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C. Sherman. Good. 1857. Hardcover. 85 pp; Spine is chipped and has small hole in the middle. Boards are slightly soiled and edge worn, corners are bumped. Inner hinges are cracked, binding is shaken. Previous owner's name and a few squiggles on endpages; minor toning and foxing. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. .

Philadelphia: Sherman & Co., 1876. 1st Edition thus? . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Slim volume. Gold & black-stamped deep sienna cloth, 7.25" x 5." . New and revised edition. Two steel engravings up front w/ foxed tissue guard. Penciled name FEP. Clean text. History of the famous school for the blind. 11711 shelf

Sherman & Co.. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Owner's name on both endpages. Front matter dampstained at top corner. (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, history, philanthropists, orphanages, biography)

Philadelphia: C. Sherman & Son. Good. 1861. Ex-library. Softcover. Ex-library copy with ink stamp on title page. Disbound, pages loose, no covers. ; Approx. 4 1/2" wide by 7 1/8". ; 87 pages .

Philadelphia: C. Sherman, Printer. Good+. 1857. Hardcover. Library stamps on end-papers, small hole on spine.. ; 12mo; 85, [2] pages; Two illustrations. .

Philadelphia: C. Sherman. Good with no dust jacket; Split at top inch of head of spine. Boards . stained and worn, foxing to first few leaves.. 1856. Later Printing. Hardcover. Title continued: The History of the Institution, its Organization and Plan of Discipline, with the Course of Education, Forms of Admission of Pupils, Description of the Buildings, &c. , &c. , and The Will of Mr. Girard. Original red blindstamped cloth with title stamped in gilt on front boards. Engraving of Girard College and lithograph full-length portrait of Stephen Girard as frontispiece illustrations. Girard was a shipping and banking tycoon who endowed Girard College in his adopted city of Philadelphia to educate financially needy white orphan boys. Girard College is still in existence, offering K-12 private education for low-income boys and girls of all backgrounds. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 85 pages .

Philadelphia, PA: C. Sherman, Printer, 1854. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth, lettered in gilt, decorated in blind. Modest soiling to covers, corners rubbed with minor exposure. 85,[2] pp. Scattered soiling, generally minor, to interior. Lacking front flyleaf..

Philadelphia: C. Sherman. Good+. 1853. Hardcover. Arey, Henry W. THE GIRARD COLLEGE AND ITS FOUNDER: CONTAINING THE BIOGRAPHY OF MR. GIRARD. Philadelphia: C. Sherman, 1853. 85 pages plus ads. Tan cloth covers with gilt printing. The spine is sunned and the covers are mottled and soiled. The contents, however, are bright and complete. Good+. .

Paperback / softback. New.

Philadelphia. C. Sherman & Son, Printers. 1859. Hardcover. 20cm, 85,(2)pp., with 2 engraved plates, (portrait and a street view of the school), in the original brown blind-stamped decorated cloth, gilt title on the upper cover, top and bottom spine edge worn and a bit sunned else very good. (Amp) ~ Girard College was instituted in 1833 in Philadelphia, the legacy of Stephen Girard (1750-1831). It still exists today.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Philadelphia: C. Sherman, Printer, 1852.. 1852.. Very good. - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt on the front cover with decorations stamped in blind on both covers & raised bands on the spine. The binding is lightly bumped with the head & tail of the spine creased. There is light staining to the covers & a small black stain to the front cover. 85 & [3] pages. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. There is occasional foxing, mainly to the prelims & to a few rear leaves. Very good. <p>First edition<p>Girard was from a French family in Bordeaux. He became an officer in the French mercantile marine and eventually came to Philadelphia where he founded the Girard College for Orphans. An inscription on the front endpaper states that this copy of the book was bought at Girard College on October 23rd, 1852 and that the owner, Duncan Thompson, "on that day was admitted by permit given him by J. J. Boswell to enter the above named college and taken through all the rooms… Read More

(Stereotyped by J. Fagan for) C. Sherman, Printer, Philadelphia: ., 1852 pp. (4), 5-85, (2) Names of the Board of Directors and Officers + Portrait frontis and view of college. Frontis very foxed. Early manuscript ownership of Isaac Wayne Holstein, December 10th AD 1852 on first fly leaf. Manuscript insert of the building committee, Girard college and Penna hospital in manuscript and short hand notations. Light foxing. 12mo. 195 mm. Original green embossed cloth binding, mildly rubbed. Title continues: 'The History Of The Institution, Its Organization And Plan Of Discipline, With The Course Of Education, Forms Of Admission Of Pupils, Description Of The Buildings, etc.etc. And The Will Of Mr. Girard'. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. Stephen Girard (1750-1831), born in Bordeaux France, arrived in Philadelphia in 1776. Through international shipping and merchant activities he became one of the richest men of his time. Starting in 1811 he made an additional fortune as America's first… Read More

Philadelphia: Sherman & Co., 1869., 1869. 12mo. pp. 85. engraved frontis. & aquatint portrait. original cloth (spine ends chipped, foxing to plates).. Hardcover.