Books & Catalogs

Item BK003, BOOK, EARLY AMERICAN BOTTLES AND FLASKS BY STEPHEN VAN RENSSELAER, revised edition, hard bound, copyright 1926, 557 pages, a heavily used copy with some separation of the binding, a great early reference book, $35

Item BK004, BOOK, EARLY AMERICAN BOTTLES AND FLASKS PART II BY STEPHEN VAN RENSSELAER, revised edition, hard bound, copyright 1926, 315 pages, a heavily used copy with some separation of the binding, a great early reference book, $25

Item BK005, BOOK, AN ALBUM OF CANDY CONTAINERS BY JENNIE D. LONG, soft cover, 1978, 117 pages, owner’s name inside cover, 100’s of black and white pictures with descriptions, very good condition, $7

Item BK006, BOOK, COLLECTING THE CURES BY BILL AGEE, soft cover, 1969, 93 pages, many black and white photos, small amount of writing with some prices on some pages, very good condition, $15

Item BK009, BOOK, INDIAN BOTTLES AND THEIR BRANDS BY JOHN ODELL, soft cover, 1977, signed edition, 109 pages, owner’s name inside cover, 100’s of black and white photos and descriptions, excellent condition, $13

Item BK013, BOOK, PRICE GUIDE FOR INSULATORS BY JOHN AND CAROL MCDOUGALD, soft cover with spiral binding, 1995, 164 pages, pristine condition, $15

Item BK015, BOOK, AMERICAN POTTERS AND POTTERY BY JOHN RAMSAY, hard bound with protective plastic sleeve, original dust jacket, 1976, 304 pages, owner’s name inside cover, excellent condition, $25

Item BK076, AMERICAN GLASS GALLERY, Auction No 1, November 17, 2008, The John and Catherine Moore Collection, 144 lots, softbound with price sheet, $8

Item BK079, OLD BOTTLES AND GHOST TOWNS BY ADELL REED, softbound, 1964, 55 pages, fair condition, $7 Item BK080, LOUISVILLE'S EARLY MEDICINE BOTTLES BY GENE BLASI, ringbound, 1992, 90 pages, really nice condition, $35

Item BK083, INDIAN BOTTLES AND BRANDS BY JOHN O'DELL, softbound, almost perfect, 1997, $25

Item BK087, ONE FOR A MAN, TWO FOR A HORSE BY GERALD CARSON, HISTORY-GRAVE AND COMIC OF PATENT MEDICINES, hardbound with dust jacket, 128 pages, $15

Item BK093, COLLECTOR'S BOOK OF BOTTLES BY KLAMKIN, hardbound with dust jacket, 248 pages, 1971, lots of pictures, book is perfect, dust jacket has some wear, $15

Item BK094, THE GREAT AMERICAN PATENT MEDICINE ERA BY HECHTLINGER, hardbound, no dust jacket, 248 pages, 1970, $18

Item BK096, RED BOOK OF FRUIT JARS #10 BY LEYBOURNE, softbound, looks like it has never been used, inscribed by the author, $35

Item BK099, THE BERTRAND BOTTLES BY RONALD SWITZER, softbound, 1974, 100 pages, good condition, $12

Item BK101, COLLECTABLE TIN CONTAINERS BY PETTIT, ringbound, 1970, colored photos of collectable tins with prices, good condition, $7

Item BK102, EASTERN BOTTLES PRICE GUIDE BY SELLARI, softbound, 1969, fair condition, listing of 1,118 bottles, $7

Item BK103, AMERICAN SARSAPARILLA BOTTLES BY DEGRAFFT, softbound, 1980, 158 pages, fair condition, $13

Item BK104, COLLECTORS GUIDE TO COUNTRY STONEWARE AND POTTERY BY RAYCRAFT, softbound, 159 pages, 1985, lots of colored photographs, excellent condition, $11

Item BK106, ON THE TRAIL OF STODDARD GLASS BY FIELD, softbound, 109 pages, 1975, good condition, $12

Item BK107, CHIPS FROM THE PONTIL BY TIBBITTS, softbound, 74 pages, 1963, rough condition, $5

Item BK111, COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO GLASS VOLUME 2 BY SPILLMAN, 467 pages, 1983, softbound with dust jacket, condition good, lots of colored pictures, $7

Item BK112, ADVERTISING TIN CONTAINERS BY POLANSKY, 96 pages, 1974, softbound, fair condition, $5

Item BK113, EARLY AMERICAN BOTTLES AND FLASKS BY VANRENSSELAER, softbound, 109 pages, 1921, good condition, $12

Item BK114, EARLY AMERICAN BOTTLES AND FLASKS BY VANRENSSELAER, hardbound, 310 pages, 1969, fair condition, $18

Item BK118, COLLECTING THE CURES BY AGEE, softbound, signed by the author, 93 pages, 1969, fair condition, $13

Item BK120, WESTERN WHISKEY BOTTLES BY BARNETT, softbound, 178 pages, 1991, good condition, $18

Item BK121, BITTERS BOTTLES BY WATSON, hardbound with dust jacket, 304 pages, 1965, book is perfect, dust cover has some wear, $30

Item BK133, AMERICAN GLASS GALLERY, Auction 3, November 16, 2009, 200 early American bottles, flasks, bitters, free blown glass, black glass & more, soft bound with prices realized written in, $12

Item BK138, AMERICAN GLASS BY VALENTINE VAN TASSEL, hardbound, 128 pages, MCML (whatever year that is), book is perfect, $6

Item BK140, GREAT AMERICAN PONTILED MEDICINES by Frederick Nielsen, 131 pages, 714 bottles and line drawings, signed by the author, book and dust cover are in excellent condition, a classic book still desired by pontiled medicine collectors, $45

Item BK141, EARLY POTTERS AND POTTERIES OF NEW YORK STATE by William Ketchum, 278 pages, published 1970, the book name on the spine is faint, the book is in excellent condition, $90

Item BK144, AMERICAN POT LIDS BY JACKSON, hardbound with dust jacket, 91 pages, 1987, book is in excellent condition, the dust jacket is also perfect, looks like it has never been used, $18

ItemBK145, SKINNER AUCTION CATALOG, Early American Glass, March 24, 1991, Auction 741, 297 lots, bottles, glassware, inks free blown items, black and white photos in the back, prices, $5

Item BK148, SKINNER AUCTION CATALOG, Bottles & Flasks, March 6, 1982, Sale #802, 400 lots, bitters, inks, flasks, medicines, some black & white photos, no prices, $5

Item BK150, SKINNER AUCTION CATALOG, Bottles & Flasks, May 22, 1982, Sale #820, 350 lots, bitters, inks, flasks, medicines, no photos or prices, $5

Item BK152, SKINNER AUCTION CATALOG, Bottles & Flasks, October 9, 1982, Sale #849, 286 lots, bitters, inks, flasks, medicines, stoneware, no photos or prices, $5

Item BK153, SKINNER AUCTION CATALOG, Bottles & Flasks, October 9, 1982, Sale #849, 286 lots, bitters, inks, flasks, medicines, stoneware, no photos or prices, $5

Item BK155, SKINNER AUCTION CATALOG, Bottles & Flasks, January 22, 1983, Sale #889, 601 lots, bitters, inks, flasks, medicines, Plow's, McKeever's, Horseshoe, Steinfeld's Bitters, some black and white photos, prices, $10

Item BK163, SKINNER AUCTION CATALOG, Bottles & Flasks, October 8, 1988, Sale #1219, 347 lots, flasks, blown glass, bitters, some group black and white photos, no prices, $5

Item BK164, SKINNER AUCTION CATALOG, Bottles & Flasks, October 8, 1988, Sale #1219, 347 lots, flasks, blown glass, bitters, some group black and white photos, no prices, $5

Item BK165, NORMAN C. HECKLER & COMPANY CATALOG, Auction 1, November 19, 1988, 400 lots, The Doy McCall Collection, early American bottles, mostly flasks, soft bound, black and white photos of all the bottles, no prices, $10

Item BK169, NORMAN C. HECKLER & COMPANY CATALOG, Auction 3, September 9, 1989, 406 lots, early American bottles, flasks, sandwich glass, soft bound, some black and white photos and color photos, no prices, $5

Item BK170, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, September 20, 1989, Auction 13, 822 lots, bottles, flasks, pot lids, advertising, soft bound with black and white photos, no prices, $8

Item BK171, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, August 22, 1989, Auction 16, 775 lots, bottles, flasks, bitters, soft bound with black and white photos, prices, $12

Item BK172, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, August 22, 1989, Auction 16, 775 lots, bottles, flasks, bitters, soft bound with black and white photos, prices, $12

Item BK174, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, August 22, 1989, Auction 19, Nick Direnzio Collection, 794 lots, Barber Shop Memorabilia, 173 lots, bottles, flasks, bitters, soft bound with black and white photos, no prices, $10

Item BK177, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, March 11, 1992, Auction 24, 782 lots, Barber Shop Memorabilia and Marbles, 192 lots, soft bound with black and white photos, no prices, $10

Item BK178, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, June 24, 1992, Auction 25, 763 lots, Flasks & Barber Shop Memorabilia, soft bound with black and white photos, no prices, $10

Item BK179, NORMAN C. HECKLER & COMPANY CATALOG, Auction 13, October 9, 1992, 306 lots, early American bottles, flasks, early glass, soft bound, black and white photos and color photos, no prices, $8

Item BK180, NORMAN C. HECKLER & COMPANY CATALOG, Auction 10, March 28, 1992, 362 lots, early American bottles, flasks, early glass, soft bound, black and white photos and color photos, no prices, $8

Item BK181, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, April 14, 1993, Western Round-Up, May 19, 1993 Bottles, Flasks & Christmas Items, soft bound with black and white photos, no prices, $10

Item BK182, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, August 7, 1993, Live Auction at the Richmond VA Marriott, 151 lots, soft bound with color photos, no prices, $8

Item BK183, SKINNER AUCTION CATALOG, Early Glass, Bottles & Flasks, October 9, 1993, Sale #1536, 296 lots, some group black and white photos, no prices, $5

Item BK185, NORMAN C. HECKLER & COMPANY CATALOG, Auction 20, September 14, 1994, 270 lots, Fruit Jars Joseph Wenger collection, soft bound, black and white photos and color photos, no prices, $8

Item BK186, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, April 26, 1995, Auction 38, 790 lots, bottles, flasks, bitters, soft bound with black and white photos, no prices, $8

Item BK187, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, August 12, 1995, Live Auction at the Clarion Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois, 113 lots, soft bound with color photos, no prices, $8

Item BK189, NORMAN C. HECKLER & COMPANY CATALOG, Auction 45, June 6, 1998, 180 lots, Bottles, Flasks, Fruit Jars and more, live auction at Saratoga Springs NY, soft bound, black and white photos and color photos, no prices, $8

Item BK190, NORMAN C. HECKLER & COMPANY CATALOG, Auction 90, October 27, 2010, 100 early American bottles, flasks, bitters, free blown glass & more, GI-66 green Jackson, soft bound with prices realized written in, $8

Item BK192, AMERICAN GLASS GALLERY CATALOG, Auction 5, November 15, 2010, 202 lots, early American bottles, flasks, inks, soft bound with prices realized sheet, $16

Item BK193, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, December 6, 2010, Auction 90, "Christmas Comes Early" auction, 503 lots, bottles, flasks, bitters, soft bound with color photos & prices realized sheet, $17

Item BK194, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, March 21, 2011, Auction 91, "Ides of March" auction, 450 lots, bottles, flasks, bitters, soft bound with color photos & prices realized sheet, $17

Item BK195, NORMAN C. HECKLER & COMPANY CATALOG, Auction 91, March 30, 2011, 100 early American bottles, flasks, bitters, free blown glass & more, soft bound with prices realized written in and auction price sheet, $8

Item BK197, NORMAN C. HECKLER & COMPANY CATALOG, Auction 92, May 18, 2011, 140 early American bottles, flasks, bitters, free blown glass & more, soft bound with prices realized written in and auction price sheet, $8

Item BK198, AMERICAN GLASS GALLERY CATALOG, Auction 6, June 15, 2011, 232 lots, early American bottles, flasks, inks, soft bound with prices realized sheet, $16

Item BK199, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, March 21, 2011, Auction 92, "The Summer Sizzler" Auction, 395 lots, bottles, flasks, bitters, soft bound with color photos & prices realized sheet, $17

Item BK201, NORMAN C. HECKLER & COMPANY CATALOG, Auction 93, September 14, 2011, 151 early American bottles, flasks, bitters, free blown glass & more, soft bound with prices realized written in and auction price sheet, $8

Item BK202, AMERICAN GLASS GALLERY, Auction 7, November 15, 2011, 232 early American bottles, flasks, bitters, free blown glass, black glass & more, soft bound with prices realized written in, $12

Item BK203, GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS CATALOG, December 5, 2011, Auction 93, "The Christmas Comes Early" Auction, 458 lots, target balls, bottles, flasks, bitters, soft bound with color photos & prices realized sheet, $17

 

The items below have been sold, but are left on to be used for reference

Item BK012, SUPPLEMENT TO BITTERS BOTTLES BY RICHARD WATSON, illustrations by Elma Watson, hard cover with protective plastic sleeve, original dust jacket, 1968, 160 pages, pristine condition Sold

Item BK081, PONTILED MEDICINE PRICE GUIDE BY JIM HOLST, ringbound, 1998, 454 pages, good condition Sold

Item BK082, GREER PONTILED MEDICINE COLLECTION BY HARMER ROOKE GALLERIES, softbound, 1988-1989, 1,820 lots, with prices realized, very good condition Sold

Item BK084, THE BOTTLE BOOK-GUIDE TO HISTORIC EMBOSSED MEDICINE BOTTLES BY RICHARD FIKE, 300 pages, 1987, hardbound, looks new Sold

Item BK085, AMERICAN GLASS BY MCKEARIN AND MCKEARIN, hardbound, perfect condition, perfect dust jacket, 1989, 600+ pages Sold

Item BK089, CHARLES GARDNER COLLECTION BY NORMAN HECKLER, hardbound with dust jacket, 1975, with price sheet Sold

Item BK091, FOR BITTERS ONLY BY CARLYN RING, 542 pages, hardbound, moderate wear-used, with price guide Sold

Item BK095, A BIT ABOUT BALSAMS BY BETTY BLASI, softbound, 1974, 174 pages, some wear Sold

Item BK097, GEORGEANNA GREER COLLECTION OF AMERICAN STONEWARE BY HARMER ROOKE GALLERIES, 1992-1993, softbound, 807 lots Sold

Item BK100, AYER'S AMERICAN ALMANAC FROM 1859, paperback, good condition Sold

Item BK105, PATENT AND PROPRIETARY MEDICINE BOTTLES BY BALDWIN, hardbound, 1973, 540 pages, dust jacket, well used condition Sold

Item BK110, IT'S A BITTERS BY UMBERGER, 104 pages, 1969, signed by the author, softbound, good condition Sold

Item BK116, KETCHUP, PICKLES, AND SAUCES BY ZUMWALT, hardbound with dust jacket, 480 pages, 1980, very good condition Sold

Item BK143, THE BLASKE COLLECTION PART 2 by Norman Heckler, soft cover, two sessions in 1983, color and black and white photos, prices, excellent condition Sold