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Retrospect of western travel

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo757
Author
Martineau, Harriet,
Date of Publication
1838.
Call Number
917.3 M384
  2 websites  
Responsibility
By Harriet Martineau ...
Author
Martineau, Harriet,
Place of Publication
London, New York
Publisher
Saunders and Otley; Sold by Harper & Brothers,
Date of Publication
1838.
Physical Description
2 v. 19 cm.
Notes
LCHS copyinscribed: Catharine Yeates, 1839.
Summary
This English journalist travelled in the United States in the early 19th century making observations about its politics and social customs.
Subjects
United States - Description and travel.
United States - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
917.3 M384
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The art of single-entry book-keeping : improved by the introduction of the proof or balance

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2379
Author
Marsh, C. C.
Edition
4th ed., rev. and corr.
Date of Publication
1844, c1836.
Call Number
657 A784
  1 website  
Responsibility
by C.C. Marsh.
Author
Marsh, C. C.
Edition
4th ed., rev. and corr.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
J.C. Riker,
Date of Publication
1844, c1836.
Physical Description
128 p. : forms ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Bookkeeping.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
657 A784
Websites
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Date of Publication
1834-
Call Number
391 L155
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Ladies companion, and literary expositor
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y
Publisher
William W. Snowden,
Date of Publication
1834-
Physical Description
21 v. : ill., music ; 26 cm.
Publication Frequency
Monthly
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1 (May 1834)-
Ceased with Vol. 21 (1844).
Notes
"A monthly magazine, embracing every department of literature embellished with original engravings, and music arranged for the piano-forte, harp and guitar."
Description based on: Vol. 11 (May 1839); title from caption.
Lancaster County Historical Society has 1842 only.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
391 L155
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A new gazetteer, or Geographical dictionary, of North America and the West Indies

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Date of Publication
1832.
Call Number
974.8009 D247 1832
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Geographical dictionary of North America and the West Indies
Responsibility
compiled from the most recent and authentic sources by Bishop Davenport.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
G. M'Dowell,
Date of Publication
1832.
Physical Description
471 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes
Corrections and additions p. 469-471.
Includes index of statistical tables (p. 459).
Contents
I.A general description of North America. -- II. A general description of the United States; the Declaration of Independence and constitution of the United States. -- III. A description of all the states, counties, cities, towns, villages, forts, seas, harbors, capes, rivers, lakes, canals, rail-roads, mounts, &c. connected with North America; with the extent, boundaries and natural productions of each state; the bearing and distance of remarkable places from each other and of each from the City of Washington, with the population according to the census of 1830. -- Containing likewise many tables relating to the commerce, population, revenue, debt, and various institutions of the United States.
Subjects
North America - Gazetteers.
West Indies - Gazetteers.
Additional Author
Davenport, Bishop,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.8009 D247 1832
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Author
Paine, Thomas,
Date of Publication
[1777]
Call Number
973.3 P544 1777
  1 website  
Responsibility
by the author of Common sense.
Author
Paine, Thomas,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed and sold by Styner and Cist, in Second-street, six doors above Arch-street. Where also may be had no. I. and II.,
Date of Publication
[1777]
Physical Description
[25]-56 p. ; 18 cm.
Notes
Signed: Common sense; dated: Philadelphia, April 19, 1777.
On the verso of the t.p. is a proclamatin by General Washington concerning deserters, dated April 6, 1777; also a general order, dated April 8, 1777.
Summary
One of Thomas Paine's 16 "American Crisis " patriotic essays written during the American Revolution between 1776 and 1783.
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution - Contemporary opinion.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.3 P544 1777
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The Gift : a Christmas and New Year's present for 1836

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18466
Date of Publication
[1835]
Call Number
810 P544ch 1836
  1 website  
Responsibility
edited by Miss Leslie.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
E.L. Carey & A. Hart,
Date of Publication
[1835]
Physical Description
x, [2], [17]-292 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Notes
Publication date suggested by the Preface (p. [v]-vii), signed "Philadelphia, October, 1835."
The Gift was published annually in eight issues dated 1836 to 1845, with none for 1838 and 1841.
Faded inscription on second fly leaf.
Library has 1836 volume.
Faxon, F.W. Literary Annuals and Gift Books,
Thompson, R. Annuals,
BAL,
Heartman, C.F., & Canny, J.R. Bibliography of first printings of the writings of Edgar Allan Poe,
Eliza Leslie was a writer of fiction and nonfiction works for juveniles and adults. Almost yearly, between 1836-1845, she edited an annual gift book called The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present, with contributions from Edgar Allan Poe , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson and other authors.
Subjects
American literature.
Gift books - Specimens.
Gift books - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - 19th century.
Additional Author
Leslie, Eliza,
Poe, Edgar Allan,
Irving, Washington,
Additional Corporate Author
Carey & Hart.
Sherman & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
810 P544ch 1836
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Evangelical musick : or, the sacred minstrel and sacred harp united

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3627
Author
Hickok, J. H.
Edition
9th ed.
Date of Publication
1838, c1834.
Call Number
780 H629e
  1 website  
Responsibility
consisting of a great variety of Psalm and hymn tunes, set pieces, anthems, by J. H. Hickok and Geo. Fleming.
Author
Hickok, J. H.
Edition
9th ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J. Whetham,
Date of Publication
1838, c1834.
Physical Description
312 p. ; 15 x 24 cm.
Notes
Date on cover, 1836.
"Patent notes."
Includes indexes.
Subjects
Church music.
Additional Author
Fleming, George,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
780 H629e
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Anno regni Georgii III. Regis, Magnae Britanniae, Franciae & Hiberniae, decimo. : At a General Assembly of the province of Pennsylvania, begun and holden at Philadelphia, the fourteenth day of October, anno Domini 1769 ... And from thence continued by adjournments to the twenty-ninth day of September, 1770

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21543
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
MDCCLXX. [1770]
Call Number
Biook 583 1770
  1 website  
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1770 Sept.)
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed and sold by D. Hall, and W. Sellers, at the new printing-office, near the market.,
Date of Publication
MDCCLXX. [1770]
Physical Description
p. [2], 41-50 ; (fol.)
Notes
Pagination continues session laws published from Feb. 1770 (Evans 11800).
Pennsylvania arms on title page.
Hand-wriiten notes on blank page at end of volume.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 583 as assigned by Yeates.
Evans
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania,
Contents
Bound with Anno Regni Georgii III Regis...And from thence continued by Adjournments to the Eighteen Day of February 1768, Philadelphia, D. Hall and W. Sellers,1768; - Anno Regni Georgii III Regis...And from thence continued by Adjourments to the Twenty-fourth Day of February 1769, Philadelphia: D. Hall, and W. Sellers, 1769 - Anno Regni Georgii II Regis...And from thence continued by Adjournments to the Twenty-first Day of March, 1772, Philadelphhia, D. Hall and W Sellers, 1772 - Anno Regni Gerogii III Regis...And from thence continured by Adjournments to the Twenty-sixth Day of February 1773, Philadelphia, Hall and Sellers, 1773.
Subjects
Law - Pennsylvania.
Law.
Pennsylvania.
Relief prints - Seals - Pennsylvania - 1770.
Three-quarters leather on printed boards (Binding)
Title stamp on spine (Binding)
Additional Author
Hall, David,
Sellers, William,
Yeates, Jasper,
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Biook 583 1770
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The acts of Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania, carefully compared with the originals. And an appendix, containing such acts and parts of acts, relating to property, as are expired, altered, or repealed. Together with the royal, proprietary, city, and borough charters; and the original concessions of the Honourable William Penn to the first settlers of the province

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21607
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1775.
Call Number
Book 586 1775
  1 website  
Responsibility
Published by order of Assembly.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed and sold by Hall and Sellers,
Date of Publication
1775.
Physical Description
xxi, 536, 22, [12], 3 pages 36 cm
Notes
Edited by J. Galloway. Cf. Evans 14364.
"Appendix" (22 p. (3d group)) has special t.p., with same imprint.
LCHS copy imperfect: "Addendum" (3 p. at end) wanting.
Includes index.
Jasper Yeates's Colonnial Law Library.
On front flyleaf: Joseph Pennock his Book; Joseph Pennock; Jesse Pennocks Book and presented to Thomas Pennock.
Book number 586 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Law - Pennsylvania.
Law.
Ownership.
Pennsylvania.
Legislation.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Covers loose (Binding)
Additional Author
Galloway, Joseph,
Pennock, Joseph,
Pennock, Jesse,
Pennock, Thomas,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 586 1775
Websites
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Author
Sayer, Joseph.
Date of Publication
MDCCLXX [1770]
Call Number
Boook 992 1770
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Responsibility
by Joseph Sayer, Serjeant at Law.
Author
Sayer, Joseph.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, law printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, for P. Uriel, in the Inner-Temple-Lane, and T. Cadell in the Strand,
Date of Publication
MDCCLXX [1770]
Physical Description
xiv, 248 p. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
Signatures: A⁸-Q⁸ R⁴.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 992 as assigned by Yeates.
ESTC
Subjects
Damages - England - Early works to 1800.
Dommages-intřt̊s - Grande-Bretagne - Ouvrages avant 1800.
Damages.
England.
Early works.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt label on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Woodfall, H.
Strahan, William,
Petigru, James Louis,
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Boook 992 1770
Websites
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