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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. 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