Detroit, nd (early 20th. Illustr, 5.5 x 3.5 and opens up to 5.5 x 6.5, light stain on upper margins, light waviness else good. On the front is an illustr of Uncle Sam with an offer for a free Uncle Sam cookbook. The center section lists why macaroni is good..... More
Rising Sun Stove Polish: (Canton, Mass.), (1880s-1890s?). Advertising "card" with two lithographs on one side and advertising on the other, 5.5 x 3.25" and expands to 5.5 x 6.5". Light creasing and soiling, tiny tears at fold tips else good condition. Colors bright and sharp. The before image shows the..... More
np (Port Huron), nd (early 20thc?). Hardcover. Oval 2.75 x 1.75", front is black celluloid with the advertising on a white background, around the edge has a colorful gemstone for each month of the year. Mirror has staining (age wear) and numbers in black marker. Silas L. Ballantine, 1845-1902 opened..... More
Detroit, MI, 1960. 6 x 3.5", stiff paper, 4pp, some rubbing and soiling else a nicely preserved piece. "Rate Card No. 1, Effective November 28, 1960." The Detroit Sun was published "Daily and Sunday" More
Detroit, nd. 1.5 diameter, gold colored metal token. Light wear else very good. Stamped on the front is "Peoples Gold Star Club Member Peoples Outfitting Co. Detroit - Dearborn - Lincoln Park" with a star in the center. On the reverse "One coin good for $5 on any new purchase..... More
The University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI, 1982. Illustr, photos, 11 x 8.5, pict stapled wraps, 47 pp, covers a bit worn, edges and spine sunned, large abrasion on back cover, some wear and finger marks, contents good. More
Haughton and Co: London. nd. Frontis, 6.5, x 4.25, gilt lettere blue cloth, 58 pp + "The Kingdom of Christ" 1 pp poem, covers very worn and soiled; extremities bumped and fraying, inner hinges cracked, loose copy, contents toned and worn and soiled. Still, a scarce title. SWAF. More
Pullman's Photograph and Portait Gallery: 935 Penna Ave. Washington DC, nd (c. 1880s). 4.25 x 2.5, light wear, just starting to become unglued at upper left corner, soiling and spotting else good/very good. Soldier is standing, wearing a commercial cap, sack coat with veteran's or reinlistment stripe. A nice image..... More
np, nd (c. 1880s). 4.5 x 2.5, very light wear with light spotting on reverse, edges of photo uneven. Else very good/fine. Acquired in a collection of African American photos but this soldier does have Caucasian features. The young man is wearing a lightweight wool (?) jacket with corporal stripes..... More
United States Information Agency: Washington, DC 1985. 11 x 8.5", softcover, 779pp, indexes, ex-lib, moderate library markings else vg. First edition. More
Davis Aerospace Technical High School: (Detroit), 2002. Illustr, 9 x 6, pict wraps, 79pp, minor shelf wear else a very nice copy. Creative writing and artwork by Davis students. More
Decorative Arts League: NY, 1920. Hardcover. 13 x 10", very good condition. Produced in a limited casting. Fraser also created a life-size sculpture of Roosevelt for the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall in the Museum of Natural History. More
March 20, 1959. 5.5 x 3.5", stapled wraps, 42+pp, good. Probably the last agreement…the Times folded a couple years later. More
Dallas, TX. Color & b/w illus, 11 x 8.5", plastic comb bound printed wraps, 52pp, minor wear & soil else vg. Reprints the JFK Deep Politics Quarterly issue of Jan 1998, with additional material. More
The Marine Historical Society of Detroit: Detroit, MI, 1996. Photos, 12 x 7.75, gilt decorated black boards, 244 pp with index, nice, fresh, clean copy in lightly edge worn dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. More
Detroit, 1984. Paperback. Poster, 24 x 18". Rolled up, light creasing and wear else good to very good condition. Shows Art Scholl flying upside down in his plane "Super Chipmunk" More
Richard R. Smith: NY, 1941. Hardcover. Photos, 8.5 x 5.5", gilt-lettered blue-green cloth, 442pp with index, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, pp a bit toned, ink name of former owner at top of front fly, front and rear dustjacket covers pasted-in at back (front cover is now loose); a...... More
Frederick Warne: London. 1892. 7.5 x 5, cloth, 176 pp, ads on end papers, brown and sky blue decorated light olive cloth, mildly worn, foot of spine bumped, ink gift inscription else internally clean and sound, early printing (fifteenth thousand). More
c 1890. 12 accordian multi-view panels of Chicago scenery including bird's eye view, 9 x 5.75, cloth backed boards, holes on spine cover at middle, edges well worn, front hinge almost separated, few thumb marks but overall ok. More
Ward Bros.: Columbus, OH, (1891). Illus., oblong 5 x 6", blindstamped decorative green boards, fold-out illustrations. Corners and extremities rubbed/worn, spine worn/peeling/splitting, contents have light soiling, small margin tears at folds else very good condition. Some of the views: City Hall, Campus Martius, Hudson Building, Police Headquarters, Home For The..... More
Ward Brothers: Columbus, Ohio. 1887. Twelve folding panoramic plates, 4.5 x 5.5, blind stamped covers with gilt decorations and lettering. Covers worn, rubbed, small piece worn off the front, corners bumped and worn, shelfworn, replacement spine, contents have light soiling and wear, two of the folds are split/detached else plates..... More
Souvenir Publ. Co.: San Francisco & Los Angeles N.d. (1905?). 25 sepia toned photo postcards of San Francisco just before the earthquake. Lacks photo on front cover, some cards detached at perforations, covers worn. More
A collection of approx. 93 pp of documents at 39 cited and dated newspaper clippings relating to the 1920 Michigan gubernatorial campaign of Republican candidate Alex J. Grosebeck. Documents include testimonials, endorsements, and carbon and teletype news reports. Newspaper clippings record statewide campaign activities of both Grosebeck and the Democratic..... More
Detroit, 1877. Paperback. 1 sheet folded down to 5.75 x 3", worn and soiled. Lists jewelry, silverware, leather goods, knives, games, toys, etc. all priced at $1.00. SCARCE ephemeral piece. Store was located at 92 Woodward (old numbering system). More
Cupples & Leon Co: NY, 1917. Illustr, 5.5 x 4, boards w/ label, 48 pp. Covers well worn esp extremities, soiled, stained, corners bumped and worn, spine peeling and missing pieces, ink date and inscription, removal marks on front pastedown and free rear endpaper, tears, soiling, staining, text block badly..... More