1. Americas – Homann, Johann Baptist. (1664 – 1724).

Americae Mappa generalis.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Nürnberg, Homann, 1746. Plate Size: 53 cm x 46 cm. Sheet Size: 56.3 cm x 50 cm. Original map. Very good+ condition. Expertly restored map with reinforced edges. Faintest traces of the professional repairs barely evident such is the quality of the restoration.

2. Corbyn, T.N. [Theophilus N. Corbyn from Philadelphia].

The Compounder’s Pocket Remembrancer – A Treatise on the Manufacture of Liquors, Syrups, Cordials, Bitters, Acids, Colognes, Bay Rums, Extracts, Concentrated Essences, Liquor Flavors, Hair Dyes, Hair Oils, Hair Tonics, Tinctures, Segar Flavors, Pomades, Etc. Including Instructions for making Cider, Champagnes, Punch Essences, &c. Comprising many useful Receipts for Barbers, Bakers, Confectioners, Druggists, Segar Makers, Liquor Dealers, Grocers, Mineral Water Bottlers, Fruit Preservers, etc. etc. [with 738 Recipes].

Original First Edition. [Philadelphia], Published by the Author Theophilus Corbyn, [1888]. Duodecimo. 206 pages with 738 Recipes and a thorough Index [Cutout on titlepage has removed year pf printing but was verified through Bibliography]. Private Hardcover of the mid-20th century with the original bookblock. Bookblock loosened. Lower part of the titlepage missing. Needs repair but pages are in very good condition. Extremely Rare, early Philadelphia Recipe-Book for Drinks, Essences and Perfmues, Hair-Products etc. !

3. Geissler, Paul. (1881 – 1965).

Philadelphia in 1928 on South Broad Street looking towards City Hall, with traffic and, cars, policemen, construction on buildings.

Original Etching / Originale Radierung aus dem Nachlass von Geissler, Abzug von der Originalplatte. Munich, Geissler, c.1960. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with etching: 49.5 cm x 57 cm. Size of actual etching: c. 43 cm x 32 cm. Signed in pencil by the executors of the Paul Geissler Estate / Excellent condition (mounted) and framed. Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

4. Philadelphia – Geissler, Paul. (1881 – 1965).

Philadelphia – Arch of City Hall looking out on Market Street.

Original Etching. 1928. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with etching: 55 cm high x 47 cm wide. Size of actual etching: c. 38 cm x 46 cm. The etching is signed in the plate and also signed and titled in length by Paul Geissler in pencil. The german art critic Richard Braungart placed Geissler “among the german masters of landscape and architectural etching” / Excellent condition (mounted) and framed. Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

5. [Schäffer Warren, Mary T.S./ Bridgman, Herbert Lawrence / Hyde, Walter Woodburn / Tower, Walter S. / Jefferson, Mark / Bryant, Henry G./ Worcester, Elwood and many others].

The Bulletin of The Geographical Society of Philadelphia. [including articles like: Professor Emory R. Johnson – ‘The Conservation Movement’ or on “The Oxford School of Geography” and Mary T.S. Schäffer’s early photographic travels through the Canadian Rocky Mountans: “The Valleys of the Saskatchewan with Horse and Camera” and many other articles].

Eight volumes (bound in five). Philadelphia, The Geographical Society of Philadelphia, 1907-1914. 19 cm x 25.5 cm. Vol.5-6 (1907-1908) 423 pages; Vol.7-8 (1909-1910), 349 pages; Vol.9-10 (1911-1912) 474 pages; Vol.11 (1913) 250 pages.; Vol.12 (1914) 349 pages. Numerous monochrome illustrations and many fold-out maps throughout the periodical. Hardcover / Buckram with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt Insignia of The Alpine Club on lower spine. [Original wrappers bound within]. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Text-block edges dust-toned with age. Interiors bright and clean.