Ray Boas, Bookseller

Full title — HISTORY OF HADLEY, INCLUDING THE EARLY HISTORY OF HATFIELD, SOUTH HADLEY, AMHERST AND GRANBY, MASSACHUSETTS by Sylvester Judd. With FAMILY GENEALOGYIES, by Lucius M. Boltwood.

Printed by Metcalf & Company, Northampton, MA, 1863, original brown cloth, 636 pages. Nice clean and tight copy, but note in images chipping to light weight cloth on spine, and some corner wear. Thus a lower price taking that into account. Not a reprint, but a nice tight original First Edition.

note below rear hinge, front hinge same good condition – tight

PRICE — $40
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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 that I do not recall when or where I found it. Complete with two original rare barrel locks that came with it. No key, but when I got this vending machine I worked the locks open as I recall with a paper clip – and I have never been to lock picking school. The barrel locks alone run about $75 each when found.

Time to share some of my fun items in new collections. thank you, RAY

PICKUP – ONLY – But following payment happy to meet buyer within a 100 mile radius – Covers range to Hartford, Connecticut; Maine; Stockbridge, Massachusetts; almost to Boston – let’s talk

PRICE – $695 — CONTACT INFORMATION

1939-1947 – 30 ISSUES – DRIFTWOOD: A MAGAZINE OF VERSE – WALTER JOHN COATES, EDITOR

“A MONTHLY POETRY JOURNAL” Founded April, 1926, at North Montpelier, Vermont — A unique and uncommon softcover publication, each issue measuring about 4 3/4 by 7 1/2 inches, page count varies from maybe 30 to 60 pages per issue. In printing the covers, WALLPAPER SAMPLES were used for a stiffer paper stock, and for uniqueness. Of the collection of thirty issues, one is lacking its original covers. Hard enough to find a single copy, included in this lot are the following issues.

April, 1939 – Vol. XIII – No. 10
May, 1939 – Vol. XIII – No. 11
June, 1939 – Vol. XIII – No. 12
March, 1942 – Vol. XV – No. 9
June, 1943 – Vol. 17 – No. 12
August, 1943 – Vol. 18 – No. 2

February, 1944 – Vol. 18 – No. 8
September, 1944 – Vol. 19 – No. 3
December, 1944 – Vol. 19 – No. 6
January, 1945 – Vol. 19 – No. 7
February, 1945 – Vol. 19 – No. 8
March, 1945 – Vol. 19 – No. 9 — no covers

April, 1945 – Vol. 19 – No. 10
May, 1945 – Vol. 19 – No. 11
June, 1945 – Vol. 19 – No. 12
August, 1945 – Vol. XX – No. 2
September, 1945 – Vol. XX – No. 3
October, 1945 – Vol. XX – No. 4 

November, 1945 – Vol. XX – No. 5
December, 1945 – Vol. XX – No. 6
January, 1946 – Vol. XX – No. 7
February, 1946 – Vol. XX – No. 8
March, 1946 – Vol. XX – No. 9
April, 1946 – Vol. XX – No. 10

May, 1946 – Vol XX – No. 11
August, 1946 – Vol. XXI – No. 2
September, 1946 – Vol. XXI – No. 3
January, 1947 – Vol. XXI – No. 7
November, 1947 – Vol. XXII – No. 5 – Part One
November, 1947 – Vol. XXII – No. 5 – Part Two

Price for the entire collection – $450
Shipping – $11.95 packed in cardboard and with tracking
you will have to sign for your parcel for your protection
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c1900 – FAMOUS HOMES OF GREAT BRITAIN and MORE FAMOUS HOMES OF GREAT BRITAIN – Two Volume Set

Good, decorated red cloth, teg, bookplates, light edge wear as shown in images, offered together are:

FAMOUS HOMES OF GREAT BRITAIN – edited by A. H. Malan, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1902, 393 pages

MORE FAMOUS HOMES OF GREAT BRITAIN – edited by A. H. Malan, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1900, 337 pages

PRICE – $50 for the Set
Shipping – $11.95 packed in cardboard and with tracking
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1943 – SECOND STATE – THE FOUNTAINHEAD by AYN RAND

Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianpolis; 1943 second issue/state bound in green cloth – No Dustjacket, 754 pages. Later printing of the early first edition – no First Edition statement nor any other printings stated on Copyright Page. Contains all the other first edition points, including: Page 9: The “9” looks like an “o” at the bottom. Page 321, Line 5: “referred” is spelled “refrred.” Page 381, Line 4: The “G” in “G. W.” is slightly smaller. Page 480, Line 2: “Dominique” is spelled “Domininque.”

Nice clean and tight book block, no names or markings on endpapers, light wear top and bottom of spine, AND sunning to spine and a tad on front board as shown below. If you add an appropriate facsimile dust jacket this will be a nice copy in your Ayn Rand collection. Depending upon condition or this book, and condition of dustjacket (if any) this second issue can run up to $3,000 and more. Priced low due to sunning on spine and lack of jacket.

PRICE — $75 in our Bookshop
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1893 – WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION – PORTFOLIO OF VIEWS – ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY

C. D. Arnold and H. D. Higinbotham, Official Photographers, published by C. B. Woodward Company, St. Louise, 1893. Good+, hardcover album measuring about 10 by 7 inches with 36 full page illustrations (hoping I did count correctly). Faint ripple on the glossy paper. A handsome display piece for your world’s fair collection. Colors on covers off just a tad due to glare from lights – actually a nice uniform brown, front and back.

SORRY – SOLD

THE “LANCASTER” – THE HUBLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY – 1906 CATALOG REPRINT

Hubley Manufacturing Company, Lancaster, PA. 20 page quality reprint of the 1906 sixteen page catalogue, followed by four pages of ROYAL CIRCUS TOYS from the 1919-1926 period, including the Rare Revolving Monkey Cage. Very Good Softcover, measures about 11 inches by 8 1/2 inches Published by M. M. Davidson in 1964, B&W illustrations

PRICE — $20
Order Number 73139
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GUIDE FOR WINNING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY – A PRIMER

Time for some fun as this “scary” season approaches – but maybe you (and your friends, I have several copies for you) can jump in, with your neighbor as running mate, and save the day. Just buy and follow this guide and – “you are in.”

Yes, “An Almost Fool-Proof Guide for Winning the New Hampshire Presidential Primary” – “tongue in check humor” but a helpful guide which includes:
The Unofficial History of the N.H. Primary
How Franklin Pierce Got Elected President Without Really Trying
A Step-by-Step Method & Can’t Lose Guarantee that You’ll Win the N.H Primary

Special Sections for Candidates, Including:
Why NH Hosts the First-in-the-Nation Primary
and more

PLEASE NOTE – the original publisher in 1995 offered a money-back guarantee that you will win. That offer was 28 years ago and is no longer valid – nor the double your money back offer. It is noted on the rear cover “A record of CRIMINAL INCARCERATION for any candidate automatically voids the guarantee…”

New softcover measuring about 7 by 10 inches – 52 useful and often hilarious pages.

Price – $9.95 per copy
Shipping – just one charge of $4.89 for one or more copies
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1941 – A. EDWARD NEWTON COLLECTION RARE BOOKS – THREE VOLUMES and PROSPECTUS — Noted renowned collector, reference cornerstone

Offered as a set are the auction catalogues and prospective for the RARE BOOKS and MANUSCRIPTS of the noted book collector A. Edward Newton. Auction was held by Park-Bernet Galleries, Inc. in New York City. Included are:
1 – Prospectus – hardcover – 23 pages – EX-LIB withdrawn stamp on bookplate on front pastedown
2 – PART ONE A-D – April 16, 17, 18, 1941 – 230 pages, 584 lots – laid in is Special Supplement to AMERICAN BOOKFINDER – Mary 12, 1941
3 – PART TWO E-M – May 14, 15, 16, 1941 – 276 pages, 834 lots
4 – PART THREE N-Z – October 29, 30, 1941 – 177 pages, 585 lots – laid in is Special Supplement fo American Bookfinder Dec. 1, 1941.

Volumes 1 to 3 are hardcover, good with lightly chipped dustaackets.

Price $40 for the collection of four
Shipping for these four books (heavy) – $6.95
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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 and Legend; The Early Steamboats; The Great Railroad Rivalry; The Battle Is Won; Many Boats–A Few Accidents; Speed Rears Its Ugly Head and Stormy Seas Arise; The Pleasure Boats; Contrasts. 

PLEASE NOTE: at some time in its life this book got damp along the boards and lower edge, thus SPOTTING AND STAINING TO CLOTH – INTERIOR some pages show very faint “waerweave” BUT the glossy plates retained some corner staining – not all plates, and usually not much on image – fold-out map has some lower staining. 

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PRICE – $27.50
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