Emmitsburg: The Weekly Chronicle, 1911. Frontispiece, xv, 555p, illustrations; frontispiece, x, 477p, illustrations, index. 26 cm. Uniformly bound in green cloth with titling in gilt on the spine. Bookplates. Corners rubbed, spine ends rubbed, spots of flecking on covers. In very good condition.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908. Frontispiece, [2], 226p. 19 cm. Fine binding of three quarter brown morocco and marbled paper boards with double gilt rules, five raised bands, titling in gilt on the spine, top edge gilt, ribbon marker. Small non detracting stains on the front cover leather, joints rubbed near the head of the spine, corners slightly rubbed. A near fine copy.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906. Eight volumes, uniformly bound in green cloth with titling in gilt on the spine, top edge gilt. 18.5 cm. Frontispieces, and illustrations with tissue guards. One corner bumped, another slightly, small flecking near the tail of the spine of volume 3; small flecking near tail of spine of volume 6; two corners of volume 7 lightly bumped. An exceptional near fine set.
Hagerstown: Mail Publishing Co., 1906. Frontispiece, 602p, illustrations, index; frontispiece, pp. 612 - 1347, index of illustrations, index. 27 cm. Rebound in three quarter black morocco using the original boards, titling in gilt on the spines; all edges gilt. Great shelf presence and in fine condition.
Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1882. In 2 volumes: frontispiece, 1560p, portraits, illustrations, maps, indexed. 28 cm. Black morocco backs; beveled brown cloth covers; gilt borders and decorative titling; titling in gilt on the spine; all edges gilt. Volume one: Head of the spine shows wear, small tears in the leather at the tail of the spine, corners bumped, one starting to fray; volume two: corners bumped, one starting to fray, a little fraying at the fore edge of the bottom board, short tear in the fore edge of page 453/454. Bright covers and spines. In very good condition.
New York: Knopf, 1937. Frontispiece, 430p, [xvi index]. 24 cm. First edition. Red cloth with titling in gilt on the spine, illustration in gilt on the front cover. Minor wear to the corners. A near fine copy.
New York: Knopf, 1937. Frontispiece, 430p, [xvi index]. 24 cm. First edition. Red cloth in gilt; dust jacket. Signed by all four authors on the front free endpaper. Minor wear to the edges and spine ends; jacket is chipped at the spine ends, short tears, chipped, one corner torn away with slight impact on text, verso edge taped with paper tape. A very good copy in a good jacket. [Schrader: A 47.1.a.i].
New York: Viking Press, 1938. xxv, 549p, illustrations, indexed, map in pocket. 21 cm. First published, June, 1938, second state binding. Tan cloth with titling in black; dust jacket; map endpapers. One corner bumped, another less so, bottom endpaper excised, map pocket detached; price clipped jacket, edges chipped.
New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907. Volume one: frontispiece, 510p, illustrations, index; volume two: frontispiece, 486p, illustrations (portraits), index. 28 cm. Uniformly recased in green cloth with titling in gilt on the spine, all edges gilt. Former historical society copies with bookplates, penciled notation. Small stain on the fore edge of volume two near the bottom cover, otherwise, in fine condition.
Philadelphia: Franklin Press, 1909. Frontispiece, 276p, [3p], illustrations, fold out map. 21 cm. Bound in green cloth with illustration in black on the front cover, tilting in black on the spine. Former historical society copy with bookplate, penciled notation; corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, non detracting spotting on front cover; close tear in one one edge of the map. In very good condition.
Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Co., 1914. Frontispiece, 284p, index. 24 cm. Bound n brown cloth with titling in gilt on the front cover and spine; dust jacket. Former historical society copy with bookplate and penciled notation; jacket corners and spine ends chipped, fore edges chipped. A fine copy in a very good jacket.
Ilchester, MD: College Press, 1904. Frontispiece, 253p, portraits, illustrations. 23 cm. Bound in green cloth with titling in gilt on the front cover ands spine. Former historical society copy with bookplate and penciled notation; corners bumped, two skinned, wear to spine ends, small stain at the bottom edge of the front cover next to the joint. In better than good condition.
New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, [James B. Kirker], 1859. 288p, 19 cm. Stamped brown cloth with titling in in gilt on the spine. Includes an Address by James McSherry about the history of the college. Presentation copy signed by McSherry to former Governor Enoch Louis Lowe. Historical society bookplate, penciled notation; head of spine torn, tail of spine worn, spine faded, edges faded, corners bumped, foxing. In good condition.
Baltimore: 1905. 100p. 18 cm. Bound in black cloth with gilt titling on the spine. Portions of rippled cloth on the covers, bottom cover pastedown foxed, inscription on front free endpaper, pencil mark and notes in margins. In very good condition.
Washington DC: Georgetown Visitation Convent and Munder-Thomsen Company Baltimore, 1915. Frontispiece portrait tipped in, illustration. 20 cm. Bound in green cloth with titling in gilt on the front cover and spine. Former historical society copy with bookplate on the front cover pastedown. Corners slightly bumped, rubbed, minor soiling to covers, spine faded. In very good condition.
Baltimore: John Murphy & Co., 1891. Frontispiece, xiii, [1], 164p, portraits. 25 cm. Beveled blue cloth with titling in gilt on the front cover and spine. Former historical society copy with bookplate on the front cover pastedown, penciled notation. Corners slightly bumped, rubbed, covers slightly rubbed, wear to the spine ends. In very good condition.
New York: Polydore Barnes, 1897. 75p, [1], lxl, illustrations. 23 cm. Bound in tan cloth with titling in gilt on the spine. Includes the Sater Genealogy. Bookplate. Former Historical Society copy with penciled notation on the front cover pastedown. Slightly soiled, wear to the spine ends. In very good condition.
Baltimore: John Murphy & Co, Printers, American Institute of Mining Engineers, February, 1892. Frontispiece, 139p, 3 maps. 19 cm. Bound in green cloth with gilt titling. The map of Baltimore precedes the frontispiece, 2 topographical maps showing sedimentary deposits in the pocket of the bottom cover pastedown from the U.S. Geological Survey (J. W. Powell, Director). Former library copy, ink stamp on title page, library pocket removed from bottom cover pastedown; staining in the top edge corner of the bottom board, corners slightly bumped and rubbed, spine ends rubbed. The maps are in fine condition, the book is in very good condition.
Baltimore,110-112-114 South Hanover Street: Lerch Brothers, ca. 1870 (established 1860). 262p, illustrations (Cohen & Co., Engravers and Printers, Cincinnati, O.) 26 x 31 cm. Bound in thick brown card, embossed titling and illustration on the front cover. Errata slip pasted to the title page. Covers rubbed, corners bumped, one chipped on the front cover; some staining, last several pages have chipped top edge corners, minor loss of text to a few pages. A few pages have conservation, Japanese tissue repairs with loss of content, oval ink stamp "Bazar por Mayor, Guillermo Schwieters San Martin 1372 Rosario," on a few pages. A better than fair copy. [One record found of a later catalogue].
Baltimore: Friends of Maryland's Olmsted Parks & Landscapes, 1987. [4], 120p, illustrations, map. 23 cm. Facsimile reprint of the 1904 edition. Laminated, illustrated card covers. A fine copy.
New York: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers and McGraw Hill Book Company, 1953. Frontispiece, xii, [1], 212p. 21 cm. Green cloth with titling in gilt on the spine; dust jacket. Minor wear to the jacket edges; one page dog-eared. In near fine condition.
Perkasie, Pa: Anna W. Maslin, 1912. Frontispiece, 90p, [1]. 23 cm. Bound in green cloth with title in gilt on the spine. Corners slightly bumped, wear to the spine ends. In very good condition. Uncommon.
Harrisburg, PA: The Telegraph Press, 1940. Frontispiece, 440p, illustrations. 24 cm. Bound in black cloth with an illustration and border blind stamped on the covers, in gilt on the spine, map endpapers. A fine copy.
Glasgow: R & T Washbourne, ca. 1910. 302p. 19 cm. Bound in green cloth with title in gilt on the spine. Corners slightly bumped, signature on front cover pastedown. In very good condition.
Baltimore: By the author in cooperation with the Howard County Historical Society, 1972. 383p, illustrations, bibliography, index. 23 cm. First edition. Brown cloth; dust jacket. One corner bumped, others lightly; wear to jacket edges. Signed Charles Francis Stein on the half title page. A near fine copy in a very good jacket.
Privately Printed, 1987. Frontispiece, 484p, illustrations, index. 26 cm. First edition. Set in 11/12 Garamond and printed on 60lb Glatfelter Natural B-31 paper by Wickersham Printing Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Bound by Advantage Bookbindery of Glen Burnie, Maryland, in maroon cloth with the seal of Howard County in gilt on the front cover, titling in gilt on the spine; map of Howard County on the endpapers; dust jacket. The typographic scheme, binding and jacket designs are by Howard N. King of York, Pennsylvania. Editorial and production supervision by James C. Holland of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. A fine copy in a near fine jacket.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich. Inc., 1970. [3], 496p, illustrated, bibliography, indexed. 24 cm. First edition. Gray cloth over boards; author and publisher in black, titling in silver within a blue box on the spine; dust jacket. Signed y Lewis Mumford on the half title page. Spine slightly faded; jacket corners rubbed, spine ends worn, minor edge wear, bottom of front panel flap cut away with no evident impact on text. In very good condition.
New York: Hyperion, 1997. 258p. 21 cm. First edition. Black cloth back and range paper covers; dust jacket. Signed by George Carlin on the title page. Defaced by "Book Thing" of Baltimore ink stamps on the front free endpaper and the title page, otherwise a fine copy.
New York: Crown, 1972. 253p, [2], illustrations. 28 cm. First edition. Brown paperboard covers; dust jacket. A fine unread copy in a near fine jacket with a short closed tear in the top edge of the front panel.
Baltimore: J. Young, 1860. 28p, 51p, 371p, plan, illustrations, fold-outs. 23 cm. Bound in brown cloth with titling in gilt on the front cover, the year in gilt on the spine. Former library copy with ink stamps, remnants of modern label on spine; corners bumped, wear to the spine ends, two pages torn at the fore edge. In better than good condition. Uncommon.