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Riding the Elephant
by Van Gordon, Texts Kathleen Brown, Karen Oswalt and Colleen Daly, Editor/Organizers Sauter
Detroit Books & Ephemera
Detroit. The City of Detroit, Michigan
Detroit: no publisher credit, n.d., late nineteen-teens. Paperback. Lackadaisical boosterism for what the smidgen of text promotes as "the most attractive city on this continent," where "ennui is an unknown word". Small (5x7 inch) oblong pamphlet in tan wraps printed brown, featuring sixeen leaves of glazed alkaline stock bearing fuzzy urban photos in orange panelling. The pix are so poorly reproduced one is surprised that some responsible person didn't call a stop-press, try again. Leaves are in good...
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£12.14
New University Thought; vol. 7, no. 1 (May-June 1969) From the people who brought you Vietnam: the anti-ballistic missile system
Detroit: New University Thought, 1969. Magazine. 20p., staplebound wraps, 6x9 inches, illus., slight toning on covers, light coffee ring on back wrap, else very good.
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£9.71
Lies
by Lourie, Dick
[Detroit]: [Printing Co-op], [197-?]. Pamphlet. 17p., wraps lightly toned along edges else very good in staplebound wraps. Radical poet.
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£12.14
Eulogy On George Washington: Delivered In Ste. Anne's Church, Detroit February, 1797
by Levadoux, Michel
Ann Arbor: William L. Clements Library. Very Good-. 1944. First Edition. Softcover. Father Levaduox was the priest at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Detroit, and his eulogy was delivered in French. While Detroit and the region containing modern Michigan was surrendered to the United States in the Treaty of 1783, the actual transfer did not occur until Detroit was surrendered by the British to Gen. Anthony Wayne. One year later, Father Levadoux delivered his eulogy. This pamphlet was published...
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Ramparts: vol. 7, #2, August 10, 1968
by Hinckle, Warren III, Editorial Director
San Francisco: Ramparts Magazine, Inc, 1968. Magazine. 78p., stapled wraps, 8.5x11 inches, staples rusted, wraps lightly worn, address label on front wrap, else very good condition. Includes an extended extract from John Hersey's The Algiers Motel Incident on the killing of three black teenagers by police during the Detroit riots, plus articles on Eugene McCarthy's presidential campaign, the Vietnam war, pornographic publisher Maurice Girodias, and Janis Joplin, a review of Bertrand Russell's...
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£16.19
Guerrilla: Free Newspaper of the Streets, Vol. 2, No. 3, 1968
by Van Newkirk, Allen
Detroit: Van Newkirk, 1968. Broadside. 16 x 22.25 inch broadside, minor foxing and toning, generally very good. One side functions as a poster for Eldridge Cleaver's 1968 run for US President, while the other has the text of the Black Panther Party's platform and program, with quotes from the writings of Andre Breton, Robert Duncan, Dave Sinclair, Murray Bookchin, and Eldridge Cleaver. Guerrilla was published by Allen Van Newkirk in Detroit from 1967-1968. Van Newkirk, who was connected with the White...
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£242.85
Echoes of Detroit: a 300 Year History
by Cohen, Irwin J
City Vision Publishing. Fine. 2000. First Edition :. Softcover. Quarto in wraps, unworn, unread, faint flare, else FINE, Signed on title page by author. Illustrated. Traces selected history through centuries. Many old photos. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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£23.48
Ocherki po istorii anarkhicheskikh ideĭ i statʹi po raznym sotsialʹnym voprosam. Очерки по истории анархических идей, и статьи по разным социальным вопросам
by Nettlau, Max
Detroit: Profsoyuz, 1951. Paperback. 397p., paperback, minor shelfwear, very good; text in Russian. "Outline of the history of ideas of anarchy, and other articles on various subjects." By one of the foremost historians of anarchism.
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£28.33
Built in Detroit a Story of the UAW, a Company, and a Gangster
by Morris, Bob
Iuniverse. Fine+ with no dust jacket. 2014. First Edition : Signed. Softcover. Octovo in wraps, Signed by the author, very tight, very bright, edges knife-sharp, faintest of flare, else FINE. History of the auto industry , a must read. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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£12.14
Global Journeys in Metro Detroit: a Multicultural Guide to the Motor City
by Marica Danner, Helen B. Love, Patricia Banker Peart
New Detroit. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1999. First Edition : Signed. Softcover. Octovo in glossy wraps, Signed by Pat Peart on half-title page, tight binding, fresh unmarked pages, covers have faint shelfwear, else NFINE. Where to find: Native Amer. Lunch, Bandura bands, Hmongtown, Greek Theatre, Gaelic football, Cuban pastelitos, etc etc. A treasure trove of information for native and tourist. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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£20.24
The Jewish Community of Metro Detroit, 1945-2005
by Stiefel, Barry
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. Near Fine. 2006. Softcover. 0738540536 . Jewish life in Detroit after World War II. Every page has b&w photographs and illustrations, all captioned. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. There are no chips, tears, or creases to the cover or spine. ; Images of America Series; B&W Illustrations & Photographs; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 127 pages .
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£12.10
The News of Detroit: How a Newspaper and a City Grew Together
by Lutz, William W
Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1973. Hard Cover. 0316537608 . Founded in 1873 by James Scripps, the author (an editor at the News), details the history of the newspaper and the city that it covered. Contains an index and a bibliography in the rear. Two photo sections. Original blue cloth spine with white spine lettering over red paper-covered covers. The dust jacket has a couple of short marginal tears and a small name on the front inside flap, else in...
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£9.67
Sketches And Reminiscences Of The City Of The Straits And Its Vicinity
by ROBERTS, Robert E
Detroit: Free Press Book and Job Printing House, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good-. Octavo, 178pp., illustrated. Clean, square copy in the publisher's blue cloth with gentle wear to extremities. Old browned tape repair to the final leaf, and the rear free endpaper has a large tear with major loss. Otherwise a clean, well-preserved copy of this 19th-century history of Detroit; overall about very good.
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£40.48
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Labor Notes [11 issues]
by Moody, Kim, director
Detroit, MI: Labor Education & Research Project, 2017. Magazine. Eleven issues of the newsletter for 2017. Issues present are Nos. 454-464; 15p. each, 8x10.75 inches, stapled wraps, newsprint; all with worn wraps and address printed on rear wraps, some toning, else generally very good condition.
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£13.76
AN ENTERTAINING NARRATIVE OF THE CRUEL AND BARBAROUS TREATMENT AND EXTREME SUFFERINGS OF MR. JOHN DODGE, DURING HIS CAPTIVITY...AT DETROIT
by [CAPTIVITY] Dodge, John
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Torch Press, 1909. Hardcover. Reproduced in facsimile from the second edition of 1780. 4to., 64 pp., illustrations. Cloth-backed boards, printed label. Unopened. A near fine copy. 63 copies. Howes D-399. The first obtainable edition. Ayer Collection 78.
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£283.32
Pituitrin (Pituitary Extract)
by Kehrer, Dr., et alia. Parke Davis Co., corporate compiler
Detroit MI: Parke, Davis & Co, 1913. 40p., high-gloss alkaline paperstock, softbound, a small stapled pamphlet in 6.5x4.5 inch dun wraps printed sepia letterpress. Covers show mildest crimping along spinefold, in all other respects fine: completely sound, clean and unmarked. Text is comprised of an eight-page Parke Davis intro followed by numerous excerpts of medical literature, many from the years 1908 thru 1912.
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£16.19
A History of Wayne State University in Photographs
by Aschenbrenner, Evelyn
Detroit: Wayne State University Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 081433282X . There is a preliminary introduction followed by numerous interesting photographs depicting the history of Wayne State University in Detroit, all with captions. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. Very slight rippling to the glossy pages at the edges which is not noticeable when looking through the book.There are no owner...
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£16.15
Ocherki po istorii anarkhicheskikh ideĭ i statʹi po raznym sotsialʹnym voprosam. Очерки по истории анархических идей, и статьи по разным социальным вопросам
by Nettlau, Max
Detroit: Profsoyuz, 1951. Hardcover. 397p., very good hardcover, though some smudging to endpapers; text in Russian. "Outline of the history of ideas of anarchy, and other articles on various subjects." By one of the foremost historians of anarchism.
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£36.43
Art Deco in Detroit
by Savage, Rebecca Binno & Kowalski, Greg
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. Very Good+. 2004. Softcover. 0738532282 . Primarily a photo history of Detroit's Art Deco buildings; all photos captioned. The last two pages have a slight cosmetic defect--a thin strip along the edge (about 1/8" wide) with dampstain--not affecting text or any other pages or covers. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings; no creases or tears to the covers or the pages. ; Images of America Series; B&W Photographs;...
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£10.48
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Palestinian Human Rights and the American People [handbill]
Detroit: Palestinian Human Rights Committee, [198-]. Handbill. 14x8.5 inch flyer, vertical fold crease, otherwise very good. Announces an event at Wayne State University.
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£9.71
Detroit Then and Now
by Gay, Cheri Y
San Diego: Thunder Bay Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 1571456899 . A fascinating look at the modern city in one full page photograph with the corresponding view in the 1800's on the facing page. Each photo is captioned with a one paragraph history of the major building(s) shown in each view. Anyone interested in modern Detroit's origins will certainly want to read this book. Previous owner name on end paper, else a clean book in publisher's...
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Communism in Labor Unions: hearings before the subcommittee to investiage the administration of the internal security act and other internal security laws of the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate, eighty-third congress, second session on communism in labor unions, Jan. 26 and Feb. 9, 1954
by United States Senate
Washington, DC: GPO, 1954. 43p., wraps, bookstore stamp on front wrap, else very good. Concentrates on testimony from Detroit area.
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£9.71
Lost Detroit
by Gay, Cheri Y
Pavilion. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition :. Hardcover. Oblong quarto hardcover, unworn unread and as NEW in AS NEW DJ. A cris copy. Illustrated throughout with old photos which brings old Detroit back to life. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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£21.86
Lewis urges action on labor's "bread and butter" task: The text of President Lewis' main address at the Ford Local 600 anniversary celebration Detroit, Mich., June 23, 1951
by Lewis, John L
[Detroit]: [UAW Local 600], 1951. Pamphlet. 14p., stapled wraps, front wrap foxed along top edge else very good condition, 5x7.5 inches. Cover title: Auto rank and file hail "Mr. Organized Labor.
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£20.24
Recollections: The Detroit Years (The Motown Sound By the People Who Made It)
by Ryan, Jack
Whitmore Lake, MI: Whitaker Marketing. Very Good. 1982. First Edition. Softcover. 0914303007 . Information on all the original Motown acts, the writers of Motown and the Detroit area disc jockeys who played the Mowtown sound. The profiles are accompanied by sepia-toned photos. The original order form for this book is loosely laid in. There is a light crease to the lower corner of the front cover, else this is a clean, tight, unmarked book not commonly found. This book will be an interesting...
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