Ray Boas, Bookseller

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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1939 – THE IMPENETRABLE SECRET – MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUITIES – NUMBER FIFTEEN

THE IMPENETRABLE SECRET – PROBABLY INVENTED BY HORACE WALPOLE – AN EXPLANATION OF THE SECRET. WITH A NOTE ON THE ORIGINAL BY W. S. LEWIS

Privately Printed, Farmington, CT, 1939 – “One hundred copies were printed for Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis in November, 1939, by Edmund Thompson at Hawthorne House, Windham, CT” 16 page booklet measuring about 3 1/4 inches by about 5 1/4 inches – the postscript pages 13-16 are laid in. In broken slipcase (only front and rear boards remain), but with the fold-over case, included are the ten cards printed on both sides (one side black the other red) with poems of wisdom. UNCOMMON.

SORRY – SOLD
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1882 – SOUVENIR OF WHITE MOUNTAINS – ACCORDION FOLD-OUT 15 IMAGES

Published by Chishold Bros., of Portland, Maine, this pocket souvenir measures about 5 3/4 inches by about 4 inches with embossed covers. The print pages are about 5 1/4 by about 3 9/16 inches. The sepia toned prints include the cut at Crawford Notch, Franconia Notch, Frankenstein Trestle; Profile House; Fabian House; Cog Railway; and more. Again, please note that this edition contains 15 images. Having just gotten back again from the Mt. Washington Hotel (built after this folder was published), I found this in one of my collection cartons, and it is a duplicate for me.

Price – $50 (order number 72751)
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COIN SILVER – IS IT A VERMONT MARK? A COLLECTOR’S DILEMMA – DAVID PERRIN

Published by the author, David Perrin, Charlotte, VT, 2005. Hardcover measuring about 8 1/2 by 11 inches with 204 pages, mainly color illustrations (just a couple black and white). Fine copy with dust jacket, taken out of original shrink-wrap to catalogue — UNCOMMON and essential for your coin silver collection and identification of pieces.

and, some sample pages (some glare on glossy paper from my photo lights)

PRICE — $135
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1899 to 1904 – EIGHTEEN (18) THOS. COOK & SON TRAVEL TOUR BOOKLETS

I do not know how long I have had this collection, but I just cannot break it up, so am offering this collection of Thos. Cook & Son, London (established 1841), Tour Guide promotional booklets as a lot to join the next vintage travel collection. Long titles on each including places visited, and itineraries inside along with maps, pictures and rail and steamer connections as applicable. Too much here to detail. These booklets each measure about 5 1/2 inches by about 8 1/2 inches.

Here is a list by trip year of what is included:
1899 – August 12-October 15 – Art Tour to Flemish Cities – 12 pages
1900 – Christmas Eve in Bethlehem Leaving London Dec. 11th, 1900 – short escorted tour to Egypt and the Holy Land – 8 pages
1901-1902 – Cook’s Tours in Morocco – 12 pages
1901 – Programme of a New Year’s Tour to Spain leaving London January 17th, 1901 – 12 pages
1902 – Selected Conducted Tours in Sicily – Season 1902 – 16 pages
1902 – Easter at Seville – Programme of s Select Conducted Tour to Spain leaving London Tuesday, March 18th, 12 pages
1902 – Programme of a Spring Tour to Spain leaving London April 18, 1902 – 12 pages
1902 – Christmas in Rome – Italy & the South of France leaving London Dec. 16, 1902 – 12 pages
1903 – Cook’s Circular Tours for Independent Travelers in Central France; Pyrenees, South of France, Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Tunis, Morocco – with breaks of Journey at all places of interest – 16 pages
1903 – Conducted Tours to the Continent Season 1903 in Connection with Select Parties from America – 20 pages
1903 – Through Mediaeval France – Autumn Tours 1903 – Select Conducted Parties to South Western France leaving London Sept 16th, Oct. 7th & 28th – 8 pages
1903 – Carnival at Rome – Select Conducted Tour to the South of France and Italy leaving London February 6th and 12th, 1903 – 12 pages
1903 – Cook’s Tours though Scotland and Ireland Under Personal Escort – Season 1903 – 24 pages
1903 – “Sunny Algeria” Programme of Select Escorted Tours to Algeria, Tunis, &c. leaving London February 11th, March 19th and April 22nd, 1903 – 16 pages
1903 – Dauphiny and Savoy – Programme of a Select Party to South-Eastern France, leaving London September 10th, 1903 – 8 pages
1903 – Cook’s Autumn Tours – Italy and the Riviera – Programme of a Select Conducted Tour Leaving London October 14, 1903 – 16 pages
1904 – A New Year’s Tour to Spain – leaving London January 14, 1904 – 12 pages
1904 – Carnival at Seville – Programme of a Select Conducted Tour to Spain leaving London February 5, 1904 – 12 pages

PRICE for the lot – $280 when ordered directly from our shop
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