6.5 x 4", old mottled calf volume w/ gilt-dec spine, hollowed out after p10 and turned into a booksafe. Was Vol 5 of EXPLICATION DES PRINCIPALES PROPHETIES DE JEREMIE, D' EZECHIEL ET DE DANIEL. Avignon 1749. More
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THE SAE STORY [Golden Anniversary, 1905-1955]
The Society of Automotive Engineers: NY, 1955. Photos, 10 x 7.5, gilt lettered cardstock, 86 pp, covers worn and sunned (silhouette of bookend on front cover), ex-lib (Chrysler Engineering) with usual markings, contents good. More
"The $1,000.00 Summer House built by Beach O' Pines Club (Construction Division) on Lake Huron" [prospectus].
Beach O' Pines: London, ON, nd (c 1930s?). Illustr, map, 9 x 6, 4 pp, self wraps, creased, soiled and worn, with stain at bottom fore corner of rear panel. Resort community on Lake Hurson, prospectus includes floor plan of a two-bedroom 20 x 28 summer home for just $1000!..... More
A & F Quarterly Spring Fever. Spring Break 1999.
Abercrombie & Fitch: Ridgely, 1999. Illustr, 10.75 x 9, pict wraps, 296 pp, address label else minor wear. More
"The '49 Ford!" [cover title, auto brochure]
Ford Motor Co.: Dearborn, MI, 1949. Paperback. 12 x 9", folds out to 24 x 19", a bit used but still a nice copy. Tudor, Business Coupe, Convertible and Station Wagon. More
The (original) Hotel Pontchartrain Detroit (circa 1907) Misc. serving pieces from the hotel
Detroit, 1907-1920. As follows: Food warming lid: cracked and bent, 6.25" dia. 2 6" serving dish lids: with lion's head tops, all worn with bends, bumped, etc. All three pieces. More
$1.30 Zeppelin stamp on a #10 envelope flown on a South American flight. Postmarked Lakehurst 1930.
All proper cancels and handstamps. Vertical fold at left through cachet and overall light soiling and minor flaws to envelope. More
10 STORY BOOK, Chicago, Vol. 35, No. 7., Jan. 1937.
Nude photos, drawings, 10 x 7", wraps, 66p. Cover detached and worn, With: "LA PAREE STORIES". Dover, Del. Vol. 8, No. 1, same as above, texbrowned, edge tear, both mags rolled. Wonderful cheesecake. The pair….…. More
10 STORY BOOK, January 1937 [adult magazine].
10 Story Book Corp: Chicago, 1937. Nude photos, adult themed cartoons, ads, 10 x 6.75, pict wraps, 64pp, detached covers a bit edge worn, rubbed and soiled, spine torn at bottom, pp heavily toned. Still and interesting bit of adult magazine history. More
100 Selected Dried Fruit Recipes Chosen by Homemakers at Golden Gate International Exposition Treasure Island, California
California Dried Fruit Research Institute: San Francisco, 1939. Illustr, 7 x 5, pict stapled wraps, 32pp. Light wear else very good. Some of the recipes: Frankfurter Roast-Prune Stuffing, Raggedy Ann Brittle, Golden Gate Mincemeat Pie, Pear Honey. More
$1000 Seven Percent Coupon Bond. Richmond, authorized by the Act of Congress C.S.A. of February 20th, 1863.
Redemption date. Black ink on pink paper, 14 x 13.5, including attached coupons, vignette of Lieut. Genl. Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, steamboat at bottom. Creased, soiled, chipped, small tears, pencil and stamped numbers on reverse, eight coupons remain. Lithographed by Archer & Daly, Richmond, VA, Criswell 122. More
101 Issues of THE BAUM BUGLE, 1972-2006.
The International Wizard of Oz Club, 1972-2006. Each 11 x 8.5, pict stapled wraps, vg. Includes: 2 from 1972 and 1973, 1 from 1974, 3 each from 1975-1980, 4 from 1981, 3 each from 1982-2005, and 2 from 2006. Extra postage required for this lot. More
"1108 -- THE GAME OF WHITE SQUADRON" deck of 52 cards in original box.
The Cincinnati Game Co: Cincinnati, OH, 1896. 52 cards, each with photo of a US Naval vessel on one side, each 3.5 x 2.5, wear and toning else a decent set in original but very worn red cardboard box. Similar to "Go Fish" or authors, there are 13 sets of..... More
125 YEARS OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 1858-1983: A Symposium. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin, volume 33, Article 3.
Natural History Survey division: Champaign, IL 1985. 10 x 7", softcover, illus, a few library markings else vg. First edition. More
13 Plastic Comb-Bound Reports, 1993-1995, from the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Program.
Wayne County, MI, 1993-1995. Each 11 x 8.5, plastic comb-bound wraps with clear plastic covers, vp, ex-lib with usual markings, otherwise nice. Included Technical Memoranda, Field Sampling Plans, Abandoned Dump Sites Field Survey Summary, Proposed Public Involvement Action Plan, Technical Reports, Review of Michigan Drain Code of 1956; also includes..... More
13TH ANNUAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 1889 OF THE BUSIEST HOUSE IN AMERICA Containing Illustrations and Prices of a Few Leading and Staple Styles of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, Clocks, Canes, Umbrellas… 1974 reprint.
Illus, 10 x 6.5", wraps, 471pp, minor cover wear & fade. 1974 reprint. More
13th BIENNIAL CONVENTION SOUVENIR INT. BROTHERHOOD OF BOOKBINDERS DETROIT, MICHIGAN JUNE 10th to 16th, 1912.
Detroit, 1912. Illustr, 12.5 x 10, wraps, embossed insignia of the bookbinders on front cover, unpag (86pp). Covers torn with some tape repair, corners bumped and peeling, light creasing and soiling, abrasion on front cover, text block becoming unglued at inner hinges but book is still very tight, a few..... More
14 Miscellaneous Issues (one duplicate) of THE SHUTTLE SERVICE, A Bulletin for Weavers, c. 1941-1944
Creative Crafts: Heartland, MI, 1941-1944. Paperback. 14 issues. Ads, each 11 x 8.5" (though a few pp are 8 x 14"), stapled mimeographed self-wraps printed on rectos only (mostly), vp, pp with folds, worn and toned, last issue with folds and edge-chipping/tears; still a remarkably well-preserved, SCARCE collection. Includes: April..... More
150 YEARS IN THE HILLS AND DALES: A Bicentennial History of Hillsdale County, Michigan. Volume 1.
Hillsdale County Bicentennial Commission 1976. Illus, 12 x 9", boards, 579 triple-col pp + index, EX-LIBRARY, heavily marke, spine torn, covers worn. More
"150 YEARS PLUS...A STORY OF TROY, 1821-1971" [history of Troy, Michigan]
City of Troy: Troy, MI, (1971). Photos; illus., 10.5 x 8", pict stapled wraps, unpaginated, covers a bit rubbed, couple splashes and a ring stain on front cover else a nice, used copy of this history of Troy, Michigan. SCARCE. More
"150th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE BOOK, St. John's College High School, 1851-2001." [cover title]
np (St. John's College High School: Washington DC, 2001. Photos, 11.25 x 8.5, gilt decorated red boards, 150 pp, covers with minor wear, front cover a little sprung from poor storage, hinges loose but still a nice, clean, fresh copy. More
155TH ANNIVERSARY, THE RANGERS.
N.p. (1953). Photos, 11.75 x 8.25", wraps, 56pp, back cover tear cello-tape repaired, spine frayed & chipped, covers well used, blind stamp to first page. More
1562-1962 PROLOGUE TO FREEDOM Historical Drama Commemorating The Landing Of Jean Ribaut At Parris Island In 1562 Booklet and half dollar
Prologue To Freedom Inc.: Beaufort, 1962. Printed by the Beaufort Gazette. Brochure 9 x 4" (opens up to approx. 9 x 12"), commemorative half dollar 1.5". Brochure is stapled at the top, soiling, creasing, half dollar is still in original cellophane sleeve. Sold as a pair. More
17 (2 duplicates, some missing) CHINA-BURMA-INDIA VETERANS REUNION PROGRAMS, 1970-1992.
China-Burma-India Veterans Association, vp 1970-1992. 17 programs, each 11 x 8.5, pict wraps, vg, some wear and soiling else a nice grouping. Flying Tigers. More
1772 Sailing orders. Manuscript orders issued to Capt. Henry Weeden, Newport June 13, 1772. Instructs Weeden to deliver to Capt. John Dupree cargo including indigo and coffee. The orders are acknowledged in Weeden's hand, "The foregoing I acknowledge
12x7.5", with 2.5" clipped at corner else nice in frame (2 holes in wood from former attachment). More