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Detroit's Mount Elliott Cemetery : Images of America

By: Jensen, Cecile Wendt

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing: 2006

Seller ID: 21944

ISBN: 0738540935

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

128 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Tan softcover, 128 glossy pages, about 200 historical b/w photos with detailed captions. ; History, controveries, famous burials, etc, in large Catholic cemetery founded in Detroit in 1841. ; No defects. Appears unused. ; Images of America Series
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Soldier's Life, a : The Civil War Experiences of Ben C. Johnson

By: Johnson, Ben C, with Alan S. Brown

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Western Michigan University Press: 1962

Seller ID: 17711

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

122 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; White and blue softcover, 122 pages, small b/w map, footnotes. ; Faculty Contributions, Series 6, Number 2, June 1962. ; Edited, with an introduction, by Alan S. Brown. Foreword by George G. Mallinson. Map by Allen R. Smith. Memoirs of Benjamin C. Johnson, Company F, 6th Michigan Infantry, 1861-65, which saw action mainly in Louisiana. ; Minor edgewear. Oldprice marked on front cover. Affixed inside front cover, as issued, is A Note to Readers warning about racist language in the text. Upper tips bumped, with light creases. Binding tight.
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Vintage Jet Magazine, June 12, 1958 : Adam Clayton Powell Faces Toughest Fight in Political Career ; Last Days At Little Rock

By: Johnson, John H.

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Johnson Publishing Company: 1960

Seller ID: 21698

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

66 pages; 16mo (6") 16 cm; Small black and red softcover, 66 pages, 64 b/w photos, many articles and departments. African American history, popular culture, performing arts, sports, pinup girls, etc. ; Volume 14, Number 6, June 12, 1958. ; Special reports on Congressman Adam Clayton Powell and efforts to clear his name after slurs from racist Democrats and income tax investigation; Little Rock Nine student graduates, group honors their leader, Mrs. Daisy Bates. ; Small closed tear and wrinkle to one leaf, not affecting any text or images. Otherwise only light wear. Scarce.
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Vintage Jet Magazine, November 15, 1973 : Nancy Wilson Raps about Problems of Black Men

By: Johnson, John H.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Johnson Publishing Company: 1973

Seller ID: 21699

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

98 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Softcover, 98 pages, tons of b/w photos, two color photos of Nancy Wilson plus some color ads, many articles and departments. African American history, popular culture, performing arts, sports celebrities, society news, etc. ; Volume 45, Number 8, November 15, 1973. Cover photo by Isaac Sutton. ; Singer Nancy Wilson and problems of black men ('why do black women marry white men") ; firing of NASA's equal opportunity officer Ruth Bates Harris for saying they were not following equal opportunity hiring ; black owned radio station WJPC (was WGRT) ; more. ; Onl...
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They Live in Your Midst : Nazi War Criminals in the US and Canada

By: Jonaitis, Leonas

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Gintaras: 1972

Seller ID: 18961

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

48 pages; 16mo (6.75") 17 cm; Small softcover booklet, blue illustrated covers, 52 pages numbered to 48, index. ; Written by Leonas Jonaitis. English version by G. Kirvaitis. Edited by V. Grodzenskis. ; Gives names, addresses, witness statements and lists of crimes of 13 known Nazi war criminals who committed atrocities in Lithuania and are now (1972) living in the United States and Canada. ; Very light shelfwear only. Faint crease to rear cover. Owner name and date (January 3, 1973) penned inside front cover. No other defects. Scarce.
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Image for Eastern Pennsylvanians, a Book of Biographies : The Lives of Those Leaders of Today Who by Reason of Their Achievements Have Merited a Place in the Record of This Rich Section

Eastern Pennsylvanians, a Book of Biographies : The Lives of Those Leaders of Today Who by Reason of Their Achievements Have Merited a Place in the Record of This Rich Section

By: Jones, James O.

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Eastern Pennsylvania Biographical Association: 1928

Seller ID: 17775

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

377 pages; 4to (11.75") 30 cm; Tall heavy hardcover, dark brown embossed buckram boards, bound with heavy cord as issued, metallic copper-toned lettering, dark brown endpapers, 377 glossy pages, index, over 300 biographies of noted living men (and two women) of eastern Pennsylvania, over 300 b/w portrait photos. ; Published 1928. Compiled and edited by James O. Jones, with assistance from Charles H. Heustis, Edward J. Stackpole, L. B. Tyler, Eugene T. Giering, Col. Clarence J. Smith, A. E. McCullough. ; A touch of shelfwear only. One very small nick to bottom edge of one leaf, not affectin...
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Rebel War Clerk's Diary, A, Complete in 2 Volumes

By: Jones, John B.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Time-Life Books: 1982

Seller ID: 21915

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

872 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Set of 2 hardcover volumes, dark blue-black leather, marching soldiers embossed on front, gilt lettering, all edges gilt, red silk page-marker ribbon, marbled endpapers, 392 + 480 pages, 872 total pages. ; Top-quality reprint of a first-hand account of the American Civil War, originally published 1866. This edition 1982. ; Gilt edges partly faded. Owner name penned on front flyleaf vol-1. No other or defects. Publisher's original introduction sheet laid in, as issued. ; Time Life Collector's Library of the Civil War Series; Vol. 3/4/2020
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Dream Lives On, the : The House on the Rock, 50th Year Anniversary Edition

By: Jordan, Alex J.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: House on the Rock: 1991

Seller ID: 21885

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

124 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall black glossy softcover, 124 unnumbered glossy pages, about 200 stunning full-color photos. ; Guide to bizarre tourist attraction in Spring Green, Wisconsin, described as a folly building or "a complex of architecturally distinct rooms, streets, gardens, and shops" stuffed with bizarre toys and devices, built on top of a pinnacle of rock, all designed by experimental architect Alex J. Jordan. ; Book shows light wear to tips. No major defects.
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Nez Perce Indians, the : And the Opening of the Northwest

By: Josephy, Alvin M. Jr.

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Yale University Press: 1965

Seller ID: 20276

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

705 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Thick hardcover, green cloth, [xxiv] + 705 pages + 16 unnumbered plates, 24 b/w photos and illustrations, 11 small maps, color glossy frontispiece portrait of Nez Perce Indian painted in 1847. ; Amazingly comprehensive history of American western expansion, including Lewis and Clark, fur trade, missionary period, Indian Wars 1850s-1870s, Idaho gold rush, much more, with special emphasis on Nez Perce (Niimiipuu) Indians of Idaho and parts of Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington state. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows a few tiny edge chips. Scarce in this c...
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German 7.9mm Military Ammunition : 1888-1945

By: Kent, Daniel W.

Price: $115.00

Publisher: Published by Author: 1990

Seller ID: 21325

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

245 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, black and red boards, [xiv] + 153 + 78 pages, 245 total pages, yellow endpapers illustrated with headstamp block numbers, bibliography, 2 indexes, 11 appendixes, over 670 b/w figures, photos and diagrams. ; Copyright 1973. This is 2nd Edition, revised and enlarged, 1990. ; Exhaustive. Details 7.9 mm ammunition used by German military in both world wars, including armor piercing, aviation, blanks, duplex, explosive, incendiary, patronen, S ball, sinter core, solid steel, tracer, etc, plus makers, markings, cartons, much more. ; Only a touch of ...
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(Civil War) History of the Great Rebellion, from its Commencement to the Close, Complete in 1 Volume : Giving an Account of its Origin, the Secession of the Southern States, and the Formation of the Confederated Government

By: Kettell, Thomas P.

Price: $48.00

Publisher: L. Stebbins: 1865

Seller ID: 21700

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor with no dust jacket

783 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Thick hardcover, brown pebbled leather, green marbled endpapers, [viii] + 783 pages, gilt title on spine, rag (cotton-fiber) paper throughout, index, footnotes, brief glossary of military terms, several lists and tables in text, 13 b/w maps, most full-page, and 40 b/w engravings with tissue guards. ; Copyright 1865 stated but being an omnibus volume must have been published 1866. Complete subtitle a mile long. Published in Hartford, Connecticut, by L. Stebbins, and Cincinnati, Ohio, by F. A. Howe. Engravings by Fisk & Russell, NY. Written by noted economic anal...
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Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto : A Project of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, Washington, D. C.

By: Klein, Dennis B.

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown & Company: 1997

Seller ID: 19966

ISBN: 0821224573

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

255 pages; Folio (12.25") 31 cm; Tall hardcover, green cloth, tan endpapers, 255 pages, chronology, bibliography, index, chapter endnotes, 233 b/w and 127 color photos and illustrations, with captions. ; History of Holocaust-era Jewish ghetto in Kovno (Kaunas) Lithuania. ; Copyright 1997. This is 2nd printing, 1998. Forewords by Miles Lerman, Ruth B. Mandel, Walter Reich. Introduction by Elizabeth Kssin Berman. Long list of researchers and contributors. ; This book was published to accompany major exhibit at US Holocaust Memorial Museum with paintings, diaries, photos, sketches, artifacts,...
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Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto : With Ephemera

By: Klein, Dennis B.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown & Company: 1997

Seller ID: 15369

ISBN: 0821224573

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket

255 pages; Folio (12.25") 31 cm; Tall heavy hardcover, green cloth, gold lettering, 255 pages, yellow endpapers, main text in 2 columns, index, bibliography, chronology, chapter endnotes, 233 b/w and 127 full-color photos and illustrations. ; Published under auspices United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC. ; The Kovno (Kaunas) Ghetto in Lithuania held 40 000 Jews under Nazi occupation. This book documents their lives, diaries, artworks, etc. ; Oldprice inked on front endpaper. No other defects to book. A touch of edgewear to jacket. ; Laid in: 19 clippings on Lithuanian his...
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Black Cat Raiders of World War 2 : WWII

By: Knott, Richard C. ; Illustrated by Ted Wilbur

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company: 1981

Seller ID: 20611

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

198 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, black boards, orange endpapers, [x] + 198 pages, index, footnotes, endnotes, over 60 b/w photos, many never before published, plus diagrams and small maps. ; Fascinating history of the PBY Catalina (aka Patrol Bomber Y, Canso, Flying Boat or Black Cat Raider) with emphasis on its use in World War 2 combat in South Pacific. Authored by US Navy Captain and longtime pilot of same. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows a touch of edgewear near heel.
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Jacobson's, I Miss it so ! : The Story of a Michigan Fashion Institution (Signed)

By: Kopytek, Bruce Allen

Price: $7.00

Publisher: History Press: 2012

Seller ID: 21066

ISBN: 1609493249

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

208 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, 208 pages, 4 appendixes, over 100 b/w photos with captions. Halftitle page inscribed and dated 2012 and SIGNED by author in florid hand. ; Copyright 2011. This is 3rd printing, 2012. ; History of retail giant Jacobson's, a long-lived and elegant department store chain with flagship locations in Grosse Pointe, Michigan; Birmingham, Michigan; and Sarasota, Florida; and stores in many other locations.
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Donut Dolly : An American Red Cross Girl's War in Vietnam

By: Kotcher, Joann Puffer

Price: $20.00

Publisher: University of North Texas Press: 2012

Seller ID: 21361

ISBN: 1574413244

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

361 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, red cloth, [xx] + 361 pages, index, bibliography, endnotes, 3 appendixes, several b/w photos. Front endpaper SIGNED by author. ; One of very few American women who saw the front lines in Vietnam. ; No defects to book or jacket. Item laid in: Author's original business card promoting this book. ; North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series; Vol. 6
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Refugee's Trails

By: Kramek, John S.

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Refugee Trails Fund: 1991

Seller ID: 21654

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

318 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Green softcover, 318 pages. ; Published by author. Copyright 1990, final page dated 1991. Edited by Eva A. Ziem. ; Harrowing memoirs of Polish refugee who, as a boy during World War 2, was deported to Tayga in the Soviet Union, then fled through Russia, landed in refugee camps in Pahlavi (Iran) , India, and Mexico, before finally coming to Detroit. ; Covers show a touch of shelfwear, two very small wrinkles. Author's old address covered by small sticker with new address. No other defects. Quite scarce.
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Hope for the City : A Catholic Priest, a Suburban Housewife and Their Desperate Effort to Save Detroit

By: Kresnak, Jack

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Cass Community Publishing House: 2015

Seller ID: 20359

ISBN: 1942011156

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

441 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, [xii] + 441 pages, bibliography, several b/w photos with captions. ; This is the story of Father Bill Cunningham and Eleanor Josaitis, founders of Focus: HOPE, an amazing non-profit organization working to overcome racism and poverty in post-1967 Detroit. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. No marks or defects.
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State, its Historic Role, the : Condensed Edition

By: Kropotkin, Peter

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Ammon A. Hennacy: 1946

Seller ID: 19657

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

12 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Small softcover, green chess-board-patterned covers, 12 pages. Condensed edition stated. English throughout. ; Written by Pyotr Alekseyevich Kropotkin (1842-1921) famous Russian philosopher who spoke out in favor of small local government (otherwise known as anarchism); Covers show a few very small spots. Staple intact but slightly rusty. Scarce.
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African Mission : (Signed)

By: Kurthy, Tama, and Tollas Tibor; Illustrated by Kalman Kovacs

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Nemzetor Editions: 1963

Seller ID: 18000

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

96 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; White softcover, rear cover pink, side-stapled binding, small map, about 40 b/w photos in text, with captions. Map on front showing route. Half title inscribed in Hungarian and SIGNED by Tollas Tibor. ; Text translated by Csejthei Ferenc. Poems translated by Jascha Kessler. Art by Kalman Kovacs. Foreword by Clemens Podewils. ; 'This book is an account of an African tour by two Hungarian refugees from the Hungarian revolution of 1956, Tollas Tibor, a poet, and Tamas Kurthy, a student who was blinded by his communist torturers; they hoped to win support for enslaved...
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