A.C. McClurg: Chicago, 1926. Hardcover. Frontis illus., 7.5 x 5", blue cloth, 412pp, covers rubbed and soiled, extremities bumped and worn, small closed puncture to spine, pp toned and used, in a worn, edge-chipped/torn, soiled and holed dustjacket with front flap detached (but present). FIRST EDITION. SCARCE in dustjacket (such..... More
"Houghton Mifflin: Boston" (1965-1966). Hardcover. 4 vols. 8.25 x 5.5", cloth, vp, covers rubbed, extremities worn, each has a worn and badly chipped dustjacket except no dustjacket for The Two Towers; The Hobbit has the ink name of a former owner on front fly. Each marked Houghton Mifflin, but PIRATED..... More
Cecil Palmer & Hayward: London, 1916. Hardcover. Four tipped-in color plates by Frank Brangwyn, 13 x 10", gilt-dec vellum backed boards, 115pp, covers a bit rubbed and darkened, small tear to covers near spine on front cover, extremities lightly bumped and worn else a nice, clean copy. "Edition de Luxe"..... More
Cassell & Co.: London, (1928). Hardcover. With 12 full page color plates by Edmund Dulac, 11.5 x 9", vellum backed blue cloth, 251pp, covers rubbed and soiled, forecorners bumped and fraying, spine dull and darkened, textblock nice, and illustrations very clean and fresh. FIRST EDITION THUS, LIMITED TO 100 COPIES..... More
The Macmillan Company: NY, 1936. Hardcover. 8.5 x 6", cloth, 1037pp, covers heavily worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, spine a little cocked, pp toned and used with scattered finger soiling, former owner's name painted over inside front cover; a well used copy of the SECOND PRINTING, JUNE 1936..... More
Robert Clarke & Co.: Cincinnati, 1879. Hardcover. 6 x 4.25", gilt-pict green cloth, 131pp, covers quite worn, extremities bumped and fraying, front inner hinge cracking, some finger soiling and dog-eared pages else a good, usable copy of the Second Edition. More
Wilmer Atkinson: Philadelphia, 1913. Hardcover. 15 color plates of berries, 5.5 x 3.75", pict blue cloth, 144pp with index, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and worn, contents good. Fifth Edition, Fiftieth Thousand. More
Joiner & Steele/William Jackson: London, 1931. Hardcover. Frontis by William Kermode, 10 x 6.25", gilt-lettered red cloth, 47pp, covers rubbed and a bit soiled, extremities worn, spine ends bumped, contents toned. LIMITED TO 550 NUMBERED COPIES OF WHICH 500 WERE FOR SALE (THIS IS COPY #46), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR..... More
The Willows Shop: Clintonville, MI, 1909. Hardcover. Frontis illus., 9.25 x 6.25", cloth backed boards, unpaginated, covers quite worn, extremities bumped, minor finger soiling else still a good used copy of this book of poems. "With Titles old and new not Contained in the Original Limited Edition." "Sold as by..... More
Doubleday, Doran and Co.: Garden City, NY, 1942. Hardcover. 8 x 5.5", blue cloth, 295pp with index, covers a bit edge-darkened, extremities fraying, spine ends bumped, contents toned, ink inscription ("received June 10 42") at top of front fly, in a rubbed, edge-chipped and badly torn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED..... More
Thos. P. Henry: np, 1913. Hardcover. Page borders of colored roses, 7 x 4", gilt-lettered and pict boards, unpaginated, covers worn, stained and with bumped/chipped extremities, marbled and textured pages nice. Former owner's name stamped in gilt on front cover. SCARCE. More
Rumford Chemical Works: Providence, RI, (1895). Hardcover. 6.5 x 4", gilt-lettered green cloth, 107pp + ad for Horsford's Acid Phosphate, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped, inner hinges cracking, ink date on title page ("Sept. 1896"), pp toned with scattered soiling else a good copy. Fannie would publish her Boston..... More
Strahan and Co.: London, 1873. Hardcover. Illus., 7 x 4.5", gilt-dec maroon cloth; aeg, 321pp + publ. catalogue, covers worn, extremities bumped and fraying, spine sunned, former owner's blindstamp on front fly, pp a little edge-toned, else a nicely preserved copy of this SCARCE title; lessons in earth science for..... More
J.B. Lippincott: Philadelphia, 1861. Hardcover. Illus. including folding plates, 5.25 x 3.5", textured gilt-lettered cloth, 450pp + table of contents + ads, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and chipping, spine creased and quite dull, folding plates browned, but still a nicely preserved copy. Civil War era. More
Detroit, MI, 2001. Paperback. Photos; maps, 8.5 x 5", pict stapled wraps, 11pp, extremities a little worn else a nice copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (dated Feb. 2002). More
Village of Fairview Historical Society: (Detroit, MI), (2012). Paperback. Photos; maps, 11 x 8.5", pict glossy wraps, 169pp, minor sunning to covers else a nice, clean, fresh copy of this fairly SCARCE book on a village that once existed on the east side of Detroit. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE..... More
Midwest Traditions: Mount Horeb, WI, 1994. Hardcover. Illus. by Howard Sivertson, oblong 9.25 x 11.25", glossy pict boards, 72pp, extremities lightly bumped else a nice, clean copy. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. More
Collins World: (Cleveland, OH), nd (c. 1969). Hardcover. Illus. by author, oblong 8.5 x 11.5", color pict cloth, unpaginated, covers rubbed and with some spotting and remnant of old cello tape, a well used copy with some pp loose (and tape repaired), in a worn and spotted dustjacket with old..... More
Painted Turtle/Wayne State: Detroit, (2008). Hardcover. Photos, 12 x 9", cloth, 144pp with index, a nice, clean, fresh copy in a lightly rubbed dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. More
Painted Turtle/Wayne State: Detroit, (2018). Hardcover. Photos; floor plans, oblong 9 x 11", cloth, 177pp with index, a nice, clean, fresh copy in like dustjacket. FIRST EDITION (NAP), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, DEBORAH LUBERA KAWSKY, AND RUTH ADLER SCHNEE. Detroit area architect; designed many modern homes in Grosse Pointe. More
The Fruehauf Trailer Historical Society: np, 2013. Paperback. Photos, oblong 8 x 10", pict wraps, 128pp, extremities lightly worn else a nice, clean, fresh copy of this book on the famous Detroit truck & trailer manufacturer. FIRST EDITION (NAP), INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY RUTH ANN FRUEHAUF. Included is Ruth Ann's..... More
Detroit Women's Hospital, vd. Paperback. 1897 program: 8 x 5.5", stapled self wraps, creased and worn, ads, SWAF. 1924 publication: photos, 9 x 6", stapled wraps, 52pp, covers detached and worn, bottom edge of textblock bumped but still good. 1915 publication: photos, 9 x 6", wraps, 45pp, covers worn, creased..... More
Chapman and Hall: London, nd. Hardcover. Illus. by F. Parnard, 10 x 7.5", gilt-lettered and gilt-pict green cloth, 449pp in double columns, extremities lightly worn, front inner hinge cracking, eps toned and foxed, contents toned; a cheap copy but an unusually bright and clean decorative cloth binding. With loose bookplate..... More
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard: Boston, (1886). Hardcover. 7.25 x 5", full limp leather with yapped edges and gilt-pict title; teg, 196pp, covers rubbed, yapped edges and spine a bit worn, top of spine chipped, pp toned and finger soiled, rear fly with edge-tears and creasing, but still a decent example..... More
Bernard Tauchnitz: Leipzig, 1860. Hardcover. Photos, 6.5 x 4.25", gilt-lettered and gilt-dec vellum, 292pp; 280pp, covers a little rubbed and darkened, some edge-toning to pp else a spectacular little decorative binding. More