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RECORD OF SERVICE OF CONNECTICUT MEN IN THE I – WAR OF THE REVOLUTION II – WAR OF 1812 III – MEXICAN WAR Compiled by Authority of the General Assembly under direction of the Adjutants-General: Brig. Gen. Stephen R. Smith; … Continue reading →

75 MILITARY HISTORY MAGAZINES with OTHERS Here offered as one lot is a great deal of reading pleasure on military history. Listed after the illustrations are the issues of MILITARY HISTORY magazine – the majority of this offering – and … Continue reading →

In 1982 I found a collection of about 140 Magic Lantern slides in a box at the Berlin Farmers Market and Flea Market in Berlin, NJ. Curious, I purchased the heavy box of slides. All the slides had titles on … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

THE LENSMEN: A PORTFOLIO FOR RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY – FIRST 17 ISSUES – 1972-1976 A quarterly publication for the Railroad Photographer. Published and edited by John R. Taibi, Brentwood, NY. This publication measures about 8 1/2 by 11 inches – the … Continue reading →

c1910 OLD KING COLE BOOKENDS – GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS – EDWIN E. CODMAN, SCULPTOR When buying estates of books, I often buy the bookends. This set I purchased probably 25 years ago, and have had it standing guard over some … Continue reading →

COLLECTING DELAWARE BOOKS – JOHN P. READ – NEWSLETTER 1992-1995 – 19 ISSUES Published for a number of years, this newsletter covered a variety of topics related to books published in Delaware, by Delaware authors, or related in some way … Continue reading →

THE “POP-UP” TERRY AND THE PIRATES IN SHIPWRECKED by Milton Caniff The Illustrated Pop-Up Edition: A Blue Ribbon Press Book; Please Books, Inc., Chicago, Ill., Copyright 1935 Famous Artists Syndicate. “With 3 Pop-Up Pictures” A tight copy of this harder … Continue reading →

EXHIBIT A: THE RABBIT REPORT by Edward H. Hutchins – Number 11 of 20 Made  A silk-screened parchment scroll that unwinds and retracts from the torso of a painted papier-mâché rabbit, which tells the tale of a city invaded by … Continue reading →

THE CONNECTICUT QUARTERLY – AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE – FOUR VOLS. 1895-1898 Devoted to the Literature,History and Picturesque Features of CONNECTICUT Four Volume Set — Volume I- January, 1895 to December 1895 — 410 pages — Volume II – January to December, … Continue reading →