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REFORMERS & VISIONARIES, SCOUNDRELS & INCENDIARIES - 250 YEARS OF PERSUASIVE MAPPING - CATALOG 3
by Boston Rare Maps
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 2019
- Condition
- very good+, wraps (softcover) faint bump top corner
- Item Price
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$25.00
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Southampton, MA: Boston Rare Maps, 2019. PB. very good+, wraps (softcover) faint bump top corner. color illustrations. Faint bump top corner, otherwise fine. 86pp.
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R & R ENTERPRISES MONTHLY AUTOGRAPH AUCTION - CATALOG 319 - MARCH 2007
by R&R Enterprises
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 2007
- Condition
- very good, wraps (softcover)
- Item Price
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$20.00
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Amherst, NH: R&R Enterprises, 2007. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. 464pp.
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THE ROBOT THAT HELPED TO MAKE A PRESIDENT: A RECONNAISSANCE INTO THE MYSTERIES OF JOHN F. KENNEDY'S SIGNATURE
by Hamilton, Charles (with signe note laid in)
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1965
- Condition
- good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
- Item Price
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$175.00
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New York: published by the author, 1965. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. This copy LACKS the separate sheet - Signature Pattern VII - that is often laid in. Laid in is a note from Hamilton to a noted fellow autograph dealer, and counter signed by Lloyd Ostendorf, and inscribed and signed by Justin G. Turner.… Read more
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$175.00

THE MANUSCRIPT SOCIETY CRITERIA FOR DESCRIBING MANUSCRIPTS AND DOCUMENTS
by Boas, Norman F. (edited by)
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1990
- Condition
- fine, wraps (softcover)
- Item Price
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$8.00
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Burbank, CA: The Manuscript Society, 1990. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). 11pp.
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$8.00

HERITAGE INAUGURAL TEXANA AUCTION - FEATURING THE DARREL BROWN COLLECTION OF LAND, LOANS & LEGENDS - DECEMBER 1-3, 2007
by Heritage Auction Galleries
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 2007
- Condition
- very good, wraps (softcover)
- Item Price
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$15.00
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Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2007. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). color illustrations. 266pp.
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$15.00

CHROMOS: A GUIDE TO PAPER COLLECTIBLES
by Kirsch, Francine (original photographs by Jay Edson; appendix by Dr. Christa Pieske)
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1981
- Condition
- very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9780498025174
- Item Price
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$8.00
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San Diego: A. S. Barnes & Company, Inc, 1981. HC. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and Color illustrations. ISBN 0498025179 The first comprehensive history and guide to collecting and crafting with diverse paper ephemera...lavishly illustrated. 239pp.
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$8.00

MAKING MONEY IN AUTOGRAPHS
by Sullivan, George (introduction by Charles Hamilton)
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1977
- Condition
- good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9780698107472
- Item Price
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$6.00
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New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1977. HC. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0698107470 "How to profit by acquiring and selling letters and documents of the world's notables." 200 signatures reproduced. 223pp.
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$6.00

PACKAGE AND PRINT: THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTAINER AND LABEL DESIGN
by Davis, Alec
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1968
- Condition
- good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
- Item Price
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$12.50
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New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc, 1968. HC. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. The first book on the history of packaging, and fascinating with great illustrations. 208pp.
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$12.50

PROFILES IN HISTORY - AUTOGRAPH CATALOG 43 - AUTUMN 2006
by Profiles in History
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 2006
- Condition
- very good, wraps (softcover)
- Item Price
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$20.00
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Beverly Hills, CA: Profiles in History, 2006. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. 48pp.
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$20.00

PROFILES IN HISTORY - HISTORICAL AUCTION 75 - JUNE 11, 2015
by Profiles in History
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 2015
- Condition
- fine, wraps (softcover)
- Item Price
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$25.00
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Calabasas, CA: Profiles in History, 2015. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. 212pp.
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$25.00

MANUSCRIPTS - FALL 1976 - VOL. XXVIII - NO. 4 - PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE MANUSCRIPT SOCIETY
by Lutz, Paul V. (editor)
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1976
- Condition
- very good, wraps (softcover)
- Item Price
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$7.50
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Walnut Creek, CA: The Manuscript Society, 1976. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. p253 - p336.
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$7.50

THE AMERICAN POSTCARD GUIDE TO TUCK
by Carver, Sally S.
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1976
- Condition
- good, wraps (softcover) - tape repair top of spine
- Item Price
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$6.00
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Brookline, MA: Carves Cards, 1976. PB. good, wraps (softcover) - tape repair top of spine. B&W illustrations. Includes a history of the Raphael Tuck & Sons Company, a glossary of Tuck's Printing Processes, and then discusses the various categories of their cards. TAPE REPAIR TOP OF SPINE. 76pp.
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$6.00

ABOUT 85 YEARS AGO: PHOTO POSTCARDS FROM AMERICA (CIRCA 1907 TO 1920)
by Chien, David
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9781570981500
- Item Price
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$7.00
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Niwot, CO: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1997. HC. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 1570981507 Photographer and author David Chien has selected 89 images, printed on postcards and left by these anonymous photographers, weaving them together with beautifully crafted text to provide a poetic sketch of their lives and changing times. unpaginated.
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$7.00

HISTORY COMES TO LIFE: COLLECTING HISTORICAL LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS
by Rendell, Kenneth W.
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1995
- Condition
- fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9780806127644
- Item Price
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$10.00
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Norman, OK: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1995. HC. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0806127643 The author guides the reader through all aspects of collecting irresistible letters, manuscripts, and documents in virtually all subject areas from ancient times through the twentieth century. 279pp.
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$10.00

AUTOGRAPHS - VERSES FROM NEW ENGLAND AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS 1825-1925
by Fowler, Alice S. (collected by)
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1990
- Condition
- fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9780962160707
- Item Price
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$85.00
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Conyngham, PA: Pioneer Books, 1990. HC. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover). ISBN 0962160709 The autograph album started as a sentimental records of friendship and affection among adults and then of younger people. 80pp.
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$85.00

MAPS AND HISTORY: CONSTRUCTING IMAGES OF THE PAST
by Black, Jeremy
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9780300069761
- Item Price
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$5.00
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New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1997. HC. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0300069766 267pp.
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$5.00

THE SNAKE-OIL SYNDROME: PATENT MEDICINE ADVERTISING
by Bingham, A. Walker
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1994
- Condition
- fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9780815804840
- Item Price
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$70.00
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Hanover, MA: Christopher Publishing House, 1994. HC. fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0815804849 A reference work for the patent medicine phenomena. The ephemera considered include trade cards, posters, almanacs, advertising premiums, labels, calendars, billheads, stamps, bottles, tokens and music. The extensive index cross-references all of the images (approximately 500) by subject as… Read more
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$70.00

MAPS AND VIEWS OF WASHINGTON AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
by Phillips, P. Lee
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1996
- Condition
- fine, black cloth (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9780964900028
- Item Price
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$5.00
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Norwich, VT: Terra Nova Press, 1996. HC. fine, black cloth (hardcover). B&W frontis. ISBN 0964900025 Originally published in 1900. In preparation for the centenary celebration, P. Lee Phillips created this list of maps and views from the vast collection in the Library of Congress. Now, almost one hundred years later, we still find his list important and… Read more
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$5.00

THE BABY MADE ME BUY IT! A TREASURY OF BABIES WHO SOLD YESTERDAY'S PRODUCTS
by Muncaster, Alice L.; Sawyer, Ellen; and, Kapson, Ken
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1991
- Condition
- fine, wraps (softcover)
- ISBN
- 9780517582060
- Item Price
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$7.00
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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1991. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). over 120 color photographs. ISBN 0517582066 Introduces the reader to some of the most interesting and unusual advertising of yesteryear showing beautiful infants and toddlers "endorsing" products as diverse as cereal, soap, patent medicines and candy - from the late 1800s through the 1950s. 96pp.
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$7.00

TRAIN AND TRANSPORT: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
by Anderson, Janice and Swinglehurst, Edmund (with an introduction by Maurice Rickards)
- Seller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller
- Published
- 1989
- Condition
- good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
- ISBN
- 9781851702527
- Item Price
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$6.00
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London: Bracken Books, 1989. HC. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and Color illustrations. ISBN 1851702520 The full story of travel and transport is preserved in histories on library bookshelves. It is also conveyed, less formally but often more graphically, in the transient paper oddments which it has generated. Here, in tickets, notices, leaflets, labels, folders, billheads and… Read more
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$6.00