Category: Pennsylvania German

A Pennsylvania German Folk Theatre Sampler -- September 24, 1983, Northwestern Lehigh High School; September 26, 1983, Springhouse Junior High School

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Lehigh County German-American Tricentennial Committee : 1983

Seller ID: 046649

Condition: Fine

Illus. paper wraps. 8 pp. Program issued for two evenings of stage productions in the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, with content in English as well. As issued.
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A Pennsylvania German Folk Theatre Sampler -- September 24, 1983, Northwestern Lehigh High School; September 26, 1983, Springhouse Junior High School

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Lehigh County German-American Tricentennial Committee : 1983

Seller ID: 046650

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Fine

Illus. paper wraps. 8 pp. Program issued for two evenings of stage productions in the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, with content in English as well. As issued.
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Bulletin of the Historical Society of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: Volume I (Oct. 1936 - Apr. 1939)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Norristown, PA, Historical Society of Montgomery County : 1939

Seller ID: 020509

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

Light brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Modest shelf wear, a few light surface marks to cloth, text block edges slightly toned. Firm binding, clean interior, solid VG+, approaching Near Fine. 360 pp. Contains Vol. I, No. 1 through Vol. I, No. 6 (1936-39), illus. w/ maps, b&w plates; index.
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Canadian-German Folklore Vol. No. 7: Tales of the Twenty

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario : 1979

Seller ID: 048883

ISBN: B00C8EW6S0

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Stiff gold wraps, lettered/illus. in red and blue. Minor handling wear, text block edges a bit foxed/toned by age. Firm binding, clean interior beyond mild foxing to main title page. 188 pp. Errata slip mounted inside front cover.
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Christopher Dock Bicentennial Commemoration Program

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Scottdale, PA, Mennonite Publishing House : 1971

Seller ID: 027942

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Booklet, stiff illus. wraps. Light shelf/handling wear. 32 pp., illus.
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Colonial Lutheran Churches and Historic Sites in Eastern Pennsylvania 1638-1775

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Lutheran Historical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania/Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia : 2009

Seller ID: 038180

ISBN-13: 9780979504716

Binding: Spiral Bound

Condition: Fine

Stiff color pictorial covers, spiral-bound. Shows no wear but does show remnants of former owner's address label mounted inside front cover, else as issued. 135 pp., illus. Very obscure compilation and an excellent source on early Lutheran and Pennsylvania German history in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Daniel Falckner's "Curieuse Nachricht from Pennsylvania" (Pennsylvania - The German Influence in its Settlement and Development) / Record of the Marriages in the St. Michaelis and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Philadelphia [Proceedings of the Pennsylvania German Society Vol. XIV (1903)]

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Lancaster, PA, Pennsylvania German Society : 1905

Seller ID: 061511

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Stiff blue wraps, lettered in dark blue. Extended cover edges typically somewhat rubbed. Binding square and firm, with stress creasing, mild sunning and inked volume number to spine panel. Also includes records from 22 Oct. 1903 annual meeting at Lancaster. 68,256,140 pp. Limited to 500 copies, scarce.
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Das Leben Abrahams, von dem Ehrw. Daniel Smith - Aus dem Englischen ubersetzt zum Gebrauch in Sonntagsschulen

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New Berlin, PA, S. G. Miller : 1842

Seller ID: 052781

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Black 1/4 cloth, brown paper covered boards. Covers are spotted and show surface rubbing; cloth typically soiled, with loss to lower spine panel and two chips along front joint (binding firm). 1856 ownership inscription in pencil on front flyleaf. 116 pp. Interior typically foxed, ranging light to moderate, with paper loss and some scribbling inside back cover. Text in German. Scarce.
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Diary of a Voyage from Rotterdam to Philadelphia in 1728 / A Brief History of the Colony of New Sweden / A Contribution to Pennsylvania History: Missives to Rev. August Herman Francke from Daniel Falckner, Germantown, April 16, 1702, and Justus Falckner, New York, 1704 / Pennsylvania-German Literature: Harbaugh's Harfe / Church Records of the Williams Township Congregation [Pennsylvania German Society Vol. XVIII (18) (1907)]

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Lancaster, PA, Pennsylvania German Society : 1909

Seller ID: 057180

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Good

PGS Vol. XVIII (18). Softcover, blue stiff paper wraps, lettered in dark blue, rough-cut text block edges. Covers show typical wear along edges with minor loss, surface loss at two spots on front cover, binding stressed but firm. This volume also contains a summary of, and reports from, the annual meeting in Philadelphia.
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Diary of a Voyage from Rotterdam to Philadelphia in 1728 / A Brief History of the Colony of New Sweden / A Contribution to Pennsylvania History: Missives to Rev. August Herman Francke from Daniel Falckner, Germantown, April 16, 1702, and Justus Falckner, New York, 1704 / Pennsylvania-German Literature: Harbaugh's Harfe / Church Records of the Williams Township Congregation [Pennsylvania German Society Vol. XVIII (18) (1907)]

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Lancaster, PA, Pennsylvania German Society : 1909

Seller ID: 061495

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Good

PGS Vol. XVIII (18). Original copy, rebound in stiff light blue cardstock wraps retaining a portion of original front cover, with black cloth tape binding, not elegant but certainly functional. Final leaf is partial, with loss along edges but textually complete, laid in at rear. This volume also contains a summary of, and reports from, the annual meeting in Philadelphia. 55,25,44,21,17,101 pp.
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Es Nei Teshtament: Special Pennsylvania Dutch-English Edition

Price: $20.00

Publisher: South Holland, IL, The Bible League : 1993

Seller ID: 054624

ISBN: B072PYV4BT

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Limp black leatherette, lettered in gold foil. Former owner's address and gift inscription, address label inside front cover, otherwise as issued. viii,912 pp. New Testament rendered into Ohio Dutch (a variant of Pennsylvania German), with English translation in marginal columns. 2nd ptg.: 2002.
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Es Nei Teshtament: Special Pennsylvania Dutch-English Edition

Price: $25.00

Publisher: South Holland, IL, The Bible League : 1993

Seller ID: 060825

Condition: New

Limp black leatherette, lettered in gold foil. Brand new, as issued, unopened in original publisher's shrinkwrap. viii,912 pp. New Testament rendered into Ohio Dutch (a variant of Pennsylvania German), with English translation in marginal columns. Accompanied by "Ich Kann Pennsylvania Deitsh Laysa (A Self-teaching Primer)," booklet, 8vo, 18pp.
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Es Nei Teshtament: Special Pennsylvania Dutch-English Edition

Price: $25.00

Publisher: South Holland, IL, The Bible League : 1993

Seller ID: 060826

Condition: New

Limp black leatherette, lettered in gold foil. Brand new, as issued, unopened in original publisher's shrinkwrap. viii,912 pp. New Testament rendered into Ohio Dutch (a variant of Pennsylvania German), with English translation in marginal columns. Accompanied by "Ich Kann Pennsylvania Deitsh Laysa (A Self-teaching Primer)," booklet, 8vo, 18pp.
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Ier Kenna Lonna (You Can Learn): A Primer of Pennsylvania Dutch Life, Lore, Literature and Language 1975-76

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Hellertown, PA, Robert R. Hoppes : 1975

Seller ID: 030569

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Booklet, illus. wraps. Bicentennial issue. 24 pp. Mild foxing to covers, light handling wear. Very scarce PA German dialect publication.
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Kantner's Illustrated Book of Objects, Containing Over 2000 Fine Engravings, with Explanations in English and German - New Edition / Kantner's Illustrirtes Buch von Gegenstanden mit einem Inhalt von uber 2000 hubschen Abbildungen, mit Erlauterungen in Englisch und Deutsch - Neue Auflage

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Reading, PA, W. C. Kantner : 1890

Seller ID: 059756

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Red cloth, lettered/decorated in gilt and black. Copyrighted 1887 (which we suspect was the original edition), this "New Edition" issued 1890. Moisture contact has led to dye lightening to upper spine and portions of cloth along upper joints, otherwise modest soiling to covers. Firm binding, clean interior. iv,245,[2] pp., illus. One of the most widely-used reference books that the Pennsylvania Germans used to learn English.
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Original Pennsylvania Dutch Days, Hershey, Pennsylvania [Group Lot of 20 Annual Programs 1950-1977]

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Hershey, PA, Pennsylvania Dutch Days/Hershey Park : 1950

Seller ID: 041258

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Group lot of twenty (20) programs from the Pennsylvania Dutch Days that took place at Hershey, PA from 1950-1977. Booklets, early years in variously colored wraps, standardized to bright yellow wraps starting in 1961, all w/ color illus. front covers. Most issues show only mild shelf/handling wear, a bit of scattered soiling to covers, most issues with binding staples rusted. Interiors clean and intact. Includes a program for each of the following years: 1950 (first year), 1951, 1953-56, 1958-69, 1971, 1977 (final year). Scarce.
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Papers Read Before the Lebanon County Historical Society [Nearly Complete Run Volumes I-XIX / 1-19: 172 of 182 Issues, Most VG to Near Fine]

Price: $850.00

Publisher: Lebanon, PA, Lebanon County Historical Society : 1898

Seller ID: 032034

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: VG+

Near complete set of the Papers Read Before the Lebanon County Historical Society, aka Lebanon County Historical Society Journal, inaugurated in 1898 and still being published. Issued somewhat irregularly, this publication typically appeared in booklet form, in wraps of various colors (light green, brown, tan, royal blue, and others), later perfect-bound with illustrated wraps. This run is virtually complete (see specifics below), with most of the missing issues probably available directly from the Lebanon County Historical Society. Average condition is solid VG+, with several issues showin...
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Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania: Volumes II-III, VIII-XVI, XVIII, XX-XXI, XXIII-XXXVI [2-3, 8-16, 20-21, 23-36], issued 1919-1965

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania : 1919

Seller ID: 052196

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Partial run, comprised of Volumes II-III, VIII-XVI, XVIII, XX-XXI, XXIII-XXXVI (2-3, 8-16, 20-21, 23-36), issued 1919-1965, a total of (28) volumes in (23) issues, bound in original stiff light to medium blue wraps (most perfect-bound, several stapled). General condition VG, many Near Fine to Fine. Some of the earlier issues are tanned along spine panels and toward cover edges. The Huguenots were "French" Protestants (though most who emigrated to Pennsylvania actually spoke German) who fled the contested border territories between France and Germany in the early 18th century and settled pre...
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Record of Pennsylvania Marriages, Prior to 1810 [Vol. I + II, Complete]

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Publishing Co. : 1968

Seller ID: 045036

ISBN: B00AGIQBWW

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Complete in two (2) volumes, uniformly bound in dark blue cloth, lettered in gold foil. Rpt. from Pennsylvania Archives Vols. VIII-IX (1880). 1st ptg. thus (1968). viii,790 + [ii],602 pp. (not indexed). Slight surface rubbing, text block edges a bit age-toned. Firm bindings, clean interiors.
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South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Special Publication Series #1-61 [46 Volumes Total]

Price: $350.00

Publisher: York, PA, South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society : 1977

Seller ID: 047979

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

46 volumes, partial set of the Special Publications of the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, comprised by issues 1-61, lacking #s 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, , 30, 33, 35, 37, 40, 44, 45, 47, 51, and 56 for completion, issued 1977-2003. Most volumes bound in stiff light blue wraps, stapled bindings, as issued. Volumes range generally VG to Near Fine, a few Good, a few Fine, the majority showing light general handling wear, a few with scattered annotations. Early issues were fairly thin; later issues ran in some cases up to 120-140 pp., most in the 80-100 pp. range. A variety of records, ...
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South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Special Publication Series #1-81 [80 Volumes Total]

Price: $750.00

Publisher: York, PA, South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society : 1977

Seller ID: 047978

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

77 volumes, near set of the Special Publications of the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, comprised by issues 1-81, lacking #s 68, 71, 77, and 80 for completion, issued 1977-. Most volumes bound in stiff light blue wraps, stapled bindings, as issued. Volumes range generally VG to Near Fine, a few Good, a few Fine, the majority showing light general handling wear, a few with scattered annotations. Early issues were fairly thin; later issues ran in some cases up to 120-140 pp., most in the 80-100 pp. range. A variety of records, including birth, baptismal, marriage, death, bur...
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The Church Book of The Brethren's Unity in the British Province . . . Constituting the Code of the Brethren's Church in the Said Province

Price: $40.00

Publisher: London, Moravian Publication Office : 1892

Seller ID: 057140

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Light brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Mild rubbing to corners and spine extremities, joints. Text block somewhat toned/darkened by age, with firm binding, unmarked interior. xxiv,225 pp. Scarce.
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The Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania - Volumes I-XIII, XVI (1918-1942)

Price: $195.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, The Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania : 1918

Seller ID: 045499

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: VG+

Partial run of the annual proceedings of The Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania, comprised by Volumes I (1918) through XIII (1935) and XVI (1942), all uniformly bound in stiff light blue wraps except for Vol. I (royal blue hardcover) and combined II-III (medium blue wraps). Hardcover slightly rubbed at extremities, volumes in wraps with uniformly light handling wear, some tanning/soiling to covers and rubbing to extended cover edges, contents clean and unmarked, all VG or better. Each issue ranges approx. 40-100 pp., most about 80 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs, presenting a range of historica...
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