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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1917-1934 SCHOENHUT COMPANY DOLLHOUSES AND DOLLHOUSE FURNITURE – CATALOG COLLECTION OF MARGARET WHITTON

A noted doll house and doll historian and author, Margaret Whitton compiled this collection from dealer catalogues of the A. Schoenhut Company of Philadelphia, to “…give the reader an idea of the number of different dollhouse and furnishings made by the company.” Her selections of the included catalog pages range from 1917 to 1934.

Bound in a three ring binder, the reproduced pages are inserted in almost 50 protective sleeves. In my research I have found a copy (maybe two) that were softcover and sold at auction. Obviously an UNCOMMON ITEM and extremely useful to help in research identifying the year of Schoenhut products.

Following Whitton’s introduction, roughly here is what follows:
DOLL HOUSES – BUNGALOWS – RR STATIONS – – APARTMENT HOUSE ROOMS – 30 sleeves/pages of details, sizes, price per dozen
DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE – 10 sleeves/pages
DOLLS – (2 pages in each sleeve) – 7 sleeves, thus 14 catalog pages
some miscellany laid in.

PRICE — $125
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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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