Philips' Authentic Imperial Maps for Tourists & Travellers. West Indies.
by Philip, George.
Narrow 8vo, folding map (28" x 21"), original paper wrappers. Some slight bends or folds at extremities, a couple of small tears at extremities, Hammond Map sticker on preliminary, slight aging; otherwise very good, map is bright and clean. This is a colored map of the Caribbean Islands, which features Jamaica and British Guiana in two small... Read More
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Phillies 1963 Yearbook.
by [Philadelphia Phillies]
Program format, 8 1/2 x 11, paper, illustrated, 42 pp. Some aging and edge and spine wear, a little soiling on rear cover; otherwise very good. The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies Yearbook provides team history, pictures, profiles, and records of team players. Featured players include Tony Gonzales, Cookie Rojas, Art Mahaffey, Cal McLish, Ruben Amaro, Tony Taylor, Bobby Wine, and Roy... Read More
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Virginia Cartography: A Bibliographical Description.
by Phillips, P. Lee.
8vo, cloth, title on front cover, 85 pp. In near fine condition. This is a reprint of a work originally published in 1896. About 200 maps covered from 1671 to 1893.
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Pierce's Memorandum Account Book Designed for Farmers, Mechanics and All People.
by Pierce, Dr. R.V.
Small 8vo pamphlet, original printed paper wrappers, 48 pp. Covers worn and with spine and edgewear, hard to read a couple of words, minor corner folds, paper browned and aged, but not brittle; in decent shape overall. In addition to serving as a mini account book, this little book is full of medical and other useful information. This includes diagnosis... Read More
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Message of the President of the United States, Communicating a Report of the Secretary of the Interior relative to the Indian Disturbances in the Territories of Washington and Oregon.
by Pierce, Franklin.
Pamphlet, 8vo, expertly laid paper tape spine, 10 pp. Some aging and browning, pencil notation on title; otherwise very good plus. This is a somewhat scarce pamphlet that presents correspondence between the Secretary of the Interior and George W. Manypenny, who was the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. They discuss some of the issues concerning the conflicts with Native Americans, and... Read More
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The American Pioneer, A monthly Periodical, Devoted to the Objects of the Logan Historical Society; or, To Collecting and Publishing Sketches Related to the Early Settlement and Successive Improvements to the Country.
by [American Pioneer].
2 Vols. modern calf spine and orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt, illustrated, 448, 480 pp. Ownership label on front endpapers, light edgewear and rubbing, 1" split at head of spine on second volume, split on frontispiece, several marginal tears, ink signature on front endpaper, some foxing & soiling within; else very good. Complete run of this relatively... Read More
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The American Pioneer, A monthly Periodical, Devoted to the Objects of the Logan Historical Society; or, To Collecting and Publishing Sketches Related to the Early Settlement and Successive Improvements to the Country
by American Pioneer
2 Vols. 8vo modern cloth illustrated. Some foxing & soiling within, and a few pages with corners missing; else very good. Complete run of this relatively short-lived publication that includes 22 issues in all. The goal of this very interesting series was to collect and preserve information about the early frontier (Ohio Valley). The Logan Historical Society was named... Read More
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Late 18th Century Manuscript Land Indenture from Plattsburgh, New York.
by [Plattsburgh, New York].
Folio sheet (16" x 14 1/2"), printed with manuscript additions, signed, docketed on reverse, paper seal. Creased, a few small holes, mostly at folds, very slight effect on one word, some edgewear, a little browning and soiling; otherwise very good. This document appears to be a rental agreement for some land in Plattsburgh between Charles Platt and Thomas McCurdy. Charles... Read More
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Funny-folk Fables: Tales of Long Ago.
by Pointer, Priscilla (Illustrator).
Folio (14 1/2" x 10"), stiff paper illustrated covers, contents illustrated. Some edgewear couple of corner folds, upper spine split a little, contents with normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. Priscilla Pointer attractively illustrates this work, and most of the illustrations are in color. There are about a dozen short stories, including The Pig in the Parlor, The Angry... Read More
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Memorial of Rev. Abraham Polhemus, D.D.
by Polhemus, Abraham, Forsyth, John.
8vo, leather spine nd tips with boards, partial gilt title on spine, frontispiee illustratin of Abraham Polhemus, 201 pp. Lacking tissue guard fir frontispiece, some edgewear, normal aging and browning; otherwise verry good. The book provides a biographical sketch of the life of Reverend Abraham Polhemus.
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Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Thirteith Congress, December 5, 1848
by [Polk, James K]
Thick 8vo, calf spine and tips with marbled boards, illustrated with 6 maps and 16 plans for government buildings, 1004, 271 pp. Covers worn and top hinge cracked (almost detachhed), some dampstaining, ex-library, library stamp on title and verso of first map, foxing and aging, but plates are clean, two maps have slight tears; otherwise good to very good. This... Read More
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Black Diamonds Gathered in Darkey Homes of the South.
by Pollard, Edward A.
8vo, brown decorated cloth, 155 pp. Small stain on top of front cover, minor fading, previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, slight aging and foxing; overall a very good or better copy. A very nice copy. Edward Pollard (1831-1872) was born in Albemarle, Virginia, and would become a prominent southern journalist and historian. He was a prolific writer, and a... Read More
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Speech of Hon. S.C. Pomeroy of Kansas on the Homestead Bill. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 5, 1862.
by Pomeroy, Samuel Clark.
Speech of Hon. S.C. Pomeroy of Kansas on the Homestead Bill. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 5, 1862. (Washington): L. Towers & Co, 1862. Pamphlet, 8vo, folded sheet, 8 pp. Some pencil notes on title/first page, some darkening, especially along edges, a bit of edgewear and nicks; otherwise almost very good. S.C. Pomeroy (1816-1891) played a... Read More
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Pontiac: li'l Widetrack.
by [Pontiac].
Folder/car brochure, sofe cover, illustrated. A couple of edge bends; otherwise in great condition. Unusual car bruchure, produced by New York and New Jerey car dealers to promote the Ponyiac widetrack. Includes an actual phho, promtional page, and press release.
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Poor's Railroad Volume 1932 Seventy-Second Anniversary Edition 1860-1932.
by [Poor's Railroad Manual].
Thick folio (9 1/2 x13, original cloth, gilt lettering, includes a couple of maps, 1972 pp. Binding has a little wear, bottom extremities showing as a result of shelf wear, overall binding is bright and clean, pagination a little unusual, but complete, normal aging, page 352 with tape repair, a few margin tears, but nothing significant, and not affecting text;... Read More
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Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating the report of an exploration of the Territory of Minnesota, by Brevet Captain Pope.
by Pope, John.
Large folding lithographed map. (8vo) 22.5x14 cm (9x5½"), modern quarter leather (?), and marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, 56 pp.. First Edition. Some light foxing/darkening to text, short stub tear to map; very good or better in fine modern binding. The large folding map of Minnesota is detailed and significant, showing the 10,000 or so lakes for which the... Read More
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A Treatise on Bridge Architecture in which the Superior Advantage of the Flying Pendent Lever Bridge are fully proved. With an Historical Account and Description of Different Bridges erected in Various Parts of the World, from an early Period, down to the Present Time
by Pope, Thomas
Tall 8vo, original leather backed boards, illustrated with 18 copper-engraved plates, [18], [ix]-xxxii, [33],-288 pp. Covers rubbed, corners worn, bottom corner of top cover broken off, top hinge weak, spine scuffed; darkening and foxing to contents, occasional dampstains, in rare untrimmed state in the original boards, partially unopened. Plates do not appear to be in correct order, and a couple... Read More
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Trial of Lieutenant Joel Abbot by the General Naval Court Martial, Holden on Board the U.S. Ship Independence, at the Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, on Allegations Made Against Him by Capt. David Porter, Navy Commissioner…
by Porter, Capt. David.
8vo, old pebbled cloth with leather corners, spine lettered in gilt with modern morocco, 164, 72, [1] pp. Corners scuffed, some light foxing, removed library plate, top hinge starting, but still firm, pencil note on title, old number on back of title; else very good. In this significant American legal case, Lt. Joel Abbot, stationed at the Charlestown Navy... Read More
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The Cartography of North America 1500-1800.
by Portinaro, Pierluigi and Knirsch, Franco.
Folio, hardcover, cloth, title on spine, dust jacket, illustrated, 319, [1] pp. Some edgeewear, a couple of small nicks to dust jacket, still in great shape, and contents are near fine. Wonderfully illustrated treatment of the subject, with some really nice color images. Used stock image, and size of book may require some extra postage.
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The Riverside Echo. A Home Journal of Literature and General Intelligence. Vol. VII.
by [Portland, Maine].
31 issues of The Riverside Echo for the year 1872, not consecutive, and not complete for the year. Each issue is about 8 pages, some center creases, edge folds, some margin and edge chips and tears, normal aging. Upper corner with Geo. W. Duncan stamp or notation. Overall in good or better condition. Mostly a literary newspaper, but a few... Read More
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Price Guide & Bibliography To Children's & Illustrated Books.
by Postal, Edward S.
8vo, paperback, illustrated, 295 pp. Near mint condition. Book pricing on many major child book illustrators.
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The Tailor of Gloucester.
by Potter, Beatrix.
24mo, illustrated blue grey cloth, illustrated endpapers, covers, illustrated, 85 pp. Disbound copy, spine gone, covers detached, normal aging. This is an early American printing of the work, and despite the weak condition of the book, all pages and illustrations are present. Illustrations are rather charming.
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Address Delivered before the Tammany Society, at Tammany Hall, New York. July 4th, 1873.
by Potter, Clarkson N.
Pamphlet, 8vo, original printed wrappers, 28 pp. Some aging and browning, a little soiling to back wrapper, wrappers torn from spine about a 1/3 of the way down (if handled carefully they can be prevented from tearing further), a couple of very small chips at extremities, slight crease in the center; otherwise in very good shape. The Tammany Society... Read More
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Country Life Book of Antique Maps | An Introduction to the History of Maps and How to Appreciate Them.
by Potter, Jonathan
4to, cloth, gilt title on spine, dust jacket, illustrated, 192 pp. Dust jacket wwith slight bend at top (but very nice shape overall); contents near fine. Handsomely illustrated book on antique maps,
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Johnson of the Mohawks
by Pound, Arthur.
Small 4to, red cloth illustrated 536 pp. Top hinge just a little less firm than the rear hinge, probably lacks DJ, normal aging. A very nice copy. William Johnson who was born around 1715, and came to America when he was 23 in 1738. Johnson made a name for himself in the colonial frontier, and developed important and lasting relationships... Read More
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