The Badminton at Great Barrington; Or, Gustave Mahler & the Chattanooga Choo-Choo
University of Pittsburgh Press, 1980. Hardcover. 1980. Hardcover. 79 pp. A Like New copy in similar dust jacket. Pitt Poetry Series.
Pittsburgh
La Cena delle Beffe; Poema Drammatico in Quatiro Atti
Milano: Fratelli Treves, 1918. Paperback. 1918, Italian text, Softcover, 151 pp. Frontis portrait of the author. Very Good- copy: wraps chipped along edges; large chip to bottom half of rear wrap. Pages toned, but text is unmarked. Very interesting provenance: ownership signature of Pittsburgh's Rev. Fusco, as well as one.....
Road Map of Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1941
1941. Original Wraps. Original Wraps. c.1941. 16mo. 17 1/4" x 17" fold-out map bound in wraps. Mild soil to wraps, map Fine.
Beth Jacob Congregation, Pittsburgh, PA: Golden Anniversary 1879-1929
Pittsburgh: Beth Jacob Congregation, 1929. Paperback. 1929 Softcover 8vo, np. A history of the congregation, with many memorials and ads at rear. Very good with light wear to wrappers, contents appear clean and unmarked.
Beth Jacob Congregation, Pittsburgh, PA: Golden Anniversary, 1879-1929
Pittsburgh: Beth Jacob Congregation, 1929. Paperback. 1929, Softcover, History and photographs of the synagogue, with a large section in the rear of advertisements and memoriams. Very Good copy: light wear to wraps; clean contents.
After One Hundred Fifty Years: Bethel Presbyterian Church One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary, 1778-1928
Pittsburgh: Bethel Presbyterian Church, 1928. Paperback. Paperback, 1928, octavo, unpaginated, illustrated in b&w. Book VG+ with mild shelfwear and soil to wrap, stapled binding tight, text unmarked but shows mild foxing and toning. No DJ.
1930 Photo and postcard album documenting trip from Pittsburgh along Lincoln Highway (Rt. 30) to Atlantic City, NYC, Lake George
Kept by tweener Betty Louise McCurdy (1918-2006) who apparently lived in the Mt. Lebanon neighborhood of Pittsburgh's South Hills all her life. Approximately 60 postcards and 60 snapshots, plus some memorabilia pasted in, including a flyer for the Convict Ship at Atlantic City, two programs from the Roxy movie theatre.....
Twin Killing: The Bill Mazeroski Story
Esmerelda Press, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. First Edition. c.1995. Hardcover. Green cloth. 8vo. 316pp. Fine in Fine dustjacket. Signed by John T. Bird.
Furnace Greens, SIGNED by Peter Blair
Rumford, RI: Defined Providence Press, 1998. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED by Peter Blair on the title page. 1998. First edition. Paperback, 8vo. 40pp. Very good. Light edge wear to wraps. Internally unmarked.
A Round, Fair Distance From the Furnace, SIGNED by Peter Blair
Fox River Grove, IL: White Eagle Coffee Store Press, 1993. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED by Peter Blair on the title page. 1993. First edition. Paperback, 8vo. in tan pictorial wraps. 28pp. Very good. Light edge wear to wraps, internally unmarked.
The Giant's Rival: The USSR and Latin America
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983. Hardcover. 213 pp. A fine copy in red cloth. Dust jacket is very good+ with some small closed tears and chipping along top edge and spine. Small sticker label on spine. Contents of book very clean with bright, unmarked text.
Fighting Back - inscribed to longtime Pittsburgh sportswriter Roy McHugh
PIttsburgh: Rocky Bleier Inc., 2003. Paperback. 2003 edition in paperback, inscribed to Roy McHugh "an inspiration to all of us." Fine copy. 229 pp.
The Intimate Act of Choreography
Pittsburgh: University Of Pittsburgh Press, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, 1982, hardcover, octavo, 230pp., sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book Fine, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ Near Fine with a hint of rubbing along the spine. Scarce in hardback and DJ! Errata slip laid-in. "...presents the what.....
Bloom's Pittsburgh Street Guide and Transportation Directory
Pittsburgh: Steel City Publishing, 1951. Paperback. 1951. Spiral bound. 239 pp. Very good. Wraps rubbed and edgeworn. Contents unmarked.
Original colored 1843 aquatint, framed: Penitentiary Near Pittsburgh, from "Travels In the Interior of North America in the Years 1832 to 1834"
London: Ackermann, ca. 1843-1844. Visible part of print measures 11.5 x 9 inches, handsomely triple-matted and framed; frame measures approx. 19 x 16 inches, nice presentation. Prince Maximillian and his servant arrived in Pittsburgh in late September of 1832 and stayed until early October. The Prince was impressed with the.....
Immigration and Industialization: Ethnicity in an American Mill Town, 1870-1940
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, 1977. Hardbound. 213 pp. Hardbound in gray cloth. Near fine. Clean, unmarked text. Light wear to tips and spine ends. Sticker to spine.
Catalogue no. 17, Spring and Summer 1895: Fashions, Clothing, etc.
Pittsburgh: Boggs & Buhl, 1895. Paperback. Wraps, 10.25 x 7.5 inches, wraps, very good with minor repairs to a few short tears, some tanning to both covers and text, 164 pp, illustrated, priced. Items include: aprons, bed sets, black silks, boys' clothing, brushes, buttons, children's garments, collars, corsets, curtains, drapes.....
Catalogue no. 30, Autumn & Winter Fashions, 1901-1902
Pittsburgh: Boggs & Buhl, 1901. Paperback. Wraps, 9.5 x 6.5 inches inches, wraps, very good with light wear and loss to covers, contents very good, 162 pp., illustrated, priced. Items include: aprons, bed sets, black silks, boys' clothing, brushes, buttons, children's garments, collars, corsets, curtains, drapes, embroideries, fans, feathers, flannels.....
The Mitchell Kennerley Imprint : A Bibliography (Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography)
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1996. Hardcover. New, in shrinkwrap. 1996.
The Mitchell Kennerley Imprint : A Bibliography (Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography)
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1996. Hardcover. 1996, First Edition. Hardcover. New copy, still sealed in its original shrinkwrap.
Leaf from "The Industrial History of the United States"... including two illustrations
1881. Paperback. 1881. Excised leaf, 8vo. [651-652p.] With an engraved illustration on either side, more notably the drawing of Union Depot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a main station for the Erie Railroad Company. Verso shows a scene of the Conestoga River. In fine condition. This leaf only...
Archive of the Carnegie International 1896-1991
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Art, 1991. Paperback. Published 1991, edition of 2000 copies. Fine copy. 8vo, printed wraps, unpaginated, ca. 75 pp, a list of names of exhibiting artists.
The Street Railway Post Offices of Pittsburgh
Mobile Post Office Society, 1983. Original Wraps. Original Wraps. c.1983. Staple-Bound. 4to. 59pp. Very Good+. Light general shelfwear, mild sun to wraps.
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.
Miscellaneous History of Lawrenceville
no place: no publisher, 1989. Paperback. Looks like a proof copy! Paper panels with plastic binding, quarto, 222pp., illustrated in b&w. Book has small scuff to front panel and inside of front panel mild cornerwear and toning to front panel, binding tight, text has a couple small ink marginal notes.....