Oddities from Ray Boas, Bookseller

Paris: Gilbert Salachas Editeur, 1983. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 2209823006 Author had some fun writing and illustrating with a typewriter. unpaginated.

Koln: Studio Dumont, 1974. PB. good, wraps (softcover) - small tear bottom of spine. B&W illustrations. ISBN 3770107578 Small tear at the bottom of the spine, otherwise very good. unpaginated.

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1950. HC. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) - owner's inscription. ill. by Gluyas Williams. Owner's inscription. 40pp.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1919. HC. good, pictorial boards (hardcover) no dustjacket - edgewear. B&W ill. by G. William Breck. No dustjacket, wear to corner and at the top/bottom of the spine. 69pp.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1919. HC. good, pictorial boards (hardcover) w/lightly chipped dustjacket. B&W ill. by Natalie Stokes. Nice decorated boards with light edgewear - lightly chipped dustjacket - uncommon with jacket - front-free endpaper has triangular cut, obviously to remove a previous owner's name. 120oo.

Harrisburg, PA: The Aurand Press, 1938. PB. good, wraps (softcover). Curious Lore About the Uses and Abuses of Hair Throughout the World in All Ages." Part of the Aurand series of booklets and pamphlets. 32pp.

Chicago, IL: Forbes and Company, 1915. HC. good, light blue cloth (hardcover) some edgewear to covers. 134pp.

New York: A & W Visual Library, 1979. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0891041451 A fascinating collection of pictures for you to identify. Challenging, instructive, and entertaining. Great for a group or party. 128pp.

New York: G. W. Dillinham Co, 1902. HC. good, decorated boards with light wear (hardcover). B&W illustrations. This copy FIFTEENTH THOUSAND and with owner's name and bookplate 121pp, ad.

London: Buchan & Enright, Publishers, 1986. HC. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W illustrations. ISBN 0907675697 141pp.

London: W. Gardiner, 1806. HC. good, bound in brown buckram cloth (hardcover) some foxing. B&W illustrations. 116pp.

Philadelphia, PA: The Chilton Press, 1931. PB. very good+, wraps (softcover) with original mailing envelope.

New York: Skin Art, 1993. PB. very good, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. 82pp.

New York: Stein and Day Publishers, 1980. HC. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). ISBN 0812827988 195pp.

Warwickshire, UK: Piercing World, 1996. PB. fine, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 095281790X Takes a look at the ways present society decorates the human body in a semi or permanent way focusing on tatooing and body piercing. 152pp.

Newport Beach, CA: The Sangreal Press, 1996. HC. fine, yellow cloth (hardcover). B&W illustrations. 100pp.

New York: iUniverse, Inc, 2007. HC. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). ISBN 0595880398 "Facts to compliment youdr daily conversations, new and exciting recipes for the palate, and a handy journal to record important lifecycle events." 389pp.

New York: George Sully & Company, 1928. HC. very good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket. B&W illustrations. NO DUSTJACKET - Contents include: Character Readings as Easy as A,B,C; Questions (on the various facial features); The Answers; and, Character Readings of Twelve Successful Americans. 136pp.

Wilmington, OH: Orange Frazer Press, 2003. HC. fine, pictorial boards (hardcover). color illustrations. ISBN 1882203348 CowParade, headquatered in West Hartford, Connecticut, displayed its herd of 57 spectacular cows on the streets to showcase the talents of area artists. 128pp.

Sheridan, OR: Northwest Originals, 1982. PB. very good, wraps (softcover) signed by the author. B&W illustrations. ISBN 0942042018 "This small book is a collection of thoughts, observations and poems compiled over several years of viewing, studying and considering the thinking and behavior patterns of people, myself included." 56pp.