Author Archives: Ray Boas

c1900 – ANGLING BY LEON F. DOUGLASS – UNCOMMON RECENTLY SOLD FOR $406 at Auction (see below) Leon Forrest Douglass (March 12, 1869 – September 7, 1940) was an American inventor and co-founder of the Victor Talking Machine Company who registered approximately fifty patents, mostly … Continue reading →

1903 THE BOOK OF THE CAT – with Facsimiles of Drawings in Colour by Elisabeth F. Bonsall; and, with Stories and Verses Written for the Pictures by Mabel Humphrey Large square folio measuring about 13 7/8 inches by 15 inches … Continue reading →

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC – GAR 1900 CHICAGO REUNION – COMMEMORATIVE SILK FLAG An outstanding example of this souvenir from the GAR ENCAMPMENT in Chicago, Illinois – the 34th National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic which … Continue reading →

I have had for well over twenty years put away in the shop a collection of Golden West Books and Pacific Railway Journal calendars, and never before offered them. I have 25 fully illustrated, unused calendars broken into three logical … Continue reading →

I purchased 68 Edgar Rice Burroughs titles from the son of the original owner. Included were 22 Burrough’s Tarzana imprints, 33 different titles in wraps, and a number of Grosset and Dunlap early reprints. The history of this collection follows … Continue reading →

RECORD OF SERVICE OF CONNECTICUT MEN IN THE I – WAR OF THE REVOLUTION II – WAR OF 1812 III – MEXICAN WAR Compiled by Authority of the General Assembly under direction of the Adjutants-General: Brig. Gen. Stephen R. Smith; … Continue reading →

75 MILITARY HISTORY MAGAZINES with OTHERS Here offered as one lot is a great deal of reading pleasure on military history. Listed after the illustrations are the issues of MILITARY HISTORY magazine – the majority of this offering – and … Continue reading →

In 1982 I found a collection of about 140 Magic Lantern slides in a box at the Berlin Farmers Market and Flea Market in Berlin, NJ. Curious, I purchased the heavy box of slides. All the slides had titles on … Continue reading →

ALL ORIGINAL COLUMBUS GUM MACHINE WITH BARREL LOCKS – Model M circa 1928 I have had this original chewing gum ball dispenser made by the Columbus Vending Company in my country store collection for many, many decades – long enough … Continue reading →

THE LENSMEN: A PORTFOLIO FOR RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY – FIRST 17 ISSUES – 1972-1976 A quarterly publication for the Railroad Photographer. Published and edited by John R. Taibi, Brentwood, NY. This publication measures about 8 1/2 by 11 inches – the … Continue reading →