Author Archives: Ray Boas

1936 – THREE CENTURIES ON WINNIPESAUKEE by PAUL L. BLAISDELL – NEW HAMPSHIRE – NH Privately published 1936, Concord, NH, 77pages, black and white illustrations – Contents include: Foreword; Introduction–Physical Features of the Lake; The Beginnings of Boating in Fact … Continue reading →

Thirty years ago I sold about 12 amazing NANCY DREW first editions, mainly in dustjackets, and about fifteen years ago I sold a one owner run of over twenty NANCY DREWs from the 1940s in dustjacket. And, put away for … Continue reading →

FOR SALE — This is a hard decision, but it is time for LADYRABIII to join a “new family” to be used more as designed for. Sadly my back is not cooperating for my mobility. This FAN model (an iconic … Continue reading →

1933 — KIDDEE MOOVEE – THIS PICTURE – THE STORY OF CINDERELLAUNCOMMON AND RARE As an out-of-print bookseller for now over 43 years, I have always been told that something you may see only once in a lifetime is “rare.” … Continue reading →

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 →