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
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
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
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
Toronto 1914. Illus, 9.5x6", cloth, 99pp, ink marks on contents page, some wear else good. Much on Native Americans. More
B.C. Vandall: San Francisco. January, 1877. Illustr, 9 x 6, printed boards, 1431 + ads. Covers well worn and rubbed (esp rear), corners and spine tips bumped and worn, spine tips missing a few small pieces, hinges cracked, rear cover almost detached, page edges spotted, contents have scattered spotting, toning..... More
Thomas May Peirce: (Philadelphia), 1893. Hardcover. 9 x 6", cloth, 524pp, covers rubbed and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, front inner hinge beginning to tear, pp toned but still clean. PRESENTATION COPY, WITH PRINTED AND MS BOOKPLATE "To the 'Bucknell Mirror' With the Compliments of The Publisher" More
Detroit, 1903. 8 x 5.25", cream with black lettering, printed on both sides. Toned, chipped, torn, creased, missing parts of the margins. On one side is the program (in attendance was Detroit Mayor William C. Maybury who was a member) and the reverse lists the names of the departed. There..... More
J. Dodsley: London, 1782. Hardcover. 8.25 x 5.25", half leather; marbled boards, 270pp; 230pp, covers a bit worn, extremities chipping, front outer hinge cracked, pp toned and used with light scattered spotting, EX-LIBRARY (Western Reserve Historical Society) with paper spine label, blindstamp on title page, bookplates inside front cover and..... More
St. Clair County, Michigan, 1954. Paperback. 7.5 x 4.5", pict stapled white wraps, 12pp. Light wear/soiling else very good condition. Some of the contents: liquor license investigations, traffic detail, prisoner transfer, arrests, court papers served etc. Plus an article on civil defense and the names and phone numbers of people..... More
Springfield, IL, 1863. 9 x 5.5, leather backed pebbled cloth, 383 pp, covers worn, leather spine worn, chipped and failed, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges very loose, contents foxed and stained (mostly in margin), missing title page and pp 5-8.SWAF. More
John A. Kerr: Lansing, 1862. Hardcover. Folding chart, 8.5 x 5.5", boards, 309pp, lacks fep, hinge broken, spine perished. The first part of the report deals with enrollment and draft of the militia, aggregate of Michigan troops mustered in, troops in the field arranged by infantry etc. There are lists..... More
Wynkoop Hallenback Crawford: Lansing. 1901. 9 x 6, full leather, 284 pp, index, moderately worn, else sound. FIRST ED. More
The Torch Press: Cedar Rapids, 1924. Hardcover. 9 x 6.5", cream colored boards, 84pp, covers unevenly toned, paper spine label starting to chip, endpapers toned, but still a nice, unopened (uncut) copy, in a rubbed and toned slipcase...FROM THE LIBRARY OF FORMER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AND U.S. SENATOR (from..... More
W.S. George: Lansing, 1881. Hardcover. Large fold-out map, illus., 9.5 x 6.5", light blue boards, leather spine with black spine labels/gilt lettering, 236pp. Covers creased, soiled, stained, leather scuffed/scraped, hinges cracked, front cover becoming detached, contents have occasional light soiling, toning else good to very good condition. The map "The..... More
W.S. George: Lansing, 1883. Hardcover. Illus., 9.5 x 6.5", light blue boards, leather spine with black spine labels/gilt lettering, 288pp. Outer/inner hinges cracked, covers almost detached, covers soiled, leather scuffed/scraped, spine missing small pieces, ffep and blank page detached, toning else good to very good condition. Textblock still tight. Some..... More
np, 1949. Paperback. 8.5 x 6", printed stapled turquoise wraps, (18)pp. Covers creased, sunned, light pencil numbers, contents creased, staples rusty else good. The Copper Range Company celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 1949. SCARCE. More
np, 1954. Paperback. Illus., 8.5 x 5", stapled white wraps, (34)pp. Covers have light soiling, the page listing the directors is soiled and has had approximately 1" square cut out else good to very good condition, the illus. shows the White Pine Copper Company twonsite and works. More
np, 1955. Paperback. Illus., 8.5 x 5", stapled white wraps, (34)pp. Covers have light soiling, the page listing the directors is soiled and has had approximately 1" square cut out else good to very good condition, the illus. shows the White Pine Copper Company's area, townsites, two bedroom dwelling in..... More
American Citizen Job Office, Jackson. 15x11", printed in blue paper, a few oil-looking stains (adding to attractiveness), folds else nice in mat. More
Washington DC, 1880. 9 x 6, wraps, 45 pp, slight loss at spine head, small tear, lightly foxed. With tipped-in printed slip from postmaster-general. Congressman James Garfield's copy with his rubberstamp on front cover: J.A. Garfield, Dec 18, 1880. Garfield received this document a month after he was elected President..... More
The Richmond & Backus Co: Detroit, 1897. 9.25 x 6.5, full gilt lettered leather, aeg, various paginations, covers a bit scratched (esp spine, spine top a bit chewed, extremities worn, hinges loose, contents a little edge toned else a nice, authentic and well preserved piece of history. Includes reports by..... More
Thos. Smith Press: Detroit, 1899. Hardcover. Photos, 9.5 x 6.5", full leather, gilt lettering, pagination varies. Covers very well worn, rubbed/scuffed, spine detached from front cover, inner hinges cracked, light toning to contents. The expected contents but the photos make up for all the text. Photos of school buildings, roads..... More
Offprint ad from "The Apartment House News" N.p. n.d. Illus, 11 x 8.5", four pages, folds, edge wear & tear, minor soil else vg, ink stamp w/dealer's name # phone number. Feature's Detroit's Alden Park Manor (Jefferson & Parker) then "the World's largest and Detroit's Finest Apratment House and Apartment..... More