We drove through quite a thunderstorm as we left Ann Arbor on the night of July 12, with lightning streaking across the darkened sky. We spent the night at a Courtyard Marriott in Brighton, a western suburb of Detroit. The next morning dawned sunny and beautiful, and we made our way northwest to East Lansing, Michigan.
Here I am in front of the Curious Book Shop, 307 East Grand River, East Lansing, Michigan
Curious Book Shop is owned by Ray Walsh, and has been around since 1969. It has a huge inventory of old books, magazines, comics and movie and sports material, all nicely organized.
Owner – Ray Walsh and me, Curious Book Shop, E. Lansing, Michigan
Lots of great inventory to browse through here!
We found that Ray had a nice selection of older books, including decorated American trade bindings. He also had some nice L. Frank Baum selections, including this one, which we purchased:
The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People (by L. Frank Baum – Bobbs Merrill, 1903)
Here is a beautiful Arts & Crafts binding signed by author George W. Stevens which we purchased here:
(SOLD)
He also had some wonderful books on magic!
Modern Magician’s Hand Book, by William J. Hilliar (Frederick J. Drake & Co., Chicago, 1900)
This is a shop you can spend hours in (three floors containing around 50,000 items), so plan accordingly if you visit!
Next, join us as we point the car up old Historic Route 27, right through the middle of the Michigan mitten!
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I think I have a Blue Sky Press book called something like the King and the Harper.by a Stevens:
Very confusing indeed?? Stevens is the designer, author is Erskine.
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