Author Archives: Ray Boas

1938 – FIRST EDITION – THE NAZI PRIMER – TRANSLATED BY HARWOOD L. CHILDS “OFFICIAL HANDBOOK FOR SCHOOLING THE HITLER YOUTH” – translated from the Original German with a Preface by Harwood L. Childs; with a commentary by William E. … Continue reading →

NEW HAMPSHIRE ECHOES – THE GRANITE STATE DIGEST18 [Eighteen] ISSUES SPANNING 1970 TO 1975 Published by Village Press Publications, Concord, NH, Andrew Heath and Brenda Joziatis (editors). A “reverberation” of the old publication “New Hampshire Troubadour,” but under private rather … Continue reading →

GUN DOGS AT WORK — EDWIN MEGARGEE — 1945 — TWO DOG PRINTS S. Edwin Megargee Jr. (1883-1958) was an American animal painter, illustrator and author. He did portraits of dogs, horses and cattle. In 1945, Field and Stream, NewYork, … Continue reading →

GAME BIRDS OF AMERICA – TWELVE (12) PAINTINGS BY LYNN BOGUE HUNT Lynn Bogue Hunt (1878–1960) was an American wildlife artist, and illustrator of magazines and books. GAME BIRDS OF AMERICA was published by Field & Stream Publishing Company (Magazine), New York, in 1944. … Continue reading →

c1963 – PICTORIAL MAP OF VERMONT HERITAGE – THE NATIONAL SURVEY – CHESTER, VT – VERMONT Reproduction, measuring about 24 by 36 inches. I fell in love with this map having seen it displayed in Landmark Trust USA properties – I … Continue reading →

POSTAL MARKINGSPOSTAL COVER PUBLICATION26 ISSUES 1932-1939 Publication and House Organ of the International Postal Marking Society (1912-1930)and later published by the West Essex Philatelic Society of Verona, New Jersey (NJ)finally published by William R. Stewart in Winnetka, Illinois At one … Continue reading →

1933 – FRANCONIA NOTCH FOREST RESERVATION – NATURAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS – with – RECREATIONAL CHART and HISTORICAL DESCRIPTIONS Like new booklet by C. T. Bodwell measuring about 7 7/8 inches by 5 15/16 inches published and sold only by the … Continue reading →

The bimonthly newsletter of theNew England Historic Genealogical SocietyBoston, Massachusetts From the society’s website: “Published between 1983 and 1999, NEXUS (New England Across the United States) was the bimonthly newsletter of the New England Historic Genealogical Society that later evolved into New England … Continue reading →

 c1970 – BARRY FAULKNER – OPENING OF THE CHESHIRE RAILROAD – PRINT – NEW HAMPSHIRE This print is of a mural by Barry Faulkner (1881-1966). A commemorative reprint issued by Cheshire County Savings Bank. It depicts men, women, and children … Continue reading →

In about 1992, I worked with an attorney settling an estate in Gloucester City, New Jersey. There were three generations of book collections on three floors of a Victorian home. Great books, would have been even better if the first … Continue reading →