Anti-Slavery Token: Front shows a stocking foot surrounded by stars with date 1863, reverse "North Star" large star surrounded by smaller stars.
np, 1863. 2mm, copper. Rubbed, worn, small dent on edge else good to very good condition. SCARCE. More
AMERICANA
ANTOINE DE LA MOTHE CADILLAC AND DETROIT Before the Conspiracy of Pontiac. A Bibliography.
Detroit Public Library, 1912. Illust, 9 x 6, stapled wraps, 30 pp, light soiling to covers else vg. FIRST ED. More
AOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY, Michigan.
(Tri-State Publications: Livonia, Mich) n.d. (1960's). Photos, oblong 8.5x11", stapled wraps, 56pp, minor wear and cover discolor else v.g. More
APARTMENT BUILDING FOR RICHMOND INVESTMENT CO. DETROIT, MICHIGAN TO BE ERECTED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF CORTLAND & WILDEMERE AVE. DETROIT.
Detroit April 12, 1927, revised. Designed by well-known Detroit architect Charles N. Agree, 10 hand-drawn linen sheets. 26.5 x 30", light wear & soiling, a few edge tears, holes punched in left margins. A two-story brick building with stone balconies, carves stone details & a Spanish tile roof... More
"Appeal at the Commissioners' Office, in Gettysburg, on Friday, the 18th day of January, 1884"
J.A. Smiley, Assessor, December 17, 1883. Paperback. Oblong 2.5 x 8.5", printed on one side. Fold creases, light toning else good. There are four categories listed: Valuation of Real and Personal Property, Valuation of Personal Property subject to a State Tax, Carriages, Watches. For watches "100" was written in. On..... More
"An Appreciation from S.L. Bird & Sons Detroit" [cover title]
(W.C. Both [sic?]: Chicago), nd (c. 1919). Paperback. Six maps (including one double-page of Europe); illus., 6.5 x 4", stapled wraps, unpaginated, covers a bit worn, front cover with glue marks and abrasion from removed illustration(?), contents very good condition. "An Appreciation: As a mark of appreciation the valor and..... More
APPROPRIATIONS FOR EASTERN CHEROKEES, LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR RELATIVE TO AN APPROPRIATION FOR EXPENSES INCURRED AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED FOR THE INDIAN SERVICE IN MONTANA FROM JUNE 1868 TO JULY 1869 House of Representatives 41st Congress 3d Session Ex. Doc. No. 136
(U.S.G.P.O.) Washington D.C., 1871. Paperback. 9 x 5.5", 4pp (printed on 3pp). Removed, light wear and toning else good. James Tufts, acting governor of Montana from 1868-1869, sought reimbursement for "expenses incurred and supplies furnished for the Indian service in Montana" which included investigating "depredations committed by the Blackfeet Indians"..... More
THE ARCHER, Cranbrook School, Winter 1966
The Cranbrook Press: Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1966. Photos; two-page color map. 10.5 x 7", pict stapled wraps, 28pp, covers rubbed and soiled, bottom fore-corner of front cover and first few pp bumped, else a nicely preserved copy. Includes articles on the history of Cranbrook, "Cranbrook: The Present Ferment", student life..... More
ARCHIVE OF MATERIAL REGARDING LONG-TIME WESTERN NEW YORK POLITICIAN JOHN D. LYNN.
Various places, various dates (1880s-1910s). Included are: PRINTED & MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED BY DAVID HILL AS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, appointing John D. Lynn as Monroe County Judge, December 29, 1888, folds, wear, offprint from old gilt seal (present); TYPED LETTER SIGNED by TW Gregory as US Attorney General, Washington..... More
THE ARGONAUT, vol. III, No. 1-25. July 13, 1878 to December 28, 1878.
The Argonaut: San Francisco, 1878. Illust, 16 x 11, red marbled boards, black cloth spine (no lettering), each issue has 16 pp. Covers worn, rubbed, front cover slightly warped, extremities very well worn, contents have light soiling, tears, scattered spotting, creasing, soiling, toning, nos. 11 - 25 have more toning..... More
THE ARMY AND NAVY PRAYER BOOK [facsimile of the Chas. T. Wynne: Richmond 1864 edition].
The Library of Congress: The Easton Press: np (Norwalk, CT), nd. 4.5 x 3.25, gilt-decorated leather, 96 pp, a nice, clean, fresh, tight copy of this facsimile. From the "Treasures of the Library of Congress" series. More
ARMY NEWS AND VIEWS IN SEVEN WARS, An Exhibition [cover title: "Thanks to Michigan Alumni"]
Clements Library: Ann Arbor, MI, 1944. 9 x 6", floral wallpaper design wraps, contents toned. Bulletin 42, 1944. 250 copies printed. More
ARMY NEWS AND VIEWS IN SEVEN WARS, An Exhibition [cover title: "Thanks to Michigan Alumni"]
Clements Library: Ann Arbor, MI, 1944. 9 x 6", floral wallpaper design wraps, contents toned. Bulletin 42, 1944. 250 copies printed. More
AROUND THE BLUFF AND THROUGH THE YEARS An Informal History Of Greenland Township
Ralph Secord Press: Iron Mountain, 1986. Hardcover. Illus., 11 x 8.5", green cloth, white spine lettering, 437pp. Light spotting to bottom page edges else very good condition. Chapters include "Marttinen's Store In The 1920s", "History Of Ainon Tupa", "Logging", "Railroads In Greenland Township". SCARCE. FIRST EDITION. More
AROUND THE HORN IN '49. The Journal of the Hartford Union Mining and Trading Company December, 1848 to September, 1849.
The Book Club of California: San Francisco, 1928. Frontis, 8.5 x 5.5, cloth backed marbled boards, 127 pp, spot on paper spine label, very minor rubbing. LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES. Printed at the Grabhorn Press. More
THE ARROW 1934, Published by the Senior Class of Eastern High School, Detroit, Michigan.
Eastern High School: Detroit, MI, 1934. Photos, 10.5 x 7.75, pict stapled wraps, 52 pp, covers a bit soiled and worn, ink name of a graduate (pictured within), contents used with a few dogeared pp else a decent copy of this Detroit high school yearbook. With three 8 x 10..... More
"Art in the Stations, Detroit People Mover 1987" [cover title]
The Detroit People Mover: Detroit, MI, (C. 2001). Paperback. Photos, oblong 10.25 x 12", ring bound plastic covers over pict wraps, unpaginated, a nice copy of this SCARCE booklet on the art in the various People Mover stations in Downtown Detroit, with a spotlight on the Diana Pancioli Pewabic Pottery..... More
ART WORK OF HARRISBURG, LANCASTER AND YORK.
9 parts. Gravure Illustration Co: Chicago 1901. Wonderful photogravures, 14 x 11", wraps, 14pp, spines a bit torn & chipped else a nice set. More
ART WORK OF LAKE SUPERIOR REGION OF MICHIGAN. 12 parts.
Art Photogravure Co.: Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 1898. 92 pp of b&w photos w/ tissue guards, 13.5 x 11, stapled wraps, 17 pp. Covers are worn with light creasing, corners worn, spine splitting and peeling, most of text blocks are detached from their covers, soiling, spotting, staples rusty, light creasing, slight musty..... More
ART WORK OF THE STORY OF DETROIT Published in Twelve Parts, Introductory text by Edward G. Holden
W.H. Parish: Chicago, 1894. 69/69 photographic plates with tissue guards. 14 x 11", printed light green wraps, unpaginated. Wraps have chipping, tears, soiling, creased corners, spine covers splitting, missing small pieces, Part 1 has detached covers, Part 8 is disbound and lacks a front corner, contents have occasional soiling, some..... More
ARTS AND CRAFTS IN DETROIT 1906-1976, The Movement, The Society, The School, The Detroit Institute of Arts November 26, 1976-January 16, 1977
The Detroit Institute of Arts: Detroit, MI, 1976. Paperback. Illus., 10 x 7", embossed brown wraps, 296pp, a nice, clean copy of this exhibition catalogue. More
"Arvon Township, 1871-1971, Skanee, Michigan, The First One Hundred Years" [cover title]
np, 1971. Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.25", pict stapled self-wraps, 12pp, front cover with old glue-mark from price sticker else a nice, clean copy of this SCARCE item. Baraga County. More
ASHER & ADAMS' MICHIGAN.
1872. Framed & matted map, 29 x 22 overall, very minor spotting else nice color with inset of NW part of upper peninsula. REady to hang. More
ASSASSINATION OF A PRESIDENT, A chronicle of the six days from November 23 to November 28, 1963 reprinted from the pages of The New York Times.
Viking Press: NY nd Newspaper facsimile pages in poor condition envelope. More
ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW BOARD PUBLIC MEETING, JUNE 28, 1995. New Orleans.
Citizens for Truth about the Kennedy Assassination: Sherman Oaks, CA, (1995). 11 x 8.5, stiff spiral bound wraps, 100+ pp, cover edges clear taped. More