Advertising envelope from The Chesterfield, a resort hotel in New Baltimore, Mich.
Postally used in 1907, with printed drawing image of bldg. More
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Advertising fan "Hyslop 5 and 10 Cent Store 4 West Chicago St. Quincy, Mich."
Quincy, nd (1940s). Paperback. 11.5 x 7", including handle, card stock, colorful country view on one side and ad on the other. Light wear, soiling and chipping, stapes a little rusty, light soiling to wood handle else very good condition. View shows a thatched cottage with a flower graden with..... More
Advertising Fan for "J.R. Blakeslee, Birmingham, Mich. Agricultural Implements, General Merchandise. Hardware, Tinware, Glass and Putty."
Birmingham, nd (early 20th. The Kemper Thomas Printing Co, Cin't, O. 13 x 7 including wooden handle, paper fan has scalloped edges with a colorful winter scene surrounded by gilt decoration on one side and advertising on the reverse. Fan has creasing, tears, staining, chipping, pencil note "To Mother," fan..... More
Advertising Leaflet for the Michigan Macaroni Company.
Detroit, nd (early 20th. Illustr, 5.5 x 3.5 and opens up to 5.5 x 6.5, light stain on upper margins, light waviness else good. On the front is an illustr of Uncle Sam with an offer for a free Uncle Sam cookbook. The center section lists why macaroni is good..... More
Advertising lithograph for Rising Sun Stove Polish showing two different before and after scenes of African-Americans not using vs. using Rising Sun Stove Polish; Lithograph by Mayer, Merkel & Ottomann, NY
Rising Sun Stove Polish: (Canton, Mass.), (1880s-1890s?). Advertising "card" with two lithographs on one side and advertising on the other, 5.5 x 3.25" and expands to 5.5 x 6.5". Light creasing and soiling, tiny tears at fold tips else good condition. Colors bright and sharp. The before image shows the..... More
Advertising mirror from the Port Huron business Ballentine's "Let The Ballentine Dry Goods Serve You!"
np (Port Huron), nd (early 20thc?). Hardcover. Oval 2.75 x 1.75", front is black celluloid with the advertising on a white background, around the edge has a colorful gemstone for each month of the year. Mirror has staining (age wear) and numbers in black marker. Silas L. Ballantine, 1845-1902 opened..... More
Advertising Rate Card from the long-defunct newspaper The Detroit Sun
Detroit, MI, 1960. 6 x 3.5", stiff paper, 4pp, some rubbing and soiling else a nicely preserved piece. "Rate Card No. 1, Effective November 28, 1960." The Detroit Sun was published "Daily and Sunday" More
Advertising Token from People's Outfitting Co.
Detroit, nd. 1.5 diameter, gold colored metal token. Light wear else very good. Stamped on the front is "Peoples Gold Star Club Member Peoples Outfitting Co. Detroit - Dearborn - Lincoln Park" with a star in the center. On the reverse "One coin good for $5 on any new purchase..... More
"Africa and the African Diaspora," RESEARCH NEWS, April/May, 1982
The University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI, 1982. Illustr, photos, 11 x 8.5, pict stapled wraps, 47 pp, covers a bit worn, edges and spine sunned, large abrasion on back cover, some wear and finger marks, contents good. More
THE AFRICAN SLAVES: A Missionary Tale. Founded on Fact. By the Author of "The Snowflakes."
Haughton and Co: London. nd. Frontis, 6.5, x 4.25, gilt lettere blue cloth, 58 pp + "The Kingdom of Christ" 1 pp poem, covers very worn and soiled; extremities bumped and fraying, inner hinges cracked, loose copy, contents toned and worn and soiled. Still, a scarce title. SWAF. More
African-American U.S. Corporal Carte-de-Visite Studio Portrait. (possibly copy print photo).
Pullman's Photograph and Portait Gallery: 935 Penna Ave. Washington DC, nd (c. 1880s). 4.25 x 2.5, light wear, just starting to become unglued at upper left corner, soiling and spotting else good/very good. Soldier is standing, wearing a commercial cap, sack coat with veteran's or reinlistment stripe. A nice image..... More
African-American U.S. Soldier Carte-de-Visite Studio Portrait. Posing with a 45/70 Trap Door Rifle.
np, nd (c. 1880s). 4.5 x 2.5, very light wear with light spotting on reverse, edges of photo uneven. Else very good/fine. Acquired in a collection of African American photos but this soldier does have Caucasian features. The young man is wearing a lightweight wool (?) jacket with corporal stripes..... More
AFRO-AMERICAN LIFE, HISTORY AND CULTURE
United States Information Agency: Washington, DC 1985. 11 x 8.5", softcover, 779pp, indexes, ex-lib, moderate library markings else vg. First edition. More
AFTER THOUGHTS, Davis Aerospace Technical High School, Spring, 2002, volume 6.
Davis Aerospace Technical High School: (Detroit), 2002. Illustr, 9 x 6, pict wraps, 79pp, minor shelf wear else a very nice copy. Creative writing and artwork by Davis students. More
"AGGRESSIVE FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT IS THE NOBLEST SPORT THE WORLD AFFORDS", bronze bas relief of Theodore Roosevelt by James Earle Fraser
Decorative Arts League: NY, 1920. Hardcover. 13 x 10", very good condition. Produced in a limited casting. Fraser also created a life-size sculpture of Roosevelt for the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall in the Museum of Natural History. More
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DETROIT TIMES AND THE NEWSPAPER GUILD OF DETROIT.
March 20, 1959. 5.5 x 3.5", stapled wraps, 42+pp, good. Probably the last agreement…the Times folded a couple years later. More
AHIMSA NEWS. Volume 1 Issue 1, February 15, 1998.
Dallas, TX. Color & b/w illus, 11 x 8.5", plastic comb bound printed wraps, 52pp, minor wear & soil else vg. Reprints the JFK Deep Politics Quarterly issue of Jan 1998, with additional material. More
AHOY AND FAREWELL II, 1969 Through 1994, published to Commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Marine Historical Society of Detroit, Inc.
The Marine Historical Society of Detroit: Detroit, MI, 1996. Photos, 12 x 7.75, gilt decorated black boards, 244 pp with index, nice, fresh, clean copy in lightly edge worn dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. More
AIR SHOW FEATURING WORLD FAMOUS PILOT ART SCHOLL Detroit's 11th Annual Airshow Airfest '84 Detroit City Airport July 7-8 1984
Detroit, 1984. Paperback. Poster, 24 x 18". Rolled up, light creasing and wear else good to very good condition. Shows Art Scholl flying upside down in his plane "Super Chipmunk" More
ALABAMA, A Guide to the Deep South, Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Progress Administration in the State of Alabama
Richard R. Smith: NY, 1941. Hardcover. Photos, 8.5 x 5.5", gilt-lettered blue-green cloth, 442pp with index, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, pp a bit toned, ink name of former owner at top of front fly, front and rear dustjacket covers pasted-in at back (front cover is now loose); a...... More
THE ALBION TEMPERANCE RECITER: A Collection of Recitations in Prose and Verse.
Frederick Warne: London. 1892. 7.5 x 5, cloth, 176 pp, ads on end papers, brown and sky blue decorated light olive cloth, mildly worn, foot of spine bumped, ink gift inscription else internally clean and sound, early printing (fifteenth thousand). More
ALBUM OF CHICAGO (Chas. Frey's Original Souvenir Albums of All American and Canadian Cities and Scenery: Chisholm Bros.: Portland, ME)
c 1890. 12 accordian multi-view panels of Chicago scenery including bird's eye view, 9 x 5.75, cloth backed boards, holes on spine cover at middle, edges well worn, front hinge almost separated, few thumb marks but overall ok. More
"ALBUM OF DETROIT. Compliments of Pingree & Smith, Shoe Manufacturers"
Ward Bros.: Columbus, OH, (1891). Illus., oblong 5 x 6", blindstamped decorative green boards, fold-out illustrations. Corners and extremities rubbed/worn, spine worn/peeling/splitting, contents have light soiling, small margin tears at folds else very good condition. Some of the views: City Hall, Campus Martius, Hudson Building, Police Headquarters, Home For The..... More
Album of San Diego and Coronado Beach, Cal.
Ward Brothers: Columbus, Ohio. 1887. Twelve folding panoramic plates, 4.5 x 5.5, blind stamped covers with gilt decorations and lettering. Covers worn, rubbed, small piece worn off the front, corners bumped and worn, shelfworn, replacement spine, contents have light soiling and wear, two of the folds are split/detached else plates..... More
ALBUM OF TWENTY-FIVE VIEWS OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
Souvenir Publ. Co.: San Francisco & Los Angeles N.d. (1905?). 25 sepia toned photo postcards of San Francisco just before the earthquake. Lacks photo on front cover, some cards detached at perforations, covers worn. More