Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society [New Series], Vols. 21 and 22. Ivory cloth, burgundy lettering. Complete in two volumes. xxix,[ii],1245 pp., continuously paginated, illus. w/ b&w plates. Soiling to top back cover corner of Vol. 1, slight mark along top rear edge of Vol. 2. Considerably expanded version of the early attempts by Seidensticker and Oda to document all German-language imprints published in North America. 3,151 entries, main index, also separately indexed by printer/publisher, place of publication, subject/genre. Full coverage from 1728 to 1830, mostly Pennsylvania but also including Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, the Carolinas, etc. Reading, Allentown, Lancaster, Doylestown, Easton, Carlisle, New Hanover, Baltimore, Philadelphia, York, etc. Essential reference for Pennsylvania German, German printing collections. Size: 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall.

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Title

The First Century of German Language Printing in the United States of America: A Bibliogrpahy Based on the Studies of Oswald Seidensticker and Wilbur H. Oda [Volume I + II, Complete]

Publisher

Niedersachsische Staats- Und Universitatsbibliothek / Pennsylvania German Society, Gottingen, Germany / Birdsboro, PA

Publication Date

1989

Binding

Cloth

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Not Issued

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Book

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The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. Hours by appointment or chance April through October, closed winters. Do drop by and browse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. If traveling from a distance, please call ahead to be sure that we're not off at another auction! Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel.

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