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. 23cm. Vertical crease. Creasing, chipping and dog-earing on outer corners on back cover and most text leaves. Prooeedings of a meeting of the Pennsylvania Freedman's Relief Association. [Website Only]. 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
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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
Chester, Pennsylvania: 1957. Paperback. photos (portraits), 12-page program. Softcover in original wrapper. 26 cm. According to the program, this African American social club for men had 113 members. More
n.p. The Committee, (1950). Paperback. 4 items: (1) Slip announcing an emergency meeting for the reinstatement of Dr Lorch. (2) Mimeographed letter from Rotan Lee briefly explaining the case and urging attendance at the meeting. (1)p. 36cm. 4 horizontal creases. (3) List of the Committee members. (1)p. 28cm. 2 horizonal..... 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
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
Horizontal fold. 20 x 11 cm. Legal action only 11 years after this Ohio County was formed in 1810. There were a few words we couldn't decipher but the import of this modest legal legal document is that Hutchinson claimed that this statement by the defendant slandered the plaintiff. More
New York: Engineering Magazine, 1913. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), vii, illustrations, double-page map, 152p. Cloth. 21cm. No Jacket. More
Ardmore: The Council, n.d. Folded six-page brochure. Oblong (23 x 10.2cm.). The FHCDV was established in 1962 and merged with the Housing Association of Delaware Valley in 1968. More
New York: Arno Press, 1972. Hardcover. viii, (18), 444p. 22cm. No Jacket. Research Library of Colonial Americana (series). Reprint of the London edition of 1759 which had a longer title. While the folks at Arno list Franklin (in brackets) on their new title-page, this item has also been attributed to..... More
(1838). 4 p. handwritten letter folded to be envelope. Single sheet folded once to make a four-page letter. 20 x 25 cm. (as folded). Written in a reasonably clear hand. Small piece torn ourt of edge of pages 3 and 4 with the loss of a few letters of text..... More
