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Quaint corners in Philadelphia : with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations / by Joseph Pennell and others.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Rare Books Collection F158.5 .S982 1922
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 9-506 p. : ill., ports. ; 19 cm.
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia ; New York : John Wanamaker, c1922.
- Contents:
- A Quaker soldier / Helen Campbell
- The city of a dream / Helen Campbell
- Caspipina: the story of a mother church / Louise Stockton
- Old Saint Joseph's / Elizabeth Robins
- The old Philadelphia library / Louise Stockton
- Quaker and Tory / Helen Campbell
- The Philadelphia post-office / Edwin A. Barber
- City Hall square / Joseph Jackson
- Public schools / Eliza S. Turner
- A master builder / Helen Campbell
- Early abolitionists / Helen Campbell
- Medical education / Helen Campbell
- The bettering-house and other charities / Louise Stockton
- The right to bear arms / Frank Willing Leach
- Stephen Girard: mariner and merchant / Louise Stockton.
- Notes:
- The chapters were originally written for the weekly magazine Our continent, and appeared during 1882 and 1883.
- Published in 1883 under title: A sylvan city: or, Quaint corners in Philadelphia.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Copy 2 from Eli P. Zebooker collection.
- Athenaeum copy: Copy 1 gift of Irvin R. Glazer?
- Athenaeum copy: Copy 2 bears bookplate: "Ex libris eli p. zebooker."
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