Picturesque Publishing Co: Northampton, Mass. 1893. hardcover. Illustr, 13 x 11, green cloth with gild decoration and lettering, 143 + index. Covers very well worn, rubbed, stained, fraying, etc., ex-lib, outer hinges starting, inner hinges cracked and tape repaired, address label, tears, loose pages and signatures, spotting, pencil notes, tape..... More
David McKay: Philadelphia, (1939). Hardcover. Photos, 9.5 x 6", two-tone brown cloth, gilt spine lettering, teg, 344pp. Covers have light wear and soiling, sticker partially removed from front cover, rear inner hinge cracked/cover loose, textblock cracked else contents good to very good condition. Some of the literary landmarks (houses): Sarah..... More
Robert Sears: NY, 1850. Hardcover. Engravings, 9 x 6", gilt dec green cloth, 608pp + ads. Covers well worn, rubbed, sunned, corners and spine tips bumped and worn, inner hinges cracked and covers loose, heavily foxed, "Embellishment List" lacks a corner else good. Covers one territory and thirty one states..... More
Published For The Author By The Review And Herald Publishing Co.: Battle Creek, MI, 1893. Hardcover. Illus., 7.5 x 5", red cloth, black lettering, 240pp. Covers extremely well worn, soiled, stained, corners and spine tips bumped and worn, inner hinges badly cracked, endpapers taped to pastedowns, textblock cracked, loose signatures..... More
Robert Armstrong: Washington, 1854. Hardcover. 16/16 plates, 9 x 6", blindstamped dark brown cloth, gilt spine lettering, 417pp. Covers worn and rubbed, corners bumped, spine sunned and tips torn, waterstaining at top of rear cover, faint waterstaining to upper page edges, contents have toning, scattered foxing, rear inner hinge and..... More
Blanchard & Watts Engraving Co.: Boston, 1895. Hardcover. Frontis, illus., 8.5 x 5", blue cloth, gilt lettering, xv, 268pp. EX-LIBRARY, covers worn, rubbed and soiled, spine cocked, corners and spine tips bumped and worn, front inner hinge starting, textblock cracked, pencil checkmarks and notes else good. Chapters include "Cemeteries", "The..... More
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Of The Union: Mount Vernon, 1953. Paperback. Illus., 10 x 7", pict wraps bound inside stiff brown wraps, 84pp. EX-LIBRARY, textblock detached from covers, lacks fold-out map, creasing, light soiling. Bookplate "This Book Was Presented To The Elmwood Public Library Providence, R.I. by Mt. Vernon Ladies..... More
Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1984-1985. Hardcover. Large homemade wooden scrapbook 16.5 x 18.5", 3.5" thick, stained green with a red schoolhouse attached to front cover 12 x 14", 1" thick, light colored wood has "85-85 Washtenaw..." painted on it, two smaller pieces of wood have "School" on one and "Days" on..... More
Houghton Mifflin Co.: Boston, 1961. Hardcover. 8.5 x 5.75", two-tone cloth, 338pp, covers worn and water-stained along edges of front cover near lower fore-edge, some staining to bottom edge of textblock, spotting to foredge of textblock; in a worn, creased, chipped, stained and edge-torn dustjacket. SWAF. Still, FIRST EDITION, FIRST..... More
George Helmbold: Philadelphia, 1810. Paperback. 17.5 x 11", unpaginated (4pp). Removal marks, split in two along the binding edge, toning, staining, edge tears, scattered foxing. Some of the contents: "Prophecies For The Year 1810: Thousands of sermons will be preached, but not attended; and many that are attended to, will..... More
Yale: New Haven, 1852. Paperback. Illus., 16.5 x 11", unpaginated (4pp). Fold creases, horizontal tear (1.5") along the center fold crease and affects all the pages, minor chipping, light spotting and toning else good to very good condition. The newspaper lists the various societies ie. Skull and Bones, Berzelian, faculty..... More
A.S. Bagg and J.H. Harmon: Detroit, 1848. Paperback. 17 x 25", four pp each. Folded, toned, creased, tears, staining, splitting at folds, chipping, the January 6th issue lacks the larger part of a corner. In the January 5th issue there is a lengthy message from Governor Epaphro (ditus) Ransom in..... More
Chester Hill Graphics: Huntington, 1983. Hardcover. Illus., 16.5 x 12", brown boards, gilt lettering, unpaginated. Covers have light rubbing and scratches, corners bumped especially lower corners (which affect the page corners) else very good condition. SCARCE. More
Detroit, nd (late 1890s?). Hardcover. Volk Stamp & Stencil Co. 91 Griswold Street, Detroit. Embosser stamp is black painted metal with a floral pattern on each side, gold-colored lettering (Volk) and trim, 11" from base to tip of handle, base is 6.5 x 2.25". Well rubbed (affecting lettering and trim)..... More
(Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police: East Lansing), (1966). Hardcover. Ink name stamp on ffep else very good condition. Contents include "Entrapment", "Hypnotic drugs- Sale and possession of", "Cruelty to children", "Search and seizure by conservation officers", "Insane persons", "Infant defendants" and so on. Third Edition, Revised 1966. More
Publ. by Author(?): np, 2018. Paperback. Photos, 8.5 x 5.5", pict wraps, 331pp with Bibliography, nice condition. FIRST EDITION (NAP). SCARCE. More
Brighton Publ.: Mesa, AZ, (2015). Paperback. 8.5 x 5.5", glossy pict wraps, 202pp, light edge bumping else a nice, clean, fresh copy. FIRST EDITION. More
(Detroit Public Library Commission: Detroit, MI, 2015. Paperback. Photos, 8.5 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, 43pp, light edgewear to covers else a nice, clean copy. SCARCE. Cover photo by Leni Sinclair. More
Geo. Stinson & Co.: Portland, nd (1863?). Paperback. 4.2 x 2.5". Creased, toned, soiled, spotted. Shows "General" Tom Thumb, his bride Livinia Warren, her sister Minnie Warren and "Commodore" George W. McNutt. SWAF. More
San Francisco, nd. Paperback. EKC (1939-1950), Kodak (1950-). 3.5 x 5.5", both postally unused. Light spot on one else both very good to fine condition. It looks magical at night. The Cliff House will close its doors for good on December 31, 2020. It will be missed. More
Eross Studio: Hamtramck, nd (1930s?). Paperback. 8 x 10", folder/sleeve 10 x 12" with foldover flaps. Photograph very good condition, folder has tears along folds else good. Post-it that came with it reads "Possible Confirmation Class Eross Studios Hamtramck". Shown is a seated group of girls and boys holding diplomas..... More
A. Mainzer: New York/ColourPicture Publications: Boston, nd (1953)/ nd (1930s-1950s). Paperback. 3.5 x 5.5", linen postcards are postally unused. The photo postcard has light soiling else all good to very good condition. Message on the photo postcard: "Arrived in Washington Sunday night. We are staying a the Roger Smith Hotel..... More
Capitol Souvenir Company: Washington, D.C./B.S. Reynolds: Washington, D.C., nd (1930s-1950s)/1939. Paperback. Color, 3.5 x 5.5", two postally unused. Light wear else good to very good condition. The postcard "U.S. Capitol At Night" lacks its stamp, has a message "I really went thru the mountains and hills. The scenery is beautiful...Going..... More
Hamtramck, 1930. Paperback. 5 x 3", printed stapled tan wraps, 44pp. Covers have toning and light wear else very good condition. All you'd need to know: staff, various departments, activities, songs and yells, Cosmos. "Typing done by Mrs. Fitzpatrick's classes". SCARCE Hamtramck memorabilia. More
Rocky Mt. View Co., Denver/D.A. Feigley, Pittsburgh, G.W. Riley, nd (1907-WWI)/(1930s?). Paperback. 3.5 x 5.5", both postally unused. Light wear and soiling else both very good condition. "Rough Blocks" shows two workmen posing against marble blocks and it lists the size: "8ft. 4in. x 8ft. 4in. x 4ft. 6in." The..... More