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Beaver Area Bicentennial Committee, 1976. 8Vo Hardcover. 64pp. Brown textured boards, golden lettering. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, faint edge foxing on inner boards and endpapers, PO embossment on frontleaf.
Bi-Centennial Association / McCalla & Stavely, 1882. 4To Softcover. Staplebound softcover. Text and illustration is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are heavily repaired with tape. Textblock is square with chipped and time-rounded corners. Considerable overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, heavy cover chipping, edge tears, tape reinforcement; foxing.....
4To Hardcover. Early 20th century, mostly dated between 1913-1915. Text unmarked and compiled with numerous issues of the magazine and filled with illustrations and advertisements from the time period. Bound in red three quarter cloth with leather rubbing off corners and spine, showing signs of general wear from age. Leather.....
Patterson and White, 1913. 4To Hardcover. Blue boards, tan points and spine, blue lettering on spine, golden lettering on front board. Text and artwork is clean on unmarked uncreased pages, most color plates have tissue protectors. Hinges are intact with some splitting between some signatures, textblock is square with pointed.....
Edwards Brothers Incorporated, 1975. Signed. Hardcover/JDL. 152p. Signed by Beckley on half title. Pages are unmarked with some b/w illustrations and a mild patina. Blue cloth boards are clean and pointed. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Jacket is unclipped with a tear on top of spine and minor wear.....
Lebanon County Historical Society, 1990. Signed. 8vo Hardcover. 221pp. Signed, dated and inscribed by Bitner on front endpaper. Pages are unmarked with b/w photos. Tightly bound with securely attached hinges. Bound in forest green cloth with gilt lettering and pointed corners. Small ink stain on side edge of front fly.....
Closson Press, 1984. 4To Softcover. 83pp. Text and illustration/photography is clean on unmarked pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with lightly bumped corners. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, sunning, spotting; staining on cover edges and textblock edges; a few small dogears.
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, 1936. Paperback. 8vo. In fair condition, paper wraps are aged- chipped at corners, creased, rubbed and warmed around edges. Binding partially detached at bottom of front joint. Spine creased, tanned and chipped at the ends. Interior unmarked. Includes worn folding map at the rear with.....
1970. Signed. 8Vo Hardcover. 183pp. Teal boards, gilt golden lettering on spine and front board. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Signed by author on title page, signed by publisher and wife of dedicatee on dedication page. Minimal overall book.....
Donning Company, 1998. 4To Hardcover. 128pp. Black boards, gold lettering on spine and front board. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Slightest if any overall book shelf/timewear, written name on frontleaf, minimal jacketwear.
Philadelphia '76 Inc., 1976. 4To Softcover. 24pp. Staplebound softcover. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, coverwear.
Alfred B. Patton, 1956. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 46pp. Text is unmarked on glossy pages with numerous archival b/w photos. Bound in red illustrated wraps with rounded corners and moderate shelf wear. Stapled binding is intact with hinges fully attached. Light foxing on end-pages.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 1970. (Reprint) Annual Volume, 1896. 8vo Hardcover. 239p. A clean ex-library copy with the typical stamps and markings present. Interior is otherwise unmarked. Bound in dark maroon cloth with pointed corners. Tightly bound with securely attached hinges. Light foxing on text-block.
Higginson Book Compay. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. Facsimile reprint of first edition. Hardbound in green cloth with gilt lettered spine. Boards only marked by lightly bumped upper corner and short scuff. 316p. Text unmarked on crisp pages.
Times Publishing Company, 2001. 1st Edition. 8vo Oblong Hardcover. 151p. Initials and line drawn on ffep; name and date penned on page opposite of title. Interior is otherwise unmarked with numerous b/w photos. Boards are glossy with bumped corners and upper crown. Binding is tight with hinges securely attached. No.....
Philadelphia '76 Inc., 1976. 4To Softcover. 32pp. Staplebound softcover. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, coverwear.
Wilkes-Barre, 1927. Vol. III. 4to Hardcover. Volume three only. Contents are unmarked with a slight patina and some b/w photos and illustrations. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering show minor shelf wear. Binding is tight with securely attached hinges. No jacket present.
Snyder County Communities, 1976. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. This assumed first edition (no other date listed) has clean boards bound in red cloth with softly curled corners and gold gilt titling. Spine is uncreased with bumped edges and the gold titling. Text block is straight. 187p. Interior has matching b/w.....
Sellersville Historical and Achievement Authority, 2013. 1st Ltd. 4To Hardcover. 386pp. Limited edition of 500. Blue pictorial boards, white lettering on spine and front board. Text and photography are clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board corners bumped.....
Wallenpaupack Historical Society, 2011. 2nd Edition. 4to Softcover. 523p. Text is unmarked on white pages. Beige covers are glossy with lightly bumped corners and a few minor scuffs on front. Binding is tight with securely attached hinges. Spine is creased down center.
Kevin Mullen, 1994. 8Vo Softcover. 20pp. Limited edition reprint, staplebound softcover. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Slightest overall shelf/timewear, faint sunning on back cover.
Early American Series, Inc., 1964. Carlson, Charles X. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. This signed first edition has boards bound in light olive green cloth with straight edges and pointed corners. Silver metallic titling. Spine is uncreased with silver titling and softly wrinkled head and foot. Text block is square with.....
Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society, 1996. Early printing. Softcover. 4to. White covers have light surface wear with bold lettering, straight edges and pointed corners. B/w photo on front cover is clear. Text block is square. Stapled binding is firm. 87p. Interior is unmarked with glossy white pages filled with.....
Conestoga Mennonite Historical Committee, 1982. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. White boards have straight edges and pointed corners. Blue lettering is vibrant. Back board has cover wear from handling present. Spine is uncreased with soft rubbing at head. Blue lettering remains legible. Text block is square. Binding is tight. 360p. Previous.....
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1985. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 152pp. Text unmarked on white pages. Covers are glossy with pointed corners and a sticker on back over ISBN. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken.