Search Results: Michigan from Mossback Books

Detroit: J. A. Matthews. Very Good. 1889. First Edition :. Hardcover. Octovo in navy cloth, illustrated cover, tight and straight binding, pages very bright and unfoxed, the covers have light wear at tips, else a solid wonderful, somewhat whimsical, copy. Lots of names are printed, lots of ads in back of book, Detroit based. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 113 pages .

Arbutus Pr. Fine in New dust jacket. 2004. First Edition :. Hardcover. 0966531671 . Small square quarto hardcover, very tight, very bright pages, fresh and unmarked, the covers unworn else AS NEW in AS NEW DJ. In 1960s the Heritage Hill neighborhood was close to being razed, but was stopped. Story of the revival. Frontis is a lithographic depiction of the city in late 1900s in glorious color, throughout there are photos and a bird's-eye view of Heritage Hill circa 1900. Filled with architectural styles: Builder Vernacular, Bungalow, Chateauesque, Craftsman, Dutch colonial, Eastlake, Georgian Revival, Gothic, Greek, Italianate, Prairie, Queen Ann, Shingle, Tudor revival. A glorious book; 10.6 X 9.1 X 0.8 inches .

Detroit: Privately Printed for the Author. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1876. First Edition :. Hardcover. 12mo hardcover, 1/4 black leather spine over dark buckram cloth, tight binding, pages white unmarked and still rather fresh, none marked or torn, the covers have light shelfwear, in clear mylar wrap, else VG+++ or slightly better. Contains all 6 illustrations, all in excellent condition. The bark house built in 1834; the last plate shows his last house built in 1854, nicer and larger. Told by early Michigan pioneer who built a house west of Dearbornville (a 26 mile walk to Detroit). Tells a complete tale much on cutting trees, logging and clearing land. Logs to be burned, stumps to be pulled or professionals who paid 25 cents per stump at that time, etc etc. This book is a classic in pioneer life and listed in Howes and in 100 Michigan Rarities, etc. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 250 pages pages .

Michigan State University Press. New in New dust jacket. 2013. First Edition :. Hardcover. Oblong quarto hardcover in dustwrapper, in Shrink Wrap as from the printer, NEW. A pristine copy, very heavy use media mail as air post will be prohibitive. Pontiac's war was a prelude to the crisis of British Imperalism, later colonists taking up arms against the British. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Ingham County Bi-Centennial. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1976. First Edition : Signed. Hardcover. Octovo in matte-blue cloth, Signed by author, bright gilt lettering on cover and spine, pages fresh, unworn, covers unworn, else FINE in bright white fine DJ. Ephram Wheaton died 1835 buried in North Stockbridge cemetery; Martin Dubois of Weissenfel's Regiment of Alaiedon Township died buried in Fitchburg Cemetery. Thus starts this centennial history, from the DJ flap no less. More excietment inside, Indians, pioneers, etc. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 422pp pages .

Centennial Commission. Fine. Reprint. Hardcover. Octovo in wraps, reprint of 1892 edition, clean unworn else FINE, no DJ as issued. Contains 112 pages (31 pages of old ads) , 75 black and white photos, many many old photos of Cadillac turn of century. Scarce........; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Harper & Brothers. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1945. First Edition :. Hardcover. Small octovo hardcover, tight binding, clean fresh unmarked pages, the covers evince no wear, else FINE in lightly edge-worn DJ, now in clear mylar jacket protector. Solid and bright, history of Flint from fur trapper trading post on the Flint River in 1812, huge lumbering area, later, huge auto plants, etc etc. Great story of an American City........; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Michigan State University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. First Edition :. Hardcover. 12mo hardcover, ex-libris with markings, tight binding, very clean pages, covers mildly worn, else VG+ in VG+ DJ, in clear mylar jacket protector. Much has been written about James Strang and his bitter rivalry with Brigham Young and the killing of the Smiths ; also there was rivalry with mainlander-Michigans over fishing and the religion. His grandson sets the record straight, straighter... ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Fun Magazine. Fine. 1990. First Edition :. Hardcover. Quarto in wraps, unworn and FINE. Local magazine telling stories of interest, e. G. "The Homeboy Scouts of America", Detroit Mayor Coleman Young "What Coleman A. Young Says And What He Really Means When Confronted By The Press") , scarce. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Wayne State University. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. First Edition :. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, faint shelfwear, else FINE in NFINE DJ, solid copy. Michigan was in the war from the beginning, starting at Ft Sumpter....; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Big Fun. Near Fine. 1990. First Edition :. Softcover. Quarto in wraps, light shelfwear, else NFINE. Features local events, illustrations, allusions to drugs, article: history of humor in Detroit. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

McGraw Hill. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1973. First Edition :. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, ex-libris, tight and bright, markings and endpaper deleted, else VG in VG+ DJ, in clear mylar jacket protector. This copy looks to have been unread. Illustrated history of this regional electric and gas company, leading the nation in this effort. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Suttons Bay Publications. As New in As New dust jacket. 2011. First Edition : Signed. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, Unworn, Unread, author flat signed on title page, unobtrusive owner signature, else as NEW in AS NEW DJ. A fresh crisp copy. Pages white as snow in Hancock Michigan during blizzards. Grand Traverse area, soldiers fought and died during the great conflict . "All who feel a connection to Northern Michigan should read this book. "-DJ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

C. E. Cleveland. Very Good+. 1904. First Edition :. Softcover. 16mo in wraps, tight binding, clean unfoxed pages, faint shelfwear, tiny spot on front, else VG+++++++. Brief history, many many old photos, mostly old boats, canoes; Indian boy with feathers is featured as "original settler". Scarce original little book; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 63pp pages .

S. J. Clarke Publishing. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1930. Improved Edition. Hardcover. 5 small quarto volumes in dark green buckram, top edge gilted, bindings holding rather nicely, pages white and unfoxed and unmarked, seems to have been rarely used- five huge volumes--, else VG to VG++, can go no higher due to ex-librariness (code of the bookseller). Seminal history of the area, ranking up there with Farmer's history of Det. Very heavy one volume weighs at least 5 pounds, no air post! Definitely. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Larke Historical. As New. 2006. Hardcover. Oblong quarto in wraps, unworn unread and as NEW. History of the industry in 84 pages, illustrated. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 84 pages .

Chicago: The Western Historical Company. Very Good. 1883. First Edition :; First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto hardcover: new spine and foretips over original brown cloth boards, new endpapers, tight and square spine'binding, pages clean and unfoxed, the covers have negligable wear, first few leafs have chipping/tearing of edges the rest of the pages clean and solid, else VG or slightly better. Contains the large folding map with some tears , textual illustrations (line drawings) , else complete. Scarce original volume on Michigan's Upper Peninsula in nice condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 549pp pages .

Detroit: Silas Farmer & Co. Very Good. 1890. Third Edition. Hardcover. Two matching large octovo hardcover, ex-libris, pages are unfoxed, the covers are lightly worn, else VG+ . The classic history of this frontier city. Volume 2 ends with page 1476. Illustrated with steel engravings (? ) of notables including Palmer, Book, A Wayne, Bagley, etc etc; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; pages .

Hickory, NC: Hometown Memories. As New in As New dust jacket. 2015. First Edition :. Hardcover. Quarto hardcover, unworn unread and as NEW in AS NEW DJ. A fresh copy. Illustrated with old photos, Many have contributed their memories and stories to produce this treasure, early 20th century in Central Michigan. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Friends of Okemos Library. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. Softcover. Small octovo soft cover in stiff dustjacket, an unworn and quite FINE copy, looks unread. A sesquicentennial edition, appears to be a small edition with added photos and details. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 26 pages .