BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI, An Exhibition of Western Books Honoring James Shearer II, the Donor.
The Clements Library: University of Michigan 1967. 9.25 x 6", stapled wraps, 25pp, vg. Bulletin 75. More
AMERICANA
THE BI-CENTENARY OF THE FOUNDING OF CITY OF DETROIT, 1701 - 1901. Being the Official Report of the Celebration of July 24, 25, 26, 1901. Issued under the direction of the Common Council of the City of Detroit 1902.
Photos, 9.5 x 6.25, black cloth, 314 pp including index + memorial pp, covers heavily worn, hinges loose, front inner hinge cracked, contents soiled and stained, kids' pencil names and scribbles inside front, a heavily used copy. SWAF. More
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MICHIGAN COUNTY HISTORIES, With a report on the holdings of 213 libraries in Michigan and neighboring states
Michigan Historical Collections: University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, nd. Hardcover. 11.25 x 8.5", gilt-lettered pebbled blue limp cloth, 28 + 5 mimeographed pages printed on rectos only, covers a little worn and cupping, pp toned, with some ink corrections/additions. SCARCE. More
BICENTENNIAL NOTES ON GEORGE WASHINGTON
7 Booklets. Ann Arbor, Port Huron, Bay City 1931. Ann Arbor, Houghton, Grand Rapids 1932. Portraits, facsimiles, 8 x 5”, stapled wraps, v.g. Issued by the Michigan Commission on the Washington Bicentennial. More
BICENTENNIAL NOTES ON GEORGE WASHINGTON Commander-In-Chief Of The Armies, 1775-1783 And President Of The United States 1789-1797 [Randolph G. Adams] Nos. 3-7 only
Michigan State Commission For The George Washington Bicentennial: Bay City and Ann Arbor, 1931-1932. Paperback. Illus., printed stapled wraps (blue, tan, brown), pagination varies. Covers have light wear else very good condition. Articles include "Washington And Jack Custis", "Formation Of The Potomac Company", "Mrs. Mortier Of Richmond Hill". On the..... More
Big Dan Mines Limited stock certificate for 500 shares
(Temagami) Ontario, February 16, 19. Oblong 8.25 x 11.5", green, not cancelled. Creasing, small edge tear along a fold line, staple holes in one corner else good condition. The Big Dan Mine was started in 1900 in Temagami, Ontario by Dan O'Connor. It was a productive mine but a fire..... More
BIGGEST SHOW OF STARS FOR '57...Fats Domino, Bill Doggett, Clyde McPhatter, LaVern Baker, Chuck Berry...
np, 1957. Paperback. Illus., 12 x 9", pict stapled wraps, unpaginated. Creasing, soiling, scattered spotting, spine splitting at top edge else good condition. Biographies and photos of the performers. Not the later 1957 show program which included The Crickets and Frankie Lymon. More
Bill of Sale. Manuscript slave document, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, January 6, 1859, regarding the sale of a ". . . negro man named Frank aged about forty five years, and Simon a negro man aged about sixty five years, both slaves for life and free
East Feliciana Parish, 1859. One sheet, 12 x 7, which opens up to 12 x 15, unlined, written on three sides. Scattered light spotting, fold creases, couple of tiny edge tears else very good. Wm. G. Maddox and his sister, Elizabeth C. Burbank, inherited Frank and Simon, and Elizabeth then..... More
"BILL RAUHAUSER, 2014 KRESGE EMINENT ARTIST" [cover title]
The Kresge Foundation: (Troy, MI), 2014. Paperback. Photos, 10.25 x 7.75", pict wraps, 94pp, bottom of spine bumped else a nice, clean copy. SCARCE. Detroit photographer. More
Billhead "Carl E. Schmidt, Wool, Furs, Hides and Pelts, Detroit, Mich."
Calvert Litho: Detroit, December 8, 190. Oblong 5.5 x 8, printed billhead, two lithos: office/warehouse and the factory. Creasing, light soiling and toning, spindle hole else good. The office/warehouse was at the corner of Macomb and Beaubien Sts. and the factory at the foot of Leib St. Items listed on..... More
Billhead "Carl E. Schmidt, Wool, Furs, Hides and Pelts, Detroit, Mich."
Calvert Litho: Detroit, December 27, 18. Oblong 5.5 x 8, printed billhead, two lithos: office/warehouse and the factory. Creasing, light soiling and toning, lacks the tip of one corner, spindle hole else good. The office/warehouse was at the corner of Macomb and Beaubien Sts. and the factory at the foot..... More
Billhead "Carl E. Schmidt, Wool, Furs, Hides and Pelts, Detroit, Mich."
Calvert Litho: Detroit, October 14, 189. Oblong 5.5 x 8, printed billhead, two lithos: office/warehouse and the factory. Creasing, light soiling, chipping and toning, spindle hole else good. The office/warehouse was at the corner of Macomb and Beaubien Sts. and the factory at the foot of Leib St. Items listed..... More
Billhead "The Chas. A. Strelinger Co. Machinery, Tools and Supplies. Engines, Boilers and Power Transmission. Nos. 96-110 Bates St. Cor. Congress, Detroit, Mich."
Calvert Lith: Detroit, 1901. 14 x 8.5, Creasing, toning, staple removal marks else good. At top is a Calvert lithograph of the multi-storied business, a streetcar, horses and buggies and bicyclists in front. Items listed on the billhead were sold to Eaton Rapids Woolen Mills, Eaton Rapids, Mich., and stamped..... More
Billhead "Theo. H. Eaton & Son, Importers and Dealers in Chemicals and Dye Stuffs, Detroit, Mich."
Calvert Litho: Detroit, January 21, 189. Oblong 7 x 8.5, printed billhead, two lithos: offices/dye-wood warehouse and chemical warehouse. Light creasing, pin hole marks, spindle hole else good. The offices/warehouse were at 28 Woodward Ave. and No. 94 West Sandwich St., Windsor, Ont. Canada and the warehouse at 326-332 Franklin..... More
Billhead "Theo. H. Eaton & Son, Importers and Dealers in Chemicals and Dye Stuffs, Detroit, Mich."
Calvert Litho: Detroit, May 23, 1898. Oblong 7 x 8.5, printed billhead, two lithos: offices/dye-wood warehouse and chemical warehouse. Light creasing, pin hole marks, spindle hole else good. The offices/warehouse were at 28 Woodward Ave. and No. 94 West Sandwich St., Windsor, Ont. Canada and the warehouse at 326-332 Franklin..... More
BILLHEAD FOR G. S. CURTIS, MANUFACTURER OF LUMBER AND HEADING.
Edgerton, MI 1894. 4.5 x 8.5", lined paper, folds, pinholes, light soiling. Curtis sold 850' of pine boards to Munro and Neenan (millers) for $11.90 on Sept. 15, 1894. More
Billheads for "Hammond, Standish & Co., Packers and Provision Dealers."
Detroit, 1908 & 1909. Illustr, 7.25 x 8.5 & 8.5 x 8.5, bond paper, one sheet showing the watermark "Parsons Paper." Creasing, light soiling, pinholes. One billhead, dated Sept. 14, 1908, is typed, indicates when an order of one bbl of clear pork will be shipped. The other, stamped duplicate..... More
Binder from the Worthmore Realty Company, Detroit, 1957-1962 including articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes, etc.
Detroit, Sept. 10 1957-Aug. 1, 1962. Hardcover. 11.5 x 9", black and maroon leather covers, marbled endpapers, unpaginated (approx. .75 thick). Covers rubbed, scuffed/scraped, paper label with the company's name glued to spine is stained and missing pieces, binder metal rusted, contents very good. Information is both typed and mimeod..... More
THE BIOGRAPHICAL CYCLOPEDIA AND PORTRAIT GALLERY With An Historical Sketch Of The State Of Ohio Vol. III [Custer]
Western Biographical Publishing Company: Cincinnati, 1884. Steel engravings, 12 x 9.5", blindstamped full leather, raised bands, gilt lettering and dec, inner dentelles gilt dec, all edges gilt, (575)-836. Covers rubbed, scuffed/scraped, some of the gilt on the spine is worn, corners bumped, contents have occasional light smudging else very good..... More
BIOGRAPHY OF GENERAL LEWIS CASS A Voice from a Friend
J. Winchester: New World Press: NY, 1843. Paperback. 8.25 x 5.25", removed self wraps, 32pp + ads, unevenly toned; a good, used copy. More
BIOGRAPHY OF GENERAL LEWIS CASS, Including a Voice from a Friend.
J. Winchester, New World Press: NY, 1843. 8 x 5.5, removed, 36 pp. Spotting, light staining, pages 25 - 36 detached. A pro-Cass campaign biography, pushing Cass for the 1844 Democratic nomination; he would be nominated in 1848 and lose to Mexican War hero Zachary Taylor. SWAF. More
BIOPRAPHISCHE SKIZZEN DES DURCHLAUCHTIGSTEN GENERALS GEORGE WASHINGTON…
J. Hartman: Libanon (sp.) 1815. 6.5 x 4", leather backed boards, 131pp., covers worn, spine chipped and holed, contents stained, pp., 9-10 missing, pp., 11-12 with corner torn out (affecting 6 lines of text). Early German language biography of Washington, printed in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. More
BIRCHWOOD LODGE, A Summer Camp and Tutoring School For Boys, Mullet Lake, Michigan"Life in the Open Air" Summer 1912
np (Detroit?), 1912. Photos, 8.5 x 6", stapled wraps, 454pp, covers worn and darkened, extremities fraying, contents with some finger soiling, staples a little rusty else a nice, SCARCE item. More
THE BIRTH OF OCQUEOC, A Legend of Presque Isle County Michigan, and Other Tales, Profusely Illustrated from Photographs Taken in the Various Localities [cover title: Rails North, Detroit & Mackinac Railway]
Printer's Devil Press: Tawas City, MI, 1990. Paperback. Photos; illus., 10.25 x 7.5", glossy pict wraps, unpaginated, covers a bit finger soiled with old price sticker on rear cover else a nice copy of this facsimile reprint, originally published by Winn & Hammond in Detroit in 1898. More