MAN ON THE MOVE,
1967. Firestone, Harvey S. Jr. MAN ON THE MOVE, The Story of Transportation. NY: Putnam, (1967). 318p, cloth, illus, vg in dj with 1/2" tear. 1st edition.
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POLITICS AND THE WOMEN OF SUMMIT COUNTY, A Chronicle of Womens'.
1992. (SUMMIT CO) Fry, Linda Lowe and Cheryl Mack Urban. POLITICS AND THE WOMEN OF SUMMIT COUNTY, A Chronicle of Womens' Involvement and Contributions to Summit County Politics. Akron, Oh: Women's History Project of the Akron Area, Inc., 1992. 122p, paperback, illustrated, vg+. Includes biographies of many of the area's.....
ALL THE WAY HOME, Building a Family in a Falling-Down House.
2008. Giffels, David. ALL THE WAY HOME, Building a Family in a Falling-Down House. (NY, NY): William Morrow, (2008). 314p, boards, a few photographs, decorated endpapers, vg+ in dj. First Edition, inscribed by the author. Charming and funny book by the BEACON JOURNAL columnist about his family and their travails.....
FURNISHING ETERNITY, A Father, a Son, a Coffin and a Measure of Life.
2018. Giffels, David. FURNISHING ETERNITY, A Father, a Son, a Coffin and a Measure of Life. NY: Scribner, (2018). 243p, boards, dust jacket, fine. 1st edition, signed by author on title page.
THE HARD WAY ON PURPOSE. Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt.
2014. Giffels, David. THE HARD WAY ON PURPOSE. Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt. New York: Scribner, (2014). 256p., softback, frontispiece, vg. 1st edition. 23 essays centered on Akron, Ohio.
AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY.
Grismer, Karl H. AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. Akron: Summit County Historical Society, no date (1952). 834p, pictorial cloth, illustrated, vg. 1st edition. Index. Probably the best modern history of Summit County. Includes a lengthy reference section on businesses, biographies, etc. Grismer (1895- 1952) was born in Akron and at various.....
AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY.
Grismer, Karl H. AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. Akron, OH: Summit County Historical Society, no date. 834p, 10" X 7", blue cloth, illustrated, vg in dj with edge tears. 2nd printing. Probably the best modern history of Summit County. Includes a lengthy reference section on businesses, biographies, etc. Grismer (1895-1952) was.....
WICKED AKRON, Tales of Rumrunners, Mobsters and Other Rubber City Rogues.
Charleston: History Press, 2010. 126p, paperback, illustrated, fine. 1st edition, inscribed by author.
WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY FROM HUDSON TO CLEVELAND 1878-1890.
(SUMMIT CO) Haydn, Hiram Collins. WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY FROM HUDSON TO CLEVELAND 1878-1890, An Historical Sketch. (Cleveland), 1905. 211p, portrait illustrations, light wear to edges, g.
APPLICATION OF NATHANIEL HAYWARD FOR AN EXTENSION OF HIS PATENT,
1865. (SUMMIT CO-RUBBER) Hayward, Nathaniel. APPLICATION OF NATHANIEL HAYWARD FOR AN EXTENSION OF HIS PATENT, Before the Committee on Patents. Washington: Gideon & Pearson, Printers, 1865. 16p, self-wrappers, lightly soiled, vg. Hayward (1808-1865) developed a method using sulfur in rubber compounding which he sold to Charles Goodyear...
FELLOWSHIP WORKERS OF KENMORE AND COVENTRY TOWNSHIP.
Hinman, I.B. FELLOW WORKERS OF KENMORE AND COVENTRY TOWNSHIP. (Akron?: I.B. Hinman, No date). 1 leaf, lightly worn and soiled, good. Broadside. Hinman complains about Coventry Township payments for ditch work on private property.
HUDSON'S HERITAGE.
1985. Izant, Grace Goulder. HUDSON'S HERITAGE. A Chronicle of the Founding and the Flowering of the Village of Hudson, Ohio. (Kent, OH): Kent State Univ. Press, 1985. 278p, cloth, pictorial endpapers, many illustrations, dust jacket, vg+.
BEHIND THE FRONT PAGE:.
1986. Jackson, James S. BEHIND THE FRONT PAGE: A Newsman Looks at Akron. (Akron, OH: Summit County Historical Society, 1986). 72p, pictorial wps, vg. Jim began as a reporter with our local newspaper in 1933 and wrote until his death in 1985. His interests were wide ranging but nothing delighted.....
JOE'S PLACE, Conversations on the Cuyahoga Valley.
1999. Jesensky, Joseph D. JOE'S PLACE, Conversations on the Cuyahoga Valley. (Peninsula, OH): Cuyahoga Valley Assoc., 1999. 66p, pictorial wraps, 9" x 8 1/2", illustrated with maps & b/w drawings by the author & Chuck Ayers, vg. Signed by the author. Local history and archaeology interwoven with autobiography. Jesensky, a......
AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO, 1825-1928.
1928. Kenfield, Scott Dix (ed.) AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO, 1825-1928. Chicago and Akron: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. 3 volumes, 10" X 7.5", cloth, illustrated, map, light marks and spotting on volumes 2 & 3, o/w vg. Index. Volume I is history, Vols II and III are biographies.....
NEW LAMPS FOR OLD, One Hundred Years of Urban Higher Education at the.
1970. Knepper, George W. NEW LAMPS FOR OLD, One Hundred Years of Urban Higher Education at the University of Akron. No place: Univ. of Akron, (1970). 10 1/2" x 7 1/8", 407p, cloth, illustrated, vg in torn dj. Index. 1st edition.
FIFTY YEARS AND OVER OF AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY.
1892. Lane, Ex-Sheriff Samuel A. FIFTY YEARS AND OVER OF AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. Akron: Beacon Job Department, 1892. 1167p and 20p supplement, illustrated, nicely rebound in cloth, vg. 1st edition. An attractive copy. Includes many anecdotes of local history, Lane's career as an itinerant newspaper editor, and his trip.....
FIFTY YEARS AND OVER OF AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY.
1892. Lane, Ex-Sheriff Samuel A. FIFTY YEARS AND OVER OF AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. Akron: Beacon Job Department, 1892. 1167p, copy of 20p supplement laid in at rear, illustrated, rebound in cloth, mended tears to frontis, title page, and contents page, o/w very good. 1st edition. Sound,.usable copy. Includes many.....
HISTORY OF FIRESTONE PARK.
1986. (SUMMIT CO) Lewis, Clarice Finely. A HISTORY OF FIRESTONE PARK. No place (Akron, OH): Firestone Park Citizens Council, 1986. 55p, 11"x 8 1/2", illus wps, illus. (incl. maps), cover corner creased o/w vg. Inscribed by the author. Published for the 20th anniversary of the Council. Firestone Park, located in.....
THE FIRESTONE STORY.
1951. Lief, Alfred. THE FIRESTONE STORY. NY: Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill, (1951). 437p, color frontis of Harvey Firestone, illustrated., light wear to cover, good.
HARVEY FIRESTONE, Free Man of Enterprise.
NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1951. 324p, cloth, illustrated, vg in dust jacket with a few small edge tears. 1st edition. Index.
THIS CAMP'S A CRACKERJACK, Camp Christopher's First 50 Summers, 1924-1973.
2011. (SUMMIT CO) Lilley, Tim & Patti Longville. THIS CAMP'S A CRACKERJACK, Camp Christopher's First 50 Summers, 1924-1973. Akron: Big Trail Publishing, 2011. 254p, 11" X 8 1/2", pictorial wrappers, illus. (some colored), new. Limited edition. Signed by the authors. A history of the Catholic camp for young people located.....
AUTUMN LEAVES.
1945. Rockwell Kent. Litchfield, P.W. AUTUMN LEAVES, Reflections of an Industrial Lieutenant. (Cleveland: Corday & Gross, 1945.) 125p, cloth, vg in badly torn dj. 1st edition. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Litchfield was the first plant superintendent of Goodyear Tire, instrumental in the development of America's rigid airships, and Chairman of.....
WHEELS OF FORTUNE, The Story of Rubber in Akron.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. Love, Steve & David Giffels. WHEELS OF FORTUNE, The Story of Rubber in Akron. Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. 359p, 11" x 8 1/2", softcover, many illustrations, vg. Bibliographical references, Index. Forward by Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate from Akron, Ohio.....
WHEELS OF FORTUNE, The Story of Rubber in Akron.
1999. Love, Steve & David Giffels. WHEELS OF FORTUNE, The Story of Rubber in Akron. Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. 359p, 11" x 8 1/2", softcover, many illustrations, vg. Signed by the authors. Bibliographical references, Index. Forward by Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate from Akron, Ohio. A history.....