J.W. Edwards: Ann Arbor, MI, 1947. Hardcover. Photos, 9 x 6", blue (of course) cloth backed maize (of course) pict boards, 64pp, covers a bit worn, else a nice copy of this SCARCE title on the football legacy at The University of Michigan and its legendary coach, Fielding Yost. INSCRIBED... More about "HURRY UP" YOST In Story and Song
Alfred A Knopf: NY, 1963. Hardcover. Illus. by Robert Hines, 8.5 x 5.75", cloth, 255pp + pp, extremities bumped, contents toned a bit, some scattered finger soiling, in a rubbed, extremity-worn/torn dustjacket with remnants of an old paper sticker on front cover. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Includes Alaska stories. More about RUNES OF THE NORTH
Harper & Brothers: NY, 1888. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", olive cloth, 247pp with index, covers rubbed, extremities lightly bumped and fraying, EX-LIBRARY with minimal markings, personal library stamp inside front cover, ink writing inside rear cover, a water-logged copy: pages wavy, covers lightly stained, some stains and spotting to prelims... More about FRANCE AND THE CONFEDERATE NAVY, 1862-1868, An International Episode
(Department of the Interior, National Park Service), 1985. Paperback. Map, illus., 11 x 8.5", printed stapled wraps, 103pp. Ex-library, light wear else very good condition. "Redwood National Park was established on October 2, 1968...(to) preserve examples of the primeval coastal redwood, forests and the seashores..." More about WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK An Amendment to the Resources Management...
(Department of the Interior, National Park Service), August 1985. Paperback. Maps, illus., 11 x 8.5", printed stapled wraps, 190pp. Ex-library, light wear else very good condition. Chapters include "Natural Prehistoric And Historical Role Of Fire", "Fire Management Strategies", "Fire Management Operations" More about FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK, An Amendment to the Resources Management Plan August...
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1915. Paperback. Illus., 9 x 6", green stapled wraps, 65pp. Ex-library, light wear and soiling else good to very good condition. Some of the monuments listed: Devils Tower, Chaco Canyon, Muir Woods, Shoshone Cavern, Navajo, Lassen Peak, Grand Canyon, Devil Postpile, Petrified Forest. More about REPORT ON SULLYS HILL PARK, CASA GRANDE RUIN; THE MUIR WOODS, PETRIFIED FOREST, AND OTHER...
np, nd (1861?). Paperback. No photographer listed. 3.5 x 2.5", printed under the image "Mrs. S.A. Douglas." Soiling, spotting, removal marks, written in pencil on reverse "Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas" else good. Adele Cutts was a popular and well educated belle of Washington society with impressive lineage. Her father was... More about Print of a carte-de-visite of "Mrs. S.A. Douglas"
Painted Turtle: Detroit, MI, (2008). Hardcover. Photos, 12 x 9", dec red cloth, 144pp with index, a nice, clean, fresh copy in a lightly rubbed dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. More about THE GUARDIAN BUILDING, Cathedral of Finance
(Detroit 300: Detroit, MI), (2001). Paperback. Photos, 8.5 x 5", pict stapled wraps, 112pp, covers a little soiled else a nice, fresh copy. More about DETROIT BEGINNINGS: Early Villages and Old Neighborhoods
The Detective Publishing Company: Chicago, 1902-1908, 1910, 1913, 1920, 1921. Paperback. Illus., approximately 19 x 12.5", wraps, pagination varies. Folded, tears, stains, toning, soiling, missing pieces, album removal marks- overall condition. The majority are partial issues and a handful are just one page. On some without a front page an... More about "THE DETECTIVE Official Journal Of The Police Authorities And Sheriffs Of The United...
Old Taylor Distillery: Frankfort, c. 1966. hardcover. 8" high, base is 4 x 4.75", some minor chipping at extremities, underside missing a corner, bottom scraped and worn affecting label, but overall very good. Dr. Daniel Williams graduated from Chicago Medical College in 1883, and was one of only four African-American... More about Plaster, bronze-colored bust of Dr. Daniel Williams by Inge Ruth Hardison
Central Books Concern: Chicago, 1880. Hardcover. Illus., 7 x 4.75", gilt-dec reddish-brown cloth, 209pp + 14pp publisher's catalogue, covers very worn, extremities bumped and fraying, spine ends chipped and torn, pp toned, worn and finger soiled; a rather well-used and bargain-priced copy. More about PRISON LIFE IN DIXIE, Giving a Short History of the Inhuman and Barbarous Treatment of our...
The Midwestern Press: MUS: East Lansing, MI, 2003. Paperback. Photo portrait of Sleight, 9 x 6", stapled wraps, 42pp, a nice, clean, fresh copy of this SCARCE booklet. Contains section from John Robertson's MICHIGAN IN THE WAR pertaining to the 102nd, and Sleight's reminiscences of the war. WITH AUTOGRAPH LETTER... More about LIEUTENANT WILLIAM E. SLEIGHT AND THE 102nd REGIMENT, U.S. COLORED INFANTRY, IN THE CIVIL WAR
Junior League of Lansing: East Lansing, MI, (2004). Hardcover. Photos, 9 x 6", glossy pict boards, 163pp, a nice, clean copy of the FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS. More about THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LANSING, 1948-2003
Chilton Books: Philadelphia, (1964). Hardcover. Photos, 8 x 5.5", blue boards, 199pp with index, a nice, clean copy in a rubbed, edge-worn/creased dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. 1942 race riot. More about THE DETROIT RACE RIOT, A Study in Violence
Irving Berling, Inc.: New York, 1923. Paperback. Sheet music, 12 x 9", pict wraps, (6)pp. Worn, creased, soiled and spotted, spine splitting, edge tears, ink name and date. Cover shows a seated white girl reading with a young girl in blackface looking over her shoulder. "Stroll-in' down de lane, Pass... More about "MOON AM SHININ'" Thomas Wilkes Presents the White Sisters (By Arrangement With Sam H....
J.H. Hodgson: Houghton, 1907. Paperback. Meuche, A.H., J.H. Hodgson, LL. Hubbard, Alfred C. Lane, W.V. Sawicki. 34 x 28", Ex-Library, folded to 7.5 x 9", fold creases/creasing, chipping, tears, soiling, small holes on crease folds else good. Plus advertising for "Copper A Weekly Review Of The Lake Superior Copper Mines"... More about MAP OF THE COPPER RANGE IN T. 51 R. 37 And Adjacent Parts, Ontonagon County, Michigan Showing The...