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1893013049Chicago: The Werner Company 1893. Soft cover. Good. Paper covers oblong numbers 1-15 of a 6 part series published as a weekly series by The Werner Company Chicago the series sponsored and sold by the Michigan Central Railway. Covers detached in most issues and missing altogether for number 11. Each issue with 15-16 photographs. Internals nice - full page b&w photos with complete captions of all aspects of structures and exhibits for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The Werner Company unknown
18862380051886. Initialed on board HMA June 15/86. 1-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches. Matted. Fine. Initialed on board HMA June 15/86. 1-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches. unknown
186346962New York: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. 1863. Folio 15¼" X 12¼" image area 13 3/4" X 11 3/4". Hand colored. Very good. Light age toning and bit of soiling. Nice bright map of these side-by-side Midwest states from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World Plans of Cities Etc." Attractive example well colored and with sharp floral border. S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. unknown
186345849New York: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. 1863. Folio 15¼" X 12¼" image area 13 3/4" X 11 3/4". Hand colored. Very good. Faint age toning. A bright and sharp map of these two side-by-side Midwest states from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World Plans of Cities Etc." A lovely example delicately colored and featuring bold decorative border. S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. unknown
189733751Ann Arbor: Glen V. Mills. The Inland Press 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. 365 pages. 2 square folding maps of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti included 15" x 15". Red cloth hardcover with black lettered advertisements stamped on the covers and spine. Red end sheets with advertisements. Faint printed ads top and bottom text edge. 6 red cloth thumb tabs included. 29 advertisements with color tipped inside the directory. 7 of the ads are full page. Most of the advertisements are illustrated. Light shelf wear to the binding. Maps are in very good condition. Scarce. Apparently the 1897 Directory is not located in OCLC. Microform copies indicated for various years 1888 to the early 1900's. Glen V. Mills. The Inland Press hardcover
187739794N. P.: Privately printed n.d. ca 1877. 1877. 11" x 8 1/2" broadside ad announcing that H.G. Barlow Jr. and Jno. B. Barlow have purchased the entire stock and machinery of the Democrat Bindery and are ready for business. "In 1877 the Barlow Brothers John B. and Heman G. established a bindery in the Randall Block near the foot of Lyon street." According to the ad "If you have any Periodical Music or other work that you wish to bound or Books Albums etc. in need of repairs drop us a postal card and we will give it prompt attention." Light soiling and with a horizontal crease. Very good. Privately printed, n.d. [ca 1877]. unknown
190037013Detroit: Privately printed n.d. circa 1900. n.d. circa 1900. TRADE CATALOG. 6-1/2" x 5-1/2" printed light pink wrappers. 16pp including wrappers. Black and white illustrations of children in wagons advertising the Berry Brothers Celebrated Varnishes and Architectural Finishes. Some of the pictures were taken in Mexico Honolulu and Cuba during Carnival Time. "This little booklet is dedicated with best wishes to our juvenile friends and we are proud and glad to say we have a very large number of them. All the pictures appearing herein are taken from life and show our celebrated toy wagon in actual use." View of the factory to rear wrapper and "Manufacturers of Every Grade of Varnish and Japan For Every Use Known. Also Originators and Sole Manufactureres of Genuine Hard Oil Finish Liquid Granite and Shingletint." Light soiling to wrappers else a very nice booklet. Privately printed, n.d. (circa 1900). unknown
188552242Kalamazoo: Kalamazoo Publishing Company n.d. ca.1885. 1885. 6" x 6 9/16" card folded in half to create to 4 panels. Two colorful cover panels - - one showing a woman with her parasol watering the crops with a hose as her husband is toiling at the pump. The second panel shows and man and his wife sitting on the front porch of their home while a sprinkler does the work. In background is a windmill. Two interior panels tell the story of poor Mr. And Mrs. Spoopendyke a couple who is forced to do back-breaking work in order to get water to their crops. In January of 1867 Bradley S. Williams and his brother-in-law Mr. Kirk Smith formed Williams Smith & Co. in Kalamazoo MI. The stated purpose to manufacture windmills and "reapers mowers or threshers." In 1873 the two parted ways and Williams changed the name of the company to B.S. Williams & Co. By 1889 Kalamazoo was known as “The Windmill City” with a total of eight windmill factories in operation. Over 4000 windmills were produced annually. B. S. Williams & Co. was the largest manufacturer and producing over 1200 mills annually. Light soiling and with stamp to top of one scene. Panels have been neatly taped together. Very good. Kalamazoo Publishing Company, n.d. [ca.1885]. unknown
187633069Chicago: H. Belden & Co 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor. Folio. 79 pages. Cloth covered boards with gilt title on the front cover. Atlas is in fair to poor condition. The front cover is detached. Covers are worn with edge tears to the cloth. Front board is bowed. The right front flyleaf removed. Title page toned with a tape repair. Atlas complete except for right front flyleaf. 12 of the pages are detached from the binding including the two page United States map. Pages 29 30 31 32 41 53 54 55 56 58 59 60 have tears and were partially repaired with old tape resulting in stains. Several more pages have edge tears to the paper not affecting views or maps. Text pages 61-79 are generally in good condition with some toning and faint damp stains. Many of the views of the residences and maps that were not repaired are in fair condition. The two page map of Detroit compiled by Eugene Robinson in 1876 is present and has a tear in the lower gutter. Light toning to the Detroit map fair condition only. H. Belden & Co hardcover
185137649Philadelphia Pa.: B. Mifflin Printer 1851. First edition. Removed. Removed from a larger volume lacking the wrappers mail fold otherwise good. 19 pp. 8vo. After the initial route was laid out in 1824 construction on the Illinois and Michigan Canal began in 1836 only to be suspended for several years after the Panic of 1837 which set the state of Illinois into a financial crisis. To meet the debt payments for the state in 1841 money was borrowed from the firm of Macalester & Stebbins of Philadelphia "but the State failed to meet her obligations to us; which prevented us from meeting ours to others and the consequence was that we were overwhelmed with disaster and the credit and business of the house destroyed." This appeal to the People of Illinois is for the final resolution of justice after some payments had been made.<br /> <br /> A quite detailed analysis and accounting and scarce. We could located only one other copy at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library which provides the title and printing information from the wrapper: "Appeal of Macalester and Stebbins to the people of Illinois Philadelphia June 1851".<br /> <br /> Charles Macalester II 1798–1873 was a businessman in Ohio & Philadelphia and for whom Macalester College in Minnesota is named. [B. Mifflin, Printer] unknown
184334809Washington DC: United States Senate 1843. Map. Good. Disbound wraps. 30 pages. Includes an 1842 large folding map approx. 36" x 46" of the Delta of Lake St. Clair. Approx. 6" closed tear not affecting the main content. Map has numerous folds and some small pin holes at the fold intersections. Light toning to the text. Good. United States Senate unknown
184635266Detroit: Sanford M. Green 1846. First Edition. Leather bound. Fair. Quarto. 1 xvi 829 pages errata page 2. Brown sheepskin leather binding with title label on the spine. Leather binding is scuffed and rubbed. Light cracks to the outer joints. Moderate to heavy scattered foxing toning and damp staining to the contents. Fair only. Sanford M. Green unknown
1844List3335Kalamazoo Michigan 1844. Single three-page letter measuring 7 ½ x 9 ¾ inches. Folded with very small tears at folds; larger tear at seal intersecting with text. Overall excellent to Near Fine. An 1844 letter from a woman who had recently moved to Kalamazoo to a friend in Urbana Ohio. The writer describes Kalamazoo:<br /> <br /> “It is nearly four months since we bade our sad adieu to Staten Island and our lovely abode & here have we been in the wilds of Michigan some two or three months we remained at Detroit two or three weeks with our youngest brother — the first of June our elder brother David removed to Kalamazoo and it is really a beautiful wonderful place; and of far greater magnitude than I had formed any conception and only ten years ago nothing but the indian war whoop was heard — now it really to a stranger presents almost as bustling an appearance as Detroit; much taste has been evinced by the founders of this magical village of the west; – they have allowed to remain unharmed the splendid forest trees and the whole town presents the aspect of a grove — it is becoming the great thoroughfare to St Josephs & Chicago & St Louis —.â€<br /> <br /> The first white settler within what is now the city of Kalamazoo Titus Bronson arrived in 1829; within ten years Kalamazoo County had several thousand residents. <br /> <br /> The writer also describes her plans for traveling to New Orleans hoping to avoid the seasickness-inducing “‘big lake’ travellingâ€. This would have been difficult as plank roads were not laid in the area until the following year and railroads would not reach Kalamazoo until 1846.<br /> <br /> Of interest to historians of white American settlement of Michigan. unknown
185530671New York: John W. Amerman 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. 2 vi 218 pages. Dark brown cloth hardcover with blind stamped designs and gilt stamped title on the front cover. Light edge wear to cloth head of the spine. A few light rubbed spots to the cloth right edges of front cover. Scarce. One copy located in OCLC Germany. John W. Amerman hardcover
19009312N.P.: Privately printed n.d. ca. 1900. 1900. 4-3/8" x 3". One side has description noted above with an illustration of a "Buchanan Wagon" image approx. 1" x 2". The reverse side is an attractive color lithograph of a hunter with knife held overhead charging a snarling bear which is standing over the hunters fallen companion. Three dogs attacking the bear add to the action. "Compliments of Rough Bros. Wagon Works. Buchanan Mich." appears in small type at upper right corner. An insignificant minor blemish on printed side not affecting text else a fine example of a "turn-of-the-century" business card with an unusually attractive color lithograph. Privately printed, n.d. [ca. 1900]. unknown
185034813Washington DC: United States Congress 1850. Wraps. Good. Disbound wraps. 20 pages. Illustrated with 3 large folding maps in back. Light damp stains to the front cover. Light scattered foxing and toning to the maps and text. Good condition. United States Congress unknown
187652244N.P.: Privately printed n.d. ca. 1876 1876. 14" x 5 1/2" sheet folded to 8 panels. One cover panel; 3 panels showing lovely farm scene with pigs sheep chickens cows carriage church fountain and home with a large windmill at the foreground. Two panels offer information about the company and warranty. Remaining two panels offer testimonials. Light wear to edges and folds. A beautiful presentation. Very good. Privately printed, n.d. [ca. 1876] unknown
1900366431900. 5-1/4" x 7-3/4". Approx. 160 pp. Autograph album with red gilt decorated covers worn boards detached but present spine missing. Pages have been removed and the remaining pages are mostly loosened. Signatures are written both directly on the book's pages and also on separate pieces of paper tipped in. Some toning and staining of the occasional page. While the binding is in in fair condition the pages that remain are Good to Very Good.<br/><br/>Autographs include in part: <br/> "Auburn Nov. 14 1860 Dear Sir I comply very cheerfully with the request contain in your courteous note and remain Respectfully your obednt servant William H. Seward" U.S. Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869 Governor of New York and U.S. Senator from New York.<br/> "Washington 11 Feb 1861 Sir I have the pleasure of complying with your request. Respectfully yours John A. Dix". Secretary of the U.S. Treasury.<br/> "Yours truly Henry W. Longfellow" Famous poet and author of "Paul Revere's Ride".<br/> "Washington Dec. 16 1860/ Mr. T.A. Ashley/ Dear Sir Your letter of Dec. 10 is recd. Respectfully Preston King." Early free soil politician.<br/> "Dear Sir Faithfully Yours Charles Sumner" Massachusetts senator and Radical Republican.<br/> "Very truly yours Schuyler Colfax member from Indiana" <br/> "Washington Feb. 25 1861 to F.A. Ashley Esq. Dear Sir Yours of the 21st received and I hereby comply with your request Respectfully yours & c. Owen Lovejoy/ F.A. Ashley Esq. Detroit Mich." U.S. Representative from Illinois conductor on the Underground Railroad brother of Elijah Lovejoy friend of Abraham Lincoln.<br/> "Washington D.C. August 24 1890 J.B.Cheadle Frankfort Indiana/ Represented the 9th Indiana District in the 50th & 51st Congresses. Elected in 1886 by 3416 majority and in 1888 by 4450 majority."<br/> "Very truly your friend W.H. Coffron North Baruch Mich. Washington D.C. 11/30/'84" with cartoon face. Michigan physician; graduate treasurer secretary and professor of Georgetown University.<br/> "With best wishes J. N. Gillette Governor of California Sept. 9th 1909". <br/> "House of Representatives Washington Feb. 21st 1861/ G.A. Ashley Esq. Detroit Mich. Sir Yours of the 19th came to hand this evening. Very respectfully your obedt. Servant Cyrus Aldrich" Minnesota;<br/> "Yours truly Jas. Harlan" Early Free Soil politician federal judge U.S. Cabinet Secretary of the Department of the Interior under President Johnson;<br/> "Mason W. Tappan Ho. Reps. Washington 2/14/1861 Sir I am making a hand somewhere; and I prefer to make it before I start to run at all" New Hampshire<br/> "I'll try it and let you know Sam Gordon Miles City Aug. 17 83" New York native later settled in Montana where he established the Yellowstone Journal.<br/> "Albany April 10 1861 Dear Sir If you think my humble name written with my own hand will add anything to the value of your collection it gives me pleasure to make this small contribution. Yours with respect Ira Harris/ To F.A. Ashley Esq." New York senator and friend of Abraham Lincoln. <br/> "My Dear Bill Yours Truly J. Guthrie Asst. U.S. Inspector Hulls San Francisco CA Eureka Ca. March 2 1905"<br/> H. Winter Davis "James R. Doolittle "Louis Kerrsft Rear Admiral U.S. Navy 2nd March 1905"; "Yours very truly/ Alex. W. Buel"Michigan; B.F. Magee M.C. Michigan; "Truly Yours John T. Shurtleff Sept. 25 1909"<br/>H.P. Baldwin'; A.A. Burnham CT; Chas. A. Mack Jr.; Kinsley S. Bingham MI; Frank Higham Detroit M.; R.E. Trowbridge MI; W.K. Sebastian AR; John A. Gilmer NC a member of the Confederate Congress; JesseD. Bright IN owned plantation in KY with slaves and was the only person from a Northern State expelled from the Senate for his Confederate sympathies; J. Morrison Harris MD; Wm. Bigler PA 12th governor of PA ; John Cochrane NY; Zachariah Chandler Michigan leading abolitionist in Congress; M.S. Latham MI; Alex. W. Buell MI; John J. Perry Oxford Maine; Kit Adams; Emerson Etheridge TN; Edgar Cowan U.S.S. PA; Jno Goode PA; Miss T.C. Ashley; Loren C. Caddell; USMP Maj. Samuel Ruggles prominent New Yorker ; W.J. Thorne M; Alfred Ely; Katie Lackey; "Eureka July 23 1908 Hit the bear hard! Charles Ausyl Clarke U.S. Navy with much affection for Mr. Bell"; "Washington City D.C. Feby. 14 1861/ I am Truly Yours J. Markley" Ohio; Milton S. Davis Lieut. U.S.S.; C. Case IN; Harry C. Frankenfield DC 11/30/84; W.B. Holland; Sedley Chaplin supt. Construction Supervising Architects Office Treasury Deptt. Sept. 21 1909: Edward J Morris PA; William Pennington NJ; Neal Delano; Miriam F. Richmond; "A of Michigan" followed by signatures of Frank Johnson Charles B. Wood Gore Porter R.E. Frazer Aaron C. Jewett George Kingsley James A. Brown Dept. of Medicine; "Edwin Z. Pritchett 1st Lieut. 1st Field Artillery June 24 1909"; Walter S. Sturgill; Edgar H. Towar Detroit; 4/30/1861; B. Stanton Ohio; J Stout Oregon; H.H. Munds 1883 Billings MT; Senator from California R.L. Edwards; R.F. Woolfield and WH. Coory Montana; and others. unknown books
18676214John A. Kerr 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No dust jacket. Lansing MI: John A. Kerr 1867 no statement of edition. Small hardback bound in red leather in poor condition. Spine very worn with 1.5 in. missing at bottom; edges of covers worn front pastedown is discolored from binder's glue rear endpapers show a water stain. Name E. G. Morton in gilt on front. 4.25 x 6.75 in. 74 pp. of text followed by many blank pages containing signatures of convention delegates. There are 117 signatures each with the delegate's city of residence. First signature is of Charles W. Croswell president of the convention. Croswell was elected governor of Michigan in 1877. John A. Kerr hardcover
1890ZB333605Washington: GPO 1890. 3 pp very good in self wrappers; the Committee feels the idea is worthy of investigation. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Washington: GPO, unknown
1892ZB353116Washington: GPO 1892. 2 pp issued as 51st Congress 1st Session HR 786; one sheet with light age toning and margin tattering; a tunnel has certain advantages over a bridge and the committee feels the idea is worthy of further investigation. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Washington: GPO, unknown
190040-166121900-01-01. Staple Bound. Good. Good condition with wear and markings. unknown
1865100127University of Michigan Ann Arbor 1865. Pamphlet. Used - Very Good. Printed by Order of Congress 1865. 20 pages. 8 x 5.25" stitched. Progress of rebellion 'it becomes us to be magnanimous towards enemies doubly so towards deluded brethren of rebellious states taught they were fighting for liberty and self-government when seeking to overthrow Constitution and Government which afford equal privileges to all' Emancipation Proclamation martial law reconstruction Indian relations frontier national debt Morrill Act power and worth of institutions. VG. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor unknown
1873002809Philadelphia: John E. Potter and Company 1873. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 7 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. 8 5-415 3; embossed brown cloth over boards illustrated in gilt and black; engraved portrait frontis; a few small rubbed spots to corners and tips of spine; small personal stamp of previous owner to first free leaf; spine slightly cocked; thin closed cuts to endpapers along hinges hinges themselves quite solid; overall in very good condition. Ida Glenwood pen name for Cynthia Roberts Gorton 1826 - 1894 was a blind poet author and temperance lecturer. Beginning to lose her sight at the age of 14 she became completely blind by her late twenties. Her first prose work the current "The Fatal Secret" was initially written in pencil and practically unreadable but soon after she acquired and became proficient in the newly-invented typewriter which she would use throughout her entire literary life. Wright II 1014. John E. Potter and Company hardcover books
184753689Detroit: A. S. Williams printer 1847. 8vo pp. 189 1; a few leaves curled at the corners else a very good copy in original printed blue wrappers. Clark Hist. Library only in OCLC. <br/><br/> A. S. Williams, printer unknown books
