Great Lakes GeoScience: Hubbell, 2000. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8.5", black spiral bound pict wraps, 93pp. Soiling/smudging to covers, price sticker inside cover else very good condition. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. More about COPPER COUNTRY ROAD TRIPS Enjoy Keweenaw History From The Comfort Of Your Car
Privately Printed, Lake Linden, 1979. Paperback. 11 x 8.5", pict stapled cream wraps, 41pp (printed on one side only). Covers have staining and soiling, approximately 1" diagonal tear at a staple, first page has an edge tear else very good condition. FIRST EDITION. SCARCE. More about A BRIEF LIST OF PUBLICATIONS PERTAINING TO COPPER COUNTRY HISTORY
Book Concern Job Department, Hancock, Mich. nd (1940s). Paperback. Illus., 9 x 8", pict stapled wraps, unpaginated. Covers are creased, soiled with a small tear tip of spine and front cover, pencil numbers on back cover, contents have creasing and soiling else good. Some of the highlights: trip to the... More about THE COPPER COUNTRY Michigan's Glorious Scenic Peninsula [cover title: Upper Michigan's Copper...
Privately Printed, nd. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8.5", pict stapled pale green wraps, unpaginated. Covers have light soiling and sunning, rusty staples, price sticker inside front cover else very good condition. History of the Houghton County Traction Company which served the counties of Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon 1900-1932. More about REMINISCENCES OF THE STREETCAR (1900-1932
Houghton, 1961. Paperback. Illus., 10.5 x 8", blue and white wraps, lettering on front cover, 116pp. Covers have pencil price and sticker, light soiling and rubbing else very good condition. History of the village of Houghton 1861-1961. Lots of nice local ads: Frank's Quality Kraut, Gitche Gumee Oil Co., Our... More about HOUGHTON CENTENNIAL Souvenir History And Program
Hart Avenue: Huntington Woods, 2002. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8.5", green spiral bound pict wraps, 84pp + index. Light soiling and spotting to covers else very good condition. The contents: Part I, Working Underground, Surface Activities, Copper Products, Part II, Memorabilia. First issued in 1998. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. More about COPPER COUNTRY ARTIFACTS & MEMORABILIA A Collector's View Of Michigan's Historic Copper...
Fort Wilkins Natural History Association: np (Copper Harbor), nd (1970s). Paperback. Illus., oblong 8.5 x 11", pict blue stapled wraps, (48)pp. Covers have light creasing, soiling and sunning else very good condition. Comes with a full page errata "slip" which lists references and acknowledgements and photo credits, note at the... More about SHIPWRECKS OFF KEWEENAW...Stories Of Brave Ships And Brave Men
Privately Published: Ishpeming, 1975. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8.5", pict stapled blue and white wraps, 102pp. Covers have a price sticker, soiling, rubbing else very good condition. From the "Purpose": this, to our knowledge, is the first attempt to document the lives of a specific group of Finnish immigrants, those... More about FROM KEWEENAW TO ABBAYE Biographical Sketches Of A Community As To Elsie M. Collins [Aura
Horace J. Stevens: Houghton, 1906. Hardcover. 9 x 6", green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 1116pp + ads. Lettering a little rubbed, spine tips/corners bumped and worn, inner hinges cracked, covers loose, ink name (R.K. Dow, Clarement, NH) else good to very good condition. Contents include the history and geology... More about THE COPPER HANDBOOK A Manual Of The Copper Industry Of The World Vol. VI
The Torch Press: Cedar Rapids, 1937. Hardcover. Two foldout maps, 8 x 5.5", dark blue cloth, gilt lettering, brown dustjacket, 247pp. Scattered spotting to foredge, light toning, edge tear else good to very good condition. Dustjacket poor (taped together, etc.), but SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO "Dr. James W. Silver with... More about THE DISCOVERY AND EXPLOITATION OF THE MINNESOTA IRON LANDS
Macmillan: NY, 1911. Hardcover. Illus., 8 x 5.5", pict dark green boards, gilt lettering, teg, 328pp + ads. Covers worn, soiled/stained, rubbed, spine tips and corners bumped and worn, inner hinges cracked and covers loose, textblock cracked, pages toned with scattered foxing and staining, torn page. Some of the chapters... More about HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF THE GREAT LAKES
Small, Maynard & Company: Boston, 1905. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", pict blue cloth, gilt lettering, 352pp + ads. Covers have light wear, spine tips and corners bumped/worn, spine sunned, pencil scribble on foredge and last two pages, front inner hinge and textblock cracked else good. From the introduction: "The characters... More about WHERE COPPER WAS KING A Tale Of The Early Mining Days On Lake Superior
Macmillan: NY, 1919. Hardcover. Illus., 8 x 5.5", pict dark red cloth, gilt lettering, 316pp + ads. Covers worn and rubbed, spine tips torn and fraying, corners bumped/worn, front inner hinge cracked and cover loose, endpapers have offsetting, removal marks, ink name eradicated and hardly legible, scattered foxing. Reading copy... More about THE IRON HUNTER
The Baltimore Museum of Art: (Baltimore, MD), (1976). Paperback. Illus., 11 x 9", glossy wraps, 90pp, covers a little toned, small abrasion near hinge on front cover else a nice, clean copy. FIRST EDITION (NAP). More about FRANK STELLA: THE BLACK PAINTINGS
Faber & Faber: London, (1938). Hardcover. 8.25 x 5.25", green cloth, 359pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities worn, spine lightly creased, pp toned; still a decent copy of the FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. More about GUIDE TO KULCHUR
Farrar & Rinehart: NY, nd (1933). Hardcover. 9 x 6", black cloth, 149pp, covers rubbed, extremities worn, pp toned, with small bookseller's label from Peabody Book Shop in Baltimore. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, later issue with pp61-62 tipped in and corrected to "sh-t". THIS WAS POET KARL SHAPIRO'S COPY WITH HIS... More about A DRAFT OF XXX CANTOS
Perpetual Soul Saving Mission: (Detroit, MI), 1970. Paperback. Illus., 8.5 x 5.5", pict stapled wraps, 39pp, covers a bit worn and soiled, contents nice. Detroit's legendary Mother Waddles! More about THE MOTHER WADDLES SOUL FOOD COOKBOOK
Abrams: NY, (1987). Hardcover. Illus., 12 x 10.5", white cloth, 212pp, hinges a bit loose else a nice copy in a lightly rubbed dustjacket. FIRST EDITION (NAP), SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, ELLSWORTH KELLY, ON THE HALF TITLE. More about ELLSWORTH KELLY: Works on Paper
Privately Published, 1976. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8.5", pict stapled yellow wraps, 16pp + bibliography. Covers have light soiling and wear, masking tape neatly applied on the spine over the staples else very good condition. Lynn Township is located in St. Clair County, Michigan. More about A TOWNSHIP NAMED LYNN [cover title: Lynn 1850-1976
Menominee, 1976. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8.5", spiral bound white pict wraps, 74pp. Covers have light soiling, toning and an ink price, contents very good condition. Some of the articles: "Menominee Indians & Queen Marinette", "Lumber Mills", "Breweries", "Street Names" More about THE HISTORY OF MENOMINEE NOW & THEN
np, 1987. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8.5", spiral bound white pict wraps, unpaginated. Covers have soiling, toning and creasing, contents very good condition. Faithorn Township is located in Menominee County, Michigan. FIRST EDITION. More about FAITHORN CENTENNIAL 1887-1897
The Mineralogical Record: Tucson, 1986. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8", pict stapled wraps, 96pp. Covers have light wear and creasing else very good condition. Article is on the crystalline silver of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Other topics: Silver Islet Mine, Ontario; Batopilas District, Mexico; Kongsberg, Norway and the history of silver mining in Germany. More about "MICHIGAN SILVER Native Silver Occurrences In The Copper Mines Of Upper Michigan" a...
Michigan Department of State: Lansing, 1981. Paperback. Illus., 8.5 x 11", pict stapled wraps, 48pp. Covers have light soiling, an address label else very good condition. "Chronicles how mining companies, governments and juries responded to the dangers of working in the Keweenaw mines..." Other articles: "The Reeck Of A Small... More about "WEEPING WIDOWS" a twelve page excerpt from "CRADLE TO THE GRAVE" appearing...
Minneapolis, 1919. Paperback. Illus., nine foldout maps and charts, 9 x 6", printed grey wraps, title on front cover, 58pp. EX-LIBRARY, spine covered with clear tape, ink name on cover (P.W. Donovan), covers toned with edge tears, map pocket brittle, torn and in pieces, contents very good condition. More about THE MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF THE EASTERN MESABI RANGE MINNESOTA The University Of Minnesota ,...
Head Of The Lakes Maritime Society: Superior, 1981. Paperback. Illus., 8.5 x 5.5", pict stapled wraps, 36pp. Covers have light soiling and toning else very good condition. "The Christopher Columbus was a pigboat...a whaleback. Both names describe this unorthodox hull design...More than 40 of these vessels...were built between 1888 and 1898". Second edition. More about PIGBOAT...The Story Of The Whalebacks