Menominee, 1977. Paperback. Illus., 8.5 x 5.5", pict stapled tan wraps, unpaginated, (4)pp. Front cover has a price sticker else very good condition. The Menominee Boiler Works started in 1872 by Frank G. Fernstrum. It remained a family business until its dissoulution in 2001. SCARCE. More
Copper Harbor, nd (1934?). Hardcover. 3.5 x 4.75", thin sheet of copper with text and image of the club house on one side, comes with a plain cardboard backing and envelope. Copper is slightly curved and has smudges/fingerprint marks, offsetting from the envelope else very good condition. Image shown is..... More
Detroit Public Library: Detroit, 1987. Illus., photos, 11 x 8.5", pict stapled self wraps, 15pp, covers spotted with some spotting within, but still a decent copy of this SCARCE give-away, with printed loose page stating that this is #34 of annual Keepsakes from the Friends of the Detroit Public Library..... More
Ann Arbor, 1931. 4.5 x 2.5, limp cloth, 168 pp, illustr, ads, folding map of Ann Arbor in rear, blue cloth, vg. FIRST ED. More
Michigan Historical Commission: Lansing, 1920-1923. 4 vols. Photos; illus., 8.75 x 6.75", vp, blue library cloth, vol IV with "Henry Haigh" label on front cover; EX-LIBRIS with usual markings, wear, toning, some original covers bound in. More
Photos, 11x8.5", stapled wraps, (28)pp, very minor cover stains and moderate soil. More
Special Committee: (Lansing, MI), 1953. Paperback. 11 x 8.5", cloth tape backed pict wraps, 111 mimeographed leaves printed on rectos only, covers rubbed with ink name on front cover; bottom of spine old browned cello tape; a good, used copy of this SCARCE report. Report on the Jackson Prison riots..... More
Michigan Roads and Pavements: Lansing, 1922. Paperback. Illus., 12 x 9.25", pict stapled wraps, 18pp. Disbound, covers worn, names on cover, creased, soiled, edge tears, light staining (affecting page margins), musty smell. Some of the articles: "Road Builders Of The Nation Turn Toward Cleveland For Annual Show", "Would Change Name..... More
Calvert Lith. Co: Detroit, 1881. Oblong 7.5 x 10.75, central image is the state seal of Michigan, upper left shows a man about to take the pledge and upper right shows a saloon with a "shut" sign on its front doors. Pinhole, light soiling and toning, a few edge tears..... More
Lansing 1919. 9x6", stapled wraps, 30pp, v.g. Michigan Historical Commission Bulletin No. 10. More
Michigan Women's State Bowling Association: Jackson, 1955. Illus., 8.5 x 5.5", pict stapled wraps, 105pp. Covers have light creasing and soiling, musty smell, rusty staples, pages have light wrinkling, score card filled in else good condition. It was held from February 12 to June 4, 1955 and lists the participant's..... More
Wynkoop Hallenback: Crawford Co., 1915. Hardcover. Illus., foldout charts, 9 x 6.5", tan cloth, black lettering, 359pp. Spine lightly sunned, dust soiling along foredge else very good condition. Foldout charts include the "Chief Copper Producing Section Of Keweenaw Point"; Quincy Mine, South Lake Mine. Illus. include views of lodes from..... More
Detroit, 1948. Illust, 10.5 x 8, pict stapled wraps, unpag (12 pp). Spine has some wear, horizontal crease else good. Comes with a newspaper clipping showing Miss Detroit of 1948, Evelyn Johnson, applying for a marriage license with her fiance, Navy Lt. George Leach along with a wedding invitation in..... More
Michigan State Normal School: Ypsilanti, Michigan. 1887-1893. Vol. 7, nos. 1-10, Sept. 1887-June 1888, vol. 8 nos. 1-10, Sept. 1888-June 1889, vol. 9 nos. 1-10, Sept. 1889- June 1890, vol. 10 nos. 1-10, Sept. 1890-June 1891, vol. 11 nos. 1-10, Sept. 1891-June 1892, vol. 12 nos. 1-2, 5-10, Sept. 1892-May..... More
Prepared By The Department Of Geology Hougton, 1905. Hardcover. Map and chart, 8 x 5.5", tan buckram, black lettering, 105pp. Covers have soiling, corners bumped and worn, textblock cracked else good to very good condition. SCARCE. More
G.F. Sterling & Co.: Detroit, (1898). Photos, oblong 9.5 x 11.5", color dec cloth, unpaginated, covers heavily worn, soiled and stained, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, textblock detached, pp worn and finger soiled...a rather poor copy, but still asked for. More
Jackson, 1941. Oblong 3.25 x 9.5" on cream mount 4 x 9.5", no photographer listed. Photo title etc. printed on the mount. Photo has light corner creasing and wear else very good condition, mount has creasing, light soiling, chipping, lacks a lower corner. Photo shows an aerial view of the..... More
17 mounted and labeled photos, each with its own tissue guard, 1 page blank except for blindstamped emblem with the words " Class of '07," oblong 6 x 11, wraps with ties, unpag. Covers have light wear, ends are curled, holes where ties are inserted have tiny tears, contents have..... More
np, nd (c 1954). Photos, oblong 9 x 9, stapled wraps with cloth-tape spine, covers worn and darkened, contents toned, printed on rectos only. A photographic tour of the prison, including the hog farm. More
np (East Lansing), 1911. Hardcover. Maker stamp "C.J. Mayer Indpls". Silver colored metal, shield-shaped with a slit at the top for a ribbon, 2 x 1". Scratches, pitting, lacks ribbon else good. The college offered a two year short course, in the winter, making it easier for the sons and..... More
Calvert & Co.: Detroit, nd (1860s). Engravings, 8.5 x 11, staining, offsetting, light spotting, creases, tears along the creases, almost in two pieces, very fragile. The certificate reads "The Schools of Michigan To Her 13,000 Fallen Braves This Certifies That Miss Fannie Yuerstead (sp?) is a Member of the Michigan..... More
Detroit, March 18, 1915. Paperback. 6.5 x 8", form printed and filled out on both sides. Creased, torn and soiled. The organ was paid off in 1917. Mrs. Clary's husband, William, worked as a foreman for Gates Lumber Company in the timber rich region of Alcona County. Sold as is..... More
Ihling Bros and Everard: Kalamazoo, MI, nd. Frontis portrait of Aaron T. Bliss, 9.25 x 6.5, brown cloth, 177pp, covers quite worn and dampstained, extremities badly bumped and lightly fraying, hinges loose, contents toned and damped with a couple of ink annotations to text, Michigan Brown Book #11. The 11th..... More
Detroit Book Press: Detroit, MI, nd. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the original edition, 9 x 6", brown cloth, as new, available from the publisher, augmented by the history of the unit reprinted from John Robertson's MICHIGAN IN THE WAR. Multiple copies available. More
Detroit Book Press: Detroit, MI, nd. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the original edition, 9 x 6", brown cloth, as new, available from the publisher, augmented by the history of the unit reprinted from John Robertson's MICHIGAN IN THE WAR. Multiple copies available. More