Ray Boas, Bookseller

Two Offerings to Scroll Through here and Enjoy

FOUR (4) VINTAGE CHRISTMAS BOOKLETS
FUN TO DECORATE WITH AND READ

Offered as a lot are these four softcover Christmas holiday booklets, the largest of which measures about 5 inches by 7 1/8 inches. 

Included are (left to right, top to bottom):
A CHRISTMAS SONG – by John H. Finley, David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, IL – printed in Germany, no date but 19th century – a poem and some great color lithos – 12 pages

THE TWINS CHRISTMAS PRESENTED BY SANTA CLAUS at Strawbridge * Clothier’s, Philadelphia. By Esther M. Watson, Illustrated by Edith F. Ebey, 1921, 24 pages, B&W illustrations – 24 pages

A VISIT FROM SAINT NICHOLAS by Clement C. Moore. Re-creation of the 1849 Illustrated Edition of which only two copies are known to exist. This copy reproduced from the copy in the Rare Book Division of the New York Public Library. – 16 pages

SANTA’S BOOK – THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS – “Lion Store Toyland”, Toledo – great color covers, 16 pages of the poem, all with black and red and black illustrations – again some loose pages.

and sample interior pages of each – note one binding is loose

Price for these four booklets together as a lot – $25

1944 — CHRISTMAS A-B-C by Rev. LOUIS A. GALES — UNCOMMON

Published by The Guild Associates, Saint Paul, Minnesota, illustrations by Gladys Allie. Softcover booklet measuring about 5 inches by 7 7/8 inches with 32 pages with full color illustrations. Recites the birth of Christ followed by four poems: How Happy Were the Little Lambs; The Christmas Tree; The Friendly Beasts; and, Of A Christmas Toy Shop.

Nice cross-over collectible for a children’s book collection, ABC collection, Christmas collection, or a religious collection

Price for this ABC Booklet – $20
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c1910 – BOYS AND GIRLS CHRISTMAS BOOK
PERFECT HOLIDAY DECORATION PIECE

“Bright and Cheerful Stories for the Young People” – The Fireside Series published by Hurst & Company, New York. No date, unpaginated, and I did not count the pages since the pages are brittle.. Hardcover book measures about 7 3/4 inches by about 10 3/8 inches. IMPORTANT NOTE — This book was printed on acidic and extremely brittle paper – in fact the first few pages are detached, and others exhibit tears and wear. Not really something to sit and read without further degradation. The redeeming value (and the collectibility of this book) is the cheerful illustration on the front board, and the colorful frontispiece. Internal illustrations are Black and White. Wear to the boards, but for display in your holiday decorations, or under you tree, this is a nice addition, and any title in this Hurst series is extremely uncommon – thus the price (still a bargain).

PRICE — $22.50

EIGHT 1870s FURNITURE CATALOGUES

Offered as a lot are eight FURNITURE CATALOGS from the 1870s (there is one duplicate – seven different). I have had these in storage for a long time, and do not remember when or where I obtained them, but time to get to the next conservator and collection. Offered, and listed as illustrated in the top image from left to right, top to bottom are:

1 – REEVES & EASTBURN CABINET FURNITURE, Turning, Moulding and Scroll Sawing, Philadelphia, April 1st, 1874 — 12 pages, no illustrations
2 – TRADE PRICE-LIST OF J. P. REIFSNEIDER’S LOUNGE AND SOFA MANUFACTORY, Philadelphia, not dated – 8 pages, 2 illustrations inside – TWO Copies
3 – SWAN, CLARK & CO. — COTTAGE CHAMBER FURNITURE, Philadelphia, March, 1876, 8 pages, no illustration — then flip over, and the back half (another 8 pages) is SWAN, CLARK & CO. — BLACK WALNUT FURNITURE, again no illustrations.
4 – PRICE LIST OF THE WALTER HEYWOOD CHAIR CO’S CHAIRS – New York, May 1st, 1873, 15 pages, 2 illustrations inside
5 – ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF JAMESTOWN BEDSTEAD WORKS – JAMESTOWN, NY, not dated, price sheet laid in, 22 pages — 18 PAGES LIST and ILLUSTRATE One Bed Each – great illustrations
6 – PRICE LIST OF DEUTSCH, TSCHACHTLI & CO. WHOLESALE MANUFACTURES OF CABINET FURNITURE, not dated, rough fold-out to 3 panels representing 6 pages
7 – PRICE LIST OF FURNITURE MANUFACTURED BY C. J. HAYDEN & CO., Rochester, NY, 1870, 35 pages, no illustrations

Each booklet exhibits some wear and light soiling from handling. The largest (SWAN, CLARK & CO.) measures about 5 3/4 inches by about 9 1/8 inches.

Price for the entire lot — $75
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1914 – LITTLE WIZARD STORIES OF OZ – L. FRANK BAUM

March 2023 — this book has been sold, but finally after over 25 years I am working with over 20 OZ titles I have had put away, most from the original owner’s family — CLICK THIS LINK AND FOLLOW AS I WORK THROUGH AND OFFER THESE BOOKS

UNCOMMON L. Frank Baum title published in 1914 by The Reilly & Britton Co., Chicago, Illinois. First edition, first printing with semi-glossy text pages (second printing has rough/coarse paper stock), and a book one inch thick as a result (additional first printing point). This copy has been lovingly read, Printed book plate has name and date of 1915. Cover wear and soiling lightly, and some old gutter regluing to retain integrity.

Contents include six stories, including: THE COWARDLY LION AND THE HUNGRY TIGER; LITTLE DOROTHY AND TOTO; TIKTOK AND THE NOME KING; OZMA AND THE LITTLE WIZARD; JACK PUMPKINHEAD AND THE SAWHORSE; and, THE SCARECROW AND THE TIN WOODMAN. Illustrated by John R. Neill with 6 double page color plates (two pages) and 36 single page plates.

About 23 years ago I purchased a one owner WIZARD OF OZ book collection, and have added to it over the years – over 30 books by L. Frank Baum,. Not wanting to break a one owner collection, or run, I have not before made these books available for sale, but now is the time. Do watch my auctions for additions as I have the time to illustrate and catalogue. But, I will start with this book, and my personal copy of Baum’s THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS.

Price – SORRY SOLD February 2023 for $450 – BUT
visit again as I have over 20 OZ Titles to offer you from a one owner collection
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c1920-30s – HUNTLEY & PALMERS BOOK SHAPED BISCUIT TIN

As an out-of-print bookseller I have collected many items that resemble books, but are not books. Over the past over 25 years I have been able to add to my collection every tin that Huntley & Palmers made in the shape of a book, sets or books, and the revolving stand with books. Moving some items around in another display area in my home I found I had this duplicate. No real need to have two (although I often do have multiples) I thought someone could add this red book tin to their collection. Overall measurements are about 7 by 9 3/4 inches.

Made to look like tooled red leather with raised bands on the spine, the edges of the book block are gilt with the simulation of pages. The Huntley Palmers varieties of book shaped tins are pictured on pages 30-31of DECORATIVE PRINTED TINS by David Griffith. The caption states the red leather book tin appeared in 1920. A scarce 1996 Christie’s auction catalog of Huntley and Palmers Biscuit tins dates the red book tin as 1930.

Price – $185
Shipping – boxed by Priority Mail – $10
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c1894 – TALES TO DELIGHT FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT – RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS No. 1109

I have had this book put away for years, and have never found another copy for sale or sold. The only reference I have found confirming all details is on the TuckDB Ephemera website. This is an UNCOMMON Tuck book, measuring about 7 1/2 by 10 inches.

Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, Paris and New York – Publishers to Her Majesty The Queen. (Black and White Drawings & Letterpress Printed in England). 79 pages. No date printed in book, however, on the half-title page there is a Christmas 1894 gift inscription.

Overall good, some smudges on the interior, and wear to the cream colored pictorial boards. Red cloth spine binding. Nine color plates (as catalogued in the Tuck database and printed in Germany) are present and delightful. A number of black and white drawings in text.

Stories told by: E. Nesbit, Anthony Guest, Helen Marion Burnside, and others. Illustrations by Maud Goodman, Herbert Horwitz, Jessie Watkins, etc. etc.

following are some sample pages, and three of the nine color plates.

and the back cover

As to pricing – remember there are nine chromoliths – color plates.
PRICE – $125
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1884 – A WONDER-BOOK FOR GIRLS AND BOYS by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, illustrations by F. S. CHURCH

Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Co. (1884), Boston, 150pp , an extremely clean, tight and bright copy of this work illustrated by F. S. Church. Do not let the EX-LIB scare you – small paper label on spine, bookplate on front pastedown (1909), embossed stamp on title page and preface, and library pocket on rear pastedown. Of interest is the librarian’s handwritten inscription above the library pocket with the “Condensed Rules”, which states: “Not to be issued to children.” Guess that is one way to make a children’s book last. A nice copy with only light wear to the corners. good+, red decorated cloth, aeg (hardcover) (EX-LIB).

SORRY — SOLD
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1900 – BUNNY’S HOUSE AND OTHER RHYMES
VERSE AND PICTURES BY L. J. BRIDGMAN

published by H. M. Caldwell Company, Boston and New York. Unpaginated, 36 pages if I counted correctly. Color illustrations, book block measures about 8 inches by about 10 5/8 inches. UNCOMMON CHILDREN’S BOOK, hardcover with printed pictorial cloth cover. Book shows soiling on the pages from youngsters enjoyment for over 100 years, and the book block appears to have been reglued at some point. 

Price – $135 – (Order Number 72976)
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I have spent the last few days adding items on my TOWN HISTORIES AND RELATED HISTORIES page on my website. Most of what is there is not on other websites since they have minor faults I prefer to illustrate. If you have not seen this page before, I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce you to it, and provide the link – TOWN HISTORIES AND RELATED HISTORIES

Following are the items listed on that page (top to bottom) – so please do take a look. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you – yours, RAY

1890 – KEENE ILLUSTRATED – KEENE, NH – J. A. FRENCH, PHOTOGRAPHER

1910 – HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF ANDOVER NEW HAMPSHIRE 1751-1906
IN TWO PARTS: PART I – NARRATIVE, PART II – GENEALOGIES – Prepared by JOHN R. EASTMAN

1903 – HISTORY OF BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM 1737 

1922 – HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1735-1921 – VOLUME TWO: BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY

1875 – MANCHESTER, N.H. – A BRIEF RECORD OF ITS PAST…  by JOHN B. CLARKE 

1881 – HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF JAFFREY, NEW HAMPSHIRE by DANIEL B. CUTTER

ROSTER OF VERMONTERS IN UNIFORMED SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1941-1945 – TWO VOLUME SET

1924-25 WHITE MOUNTAIN NATURAL CURIOSITY BOOKLETS – BOXED SET

1871 – ATLAS OF STRAFFORD COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE

BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW VOLUME XXIII CONTAINING LIFE SKETCHES OF LEADING CITIZENS OF HILLSBORO & CHESHIRE COUNTIES, NEW HAMPSHIRE

1816 and 1835 – DARTMOUTH COLLEGE ARCHIVE – FOUR BOOKLETS – HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

1924 – COASTAL MAINE – THE STORY OF MAINE by L. WHITNEY ELKINS

1876 – HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF PETERBOROUGH, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HISTORY OF LAWRENCE MASSACHUSETTS WITH WAR RECORDS
by Maurice B. Dorgan – 1924

1815 EARLY BRATTLEBOROUGH, VERMONT IMPRINT – BRATTLEBORO, VT – VERMONT

1936 – BICENTENNIAL HISTORY OF GORHAM, MAINE 1736-1939 – Walter H. Johnson

Five Fun HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS

These figures (about 12 inches tall each), and ceramic musical figure (not always working) are yours as a lot to enjoy in decorating your home for Halloween. $10 for the entire group – assuming someone local will pick up, but happy to ship – provide zip code for a quote – thank you, RAY

1926 – THE DREAM COACH by ANNE and DILLWYN PARRISH

“FARE: FORTY WINKS COACH LEAVES EVERY NIGHT FOR NO ONE KNOWS WHERE — AND HERE IS TOLD HOW A PRINCESS, A LITTLE CHINESE EMPEROR, A FRENCH BOY, & A NORWEGIAN BOY TOOK TRIPS IN THE GREAT COACH.”

Uncommon, hard to find original edition. Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1926 (first published in 1924) – this copy Ex-Lib hardcover with typical library markings, bookplate, and old tape repairs to the hinges, 143 pages with a map and pictures by the authors.  Other than “Print on Demand” reprints there is only one copy on-line cataloged at $85.

note tape repair to front hinge – library bookplate

PRICE – $45 — (Order Number eb1745)
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