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Watson, John F.
Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the Olden Time; Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdote, and Incidents of the City and Its Inhabitants, and of the Earliest Settlements of the Inland Part of Pennsylvania from the Days of the Founders
Philadelphia, Elijah Thomas,
1857, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, First edition of this wonderful historical account, with over 60 engravings. A diverse collection of facts, memories & anecdotes, including first hand accounts from citizens of the day, included in Volume I are: aspects of settlement; architecture; persons & characters; furniture; fashion; punishments; culture; law: land development; local changes in streets & places; genealogy of Penn; people & characters of the area; cultural habits; political growth, etc. Volume II covers Pennsylvania inland: Germantown, Frankford, Byberry, Gwynedd, Norristown, Bucks County, Lancaster County, Frontier Towns, etc. The Indians; pirates; Swedes; Germans; Irish; negroes and slaves; Stamp Act; British laws; governors; Acts during the War of Independence; climate; medical; relics; whalery; beasts of prey and game; currency; superstitions; commerce; ships; statistics; printing press & gazettes; rivers, etc. Vol. I Begins with extracts from various "recommendations;" i.e., letter from Washington Irving; New York Evening Post; New York Mirror; Saturday Bulletin; Germantown Telegraph, and other sundry public notices. Frontispiece of vol. I, engraving of a young William Penn, painted from life in 1666, by John Sartain, vol. II, Penn's Treaty with the Indians, both tissue covered. Watson finished the manuscript for this book in 1842, the information contained being from that date back. Each fascinating account in vivid detail; such as how Philadelphia's section called Northern Liberties, having been a British Barracks; and Logan Square being a cemetery; Bethlehem Pa. began in 1743 by Count Zinzendorf of Monrovia, considered a frontier town to which people from neighboring counties fled to, from fear of Indian attacks; when President Hancock first came to Philadelphia, as president of the first Congress, he wore a scarlet coat and cocked hat with a black cockade, etc. Bound in brown blind stamped cloth, gilt title, illustration and volume number to spines; each spine chipped to head and heel. Volume I closed tear and chip across lower quarter of spine, upper rear hinge starting. Volume II lower chip 1 inch, front hinge slightly shaky, mild soil to end papers. Tightly bound, very clean, no foxing, few pages have offsetting. No inscriptions. Both in heavy weight polyester archival wraps. 4 to, 609 , 642. List of Appendixes to rear of volume II. First Edition of this great history, that has been reprinted many times over the years.
(Annals, Of, Philadelphia, And Pennsylvania, First, Edition, John, F, Watson, Historian, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Customs, 17th, Century, Historical, Society, Of, Pennsylvania, Germantown, Pa, History, Customs, Of, 17th, Century, Phildadelphia, Fashion, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Historical, Essays, Of, Pennsylvania, Americana, Colonial, Law, Colonial, Bar, Of, Philadelphia, British, Defense, Of, Philadelphia, Penn, S, Treaty, With, The Indians, Slaves, Of, Pennsylvania, History, Of, Bucks, Country, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Massacre, Irish, Of, Pennsylvania, Indentured, Servants, Logan, Square, Philadelphia, John, Sartain, Engravings, Philadelphia, Historical, Engravings) Cat No. 3026.
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Watson, John F.
Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the Olden Time; Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdote, and Incidents of the City and Its Inhabitants, and of the Earliest Settlements of the Inland Part of Pennsylvania from the Days of the Founders
Philadelphia, Elijah Thomas,
1857, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, First edition of this wonderful historical account, with over 60 engravings. A diverse collection of facts, memories & anecdotes, including first hand accounts from citizens of the day, included in Volume I are: aspects of settlement; architecture; persons & characters; furniture; fashion; punishments; culture; law: land development; local changes in streets & places; genealogy of Penn; people & characters of the area; cultural habits; political growth, etc. Volume II covers Pennsylvania inland: Germantown, Frankford, Byberry, Gwynedd, Norristown, Bucks County, Lancaster County, Frontier Towns, etc. The Indians; pirates; Swedes; Germans; Irish; negroes and slaves; Stamp Act; British laws; governors; Acts during the War of Independence; climate; medical; relics; whalery; beasts of prey and game; currency; superstitions; commerce; ships; statistics; printing press & gazettes; rivers, etc. Vol. I Begins with extracts from various "recommendations;" i.e., letter from Washington Irving; New York Evening Post; New York Mirror; Saturday Bulletin; Germantown Telegraph, and other sundry public notices. Frontispiece of vol. I, engraving of a young William Penn, painted from life in 1666, by John Sartain, vol. II, Penn's Treaty with the Indians, both tissue covered. Watson finished the manuscript for this book in 1842, the information contained being from that date back. Each fascinating account in vivid detail; such as how Philadelphia's section called Northern Liberties, having been a British Barracks; and Logan Square being a cemetery; Bethlehem Pa. began in 1743 by Count Zinzendorf of Monrovia, considered a frontier town to which people from neighboring counties fled to, from fear of Indian attacks; when President Hancock first came to Philadelphia, as president of the first Congress, he wore a scarlet coat and cocked hat with a black cockade, etc. Bound in brown blind stamped cloth, gilt title, illustration and volume number to spines; each spine chipped to head and heel. Volume I closed tear and chip across lower quarter of spine, upper rear hinge starting. Volume II lower chip 1 inch, front hinge slightly shaky, mild soil to end papers. Tightly bound, very clean, no foxing, few pages have offsetting. No inscriptions. Both in heavy weight polyester archival wraps. 4 to, 609 , 642. List of Appendixes to rear of volume II. First Edition of this great history, that has been reprinted many times over the years.
(Annals, Of, Philadelphia, And Pennsylvania, First, Edition, John, F, Watson, Historian, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Customs, 17th, Century, Historical, Society, Of, Pennsylvania, Germantown, Pa, History, Customs, Of, 17th, Century, Phildadelphia, Fashion, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Historical, Essays, Of, Pennsylvania, Americana, Colonial, Law, Colonial, Bar, Of, Philadelphia, British, Defense, Of, Philadelphia, Penn, S, Treaty, With, The Indians, Slaves, Of, Pennsylvania, History, Of, Bucks, Country, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Massacre, Irish, Of, Pennsylvania, Indentured, Servants, Logan, Square, Philadelphia, John, Sartain, Engravings, Philadelphia, Historical, Engravings) Cat No. 3026.
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Watson, John F.
Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the Olden Time; Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdote, and Incidents of the City and Its Inhabitants, and of the Earliest Settlements of the Inland Part of Pennsylvania from the Days of the Founders
Philadelphia, Elijah Thomas,
1857, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, First edition of this wonderful historical account, with over 60 engravings. A diverse collection of facts, memories & anecdotes, including first hand accounts from citizens of the day, included in Volume I are: aspects of settlement; architecture; persons & characters; furniture; fashion; punishments; culture; law: land development; local changes in streets & places; genealogy of Penn; people & characters of the area; cultural habits; political growth, etc. Volume II covers Pennsylvania inland: Germantown, Frankford, Byberry, Gwynedd, Norristown, Bucks County, Lancaster County, Frontier Towns, etc. The Indians; pirates; Swedes; Germans; Irish; negroes and slaves; Stamp Act; British laws; governors; Acts during the War of Independence; climate; medical; relics; whalery; beasts of prey and game; currency; superstitions; commerce; ships; statistics; printing press & gazettes; rivers, etc. Vol. I Begins with extracts from various "recommendations;" i.e., letter from Washington Irving; New York Evening Post; New York Mirror; Saturday Bulletin; Germantown Telegraph, and other sundry public notices. Frontispiece of vol. I, engraving of a young William Penn, painted from life in 1666, by John Sartain, vol. II, Penn's Treaty with the Indians, both tissue covered. Watson finished the manuscript for this book in 1842, the information contained being from that date back. Each fascinating account in vivid detail; such as how Philadelphia's section called Northern Liberties, having been a British Barracks; and Logan Square being a cemetery; Bethlehem Pa. began in 1743 by Count Zinzendorf of Monrovia, considered a frontier town to which people from neighboring counties fled to, from fear of Indian attacks; when President Hancock first came to Philadelphia, as president of the first Congress, he wore a scarlet coat and cocked hat with a black cockade, etc. Bound in brown blind stamped cloth, gilt title, illustration and volume number to spines; each spine chipped to head and heel. Volume I closed tear and chip across lower quarter of spine, upper rear hinge starting. Volume II lower chip 1 inch, front hinge slightly shaky, mild soil to end papers. Tightly bound, very clean, no foxing, few pages have offsetting. No inscriptions. Both in heavy weight polyester archival wraps. 4 to, 609 , 642. List of Appendixes to rear of volume II. First Edition of this great history, that has been reprinted many times over the years.
(Annals, Of, Philadelphia, And Pennsylvania, First, Edition, John, F, Watson, Historian, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Customs, 17th, Century, Historical, Society, Of, Pennsylvania, Germantown, Pa, History, Customs, Of, 17th, Century, Phildadelphia, Fashion, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Historical, Essays, Of, Pennsylvania, Americana, Colonial, Law, Colonial, Bar, Of, Philadelphia, British, Defense, Of, Philadelphia, Penn, S, Treaty, With, The Indians, Slaves, Of, Pennsylvania, History, Of, Bucks, Country, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Massacre, Irish, Of, Pennsylvania, Indentured, Servants, Logan, Square, Philadelphia, John, Sartain, Engravings, Philadelphia, Historical, Engravings) Cat No. 3026.
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Watson, John F.
Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the Olden Time; Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdote, and Incidents of the City and Its Inhabitants, and of the Earliest Settlements of the Inland Part of Pennsylvania from the Days of the Founders
Philadelphia, Elijah Thomas,
1857, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, First edition of this wonderful historical account, with over 60 engravings. A diverse collection of facts, memories & anecdotes, including first hand accounts from citizens of the day, included in Volume I are: aspects of settlement; architecture; persons & characters; furniture; fashion; punishments; culture; law: land development; local changes in streets & places; genealogy of Penn; people & characters of the area; cultural habits; political growth, etc. Volume II covers Pennsylvania inland: Germantown, Frankford, Byberry, Gwynedd, Norristown, Bucks County, Lancaster County, Frontier Towns, etc. The Indians; pirates; Swedes; Germans; Irish; negroes and slaves; Stamp Act; British laws; governors; Acts during the War of Independence; climate; medical; relics; whalery; beasts of prey and game; currency; superstitions; commerce; ships; statistics; printing press & gazettes; rivers, etc. Vol. I Begins with extracts from various "recommendations;" i.e., letter from Washington Irving; New York Evening Post; New York Mirror; Saturday Bulletin; Germantown Telegraph, and other sundry public notices. Frontispiece of vol. I, engraving of a young William Penn, painted from life in 1666, by John Sartain, vol. II, Penn's Treaty with the Indians, both tissue covered. Watson finished the manuscript for this book in 1842, the information contained being from that date back. Each fascinating account in vivid detail; such as how Philadelphia's section called Northern Liberties, having been a British Barracks; and Logan Square being a cemetery; Bethlehem Pa. began in 1743 by Count Zinzendorf of Monrovia, considered a frontier town to which people from neighboring counties fled to, from fear of Indian attacks; when President Hancock first came to Philadelphia, as president of the first Congress, he wore a scarlet coat and cocked hat with a black cockade, etc. Bound in brown blind stamped cloth, gilt title, illustration and volume number to spines; each spine chipped to head and heel. Volume I closed tear and chip across lower quarter of spine, upper rear hinge starting. Volume II lower chip 1 inch, front hinge slightly shaky, mild soil to end papers. Tightly bound, very clean, no foxing, few pages have offsetting. No inscriptions. Both in heavy weight polyester archival wraps. 4 to, 609 , 642. List of Appendixes to rear of volume II. First Edition of this great history, that has been reprinted many times over the years.
(Annals, Of, Philadelphia, And Pennsylvania, First, Edition, John, F, Watson, Historian, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Customs, 17th, Century, Historical, Society, Of, Pennsylvania, Germantown, Pa, History, Customs, Of, 17th, Century, Phildadelphia, Fashion, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Historical, Essays, Of, Pennsylvania, Americana, Colonial, Law, Colonial, Bar, Of, Philadelphia, British, Defense, Of, Philadelphia, Penn, S, Treaty, With, The Indians, Slaves, Of, Pennsylvania, History, Of, Bucks, Country, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Massacre, Irish, Of, Pennsylvania, Indentured, Servants, Logan, Square, Philadelphia, John, Sartain, Engravings, Philadelphia, Historical, Engravings) Cat No. 3026.
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Watson, John F.
Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the Olden Time; Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdote, and Incidents of the City and Its Inhabitants, and of the Earliest Settlements of the Inland Part of Pennsylvania from the Days of the Founders
Philadelphia, Elijah Thomas,
1857, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, First edition of this wonderful historical account, with over 60 engravings. A diverse collection of facts, memories & anecdotes, including first hand accounts from citizens of the day, included in Volume I are: aspects of settlement; architecture; persons & characters; furniture; fashion; punishments; culture; law: land development; local changes in streets & places; genealogy of Penn; people & characters of the area; cultural habits; political growth, etc. Volume II covers Pennsylvania inland: Germantown, Frankford, Byberry, Gwynedd, Norristown, Bucks County, Lancaster County, Frontier Towns, etc. The Indians; pirates; Swedes; Germans; Irish; negroes and slaves; Stamp Act; British laws; governors; Acts during the War of Independence; climate; medical; relics; whalery; beasts of prey and game; currency; superstitions; commerce; ships; statistics; printing press & gazettes; rivers, etc. Vol. I Begins with extracts from various "recommendations;" i.e., letter from Washington Irving; New York Evening Post; New York Mirror; Saturday Bulletin; Germantown Telegraph, and other sundry public notices. Frontispiece of vol. I, engraving of a young William Penn, painted from life in 1666, by John Sartain, vol. II, Penn's Treaty with the Indians, both tissue covered. Watson finished the manuscript for this book in 1842, the information contained being from that date back. Each fascinating account in vivid detail; such as how Philadelphia's section called Northern Liberties, having been a British Barracks; and Logan Square being a cemetery; Bethlehem Pa. began in 1743 by Count Zinzendorf of Monrovia, considered a frontier town to which people from neighboring counties fled to, from fear of Indian attacks; when President Hancock first came to Philadelphia, as president of the first Congress, he wore a scarlet coat and cocked hat with a black cockade, etc. Bound in brown blind stamped cloth, gilt title, illustration and volume number to spines; each spine chipped to head and heel. Volume I closed tear and chip across lower quarter of spine, upper rear hinge starting. Volume II lower chip 1 inch, front hinge slightly shaky, mild soil to end papers. Tightly bound, very clean, no foxing, few pages have offsetting. No inscriptions. Both in heavy weight polyester archival wraps. 4 to, 609 , 642. List of Appendixes to rear of volume II. First Edition of this great history, that has been reprinted many times over the years.
(Annals, Of, Philadelphia, And Pennsylvania, First, Edition, John, F, Watson, Historian, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Customs, 17th, Century, Historical, Society, Of, Pennsylvania, Germantown, Pa, History, Customs, Of, 17th, Century, Phildadelphia, Fashion, 17th, Century, Philadelphia, Historical, Essays, Of, Pennsylvania, Americana, Colonial, Law, Colonial, Bar, Of, Philadelphia, British, Defense, Of, Philadelphia, Penn, S, Treaty, With, The Indians, Slaves, Of, Pennsylvania, History, Of, Bucks, Country, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Massacre, Irish, Of, Pennsylvania, Indentured, Servants, Logan, Square, Philadelphia, John, Sartain, Engravings, Philadelphia, Historical, Engravings) Cat No. 3026.
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