Trenton: Trenton Printing Co., 1939. First Edition. 64pp; illus throughout from photographs. This town-by-town guide includes directories of historic trees, hotels, books on New Jersey, etc. Pictorial stiff wrappers. 9" x 6" More
1835. Original manuscript. One page, tall quarto. Hutchinson rented to Danser "all that house and lot ... in the Village of Assanpink, including a Meadow Lot on the Assanping brook, with the following exceptions, viz. the Store Room, a front Room above, the Store Cellar and half the Smoke House..... More
Newark, NJ: Wm. D. Roe & Co., Stationers, 1868. Original documents. Five engraved forms, accomplished by hand in sepia ink, signed by five different shareholders and five witnesses. For example: "Know all Men by these Presents, that I, Joseph L. Clark of Morristown, N.J. do hereby constitute and appoint Samuel..... More
Trenton, N.J. Naar, Day & Nar, Book and Job Printers, 1882. First Edition. Original Wrappers. 12pp. Bound in printed tan wrappers; few minor spots on cover. 9" x 6" Describes military action in September, 1778. [Felcone, New Jerseyana 1760.]. More
1898. Printed in display type and regular type, accomplished by hand, signed by Henry P. Perrine and witnessed. 7" x 8.5". Perforated by two large "PAID" stamps. Perrine, a West Point graduate, served with the 6th US Cavalry Regiment, 1871-1875, on frontier duty at Fort Riley, Kansas. More
Burlington, New Jersey: Missionary Press, 1845. First Edition. Original Wrappers. (20)pp. Bound in printed brown wrappers, sewn; covers darkened and starting to separate at spine. 9" x 5.75" Provenance: Signed at top of cover by William Croswell Doane (1832-1913), first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, and son of..... More
Burlington [NJ]: Printed at the Gazette Office, 1852 [1853]. First Edition. Softcover. 16pp. Printed tan wrappers, sewn, small corner gone from back cover. 6.75" x 5.5" Provenance: In pencil on cover: "B.C. Lyceum / From the estate / of Rev. D. Spencer." Attributed to George Washington Doane (1799-1859), Bishop of..... More
Portland, Maine: Chisholm Brothers, ca 1890. First Edition. Decorative Boards. Contains 16 panels of Albertypes from photographs, accordion-fold format, including: Atlantic City from Lighthouse (birdseye view); Pacific Avenue; Seaside Hotel; Bark Stafford Beached; The Elephant, South Atlantic City; Hamilton Disston's Cottage; Beach View Showing Board Walk (several); Hotel Brighton; The..... More
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Philadelphia: J. Howard Avil / Engraved by Phototype Co., (1902). First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. (92)pp; illus throughout from photographs, many full page. Views include: Panoramic View of Ocean Front (double-page); The Boardwalk South from the Casino; Young's Hotel; Boardwalk and Beach at Low Tide; Atlantic Avenue; Lu Lu Temple..... More
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Philadelphia: N. Elliott, 1918. First Edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. Foldout brochure, 10 panels of card stock, containing nine, large photographic views, with a map and text on the tenth panel; printed in sepia ink. The cover view shows a couple in a bi-plane sailing over the hotel. Other views are..... More
Bordentown, NJ: Bordentown Military Institute, circa 1920? Original document. Printed photograph shows the BMI cadet firing line in uniform, firing toward the camera. The verso is pink blotter paper. 3.5" x 5.5" Founded in 1881, the Bordentown Military Institute operated as an independent military school in Bordentown, New Jersey, for..... More
Bridgeton, NJ: G.W. McCowan, Book and Job Printer, 1892. First Edition. Softcover. (19)pp; frontispiece and 8 other full-page views. Printed throughout in blue ink. Bound in blue textured wrappers, cover decorated in blue and gilt. 7.75" x 5.75". Laid in is a leaflet for a Vocal and Instrumental Concert to..... More
Burlington, NJ: Franklin Ferguson, Printer, 1859. First Edition. Softcover. 8pp, integral title-page, printed on an unopened broadsheet. 9.5" x 6" Written in pencil at top of cover: "Proof--Pres by F. Ferguson 12/59." This assembly drew "from six to seven thousand persons, of whom twenty-five hundred were Sunday School scholars." Chairman..... More
East Windsor, NJ: 1825. Original manuscript. Two documents, 6pp; few spots of foxing. Dated March 15, 1825. 12.5" x 7.75" Michael Lykes and his wife, Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Morford, deceased) appoint East Windsor attorney Elijah Davis. The lawyer is to represent them in selling certain lands in Middlesex County..... More
Elizabeth, NJ: E.G. Gommel Print Shop, 1926. First Edition. Softcover. 24pp; photo-portraits of city mayor and event chairman. Details this elaborate, very patriotic, three-day celebration, July 3-5, 1928. Bound in red-white-blue wrappers, lightly dusted. 8.75" x 6". Prior owner's name in pencil on cover. More
Gloucester County, NJ: 1888. Original manuscript. 2-1/3pp, typewritten, accomplished by hand. Describes in detail a tract of land in the Monroe Township, Gloucester County, mentioning the properties of Daniel Prossers, J.A. Bodine, Job Eldridge, and Thomas W. Chew. Signed by John H. Bradway, Charles S. Krisell, and John J. Jessup..... More
![Item #039619 Two printed brochures: SUMMER VICTORIOUS LIFE CONFERENCES, 1937 [with] KESWICK...](/pictures/039619.jpg)
Philadelphia: Victorious Life Testimony, 1937. Original documents. (8)pp brochure, folds open to 8.5" x 14", printed on pale-green stock; 7 illustrations from photographs. Lists the dates and hourly activities of this Christian Bible Camp in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, offering some recreation and many hours at prayer, and..... More
New Brunswick: Anniversary Committee, 1930. First Edition. Broadside. Extensive text celebrates the 250th anniversary of settlement and the 200th anniversary of the city charter from George II. 12.5" x 6.5" More
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Neptune, NJ: Publicity Committee, circa 1920. First Edition. Printed Self-wrappers. Broadsheet, 9.5" x 10", folded to form six panels. Printed in black and blue on buff stock. Contains seven views from b&w photographs, promotional text. On the back is a typewritten ad for The Charlotte, Furnished Rooms & Apartments, "two..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1879. First Edition. Original Cloth. Two volumes. pp: xvi, 359; xi, 449 with index; 39 plates (maps, views, mostly portraits). Bound in dark-red cloth, gilt spine lettering; bindings and endpapers damp-marked, into upper portion of text block in volume two. 9.25" x 5.75" Provenance: Signature of George..... More
Rahway, NJ: Union Democrat Press, 1899. First Edition. Softcover. (10)pp; two small views from photographs, full-page portrait of Rev. John A. Liggett. Bound in light-green textured wrappers, gilt lettering and ornaments on cover. Covers slightly tanning. 8" x 6" More
Salem, NJ: Salem Standard & Jerseyman, 1925. First Edition. Softcover. 8pp, printed on cream stock, map on back cover. Small chip from edge of front cover. 6.75" x 4.75" [WorldCat lists this pamphlet, and finds no library holdings of it.]. More
Somers Point: Wm. A. Haffert, 1914. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. (44)pp; illus throughout from photographs, mostly full-page. Views include: Shore Road, Looking North from New Jersey Avenue; Somers' Homestead; Jane Anderson Homestead; Angler's Club; New $250,000 Auto Bridge to Ocean City; Somers Point Fire Company; Wyndgale Residence; Bungalow of Miss..... More
Somers Point: Wm. A. Haffert, 1914. First Edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. (44)pp; illus throughout from photographs, mostly full-page. Views include: Shore Road, Looking North from New Jersey Avenue; Somers' Homestead; Jane Anderson Homestead; Angler's Club; New $250,000 Auto Bridge to Ocean City; Somers Point Fire Company; Wyndgale Residence; Bungalow of..... More
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1952. Original manuscript. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. Contains 30 pages of handwritten entries (more than 300) on printed forms: name, home address, home church, date, remarks. The first entry is dated May 11, 1952; and the final one is dated 30 March 1986. Bound in red morocco, all edges gilt, cover..... More