Whitford Station Antiques
POST CARD ALBUM OF HISTORIC OXFORD, PA., and Surrounding Communities.
Editor: Madeline Marie Constein-Urbine & William L.Urbine. Copyright: 1991 Second Edition.
Description: Heavy glossy cover with photographs of various early-1900s Oxford, Pa., post cards. Interior presents 75 pages of early post cards of West Grove, Avondale, Oxford, London Grove, and other area communities. Text paper is high gloss, and entire publication is in excellent condition. Corners are sharp and I have found no damage or repairs. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Price: 35.00 plus 7.00 insured USPS shipping
REFLECTED LIGHT..A CENTURY OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN CHESTER COUNTY
Editor: Ann Barton Brown. Catalogue by: Pamela C. Powell. Published by: Chester County Historical Society, 1988.
Description: Heavy glossy paper cover and interior text pages. Eighty pages of photographers and their techniques in local history. Beautiful photographs in text, many full-page size. One small smudge on lower front cover looks to be from original printing. Sharp corners, very clean interior, no damage or repairs. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Price: 35.00 plus 7.00 insured USPS shipping.
A CENTURY IN MALVERN 1889-1989.
Editor: Nancy B. Schmitt. Published by Malvern Historical Commission
Description: Heavy glossy cover and interior. Over 180 pages of photographs and indepth text related to a century of historic data in Malvern, Pa.
Condition is excellent. Sharp corners, clean publication, no damages or repairs. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Price: 45.00 plus 7.00 insured USPS shipping.
A QUIET MAN FROM WEST CHESTER...MEMOIRS BY G. RAYMOND RETTEW
Editor: Mary E. G. Robinson. Introduction by Robert D. Coghill. Copyright 1974.
Published by: Chester County Historical Society.
Description: This is a First Edition copy, number228 of 800 printed books. It is rough-grain paper covers, with glossy paper text. Book is 55 pages long and has over 24 photos and illustrations. Memoirs relate Rettew’s work at Wyeth Laboratories and his crucial roll in mass production of penicillin. Publication has very slight toning due to age. No marks or damage or repairs. Clean, good quality copy of hard to find publication.
Price: 15.00 (Includes free USPS Media Mail shipping)
COURT ROOM AND STEEPLE
Description: Very rare copy. Brown fabric hardback cover with with gray title embossed. Interior has VERY light water mark at top of some pages. Interior text on rag paper. Binding is very tight and secure. Two red lines through two different words found in text. Otherwise, interior is clean and unmarked by time or hand. Very nice copy of rare publication. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Price: 170.00 plus 5.00 insured USPS shipping.
POETS AND POETRY OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNA.
Editor: George Johnston. Publisher: J.B. Lippencott Company, Phila., Pa., 1890.
Description: Dark green cloth hardback with decorative gold title and graphic on front cover and on spine. First edition copy. Interior pages contain works by Annie Alexander, Edwin Barber, Mary D.R. Boyd, Caleb Cope, Thomas E. Brinton, Debbie Cope, Helen Hodgson, Townsend Haines, and many other local writers of the time. Exterior has slight edge wear. Interior is clean and intact. Binding is strong. Very slight age toning to pages, but condition of book is very good. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Price: 49.99 plus 7.00 insured USPS mail
BRANDYWINE DAYS, OR THE SHEPHERD’S HOUR-GLASS
Author: John Russell Hayes. Publisher: The Biddle Press, 1010 Cherry St., Philadelphia, Pa. Illustrator: J. Carroll Hayes. First Edition.
Description: Medium green back and front hard cover. Ex Libris (Christine Biddle), with plate on interior front cover. Deckled edge interior pages contain dozens of Hayes’ poems and interesting commentary about them. Appropriate throughout. Very slight age toning on paper edges and very light foxing on only 3 or 4 pages. Binding is tight and copy is in very clean condition, with no rips or tears or repairs. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Price: 35.00 plus 7.00 insured USPS mail
A HISTORY OF BIRMINGHAM TOWNSHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Author: Arthur E. James. Publisher: The Chester County Historical Society, 1971.
Description: Signed by author in clear hand. Rough paper exterior cover. High gloss interior pages present township history illustrated in text and with pen and ink drawings, plus photographs. Copy is complete and holds all 51 pages, plus map on inside back cover. Book is clean with the lightest toning on edges of covers. No tears, rips, repairs, or missing pages.
Price: 27.00 (Includes free USPS Media Mail)
BRANDYWINE, A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Editor: William C. Baldwin. Associate Editor: Paul A. Rodebaugh.
Description: This is number193 of 500 copies of a special printing signed by hand by both Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Rodebaugh. Back and front covers are red and front cover has title printed in mustard color. Original dust jacket has slight tear and wear to very edge of top end. Interior is high gloss paper with over 60 black and white photographs and vivid text that presents history of the Brandywine. Publication is dedicated to the memory of Wilmer W. MacElree. Interior is very clean and complete. Binding is tight. Excellent copy. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Price:58.00 plus 7.00 insured USPS shipping
EDGMONT, THE STORY OF A TOWNSHIP
Author: Jane Levis Carter. Publisher: KNA PRESS, INC., Kennett Square, Pa., 1976.
Description: First Edition. Limited to 2000 copies. Beige hard covers with graphic design in black. DJ has title and same graphic as front hard cover.
DJ has one 1" tear across top edge and 2 old tape pieces at top and bottom... otherwise clean and complete jacket. Interior is excellent and complete.
Glossy pages for text and several dozen photographs over 600 pages. Official Bicentennial Project for Edgmont Township in Pennsylvania. Very good copy of hard to find history. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Price: 41.00 plus 7.00 Insured USPS shipping
THE TRIAL OF JESUS
Author: Wilmer W. MacElree. Copy signed by author. Copyright applied for 1940.
Publisher: Biehn, West Chester, Pa.
Description: Pebble-surface deep red hard cover, with gold lettering on front cover. Very good condition, with 2 light scuffs. Interior is complete 76 pages of clean text. Very faint foxing of edges of pages, from age. No damage or repairs. Text presents the trial of Jesus as seen through the eyes of Attorney MacElree. Hard to find publication.
Price: 62.00 plus 7.00 Insured USPS shipping
THE FOUR SEASONS OF CHESTER COUNTY
Author and Photographer: Red Hamer. Copy signed by author. Illustrator: Barbara H.Vodges. Publisher: Taylor Publishing Co., Malvern, Pa., 1979.
Description: Black hard cover with gold title printed on front. Original DJ has 1 ½" tear on top of jacket. Jacket has water mark along back spine and some normal shelf wear. Interior of book is very clean and complete. No damage, no repairs. Edges of pages are sharp and corners are crisp. Book holds 96 pages filled with exquisite photographs and appropriate text. Highly sought publication. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Price: 69.00 plus 7.00 Insured USPS shipping
POEMS (By James B. Everhart)
Author: James B. Everhart. Publisher: J.B. Lippencott & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 1868
Description: Deep brown cloth hard cover. Title printed in gold on spine, with graphic design. This a fair-condition copy of a rare book of historic importance. Cover has wear and fading and stain. Interior has missing front and back blank pages. Complete 143-page content is intact and clean, but with foxing throughout. There have been many contemporary reprints of this little Everhart book, but the original is highly sought. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Price: 23.00 plus 7.00 Insured USPS shipping.
THE JOURNAL OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE COCALICO VALLEY, VOL.3
Editor: James A. Tshudy, Ph. D. Publisher: Historical Society of Cocalico Valley, 1979.
Description: Soft beige paper cover with title and graphics. Cover is intact and has only a couple marks. Interior is 64 pages and is complete and clean, except for foxing on front contents page. Foxing on very edge of pages, too. Contents include articles related to Ephrata history, furniture at the Ephrata Cloister, and the Becker-Heffley Cemetery. Includes a dozen black and white photos and rich text. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Price: 7.00 plus 4.00 Insured USPS shipping
WEST-TOWN GRAMMAR
Author/Editor: John Comly. Publisher: Kimbler and Sharpless, No. 8, S. 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 1834.
Description: Brown hard back with “Comly’s Grammar” on spine. Exterior has scuffs and wear. Interior 216 pages are intact with tight binding. Foxing throughout. No tears or repairs. Handsome little book of proper grammar for the teachers and students of West-Town Boarding School, Westtown, Pa. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Price: 58.00 plus 7.00 Insured USPS shipping.
THE ICE CROP
Author: Theron L. Hiles. Publisher: Orange Judd Company, New York. Copyright: 1893?.
Description: This is a First Edition 1893 publication. Exterior is embossed burgundy hard cover, with gold letter title printed on spine. There is wear and tear to the binding...worn, frayed spine end, scuffs, stains. Interior of hard covers are stained. The remaining interior is clean and bright, with no foxing or repairs, but very, very light page edge age discoloration. I found one page that has a slight tearing. Binding is tight and the book is complete (122 pages of text and illustrations). An additional 11 pages of good agriculture ads and graphics are at the end of the main text. This is a rare copy of an historic publication, and most copies of this edition run well over 200.00. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
This publication is not related to Chester County, Pa., history, but it is a rare issue that may be of interest.
Price: 180.00 plus 7.00 Insured USPS shipping.
THE TRAGEDY OF THE CRATER
Author: Henry Pleasants, Jr. Publilsher: The Christopher Publishing House, Boston, USA. Copyright: 1938. First Edition.
Description: This scarce edition recounts the Civil War tragedy endured by the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment. It is told by the cousin of General Pleasants. The account was pieced together from documents and notes that became available to Henry Pleasants, Jr., upon the death of his remarkable relative. The book is 110 pages in length and has a photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pleasants in 1863. Red hard cover with gold lettering. Has original scarce DJ, which has slight wear along top edge and two small holes in spine portion of DJ. Interior appears unread, and one page is not totally cut from adjoining page. Both interior and exterior are in very, very good condition.
Price: 235.00 (Free Insured USPS shipping)
CONVERSATIONS WITH AMBER
Author: Gladys Taber. Publisher: JB Lippincott Company, Phila. And New York. Copyright: 1978. Illustrator: Pamela Carroll.
Description: A tale of a beloved cat named Amber. Copy appears unused. Interior and exterior in “as new” condition. DJ clean and unblemished.
Price: 13.00 Plus 7.00 Insured USPS shipping.
AMBER, A VERY PERSONABLE CAT
Author: Glady Taber. Publisher: JB Lippincott Company, Phila. and New York. Copyright: 1970. First Edition Copy.
Description: Tales of a charming Abyssinian feline. Very, very good condition...appears “as new”. DJ has slight rubs and wear along edges of spine and top.
Price: 13.00 Plus 7.00 Insured USPS Shipping
A SON OF THE MORNING
Author: Charles William Heathcote. Copyright: 1923. The H. G. Phillips Supply House, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Description: Hard to find publication. Beige hard cover with brown printing of title and author on front cover. No DJ. Interior very clean. Very slight soiling on exterior. Tight binding, complete 76 page text.
Price: 12.00 (Free Insured USPS Shipping)
THE FOUR SEASONS OF CHESTER COUNTY, VOL.4, THE ARTISTS
Author: Red Hamer. Publisher: The Taylor Publishing Co., Dallas, Texas, 1998.
Description: This is an unused copy of this scarce title. It is a signed, first edition, number 2076 of a special 3000-book printing. Book presents 29 well-known artists of Chester County, Pa. Included are: Martin May, David Sloane, Harry Dunn, Mildred Kratz, Sandra Severson and Jane Jamison and Charles Jay. Ninety-six pages of information and gorgeous photographs on glossy paper. End papers, front and back, feature pen and ink portraits of each artist. DJ is clean and free of blemishes, as is the interior. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
I am unable to find another copy of this book on the internet or in a book store.
Price: 100.00 plus 7.00 Insured USPS shipping.
THE FOX CHASE
Author: James Bowen Everhart. Publisher: Porter and Coates, Philadelphia, Pa., 1874.
Description: First Edition copy with green cloth hard back covers with gold lettering and a fox on front cover. Inscribed by author to Joseph Henry. Illustrations are throughout the poem. String bound interior in complete and very good condition....the lightest of toning. Exterior is very good condition. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Price: 110.00 plus 7.00 Insured USPS shipping.
MOLLY PRYCE....A QUAKER IDYLL
Author: John Russell Hayes. Publisher: The Biddle Press, Philadelphia, Pa., 1914.
Description: First Edition. Text is 30 pages and is complete. Interior has tiny foxing marks on one bland frontispage. Exterior has very slight top edge wear and a small moisture stain on bottom edge. Otherwise clean. No DJ issued with this book. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Price: 15.00 plus 4.00 Insured USPS shipping.
ROGER MORLAND...A QUAKER IDYLL
Author: John Russell Hayes. Publisher: Biddle Press, Philadelphia, Pa., 1915. Description: First Edition. Text is 23 pages, rag paper, scallop edges. Interesting, personalized poem inscribed by author to M. E. C., who appears to have been a librarian of the author’s acquaintance. Very nice copy...complete and clean. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Price: 55.00 plus 7.00 Insured USPS shipping.
