AMERICAN CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL, The Negro as Touchstone of History.
News & Letters: Detroit. 1963. Illust, 10 x 7, stapled pict wraps, 34 double-col pp, covers worn and moderately spotted. More
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American Express Stock Certificate 80 shares, date 1873 and signed by its president and co-founder William Fargo.
New York, February 4, 187. Printed by the American Bank Note Co., New York. Oblong 8 x11.5, vignette of a dog with its head on its paws, black and orange. Diamond cut cansel, creasing else good. Issued to Ebenezer Pennock of Chittenango, NY. In addition to Fargo, it is also..... More
THE AMERICAN FREEMAN, Devoted to Social Justice and Industrial Sanity (newspaper) No. 1882
Haldeman-Julius: Girard, Kansas December 26, 1931. 22 x 17", four pages, folds, edge-chips & tears, toning (esp at folds) else ok. Poorly printed newspaper dedicated to Anti-Hoover news -- every article is agains Hoover! "Herbert hoove, Slave Trader", "Rogues' Gallery of Herbert Hoover's Racketeering Pals", etc. More
"American Industries No. 8. Ale Brewing As Conducted At P. Ballantine & Sons' Brewery", a two page article in "Scientific American" Vol. XL-No. 11 New York, March 15, 1879
Munn & Company: New York, 1879. Paperback. Illus., 15.5 x 11", pict wraps, pages 159-174. Toning, light soiling and staining, edge tears, spine starting to split else good. The front page article starts with a history of Ballantine's which is dwarfed by three large illustrations of the brewery's interior entitled..... More
American Lumberman: The Personal History And Public and Business Achievements of One Hundred Eminent Lumberman of the United States
The American Lumberman: Chicago, 1905. Photo portraits, 11 x 8.5", full gilt-ruled and gilt-lettered leather, 414pp, front cover and spine worn and chipped at extremities with old reinforced tape keeping spine attached to front cover, REAR COVER MISSING, text block detached, pp toned and a bit used. SWAF. Good candidate..... More
THE AMERICAN NAVY, with Introduction and Descriptive Text, Reproductions of Photographs.
Belford, Middlebrook & Co: Chicago. 1898. Photos, oblong 10 x 14, gilt lettered green cloth, unpag, covers worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, eps toned and finger soiled, still a decent pict overview of the US Navy during the Spanish-American War. More
AMERICAN-LAFRANCE, Operators Manual, Tenth Edition, Supplement to the Seventh Edition [facsimile].
np (Ralph Vance, Conifer, CO), nd (c 1980). Illustr, oblong 8.5 x 5.5, stapled wraps, 93 pp, minor wear. Facsimile copy of undated manual, with letter from publisher regarding it; he explains that some pages are blank due to the original being blank. More
THE AMERICAN: A National Journal, volume XXX (30), nos. 750-810, 7 January 1899 - 8 December 1900.
Philadelphia. 1899-1900. 13.5 x 10, cloth, ex lib, fore corners worn, boards soiled, bi-weekly journal of news & comment on topics of the day including the aftermath of the Spanish American War, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, the Boer War, the Populist movement, politics, book reviews, etc. Tears else internally..... More
AMONG THE ROCKIES Pictures of Magnificent Scenes in the Rocky Mountains
H.H. Tammen Curio Co.: Denver, CO, 1905. Paperback. Numerous photos, oblong 11 x 12.5", pict wraps with oval color label, (36)pp, back cover with small abrasions, last page torn else very good condition in remnants of original mailing envelope. Attractive images of the "Garden Of The Gods", Williams Cannon, Rosema..... More
Amos 'N' Andy advertising (box top?) "AMOS 'N' ANDY UM! UM! AIN'T DAT SUMPIN!"
W.C. Co. (Williamson Candy Co.): np, 1930. Paperback. Oblong 8 x 4", flexible cardboard, illustration of Amos 'N' Andy in a red taxi. Unevenly trimmed, light soiling, spotting and rubbing else good to very good condition. The image shows Amos as the taxi driver and Andy as the lounging passenger..... More
"ANCESTRAL FAMILIES OF SARAH DRUMMONG LANG" [ms title in pencil in this loose leaf cover book].
np, nd. 10.75 x 8.25, cloth backed brad bound boards, 145 pp of carbon copy typescript printed on rectos only, covers worn and creased, contents a bit fuzzy but still usable, some red pencil underlining, eps heavily toned, with pencil notes and page numbers. Beginning with John Howland arriving in..... More
ANCIENT AND MODERN MICHILIMACKINAC, INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN MACKINAC AND THE MORMONS. (wrapper title).
(St. James, Mich) 1854 (but ca. 1894). 8.5x5", original printed wraps, 48 dbl-col pp, spine half gone, lower right corner of front cover lacking (not affecting any printing), minor cover edge tears otherwise good. 2nd ed. Howes notes this edition lists the same publication date and has the same collation..... More
…AND THEN THERE WAS HOLLY.
Holly Oaks Middle School: Holly, Michigan 1976. Illus, 8.25 x 5.25", stapled wraps, 121pp, yellowed, top of spine cello-taped, small stain to back cover. More
AN ANECDOTE CONCERNING A CHERRY-TREE AND GEORGE WASHINGTON. . .with a Prefatory Note by Nathan Van Patten.
Stanford University, 1932. Portrait, 8.75 x 5.5, cloth backed boards, 8 pp, top of spine bumped, covers spotted, small hole in title page, minor text foxing. Printed for members of the Roxburghe Club and LIMITED TO ONLY 65 NUMBERED COPIES. More
Anheuser-Busch folding color postcard showing color illustration of Clydesdales pulling a wagon load of Budweiser.
St. Louis n.d. Minor soil & edge dents, creased corner else ok. More
"Anishnaabe Culture and History: Beyond Stereotypes" [cover title]
Central Michigan University: (Mt. Pleasant, MI), (c. 2000). Photos, map, 8.5 x 5.25", pict. stapled wraps, 16pp + "Suggested Readings", minor cover edge wear else a nice, clean copy. Native Americans of Michigan. More
"THE ANN ARBOR PEOPLE'S YELLOW PAGES." [cover title].
np (Ann Arbor), 1975. Illustr, 11 x 8.5, pict stapled wraps, 96 double-column pp, covers worn, toned at edges, creased and soiled, contents yellowed but still a decent, usable copy of this scarce piece of ephemera. Lists topices like mental health, women, gay resources, food co-ops, etc. More
ANNALS OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 1824-1904.
Houghton-Jacobson Printing: Detroit, 1904. 8 x 5.5, limp leather, 184 pp, illustr, top edge gilt, maroon morocco chipped along edges, front joint cracked, internally sound. FIRST ED. More
ANNALS OF ST. PAULS (SIC) CHURCH, Detroit, Michigan 1824-1904.
Houghton-Jacobson Printing Co.: Detroit, MI, nd (1904). Photos, illustr, 7.75 x 5.5, cloth backed wraps, 184 pp, covers very worn and soiled, one corner heavily chipped, front inner hinge cracked, contents edge-worn and soiled, old price tags inside front cover, front fly almost detached . . . a fragile item..... More
THE ANNALS OF THE WAR Written by Leading Participants North and South, Originally Published in the Philadelphia Weekly Times.
The Times Publishing Co: Philadelphia. 1879. 9 x 6, recent half leather, cloth, 800 pp, covers still a bit edge worn, hinges loose, former owner's bookplate, some leather burn to newer endpapers, contents a bit edge-toned but still good, a nice, readable, sturdy copy. More
Anniversary Supplement: "The Detroit Free Press 1831-1931 A Century of Service History of the Free Press History of a Hundred Years" Detroit, Michigan, Sunday May 10, 1931 Plus the "General Business Section" same date
Detroit, Michigan, 1931. Illus., 22.5 x 16.5", wraps, each supplement has three pages each. "Century Of Service" has fold creases with small tears along folds, business section has fold creases, edge tears, tears, overall condition good to very good. Contributors include Malcolm Bingay, Edgar Guest, John C. Lodge. Some of..... More
"Announcement of the Quincy Union School for the Year 1903-'04," Quincy, Michigan
Quincy, Mich. 1903. 5.25 x 3.25, and expands to 5.25 x 9.5. Fading, creasing, pencil name (Florence M. Dickerson), initials and check marks, light wear. Quincy Union (High) School, located in the Upper Pensinsula mining town of Quincy offered classes that were required in order to enter the University of..... More
"Announcing . . . the Opening of Our New Art and Production Building at . . . 2921 East Jefferson Avenue."
Maxon Inc. Advertising: Detroit, 1953. Flyer w/ advertisement printed on one side only, 21 x 16.5, browned, creased, a few small tears else good. The flyer shows a late 19th c. house that is their new art and production building, their three other locations (another) one in Detroit and New..... More
"Announcing . . . the Opening of Our New Art and Production Building at . . . 2921 East Jefferson Avenue."
Maxon Inc. Advertising: Detroit, 1953. Flyer w/ advertisement printed on one side only, 21 x 16.5, browned, creased, a few small tears else good. The flyer shows a late 19th c. house that is their new art and production building, their three other locations (another) one in Detroit and New..... More
ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY OF THE DETROIT NEWS CREATIVE GROUP, June 1939.
np (Detroit), nd (1939). Two original photos; illustr, 11.5 x 9, 43 mimeographed leaves printed on rectos only, in three-prong paper portfolio, covers worn and creased and soiled, contents toned and edge-worn, long ink presentation inscription to an aunt and uncle from "Sonny," else a neat, homemade item. Staffers at..... More