Out of Print Books on Bottles for Sale
| Need information on old bottles and glass? These resources are for you. Here's an inexpensive way to enrich your hobby by increasing your knowledge. The following used and out of print books on antique and old bottles are for sale. Buyer pays postage and handling - insurance if desired. Five day return privilege. I have done my best to give accurate descriptions. Click on the thumbnail pictures to see a larger view. Use your back button to return to this page. To purchase any of the items below send email to jaok20@bottlebooks.com. or just click the "Buy Now" button. Thanks, I appreciate your business. |
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Bottle Collector's Handbook and Pricing Guide (Revised Edition) by John T Yount price: $1.99 St Binding: Soft cover Publisher: Educator Books. Illustrated, Out of print bottle price guide. Fair condition, some loose pages SOLD |
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Advertising Trays Bottle price guide by Tom Polansky. 1971 -100 pages -covers Beer Whiskey Soda, and other trays. Soft cover excellent condition. Pictures of each items with prices. Nice item probably scarce. $25.00 |
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Sun-Colored Glass Antique bottle book - why bottles turn purple. by Mary J Zimmerman 1964. paperbound with pictorial covers, pp 48 Fully illustrated excellent condition. In-depth discussion of the science behind why old bottles purple, glass composition, myths about purling bottles. SOLD |
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Cleaning Old Bottles by Machine, by Peck and Audie Markota, 22 pages, 1973. Rare booklet about the art and science of cleaning old bottles by machine to remove stain and restore them to original luster. Excellent condition. SOLD |
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800 Insulators Priced and Illustrated by Bill Schroeder and illustrated by Russell herring, 1971, 68 page price guide some minor discoloring on back cover and some back corners of the last pages, Blasi in pencil on the cover. Great Illustrations. $9.00 |
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Medicine Show Man, by Dr. Larry Freeman, 1949 and 1957 100 pages, Early medicine bottle books with lots of information loads of hand drawings, photos, advertisements, extensive listings of bitters bottles and hundreds of other medicine bottle names. Not a common book. Fair condition, spine worn, stalpes bleeding thru on cover. $20.00 |
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Top Bottles, U.S.A. by Umberger, Art; Jewel Soft cover Publisher: Corker Book co, Tyler, TX - very good condition some markings in book and on cover, 1971. 112 pgs. Listing of the top bottles in dozens of categories, with lots of pictures. SOLD |
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June 1977 issue of Insulators Crown Jewels of the Wire Magazine, lots of articles and info about insulators. Excellent condition 44 pages. $3.00 |
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November 1994 issue of Insulators Crown Jewels of the Wire Magazine, lots of articles and info about insulators. Excellent condition 44 pages. $3.00 |
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Collecting Fruit Jars by Ronald Burris, 1970s? Many Bottle drawings. Good Condition. 5x8" Paper Cover has reddish splotches, does not detract - inside clean 42 pages. $5.00 |
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The Illustrated Guide to Collecting Bottles by Munsey, Cecil Dust wrapper jacket small tear on back, red cloth spine and turquoise boards with gilt titling to spine. 308pp. Over 1000 illustrations. Every collector should have a copy of this standard in the hobby. SOLD |
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Bottle Collecting Manual With Prices for 3, 000 Bottles of All Kinds Including the 1600 Items Illustrated in Collecting Bottles. 1971 By Cecil Munsey, this is the companion books to the one on the left. Very Good, some pen marks, 95 pages. SOLD |
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The antique bottle collector by Kendrick, Grace well worn copy with good clean insides. Cover lots of material for beginning collectors, pontil marks, mold, machine made bottles, bottle digging. Lots of good pictures covering many categories. SOLD |
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American Sarsaparilla Bottles by John DeGrafft 1980 good copy 158 pages, lots of line drawing of all types of Sarsaparilla bottles, a great reference book. SOLD |
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The Kovel Complete Bottle Price List, fifth Edition 1978. Always a favorite with beginning collectors and collectors of ceramic and other decanter. Lists over 10,000 prices and 500+ Illustrations. Clean copy SOLD |
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Bottle Rush U.S. A. by Lynn Blumenstein 1966, 181 pages, nice condition clean, price sticker marks. Loads of pictures, ads and prices. Nice book
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ABC's of Old Glass, by Carl drepperd, 1968, paperback some yellowing, bumped corners. Awesome dictionary of all things glass, includes information on companies, terms, types from Biblical times forward, 1000 illustrations. Great Resource. SOLD |
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American Antique Glass [ a Golden Guide ] by Oliver, Elizabeth, must be good cause it is worn with use, duck taped cover. SOLD |
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Wonders of Glass and Bottles Making, (To 1871) by Sauzay, 255 pages, good condition slight area of stain on edge of spine, 63 wood cut illustrations, chapters on bottles, optical glass, spun glass, filigree glass, goblets and drinking glasses, glass cutting and engraving, composition of glass, artificial eyes, $25.00 |
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Shire Album6 Bottles and Bottle Collecting, by A.A. C. Hedges, excellent condition, 30 pages. Every wondered about how English bottles and American bottle were different, loads of pictures to educate you on English bottles and bottle digging in England. rare item. $25.00 |
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December 1994 issue of Insulators Crown Jewels of the Wire Magazine, lots of articles and info about insulators. Excellent condition 60 pages. SOLD |
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The Kovel Complete Bottle Price List, fifth Edition 1975. Always a favorite with beginning collectors and collectors of ceramic and other decanter. Lists over 11,000 prices and 500+ Illustrations. Clean copy . SOLD |
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1200 Old Medicine Bottles, by Ed Bartholomew, 1970, pen marks inside and previous owner name on cover. Good condition SOLD |
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Hugh Cleveland's Bottle Pricing Guide, by Hugh Cleveland, 1971, good condition, some cracking on spine. $5.00 |
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The American Bottle Collector's Price Guide by Donald Goodell, hard cover book with dust cover, very good condition, some pen and pencil check marks rare book, B&W photos. $20.00. |
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The Official Collector's Guide to Kentucky Derby Mint Julep Glasses, By William Falvey, 1991 excellent condition, information on the highly collectible mint julep glasses, including photos of each julep glass from 1938 $9.00 |
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Collector's Guide to Coca-Cola Items, 1985, front corner bumped, some color and some black and white, 94 pages $3.00 |
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The Tooth Paste Pot Lid Book, by Ben Swanson D.D.S., good condition, rare book shows scans of hundreds of lids. Undated. $30.00 |
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Bottles and Extras magazine, May 1994, articles about old bottles, 80 pages. SOLD |
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Bottles and Extras magazine, March 1994, articles about old bottles, 64 pages. SOLD |
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Inkwells Book II, by Veldon Badders, 1998, 223 pages, excellent condition, 750 full-color photographs complete with sizes, dates, composition, histories of manufacture, and of course, current market values. $25.00 |
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At the Sign of the Mortor by Kay Denver, signed by the author addressed to the Blasi's. Very Good condition. Covers hundreds of medicine and drug bottles, line drawings some ads. Rare book in great condition with author signature. $50.00 |
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Louisville's Early Medicine Bottles by Gene Blasi, spiral bound, covers early pontil age and smooth base medicine bottles, drawings, ads and background info. excellent $45.00 |
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The Collector's Price Guide to Bitters Bottles, by Glen Poch, undated, lists hundreds of Bitters bottles and prices, a few hand drawings, spiral bound good condition. $15.00 |
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Red Book of Fruit Jars No. 3, by Alice Creswick, signed by the author, 1977, spiral bound, 223 pages, with 3100 jars and 4000 prices, line drawing and prices, very good condition. $28.00 |
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Red Book of Fruit Jars No. 5, by Alice Creswick, signed by the author, 1986, perfect bound, 210 pages, with 3400+ jars and prices, line drawing and prices, excellent condition. $30.00 |
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Red Book of Fruit Jars No. 1, by Alice Creswick, 1970, spiral bound, 72 pages, with 3100 jars and 4000 prices, line drawing and prices, very good condition. Got to be a rarity Sold |
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Red Book of Fruit Jars No. 7, by Douglas M. Leybourne Jr., signed by the author, 1993, perfect bound, 289 pages, with 5000 prices, line drawing and prices, excellent condition. $30.00 |
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The Illustrated Price Guide of Antique Bottles, by Sellari, 1975, hard cover, loads of color photos, 432 Pages, condition fair, back cover was wet at one time, stained, bumped corners, some back pages with watermarks. SOLD |
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The Standard Old Bottle Price Guide by Carlo & Dorothy Sellari, soft cover, 1989, very good condition 175 pages, black and white photos. $12.00 |
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Fruit Jars by Julian Harrison Toulouse, Second printing September 1970, hard cover, dust jacket small tears, very good condition, beautiful books with loads of information, pictures and drawings. sold |
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The Kovel Complete Bottle Price List, Second Edition 1971. Always a favorite with beginning collectors and collectors of ceramic and other decanter. Lists over 11,000 prices and 500+ Illustrations. Clean copy SOLD |
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The Vanishing American Outhouse, by Ronald Barlow 178 photos, 133 in color. 29 line drawings. Very Good condition $5.50
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Grand Old American Bottles, by Larry Freeman, 1964, hard cover, no dust jacket, bumped corners, some stains but sound, loaded with pictures, ads, and bottle info. Great Reference. SOLD |
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The Collector's Book of Bottles, by Marian Klamkin, 1971, hard cover with dust jacket, very good condition previous owner's name inside, loads of picture and text covering most bottle categories. $9.00
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Saloons of the Old West, by Richard Erdoes, 1985, hard cover with dust jacket, excellent condition, the title says it all. $9.00
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American Pot Lids, by Barbara and Sonny Jackson, 1987, signed by the author, hard cover with dust jacket, very good condition, (handwritten title on dustjacket spine) A great Rarity. $65.00
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Marbles as Historic Artifacts, by Mark E. Randall, 1979, 65 pages, soft cover, previous owners name and stamp on front cover, otherwise very good copy. SOLD
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Bottle Collector's Treasury Classic & Common, by E. G. Warman 1972, soft cover, lots of B&W Photos covers most categories. Excellent condition. $8.00 |
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American Glass, by George and Helen McKearin, Crown Publishers, 1948, hard cover, no dust jacket, ex-library copy, tight binding, very good condition, This is the Bible for Bottle Collectors. $35.00 |
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Collecting Toys Identification and Value Guide by Richard O'Brien, lists 16,000 toys 1997 Edition, soft cover, very good condition, $4.00
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Schroder's antiques Price Guide, 1994, signed by the author as a presentation issue to a contributor. soft cover, old in back cover, otherwise fine copy. $5.00 |
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Morphy Auction Catalog, Hard cover, full color, Sept. 2008, for 1.7 Million dollar sale, includes bottles, with prices realized. Excellent condition. 355 pages $8.00 |
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Morphy Auction Catalog, Hard cover, full color, May 2008, for 1.7 Million dollar sale, includes bottles, without prices realized. Excellent condition. 259 pages $4.00 |
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Colonial Period and Early 19th Century Children's Toy Marbles, History and Identification for the Archaeologist and Collector, by Richard Gartley and Jeff Carskadden, 1998, gently used copy in excellent condition. Rare and desirable item! Try to find a cheaper copy. $400.00 |
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Outhouses of the West by Sherman Hines, 1988,
with dust jacket, hard cover, excellent condition, 66 pages $3.00 |
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Tokens and Medals, A guide to the Identification
and Values of United States Exonumia, First Edition, 1992 by Stephen
Alpert and Lawrence Elman. soft cover, 300 pages, very good condition, no issues. $20.00 |
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A treasury of American Bottle by William C,
Ketchup Jr., 1975, hard cover with dust jacket excellent condition, 220
pages, a favorite for collectors. This is simply a beautiful book about
bottle collecting. $22.00 |
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Patent and proprietary Medicine bottles by Joseph Baldwin, 1973, very good condition with hard cover and plastic protected dust jacket, a must have for any bottle collector. This popular book on medicine bottles has hand drawings and dates for when bottles where made. $49.00 |
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The Bottle Book by Richard Fike, 1987 another standard must have for any medicine bottle collector. Covers hundreds of old medicine and other bottles and gives some historical background. Line drawings of many bottles. Well used copy in fair condition but lots of life left in this book. This one won't last. sold |
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| Bottle Auction Catalogs are a great way to learn more about buying and collecting antique bottles | Bottle Auction Catalogs help you understand what's valuable | Bottle Auction Catalogs can give you a historical look at how prices have changed. | Learn what categories and which bottles have increased in value the most. |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler July 8, 1988, Las Vegas, Dr. Bryl C. Ritterhouse Collection, 151 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $12.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler October 8, 1988, Bolton Gallery, 347 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $12.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler October 10, 1987, Bolton Gallery, 293 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, back cover has corner folded $12.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler May 2, 1987, Bolton Gallery, 300 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $12.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler January 17, 1987, Bolton Gallery, 329 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $12.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler October 11, 1986, Bolton Gallery, 530 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Very Good Condition $12.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler March 1, 1986, Bolton Gallery, 350 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition SOLD |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler April 20, 1985, Bolton Gallery, 400 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $12.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery,
cataloged by Norm Heckler November 23, 1985, Bolton Gallery, 515
Lots, Includes Prices Realized, several pen marks $12.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler June 15, 1985, Bolton Gallery, Roy and Barbara Brown Flask collection, 216 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $25.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler October 12-13, 1984, Bolton Gallery, 623 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $15.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler February 18, 1984, Bolton Gallery, John Eddie Pfeiffer Collection 479 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $15.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler May 26, 1984, Bolton Gallery, 361 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $15.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler November 12, 1983, Bolton Gallery, 400 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Very Good Condition $15.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler January 22, 1983, Bolton Gallery, 590 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $15.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler September 16-17, 1983, Bolton Gallery, Blaski Collection Part II 648 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Very Good Condition $30.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler March 6, 1982, Bolton Gallery, 400 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $15.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler November 13, 1982, Bolton Gallery, Robert G. Pattridge Collection, 283 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $15.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler May 22, 1982, Bolton Gallery, 350 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $15.00 $15.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler October 9, 1982, Bolton Gallery, 286 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $15.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler April 11, 1981, Bolton Gallery, 431 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $15.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler October 10, 1981, Bolton Gallery, 356 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, Excellent Condition $15.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler April 16, 1980, Copley Square, Prized American Flasks, 159 Lots, Prices Realized, Handwritten by each lot. $30.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Heckler April 18-19, 1980, Bolton Gallery, William E. Covill Ink Collection, 840 Lots, Includes Prices Realized, fold mark on front cover. $40.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Bolton Gallery, October 11, 1980, 454 Lots , Excellent Condition $10.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Bolton Gallery, Bottles and Flasks November 18, 1978, 432 Lots, Includes Prices Realized handwritten above each lot. $20.00 |
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Bottle Auction Catalog - Robert F. Skinner Auction Catalog Bolton Gallery, cataloged by Norm Bolton Gallery, Bottles and Flasks June 24, 1978, 432 Lots, Includes Prices Realized. $20.00 |
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Real Ideas of Real Housewives on Wartime Living 8
page booklet by the Duffy Mott Company, excellent condition $15.00
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Lot of three Indian bottle related ads $10.00 |
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1884 Hostetter's Almanac, excellent condition.
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1884 Ayer's Almanac fair condition cover tears
insides are fine. $6.00
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1882 Greene's Almanac, given away from C. H.
Ray's Groceries in Mantua, Ohio, Greene's August Flower and Greene's Ague
Conqueror. Colorful covers. $20.00 |
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Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup Almanac, Jackson,
Michigan. Colorful cover, nice graphics. Great piece of patent
Medicine advertising. $39.00
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Herrick's Almanac fair condition SOLD |
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Dr. Miles laboratory Household Hints $9.00
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Healy & Bigelow Family Cookbook, nice Indian
graphics inside. $30.00
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Po-Ca-Ta-Lo The Indian Medicine Man, cardboard
cover notebook with
1944 and 1945 calendar on back. Nice item. Good Condition
$20.00
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Merchant's Gargling Oil Songster, 1880, pictures
of Merchant Bottles on inside back cover. Good Condition.
$35.00 |
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