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1. Armstrong, Edward. AN
ADDRESS, DELIVERED AT CHESTER, BEFORE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA . Philadelphia,
J. Penington: 1852. Spine and edges shelf-worn, with some chippingto edges.
Softbound covers. Ex-library marks on cover. Small tear to the front cover.
$20.00
2. Bailey, Chester P. TIOGA
MOUNTAINEERS, COMPANY B: 101ST REGIMENT, PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. INFANTRY,
1861-1865. Mansfield, Pennsylvania, Bailey
Printing Company: 1982. Some shelf wear, else near VG . Softbound covers. $30.00
3. Blardone, Charles & Peter Tilp. PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD PASSENGER CAR PAINTING AND LETTERING. Upper
Darby, PA, Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society: 1988. 127
pages. Slight wear to corners. Large oblong red cloth covers. Numerous
illustrations and photographs, many of them in color. Scarce title. $70.00
4. Bradford, Pennsylvania. GREATER
BRADFORD BICENTENNIAL, 1776-1976. (Pennsylvania). Bradford,
Pennsylvania, City of Bradford, Pennsylvania: 1976. 76 pages. Slight shelf wear.
One small stain to the front cover. Softbound covers. $22.00
5. Brenner, Scott Francis. PENNSYLVANIA
DUTCH: THE PLAIN AND THE FANCY. Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, Stackpole: 1957. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with
chips & tears to edges. Title page has former owner's name and gift
inscription on it. $4.85
6. Bristow, Arch. OLD
TIME TALES OF WARREN COUNTY. Meadville, PA,
Tribune Publishing: 1932. 389 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. Nice embossed pictorial cover.
$95.00
7. Cole, Edwin. CORRY
AND COLUMBUS STREET RAILWAY, 1906-1923. Corry,
Pennsylvania, Privately Printed: 1983. 54 pages. Large softcover edition with
duct-taped binding repair. A good history. Scarce. $22.50
8. Darrah, William Culp. PITHOLE,
THE VANISHED CITY: A STORY OF THE EARLY DAYS OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY. [n.p.],
Private Printing: 1972. 252 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket has
some wear to the edges. $95.00
9. Duss, John S. THE
HARMONISTS: A PERSONAL HISTORY. Harrisburg, PA,
Pennsylvania Book Service: 1943. 425 pages. VG in edgeworn d.j. Jacket has
slight discoloration. $15.00
10. Hanlon, Thomas. A
DIGEST OF THE LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, IN FORCE
APRIL 4, 1896. Erie, Pennsylvania, Herald Press:
1896. Spine and edges shelf-worn, with some fraying to edges. Heavy shelf
wear. Some soiling to binding. A few pages at the end have some tears to the
edges. $50.00
11. Harpster, John W. -editor. PEN
PICTURES OF EARLY WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. Maps and illustrations by Harvey Cushman.
Pittsburgh, University Of Pittsburgh: 1938. . Some
wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else near VG. $6.95
12. Hazen, Aaron L.-compiler. 20TH
CENTURY HISTORY OF NEW CASTLE AND LAWRENCE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AND
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. Evansville, Indiana,
Unigraphic: 1978. 1015 pages. Slight shelf wear to binding. A large book. This
is the 1978 facsimile reprint of the 1908 first edition. Excellent history.
$95.00
13. Hubner, Johann. ZWEYMAL
ZWEY UND FUNFZIG AUSERLESENE BIBLISCHE HISTORIEN AUS DEM ALTEN UND NEUEN
TESTAMENT. Harrisburg, PA, William Wheit & Wm.
Boyer: 1826. Full leather. Wear to edges and slight scuffing, some foxing. With
one of the two metal clasps still present. An early Pennsylvania German imprint.
Nice condition. $100.00
14. Lancaster Pennsylvania. LANCASTER
COUNTY OBSERVES PENNSYLVANIA'S TERCENTENARY. Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, Lancastern Intelligencer: 1982. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped.
Softbound covers. One crease at the top of the front cover. $10.00
15. Lebanon County Commissioners. THREE
HUNDRED YEARS OF PENNYLVANIA: LEBANON COUNTY, 1683-1983. Lebanon
County, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County Historical Society: 1983. 96 pages. Slight
wear to large softbound covers. $15.00
16. Lysle, Stauss. COUNTRY
LIFE: JUST REMEMBERIN'. Erie, Pennsylvania,
Clinton Press: 1980. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. Softbound
covers. $6.50
17. MacElree, Wilmer W. SIDE
LIGHTS ON THE BENCH AND BAR OF CHESTER COUNTY. West
Chester, Pa., Privately printed: 1918. Some wear and rubbing to spine and
corners. $30.00
18. Marine, Rev. F.E. SKETCH
OF REV. JOHN HERSEY. Baltimore, Hoffman: 1879.
Heavy wear and scuffing to binding. Contents complete. $25.00
19. Masonry. EXTRACTS
FROM THE AHIMAN REZON, OR BOOK OF THE CONSTITUTION RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
GRAND LODGE OF PENNSYLVANIA. Tyrian Lodge No. 362, Erie, Pennsylvania. Erie,
Pennsylvania, Dispatch Printing: 1898. Some wear and rubbing to spine and
corners. Small blue flexible cloth binding. $30.00
20. McDevitt, James L. PENNSYLVANIA
FEDERATIONIST. Harrisburg, PA, Pennsylvania
Federalist: 1947. Large stiff softbound covers. Wear to edges of covers and
some peeling of glassine surface covers, else near VG. Scarce Pennsylvania Labor
Union publication. $20.00
21. Nolan, J. Bennett. THE
READING MILITIA IN THE GREAT WAR. Reading, PA,
Hist. Soc. of Berks County: [n.d.,ca. 1920]. Some wear and rubbing to spine and
corners. Some soiling to binding. $75.00
22. Pennsylvania. REPORT
OF THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE AGRICULTURE SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR
1877. Harrisburg, PA, Lane S. Hart: 1877. Spine
and edges shelf-worn, with some fraying to edges. There is a split to the
cloth at the front joint, about 4 inches long. Spine faded. Binding tight.
Includes a lengthy report of the dairyman's association. Illustrated. $20.00
23. Pennsylvania. SOUVENIR
BOOKLET ON THE HISTORY OF LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA AND THE GREATER LEWISTOWN
AREA. Lewiston, Pennsylvania, Privately Printed:
1970. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. Softbound covers. $22.50
24. Rust, E. Albert. HISTORY
OF ERIE COUNTY ELECTRIC COMPANY, 1884-1932. Erie,
Pennsylvania, A-K-D Printing: 1932. Some wear to spine and corners, else near VG
. $20.00
25. Spencer, Herbert Reynolds. ROAMING
ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. [n.p.], Privately
printed: 1958. Some wear to spine and corners. Large softcover edition. Softbound
pictorial covers. $25.00
26. Steuart, Raeone Christensen-editor. PENNSYLVANIA
CENTRAL 1870 CENSUS INDEX. Two Volumes. Volume I: A-K; Volume II: L-Z. Bountiful,
Utah, Precision Indexing: 1997. Ex-library labels on spines and library ink
stamps inside the covers. Only light library wear. $85.00
27. Stevenson, J.J. SECOND
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PENNSYLVANIA:1876: REPORT OF PROGRESS IN THE FAYETTE &
WESTMORELAND DISTRICT OF THE BITUMINOUS COAL. Harrisburg,
PA, Board of Commissioners: 1877. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners,
else G+. Scuffing to binding. Spine slightly cocked. $35.00
28. Stewart, Anne G. -editor. MEADVILLE,
1938-1976. Meadville, PA, Meadville Area
Bi-Centennial: 1976. Some shelf wear. Some browning to cover edges. Softbound
covers. $12.50
29. Stone, Dave. THE
LAKE ERIE QUADRANGLE: WATERS OF REPOSE. Erie,
Pennsylvania, Erie County Hist. Society: 1993. Slight shelf wear, else VG in
slightly worn, else near VG dust jacket. Pages are a bit wavy from humidity.
Signed by the author. $11.75
30. Stone, Rufus Barrett. ARTHUR
GEORGE OLMSTED: SON OF A PENNSYLVANIA PIONEER; BOY ORATOR OF ULYSSES; FOR THE
FREEDOM OF THE SLAVE; DEFENSE OF THE UNION. Philadelphia,
John C. Winston: 1919. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Signed
by author. $10.00
31. Surface, H. A. A
bound volume of Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture Zoological Quarterly
publications on birds & animals. Harrisburg,
PA, William Stanley Ray: 1903-1904. Some wear and fading to spine, else G+. Corners
slightly bumped. With photographs and plates. This volume contains 8 pamphlets,
bound together. The pamphlets are as follows: #1-"Birds Around the
Farm", #2-"The Economic Value of Our Native Birds", #3--"The
Economic Value of Our Native Birds-Part II", #4--"The Economic Value
of Our Native Birds-Part III", " #5-"The Economic Value of Our
Pennsylvania Animals in Relation to Agriculture", #6-"-"The
Economic Value of Our Native Birds-Part 4", "#7-"The Economic
Value of Our Native Birds-Part 5", -#8-"The Economic Value of Our
Native Birds-Part 6". $80.00
32. Tenpas, Margaret L. ERIE
FROM FOREST TRAIL TO PORT CITY: A CHILDREN'S HISTORY OF EARLY ERIE. Erie,
Pennsylvania, Association of Univ. Women: 1976. Softbound covers. Some wear.
$7.50
33. Trego, Charles B. A
GEOGRAPHY OF PENNSYLVANIA: CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHICAL
FEATURES, SOIL, CLIMATE... Philadelphia, Edward C.
Biddle: 1843. . Black leather. Spine is missing 1/3 of the leather at bottom.
Very scarce and early Pennsylvania history. Spine worn at edges and there is
wear to edges of boards. This copy includes the rare hand-colored map, which is
inserted inside the back cover. $60.00
34. Univ. of Pennsylvania. THE
GENERAL MAGAZINE AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. Winter 1952. Volume 54, Number 2. Philadelphia,
University Of Pennsylvania Press: 1952. Some wear and discoloration to covers.
Softcovers. Softbound covers. $10.00
35. Univ. of Pennsylvania. THE
GENERAL MAGAZINE AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. Summer 1944. Volume 46, Number 4. Philadelphia,
University Of Pennsylvania Press: 1944. Some wear and discoloration to covers. Softbound
covers. This magazine is patterned after the original magazine published by
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. $10.00
36. University Of Pennsylvania. THE
GENERAL MAGAZINE AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. Winter 1948. Volume 50, Number 2. Philadelphia,
University Of Pennsylvania Press: 1948. Some darkening and wear around edges of
covers. Softbound covers. This magazine if patterned after Benjamin
Franklin's original magazine by the same name. $10.00
37. Weygandt, Cornelius. THE
BLUE HILLS: ROUNDS AND DISCOVERIES IN THE COUNTRY PLACES OF PENNSYLVANIA. New
York, Henry Holt: 1936. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and
tears to edges. $15.00
38. White, I.C. THE
GEOLOGY OF MERCER COUNTY. Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg,
PA, Board of Commissioners: 1880. Black cloth worn at edges, with fraying. Covers
stained and pages have a spill-stain of coffee, heavier at the front of the book
and lighter as it goes along. Includes color map of Mercer County. $40.00