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Challenges to the Dream: the bet of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards at Carnegie Mellon University
by Daniels, Jim, ed
Pittsburgh: CMU Press, 2017. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. Advance Review Copy; Trade wraps, very good plus with just a touch of wear. 199 pp.
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A$47.28
![Born Again: The Heeren Building Clock [Reprinted from the Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc.]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/209/919/1560919209.0.b.jpg)
Born Again: The Heeren Building Clock [Reprinted from the Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc.]
by Lamberton, J.R
Columbia, PA: Th Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc, 1965. Paperback. Near fine. RARE! Printed paper wraps with stapled binding, octavo, 12pp., illustrated in b&w. Book has mild toning to outer pages, stapled binding tight, text clean and unmarked. In archival bag.
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A$63.04
In Memory of Gen'l William Montgomery, Gen'l Daniel Montgomery, and John C. Boyd
by Russel, A. F
Danville, PA: Intelligencer" Publishers. Reprint. Very Good. Reprint of original 1879 edition. Light blue wraps, staple-bound. 8vo. 32pp. Very Good. Light shelfwear, mild creasing and soil to wraps, several notes and marks to contents in ink.
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A$20.17
1831 Autograph Letter Signed by Roberts Vaux, Pennsylvania Abolitionist, Reformer of Education and Prisons, and Jurist
by Roberts Vaux (1786-1836)
Birwood Lodge, near Philad[elphi]a. 8 mo. 19. 1831. [1]p. 4to. Few short separations at folds; very good. Letter from Philadelphia reformer Roberts Vaux (1786-1836) touching on two concerns: education and temperance. Vaux writes briefly here "to the President, and Members, of the American Institute of Instruction, Boston" apologizing for having missed their annual meeting. It appears Vaux is busy with other reform efforts: "I have made a great sacrifice of private feeling & enjoyment on this occasion to...
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A$78.80
1924 Pittsburgh Plat Map 23x18: Lawrenceville East
Philadelphia: G. M. Hopkins, 1924. From 'Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, Vol. 3. Comprising the Wards 8, 10, 11, 12 & 13.' Double sided, the other showing parts of Stanton Heights. VG with light wear and soil.
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A$47.28
Pittsburgh Illustrated Writing Tablet
by n/a
Cincinnati, OH: Tom Jones, 1901. Paperback. Fair. RARE! Printed paper wrap with cloth spine, quarto, 28 leaves, illustrated in b&w. Book has soil and rubbing to panels, binding loose with 28 pages laid in, printed with small b&w pictures of historic Pittsburgh places, some pages toned and ripped at edges, but unmarked. No DJ.
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A$63.04
Blue Book Pittsburgh, Penn'a, 1905
by Whitney, Stephenson & Co
Pittsburgh: Whitney, Stephenson & Co, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 8vo, blue cloth lettered in silver, very good bright tight copy, 224 pp, each page on a different bank or investment firm in the Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania region detailing assets, capital stocks, officers and directors. A rare window into Pittsburgh moneyed interests in the heyday of the steel industry. Handsomely printed in dark blue type.
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A$118.21
Large archive of original scores and orchestral arrangements by Pittsburgh composer, band leader and musician W. L. Mayer ca. 1889-1927
by Mayer, William L. (1868-1931)
Pittsburgh: W. L. Mayer, 1927. Good. Large collection of musical scores, band music and orchestral arrangements by W. L. Mayer (1868-1931). In his time Mayer was one of the most important and prominent musical figures in Pittsburgh. He was President of the American Federation of Musicians Local no. 60 and national Vice President of A. F. of M. from 1919 to 1927. Born in 1868 in Richmond, where his father was organist in a Catholic church there, the family relocated to PIttsburgh early on. Mayer became...
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A$2,364.15
Shop East Liberty "Where We Get To Know You" Business Directory from 1993
by (Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh: East Liberty Lutheran Church, 1993. First Printing. Wraps. Very good. 8vo, green pictorial wraps, very good, 80 pp, with lots and lots of ads, double page map, and directory of businesses, churches, synagogues, funeral homes, etc. in this interesting and ever-changing neighborhood of eastern Pittsburgh.
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A$31.52
1930s scrapbook of newspaper clippings of Pittsburgh society, weddings, parties, engagements, bridal parties, honeymooners, etc.
Hardcover. Very good/good. 10 x 8 inches, cloth in dust jacket, very good, over 100 pp. of clippings from Pittsburgh and western PA newspapers. Collected by Mary Trimble, a graduate of Winchester Thurston School (a private high end girls' school in Pittsburgh) who married a prominent local physician. She has neatly indexed the clippings by last name and there are also a lot of clippings loosely laid in.
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A$118.21
Fleming's Views of Old Pittsburgh: a Portfolio of the Past
by Fleming, George T.; Miller, Henry Russell (ed.)
Pittsburgh: Crescent Press, 1932. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This is #10 of 167 Library Edition copies; the first 17 are presentation copies, as this one is presented to Phil K. Rodgers and inscribed by the editor, Henry Russell Miller. 1932, second edition. 93 pp. + index. Hardcover, cloth-backed boards, 4to., title labels. Profusely illustrated in b&w. Very Good copy, no dust jacket: Light soil to covers; Foxing at text-blocks and half-title, else, contents are clean and unmarked.
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A$133.97
Valedictory to the Graduating Class of the Philadelphia College of Medicine, Delivered in the Musical Fund Hall, February 28, 1852
by Thomas D. Mitchell, M.D.; [Thomas Duché Mitchell (1791-1865)]
Philadelphia: T.K. and P.G. Collins, Printers, 1852. 16pp. Pamphlet. Removed. Lacking wrappers; minor foxing; very good. Graduation address or valedictory given by Dr. Thomas D. Mitchell, Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the Philadelphia College of Medicine: "But the most important item at which I have hinted, as related to the true dignity of the profession, is the reception and instruction of office pupils. Every village and rural district has its young men who aspire to Esculapian...
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![Happy New Year. Season of 1882...Elocutionist and Dramatic Reader, John M. Stephen...awarded the Gold Medal...at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, June 14th, 1881. [caption title of circular]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/233/573/1321573233.0.b.jpg)
Happy New Year. Season of 1882...Elocutionist and Dramatic Reader, John M. Stephen...awarded the Gold Medal...at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, June 14th, 1881. [caption title of circular]
by [John M. Stephen]
[Reading, Pennsylvania]: News Print, 1881]. [4]pp. Circular. 7½ x 5 inches. Bifolium. Decorative typography and border on upper cover. Faint creasing and light stains; very good. Promotional circular for teacher of elocution and public dramatic reader and entertainer, John M. Stephen of Reading, Pennsylvania. Stephen was a graduate of Philadelphia's National School of Elocution and Oratory and was the 1881 winner of a gold medal at a contest held at that city's Academy of Music. The circular announces...
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A$78.80
6 1888 exercise books for accounting, bookkeeping, check-writing, accounts receivable & payable, etc.
by Iron City Commercial College
Pittsburgh: Iron City Commercial College; printed by Jos. Eichbaum & Co, 1888. Wraps. Good. 6 booklets, all used and filled in by a student at the business college, P. R. Kincaid. All are from the "Actual Business Department" of the Iron City Commercial College," a competitor of Pittsburgh's Duff's Business College. All in fair to good condition with soil, stains and wear to covers, some waterstaining evident to text, but generally good. 4 of the booklets measure 11 x 8.5 inches: "Checks," which has 3...
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A$118.21
1980 Super Bowl XIV souvenir program, Steelers vs. Rams
Pasadena, 1980. Wraps. Very good. 11 x 8.5 inches, wraps, very good, light wear, one of the central pages rumpled. 144 pp., illustrated.
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A$39.40
![International Exhibition of 1876. Opening Ceremonies. Order of Exercises, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, May 10th, 1876 [with:] United States Centennial Commission Invitation [with ticket:] Admit to the Opening Ceremonies of the International Exhibition 1876. [with two tickets:] United States International Exhibition...Package Ticket](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/406/573/1321573406.0.b.0.jpg)
International Exhibition of 1876. Opening Ceremonies. Order of Exercises, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, May 10th, 1876 [with:] United States Centennial Commission Invitation [with ticket:] Admit to the Opening Ceremonies of the International Exhibition 1876. [with two tickets:] United States International Exhibition...Package Ticket
by [John Greenleaf Whittier; Sidney Lanier; Richard Wagner]
[Philadelphia, 1876]. Five items. 1. Printed Circular. Quarto. [3]pp. 2. Engraved Invitation. [1]p. + integral blank leaf. 3. Admission Ticket. 7 x 4 inches. 4-5. Two "Package Tickets." 2¼ x 3¾ inches. Condition: The first two items with expert tissue mends along former splits or breaks at fold lines. Opening ceremonies program formerly folded; multiple light creases; invitation is faintly browned. All; very good to fine. Almost like being there -not souvenirs or recollections- but five primary and...
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A$709.24
Magic Casements: Perspectives on Travel
by Guy, William
Pittsburgh: Self Published, 2004. Paperback. Near Fine. Inscribed by the author on the half-title and signed by him on the title page. 2004, First Edition, Softcover. 505 pp. Minor soil to the wraps, otherwise a Fine, clean copy.
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A$31.52
1900 linen-backed 28 x 22" map: Pittsburgh Bedford Dwellings, Hill Dist
Philadelphia: Griffith M. Hopkins, 1900. From "Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, Vol. 3, comprising the 1st to the 12th Wards and 15th, 16th, & 17th Wards." Linen backed map, light surface soil and smudges. Shows the Bedford Dwellings neighborhood on the other side of Bigelow Blvd from Polish Hill etc.
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A$70.92
Treatise on Irreversible and Statistical Thermodynamics - An Introduction to Nonclassical Thermodynamics
by Yourgrau, Wolfgang; Van Der Merwe, Alwyn; Raw, Gough
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1966. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Stated First Edition. c.1966. Hardcover. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 8vo. 268pp. Near Fine. Soil to edges, former owner's bookplate on front pastedown, mild tanning to flyleaf. Inscribed to Wesley Salmon from Wolfgang Yourgrau.
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A$36.88
1889 large double-page color map of HILL DISTRICT, Pittsburgh
by Hopkins, Griffith M
Philadelphia: Hopkins, 1889. Very Good. Map from "Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, Vol. 1." Map measures 27.5 x 19 inches, very good, light edgewear and soil, light pencil notes and marks, and some red pencilling as well. Shows part of the 5th Ave., Wylie, Gulton, Elm.
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A$55.16
Our Environment - 59th Annual Exhibition of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, March 7, 1969 to April 10, 1969, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute
by Arkus, Leon (intro.)
Pittsburgh, PA: Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 1969. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. c.1969. Original illustrated wraps. Spiral-Bound. Oblong 8vo. 101pp. Illus. Near Fine. Only the mildest shelfwear.
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A$47.28
Legacy from Haniel Long, inscribed to Fred Hetzel, director of the University of Pittsburgh Press
by Long, Haniel & Anton
Naples, NY: The Brookside Press, 1977. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo, wraps, very good, light wear. Inscribed to the director of the University of Pittsburgh Press, Fred Hetzel, by Haniel's son, Anton Long. 19 pp, frontispiece, a bibliography of Long's book publications with commentary. Haniel Long remains one of Pittsburgh's most beloved authors. After going to school at Carnegie Tech and publishing a number of volumes, Long relocated to New Mexico where he became a founding member of a...
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West Penn Heritage: 125 Years, 1848-1973
by Horvath, William J. et al
Pittsburgh, 1973. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto, pictorial copper-brown boards, very good. 72 pp, illustrated. Although not stated, from the estate of John G. Frazer, Jr., who was President of the Board of Directors at West Penn at the time this book was published.
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A$31.52
1882 Annual Report of the Chamber of Commerce of Pittsburgh, its charter, constitution, by-laws, rules, officers, standing committees and list of members, together with a statistical review of the manufactures, mercantile interests, etc., etc.
by Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh: Wm. G. Johnston, 1882. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, mauve cloth with gilt titles on front cover, 164 pp, with fine Otto Krebs lithograph (40.5 x 9 inches: Bird's Eye View of Pittsburgh and Allegheny) dated 1871. RARE: few original copies in OCLC. Lithograph has one tiny repair to a 2-inch split at one of the folds, p. 10 has small stain and abrasion, else a very nice clean copy.
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A$551.64
An Address Delivered before the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture at its Anniversary Meeting, January 18, 1820
by Chief Justice William Tilghman (1756-1827); [John Bannister Gibson (1780-1853)]
Philadelphia: Published by Order of the Society. William Fry, Printer, 1820. 36pp. Approx. 8¼ x 5¼ inches. Removed; without wrappers. Faint foxing to some leaves; small closed tear to second leaf; Very Good. Presentation copy; inscribed and initialed by author Chief Justice Tilghman to his Pennsylvania Supreme Court colleague, Justice John Bannister Gibson (1780-1853), who succeeded Tilghman as Chief Justice. Wide ranging address on agriculture, soil improvement, canals and roads, and public education...
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A$157.61
