Detroit, MI, 1895. Ads on versos of each page, 6.75 x 4.75, pict stapled wraps, 40 pp, covers a bit worn and discolored, contents toned but still a remarkably well preserved piece of Detroit Catholic ephemera. Lots of Detroit ads! More
Published in the Michigan Theatre Building, office #1056: Detroit, 1931. Illustr, 10 x 7, pict stapled wraps, 18 pp. Light soiling and creasing else good/very good. A magazine geared to doings of the upper class of Detroit. There are full page ads for the Indian Village Manor, the Whittier and..... More
Washington, D.C. 1959. Illus, 10x8", wraps, 94 w/index, covers slightly soiled. More
Boston 1830. 30 plates, 7.5x4.4", old tree calf, 138pp, ink inscription from 1834 on inside back cover, scattered staining, some plates torn, holed etc but not as bad as it sounds and better than usually found. More
Union Trust Company: Detroit, 1912. 14 x 8.5", unpaginated (16 pages including cover). Creasing, chipping, tears else good condition. Location is described in part "1.82 acres on North West 1/4 section 15...179.7 feet from the Southeast corner of L.C. Miller's Subdivision..." Some of the previous owners since 1843: Joseph Power..... More
Smith, Donohoe & Co: Ukiah, CA, 1907. Hand-drawn map, 8.25 x 8, ribbon tied leather backed gilt lettered cloth, 15 pp (printed on rectos only), covers worn with some loss of cloth on front and back covers, pages toned (esp at ends), some wear to edges of map, else a...... More
Abstract & Title Company / Burton Abstract & Title Company, Detroit. Last probate da. Fifteen abstracts, numbered 2 - 13 and two are unnumbered. 8.5 x 14, punch holes at top, majority are bound with ribbon, unpag (amount of pages varies from abstract to abstract). Spotting, creasing, soiling, chipping, small..... More
The City of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 1940. 10.25 x 7", gilt-lettered and gilt-dec green cloth, 605pp with index, covers rubbed and unevenly sunned, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, page edges a bit toned; a rather used copy but INSCRIBED TO FORMER MICHIGAN GOVERNOR ALEX GROESBECK BY FORMER MICHIGAN..... More
np (Detroit), nd (1880s). 7.5 x 4.75, leather, pages lined and have letter tabs, unpag. Front cover and 1st two pages detached, covers well worn, soiled, stained, leather peeling and missing a piece on spine, soiling and smudging to contents, loose pages. Walter B. Cole wrote his name on the..... More
J.& G.S. Gideon: Washington 1844. 8.5x5.5", calf backed boards, 310pp, heavily foxed, last page with stamped name, covers worn. More
Hall and Sellers: Philadelphia, PA, 1775. 14 x 9, full leather, 536 pp, 22 pp appendix, 12 pp index, spine nicely and professionally repaired with six raised bands and orig gilt titled red morocco label relaid, fore corner tips repaired, a very sound copy. Ink inscription on front end paper..... More
John Bioren: Philadelphia. 1811. 9 x 5.5, quarter leather, 272 pp, nicely rebound in period style binding w/ leather spine with black title label and marbled boards, ink owner's name, some foxing, else vg. FIRST ED. More
Lansing, Mich. 1858. 8.5x5.5", cloth backed boards, 264pp, ink name, some text browning, inner hinges cracked, covers heavily frayed with paper detaching from boards, ink inscription on front cover. More
Lansing 1858. 8.5x5.5", rebacked boards, 264 w/index, some text browning, covers worn. More
Lansing 1858. 8.5x5.5", hinges broken, original spine; ink initials on page, ink name on cover. More
Lansing 1867. 8.5x5.5", calf backed boards, 375 w/index, light foxing, spine label chipped, covers well worn, ink name on cover. More
Davis and Force: Washington, 1823. 10 x 6.5, wraps, (3)-108. 1-51. Covers worn, soiled, stained, creased, uncut pages, tears, offsetting, becoming disbound (lacking most of the top "binding" string). Acts relating to the Michigan Territory, piracy, slavery, Indian treaties, land claims/grants, regulating commerce, Florida & setting up its government, Treaty..... More
np, nd (c 1892). Approx 5.5 x 4, light wear, scratches and creasing, the very tip of the upper left corner is almost detached, small area of abrasions along left margin, photo appears to have been mounted to another surface. Soldier is wearing a five-button frock coat, canvas leggings, campaign..... More
Battle Creek, Mich. 1909. Postally used, message on back reads: "Here is one for you, find me on this picture. Best regards to the boys am getting better. From Pete." More
Charlottesville, VA, 1939. 6.5 x 5, blue flexible cloth, 32 pp, covers a bit worn, lettering dull, contents a little toned else still in nice condition. McGregor was a prominent Detroiter in the early part of the 29th century. Scarce title. More
(Allied Printers: Lansing), nd. 9 x 6, stapled wraps, 19 pp, covers toned, contents good. Talk entitled "Lincoln and Michigan." More
(Allied Printers: Lansing), nd. 9 x 6, stapled wraps, 19 pp, covers toned, contents good. Talk entitled "Lincoln and Michigan." More
(Allied Printers: Lansing), nd. 9 x 6, stapled wraps, 19 pp, covers toned, contents good. Talk entitled "Lincoln and Michigan." More
Lansing, MI, 1870. Paperback. One sheet, printed in two columns on each side, 9.5 x 6.25", edge-tears and soiling, one spot at top of page, folds, but still a good, legible piece promoting the Republican Party in the upcoming Michigan elections: Democrats raised taxes, Republicans freed the slaves. "...it has..... More
GPO: Washington DC, 1862. 9 x 5.75, printed brown wraps, 87 pp, covers very worn, edge-chipped and stained, rear cover detached, former owner's ex-lib blindstamp on first few pp, contents nice and bright. Baker, a Senator from Oregon, was killed in battle during the Civil War. More