Detroit Society For Genealogical Research: Detroit, MI, 1987. Hardcover. 2 vols. Frontis portrait, 9.25 x 6", gilt lettered blue cloth, 1487pp with index. New, still in shrink wrap. Highly sought-after set, indispensible for genealogical research of the old Detroit families. Edited over the years by Harold Frederic Powell, Robert L.... More
The Viking Press: NY, 1942. Hardcover. Photos by John Swope, 8.5 x 6", dec blue cloth, 185pp, extremities worn, spine ends bumped, endpapers and edges of textblock toned, in an edge-worn, rubbed and toned dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. More
The Viking Press: NY, 1945. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", canary yellow cloth, 208pp, covers a little edge-worn and soiled, old price sticker adhered to upper fore-corner of front fly, ink inscription from former owner on front fly, pp a bit toned, in an extremity-worn, rubbed, darkened dustjacket. FIRST EDITION (January... More
E.P. Dutton: NY, 1952. Hardcover. 8.25 x 5.5", two-toned cloth, 375pp, covers rubbed, extremities fraying, endpapers toned, in an edge-worn, spine-darkened dustjacket. FIRST EDITION (so stated). More
McGraw-Hill Book Co.: NY, (1959). Hardcover. 8.5 x 6", blue boards, 311pp, extremities fraying else a decent copy in a rubbed and edge-worn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION (so stated). More
A.H. Bullen: London, 1906. Hardcover. 7.75 x 5", gilt-lettered blue cloth with ornately gilt-dec spine, 280pp, covers heavily rubbed (especially spine), extremities bumped and worn, old glue stain inside front cover; a good, used copy. FIRST EDITION (NAP), INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, who adds the year "1926." More
Sylvester & Orphanos: Los Angeles, CA, 1979. Hardcover. 10 x 6.5", dec white cloth, 23pp, covers lightly rubbed, old yellow glue residue at bottom of back cover else a nice, clean, tight copy. LIMITED TO 300 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. More
Covici Freide: NY, (1936). Hardcover. 7.75 x 5.25", dark blue cloth, 269pp, covers worn, endpapers darkened, couple spots to pp; a good used copy in a well worn and darkened dustjacket. Second Printing, Second State (with Preface). More
The Viking Press: NY, (1939). Hardcover. 8.25 x 5.5", pict cloth, 619pp, extremities a little bumped, some browning to foredges of pastedowns else a decent copy in a rubbed, toned, edge-chipped (very small), spine-browned, dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (April 1939) in a FIRST EDITION (so stated) DUSTJACKET. More
W.W. Norton & Co.: NY, (1963). Hardcover. 8.5 x 6", cloth backed boards, 412pp, covers lightly worn, endpapers and edges of textblock toned else a nice copy in a darkened, rubbed dustjacket with some shallow edge-chipping. FIRST US EDITION, INSCRIBED "To John & Sue...with kind regards. Canada 1969" AND SIGNED... More
(Dearborn), (1929). Paperback. AZO, Artcraft, Artcraft/Barber N.Y. 3.5 x 5.5", postally unused. Light curling and soiling, one has a little wrinkling else very good condition. Shown are a profile of Edison, Menlo Park laboratory interior and exterior and Menlo Park machine shop. Four real photo postcards, sold as a lot only. More
(Dearborn), nd (late 1920s?). Paperback. No photographer/publishing company listed. 3.5 x 5.5", postally unused. Light curling/wear else very good condition. Image shows the front of the school with a car (Ford?) parked at the curb. The school, designed by Everett Lane Williams, was completed in 1928. Sold as a pair... More
Dearborn, nd (1925?). Paperback. Noko (1), two have no publisher. 3.5 x 5.5", postally unused. Light curling/wear else very good condition. One view shows the side of the clubhouse, cars parked along a circular driveway. The other postcard (which has a duplicate) shows a hedge-lined driveway curving to the building... More
Dearborn, (1928). Paperback. AZO, Noko. 3.5 x 5.5", postally unused. Light curling/wear else very good condition. There are two views (front and back) of the terminal showing people watching the sky, in one, a biplane is seen, both are labeled "Passenger Terminal." The remaining three "Sky Above Dearborn" and "Dearborn... More
Dearborn, (1928). Paperback. AZO, Noko. 3.5 x 5.5", postally unused. Light curling/wear else very good condition. There are two views (front and back) of the terminal showing people watching the sky, in one, a biplane is seen, both are labeled "Passenger Terminal." The remaining three "Sky Above Dearborn" and "Dearborn... More
Dearborn, (1928). Paperback. AZO, Noko. 3.5 x 5.5", postally unused. Light curling/wear else very good condition. There are two views (front and back) of the terminal showing people watching the sky, in one, a biplane is seen, both are labeled "Passenger Terminal." The remaining three "Sky Above Dearborn" and "Dearborn... More
Dearborn, (1928). Paperback. AZO, Noko. 3.5 x 5.5", postally unused. Light curling/wear else very good condition. There are two views (front and back) of the terminal showing people watching the sky, in one, a biplane is seen, both are labeled "Passenger Terminal." The remaining three "Sky Above Dearborn" and "Dearborn... More
(Dearborn), (1917-1918). Paperback. AZO. 3.5 x 5.5", postally unused. Light wear/soiling else very good condition. Shown leading the troops are the drummers, off to the side are small apartment buildings and commercial structures, cars parked at the curb, a family group watching the parade. There is nothing to indicate that... More
Thomas B. Mosher: Portland, (1907). Hardcover. 5.25 x 3.5", full vellum, title and floral decorations on the front cover, (87)pp. Covers have soiling and rubbing, some spotting, covers originally had leather ties but only the remnants remain, front inner hinge starting, tear/cut along the "L" of "Legend" else very good... More
Elbert Hubbard, 1905. Paperback. Title page and initials by Dard Hunter, 8 x 5", blindstamped red suede, top edge gilt, deckled edges, 48pp. Corners and spine tips bumped, small tear to upper spine tip, scattered spotting and rubbing, leather peeling on inside cover margins, front inner hinge cracked, endpapers toned... More
Toledo, 1879-1884. Hardcover. 8 x 7", marbled boards and page edges, red leather spine and corners, cover label "Excelsior Journal 1879", unpaginated. Covers worn and rubbed, especially extremities, waterstaining to endpapers and last few pp, "title page" missing small piece, occasional tears, a few pages neatly removed else good condition... More
Dearborn, MI, 1927. Paperback. 9 x 6", pict stapled purple wraps, gilt lettering, 20pp. Covers have light sunning, rubbing, tiny chew marks on edge of rear cover, some pages have chewed corners/margins, rusty staples, center section detached else good to very good condition. The play was directed by Nelle Gates... More
James E. Hicks: Mount Vernon, MY, (1946). Hardcover. Eighty-eight plates, illus. by Andre Janot, 11 x 8.5", red cloth, gilt lettering, 117pp + plates and data sheets. Ex-municipal library, covers soiled and scratched, spine tips fraying, offsetting to endpapers, light toning, occasional soiling/smudging else good condition. On the inside back... More
Charles Scribner's Sons: NY, 1941. Hardcover. 8.5 x 5.5", gilt lettered blue cloth, 476pp, a well worn copy, extremities bumped and fraying, covers soiled, spine sunned, hinges loose, pp toned. Later printing (no "A"), but a SCARCE edition none-the-less. With Foreword by Edmund Wilson. WITH THE INKSTAMP OF SHAKESPEARE AND... More
The League of Canadian Poets: np, (c. 1984). Paperback. Printed stiff paper folded to four 8.5 x 3.5" panels, minor wear and toning. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE POET, MIKE DOYLE, who adds the date "iii. 84." More