The Street Railway Post Offices of Pittsburgh
Chicago: Mobile Post Office Society, 1983. First edition. Paperback. First Edition. 1983. Softcover. Staple-Bound. 4to. 59pp. Illus. Near Fine. Light shelfwear. Contents unmarked. Signed by Lloyd Booth.
Pennsylvania
American Blue Book (Boswell): Pennsylvania Attorneys
H. James Boswell, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. 1926, First Edition. 167 pp. Hardcover, blue leather, gilt title, 8vo. Very Good copy: leather shows light rub and wear to spine ends. Endpapers soiled, though text has remained clean, bright and unmarked. Tipped-in frontis is loosening, but holding. Gilt stamp of Don.....
Philadelphia. "The Old" and "The New" - A Review of Two Centuries. Its Wondrous Growth in Population, Commercial Importance, Manufacturing Weaalth, Industries, and Insurance (1884)
Philadelphia: Robert R. Dearden, (1884). Paperback. (1884), gray pictorial printed wraps, good plus to very good, light wear and soil, 46 pp, illustrated, including ads for various insurance companies including a number for the American Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia. Insurance seems to be the main theme of this promotional.....
The Pictorial Sketch-Book of Pennsylvania, 1852
Philadelphia: Willis P. Hazard, 1852. Hardcover. Published 1852, large 8vo, embossed red cloth with gilt decorations to front cover and spine, 268 / 192 pp. (the second pagination is for the section called Locomotive Sketches from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh). Very good, light wear to corners and spine ends, large folding.....
History of the Western Insurrection in Western Pennsylvania, commonly called the Whiskey Insurrections, 1794
Pittsburgh: W. S. Haven, 1859. First edition. Hardcover. 1859, First Edition, 336 pp. Hardcover, 8vo., original embossed brown cloth, gilt title on spine. Light wear to corners; missing top 1/2" of spine; a few closed tears to spine cloth. Previous owner's signature on title page. Previous owner's stamp on fly.....
Life of Rev. Thomas Brainerd, D.D., for Thirty Years Pastor of Old Pine Street Church, Philadelphia
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1870. First edition. Hardcover. 1870. First edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in dark red cloth with gilt decoration, title, all edges gilt. 455pp. frontis of Brainerd. Very good. shallow chipping to cloth spine ends, boards scuffed. Contents lightly finger smudged, offsetting to title from frontis, else internally clean.....
The Longitudinal Motions of a Hypervelocity Vehicle as Influenced by Centrifugal-Force and Air-Density Variations; Aerophysics Research Report FZA-282
Fort Worth: Convair, 1959. First printing. Hardcover. First edition, 1959. Softcover, 97 pp., clean unmarked text, Very Good+ copy, light soiling and edgewear to the covers.
The Pennsylvania College Book, 1832-1882
Philadelphia: Lutheran Publication Society, 1882. First edition. Hardcover. 1882. First edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in orange pebbled cloth, gilt titles and decoration. 475pp. frontis, tissue protected illustrations. Very good. Spine sunned, board extremities foxed. Ownership signature and foxing on endpapers, tissue protectors. Contents clean and unmarked.
Old Times in Oildom: Being a Series of Chapters in which are Related the writer's Many Personal Experiences, During Fifty Years of Life in the Oil Regions
Oil City, PA: The Derrick Publishing Co., 1912. Fourth edition. Hardcover. 1912, Fourth Edition. 251 pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, original green cloth. A Fair copy. Missing top 2-inches of spine; wear to foot of spine and corners as well. Pages 15 and 247-51 are loose, but present. Contents are complete and.....
A History of the Sabbath School of the First Presbyterian Church, of Washington, Penn'a
Washington, PA: 1866. Paperback. 20 pp. Disbound pamphlet; shows some glue at spine from original binding. Text clean, bright and unmarked; three very small tears at corners.
Sermons, Addresses and Proceedings connected with the completion of the Twenty-Fifth Year of the Pastorate of Rev. James I. Brownson in the First Presbyterian Church of Washington, PA
Washington, PA. Paperback. 71 pp. Disbound pamphlet; very tender binding, pages held together by glue at top and bottom of spine. Good copy: signatures at title page, show some bleeding through text; other small creases and stains, but text is bright and unmarked. Pamphlet including speeches and sermons of the.....
The Township and Borough System of Poor Relief in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1937. Wraps. Original Wraps. c.1937. 8vo. 172pp. Very Good. Light general shelfwear, age toning to contents.
Gilbert Love's Go Guide: The Pittsburgh Press Handbook for Recreation and Touring [Pittsburgh guide book]
Pittsburgh, PA: The Pittsburgh Press, 1976. Revised. Paperback. 8vo, paperback. Mild general shelfwear, with contents clean and unmarked. Related item tipped in.
The Counter-Revolution in Pennsylvania 1776-1790
Harrisburg, PA: The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1971. Second printing. Hardcover. Second printing, 1971, hardcover with blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 368pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with hint of edgewear, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ VG+ with mild rubbing, soil.
Montgomery County Within the Schuylkill Valley: Containing Sketches of all the Townships, Boroughs, and Said Villages, in Said Limits, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time; with an Account of the Indians, the Swedes, and other Early Settlers, and the Local Events of the Revolution; besides Notices in the Progress of Population, Improvements, and Manufactures; Prepared Chiefly from Original Materials
Norristown, PA: E.L. Acker, 1859. First edition. Hardcover. 1859. First edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in quarter red leather, patterned paper boards, and marbled edges and pastedowns. 123pp. Good+. Sunning and some loss to spine extremities. Rubbing to edges of boards. Front inner hinge cracked. Two inches of loss to top edge.....
Republican Club Book 1904, Pennsylvania edition, The Story of the Clubs .... Together with The Story of the Republican Party, Its Platform and Victories
Philadelphia: Dunlap, 1904. First edition. Hardcover. 1904, First Edition. 109 pp. Hardcover, 8vo., blue cloth. Lots of portrait plates, including that of the current president, Theodore Roosevelt. Good copy, no dust jacket. Spine rubbed; light wear to corners and spine ends; staining, possibly from water damage, on front board. Front.....
Tacony- Palmyra Bridge, A 4-Lane Bridge Crossing the Delaware River at Palmyra, New Jersey and North Philadelphia, PA (Tacony)
Burlington, N.J: Burlington County Bridge Commission, ca. 1930s. Paperback. ca. 1930s. Fold out guide and map to what is now the PA/ New Jersey Turnpike. Paperback, measures 22 by 18 inches unfolded. Good. Creased numerous times. Scorch mark to back left corner of map, overall still clean and readable.
Pennsylvania School Architecture: A Manual of Directions and Plans for Grading, Locating, Constructing, Heating, Ventilating and Furnishing, Common School Houses
Harrisburg: A. Boyd Hamilton, 1855. First edition. Hardcover. 1855, First Edition, 276 pp. Hardcover, original blue cloth, stamped in gilt, 4to. Color frontis; illustrated throughout. Fair. Front hinge shows signs of repair. Clean and unmarked text. Ex-library bookplate on front pastedown and sticker remainders on spine. Loss and tearing to.....
Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools of Pennsylvania for the Year 1893
Clarence M. Busch, 1893. First printing. Hardcover. First edition, 1893. Cloth hardcover, 80 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Fair copy, pencil-notations on the rear pastedown, straining and splitting to the inner hinges, wear to the edges of some pages--especially the endpapers, soiling and discoloration to the pages, covers with some.....
Butler County Reports
Butler, PA: Self Published. Paperback. Numerous b&w photographs. Very good copy. Clean, bright, unmarked text. One page has ink notes. Slight discoloration of front cover, general wear. Slight staining and discoloration of back cover. All spiral bindings are intact except for the top one.
The English Primers (1529-1545): their publication and connection with the English Bible and the reformation in England
Philadelphia: Univ of Pennsylvania Press, 1953. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author at fly leaf. 340 pp. Hardcover, blue cloth, 8vo. Good+ copy in like dust jacket: light staining to text blocks; text is unmarked. Frontis and its recto page show coffee staining; otherwise, contents clean. Only slight edgewear of boards.....
C. Dorflinger & Sons, White Mills, PA - Fine Cut Glass
Ramona, CA: American Cut Glass Association, 1997. Original Wraps. Original Wraps. c.1997. Spiral-Bound. Oblong 4to. 150pp. Profusely illustrated. Handwritten note in ink on front wraps, else Fine. Contents unmarked.
Caldwell's Illustrated Historical Combination Atlas of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Condit, OH: J.A. Caldwell, 1878. Hardcover. Hardcover, 1878, folio, 209pp., illustrated with b&w engravings and color maps. Book poor with backstrip missing, endpapers torn and chewed up, binding weak, soil and toning throughout, fold out maps crinkled, pages worn at edges. No DJ. THIS LARGE, HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL.....
History of the Presbyterian Churches of Path Valley: Addresses Delivered at the Sesquicentennial of the Upper and Lower Path Valley Churches and a History of These Churches--October 18-20, 1916
Chambersburg, PA: Press of Chambersburg Repository, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, 1916, hardcover with gilt stamped black cloth boards, octavo, 121pp., illustrated in b&w, with errata sheet bound in. Book VG+ with rubbing and mild general wear to boards and spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ.....
History of the Presbyterian Churches of Path Valley: Addresses Delivered at the Sesquicentennial of the Upper and Lower Path Valley Churches and a History of These Churches--October 18-20, 1916
Chambersburg, PA: Press of Chambersburg Repository, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, 1916, hardcover with gilt stamped black cloth boards, octavo, 121pp., illustrated in b&w, with errata sheet bound in. Book VG+ with rubbing and mild general wear to boards and spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ.....