(CENTRE CO.). (CLINTON CO.). (UNION CO.). (SNYDER CO.). Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families. Chicago, 1898. 4to. Illus. 1,679pp.
(HISTORICAL SOCIETY). Contributions to American History. 1858. Volume VI. Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Phila., 1858. 1st ed. 429pp. Orig. cloth with paper label. A fine copy. Contains essays on the Society of the Cincinnati, the Insurrection of 1794, Penn's treaty with the Indians, the Acadian exiles and.....
CORNELIUS & BAKER, 181 Cherry Street Philadelphia / Manufacturers of Lamps Gas Fixtures &c. [Phila.: Printed by Wagner & McGuigan, 1856]. Color lithograph print, 15-1/4 x 23 inches. Minor chipping to upper left corner, else a very good copy. Wainwright 88. Color print showing Cornelius & Baker's factory with several.....
(PHILADELPHIA). Cramp's Shipyard (1830-1902) Founded by William Cramp, 1830. Phila., 1902. 1st ed. Illus. 180pp. A vry good copy. Scarce.
(PHILADELPHIA). Dedication Memorial of the New Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, September 26th, 29th, 30th, 1873. Phila. Published for the Library Committee of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, by Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1875. 1st ed. Illustrated with original albumen photographic plates, large folding facsimile plate. Orig. elaborate blind- and gilt-pictorial cloth.....
(SPRING MOUNTAIN COAL CO.) A Description of the Property of the Spring Mountain Coal Co. Situated in Luzerne and Carbon Counties, State of Pennsylvania, Together with the Charter of the Company, as Authorized by the Legislature of the State of Pennsylvania, May 21st, 1864. N.Y., 1864. 8vo. 22pp. Orig. printed.....
(Bridesburg Manufacturing Co.) Descriptive Catalogue of Machines Built by the Bridesburg Manufacturing Company Manufacturers of Every Variety of Cotton and Wool Carding Spinning & Weaving Machinery in All Its Departments Shafting & Mill Gearing of the Latest and Most Approved Plans. Bridesburg, PA: [n.p.], 1867. 1st ed. Frontis, 58 color.....
(WEST CHESTER). Directory of the Borough of West Chester. For 1857, Containing a Complete History of the Borough from Its First Settlement to the Present Time, the Names of All the Inhabitants, Alphabetically Arranged, Their Occupations, Places of Business and Dwelling Houses...Also, the Cards of the Principal Merchants, Artisans and.....
(NEW HOPE). Early History of New Hope. [N.P.:n.d]. 1st ed. 28 pp. Frontis map, illus. Orig. printed wrappers. Many marginal notes in pencil by an ardent local historian, else a very good copy.
(LANCASTER IMPRINT). Ein Ernstlicher Ruf an die Deutschen in Pennsylvanien. Von einem ihrer Landsleute, Dem die Ehre des Deutschen Namens theuer und werth ist. Lancaster: Johann Albrecht, [1799]. 1st ed. 15pp. Orig. self-wrappers, sewn. A very good untrimmed, unopened copy. "A federalist pamphlet, advocating James Ross for governor" - Evans.....
(HANOVER). Encounter at Hanover: Prelude to Gettysburg. Story of the Invasion of Pennsylvania Culminating in the Battles of Hanover and Gettysburg. Hanover, 1963. Illus. xi, 274pp. Fine in orig. cloth; d/j.
(HUGHESIAN FREE SCHOOL). Extracts from the Will of Amos Austin Hughes, the Act of Incorporation Establishing the Hughesian Free School, &c. printed for the Use of the Trustees. Doylestown, PA: Henry T. Darlington, 1874. 1st ed. 8 pp. Orig. printed wrappers. Some scattered foxing, worn, else very good. Establishing a......
(YELLOW FEVER). Facts and Observations Relative to the Nature and Origin of the Pestilential Fever, Which Prevailed in This City, in 1793, 1797 and 1798. By the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Phila.: Thomas Dobson, 1798. 1st ed. 52pp. Evans 34355. Austin 497. Disbound. Very good.
(Fairmount Park) First Annual Report of the Commissioners of Fairmount Park Phila.: King & Baird, 1869. 1st ed. 56pp. Folding map. [bound with] Second Annual Report of the Commissioners of Fairmount Park. Phila.: King & Baird, 1870. 1st ed. 64pp. 3 folding maps. [bound with] Third Annual Report of the.....
(FORGES & FURNACES). Forges and Furnaces in the Province of Pennsylvania. Phila., 1914. 1st ed. Illus. 204pp. Uncut.
(FRANKFORD SEMINARY). Frankford Seminary. [N.P.:n.d.] 4 pp. Title vignette. Orig. self-wrappers. Some foxing, else a very good copy. A prospectus for the school. "Every arrangement is calculated to cheer, and elevate the minds of, the young. It is proposed to make this a permanent Institution for the mental, moral, and.....
(FIRE). The Franklin Fire Company No. 12, 1792-1892. Centennial Souvenir Historical Sketch and Reminiscences. N.p., n.d. 29pp. plus advts. Orig. pictorial wrappers.
(SOCIETY OF FRIENDS). From Our Yearly-Meeting, Held at Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania and New-Jersey, from the 17th, to the 21st Day of the 7th Month. 1737. To the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings. [Phila.: Printed by Andrew Bradford, 1737]. 1st ed. 3 pp. Folio. Some light chipping to extremites, beginning to separate.....
(NORTHUMBERLAND CO.). Genealogical & Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, Pa. Illis. [J.L. Flood & Co.], Chicago, 1911. 4to. (12) 988pp. A.e.g. Scarce.
(LAWS). General Manufacturing Law, of the State of Pennsylvania. Phila.: Printed for the Board of Trade, 1849. 1st ed. 11 pp. Orig. plain wrappers. Title written on front wrapper in pencil, else a very good copy. Rare, OCLC locates only 2 copies.
(GERMANTOWN). Germantown History...Consisting of Papers Read Before the Site and Relic Society of Germantown. Germantown, 1915. Illus. 384pp. plus index. An essential book about Germantown. Very good in oirg. cloth.
(GWYNEDD). Gleanings from the G.L.A. Onward & Upward. Gwynedd, Pa., 1860. Orignal printed wrappers. Norristown, PA: Printed at Republican Office, 1860. First edition. Magazine of the Gwynedd Literary Association. Light chipping to head of spine, uniform toning, else very good.
(HUNTINGDON). Historical Memorial of the Centennial Anniversary of the Presbytery of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, 1795-1895. Phila., 1896. 1st ed. 4to. Illus. 422pp.
(SONS OF ST. GEORGE). An Historical Sketch of the Origin and Progress of the Society of the Sons of St. George...Together With an Alphabetical List of the Names of Members and Associates, Lists of Officers, etc., from April 23rd, 1772 to April 23, 1872. Phila., 1872. 112pp. Very good copy.....
(PENNSYLVANIA). (MONTGOMERY CO.). Historical Sketches. A Collection of Papers Prepared for the Historical Society of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Vols. 1-7 (complete. Norristown, PA: Published for the Society, 1895-1925. Portrait frontises., illus., portraits. Orig. cloth. [with] The Bulletin of the Historical Society of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Vols. 1- Vol. 35, No.....