Philadelphia Print Reference Books
Wyndmoor Hose Company No. 1: A Centennial History.Heavily illustrated history of 100 years of volunteer fire service for a suburban community in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, immediately adjacent to Philadelphia. $20.00
Forgotten Philadelphia: Lost Architecture of the Quaker City.
Thomas H. Keels. Philadelphia, 2007. Cloth.
Using photographs, drawings, prints, maps and architectural plans, this book provides a richly illustrated survey of historic Philadelphia landmarks that have succumbed to the ravages of time and changing tastes. $40.00
First City: Philadelphia and the Forging of Historical Memory.
Gary B. Nash. Philadelphia, 2002. Cloth.
In this book an acclaimed historian examines the complex process of memory making in this most historic of American cities. Contains 138 illustrations. $39.95
Pennsylvania: A History of the Commonwealth.
Randall M. Miller and William Pencak, eds. University Park and Harrisburg, 2002. Cloth.
The first comprehensive history of the state in three decades, offering fresh perspectives by a wide range of respected scholars. Illustrated with contemporary source materials including many antique prints and maps. $49.95
Birch's Views of Philadelphia. Two Hundredth Anniversary Edition.
S. Robert Teitelman. Philadelphia, 2000. Cloth.
A reduced facsimile of William Russell Birch's The City of Philadelphia…as it appeared in the Year 1800. The twenty-seven engravings are reproduced in full color, with accompanying photographs of the sites as they appeared in 1960 and in 2000. $45.00
Philadelphia Architecture.
Thom Nickels. Charleston, SC, 2005. Paper.
A walk through the past and present streets of Philadelphia, a city of Greek Revival banks, Italian Renaissance and Second Empire buildings, Beaux-Arts hotels, Byzantine and Gothic churches, and International–style high-rises. $26.99
Philadelphia Then and Now.
Edward Arthur Mauger. San Diego, 2002. Cloth.
A look at Philadelphia by comparing 70 historic black and white photographs with 70 contemporary color photographs of the same scenes, accompanied by captions describing the development of this historic city. $17.98
Scenes of America: TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY PHILADELPHIA.
Lynn M. Homan and Thomas Reilly. Charleston, SC, 2006. Paper.
This postcard-size book presents a diverse collection of vintage postcards illustrating the people, the events, and the everyday scenes that made up the Philadelphia story at the beginning of the last century. $9.99
Images of Rail: PHILADELPHIA TROLLEYS.
Allen Meyers and Joel Spivak. Charleston, SC, 2003. Paper.
Pictorial history of Philadelphia trolleys from the 1850s to the present day, including rare photos. $19.99
Postcard History Series: PHILADELPHIA’S FAIRMOUNT PARK.
James D. Ristine. Charleston, SC, 2005. Paper.
A nostalgic view of Philadelphia’s four thousand acre park as it was enjoyed by visitors during the first quarter of the Twentieth Century. $19.99
Postcard History Series: ALONG THE WISSAHICKON CREEK.
Andrew Mark Herman. Charleston, SC, 2004. Paper.
A delightful journey through time in the Wissahickon valley via picture postcards of the 19th and 20th centuries. $19.99
Images of America: MANAYUNK.
Thom Nickels. Charleston, SC., 2001. Paper.
Photographs of historic sites, organizations, and individuals from the old mill neighborhood, before its recent transformation with new restaurants, boutiques and galleries. $19.99
Images of America. SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Charles G. and Edward C. Zwicker with the Springfield Township Historical Society. Charleston, S.C., 2002. Paper.
Photographs of historic sites, organizations, and individuals from the archives of the Springfield Township Historical Society, with descriptive captions. $19.99
Images of America. PLYMOUTH AND WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIPS.
David R. Contosta and Gail C. Momjian for the Plymouth Meeting Historical Society. Charleston, S.C., 2003. Paper.
Historical photographs of Plymouth and Whitemarsh's villages, schools, commerce, public servants and post World War II development with descriptive captions. $19.99
Postcard History Series: EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY REVISITED.
Andrew Mark Herman. Charleston, SC, 2005. Paper.
Postcard views of Eastern Montgomery County from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. $19.99
Images of America: CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA IN THE 19TH CENTURY.
The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia. Charleston, SC, 2006. Paper.
Using images by photographers whose works are preserved in the rich collections of the Library Company of Philadelphia, this book highlights the buildings, people and activities of Philadelphia’s center city from the 1840s through the end of the 19th Century. $19.99
Images of America: PHILADELPHIA'S 1876 CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
Linda P. Gross and Theresa R. Snyder. Charleston, SC, 2005. Paper.
Views of the history, buildings and exhibits on display at the celebration of the United States' Centennial in 1876, held in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. $19.99
Images of America: PHILADELPHIA GRAVEYARDS and CEMETERIES.
Thomas H. Keels. Charleston, SC, 2003. Paper.
A fascinating chronicle of the rise, fall, and resurrection of Philadelphia’s many historic burial places, copiously illustrated with contemporary photographs. $19.99
Images of America. CHESTNUT HILL REVISITED.
Elizabeth Farmer Jarvis for the Chestnut Hill Historical Society. Charleston, S.C., 2004. Paper.
More photographs of historic sites, organizations and individuals from the archives of the Chestnut Hill Historical Society, with descriptive captions. $19.99
Images of America. CHESTNUT HILL.
Thomas H. Keels and Elizabeth Farmer Jarvis. Charleston, S.C., 2002. Paper.
Photographs of historic sites, organizations and individuals from the archives of the Chestnut Hill Historical Society, with descriptive captions. $19.99
Images of America. GERMANTOWN, MOUNT AIRY, and CHESTNUT HILL.
Judith Callard. Charleston, S.C., 2000. Paper.
Photographs of historic sites, organizations, and individuals from the archives of the Germantown Historical Society, with descriptive captions. $18.99
For each copy we sell, the Philadelphia Print Shop will donate $ 2 to the Germantown Historical Society.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF PHILADELPHIA TO LEWIS AND CLARK HISTORY.
Paul Russell Cutright with Frank Muhly. Philadelphia, 2001. Paper. Chronicles Meriwether Lewis' visit to Philadelphia to gather supplies and intellectual support for the Western exploratory expedition. Includes current Philadelphia locations of Lewis and Clark materials. Illustrated. $14.00
CITY OF INDEPENDENCE
Martin P. Snyder. New York, 1975. Cloth.
The definitive book on maps and views of Philadelphia before 1800. $75.00
MIRROR OF AMERICA.
THE DEVELOPING LIFE OF PHILADELPHIA SEEN IN ENGRAVINGS, 1801-1876.
Martin P. Snyder. Philadelphia, 1996. Paper.
Recently published sequel to Snyder's City of Independence. A self published book, with numerous black & white photocopy images, this is now the definitive book on engravings of Philadelphia from the beginning of the nineteenth century up to the Centennial. The book includes insightful text on the prints and an impressive catalogue of 800 engravings on copper and steel. $40.00
PRINTS OF PHILADELPHIA
...FEATURING THE WOHL COLLECTION.
Christopher W. Lane and Donald H. Cresswell. Philadelphia, 1990. Paper.
Describes prints of Philadelphia from the 18th century through the 1930's. $18.00
PHILADELPHIA, A 300-YEAR HISTORY.
Russell F. Weigley, editor. New York, 1982. Cloth.
A readable, yet scholarly history of the City of Brotherly Love. Uses old prints and maps well. $35.00
Thomas Holme. 1624-1695. Surveyor General of Pennsylvania.
Irma Corcoran. Philadelphia, 1992. Cloth.
A full biography and analysis of Holme as surveyor and colonial entrepreneur. $40.00
Made in America. Printmaking 1760-1860.
The Library Company of Philadelphia and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, 1973. Paper. Out of print.
Exhibit catalogue packed with interesting information. $12.50
Philadelphia's Cultural Landscape. The Sartain Family Legacy.
Katharine Martinez and Page Talbott, eds. Philadelphia, 2000. Cloth.
From 1830 to 1930, Sartain family members were prominent in the fields of printmaking, education, and art administration. This compelling group of essays examines the work of this active family of artist-educators. $49.50
Philadelphia in the Romantic Age of Lithography.
Nicholas B. Wainwright. Philadelphia, 1970. Cloth. Out of print.
The definitive work on early lithography in Philadelphia. Includes a descriptive list of Philadelphia scenes made by Philadelphia lithographers before 1866. Illustrated. $95.00
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