Antique & Collectible Books & Related Artifacts

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: 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: 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...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II homefront book entitled "Make and Mend for Victory". The paperback booklet has several sewing patterns and tips for repurposing clothing and accessories, as well as illustrations and black and white...

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of the album "LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin: nach 15 Originalphotographien vom Bau des Luftschiffes". This was compiled to commemorate the round-the-world flight of the German airship LZ-127 "Graf Zeppelin", a craft...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "St. Paul's School in the Great War", published in 1926 by the St. Paul's School Alumni Association. St. Paul's is a Concord, New Hampshire preparatory school that was established in 185The book presents...