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Hannover-Doehren: Hanno von Hirschheydt. Very Good. 1965-77. First Edition. wrappers. German text. Publisher's printed wrappers. German text. The final 11 volumes of this interesting periodcal concerning many aspects of Baltendeutsch life in the Baltic region -- Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. The final three volumes are in a smaller 8vo format; the last volume is dated 1975-1977 and has the heralldic bookplate of Constantin Baron Stackelberg tipped to the verso of the front wrapper. The editor, Harro von Hirschheydt (1925–2017), was a Baltic German publisher, bookseller and translator of Latvian literature. Some of the various contents of this periodical trace histories of many family names in the German-speaking Baltic regions. Constantine Stackelberg, former owner of this set, was a retired economist with the Economic Development Administration in the Department of Commerce, who died in 1989 in Washington, aged 90. Baron Stackelberg was born in St. Petersburg, Russia,… Read More

Baltimore: Maryland Historical Records Project. Very Good+. 1940. First Edition. Paperback. 273 pages; Minor foxing to ffep, otherwise Near Fine An inventory of the Carroll County archives, including its incorporated towns' records as well as a historical sketch of the various government agencies. An excellent bibliography of the historical materials available. Prepared by The Maryland Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Work Projects Administration (WPA). ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Very Good+. 1990. Hardcover. 39 pages; Family trees and various documents related to the family history. Clean and secure in original bright red cloth binding. .

Philadelphia: P.W. Ziegler & Co.. Very Good. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. 280 pages; Clean and tight in original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering at spine. Many b&w illustrations, including several folding plate portraits of early clergy. A nice example of this valuable church history. OCLC: 2220692 A history of the Swedish Clergy in Pennsylvania collected from articles mostly from "The Standard of The Cross and The Church". Chapters on the Swedish clergy, Bishops of Pennsylvania, churches, Bishops of Delaware, Delaware clergy, St. Peter's church, St. James's church, St. Paul's church, Trinity church (Oxford), Church of the Epiphany, etc. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Lüneburg: Verlag Nordland-Druck. Very Good. 1978. First Edition. Wrappers. 248 pages; Band XXVI in this running series. German text. Articles relating to: Carl Nottbeck Herrnhuter, Herder, J.M.R. Lenz, Krümmer Anstalt Birkenruh, Theodor von Holst, Geschichte deutscher Kunst im Baltikum, Pleskau, Sibirien 1918, baltische Brüderschaft, Luftangriff Reval 1944, baltischer Segelsport, Balten Kanada. .

New York: Colonial Lords of Manor. Very Good+. 1938. First Edition. Paperback. Autograph; 64 pages; Inscribed and Signed at top of title page -- "Susan Mary / Our common background / From / Laura Jay Wells" Family coat of arms on titlepage. "Edition is limited to eleven hundred copies." Contents clean and secure in original stiff card wrappers with printed title label mounted to front wrapper. Laid in is a news clipping describing the gift of a portrait of Chief Justice John Jay to Columbia Univeristy. Mild toning to first and last page. OCLC 1298769469 From the collection of Susan Mary Patten Alsop, a popular historian and a pillar of Washington society, was the daughter of a diplomat, a descendant of founding father John Jay and served with her first husband Bill Patten at the American Embassy in Paris in the 1950s. When her husband died in 1960, she married Joseph Alsop, the journalist, the following year. In the 1970s she embarked on her own literary… Read More

Manitoba: Edinburgh University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. xvii, (1), 305 pages; Contents clean and secure in original green cloth binding in very good dustjacket faded at spine. Contents include: Introduction; Chapter One: The Dance called America, 1763-75; Chapter Two: The Changing Highlands, 1750-1800; Chapter Three: Highland Emigration to British North America, 1770-1800; Chapter Four: The Emigration Mania Resumed, 1801; Chapter Five: Recruiting and Reaction, 1802; Chapter Six: The Government Intervenes, 1803; Chapter Seven: The Canadian Regiment, 1803-04; Chapter Eight: Emigration Continues, 1804-15; Epilogue; Bibliography. Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-295) , Appendix A , Known major ship sailings with Scots passengers to British North Amer.,1770-1815l; Appendix B; Passenger List 1, The Hector; App B List II, The Lovely Nelly, 1774; App.B List III, The Friendship; 1775; etc,etc. .

Springfield: Springfield Tribune. Fine. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 136 pages; A scarce book produced by the Ohio Writers' Project under the WPA. Clean and tight in the original red buckram binding with bright gilt lettering at spine and front board. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Harrisburg: Telegraph Steam Book. Very Good. 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. 239 pages; Clean and tight in original brown cloth binding with pale blue endpapers. Cloth rubbed at spine and lower corners, some chipping at head of spine. The Commissioners of Dauphin county requested the Dauphin County "Historical Society" to superintend the publication of this Centennial Statement, respecting the settlement and progress of the county from its formation in 1785 to the year just closing. ... great praise is due those who conducted the affairs of the county in 1848 - in 1864 - in 1876, for the contributions they have made toward a complete history of Dauphin county."; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .