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193654247New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1936. 8vo. 238 pp. Black cloth gilt illust. of doctor’s horse-drawn cart front cover gilt lettering w/ d.j. minor scuffing very small tear back cover edgewear still NF/VG copy. Second printing of this frank and outspoken memoir by a country doctor in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. His blunt discussion about sexuality abortion and illegitimate pregnancies led to a recommendation in the 1930s for libraries such as those in Wisconsin to not offer the book for general circulation. Thomas Y. Crowell, hardcover
1953031037Place of publication not identified: Publisher not identified 1953. First Edition . Soft cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 40pp. Bound in original soft covers. Extremities of covers are quite worn but not in an overly offensive manner. An additional leaf which contains a letter from the Secretary of State Segreteria di Stato di Sua Santita is laid down at front. Minor creases to extremities of this leaf. Nicely illustrated with historical black and white photographs. RARE <br/> <br/> Publisher not identified paperback
190912452Detroit MI: Michigan Federation of Labor. Fair with no dust jacket. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. The covers are soiled. Endpapers and title page are missing. Starts with the introduction. Pencil notes inside the covers & on some of the pages. Front & rear inner hinges gone. The contents are still useable and would grade "very good" by themselves. Price is as-is. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 237 pages . Michigan Federation of Labor hardcover
195410658<p>Michigan: Michigan State College. Very Good. 1954. Hardcover. Book is in excellent condition - no issues. The yearbook for Michigan State College now University captures a "confused whirl" of student life in the early 1950s detailing a packed demanding and traditional collegiate experience. It highlights a thriving campus culture featuring a large Business Administration division intense social activities and significant student engagement. The publication features extensive photography of the student body athletic teams and the era's social scene. VERY heavy book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .</p> Michigan State College hardcover
192083178REO Motor Car Company Lansing Michigan 1920. Pamphlet. Used - Very Good. Copyright 1920. 16 pages. Illustrated: chassis express body canopy cab & sills stakes carry-all doubledecker grain box factory dash starter differential motor clutch transmission. 9 x 6" black & orange printed wrapper. 1-page typed letter REO Worcester Company letterhead 1921 inserted. Trifle soiled creased VG. REO Motor Car Company, Lansing, Michigan unknown
1914MASTER240271ISOUTH HAVEN MI.: SOUTH HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL. G IN BLACK BOARDS WITH GILT LETTERING. NO DJ. Pages: 96. . 1914. HARDCOVER. LIGHT WEAR & SOILING. TEXT & PHOTOS CLEAN NO INSCRIPTIONS OR SIGNATURES. . SOUTH HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL hardcover
1966SKU1178283The State of Michigan 1966. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. Signed by Other. 1966; signed by Michigan Governor Lt. Gov. Sec. of State and numerous Michigan representatives of 1966; red cloth covered boards; corners and spine edges scuffed with board peeking through; no dust jacket; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on free front end paper; front hinge split with webbing exposed; Interior is clean and unmarked; 697 pages The State of Michigan hardcover
19149553Ann Arbor MI: University of Michigan. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1914. Leather. University of Michigan Law Department. 1914 Graduation program. Leather cover. 6"x5". Contains the program class day exercises list of faculty class officers and the class roll. The cover is a soft leather with holes punched and a thin leather strap holding it together. Front page is a picture of the Dean Henry M. Bates with his signature under the picture. There are glassine pages at the front and back. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall . University of Michigan hardcover
1996SKU1172374Michigan Genealogical Council 1996. Paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. 1996; Paperback blue and white paper covers; corner wear; 4to9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 245 pages; Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book. Michigan Genealogical Council paperback
199652102150019Michigan Genealogical Council 1996-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelving wear. Previous owner's name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Michigan Genealogical Council paperback
1938081973Ann Arbor MI: University of MIchigan 1938. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 496pp. Photos thru-out. Ink name in front though exceptionaly nice inside & out. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall <br/> <br/> University of MIchigan hardcover
198425169Ann Arbor Michigan: Environmental Research Institute of Michigan 1984. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good-. Unmarked. Staple through front cover. ; Book Description; Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square with minor wear. Ships Safe and Fast. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1-475 pages DP1. Environmental Research Institute of Michigan paperback
19625150University of Michigan 1962. Hardback. Good. <p><strong>University of Michigan International Conference on the Structural Design of Asphalt Pavements – Proceedings 1962</strong><br /><em>University of Michigan – University of Michigan</em><br />ISBN: none roads don’t need barcodes they need bearing capacity<br /><strong>Condition:</strong> Good<br />Vendor: <strong>Crappy Old Books</strong></p><p>Welcome to the glamorous high-octane world of… asphalt pavement design.</p><p>This hefty volume contains the full proceedings of the <strong>1962 International Conference on the Structural Design of Asphalt Pavements</strong> a gathering where the great and the good of civil engineering converged to discuss the deepest most profound question of all:</p><blockquote><p><em>“How thick should this road actually be before it collapses under trucks and bad planning”</em></p></blockquote><p>Inside this formidable relic of mid-century engineering optimism you will find:</p><ul><li><p>Papers with thrilling titles involving <strong>load repetitions subgrade moduli resilient response fatigue life and layer theory</strong> all delivered with the intense sincerity of people who truly believe in the power of a well-compacted base course.</p></li><li><p>Graphs – so many graphs – plotting wheel loads deflections and failure criteria like it’s a particularly niche form of modern art.</p></li><li><p>Charts and equations carefully designed to make non-engineers back away slowly while pavement nerds nod happily and start reaching for a slide rule.</p></li><li><p>Case studies from around the world each essentially saying: “We built this road. We drove heavy things over it. Here’s when it started to crack and here’s what we think about that.”</p></li><li><p>The full 1960s experience of <strong>typewritten camera-ready copy</strong> diagrams done by hand and the absolute absence of PowerPoint in any form.</p></li></ul><p>It’s a love letter to asphalt as a serious structural scientific endeavour long before it became just something commuters complained about when it develops a pothole.</p><p>Our copy is graded <strong>Good</strong> which in the candid dialect of <strong>Crappy Old Books</strong> means:</p><ul><li><p>The <strong>cover/boards</strong> are solid with only modest wear around the edges – call it the bibliographic equivalent of surface fretting: entirely cosmetic structurally sound.</p></li><li><p>The <strong>spine</strong> is upright and holding like a well-designed pavement keeping its shape under repeated axle loads. Minor rubbing here and there but nothing approaching rutting.</p></li><li><p>The <strong>pages</strong> are all present firmly bound and pleasantly aged to that warm “archival engineering library” tone. You may spot the occasional underlining check mark or inscrutable margin note – perhaps from a past reader who was genuinely excited about elastic layer theory.</p></li><li><p>No catastrophic coffee spills no half-detached signatures: just honest professional handling wear from people who one suspects used the phrase “serviceability index” in casual conversation.</p></li></ul><p>Not pristine but then neither are most of the roads it helped to design.</p><p>Perfect for:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Civil engineers and pavement specialists</strong> who want to commune with the ancestors and see what the field looked like before finite element software and colour printers.</p></li><li><p><strong>Infrastructure history nerds</strong> keen to understand how mid-20th-century minds turned empirical wheel tracks into design standards.</p></li><li><p><strong>Urbanists and transport geeks</strong> who realise that beneath every city story is a quietly suffering road structure.</p></li><li><p>Anyone who thinks it’s funny to own a giant serious conference proceedings volume solely devoted to asphalt and then proudly display it on the coffee table.</p></li></ul><p>The <strong>1962 University of Michigan International Conference on the Structural Design of Asphalt Pavements</strong> proceedings are a monument to the idea that if you measure calculate and argue enough you can build a road that will outlast everything except civil service paperwork.</p><p>Available now from <strong>Crappy Old Books</strong> where our subjects are niche our grading is honest and we firmly believe that beneath every great civilisation lies a carefully designed pavement structure with well-documented deflection data.</p> University of Michigan hardcover
192453814N.P.: Privately printed 1924. 1924. Mailer from a Houston Car Dealership. 11" x 17" sheet folded to four panels and further folded into 3 3/4" x 8 1/2" sections. One panel offers a self-contained stamped envelope addressed to J.D. Smallwood 1713 La Branch City and with a return address of Johnston Motor Co. Houston - Texas; information stating that there are now about the 35000 Authorized Ford Sales and Service Stations; and illustrations as well as pricing information on Ford's Fordor Sedan Tudor Sedan Runabout and Coupe. Most interesting are the hand-written comments by a potential buyer perhaps J.S. Smallwood beside each model . "Reckon we'll ever own one" Sheet opens to a bright colorful illustration showing a family in a Ford touring Car and with another family at a campsite with their Ford parked beside the tent. Again pricing information if offered which is $297 F.O.B. Detroit as well as hand-written comments . "$295 - Joke. Starter and Demountable Rims $85 Extra freight insurance federal tax other extras etc. = NEARLY $550 Light chipping to edges along with light soiling and with rubbing to folds. Very good. A beautiful brochure. Privately printed, 1924. unknown
196018995Lincoln Park MI : Lincoln Park Woman's Club 1960s. Plastic Comb Bound. Very good. Small octavo standard size. Slight wear to edges and corners of paper covers. Comb binding in great shape. A community cookbook with a few illustrations focusing on tea cookies and tea parties. Uncommon. <br/><br/> Lincoln Park Woman's Club unknown
2000mon0004099124Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. 11/1/2025 12:00:01 A. paperback. Good. 1.1300 10.0000 7.0000. Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. paperback
198429164Ann Arbor Michigan: Environmental Research Institute of Michigan 1984. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good-. Unmarked. May contains catalog sticker on front cover or spine and company stamp on cover page. ; Book Description; Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square with minor wear. Ships Safe and Fast. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 477-967 pages DK2. Environmental Research Institute of Michigan paperback
1958GB0041FEWTAI5N10The Bobbs-Merrill Company 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. The Bobbs-Merrill Company hardcover
1940284188Detroit: Michigan Historical Records Survey 1940. Paperback nimeographed . Good. 64 pp. slight library marks pocket t and slight tape on spine WPA project OCLC Number: 3764866has Michigan Historical Records Survey paperback
1906015255<p>Detroit MI: The Sprague Correspondence School of Journalism. Offered is a lot of eight issues of "How To Write: The Little Schoolmaster for Literary Workers" from 1906 and 1907 edited by Wm. William C. Sprague and published by The Sprague Correspondence School of Journalism out of Detroit Michigan. A stapled magazine measuring approximately 6-1/8" by 9" and containing 24 pages each. The issues are: May 1906 Vol. 8 No. 12; June 1906 Vol. 9 No. 1; July 1906 Vol. 9 No. 2; August 1906 Vol. 9 No. 3; September 1906 Vol. 9 No. 4; November 1906 Vol. 9 No. 6; December 1906 Vol. 9 No. 7; and February 1907 Vol. 9 No. 9. With articles instructional lessons columns and contributions from readers. Articles include Editor Norman Hapgood editor of Collier's Weekly Finds Flaws in the Dailies; Aspirant for Literary Fame Must Travel Up-Hill Road; Chances of the Young Writer; The Joke and Its Surroundings; The Proofreader; When Journalism Becomes Literature; Country Journalism as a Profession; Newspaperdom; Gossip About Novels and Novelists; How the Wicked Editors Wrong Unknown Writers; The Mistakes of Young Writers; Advice to Amateur Poets. With lengthy columns "Our Experience Meeting" by various contributors on a variety of writing and publishing topics and the "Art and Practice of Journalism" by Frederic Reddale. Staples light to moderately rusted to most issues; the May 1906 issue is worn and edge-chipped to blank margins only; the other seven issues are in Very Good or better condition. . Good. Magazine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1906.</p> The Sprague Correspondence School of Journalism
198628030Ann Arbor Michigan: Environmental Research Institute of Michigan 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Probably never been read. ; Book Description; Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square with minor wear. Ships Safe and Fast. Two volumes. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 836 pages DM2. Environmental Research Institute of Michigan paperback
198425170Ann Arbor Michigan: Environmental Research Institute of Michigan 1984. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. ; Book Description; Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square with minor wear. Ships Safe and Fast. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 477-968 pages; B000OJUV1K DP1. Environmental Research Institute of Michigan paperback
198229169Ann Arbor Michigan: Environmental Research Institute of Michigan 1982. First Edition . Paperback. Very Good-. Unmarked but front cover contains catalog sticker and inside cover page contains previous owner's name and company stamp. ; Book Description; Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square with minor wear. Ships Safe and Fast. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 199 pages DK2. Environmental Research Institute of Michigan paperback
193311203Detroit : printed by Evans-Winter-Hebb 1933 . First edition. Pamphlet. Very Good. Staple bound in light cream covers with brown text. Some wear and light brownign to edges of covers. SIGNED at top corner of cover by "C. W. Angell" a Univ. of Michigan sculptor and museum artist for 30 years best known for the Pumas he designed for the entrance to the old UM Museum of Natural History in Ruthven Hall. 16 p. w/6 two-toned illustrations of Michigan Murals. Uncommon. <br/><br/> [ printed by Evans-Winter-Hebb ] unknown
198629969<p>Hillsdale: Ferguson Communications Publishers 1986. VG/. 1st edition 1st printing. A Sesquicentennial History. This is an ex-library copy with usual markings. Book has bumped boards but interior pages have no writing or highlighting. No dust jacket as issued.</p> Ferguson Communications, Publishers hardcover