EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINTS from THE FAMILY ALBUM

Printed by J.S. Wiestling, Harrisburg: ., 1827 47 p. 12mo. Froxed. Original card boards. Leather spine covered in clear tape. **Manuscript ownership of Maria Rusch, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA February 28, 1834. S&S/AI 28803. John George Lochman (1773-1826) was born in Philadelphia. He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1789 and was licensed to preach in 1794, and became… Read more about this item

Gedruckt bey Christoph Saur, auf Kosten vereinigter Freunden, Germantown: ., 1762 pp. xxxiii, [3] 760, [40]. Double column German Gothic letter text. 12mo. 190mm. Original polished full calf binding attributed to Christopher Hoffman, decoratively tooled in blind; With four original brass corner studs and two clasps. Small mounted ink on paper ownership of Abraham Kriebel (1736-1801) who lived near the… Read more about this item

Printed by C. Gleim, Harrisburg: -1820., 1819 Two volumes in one. pp. 302; 218. Old age stain. 8vo. Modern library buckram binding. Hardbound. Good. These 'Acts' cover a multitude of issues, but are often overlooked as historical source records. AMER LAW 1 Basement. Hardcover.

Printed by J. Bioren, No. 88 Chestnut Street, for Mathew Carey, and Self, Philadelphia: -1806., 1803 Volumes I, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII (of 8). Last volume lacks title page, and there may be other minor text lacking in one volume or another. 8vo. 210 mm. Though some original bindings remain, this set had best be considered disbound. Text good.… Read more about this item

Printed and Published by John Bioren, No. 88 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: ., 1810 Volumes II & III (of 4). 8vo. 210 mm. Later full roan bindings. Boards detached best be considered disbound. Text good. AMER LAW 1 Basement. Hardcover.

Elliott & McCurdy, Printers, Harrisburg: ., 1841 Two volumes. pp. 1043, xi, lvii; 422, 8 + Folding Charts of Accounts. 8vo. 210 mm. Leather backed marbled boards. Boards worn and mostly detached. Pages lightly browned. Bookplate of the Mechanics Library Association of Lancaster, PA. An important era in PA especially as regards Canals and Railroads. AMER LAW 1 Basement. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Grigg, Elliot and Co., Philadelphia: ., 1849 pp. 848, (4) [Publisher's advertisements]. Text damp stained and foxed, but still quite readable. Early (1850) Lancaster, PA ownerships, partially excised. 8vo. 235 mm. Leather binding poor - best be considered disbound. Pennsylvania German Dr. John Eberle (1787-1838) was a leading figure in American medical education and a one of the initiators of… Read more about this item

James S. Wllace, Printer, Harrisburg: ., 1841 638 p. + Folding Charts. 8vo. 210 mm. Leather backed marbled boards binding very worn. Boards mostly detached. Pages lightly browned. Bookplate of the Mechanics Library Association of Lancaster, PA. An important era in American Internal Improvements - especially Canals. PA 42 Rt. Hardcover.

Johannes Bauman, Ephrata: ., 1806 pp. 191 (1). Front flyleaf missing. Age stain. 16 mo. 160 mm. Original leather backed paste paper boards binding. At his death Stoll was the longest serving elder of the German Baptist Brethren, or Dunkers. Seidensticker p. 167; GLP/USA 1481; S&S / AI 11416; Brethren Bibliography 58; Hinks p. 135; Scarce Brethren hymnal. JUN_GER1 x… Read more about this item

Printed by Salomon Myer, York (PA) for Mathew Carey, Philadelphia: ., 1798 191 p. Browned. Margins torn without loss on two leaves. Slight loss of a few numbers on pages 99/100. 16mo. 165 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Front board detached. Title continues: 'Exhibiting at One View, the Amount of Value of any Number or Quantity of Goods or… Read more about this item

Printed for Robert Campbell, Philadelphia: 1796, 1796 348 p. Dampstain. Browned but not brittle. Early manuscript ownership of Catherine Bargo, March 16th 1828 and Jacob Adomnia on first fly leaf. Three early manuscript ownerships of Robert Hamilton, April 17th, 1813 on title page and elsewhere. Dampstain. 12mo. 160 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Rear board detached. Loss at head… Read more about this item

S.G. Miller, Drucker, Neu-Berlin, PA. [New Berlin, Pennsylvania]: ., 1839 248 p. 12 mo. 165 mm. German fraktur text. Aus dem Englischen ubersetzt von W. Bersch. Original full leather binding. Leather spine label, lettered in gold gilt. XLib. Very clean example. Wihelm Bersch (d. 1882) translated this text on Original Sin from the English work: 'An Appeal to Matter of… Read more about this item

Printed by W.W. Woodward, Philadelphia: ., 1797 pp. (4), (i)-xxiv, (1)-200. LACKS the 4 plates. Foxed. Engraved bookplate of Ogden Dungan Wilkinson (1863-1938) on front paste down. 12mo. 170 mm. Original full leather binding. Rear board detached. Front board very fragile. Original leather spine label. Lacks plates. Hardbound. Poor. Evans 32927. EVANS1. Hardcover.

Published as the Law directs. Samuel Saur, Baltimore: ., 1797 pp. 572, [22] Register); 56 (Die Kleine Harfe). Some musical notation. 12 mo. 170 mm. German Fraktur text. Old stains. Original full leather binding over wooden boards, with braided bands, without clasps. **Early autograph ownerships of: Valentine Pressel (1739-1807) York County, PA / and John Priess. 'The larger Psalterspiel, of… Read more about this item

Published by the Principals of Baltimore College (Edward Mitchett, Printer) Baltimore: ., 1810 pp. xix, (5), 103 [all in a fin small Greek typeface], 159. May lack a leaf of Preface, but this may be common to all examples of this version. 12mo. 180 mm. Original full leather binding. Spine mostly gone; and front board detached. The Very Revd. Dr… Read more about this item

Gedruckt bey C. Saur, dem Jungern, Germantown: ., 1776 pp. 797, [25]. German text, printed in old Fraktur type. Several small printer's devices. 8vo. 200mm. Original full leather binding; front board detached. **Attractive small early manuscript ownership of Edwin Augustus Atlee, who was born in 1776 (though some sources say 1766), and died in Philadelphia, where he was a prominent… Read more about this item

Printed by W. Ross, Philadelphia: ()., 1798 131 p. Publisher's device on title page. Light XLib stamp of the Mercantile Library on title page and elsewhere. Light dampstain. Lacks fly leaves. Top edge gilt. Small 8vo. 200 mm. Disbound - removed. Good. Title continues: 'Published by the Secretary of State (Timothy Pickering), In conformity with the Resolution of Congress, of… Read more about this item

Printed for J. Crukshank, W. Young, T. Dobson, M. Carey, etc, Philadelphia: ., 1793 pp. (4), (i)-vii, (1)-328. Loss top and bottom of title page. Title page very age stained. Lacks fly leaves. Foxed. **Early manuscript ownerships of D. (Dr?) Samuel Wiestling and George P. Wiestling on title page. Last page has comments on the book in German by D.… Read more about this item

Carl Cist, Philadelphia: ., 1784 pp. (10) 140. 12 mo. (in 4's). 165 mm. Unusual full leather binding with an uncommon & significant decorative leaf roll on the boards; and the typical Hoffmann spiral rope design at the raised bands. A fine binding that can be ascribed to Christopher Hoffmann, the Schwenkfelder minister and binder. GLP/USA 610; Seid. p. 114;… Read more about this item

Printed by Griggs & Co. for Bennett & Walton, Philadelphia: ., 1819 180 p. Mildly XLib. 24mo. 145 mm. Original full leather binding, lightly worn. Spine ruled in gold gilt. Hardbound. Good. Title continues: 'Containing A Brief Expression Of The Leading Facts In History, Written So As To Be Readily Committed To Memory, With Questions And Exercises: By means of… Read more about this item