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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 2001. 1st prtg. A few dog-eared pages else near fine copy of this trade paperback. Hard-boiled. Detroit setting. A Det. Sgt. "Fang" Muleheisen title. James Crumley called the book "without a doubt one of the finest novels ever written--smart, funny and completely convincing. I've re-read the novel a dozen times....it's one of my favorites".. 1st Prtg. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1995. 1st. Edition, March 1995, with complete number line beginning with 1. Page edges very lightly soiled else Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover.. 1st Ed. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. 1st ed. A fine copy in pictorial wraps. Review sheet laid in. Det. Sgt. "Fang" Muleheisen title. Detroit. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Uncorrected Proof.

N.Y.: Ballanntine Books, 2000. 1st trade paperback edition, October 2000, so stated. Page edges tanned else about fine. If you see him you will not know him. If you greet him, it may be too late. For every image you have of a murderer--he will defy it. And he will make you pay. . . A woman haunted by a tragedy in her own past, homicide lieutenant "Bloody Mary" Cunningham now tracks an elusive killer who, like an apparition, materializes out of nothing, then escapes into the folds of night. The victims are all black, stabbed repeatedly, their lifeless fingers folded around a single cookie--black on the outside, white on the inside. Mary knows she is not searching for just another loser with a knife. The man she is looking for is smart, a self-appointed judge, jury, and executioner who doles out brutally swift justice to racial sellouts, plotting murders with cool precision. But she can never guess the twisted history that is driving her suspect, or how his political connections will… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 2000. 1st ed. Fine in duat jacket. A SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE for Best Novel. Amos Walker title.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY, NY: Forge, 2007. 1st. Ed. FINE/NEAR FINE.DJ has tiny paper slash to back cover. Amos Walker, Vietnam vet private eye in Detroit, Michigan, is featured in the latest entry into this American classic series.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Detroit, MI: National May Day Committee, 1980. Six-panel brochure, 4.75x5.25 inches, mild handling wear else very good condition.

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 presentable and serviceable condition. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232 pages .

Detroit. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1923. Pamphlet. A small pamphlet (one page, folded) giving the program for the evening which was held at the Federation of Women's Clubs (Sec. Boulevard at Hancock Ave.) on April 30th, 1923. The musical program included classical pieces performed by a number of women. Size: 4.5" x 5.25" White paper stock with black printing is lightly soiled. ; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall .

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; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 128 pages .

Detroit: R. L. Polk & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1987. Reprint. Softcover. This is a facsimilie reprint of the rare 1837 original edition which was published by R. L. Polk in Detroit in honor of Michigan's sesquicentennial. It is a cornerstone of any Michigan collection as it was published in the year Michigan was admitted to the Union and provides a great deal of historical and factual information regarding the state and Detroit in addition to a list of household heads, their address and occupation. This primary source material provides much more information on individuals than the United States Census of 1830 which only lists the names of household heads, omitting place of residence and occupation. This copy is bound in stiff green printed wrappers, stapled with three staples, and with black spine. Original printed R. L. Polk letter accompanying this book laid in, dated July 1987. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with a little age toning to wrapper. ; 8vo,… Read More

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED by the author. The "Hometown Edition, Limited and Signed." Autobiography of long-time Detroit journalist who was editorial director at the Free Press that includes many personal recollections of the people and events in Detoit's great industrial expansion. Signed, limited edition. A few white spots along bottom of covers from old contact with the dust wrapper (which is no longer present), esle a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 300 pages; Signed by Author .

East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993. Hardcover. 217p., first printing. edgeworn dj. Focuses on black teens in Detroit.

Detroit: Palestinian Human Rights Committee, [198-]. Handbill. 14x8.5 inch flyer, vertical fold crease, otherwise very good. Announces an event at Wayne State University.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1954. 43p., wraps, bookstore stamp on front wrap, else very good. Concentrates on testimony from Detroit area.

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.

Detroit: City Workers for Justice, 1983. 8.5x14 inch handbill, very good. Rank and file critique of a new contract negotiated by AFSCME officers.

Detroit: The UAW Education Department, 1978. Pamphlet. [16p.], wraps, very good condition, illus., 7.5x3.5 inches.

Kalamazoo: Western Michigan University, 1997. Paperback. 52p., review sheet laid in, first wraps printing. Detroit-based African American poet.

Detroit: Detroit Reporter, 1974. 16p., tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, pages toned else very good condition. Includes an article incorrectly theorizing that Huey Newton, whose whereabouts were unknown at the time, had been killed by white "mafia types.