SUSAN LENOX – PORTFOLIO by HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY 1915 HEARST’S MAGAZINE – 8 COLOR PLATES
An uncommon portfolio of eight color plates by Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952) in his typical style. As you can see in the Hearst ad below (not included, I found on-line), Christy considered these images his best work yet. Susan Lenox – Her Rise and Fall was written by David Graham Phillips and posthumously published in 1917. Susan was an unrepentant prostitute. A 1931 film of the same name starred Greta Garbo and Clark Gable, their only film together. Published in 1915 by Hearst’s Magazine, the plates are 11 inches by 14 inches on a heavy paper simulating canvas and are in the original fold-over folder. The folder is lacking part of the top flap which allowed one plate to have some dust residue which with care can be removed. The other plates are spotless and gorgeous. The fold-over seam of the folder has separated.
I have the only known portfolio available.
This first image shows the folder unopened
and, then opened showing the separation of the folder
and here are the 8 plates, the first as you can see having some soiling since it was exposed. But, it could probably be cleaned, or at least covered by a mat when framed.
the poses have been described as follows: visiting a friend; putting on a bonnet; at the pond; tipping a waiter; taking a nap; dressing in front of a mirror; spending time with a suitor; and daydreaming by a fence.
SORRY – SOLD – But leaving information here to help others know about this Portfolio
Although I am mainly a bookseller, I have over the years collected a number of various fun and interesting things, and often when buying books from estates I purchase items that catch my eyes. But I cannot keep everything, and also enjoy sharing and finding new homes for my treasures.
For over twenty-six years I have offered some miscellaneous items on eBay as well as books which because of minor flaws I prefer to offer there fully illustrated and at reduced prices. I try to maintain over 200 such offerings on eBay and currently have about 240 items there. You may realize that the on-line listing websites charge commissions – just a cost of doing business. But what I would like to do for my followers here on RAY BOAS, BOOKSELLER, is to offer a DISCOUNT FOR A DIRECT PURCHASE, saving you what I would have to pay as a commission (plus).
So, here is my offer — 15 percent off the eBay “buy it now price” on the items I now have listed (and those listings change daily). If interested, please take a look, and feel free to share this offer with your friends – hey, the idea is to find “new homes” for my “fun things.” Shipping is in addition, and what is on those listings. If you wish one of these items, email me and mention the item, and as others say, mention the discount code “AUNTIE EM” — and this goes for your friends as well, so please share this post. I will then delete the eBay listing and we will arrange payment. Want to take a look?
The New Hampshire Troubadour was a monthly magazine supported by the State Planning and Development Commission of New Hampshire and which was originally published from 1931 to 1951. It was subsequently published under several private owners and titles, most prominently as New Hampshire Profiles. (Wikipedia) — These small tourism and history booklets measure about 4 5/8 by 6 inches, usually with 16 pages, and when found single copies run $8 to $10 and more.
Back in stock January 2026 is this lot of 24 issues from 1940 to 1942 – $125 — and immediately sold to my long-time customer — pleased to help, and do enjoy
Included in this lot (listing the lead article – but many interesting travel and history articles in each issue – are: January 1940 – Vol. IX, No. 10 – WEATHERVANE NOTES March 1940 – Vol IX, No. 12 – THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY April 1940 – Vol. X, No. 1 – A LOVEABLE LINCOLN May 1940 – Vol. X, No. 2 – “BUTTON, BUTTON, WHO’S GOT THE BUTTON?” December 1940 – Vol. X, No. 9 – JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
January 1941 – Vol. X, No. 10 – HOW TO SPEND YOUR MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S SKI OUTFITS February 1941 – Vol. X, No. 11 – NEW HAMPSHIRE’S ALPS April 1941 – Vol. XI, No. 1 – TOWN HOUSE May 1941 – Vol. XI, No. 2 – OUR LIQUID ASSETS June 1941 – Vol. XI, No. 3 – VARIATIONS ON A DARTMOUTH THEME July 1941 – Vol. XI, No. 4 – A CANADIAN FRIEND WRITES August 1941 – Vol. XI, No 5 – THE OLD ARCH BRIDGE September 1941 – Vol. XI, No. 6 – PHOTOGRAPHY October 1941 – Vol. XI, No. 7 – OCTOBER LETTERS FROM THE WEST November 1941 – Vol. XI. No. 8 – HAPPY VALLEY HAS A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM December 1941 – Vol. XI. No. 9 – LUNCH BUCKET DAYS
January 1942 – Vol. XI. No. 10 – YET A PRECIOUS JEWEL March 1942 – Vol. XI. No. 12 – SOME OF NEW HAMPSHIRE’S WINTER BIRDS April 1942 – Vol. XII. No. 1 – COVERED BRIDGES ALONG THE PEMIGEWASSET RIVER June 1942 – Vol. XII. No. 3 – THE WORK OF YANKEE HANDS July 1942 – Vol. XII. No. 4 – HIKING THE MOUNTAINS August 1942 – Vol. XII. No. 5 – SEARCHING FOR WOODWINDS note – (evolution of a home) September 1942 – Vol. XII. No. 6 – OUR TREES October 1942 – Vol. XII. No. 7 – DISSERTATION ON MOUNT CLAY
I also have collections of NEW HAMPSHIRE PROFILES that I still have to catalogue and list. Feel free to ask about them.
1933 to 1951 – NEW HAMPSHIRE TROUBADOUR – 26 ISSUES in a Single Lot — Price for the lot — $145 — SORRY SOLD IN MOMENTS TO A LONG TIME CUSTOMER
Offered in this collection are (and listing the lead article): October, 1933 – Vol III, No. 7 – INDIAN SUMMER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE September, 1934 – Vol IV, No. 6 – IN THE LAND OF CONTENT May, 1935 – Vol V, No. 2 – ON A SHIP OR IN JAIL June, 1935 – Vol V, No. 3 – WHY I DO NOT LIKE NEW HAMPSHIRE July 1939 – Vol. IX, No. 4 – SWING YOUR PARTNERS September 1939 – Vol. IX, No. 6 – AUTUMN IN THE MOUNTAINS
November 1939 – Vol IX, No. 8 – CROSS-CUT SAWING FOR FUN January 1940 – Vol. IX, No. 10 – WEATHERVANE NOTES March 1940 – VOL. IX, NO. 12 – THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY July 1940 – Vol. X, No. 4 – THE OLD BUILDING also ATOP MOOSILAUKE IN SUMMER August 1940 – Vol X, No. 5 – RESTORATIONS IN THE WARNER HOUSE, PORTSMOUTH – TWO COPIES OF THIS ISSUE
February 1941 – Vol X, No. 11 – NEW HAMPSHIRE’S ALPS May 1941 – Vol XI, No. 2 – OUR LIQUID ASSETS July 1941 – Vol. XI, No. 4 – A CANADIAN FRIEND WRITES and THREAU IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS September 1941 – Vol. XI, No. 6 – PHOTOGRAPHY October 1941 – Vol. XI, No. 7 – OCTOBER LETTERS FROM THE WEST May 1942 – Vol. XII, No. 2 – GO FISHING
June 1942 – Vol XII, No. 3 – THE WORK OF YANKEE HANDS May 1943 – Vol XIII, No. 2 – VOICES OF MAY September 1944 – Vol. XIV, No. 6 – COUNTRY AUCTIONS October 1943 – Vol. XV, No. 7 – HAVE YOU A RIVER IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? October 1947 – Vol XVIII, No. 7 – MOUNTAINS OF MANY COLORS September 1951 – Vol. XXI, No. 6 – JAFFREY AND MONADNOCK October 1951 – Vol. XXI, No. 7 – REMEMBRANCE and NEW HAMPSHIRE HIGHWAYS November 1951 – Vol. XXI, No. 8 – A BIRD AT HEART
Here are four uncommon family histories that I hope will find “home.”
RYAN FAMILY – 1841-1972 – MONSIGNOR LAWRENCE F. RYAN – UNCOMMON
From the Preface, “This is the Genealogy of the Family Tree of William Ryan and his wife Maria E. Luby Ryan and their seven sons and three daughters. The oldest of the family, John A. Ryan, began to collect materials for the project in 1935…” Contains about twelve detailed biographies with photos, followed by detailed family tree.
Hardcover, measuring about 6 3/4 by 9 1/2 inches (note this type of cover material always seems to crack BUT nothing impacting integrity of binding). 199 pages followed by the family tree.
PRICE – $55 – Order Number 74624
DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL MCCURDY OF SURRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE TO THE 7th GENERATION – A WORK IN PROGRESS
by Ross W. McCurdy. Comb spiral bound wraps, 8 1/2 by 11 inches with 78 pages reproduced on one side of a sheet only. Samuel McCurdy was born in Ireland in the early 1700s. A privately developed and reproduced work – definitely with information value to a McCurdy family member,
PRICE – $40 – Order Number 74625
1990 – GINGRAS FAMILY MARRIAGES – by ANDREW GINGRAS
Softcover, 8 3/8 by 10 3/4 inches, 213 pages. very good, used little. Begins with “Our First Canadian Ancestors, by Andrew Gingras, one page, followed by “Gingras Families in the United States” by Andrew Gingras, Manchester, New Hampshire, 9 pages. Remainder of book is listings as seen in image below.
PRICE – $70 – Order Number 74626
1992 – THE ROY FAMILY VOL. 1 – 10,000 RECORDS
By Alfred Walter Yelle; introduction by Jean Pellerin. Originally published in softcover, this copy is bound in black cloth (no stampings on spine or front cover) – 8 1/2 by 11 inches with 500 pages, over 10,000 birth, marriage, and death records of people with the surname “Roy.” Index of Spouse to cross-reference your searches. Biographical histories of four Roy ancestors: Simeon Roy; Nicholas LeRoy; Michael Roy; and the infamous Antoine Roy. Nice clean and tight copy that may never have been used, book block measures 1 1/2 inches thick.
Here are three American League Red Books, for the years 1959, 1978 and 1981. The difficult ones to find and included here are the 1959 and 1981 editions – 1978 an easier one to find. Following are the descriptions and prices for each
THE AMERICAN LEAGUE – 1959 RED BOOK – $45
Published by the American League, Boston, editor Earl J. Hilligan. Appears to be one of the harder of these baseball record and team books to find. Spiral bound, 56 pages, measuring about 11 inches by 8 1/2 inches. All the facts and figures about the 1958 season, series standings 1901-1958, spring training information, umpires; Ted Williams Lifetime Batting Record, and much more.
the below image is to give some detail to the break in the plastic spiral binding
Below — 1978 — $8 and 1981 — $17.50
1978 is softcover, perfect bound with 98 pages of statistics, but in the center (not numbered pages – and not illustrated below) are color photos and team information
here is one 1978 sample two page spread
1981 is spiral bound with card covers, 110 pages of stats – below is an open two page spread for this year
‘With an Introduction by Rev. Hon. Edward Lyttleton, M.A.” Published by Adam and Charle Black, London, 1911. Good+, decorated gray cloth, clean and tight. 62 pages of text followed by illustrations. Ownership stamp on front free endpaper of A. H. Adler, a noted skier.
Winter outdoor activities including skiing, sledding, skating, and more. Table of contents includes: Introduction – The inevitable Bore – Winter Sport in Switzerland – The Desire for Perfection and its Dangers. Twenty-one (21) tipped in B&W plates (complete) followed text.
1916 – SELF-MADE PICTURES FOR CHILDREN, OR CUT-OUT JOURNEYS TO FAMOUS PLACES – Painted and Described by C. DURAND CHAPMAN
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York. Pictorial front board, hardcover measuring about 12 inches by about 9 3/4 inches, with edge wear to boards and a few tears. An activity books that has been read, but never used by cutting out and assembling the pieces. From the instructions, “There are ten permanent pages on which are the backgrounds with stories, and ten detachable pages of cut-out parts.”
The parts, once cut out, are to be pasted to complete the pictures of these ten properties: 1 – Mount Vernon, Virginia – The home of George Washington 2 – The White House – Washington, DC 3 – Ann Hathaway’s Cottage – Shottery, Warsickshire, England 4 – Longfellow’s Home – Cambridge, Massachusetts 5 – Windsor Castle – The Home of the Kings of England 6 – Niagara Falls – USA 7 – Venice – Pearl of the Adriatic 8 – Arlington, Virginia – The Home of Custis and Lee 9 – Valley Forge, Pennsylvania – Washington’s Headquarters 10 – The United States Capital – Washington, DC
EXTREMELY UNCOMMON – PARTICULARLY IN THIS UNCUT, AND UNUSED CONDITION
Order Number 74600 — $250 Shipping – $6.95 packed in cardboard and with tracking ORDERING INFORMATION
1966 — WILD OATS – NEW YORK SCHOOL POETS 19 SHEET BROADSIDE– 14″ by 22″
Nineteen 14 x 22″ white, yellow, and light blue sheets printed on one side only. A collection of poems similarly typeset in the same font and most likely printed on a large letter press – printing press. These poems are by first and second generation New York School poets including Joe Brainard, Tom Clark, Kenwood Elmslie, Ron Padgett, and James Schyler. — not stapled. PLEASE NOTE these sheets have been folded in half which is usually how found, also from inappropriate storage there is some soiling and wear on the extremities. But, remember that this set usually costs about $500. Sorry about the shadows on my images – often on the left side.
The broadside sheets measure 14 inches by 22 inches – evidence of staples at one time in lower right corner – all 19 (nineteen) sheets present as follows:
WILD OATS – title James Schuyler — 3-23-66 Kenwood Elmslie – Hornets 2 3 4 5 Joe Brainard – MARGE continued Ron Padgett – A Careless Ape continued Ron Padgett & Tom Clark – Anti-War Poem continued Tom Clark – The Lake – 1 2 3 4 5 6
below to show the rear cover
PRICE – $325 Shipping – $7.50 packed in cardboard and with tracking ORDERING INFORMATION
A HISTORY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE by PERCY MACQUOID – FOUR (4) VOLUME REPRINT SET BY DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC. NEW YORK
Originally published in London from 1904 to 1908, this is the complete set as reprinted by Dover Publications in 1972 (single volumes currently running $15 each and up), good, softcovers measuring about 8 by 11 inches; including:
Volume One – THE AGE OF OAK 1500-1660, 243 pages Volume Two – THE AGE OF WALNUT 1660-1720 – 245 pages Volume Three – THE AGE OF MAHOGANY 1720-1770 - 269 pages Volume Four – THE AGE OF SATINWOOD 1770-1820 – 258 pages
PRICE – $42.50 for the set Shipping – $14.50 for FOUR BOOKS and HEAVY packed in cardboard and with tracking
THE AMERICAN WEDGWOODIAN – WEDGWOOD INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR – NEWSLETTER – Nine (9) Issues and More
Offered as a lot are nine issues of the newsletter published by the Wedgwood International Seminar located in New York City; and, two issues of Geoffrey Wills Series of booklets on English Pottery and Porcelain – specifically WEDGWOOD: PART 1 AND PART 2 – Numbers 8 and 9. Packed with information, these newsletters are 8 1/2 by 11 inches. I will will try to give some indication of some of the contents, but there is a wealth information to help you with your collecting of Wedgwood pottery and porcelain – a great deal of content for the money. Some light staining and wear on covers, occasional loss of small piece of paper on covers.
May 1971 – 32 pages – In Memorian-Harry M. Buten – An Exhibition of English Blue and White Soft Paste Porcelain – and more November 1971 – 15 pages – San Francisco Seminar December 1972 – 49 pages – International Seminar 1972 sailing on Hospital Ship Argonaut
April 1974 – 27 pages – Boston Revisited: The 18th Seminar – Wedgwood Portrait Medallions – A Wedgwood Monument February 1977 – 28 pages – The Twenty-First Seminar April 1977 – 16 pages – 1977 Wedgwood International Seminar and much more
November 1978 – 24 pages – 1978:Birmingham Seminar – Wegwood and Boulton: Artists of Industry March 1979 – 16 pages – Wedgwood in the Royal Ontario Museum – Duchess of Portland – Travel Wedgwood – Research – Wedgwood Dolphin Salts April 1980 – 24 pages – 1980: The 25th Seminar – Neoclassical Wedgwood Chimney Piece… Wedgwood Bells; and more
and, measuring about 6 3/4 by 9 1/4 inches are these two parts on Wedgwood, pages 114-143
