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Last updated February 7, 2009


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. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Lysle, Stauss. COUNTRY LIFE: JUST REMEMBERIN'. Erie, Pennsylvania, Clinton Press: 1980. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. Softbound covers. $6.50

14. 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

15. Marine, Rev. F.E. SKETCH OF REV. JOHN HERSEY. Baltimore, Hoffman: 1879. Heavy wear and scuffing to binding. Contents complete. $25.00

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. The American Philosophical Society. RECORD OF INDENTURES OF INDIVIDUALS BOUND OUT AS APPRENTICES, SERVANTS, ETC. AND OF GERMAN AND OTHER REDEMPTIONERS IN THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co.: 1995. 364 pages. Near new condition. $37.50

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

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