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1858 – MAP OF CHESHIRE CO. NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM ACTUAL SURVEY BY L. FAGAN and EARLY KEENE MAPS Reprinted by OLD MAPS of West Chesterfield, NH in 1981, and with An Historical Sketch of The Map by David R. Proper. … Continue reading →

AMOSKEAG MANUFACTURING COMPANY – NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS AND OTHER MATERIAL – 1929-1936 – Three Volume Archive Compiled by Alice Atkins Rauch (1904 – 1974), wife of Henry Edward Rauch (1902 – 1994), Agent, Amoskeag Manufacturing, a textile company. Rauch, had a … Continue reading →

FIRST EIGHT ISSUES — THE POSTCARD COLLECTOR ANNUAL & PRICE GUIDE – A STANDARD REFERENCE FOR TODAY’S DELTIOLOGIST Included as a lot are these one owner (from my own library) first 8 issues of this publication starting with the first … Continue reading →

1965 – ECCLESIASTES OR, THE PREACHER DRAWINGS BY BEN SHAHN – LIMITED EDITION ECCLESIASTES OR, THE PREACHER IN THE KING JAMES TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE with drawings by BEN SHAHN, engraved in wood by STEPHAN MARTIN, calligraphy by DAVID SOSHENSKY – Printed and … Continue reading →

Even if you did not live in the Philadelphia area in the mid-20th century and remember this iconic store, as a book lover you have probably heard of the store. When I used to buy estates when my shop was … Continue reading →

c1766 – 14 ORIGINAL ENGRAVINGS – MOST DESIGNED BY GUISEPPE ZOCCHI An interesting assortment of engravings, ten of which come from the Four Volume Set – Serie di ritratti d’uomini illustri toscani con gli elogj storici dei medesimi consacrata a Sua … Continue reading →

EARLY AVIATION COLLECTION — AUGUST 1, 1938 – COL. CLARENCE CHAMBERLIN LANDS IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY Ready to win the 1927 prize to be the first to solo across the Atlantic in a plane, the day before Lindberg began his … Continue reading →

MERRYMOUNT PRESS – BOSTON, MASS. – D. B. UPDIKE LETTERS AND BOOKLET Offered as a lot I have three Daniel Berkeley Updike items.  Founding his press in 1893, Updike was committed to creating books of superior quality, believing that books … Continue reading →

1870 – TWENTY YEARS AMONG THE BULLS AND BEARS OF WALL STREET by MATTHEW HALE SMITH 1870 First Edition – there were later printings – J. B. Burr & Company, Hartford, Conn., 557 pages, 12 black and white full page … Continue reading →

1797 – THE UNITED STATES AND NEW-HAMPSHIRE REGISTER FOR THE YEAR 1797 BEING THE 21ST-22ND, OF NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE Printed at Dover (New Hampshire) For the citizens of the United States by Samuel Bragg, Jr. Well worn, and been resewn, front … Continue reading →