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
USGPO: Washington, 1980. Paperback. 11 x 8.5", printed stapled light red wraps, 128pp. Creasing, light soiling, spine sunned else very good condition. There is a list of captive nations and the year of "Communist Dominations". Some of these nations: Ukraine, Lithuania, East Germany, North Vietnam, Cuba. SCARCE report. 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
Beverley Tucker: Washington, 1855. f. 9 x 5.5", 40pp, spine torn, badly waterstained copy. PRESENTATION COPY from Senator Francis Gilette of Connecticut. SWAF. Senator Gilette was an anti-slavery advocate, his Hartford home was a stop on The Underground Railroad. More
USGPO: Washington, D.C., 1975. Paperback. 9 x 6", wraps, 2071pp + Index, covers a bit worn and lightly soiled, spine sunned, contents with a drip stain across foredge of volume 2 but still a good, usable copy; back when Congress was concerned with crime in D.C. SCARCE. Topics covered include..... More
np (Adrian, MI), nd (1975). Paperback. Photos; ads, 11 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, 48pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and a bit worn, ink writing at bottom of first page else a nicely preserved copy of this history of Adrian, Michigan. SCARCE. More
Michigan, 1906. Nice engraving of Michigan state seal, folds, cancellation holes and hand stamps, some wear else a nice old certificate. More
np, nd (1930s?). Paperback. 10.5 x 6.5", one sheet, designed to be folded in three for mailing, one side has a promotional letter, the other two colorful images of the French cities of Angers and Josselin. Postally unused, fold creases, light soiling else good. The laboratory was located at 6504..... More
np, nd (1930s?). Paperback. 10.5 x 6.5", one sheet, designed to be folded in three for mailing, one side has a promotional letter, the other a colorful image of the French town of Janvry. Postally unused, fold creases, light soiling else good. The laboratory was located at 6504 Chene Street..... More
np, nd (1930s?). Paperback. 10.5 x 6.5", one sheet, designed to be folded in three for mailing, one side has a promotional letter, the other two colorful images of the French towns of Laval and Amiens. Postally unused, fold creases, light soiling else good. The laboratory was located at 6504..... More
np, nd (1930s?). Paperback. 10.5 x 6.5", one sheet, designed to be folded in three for mailing, one side has a promotional letter, the other a colorful image of France's Mont St. Michel with brief history . Postally unused, fold creases, light soiling else good. The laboratory was located at..... More
np, nd (1930s?). Paperback. 10.5 x 6.5", one sheet, designed to be folded in three for mailing, one side has a promotional letter, the other a colorful image of Castle Robert at Falaise in France. Postally unused, fold creases, light soiling else good. The laboratory was located at 6504 Chene..... More
np (Detroit), nd (1923?). 12.5 x 9.5, pict wraps, unpag (4) pp. Creasing, soiling, tears, abrasions, lacks one corner. The future subdivision was located at the southeast corner of Ryan and 7 Mile. This particular advertisement was geared to Polish immigrants and their families; the information on the property is..... More
Chicago, nd (1930s?). 2.75 x 1.75, color illustr/cartoon of a football player about to kick a football while standing on a case of Edelweiss beer, gummed back. Tear across the top else very good. Football player is in orange and gray against a black background, case is orange with black..... More
Macauley Brothers: Detroit, nd (1918). Illustr, 6.25 x 3.5, pict stapled wraps, unpag (12 pp). Light wear, creasing, soiling and spotting else good. The booklet features books from the publisher A. L. Burt. Some of the newest offerings are "The Winds of Chance" by Rex Beach and "The Zeppelin's Passenger,"..... More
Old Mission Peninsula, nd (early 1900s. Illustr, oblong 3.5 x 6, and opens up to 6.75 x 11.75, soiled, creased, tears, fold tears. Illustr shows visitors on the front porch of the resort, the interior of a living space and a steamer arriving. "The Pines is situated on the shore..... More
Negaunee, 1944. 4 x 2.25, printed on one side only. Light creasing else good/very good. Card lists where he was born, where he went to school, that he was a WWI veteran and that he served as a clerk in the Register of Deeds office under his father Joseph M...... More
Columbiaville, nd (late 19th c. Chromolithograph on the front of white and purple violets and done by Donaldson Brothers, NY. Oblong 2.75 x 4.25, light creasing, soiling, staining, ink # and pencil erasures and light rubbing on the reverse. Front of the card reads: Use Lautz Bros. and Co's. Pure..... More
np (Detroit?), nd (1940s?). Oblong 4 x 6", red card stock, printed on one side only. Light wear and creasing, couple of edge tears, tips of two corners lacking else good condition. We weren't able to verify that this was a Detroit cleaners but the phone number TA (for Tashmoo)..... More
Pontiac 1910. 3.25 x 5.25", soilined, creasing, a few small tears, abrasions, pinhole, front of card is sepia illus of Napoleon with the phrase "Le Grand Vainqueur", cleverly worked into portrait are several illus of naked or scantilly clad women; reverse is ad: "Compliments of the Senator K 10 (cent)..... More
Wyandotte, nd (1930s?). Oblong, 3.25 x 6, printed on one side only. Well creased, soiled. Located at the corner of Maple and Third it is a ". . . church with a full gospel and warm welcome. Come and bring a friend. The pastor will gladly answer calls to visit..... More
Detroit, nd (c 1889-1893. 6 x 3, card stock. Well worn, creased, soiled, spotted, stained on lower corner, chipping. Printed on one side is a list of various types of entertainment: battle reenactments, military band concerts, fireworks. On the reverse is a chromolithograph of "Pains Siege of Sebastopol." The Fair..... More
Chicago. 1893. Chromolithograph of the Machinery Hall, oblong 3.75 x 4.5. Soiling, creasing, chipping, small abrasions. Attractive illustr with gondolas and motorized boats cruising along the canals in front of Machinery Hall. On the reverse of the card: "The Jersey Coffee Series of World's Fair Views! For a short time..... More
Postally used in 1903, with printed photo view of bldg. More
Postally used in 1903, with printed photo view of bldg. A bit stained. More