Search Results: Pennsylvania History / Amish and Mennonite from Adamstown Books

Breinigsville PA: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1973. Book. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. PA German Society publication containing three articles including The ABC Books used in the 18th and 19th centuries to teach the alphabet in schools and homes. Many fine examples are shown in illustration and photo, a checklist is also included. Book Condition : Very Good-; former owners name crossed out and price sticker adhesive on front free end paper, no text markings; a few small spots on bottom spine end; smudge at top right rear cover. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Morgantown PA: Masthof Press, 2016. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 32 pp. w/ one map and color and b&w photos throughout. Guided tour, for a Zook reunion, traversing Lancaster, Berks, and Chester counties in 2016. Concentrates on 84 Amish families that immigrated to Berks County in the mid-18th century. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; shelf wear to top front edge; light rubbing to covers. .

Aylmer ON Canada: Pathway Press, 2021. Book. New. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New oversize hardcover, 2021 3rd printing, 560 pp. Organized alphabetically by state, then community, multi-page entries detail the families and relationships of these former settlements some of which lasted for decades. Ironically, some states with a number of successful Amish communities also have high numbers of ones that did not survive - Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania for instance. Book Condition: New. Glossy covers, no dust jacket as issued. . .

Quarryville PA: Fellowship of Solanco Churches, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. History of Churches and Fellowships in Southern Lancaster County Pennsylvania with 75 entries of defunct and existing Churches. Denominations represented include : Amish, Baptist, Lutheran, Mennonite, Presbyterian, and Quakers. Book Condition : Very Good Good; owner's name on front free end paper, no other text marks; slight age toning to some page edges light bumping to spine ends and cover corners. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; light chipping and tearing at spine ends, corners, and edges; creasing to spine.

William R McGrath, 1984. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 176 pp. w/ b&w illustrations and photos throughout. Titled Contentment after the name of the family homestead, this biography of the first Amish bishop in North America details Hertzler's efforts nurturing Amish communities in Berks and Chester Counties in Pennsylvania. There are several chapters devoted to the Swiss Anabaptist heritage and Hertzler's emigration to Pennsylvania. The broader context of colonial life and the Revolutionary War are covered along with brief descriptions of non-resistance, the Ephrata Cloister, and the Martyrs Mirror. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; some light spotting and a few smudge marks to covers; a few spots to text block; light musty smell (was stored in a book barn)..

York, Pennsylvania: York Graphic Services, Inc., 1973. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Special Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A human interest story of the people of South Central Pennsylvania, from a manuscript dated May 23rd, 1950, as written by Dr. H.M.J. Klein, teacher, civic leader and emeritus professor of history and Archeology at Franklin and Marshal College in Lancaster County, PA. Purple softcover with color illustration, includes purple envelope. 48 pp. Illustrated profusely with monotone and color images. Special limited edition of 3,000 copies printed at Christmastime 1973, from a 1950 manuscript for friends of the publisher. Condition: Near Fine, with light sunning at edges of cover. A beautiful copy. Envelope has some nicks along edges..

Philadelphia PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2015. Book. New. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oversize hardcover, 363 pp. w/ 242 color plates (many full page). Issued for 2015 exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Featuring many previously unpublishes examples, this is the most significant exhibit and book on fraktur in many decades. Includes an interview with the collectors, a lenghthy introductory essay on fraktur, exhibit checklist, appendices, bibliography and index. Book Condition : New..

Privately Published, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 39 pp. w/ 8 b& w photos. Family genealogy covers multiple generations and relations of this family from Honeybrook and New Holland. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. .

Ephrata PA: Science Press, 1973. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition, unnumbered of 750. 1973 Christmas keepsake. Oblong hardcover, 104 pp. w/ color plates throughout. Visual survey of the development of a PA German style and printing techniques (written, printed, engraved, lithographed). Book Condition : Good-; no text marks; slight cocking to front board; spotting to text block and to free end papers; occasional waviness to page bottoms (apparent humidity exposure). No Dust Jacket as issued..

Lancaster PA: Franklin and Marshall College, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Catalog and checklist for Pennsylvania German fraktur held at F&M College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Essays on Fraktur; Calligraphy and Linguistics: A Different Look at the F&M Fraktur; and, Religious Dimensions. 12 color photos and 6 b&w illustrations. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; price sticker remanant at bottom right rear cover. 8 1/2 x 11" oblong side-stapled softcover..

Lancaster PA: Community Historians/Schaff Library, Lancaster Theological Seminary, 1969. Book. Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softover, 15 pp. 1969 Annual publication of the Lancaster County Community Historians. Klein argues that the time for more detailed study of Pennsylvania Germans has arrived. Previously, commentaries tended to be disparaging or dismissive of their cultural contributions, and/or failed to recognize the religious diversity among German immigrants. Multiple newspaper clippings inlaid. Book Condition : Good; stain on back cover; light discoloration around spine; mild corner bending; no text marks. a.

Lancaster PA: James W. McLane, 1962. Book. Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled softcover, 72 pp. including 18 pp. for notes. Includes the following surname variations : Liphart, Liphard, Lipphart, Lipphard, Leibhart, Liephart, Leppert, Lephart, and Leiphart. Focused on family in the York County Pennsylvania area. Covers PA German immigration, Church records, Wills and Deeds, Orphan's Court Dockets, Tax and Census records, and War records. Book Condtion : Good-; inscription inside front cover, no other text marks; creasing and small piece missing at bottom right front cover; stains at bottom of pp.2-3; light soiling to covers. .

Wrightsville PA: Brechbill & Strickler, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce hardcover, 239 pp. w/ 6 b&w illustrations. 1st Edition. History of the Old Order River Brethren, a small sect centered in York County Pennsylvania. Influenced by German Pietism and the Brethren In Christ Church, this sect split from the Mennonite Church and further split into an Old Order group that favored stricter non-resistance and traditional practices. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; little wear. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; shelf wear to edges and spine ends; crease to top left front; in protective Brodart. a.

Elkhart IN: AMBS Institute of Mennonite Studies, 2015. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Anabaptist church history that sheds light on times of conflict and change and how a contemporary urban church attempts to minister to its neighbors. Told by a recent minister, the decision to welcome LGBTQ members and subsequent challenges with larger governing bodies, receives particular attention. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light front edge curling..

Allentown PA: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1953. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 213 pp. w/several decorative illustrations.Text is in English, poetry is in PA German. Includes a memoriam and then a selection of Birmelin's later work organized into category : The Calendar and Festivals of the Year; Poems of a Reflective Nature; Proverbs; Anecdotes and Incidents; Ballads - And Other Narrative Poems; and, Occasional Poems. Other articles include : Pennsylvania German Folklore - An Interpretation (John Joseph Stoudt). Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; one smudge at bottom of front cover. No Dust Jacket as issued. .

Lancaster PA: Board of Bishops of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, 1951. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Undated, First Edition, published approx. 1951. Green cloth boards, xvi, 177 pp., approx. 20 unnumbered plates with historical photographs of people and places, churches, homes, etc. Condition: Good; ex-library with spine label and check-out pocket, a stamp or 2. Very clean, no markings, binding sounds..

Self-published By Author, 1975. Book. Good. Soft cover. Limited First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Limited First Edition photo essay on the Amish of Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Over 30 b&w photos are combined with Bible verses. Stapled softcover. 1975. Book Condition : Good; Clean and unmarked, no creases or tears. About half the pages have light rippling along the top foredge but there is no staining or smell. Cover has light rubbing and edge wear. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall..

Cambridge, ON, Canada: The Author, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1977 self-published (Ontario, Canada) hardcover, 227 pp. Contains a Pennsylvania German-English dictionary, Pennsylvania German proverbs and sayings and short conversations (with English translations). Second half is an autobiography in the context of the Old Order Mennonite church. Book Condition : Near Fine ; no text marks; fading to titling on spine. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Harrisburg PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1971. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1971 2nd printing hardcover, 605 pp. with some b&w illustrations. During most of the two centuries prior to the Civil War, Pennsylvania led the other colonies and states in the quantity of food produced. This wide-ranging survey covers buildings and equipment, labor, soil, livestock, horticulture, transportation, allied industries (such as mills), and much more. Primary sources are used and quoted whenever possible. Other facets of rural life, including religious denominations such as the Quakers, Amish) and education, are also discussed. Book Condition: Good; no text marks; binding relaxed; some bumping/wear to spine ends and cover corners. No Dust Jacket. .

Reading PA: Daniel Miller, Publisher, 1903. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In PA German with English introduction. Anthology of 45 poems and 58 short prose pieces transcribed in PA German compiled by Daniel Miller. Book Condition: Good-; no text marks; occasional foxing; binding relaxed but intact, tear to bottom title page at spine; bumping to spine ends; soiling and wear to covers. No Dust Jacket as issued..