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Mennonite . GLAUBENSLEHRE UND KIRCHENZUCHT ORDNUNG DER EVANGEL. MENNONITEN GEMEINSCHAFT
Skippackville 1866 Dambly. In German. Hardcover. 24mo., 44pp., green cloth with gilt lettering. Good, a few small chips on spine. (a19278)
$75.00 (banking) . A CENTURY OF SERVICE 1831 - 1931 THE POUGHKEEPSIE SAVINGS BANK
New York 1931. Octavo, 48pp., illustrations, stringbound stiff wraps. VG. (a29932)
$22.00 (religion) . ERZAHLUNGEN AUS DER GESCHISCHTE DER CHRISTLICHEN KIRCHE
Reading n.d. (c.1880) neunte auflage. Bilger Buchhandlung. Religious instruction book in German. Hardcover. Square 12mo., 72pp., 30 illustrations, cloth. Numerous pencil notes on rear end pages. Good. (a3816)
$39.00 Oppenheim, Samuel (translator) . THE DUTCH RECORDS OF KINGSTON ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK (ESOPUS, WILDWYCK, SWANEBURGH, KINGSTON) 1658-1684 WITH SOME LATER DATES PART I MAY 31, 1658-NOVEMBER 18, 1664 EXOPUS-WILDWYCK
Glen Falls 1912. Revised translation. In The Proceedings of the New York State Historical Society, Thirteenth Annual Meeting. Separately paginated, 171pp., index. Whole volume has several articles. Lg.8vo., printed cloth. Small institution stamp or number on a few leaves. Near Good, inner hinges crackig, light wear. (a43889a)
$45.00 Hoes, Chaplain Roswell Randall . PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF THE OLD DUTCH CHURCH OF KINGSTON, N.Y. AND SOME OF ITS MINISTERS
Glen Falls 1912. In The Proceedings of the New York State Historical Society, Thirteenth Annual Meeting, at pp.186-233. Whole volume has several articles. Lg.8vo., printed cloth. Small institution stamp or number on a few leaves. Fair Good, inner hinges cracking, light wear. (a43889c)
$45.00 (new york state) . PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING VOL. XI 1912
Glen Falls 1912. The Proceedings of the New York State Historical Society, Thirteenth Annual Meeting volume XI. Whole volume has several articles. Lg.8vo., printed cloth. Small institution stamp or number on a few leaves. Near Good, inner hinges cracking, light wear. (a43889d)
$39.00 Faber, Marjorie . SOIL SURVEY OF DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK
Washington 2002 United States Department of Agriculture. 4to., 356pp. plus numerous folding maps, wraps in original folder. Depository Library stamp on front, one interior page. A few ink numbers on front and on maps. A few date or number stamps on one interior leaf. VG. (a50163)
$95.00 Preysing, Lindi . U S A - REISE DES GARDEN - CLUB OF BAVARIA VOM O8. BIS 22. MAI 1987
1987. In German. 4to., 29 leaves (rectos only), green cloth with gilt lettering. very near Fine. (a51584)
$75.00 Kauffman, Henry . PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH AMERICAN FOLK ART
NY 1946 1st American Studio. Sm.4to., 31 pages of text plus 136 glossy pages of monochrome photo illustrations, a few color plates, hardcover. Good, some light soiling, no DJ. (a6371)
$24.00 Hopson, George B. . REMINISCENCES OF ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE ANNANDALE, NEW YORK
NY 1910 1st Edwin Gorham. Octavo, 54pp., illustrations, hardcover. Good, cover worn, some internal stains, one page crudely opened . (a64314)
$75.00 Diehl, T. H. (editor) . CHRISTLICHES VERGISSMEINNICHT
New York 1889 2nd. In German. 16mo., 370pp., color frontispiece, original gilt printed hardcover. Owner inscribed on front free blank. VG. Hinges secure and unbroken; text bright and clean. Pretty little book with blue cloth, blacktrim with and full gilt picture (shield with flowers) on front board. Author from Allentown, Pennsylvania. (a64641)
$44.00(new york city). THE SAINT NICHOLAS SOCIETY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK - HISTORY, CUSTOMS, RECORD OF EVENTS, CONSTITUTION, CERTAIN GENEALOGIES, AND OTHER MATTERS
1958. Hardcover. 4to., 125pp., orange cloth. VG, no DJ. (a65222)
$29.00 Dunshee, Henry Webb . HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL OF THE REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK FROM 1633 TO THE PRESENT TIME
New York 1853 1st John A Gray. Introduction by Rev.Thomas de Witt. Small octavo, 120pp., hardcover. Bookplate of the Reformed Dutch Church School. Good, some light worming on spine, corners worn, occasional light foxing. (a65477)
$48.00 (pennsylvania dutch) . TEN PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH ALMANACS 1879 TO 1916 ADLER CALENDER AND DER NEUE READING CALENDER
1879-1916. Not a complete run. Ten separate almanacs. Each Sm.4to, about 30pp., wraps. Good, wraps worn. 10 almanacs. (a68077)
$125.00 (new york city) . BICENTENARY OF THE CHARTER OF THE REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
NY 1896. Octavo, 87pp., original printed wraps with new paper spine. Good, wraps a bit worn. (a71201)
$30.00 Pennsylvania Dutch . GEMEINSCHAFTLICHES GESANGBUCH, ZUM GOTTESDIENSTICHEN GEBRAUCH DER LUTHERISCHEN UND REFORMIRTEN GEMEINDEN IN NORD-AMERICA NEBST EINEM UNHANGE VON AUSERWAHLTEN GEBATERN
Reading 1827 G. Adolph Tage. In german. 12mo., 360pp., full leather with mounted leather spine label. Fore-edges bright yellow. Owner signature faded away but faint date of 1835 visible inside front cover. Good, binding worn, toning and staining throughout text but still legible. (a72220)
$65.00(Selyns, Domine Henricus). DOMINE SELYNS' RECORDS
New York 1916. first edition. Yearbook of the Holland Society of New York . Hardcover sm 4to. Orange cloth boards with 3/4 ivory cloth. Gilt emblem on front cover. History of Dutch in New York. Article at pp. 1-103. 301p in complete yearbook. VG plus, light cover staining, foxing on end papers. No owner marks. no dj. (a74687)
$45.00Gossler, J. C.. CARL GOCK'S VERLAUMDUNGEN ODER DIE RECHTFERTIGUNG DER HOCHDEUTSCHEN LUTERISCHEN UND REFORMIRTEN SYNODEN VON NORD-AMERICA
Reading 1823 1st Bruckman. Hardcover. In German. 12mo., 160pp., patterned boards with leather spine. Near Good, end papers have large chips, leaves toned (but legible), corners of many leaves bumped. Scarce. No owner marks. (a76773)
$140.00Gossler, J. C.. CARL GOCK'S VERLAUMDUNGEN ODER DIE RECHTFERTIGUNG DER HOCHDEUTSCHEN LUTERISCHEN UND REFORMIRTEN SYNODEN VON NORD-AMERICA
Reading 1823 1st Bruckman. Hardcover. In German. 12mo., 160pp., patterned boards with leather spine. Bookplate of Johannes Heister: von Bern Taunschip, Verfs Caunty, Pennsylvanien, where Heister is buried. He lived 1754-1826. Good, worn, text clean but a bit toned in text block. Binding secure. (a77766)
$185.00Mennonite. EIN UNPARTHENISCHES GESANG-BUCH ENTHALTEND GEISTREICHE LIEDER UND PSALMEN ZUM ALLGEMEINEN GEBRAUCH DES WAHREN GOTTESDIENSTES AUF BEGEHREN DER BRUDERSCHAFT DES MEMONISTEN GEMEINEN
Lancaster 1808 Georg und Peter Albrecht. In German. Small octavo, 448pp., 18pp., full leather with clasps (only one clasp remains and is still functional.) Some lines of music throughout. Some contemporary inscription and signatures on front end paper. Near Good, worn, toning and soiling in text, a few page corners bumped but overall intact. Contemporary ink signature and a few lines of writing by Daniel Rudy on front end paper. (a77776)
$170.00 Luthers, Martin . LEBEN, THATEN UND MEINUNGEN D. MARTIN LUTHERS, EIN LESEBUCH FUR DEN BURGER UND LANDMANN
Reading 1811 Johann Ritter. Erste Americanische, von der dritten verbesserten Leipziger, Auflage. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 161pp., (1), 1/2 leather with blue paper-covered boards. Good, boards rubbed and worn, toning in text block but still quite legible. (a77777)
$225.00 Habermann, Johyann . CHRISTLICHES GEBET-BUCHLEIN, ENTHALTEND MORGEN UND ABENDSEGN AUF ALLE TAGE IN DER WOCHE
Lancaster 1838 Johann Bar. In German. 16mo., 128pp., frontis of Last Supper, 1/2 leather with marbled boards. Owner signed (Samuel Sheaffer, October 8th 1853). Good, worn. (a77780)
$45.00 (Tischer, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm) . CALVIN'S LEBEN, MEINUNGEN UND THATEN, EIN LESEBUCH FUR JEDERMANN, HAUPTFACHLICH ABER FUR SEINE GLAUBENSGENOSSEN
Reading 1812 Johann Ritter und Comp. In German. Hardcover. 12mo., 164pp., 1/2 leather and marbled boards. Good, worn, stain on lower corners throughout. Binding secure. (a77782)
$165.00 Kegel, Philipp (Nicodemus) . EVANGELIUM NICODEMI ODER: HISTORISCHER BERICHT VON DEM LEBEN JESU CHRISTI WELCHES NICODEMUS EIN RABBI UND OBERSTER DER JUDEN; TESTAMENT UND ABSCHRIFFT DER ZWOLFF PATRIARCHEN DER GOHNEN-JACEBOS; DAS TESTAMENT JOSEPHS
Lancaster 1784 Jacob Bailey. In German. Hardcover. 12mo., 247pp., half leather with papercovered boards. Handpainted color Pennsylvania Dutch bookplate (no words or names on bookplate- just a sundial-type starburst. Fair, leaves toned but legible, corners bumped, boards very worn, board corners rounded, almost all marbled paper worn off boards, endpapers worn and quite stained. Binding secure. No ownership marks. Rare. (a77805)
$2000.00 Herr, Johannes . ERLAUTERUNGS-SPIEGEL ODER EINE GUNDLICHE ERFLARUNG VON DER BERGPREDIGT UNFERS HERRN JESU CHRISTI
Lancaster 1827 Johann Bar. Hardcoverr. In German. 16mo., 395pp., (1), full leather. Originally had one clasp which is now gone. Fair, leather rubbed, chipped and worn, text block toned, some stains in text, several page corners bumped. Binding secure and no ownership marks. (a77806)
$350.00 Porcupine, Peter (William Cobbett 1763-1835) . DIE BLUT-FAHNE AUSGESTECKET ZUR WARNUNG POLITISCHER WEGWEISER IN AMERICA ODER EINE GETREUE ERZAHLUNG EINER GROSSEN ANZAHL HANDLUNGEN DER ABSCHEULICHFTEN FGRAUSAMKEITEN, SOLCHE ALS NIE EIN AUGE GESEHEN...EHE DIE FRANZOSISCHE REVOLUTION ...WELCHEM EIN UNTERRICHTENDER BERSUCH
Reading 1797 Gottlob Jungermann. Translation for the Pennsylvania Dutch community of Cobbett's The Bloody Bouy. Anti-Jacobin tract. Small octavo, (10), 198pp.,1 plate (of 4), original paper covered boards with leather spine. Signed by Peter Spang Jr. Febuary (sic) 18th 1842. The plate shows "Shooting of men, women and chidren, Drowning men and women tied naked together called republican marriages" is Good with toning/staining on margins but image good, not foxed, not ton. Book overall is fair to poor, one internal leaf has large chip at lower corner with loss of several lines, one of the preface pages has a one-inch square cut from the text, corners bumped and worn, spine ends frayed, paper on cover chipped, leaves a bit worn and toned, some staining in text, one small puncture in final two leaves (taking out only a tiny number of letters). Sold as is. (a77809)
$95.00(hymnal). DAS KLEINE DAVIDISCHE PSALTERSPIEL DER KINDER ZIONS, VON ALTEN UND NEUEN AUSERLESSENEN GEISTES GES �NGEN, ALLEN WAHREN HEILS-BERGIE-RIGEN GAUGLINGEN DER WEISHEIT
Chestnut Hill 1791 Samuel Saur. In German. 12mo., (4), 572pp., (22), full leather with later leather melded to spine in repair. Bound with Die Kleine Harpe..Liedern Oder Lob-Gesangen, Chestnut Hill 1792 Samuel Saur, 55pp. (1). Good, original leather clasps gone, front hinge crudely repaired, spine somewhat tilted, a few pages have tiny marginal tears, some toning and staining in text. (a77810)
$375.00 Van Rhijn, Dr. M. . WESSEL GANSFORT
Gravenhage 1917 1st Martinus Nijhoff. Wessel was Dutch theologian 1419-1489. Text in Dutch. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 263pp., facsimile protrait, cloth. **Presentation copy, inscribed to Edward W. Miller, Minister of the Reformed Church in Locust Valley, Long Island, New York and signed by "The Author". VG. faint foxing on closed page ends. no dj. (a7813)
$49.00 Pennsylvania Dutch German Americana . CATECHISMUS, ODER: KURZER UNTERRICHT CHRISTLICHER LEHRE, F�R DIE ANGEHENDE JUGEND
Philadelphia 1846 Mentz und Kovoudt. In German. Hardcover. 16mo., 133pp.,frontis, lovely color blockprint geometric patterned paper on boards with cloth spine. Good, some light soiling throughout but binding secure and book is solid. (a78528)
$85.00 Pennsylvania Dutch German Americana . DIE LEIDENS-GESCHICHTE DER UNSCHULDIGEN GENOVESA
Harrisburg c.1835 Theo. F. Scheffer. 16mo., 38pp., original printed wraps. Contemporary owner signature (Mary Kettinger.) Fairly Good, worn but intact. (a78530)
$70.00 Pennsylvania Dutch . BAUERN JOURNAL BAND 1 NO 7 JULI 1857 THROUGH NO 12 DEZEMBER 1857
Allentown 1857 Mohr und Trexler. Six original issues of this Pennsylvania Dutch Monthly Journal bound in one volume. Hardcover. 4to., pp. 97-192 (one issue bound out of order), double column text in German, some woodcut engravings, mostly of farm equipment and machines, 1/2 leather with marbled boards. Near Good, cover worn, light soiling in text. Scarce. (a79478)
$260.00 Swierenga, Robert P. (comp.) . DUTCH HOUSEHOLDS IN U.S. POPULATION CENSUSES 1850, 1860, 1870 AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING BY FAMILY HEADS (3 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)
Wilmington 987 1st Scholarly Resources. ISBN 0-8420-2237-6. Hardcovers. Three volumes. Lg.4tos, blue cloth. Near Fine, just slightest amount of soiling on fore-edges. Unused. (a79522)
$150.00(Martin Luther ) Bible. DAS NEUE TESTAMENT UNSERS HERRN UNDHEILANDES JESU CHRISTI,NACH DER DEUTSCHENUEBERETZUNG VON DR. MARTIN LUTHER
Carlisle 1827 Moser und Peters. 12mo., 511p., (5) , double column text, twelve full page woodcut illustrations, original full leather with 4 raised bands and original metal clasps still in full working order which is quite unusual. Good plus, toning in text block, staining and foxing throughout but still legible. (a79680)
$295.00 anon . LETTERS TO A FRIEND ON THE MARRIAGE OF A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER
New-York 1817 Forbes. Reformed Dutch Church of America. Hardcover. 16mo., 149pp., marbled boards with later paper spine. Ink numbers on titlep age. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, text toned and stained. (a80042)
$60.00 Singleton, Esther . DUTCH NEW YORK
Blom 1968 reprint of original 1909 edition. Hardcover. Lagre octavo, 360pp., photo illustrations, turquoise cloth. Library name stamp on top fore-edge, numbers on title page and initials on end papers, residue of label at heel of spine. VG. (a80105)
$44.00 Rowan, Stephen N. . JACOB'S ADDRESS TO LABAN. A SERMON PREACHED IN THE REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH AT GREENWICH IN THE CITY OF NEW-YORK AUGUST 9, 1818, ON OCCASION OF ANNOUNCING TO THE CONGREGATION THE RESIGNATION OF HIS CALL (ORIGINAL PRINTING, NOT A REPRINT)
New York 1818 1st James Eastburn. Octavo, 52pp., removed from larger binding, now in later wraps. Good, light fraying of edges. (a80494)
$50.00 Cuyler, Cornelius C. . THE QUESTION ANSWERED, WHOSE CHILDREN ARE ENTITLED TO BAPTISM? A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE THE GENERAL SYNOD OF THE REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH ...IN GARDEN STREET, NEW-YORK... 6TH OF JUNE 1816 (ORIGINAL PRINTING, NOT A REPRINT)
Poughkeepsie 1816 first edition Stockholm and Brownejohn. Octavo, 48pp., removed from larger binding, now in later wraps. Good, somewhat worn, lower conrers bumped. (a80505)
$75.00 Demarest, David D., Paul D. Van Cleer and Edward T. Corwin . CENTENNIAL OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF THE REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA (FORMERLY REF. PROT. DUTCH CHURCH) 1784 - 1884
New York 1885 1st Reformed Church in America. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 526pp., several fine steel engraved plate portraits with tissues, dark blue cloth. Bookplate (Francis Waring Robinson.) Good plus, light discoloration on cover, light spine end wear. (a81820)
$35.00 Meyer, Jacob . DIE GEFAHR IN DEN STRASSEN NEBST EINIGEN ANDERN ERZAEHLUNGEN
Philadelphia 1810 Jacob Meyer. Children's book for Pennsylvania Dutch. In German. 5-1/4 x 2-1/2 inches, fine strong woodcut on title page of dog pulling a tablecloth off a table dragging plates of food and vat of wine to the ground, stiff wraps. VG, pink paper cover slightly discolored, faint staining on a few text pages. (a81928)
$70.00 Haefkens, J. . OVER DEN TOESTAND DER SLAVEN IN DE VEREENIGDE STATEN VAN NOORD-AMERIKA
Te Utrecht 1846. Single article, in Dutch, at pp. 321-373, one issue of Bijdragen tot de Kennis der Nederlandsche en Vreemde Kolonien 1845 No. 5. Included in a complete issue of this journal which has several additional articles and is paginated 321-420. Octavo, original printed wraps. Ink inscription on top of cover: "Mr. Lewis Fappay for the Anti-Slav. Soc. at New York from the editors." Good, some small chips and creases on cover, corners bumped. Scarce. (a82325)
$180.00 Ferris, Rev. Isaac . SEMI-CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL DISCOURSE OF THE NEW-YORK SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION
NY 1866 1st Gray. Speech given in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York City. Hardcover. Octavo, 120pp., original gilt stamped cloth. Historical Society bookplate. VG, very light wear at spine ends. (a82336)
$49.00 Rice, Harriet Langdon Pruyn . HARMANUS BLEECKER AN ALBANY DUTCHMAN
Albany 1924 first edition. Hardcover.Limited to 400 copies. Octavo, 253p., frontis portrait, illustrations, blue cloth spine and blue paper covered boards. **Signed by Rice. Good, cover cloth faded, corners worn,, spine label frayed and rubbed, no DJ. (a84972)
$69.00 Landenberger, J F und Johannes Frueh . DEUTSCHE CHOR-GESANGE FUR CHRISTLICHE GEMEINDEN
Allentown, PA. no date c. 1850. Oblong octavo . Original pale orange printed wraps. 16p. Piano score with German lyrics. Near Good, worn and lightly soiled but intact. Small contemporary owner ink signature on front (H. Bernd). (a93823)
$65.00 (long island) . SAINT NICHOLAS SOCIETY OF NASSAU ISLAND BIOGRAPHIES AND SKETCHES
1914 1st Society. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 52pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Good, cover a bit worn. (ny222)
$35.00 Mathews, J. M. DD. . FIFTY YEARS IN NEW-YORK; A SEMI-CENTENNIAL DISCOURSE PREACHED IN THE SOUTH DUTCH CHURCH (signed)
NY 1858 1st Fanshaw. Hardcover. Octavo, 48pp., original front wrap laid on new stiff paper boards. Inscribed and signed by Mathews to Dr. Cabel. Sabin 46844. Institution bookplate, no spine numbers. VG. (ny230)
$36.00Perkins, J. Newton.. HISTORY OF THE PARISH OF THE INCARNATION, NYC 1852-1912.
Poughkeepsie 1912 1st Howard. 8vo., 293pp., photo illus., index, boards. Top edge gilt. Good, some light cover wear, light fraying of spine ends. owner bookplate; Tipped in: "With the compliments of Francis Lynde Stetson, Senior Warden. Hinges not cracked. Text clean but faintly toned. no dj. (ny303)
$24.00 Reformed Dutch Church . SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICAN PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
NY 1828 Vanderpool and Cole. 8vo., 56pp., original wraps. Good, a bit worn. (ny334)
$35.00