22 x 17, 4 pp. Removed, spotting, fold creases, small tears and holes else very good. Brief mention of " . . . The Africans taken in the Amistad is the theme of much speculation in the papers." The U.S. Marshal was detaining them for murder and for being the..... More
Western Biographical Publishing Co.: Cincinnati, OH, 1878. Color title page; steel engraved portraits, 11.5 x 8.5", gilt-lettered embossed leather with beveled edges; aeg, vp, covers rubbed, extremities worn, spine chipped and abraded, outer hinges starting, inner hinges broken, rear blanks loose, pp toned with some finger soiling and minor light..... More
np (Detroit?), 1925. Photo frontispiece, 9 x 6.25, gilt lettered padded black leather, 180 pp + index, covers a bit worn (esp spine), hinges loose, eps toned, edges spotted else a decent copy. LIMITED TO 200 NUMBERED COPIES. Gilt name on front cover of attorney listed in book. More
51st Congress, 2nd Session House of Representatives Ex. Doc. No. 43. 9.5x3pp, slight edge fray. More
%1st Congress, 2nd Session House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 43. 9.5x6", 3pp, sligth edge fray. More
News & Letters: Detroit. 1963. Illust, 10 x 7, stapled pict wraps, 34 double-col pp, covers worn and moderately spotted. More
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
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
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
NY, 1924. Paperback. The Fenton Press, Auburn. Illus., 7 x 5", printed brown wraps with ties, 36pp. Covers have light soiling and creasing, contents have creasing else good to very good condition. "The treatment...can only be determined by a careful study of the case; history, physical condition, blood pressure, urine..... More
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
np, nd (late 19thc.). Hardcover. Black and white foldout lithos, 8.5 x 5.5", black boards, gilt dec on front cover, unpaginated. Covers very well worn, peeling, rubbed, soiled, textblock soiled and detached from covers. Views of New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Detroit, Washington D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Yosemite and..... More
Haurie-Emes: NY, nd (1893). Hardcover. Illus., 6.5 x 4.5", printed blue cloth, 138pp + ads. Lacks the two foldout maps, covers worn and soiled, corners and spine tips bumped and worn, ink stamp (Crawford & Wright, Flint, Michigan) on front cover and inside, inner hinges and textblock cracked, soiling, page..... More
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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
St. Louis n.d. Minor soil & edge dents, creased corner else ok. More
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
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
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 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