Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1967. 105 photo Illus. Thin oblong 8vo, black cloth, d.w. chipped and partially repaired with tape, cloth lightly soiled, many pages slightly wavy. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1967. More

Ports. Ann Arbor, 1948. More

Amsterdam: 1737. Map. Original engraving. 14.75 x 17.25 inches. Beautiful 1737 map of North America featuring giant scaled Great Lakes. Lake Huron is referred to as Karegnondi, an indigenous name meaning big lake or fresh water sea. Possible reference to Manitoulin Island (the largest fresh water island in the world) as 'Cantolon'. Many portage routes are described throughout. Indigenous villages and architecture is noted along with Jesuit settlements. The largest significant French towns that are noted are Quebec City and..... More

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1958. Illus. 19pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1958. Very good. More

Boston: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, 1835. Map. Engraving with hand-colored outline. Image measures 7 7/8" x 10 1/8" Early map of the Michigan territory published two years prior to statehood. The map extends to show the entire Great Lakes Region. Present-day Wisconsin and Minnesota are labeled as District of Huron, and Attached to Michigan Territory. Shows towns, waterways, railroads and topographical details. Relief is shown pictorially. Indian territory is indicated, including Ottawa and Chippewa nations inhabiting the Upper Peninsula and the..... More

8vo, cloth; (spine ends rubbed). Univ. of Michigan Press, 1940. More

New York: J.H. Colton, 1855. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13" x 16 1/4" Beautifully detailed map of Lake Superior and northern Michigan divided into counties. Shows public land survey plats, towns, waterways, islands, topographical features, and mines. In excellent condition. The Colton family was one the most prolific and successful publishers of maps and atlases in the United States. Joseph Hutchins Colton (1800-1893) founded his map publishing business upon moving to New York in 1831. For..... More

Barcelona: Actar, 2001. Illustrated throughout in color and b/w. 158 pages. Slim 4to, glossy yellow printed wrappers. Barcelona: Actar, 2001. First edition. Very slight ripple at bottom of first several pages, otherwise a near fine copy of a rather scarce book. This book was conceived as a collection of essays, images, and projects, each offering a purchase from the urban milieu of Detroit during the decade of the 1990s. What began as a strictly architectural inquiry into the material remnants..... More

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1889. Woodcut engraving with professional hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 22" This lovely double page illustration issued in the October 5, 1889 edition of Harper's Weekly, depicts various scenes from the Great Lakes. The illustration features several views of Mackinac Island, as well as the Bruce Copper mines, Owen Sound, Killarney, and the rapids at Sault Ste Marie. Drawn by Harry Fenn. In very good condition. Harper's Weekly was a New York-based illustrated political magazine..... More

Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1966. Illus. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. dampstained and chipped, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, (1966). More

New York: Johnson & Ward, 1864. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 17.75" x 24". Beautifully detailed double page map of Wisconsin and Michigan divided into counties and townships. Shows cities, major routes, railroads and waterways. Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884) is one of the most prolific American publishers of the 19th century. He opened his own company in 1856 that produced atlases, maps and encyclopedias. The company made great maps based on those by J.H. Colton and Johnson..... More

New York: Summit Books, 1988. 270 pages. 8vo, maroon cloth-backed boards with gilt lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. New York: Summit Books, (1988). Faint remainder mark at the outer bottom edge of the text. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More

New York: Penguin, 2013. With a handful of b/w photos. 286 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Penguin, 2013. First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper with a touch of rubbing along lower flap edges. More