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OUT OF THE ATTIC: SEASONAL POSTCARDS
by McCue, Robert (Postcard History section by Ray Boas)
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 2010
- Condition
- fine, wraps (softcover) - inscribed by the author
- Item Price
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$25.00
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published by the author, 2010. PB. fine, wraps (softcover) - inscribed by the author. color illustrations. Nice self-published book with full-color illustrations of vintage holiday postcards. The author utilized the postcard history I published on my website. This copy signed by author on copyright page, and also inscribed to me (Ray Boas) for assisting. 68pp.
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WHAT THE POSTMAN SAW: A LIGHTHEATED LOOK AT OLD PICTURE POSTCARDS AND THEIR MESSAGES
by Brooks, Andrew; Fletcher, Fred; and, Lund, Brian (compiled by)
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1982
- Condition
- good, wraps (softcover) - BUMP TOP CORNER
- Item Price
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$15.00
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Keyworth, Nottingham, UK: Reflections of a Bygone Age, 1982. PB. good, wraps (softcover) - BUMP TOP CORNER. B&W illustrations. Interesting study - faint bump top corner. 100pp.
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ROYAL POSTCARDS
by Smith, Jack H.
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- very good, wraps (softcover)
- ISBN
- 9780870694950
- Item Price
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$7.00
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Lombard, IL: Wallace-Homestead Book Co, 1987. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0870694952 104pp.
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GLIMPSES OF OUR PAST: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN IN POSTCARDS
by Gilmore, John
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1995
- Condition
- very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9768100400145
- Item Price
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$20.00
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Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers, 1995. HC. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 9768100400 145pp.
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ROADSIDE NEW ENGLAND 1900-1955
by Harding, R. Brewster
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1982
- Condition
- very good, wraps (softcover)
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$15.00
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Portland, ME: Old Port Publishing Co, 1982. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. A photographic postcard record of the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine." A history of how these real photo postcards were produced and a wonderful assortment is illustrated showing New England Roadside Americana 80pp.
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INVESTMENT GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS - COVERING PRE-1935 CARDS
by Ward, Robert
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- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1991
- Condition
- good+, spiral bound wraps (softcover)
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$15.00
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Bellevue, WA: Antique Paper Guild, 1991. PB. good+, spiral bound wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. Contents include: Romance of Real Photo Postcards; Animal Drawn Transportation; Motorized Vehicles; Railroad Depots and Railroad Related; Aviation; US Postal Service; Commercial Interiors; Commercial Exteriors; Occupationals; Photographers, Photograhic Related, Studios; Advertising; Presidential, Social, Political, Racist, American Landscape; and 13 more categorized chapters. Almost 1,000… Read more
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AMARILLO TEXAS: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS 1887-1987 - A PICTURE POSTCARD HISTORY
by Franks, Ray and Ketelle, Jay
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- good, pictorial boards (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9780943976020
- Item Price
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$12.50
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Amarillo, TX: Ray Franks Publishing Ranch, 1986. HC. good, pictorial boards (hardcover). B&W and Color illustrations. ISBN 0943976022 This is number 622 of a limited edition. Provides a personal and human insight to Amarillo's first hundred years through 213 picture postcards. unpaginated.
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