Small German language clothbound hardback child's book with title stamped in gold within an oval: "Das goldene ABC. / zur / Nachfolge Christi". Green covers also stamped with outer border on front and back. Title page has gold printed title within outer border and decoration: "Das goldene ABC. / Fur unser Jugend". Large image of a seated Christ at center and "Pilger-Buchhandlung, Reading, Pa." below.
Inner pages have large Old English font letter on left page illuminated with scenes from the life of Christ and on right page a corresponding religious subject beginning with that letter of the alphabet, along with Bible verses and religious citations. The letters I, X and Y are not represented.
Inscribed in ink inside front cover is "Johnnie Sachs / Dec. 25, 1882". This was likely John Sachs, Jr. of Lancaster City, born 1874 (see file).
Covers have moderate abrasion and wear. Bindings loose with detaching title page. Page with letter "A" has stitched repair where torn. Some soil and stains throughout.
Large black leatherbound volume with boldly molded and decorated boards having tooling and gilt on both boards and spine. On spine is "Schoolcraft's History of Indian Tribes. / Illustrated by S. Eastman, U.S.A. / Part Third." Longer complete title on title page. Henry R. Schoolcraft. Published by authority of Congress by Lippincottt, Grambo & Co.
Gilt edged pages have elaborate impressed floral and scroll designs with centered American shield. Inside of covers is a large pasted-on panelof dark blue felted fabric with foliate designs. End papers have beautiful wallpaper-like, full-color designs of flowers and leaves in gold, green and red. Inscribed in pencil is "JBH Jr." on tissue page covering title page.
Appraiser notes a letter of presentation to Buchanan by Charles E. Mix, Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, dated Oct. 15, 1857. Not presently located (in pages?).
Provenance
Descent within James Buchanan Henry family to donors.
Abrasions and wear; cracking at hinge of front board and spine. Detached back board along with some pages. Most pages have liquid stains at the top; many pages have light to heavy foxing with some acid burn at edges.
Object ID
2013.008.025
Place of Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Credit
Gift of the Family of Eleanor N. Henry (John D. McNeill Jr., Mary Catherine Henry West, James Buchanan Henry IV, and Elizabeth Henry Richardson)
Paperback compiled and edited by Warren R. Good: "A Rural Preacher Speaks/A Collection of Poems/ by/ Rev. W.(infield) Scott Brendle." Copyright: Warren R. Good, 1962. Printed in U.S.A. by Ensinger Printing Service --Adamstown, Pa. Pale green cover with drawing by Rena Good. 92 pp. Photo of Rev. Brendle, Foreword, Acknowledgments and Biography followed by poems on pp. 9-92.
"Poetry /of/ Flowers" in gold on spine of this brown fabric-covered book. Embossed designs on front and back covers. Preface dated "Philadelphia, April, 1844." 287 pages of poems about flowers. (Wm Cowper, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Morpeth, Bishop Mant, Miss Strickland, Daniel, et al.)
In pencil: "Presented To Mrs. E. Kieffer."; below, in ink: "For Lanc. Hist. Soc./from/ Great Grandson/ Albert L. Kieffer/ 1974"
Written in ink inside cover: "75-137.1"; on a white sticky label on facing page; "75.14.4"
Provenance
"Presented To Mrs. E. Kieffer."; below, in ink: "For Lanc. Hist. Soc./from/ Great Grandson/ Albert L. Kieffer/ 1974"
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 14
Storage Container
Box 0121
Object Name
Book
Height (cm)
2.54
Height (ft)
0.0833333333
Height (in)
1
Length (cm)
11.1125
Length (ft)
0.3645833333
Length (in)
4.375
Width (cm)
7.62
Width (ft)
0.25
Width (in)
3
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2018-10-29
Condition Notes
Color cover faded. Wear on edges. Foxing on pages throughout.
Paper (sturdy) bound with strand of gold twine. Title "Holly Leaves" on front textured cover with branches of holly above it. Pages edged in gold. In ink on inside page: "A.?.S. / with H.K.Hs' love-" 2-page title pages: "Holly Leaves/ Christmas Carols and Scripture Greetings." Print is in gold. Green, red and gold holly appears on each page. First section is the Christmas story from the Bible; followed by lyrics to "Good Christian men rejoice" and "Hark the Herald Angels Sing."
E. P.Dutton & Company, 31 West Twenty-Third Street, New York
Book of poems. Stiff cardboard covers with green tape spine. "A Great Pet" with color illustration of a child holding her cat on the cover. Four full-page color illustrations in book with smaller illustrations (line drawings or small sepia-colored) on every page of poems. 12 pp. with print and/or illustrations. 8 poems.
On last page: "Lithographed and printed by E. Nister at Nuremberg. Copyright."
Children's book.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 14
Storage Container
Box 0121
Location Found
Printing by E.P. Dutton & Co., NY. Lithographs by E. Nister, Nuremberg, Ger
Object Name
Book
Height (cm)
0.3175
Height (ft)
0.0104166667
Height (in)
0.125
Length (cm)
15.9004
Length (ft)
0.5216666667
Length (in)
6.26
Width (cm)
12.7
Width (ft)
0.4166666667
Width (in)
5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2018-10-31
Condition Notes
Wear on corners and edges. Flyleaf detached. 1st page may be missing.
Cardboard Christmas book, "Peace O'er All The Earth" with snowy church spire on the front cover. Two bells on the back cover. Pages are edged in silver and book is tied with silver twine. 10 pages with text. Small illustrations in black and shades of brown on each page: at top left on left page and lower right on facing page. Star with radiating beams on last page.
Children's book.
Obpacher Brothers, Munich & New York. 1724. (date is not age of book)
Hard-bound book with "The/ Little/ Lame/ Prince/ Mulock" in bold on the aqua-colored tape spine. 2/3 of front and back covered with white and pink blossoms on wavy line background. "THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE AND HIS TRAVELLING CLOAK A Parable for Young and Old" on the title page. The frontispiece is a full-page color illustration of the prince flying in his cloak. Some full-page illustrations and smaller ink drawings throughout this198-page book.
Blue hardcover large-font children's story/book: "Mammy Tittleback and her Family," by "H."H." Gold picture of girl with 4 kittens on front cover. Boston: Roberts Bros.,1881. "A True Story of Seventeen Cats," Mammry Tittleback's genealogical tree is on page 7. Illustrations by Addie Ledyard include chapter headings and full-page ink drawings throughout the book. Music & lyrics for "The Old Black Cat" (from the "Scholarly Magazine," March, 1873) followed by "Preface" at the end. 101 pp.
Glossy hardcover book, "Out of Town" by F.E. Weatherly, (beautifully) illustrated in colour by Linnie Watt. Monotints by Ernest Wilson. Durable paper. Table of contents on pages 8 & 9. Fifteen children's rhymes and poems with full-page illustrations on facing pages. 64 pps.
Children's book.
Hildesheimer and Faulkner, 41 Jewin Street E. C., London