Author Archives: Ray Boas

1902 – L. FRANK BAUM – THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS Published by The Bowen-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN. Good, decorated red cloth, 206 pages, remnants of bookplate on front pastedown, front endpaper tad cracked (paper only not the … Continue reading →

Published in 1995 by Moose Country Press – R. W. AVERILL Robert W. Averill also did this poster in 1991. Shown on poster is a color photograph, on glossy white paper, of Mount Moosilauke in winter. Below image is: “So … Continue reading →

MID-CENTURY SET of 4 SAMSONITE FOLDING METAL CHAIRS – PADDED SEATS AND BACKS I purchased this set at an estate sale in 1990 for use in my bookshop. I have now not used them in over 20 years. They have … Continue reading →

1908 – PACKARD “THIRTY” – A MOTOR CAR CATALOGUE – ORIGINAL SALES BOOKLET / BROCHURE / SHOWROOM PROMOTION PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY – DETROIT, MICHIGAN Yes, an original showroom booklet for the Packard “Thirty” 1908. Softcover with 28 pages measuring about … Continue reading →

Search done 20 November 2020 — slight shift, but I now own an original 1965 17’ Caravel Airstream Land Yacht Twin built in Santa Fe , California. Click on this link, if you wish, for the story and images – … Continue reading →

A pair of Trippe Safety Lights, marked SPEEDLIGHT on the lens. The inside emblem does not have a car name on it, thus this after market 1930s – 1940s accessory could be mounted on any appropriate vehicle with the proper … Continue reading →

When my shop was in Haddonfield, NJ, in the early 1990s, I purchased an estate that included three show room sales aids for 1939-40 Chevrolet cars and trucks. From Randolph Chevrolet, Inc., on Haddon Avenue in Camden, NJ, two of … Continue reading →

1996 – COCA-COLA POP-UP BOOK SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN SPECIAL EDITION A new copy of this unique cross-over collectible that will go nicely in your Coke collection, Christmas collection, Santa Claus collection, Pop-Up book collection, etc. Published in … Continue reading →

I just added a “new page” to Ray Boas, Bookseller dot com. I have enjoyed letter press printing for over six decades, have always had presses, and buy and sell them when possible. I have two press outfits currently for … Continue reading →

1930s CHILDREN OF FOREIGN LANDS FOUR TITLES & PETER PAN – 5 BOOKS Offered as an assorted lot are five different titles published by The Platt & Munk Co., Inc. from the Children of Foreign Lands Series, plus a copy … Continue reading →