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
(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
(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
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
Beta Chapter [Phi Sigma]: (Detroit, MI), 1896. Hardcover. Photos, illus.; ads, 9.25 x 6.25", gilt-lettered and gilt-dec cloth, 184pp, covers heavily soiled and stained, extremities bumped and worn, finger soiling to text, but still an interesting look back to the late 19th Century in Detroit, with great local ads. Detroit's..... More
Hastings House: NY, (1940). Hardcover. Photos, 8 x 5", cloth, 530pp with index, covers soiled, dustjacket tattered. 5th printing. Includes photos by Max Kegley, Joseph Miller, Jerry McClain. WPA (Federal Writer's Project). American Guide Series. More
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
Clements Library: Ann Arbor, MI, 1944. 9 x 6", floral wallpaper design wraps, contents toned. Bulletin 42, 1944. 250 copies printed. More
Clements Library: Ann Arbor, MI, 1944. 9 x 6", floral wallpaper design wraps, contents toned. Bulletin 42, 1944. 250 copies printed. More
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Au Sable, 1938. Hardcover. 17 x 13.5", black boards, leather spine and corners, (38)pp. Disbound, lacks rear cover. Front cover detached, loose pages, soiling, staining, chipping, rusty staples, pages 1-27 and 33-35 filled in, rest are blank. The largest landowner is George B. Loud, Loud & Gay (Lumber), other taxpayers..... More
Oscoda, Michigan, 1934. Paperback. Ledger 17 x 13.5", black boards, leather spine and corners, 136 hand numbered double pages entries and "recap" and certification, 4 pages each. Approximately 50 blank pages. Disbound, lacks front cover and pages up to and including half of page one, textblock cracked and in two..... More
Vol. 10, Part of Wards 1, 2 & 3. From Official Records, Private Plans and Actual Surveys. G. M. Hopkins Co: Philadelphia, PA 1929. 24.5 x 18.25", half leather, 30 tapped colored double-page map with single-page colored index map, covers worn, scratched, soiled, numbers on front cover, leather well worn..... More
Michigan State University: East Lansing, MI, 1968. Paperback. 8.5 x 5.5", green wraps, 247pp, covers a bit rubbed, bottom corners bumped, contents good; with printed note laid in: "With the Compliments of The Associated Country Women..." From their website: "The Associated Country Women Of The World exists to amplify the..... More
Detroit, 1919. Paperback. Printed leaflet 4.5 x 2.75", unpaginated, (4)pp. Light wear else very good condition. Contains information on the association and membership. On the back is a small membership form, filled in "March 1919" and the new member is Miss Rose Mary Trubly (sp?) and signed by the director..... More
J. B. Beers & Co.: NY 1875. 17 x 14", cloth, 108pp, covers well worn, scratched, water stains, spine mostly gone, front cover re-attached with tape, ink names, waterstains, wrinkling, spottind, tears, loose pp., mispaginated 68-70 & 89-91. More
Rockford Map Publishers: Rockford, IL, 1975. Paperback. Maps; ads, 11 x 8.5", plastic-comb bound pict wraps, 30pp with "Index to Owners", ink name of former owner on front cover, minor handling else a nicely preserved piece. More