Antique & Collectible Books & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a Rare 1911 Book of Hand-Forging By Thomas F Googerty.Written as a text book by Thomas Francis Googerty one hundred years ago at the end of the horse drawn era and begining of the modern industrial era. Googerty was born in Pontiac,...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I New Testament Douay Version Army and Navy (Doughboy) Edition Bible. The pages have red edges, and is bound in canvas covered cardboard VINTAGE: Circa WWI. SIZE: 184 pages (Front & Back). CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Paper,...

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of "The Aviation Pocket-Book for 1918: A Compendium of Modern Practice and a Collection of Useful Notes, Formulae, Rules, Tables, and Aeronautical Data Relating to Aeronautics" by R. Boriase Matthews. The volume was published in...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Firearms of the American West 1803-1865" by Louis A. Garvaglia and Charles G. Worman. This volume is a comprehensive history of the evolution of firearms production and trends on the United States frontier from the...

ARTIFACT: This is a Civil War era New Testament pocket bible that originally belonged to Sara J. Morse of East Jaffrey, New Hampshire. The inside of the front and back covers is inscribed with poetry from Sara's sister. The bible was published in 1861 by...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover 1st edition copy of "United States Destroyer Operations in World War II" by Theodore Roscoe. The book was published in December 1953 by the United States Naval Institute in Annapolis, Maryland. It is a comprehensive history...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1927 hardcover copy of "The Principles of Railroad Transportation" by Emory R. Johnson, Ph.D.". Johnson was a professor on this topic at University of Pennsylvania and held various other academic posts. The book is...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful and extremely rare New Hampshire State Police Law Enforcement manual, First Edition from 1959 printed by Granite State Press, Inc. in Manchester, NH. The front of the manual reads: "LAW ENFORCEMENT MANUAL", "A MANUAL OF...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1955 transatlantic cruise passenger list for the ship "Liberte" of the French Line (Compagnie Generale Transatlantique). The company ran ocean liners and freighters, and was in business from 1861 until 1977, when it merged with...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1903 Anchor Line Transatlantic Steamships brochure entitled "Tours of Ireland, Scotland & England". It includes beautiful travel-related color illustrations (painted photographs) and information on various international...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1913 log book of the Yacht Ultima Thule written in a Spanish-American War period United States Navy Torpedo Boat Log Book. The cover reads: "LOG BOOK YACHT" ULTIMA THULE". The first few interior pages show the ship's...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Airplanes of the World 1490-1962". The book deals with almost five centuries of aircraft from around the world, beginning with a glider fashioned by Da Vinci. The book has several illustrations and was...