Four leaves, the first two held together by the embossed seal at top lerft. The will of Susanna Rawson (or Rosen) in the counties of New Castle Kent and Sussex on Delaware (then part of Pennsylvania), written January 19th and approved March 8, 1744. After naming an assortment of detailed..... More
Philadelphia: 1874. 8p. Newspaper on decent newsprint. 59 cm. Later vertical fold. Splitting where folds intersect. Modest foxing and light soiling. Unopened along top edge. Announced itself as a Democratic family newspaper based on the principles of Jefferson. Other articles in this issue indicate that opposition to fair and equal..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Joseph Torr, n.d. [probably issued after the Philadelphia nativist riots in 1844]. Broadside. 23 x 14 cm. Mounted on a closely trimmed, stiff flexibile sheet of paper. Lower left corner torn off with loss one or two words regarding publisher and availability. Minor foxing. Nativist anti-Catholic sentiment was..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Art Alliance, (c. 1993). Paperback. illustrations, photos, (72)p. Softcover in original wrapper. Square 23 cm. An exhibition catalog. More
Philadelphia: King & Baird, Printers, 1864. 2nd ed. Paperback. 43p. Disbound (removed from a bound volume). Softcover. No separate wrapper present. The Free Military School enrolled a total of over 1000 applicants The school was established in December, 1863 and and gave brief training to many white civilians and soldiers..... More
Philadelphia: King & Baird, Printers, 1864. 2nd ed. Paperback. 43p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm. Minor cover spotting. Upper right corner darkened on a few leaves, the darkest of which is also clipped at the tip. Moderate vertical crease. Pictorial image of the school on the front cover. The..... More
[Philadelphia]: Parallelodrome, Ltd. in association with The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, (c. 1977). Paperback. illustrations, 28 unnumbered pages (including wrapper). Softcover. Oblong (28 x 22 cm. ). Francis Johnson was the first African American to have any of his compositions issued as sheet music. He was also a talented performer..... More
n.p. n.d. [1920s or 1930s?]. Paperback. 17 photographs of plans, drawings or photographs. Photos (in corner mounts) one to a page with versos blank. Typed captions beneath each photo. Wrapper. Oblong (33 x 26cm.). Some chipping and tears on cover edges. Light soil. Page wrinkling. An unusual assemblage; could be..... More
Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, 1863. Paperback. 24p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm. Vertical crease. Creasing, chipping and dog-earing on outer corners on back cover and most text leaves. Proceedings of a meeting of the Pennsylvania Freedman's Relief Association. More
Salem, MA: Printed and published by William Carlton, 1795. Newspaper. 4p. Disbound. 43 x 28 cm. Text in four columns. Horizontal crease. Moderately browned with minor foxing. Partial split at lower left cover on both leaves. First page includes notice of George Washington's withdrawal of U. S. recognition of Thomas..... More
[Pittsburgh]: Printed by Smith Bros. Co., 1946. Hardcover. 11 parts invidually numbered (ccomplaint, lots of brief, affidavits, injunction bond, opinions, assignment of errors). Tan cloth library binding with leather title labels mounted on spine. 23 cm. "Labor Law Library" stamped in red ink inside front cover. Carnegie-Illinois sought an injunction..... More
n.p. 1965. Unsigned 3-page photocopied memo for the demonstrators. Stapled at upper left corner. This instruction in non-violent demonstrating in Chester came to us with other material relating to Reverend Lloyd P. Zimmer, a white Episcopalian who served as Urban Missioner for the [Episcopal] Diocese of Philadelphia from 1965 to..... More
n.p. n.p., 1880. Paperback. One and one-half pages in an old notebook, most of which consists of the notes of Jacob T. Gest, a young man from Philadelphia, on the History of the English Language (Writings of Spenser) and on the History of the Public School System in Philadelphia --..... More
London: A. W. Bennett; Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1859. Hardcover. frontis, xv, 144p. Original cloth. 18 cm. Backstrip faded. Modest splitting at head of joints. Front endpaper neatly split at hinge. Almost entirely unopened. Revision of Vaux's "Memoirs of the Life of Anthony Benezet" originally published in 1817. The Indian medal pictured..... More
Merion, Montgomery County, Pa: The Barnes Foundation Press, 1925. Paperback. (2 issues) illustrations, 48, 48p. Softcovers in original wrapper. The April 1925 issue lacks the back half of the cover and the front half is detached and heavily waterstained. Top margin dampstained throughout. The April, 1926 issue is slightly soiled..... More
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[Pittsburgh]: 1968. 8 unnumbered pages, stapled in upper left corner. Staff members not identified. Articles unsigned. Black Action News appears to have been published (at least under this name) somewhat infrequently after the first year or so from 1968 to 1976. Accompanying this is a single-page item describing The Black..... More
25 x 31cm. Undated (but probably 1944 or a bit earlier). An appealing black and white photo. Pinholes at corners. Modest spotting and wear. Adam Hats, a manufacturer and retailer of low-priced hats, had dozens of stores around the United States. Adam Hats was also a sponsor of boxing matches..... More
Philadelphia: n.d. [1971]. Broadside handbill. 14 x 22 cm. Davis, who had purchased several of the weapons used in a fatal shooting in Marin County, fled California and became a fugitive, ending up on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list. She was captured a couple months later (Oct. 1970) and..... More
Philadelphia: Concerned Black Men, Inc, 1987. Paperback. photos, 216p. plus laid in 4-page 1987 Banquet Journal Addendum. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm. Minor wear. The banquet was held at the Adam's Mark Hotel. This program consists mostly of photos and biographical sketches of individual students. There are also quite..... More
Philadelphia: Concerned Black Men, Inc, 1988. Paperback. photos, 168p. Softcover. 23 cm. The banquest was held at the Adam's Mark Hotel. This program consists mostly of photos and biographical sketches of individual students. There are also quite a few advertisements. More
Shippensburg, PA: Printed by Beidel Printing House, 1983. Paperback. photos, index, 75p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm. Hinges reinforced with white paper. Loosely organized but clearly written account of the modest population of African Americans in this Pennsylvania town (or Borough). The author appears to be a local white..... More
CIncinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1876. Hardcover. 2 vols. folding plate (of the "Leaden Plate"), index, 582, 580p. Original green cloth, rebacked on Vol. I with most of original backstrip mounted on the new backstrip which has been pasted down on the spine and the and reinforced with both free..... More
Three pages (on a single sheet folded to form 4 modest pages). 21cm. Small hole through both pages with no loss of text. Odd mis-fold in bottom right corner. Dr. Darrah, who we were unable to further identify, writes a letter that is almost entirely an unrestrained Anti-Black rant about..... More
New York: Progressive Party, (1948). photo (of Shirly Graham, 4p. Campaign leaflet. 21 cm. Browning on outer pages. Ms. Graham was a delegate to the founding convention and is identified as Vice Chairman of the New York State Wallace for President Committee and Secretary of the New York State Council..... More
New York: Engineering Magazine, 1913. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), vii, illustrations, double-page map, 152p. Cloth. 21cm. No Jacket. More
