The Valley of the Conemaugh
Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1995. Reprint. Hardcover. 1995 reprint of 1865 edition. Number 22 of 500 copies. Hardcover. Black cloth. 8vo. 206pp. Near Fine. Spine slightly cocked.
Pennsylvania
1960 Cornerstone - Class Yearbook from Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA.
Pittsburgh, PA: Chatham College, 1960. Hardcover. The 1960 Class Yearbook from Chatham College in Pittsburgh, PA. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth. 146pp. Very Good+. Mild soil to cloth. Contents unmarked.
The Gimbel Pennsylvania Art Collection: from the collection of the University of Pittsburgh
Greensburg, PA: Westmoreland Museum of Art, 1986. Paperback. Thoroughly and brightly illustrated. Unpaginated. Softcover. A very good+ copy, illustrated grey wraps. Slight creasing of wraps near spine, slight soil and scuffing of rear wrap. Insides as new; all contents bright, clean and unmarked.
Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Art in Pennsylvania (INSCRIBED)
Greensburg, PA: The Westmoreland County Museum of Art, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY PAUL A. CHEW. First Edition. c.1959. hardcover. Cloth. 4to.105pp. + 211 Plates. Near Fine. Bottom corners of boards lightly bumped, mild offsetting to endpapers.
Wildflowers of the 17th Century English Landscape, Inscribed by Paul Chidester
Julian, PA: Mudlick Editions, ca. 2000s. First edition. Paperback. Inscribed by Paul Chidester on the title page. ca. 2000s. Paperback, 12mo. in tan printed wraps. 14pp. illustrated with grainy photos of rundown outhouses with ridiculous titles. Very good. Light edge wear to wraps. Internally unmarked.
Church of the Ascension, Ingram, Pennsylvania, 1992 - Rooted in Faith, 25 Years
Galion, OH: United Church Directories, 1992. First edition. Paperback. First Edition. c.1992. Softcover. Illustrated Wraps. Staple-Bound. Unpaginated. Copiously illustrated with full-color photos. Very Good+. Light general shelfwear, mild soil to wraps.
Life and Sermons of Elder James Quinter, Late editor of Gospel Messenger, President of Brethren's Normal College, and author of "Trine Immersion." By his Daughter
Mt. Morris, IL: Brethren's Publishing Co., C. 1891. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo, cloth, very good, light wear. 426 pp, frontispiece. Quinter was involved with almost every aspect of Brethren life in America, with several stints in different congregations that took him across Pennsylvania, including to Fayette County in the 1850s.....
Comprehensive Plan: The Physical Development Plan for the City of Philadelphia, 1960
Philadelphia: City of Philadelphia, 1960. Paperback. 1960, Softcover, spiral bound. 100 pp. Illustrated with numerous maps, including many fold-outs. Near Fine copy: clean and unmarked contents; strong, intact binding; previous owner's signature on the title page.
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Zoning Ordinance, State Enabling Act
Pittsburgh: Department of City Planning, 1942. Paperback. 1942, PIttsburgh pamphlet. 54 pp. Softcover. Very Good: light soil; previous owner's name stamp on front cover.
Guidebook to the Geology of the Pennsylvania Turnpike: Carlisle to Irwin
Harrisburg, PA: Department of Internal Affairs/Topographic and Geologic Survey, 1949. Paperback. Printed paper wrap, octavo, 72pp., illustrated in b&w + nine fold out charts at rear. Book has split to both edges of spine, PO signature to front panel, wrap is not held on by staples any more, text has.....
Guidebook to the Geology of the Pennsylvania Turnpike: Carlisle to Irwin [Topographic and Geologic Survey, Bulletin G 24]
Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Internal Affairs, 1949. Paperback. Printed paper wrap, octavo, 72pp., illustrated in b&w + 9 fold out plates at rear. Book has amateur tape reinforcements at spine and edges, inner hinges also reinforced with tape, front endpaper has mild foxing to edges, text unmarked.....
Smull's Legislative Hand Book: Rules and Decisions of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, Legislative Directory, &c.
Harrisburg, PA: E. K. Meyers, 1887. Hardcover. 8vo, half leather, good, light wear and rubbing, map missing from rear pocket.
Times of Sorrow & Hope: Documenting Everyday Life in Pennsylvania During the Depression and World War II; A Photographic Record
University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2003. First printing. Hardcover. First edition, 2003. Oblong quarto, cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 265 pp., heavily illustrated, Fine book in Near Fine dust jacket, minor creasing to the tips of the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector...
Emma's Triumph; or, the Power of Christian Consistency, a Story of Ocean Grove
Pittsburgh: United Presbyterian Board, 1887. Second edition. Paperback. 1887, Second edition, 152 pp. Illustrated. Good copy: soil to wraps and text-blocks; shallow loss to spine ends; a few pages show small punctures or insect damage; text bright and unmarked. Scarce.
Colonial Supply Company - Catalog 45: Machine Tools and General Supplies for All Classes of Industrial, Contracting and Mining Operations
Pittsburgh: R. R. Donnelley & Sons, Co., 1945. Hardcover. Hardcover. c.1945. Orange Cloth. 4to. 808pp. Illus. Very Good. Light shelfwear, moderate rubbing to corners and spine-ends, hinges cracked, some soil to boards and endpapers.
Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania. Volume One only.
Harrisburg: Clarence M. Busch, 1896. First edition. Hardcover. Volume one only. 1896. First edition. Hardcover in quarter leather boards. 627pp. with full color maps, illustrations, and a fold out map of the origional plan of Fort Bedford. Fair, in need of repairs. Spine pannel is missing, and both boards are.....
Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, Seventeenth Congress, First Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 105, a Resolution to Investigate Conditions in the Coal Fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, Volume 2
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1928. First edition. Original Wraps. Volume Two Only. Original wraps. c.1928. 8vo. pp.1425-3414. Very Good. General shelfwear, some soiling to wraps, spine creased, mild age toning to contents.
Tourist Map of Pennsylvania State Highways, 1931
1931. c.1931. Fold-Out Map. 21-inches x 33-inches. Very Good+. Mild wear, light tanning.
Cook Book
Greensburg, PA. Original Wraps. Original Wraps. No date. ca.1915. Good. 99pp. Heavy wear/soil to wraps, rubbing to spine, loss to crown of spine, creasing to corners with loss to bottom front corner, light to moderate soil throughout. Scarce!
Petrolia: A Brief History of the Pennsylvania Petroleum Region, Its Development, Growth, Resources, etc., From 1859 to 1869
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1870. Hardcover. Hardcover with green cloth boards, 1870, octavo, 652pp., not illustrated. Book poor with moderate rubbing and soil to boards, edgewear to spine ends and corners that tears cloth, binding tender, both flyleaves removed, squiggles to front pastedown, previous owner's stamp and signatures.....
Suburb in the City: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1850-1990
Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 1992. Third printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by Contosta! Third printing, 1992, hardcover with black cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 353pp., illustrated in b&w. Book near fine with mild flair to boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ VG+ with sun to spine, rubbing.....
Methodist Episcopal Cook Book: Methodist Episcopal Sunday School, Coraopolis, PA
Coraopolis, PA: Record Publishing, c. 1920's. Hardcover. C, 1920's recipes compiled from the patrons of Methodist Episcopal Sunday School, Coraopolis, PA. Hardcover, green cloth. Good copy: inner hinges split; some wear to cloth; clean contents.
The Bulletin Index - Pittsburgh's Weekly Newsmagazine. Vol. 130, No. 17. April 26, 1947.
Pittsburgh, PA: Richard J. Cook, 1947. Original Wraps. Illustrated Wraps. c.1947. 4to. 144pp. Illus. Very Good. Mild shelfwear, moderate soil to wraps, contents unmarked.
Pennsylvania Milestones
State College: Penns Valley Publisher, 1957. Revised. Hardcover. octavo, ex-library, red cloth boards, no DJ, book is in very good condition with wear to boards, library marks and stamps, previous owner's signature on the front flyleaf and foxing to the text block, 368pp.
Map of Abbington Township, Pennsylvania
New York: Chas M. Cornwell, ca. 1860. Paperback. Folding map of Abbington Township, PA, located near Willow Grove, Scott Township, Wyoming County, and Newton. ca. 1860s. Printed on thin paper, measures 3.5 by 6 inches folded, 28 by 23 inches unfolded. Good+. Wear and separation along folds of map in.....