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Mount Clemens Historical Society, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/in illustrated wraps. Large Softcover, First Edition 1973 Mount Clemens Historical Society Unpaginated (about 78 pages). Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear and foxing to covers. Rear cover has a small thumb-sized stain at the top edge and a corner crease. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked with the exception of the inside front and rear covers (and the pages facing them) which have some foxing. Great local history of this community in Macomb County, MI. Lots of photos, both contemporary and old time, many with captions and a few maps. A very respectable vintage copy. LOC SSM-07

Plank's Suburban Press. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Scarce Hardcover with DJ, First Edition 1996 Plank's Suburban Press Camp Hill, PA 222 pages. Near Fine, in a Very Good+ DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to black pebble-grain cloth boards with white spine titles - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear, one closed tear and rubbing to original black paper unclipped DJ (with photograph of Alex Kayatin, coal miner, on the front cover with his two daughters Barbara and Regina) - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Binding tight and just a small note here on the publisher - what a quality product he has produced. Cloth, binding and presentation are exceptional. Subtitled: Life in a Pennsylvania Coal Town During the Great Depression and World War Two. 14 chapters and reference. 39 vintage B&W photographs. Includes a list of names on the Richeyville World War Two Memorial (Died in Service). Great local history book. This is an… Read More

Burton, Clarence, 1908. First Edition. Softcover. Good/in wraps. Vintage original Softcover, First Edition 1908 Clarence M. Burton 172 pages. Good, in wraps. Moderate shelf/edge wear and dust soiling to brown paper wraps with black titles - corners rounded and worn. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. This the annual report of the City Of Detroit Historiographer, Clarence M. Burton. Everything that happened in the year 1908 from political, religious and even street crimes and deaths are recorded in this volume, day by day. Fascinating daily facts and a real light as to what transpired day by day. Have to say this is not boring to read at all. Each day has entries, several are very sad. A very respectable First Edition in wraps. LOC SSE-03

Historical Society of Michigan. Softcover. Near Fine/in wraps. Vintage Softcover in wraps, First edition. 1990 Historical Society of Michigan. 31 pages. Near Fine, in wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to covers. Only flaw is the previous owner mailing label on the rear cover. All pages are clean and unmarked and printed on creme color stock. Author Darlene Clark Hine (MSU) delivered this lecture to the Historical Society of Michigan on October 14, 1988 in Kalamazoo, Mich. The Pioneer Period, Black Clubwomen and Domestic Feminism and Black Women and Self-determination are discussed. Conclusion and 5 pages of endnotes(priceless).A superb copy.LOC SSE-02

Privately Published, Undated (1970). Very Good/in illustrated wraps. Vintage Softcover with 2 fold-out maps, Undated (possibly 1970) Privately Published Unpaginated (approx 60 pages). Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Well done history of the famous and still running, Canada Creek Ranch, a private hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation club consisting of approximately 13,500 acres, 500 homes & cabins, and a lodge – commonly known as the “Ranch House” – which houses our administrative offices, dining room, library, gift shop, meeting rooms, game room, fitness room and 20 overnight rooms; all adorning the heritage and outdoors theme we so preciously embrace. Canada Creek Ranch was established in 1934. It has a proud heritage of hunting, fishing and family recreation. Located in northern Montmorency County, halfway between… Read More

The Museum/Michigan State University, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+/in illustrated wraps. Vintage Large Softcover, First edition 1980 The Museum/Michigan State University 73 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. Only flaw is a small red smudge on the front cover(see photo). No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Nice local history of the Folk Pottery of Grand Ledge, Mich. Loaded with photos. A superb copy.LOC SSM-08

R. Drier, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, First Edition 1967 Privately Published by Roy W. Drier 212 pages. Near Fine, in a VG DJ. Orange cloth boards with black titles - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear to DJ - now in mylar. Spine of DJ is sun-darkened. No previous owner markings - all pages a re clean and unmarked. Great collection of tales from the copper country of Michigan. Loaded with vintage B&W photographs. A very handsome vintage First Edition with DJ.LOC SSE-03

Self-Published, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No DJ - As issued. Vintage Hardcover, First Edition 1864 Self-published 92 pages (pages are numbered in pencil). Good+, No DJ - as issued. Moderate shelf/edge wear and rubbing to dark green morocco presentation binding, spine lettered in gilt, recipient's name in gilt on the upper cover ("John De Ruyter, Esq.") corners rounded and worn. Marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. With engraved map of Long Island pasted on verso of front flyleaf, hand-colored, with vignette of shipping, and neatly inked cruise-track in red and blue. 92 leaves of manuscript text in an attractive and highly legible hand. Moderately rubbed on all edges, joints carefully repaired. A detailed manuscript account by the Norma's "Historian" (Elbridge T. Gerry), who records the adventures he shared with Messrs. Sorchan, De Ruyter, Wood, and Graham as they cruised up and down Long Island Sound. This copy belonged to John De Ruyter, Esq. The… Read More

Privately printed/Josten Printing Company, 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Vintage Hardcover with DJ and related ephemera, Stated Limited First Edition (This copy is #274 of 1000 copies) Signed by the Author 1980 Privately Published/Jostens Printing Company 234 pages. Fine, in a Very Good DJ. Mustard cloth boards with gilt titles - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear, rubbing, a couple of small closed tears and spine fading to unclipped DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Front endpapers are full color paintings by Glady Kelley Dyer and the rear endpapers are a full color painting by the Author Lois Barnes Binkley. (JUST A QUICK NOTE: This is one of the nicest privately printed books I've come across in over twenty years. The binding, cloth, layout, text and photographs are just superb. Well done. Wish more books were made this well.) Stated Limited First Edition, #274 of 1000 copies, signed by the author on Dec 5th, 1980.… Read More

Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, 1993. Softcover. Near Fine/in illustrated wraps. Vintage Softcover, First Edition 1993 Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan 60 pages. Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Engaging history of the great migration of Afican-Americans to the City of Detroit from 1916-1929. Lots of local history here.A superb copy. LOC SSE-02

J. L. Hudson Company;, 1951. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/in illustrated wraps. Vintage Softcover, First Edition 1951 J. L. Hudson Company Detroit 42 pages. Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to stiff beige card-stock covers. The J. L. Hudson Company (commonly known simply as Hudson's) was an upscale retail department store chain based in Detroit, Michigan. Hudson's flagship store, on Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit was the tallest department store in the world in 1961,and, at one time, claimed to be the second-largest department store, after Macy's, in the United States, by square footage. Wonderful history book celebrating Detroit's 250th Anniversary (and Hudson's 70th Year in Business) with 26 historical articles (of famous Detroit Citizens) written by Dr. Milo M. Quaife. The builders of Detroit are: 1) Antoine de Lamonthe Cadillac--1658-1730, 2) Marie Therese Cadillac--1671-death unknown, 3) Henry Gladwin--1729-1791, 4) Gabriel… Read More

City of Detroit Recreation Dept, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+/in illustrated wraps. Vintage Softcover with bonus related book, First Edition City of Detroit Recreation Dept Unpaginated (approx 40 pages). Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. minor shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. 34 B&W illustrations of which one is a small map. Bonus book is a softcover, 47 pages in Very Good+ condition. Historic Places Of Detroit, a guide to 330 historic sites in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties - compiled by James Conway, Curator Detroit Historical Museum (this was a bicentennial project of The Detroit Historical Society.Also a First Edition. Both books for one price. LOC SSE-02

John Kay & Company, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Good++/No DJ - as issued. Original Antique Small Hardcover with related ephemera, (4 1/2" by 6") Stated First Edition Deluxe 1908 John Kay & Company Detroit 46 pages. Good++, no DJ - as issued. Moderate shelf/edge wear and rubbing to half green suede cloth over paper boards with gilt cover title and accents - corners are rounded and worn through. The spine is not titled and the suede is dusty. No previous owner markings - all pages are unmarked with deckled edges. There is a dampstain at the top edges of the textblock but it does not interfere with the text and plates. TEG (Top Edge Gilt). There are 10 plates (B&W illustrations set into a plain creme panel with light green borders) and quite a few of them are of actual pieces that were for sale by the John Kay & Company, Direct Diamond Importers, 2nd Floor Majestic Building Detroit in 1908. This book was written and published to create a keener interest in diamonds. It… Read More

Wayne State University Press, 1996-08-31. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/in illustrated wraps. Signed. Trade Size Softcover, First Edition 1996 Signed by the Author Wayne State University Press 210 pages. Near fine, in illustrated wraps. Just a whisper of shelf/edge wear to covers. Borders Autographed copy Sticker on the front cover. Author signature on the title page. Loaded with vintage B&W photographs of one of the oldest burial places in Detroit. Governors, explorers,doctors, mayors inventors civil rights leaders, distillers and brewmasters, civil war generals and much more. with three appendices, sources and index. A superb Signed First Edition.ISBN-0814325912.LOC SSE-04

John Leake 179 pages.y, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. Vintage hardcover with DJ, First Edition Signed by the Author Privately Published by John Leakey in Leakey, Texas 179 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to Beige pebble-grain cloth boards with black spine titles - corners sharp. Moderate shelf/edge wear and minor dust soiling to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Signed by the Author (in blue ink) underneath his picture on the page preceding the Foreword. Only flaw is an abrasion at the top of the FFEP. 16 chapters and 42 B&W vintage photographs on the last 18 pages. These are the memories of a pioneer and his grandson as told by the grandson. Fascinating local history. Leakey is a city in and the county seat of Real County, Texas, United States. The population was 425 at the 2010 census. Anglo-American settlement of the area began in 1856 when John Leakey, his wife Nancy, and a few others settled near a spring along the… Read More

Privately Printed, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/in wraps. Vintage Softcover, First Edition 1974 privately Printed/Burt's Printing Service Castille, NY 63 pages. Very Good, in wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. Slight edge toning to covers. 18 chapters and 25 illustrations covering the local history of the Genessee River area and the great flood of 1972 on the banks of the Genessee River in Western New York State. Filled with vintage B&W photographs and maps of the areas involved. Lots of local history for genealogical buffs, family names, businesses and more. A very handsome vintage copy.LOC SSE-04

Report Of Historiographer, Charles M. Burton, 1937. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/in wraps. Vintage Original Softcover with fold-out map intact, Ex-Library First Edition 1937 Report Of Historiographer, Charles M. Burton. 176 pages. Very Good, in wraps. minor shelf/edge wear to covers. Detroit Board of Education label on FFEP. Reprinted from a series of articles published in The Detroit News in 1913. Fold-out map of Detroit (circa 1780) printed on onion skin paper at rear of book. A very handsome First Edition.LOC SSE-03

The Church, 1988-01-01. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Hardcover with DJ, First Edition First Presbyterian Church 289 pages. Fine, in a Near Fine DJ. dark blue cloth covers with gilt titles - corners sharp. Only flaw to the DJ is a tiny chip at the top of the spine which is a quarter inch wide and a quarter inch deep. Wonderful local history cover 200 years of the First Presbyterian Church in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Lots of local family names and a few pictures. 15 chapters, 5 appendices, bibliography and index. Appendix B has membership lists for 100th Anniversary in 1888, 150th Anniversary in 1938 and 200th Anniversary in 1988. A superb copy in DJ. LOC SSS-01

Printer's Devil Press. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/in illustrated wraps. Signed. Large Vintage Softcover, First Edition Signed by the Author 1981 Printer's Devils Press Tawas City, MI 76 pages. Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to photographic covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Signed by the Author on the FFEP. Nine chapters and epilogue. Log marks were to Michigan what cattle brands are to the grazing states. Lumbermen identified ownership of logs by hacking or stamping symbols on them. In 1859 a law was enacted to require owners of logs floated in the Muskegon river, or its tributaries, to mark the ends of their logs (rather than the sides) in a distinctive manner and to register the marks in the local county. All photographs are from the author's collection. Highly Recommended. A very handsome vintage Signed First Edition. LOC SSM-07

L. C. Page. Hardcover. Good+/No DJ. Vintage Hardcover , Stated Fourth Impression 1913 L. C. Page & Company Boston 381 pages. Good+, no DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear, one scuff and toning to publisher's decorative binding on olive cloth with a stagecoach\inn scene in black, green, white and brown on the front board, title lettering stamped in gilt - corners bumped with wear. Spine darkened.No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Tissue guard for frontispiece still intact. Top edge gilt. 48 B&W illustrations. Handsome vintage copy. LOC SSE-04