A Philadelphian (12 results)

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Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Full title: A Hand-Book for the Stranger in Philadelphia: containing Descriptions of All the Objects of Interest in the City & Its Environs, with Views of the Public Buildings. Reprint. 12mo. volume. Condition: ex-library copy w/library markings & pocket. Rebound in green buckram cloth library binding. Slight foxing; else, in very good condition. Illustrated by Map; B&W illustrations. Reprint edition. Binding is cloth. …

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Brown Calf With Title Plate Spine, Gilt Bands. Small Loss At Bottom Spine. Boards Tight. Mild Foxing.408 Pgs. List Of Subscribers. Rare.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 116 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.27 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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Pamphlet. First edition. Pamphlet of 47 pp. . Deaccessioned from the old Mercantile Library of Philadelphia, their light stamp to the title page and with old light brown leather covered boards, front board detached. Very scarce; OCLC located only one copy of the printed pamphlet; not in the AAS catalog. Exposition on the 1844 anti-Catholic riots in Philadelphia (variously called the Prayer Riots, Nativist Riots, Bible Riots). They took place on May 6,7 and 8, and again on July 6 and 7. As this papmplet notes only the May riots, it can be reasonably postulated that it was printed either in May or June of that year. In the months prior to the riots, certain nativist groups spread the unfounded rumor that the Catholic establishment was trying to have the Bible removed from schools. A number of Catholic churches were burned and fighting between nativists and soldiers sent to protect St. Philip Neri Church resulted iun several casualties. One by-product of this civil unrest was the reform of local law enforcement which was proven to have been ineffective.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 116 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.27 inches. This item is printed on demand.