRIBED. Brown cloth lettered in gold foil. As new/as issued. Inscribed by lead author Shirley M. Brown on contents page full signature with "Best Wishes" inscription not personalized or dated. 7157 pp. illus. A comprehensive and thoroughly researched history of the Brown/Braun family of Tulpehocken western Berks and Lebanon counties. Lacking supplement. Very scarce. The Brown Family Reunion Hardcover
1830réf. 038658Philadelphia PA: Judah Dobson 1830. Book. Fair-Good. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original dull pink cloth lacking spine panel. Cloth spotted and faded mostly tanned especially toward edges rounded/exposed corners. Foxed throughout ranging light to moderate. Unrestored copy front board detached rear board loose and binding weak but holding. viii1271ii56errata pp. engraving of fox on 2nd p. 51. First edition first issue with no added text on p. viii but this copy lacking lithographic views and portraits. Signatures of former owner John Clemens Haddonfield NJ in fore-edge margins of pp. 31 and 113; front pastedown shows private library book plate of Pennsylvania historian Thomas Lynch Montgomery 1929. First title takes up the history of the oldest sporting club in the world; second title is the first American imprint about fox hunting. Howes M 636. Very scarce. Judah Dobson Hardcover
1892réf. 055810Norfolk VA: The Landmark Publishing Company 1892. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 72 pages. Soft cover. Front and rear covers missing but the remains of the brown wrappers are on the spine. Sewn binding. The binding is fairly sound. Some chipping to the edges of the title page mostly at the bottom corner. There is a stray red mark on the title page over Lincoln's name. Text is toned but generally clean. Quite scarce. Now housed in a removable mylar sleeve with a board backing. The Landmark Publishing Company paperback
1910réf. 46716Columbia S. C. :: The State Company. G/NONE. 1910. Hardcover. Hardback first edition in dark-green cloth covers with gilt spine lettering. Moderate silverfishing of covers; hinges sound uncracked. Pages tight clean. Foldout map of battle lines and frontis portrait of Hagood both in nice condition. Previous owner's name and date year of publication in pencil on first free endpaper. ; . The State Company, hardcover
1828réf. 16499Harrisburg: Office of the Reporters State of Pennsylvania. Good. 1828-29. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Clean brown 1/4 leather with marbled boards. Volume #1 981pp 55pp index. Damp stain on front endpaper. Volume #2 766pp 8 pp of index. Sporatic foxing throughout. Containing Messages Reports and Documents. Both volumes have light shelf wear. Banks Laws Elections Prisons Health Canals Railroads State Roads and Bridges. 212 miles of Canals currently under contract and in progress toward completion. Pennsylvania; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1749 pages . Office of the Reporters, State of Pennsylvania hardcover
1909réf. 064368Chicago 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. Leather typically is mildly rubbed at corners and along joints with mild exposure at top corners otherwise nicely intact without shredding or fraying. Cover cloth shows a few mild surface marks but is also quite presentable. Firm bindings. Closed tear to front blank in Vol. I; the front blank of each volume also shows the pencil signature of former owner Daniel L. Wartzenluft a Kutztown shoe merchant. J. H. Beers and Co. Hardcover
1957réf. 26400Chapel Hill:: The University of North Carolina. 1957. Hardcover. Black-and- gilt-decorated beige and red cloth covers very clean bright with minor edge bumping mostly at spine . Pages clean crisp unmarked; hinges sound uncracked. Slipcase lightly worn soiled but in remarkably nice condition with no breaks or tears. May have a slightly musty odor. 292 pages with index. ; . The University of North Carolina, hardcover
1853réf. 0007667Philadelphia: Privately Printed by C. Sherman 1853. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 336 pages original cloth spine lightly sunned. Scarce. Londoner Esther De Berdt married an American lawyer and re-located to Philadelphia in 1770. As part of the Philadelphia gentry she met many of the important Colonists including Gen. George Washington. Initially opposed she warmed to the cause of independence. Her husband Joseph became Washington's aide and secretary and eventually a general and still later Governor of Pennsylvania. Esther meanwhile headed the Ladies of Philadelphia and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Continental Army. She dies at age 34 in 1780 failing to see the success that crowned her efforts. Much of this text is in the form of letters. She was one of the outstanding women of the American Revolution. Privately Printed by C. Sherman hardcover
1914réf. 064374Allentown PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Co. Ltd. 1914. Book. VG. Half-Leather. 1st Edition. Original edition complete in three 3 volumes uniformly bound in black 1/2 leather dark green cloth-covered boards marbled endpapers with cloth-reinforced hinges original to issue spine panels lettered in gilt. Nicely-preserved set with mostly minor rubbing to leather at corners and spine extremities a bit of exposure at several corners a few surface marks to cloth. Firm bindings unmarked interiors. xi1101 iii774exi ii775-1467xi pp. illus. w/ b&w portrait plates. Contents assembled for the 200th anniversary of Lehigh County and published a few years later. Lehigh Valley Publishing Co., Ltd. Hardcover
1912réf. 17220Philadelphia: Elvino V. Smith. Good. 1912. Hardcover. A very large folding map 56" x 43" mounted in a light blue lightly faded hardcover cloth folder with gilt lettering on front. Map in nice condition except for a few tears along the folds. Folder has paper tears along interior hinges. Condition--Folder: G Map: VG. Pennsylvania ; Fold out Map; Thin 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . Elvino V. Smith hardcover
réf. 45350Non-Book. Pencil portrait on cardboard of young man John/Johnny Curtis Altman of Gray Georgia signed by well-known Macon Georgia artist Houser Smith and dated 1962. Probably an impromtu sketch and now lightly worn this drawing was done on the back of a sketchpad and measures 81/2 x 101/2. Gray cardboard is slightly bowed and lightly smudged. ; . unknown
1875réf. 0005671Philadelphia: Porter And Coates 1875. First edition. Hardcover. Good . Front pocket has the large Railroad map. Rear pocket maps: Fairmount Park Water Frontage of the Port Map of Centennial Grounds. Also nearly 100 engravings. 16mo xvi 425 70 2red cloth edgeworn front hinge started. erratum slip p. 300. Uncommonly complete with all the maps which are on acidic paper in acidic pockets. Actually issued in 1876 for visitors to the Centennial of America Fair / Exhibition. Front pocket has the large Railroad map. Rear pocket maps: Fairmount Park Water Frontage of the Port Map of Centennial Grounds. Also nearly 100 engravings. Porter And Coates hardcover
1851réf. 200105AG1851. London & New York John Tallis 1851. Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations drawn and engraved by H. Winkles. Plate Size: 24.5 cm x 36.5 cm. Sheet Size: 27.2 cm x 37.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition. Beautiful map with gorgeous illustrated vignettes from the Victorian publisher. The coast of west Africa can be seen in the lower corner. Relief on Madeira shown with hachuring. Rivers and towns of Madeira also listed. The potentially dangerous waters off Bermuda are highlighted pictorially. The individual names of the Azores Canary and Cape Verde islands can also be seen. A bar scale lies just under Bermuda. John Tallis 7 November 1817 3 June 1876 was an English cartographic publisher. His company John Tallis and Company published views maps and atlases in London from roughly 1838 to 1851. Tallis set up as a publisher with Frederick Tallis in Cripplegate in 1842; the business moved to Smithfield in 1846 and was dissolved in 1849. From 1851 to 1854 Tallis operated as John Tallis and Company. He started The illustrated news of the world and national portrait gallery of eminent personages in 1858 selling it for £1370 in 1861; it folded in 1863. Wikipedia The most important project John Tallis undertook was the 'Illustrated Atlas' from 1851. The original map we offer here was part of this exceptional Atlas and all the maps it contained are still today considered as the last reminder of an era of lavish map production. Tallis worked the project together with John Rapkin 1815-1876 and it was Rapkin's style and talent that we have to thank for when we marvel at these maps today. What makes these maps so special is the detail of engraved vignettes that surround the map and often show indigenous scenes people in their environment and even more so historical buildings or historical views of towns and cities architecture and landscape. The project of 'The Illustrated Atlas' was designed to be finished just in time for the anxiously awaited "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations" or The Great Exhibition sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park London from 1 May to 11 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century and it was a much anticipated event. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert husband of the reigning monarch Queen Victoria. It was attended by numerous notable figures of the time including Charles Darwin Samuel Colt members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë Charles Dickens Lewis Carroll George Eliot and Alfred Tennyson. Music for the opening was under the direction of Sir George Thomas Smart and the continuous music from the exhibited organs for the Queen's procession was "under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett". Wikipedia unknown
1940réf. 018226N.Y.: Morrow 1940. 1st edition. Cloth lightly soiled along edges page edges browning else a near fine copy in dust jacket lightly rubbed at edges head and foot of spine lightly nicked and rear panel soiled. Author's second book and features Basil Willing. Franz Konradi austrian biochemist and refugee was shot on the campus of a New York University but there was no trace of a bullet. Increasingly difficult to find. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Book. Morrow Hardcover
1852réf. PHO-2529Paris, imprimerie de F. Chardon aîné, 1852. Grand in-8 (260x170mm), 6pp., accompagné par une grande carte dépliante (550 × 658 mm), gravée par G. Lemaître. Relié demi toile, auteur et titre au dos. Carte volante.
1952réf. 230704052056ybvkNo place or date, probably Genova, ca. 1952. 18 dark cardboard sheets with singleside tipped on original photographs of ca. 18 x 24 cm. - Gilt titled dark blue leatherette album with the company's symbol at frontpanel; oblong-Folio (ca. 26 x 29 x 2 cm).