Here are 79 books on the state of Maine that we have available and on the shelves in Walpole, New Hampshire on July 15, 2008. Remember, ordering is easy from Ray Boas, Bookseller.
1. BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - THIS VOLUME CONTAINS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF LEADING CITIZENS OF YORK COUNTY, MAINE, Biographical Review Pub. Co., Boston, MA, 1896, B&W illustrations, 620pp, very good, rebound in green cloth, aeg (hardcover), Volume XIII of the Atlantic States Series of Biographical Reviews., (Order No: 52837 ), $125.00
2. BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - THIS VOLUME CONTAINS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF LEADING CITIZENS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE, Biographical Review Pub. Co., Boston, MA, 1896, B&W illustrations, 707pp, very good, rebound in green cloth (hardcover), Volume XIV of the Atlantic States Series of Biograpical Reviews., (Order No: 52838 ), $100.00
3. MANCHESTER, 1775-1975: STORIES ABOUT THE TOWN OF MANCHESTER AND ITS PEOPLE - MANCHESTER, MAINE, Manchester Bicentennial Comm, Manchester, ME, 1975, B&W illustrations, 152pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Manchester--The Town; Manchester--The People; Further Readings and Pictures., (Order No: 44055 ), $35.00
4. CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAINE 200TH ANNIVERSARY - 1760-1960 BICENTENNIAL, n.p., n.p., 1960, B&W illustrations, 132pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Great anniversary book filled with great ads, articles, photographs, and maps., (Order No: 45193 ), $15.00
5. 1776-1976 -- COMMEMORATIVE PUBLICATION OF THE YORK, MAINE BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE, Bicentennial Committee, York, Maine, 1976, B&W ill., fold-out map, 60pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 53381 ), $25.00
6. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, AND DEDICATION OF TOWN HALL, ORONO, MAINE, MARCH 3, 1874, Bailey & Noyes, Portland, ME, 1874, B&W illustrations, 168pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 53009 ), $85.00
7. THE NEW-ENGLAND MERCANTILE UNION BUSINESS DIRECTORY, SIX PARTS IN ONE. ... 1849, Pratt & Co., New York, 1849, maps, 324pp, ads, good+, original black cloth (hardcover) edgewear SEE NOTE, "...Containing A New Map of New-England, An Almanac for 1849, A Memorandum for Every Day in the Year, and a Business Directory for New England, showing The Name, Location, and Business, of Mercantile Firms, Manufacturing Establishments, professional Men, Artists, Corporations, Banking, Moneyed and Literary Institutions, Courts, Public Offices, and all the Various Miscellaneous Departments which Contribute to the Business, Wealth, Prosperity, and Happiness of New-England, to which is appended, A Short Advertising Register, and a Business Directory of Many of the Principal Mercantiles Houses and Manufacturing Establishments of New York. Complete with maps of Boston (fold-out); Maine; New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Vermont; Rhode Island; and Connecticut. CONDITION NOTE: Nice clean and tight copy; light edgewear; and lacking a small piece of cloth on the bottom edge of the spine (measuring about 1/4 inch by 2 3/4 inches and starting up from bottom edge about 1/2 inch., (Order No: 49592 ), $225.00
8. 470 Railroad Club Book Committee, MEET THE MAINE CENTRAL: THE PINE TREE ROUTE 1960-1981, KJ Printing Co., Augusta, ME, 1982 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 64pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 54797 ), $25.00
9. Bardwell, John D. (signed by the author), A HISTORY OF YORK HARBOR AND THE YORK HARBOR READING ROOM - [YORK, MAINE], Peter E. Randall, Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 1993, B&W illustrations, 158pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0963195514 Around 1892, a group of distinguished York Harbor, Maine residents formed a men's club and acquired, as a clubhouse, a small building where the York Harbor Inn now stands. They became incorporated as the York Harbor Reading Room, a name borrowed from similar clubs in Bar Harbor and Newport. Contents include: On Becoming a Summer Resort; Hotels and Boardinghouses; Hartley Mason's Legacy; Founding of the Reading Room; People, Parties, and Memories; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography., (Order No: 48881 ), $60.00
10. Bardwell, John D., THE YORK MILITIA COMPANY, 1642-1972, John D. Bardwell, York, ME, (1972) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 57pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A compilation of information about the military history of York, Maine, during the colonial period and the reorganization of the york Militia Company, three hundred years after its founding. Contents include: Preface; Introduction; The Town Militia; The Revolution; The Citizen Soldier; Bibliography; Current Publications On Military History; Index of Names., (Order No: 54379 ), $20.00
11. Black, Colonel Frederick Frasier (compiled by), SEARSPORT SEA CAPTAINS, Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, ME, 1960 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 226pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), A collection of photographs compiled by Colonel Frederick Frasier Black with brief biographical sketches, including the ships they commanded., (Order No: 44075 ), $120.00
12. Bradbury, Charles, HISTORY OF KENNEBUNK PORT, FROM ITS DISCOVERY BY BARTHOLOMEW GOSNOLD, MAY 14, 1602 TO A.D. 1837 (KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE), Printed by James E. Remich, Kennebunk, 1837, engraved B&W frontis, 301pp, very good, new brown cloth spine (hardcover) some light foxing, Nice clean and tight copy with new cloth spine, original endpapers, original brown cloth boards with light bump/wear to corners., (Order No: 40477 ), $200.00
13. Brown, Charlotte Beath, THE OLD BRICK HOUSE AND OTHER STORIES, Boothbay Register Press Pub., Boothbay Harbor, ME, 1936, B&W illustrations, 160pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover), The following short stories are based, with two exceptions, upon either some local tradition or historical fact connected with Boothbay and its vicinity. The two exceptions noted are "The Call of the Cliffs" and "Barbara Wayne," both of which are purely imaginary., (Order No: 54550 ), $9.50
14. Burke, Jeffrey, ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE INN: A CHRONICLE, The Pilgrim Press, Cleveland, OH, (1997) 1st ptg, 182pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0829811621 Jeff and Judi Burke restored an old inn on Isle au Haut, Maine. This book is a collection of entertaining stories of their everyday life adventures - of fixing the vintage Servel refrigerator in the B&B kitchen, of buying a dinner bell from a crotchety local antique dealer, of figuring out how to fun the inn's septic tank without electric power, of painting the 796 windows in the lighthouse and outbuildings - as well as tales of the often colorful people who have stayed at the inn and others they have met on and off the island. Includes 21 recipes for tantalizing dishes served at the inn., (Order No: 38161 ), $20.00
15. Burnell, Marcia, HERITAGE ABOVE: A TRIBUTE TO MAINE'S TRADITION OF WEATHER VANES, Down East Books, Camden, ME, (1991), color photographs, 83pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) couple nicks front dj, ISBN 0892722789, (Order No: 4939 ), $12.50
16. Butler, Joyce (Church historian), THE SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - AN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE, South Congregational Church, Kennebunkport, ME, 1973, 8pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 49355 ), $5.00
17. Caldwell, Bill, MAINE COAST, Guy Gannett Publishing Co., Portland, ME, 1988, B&W illustrations, 398pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) inscribed by the author, ISBN 0930096983 Maine's most popular newspaper columnist shares his great love ... cruising, exploring and discovering the Maine Coast., (Order No: 46110 ), $12.50
18. Caldwell, Bill, ENJOYING MAINE, Guy Gannett Publishing Co., Portland, ME, (1977), B&W illustrations, 324pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) bookplate removed, ISBN 0930096010 "Lively Stories about People & Places from the Seacoast to the North Country, to the Mountains, from Fishermen to Loggers, as Enjoyed by Maine's Favorite Newspaper Columnist.", (Order No: 46111 ), $5.00
19. Chambers, Bruce W., MAINE - A LEGACY IN PAINTING, 1830 TO THE PRESENT, Spanierman Gallery, LLC, New York, 2005, 89 color plates, 108pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0945936737 A Benefit exhibition for the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine Featuring twenty-three works on loan from the Museum; October 11 - November 9, 2005., (Order No: 48858 ), $20.00
20. Coburn, Louise Helen (and other residents), SKOWHEGAN ON THE KENNEBEC - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE - SKOWHEGAN, MAINE, Independent-Reporter Press, Skowhegan, ME, 1941 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 2 vols, 1050pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover), A very well done history., (Order No: 52667 ), $125.00
21. Coe, Harrie B. (editor), MAINE: RESOURCES, ATTRACTIONS, AND ITS PEOPLE - A HISTORY -- FOUR VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Lewis Historical Pub., Co., New York, 1928, B&W illustrations, very good, black cloth spines (hardcover), Volume I, 510pp; Volume II, p511-p993. Volumes III and IV are biographical volumes; 477pp and 232pp. Nice clean, tight and bright set., (Order No: 52643 ), $125.00
22. Cummings, Mildred H., SOUTH SOLON: THE STORY OF A MEETING HOUSE, South Solon Historical Soc., South Solon, Maine, 1959, ill. by Philip Bornarth, 54pp, ill., very good, wraps (softcover), Contents include: The Pioneers; The Early Church; Building the Meeting House; Mid-Century; The Felicitous Years and Their Ending; The Restoration; The South Solon Frescoes; and, Appendix., (Order No: 51014 ), $10.00
23. Drake, Samuel Adams, THE PINE-TREE COAST, Estes & Lauriat, Boston, MA, 1891, B&W illustrations, 393pp, good, decorated olive green cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB few marks, A classic look at the Maine Coast. Contents include: The West Coast; The Mid Coast; and The East Coast. This copy comes from a small village library with minimal marks. It has never been circulated., (Order No: 54386 ), $95.00
24. Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy, INDIAN PLACE-NAMES OF THE PENOBSCOT VALLEY AND THE MAINE COAST - UNIVERSITY OF MAINE STUDIES NO. 55, Maine Studies, Orono, ME, 1974 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, map, 272pp, good, wraps (softcover), An authoritative source about Indian place-names of Maine, more specifically, a treatise on the names of the Penobscot Valley region and the adjacent coasts., (Order No: 54458 ), $30.00
25. Ernst, George, NEW ENGLAND MINIATURE: A HISTORY OF YORK, MAINE, The Bond Wheelwright Co., Freeport, ME, (1961), B&W illustrations, 284pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket DAMPSTAIN REAR BD., (Order No: 5194 ), $15.00
26. Folsom, George, HISTORY OF SACO AND BIDDEFORD, WITH NOTICES OF OTHER EARLY SETTLEMENTS, AND OF THE PROPRIETARY GOVERNMENTS, IN MAINE, New Hampshire Publishing Co., Somersworth, ME, 1975, 325pp, index, very good, brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0912274212 Originally published in 1830. "...INCLUDING THE PROVINCES OF NEW SOMERSETSHIRE AND LYGONIA." Index compiled in 1922 by Frank C. Deering., (Order No: 52711 ), $20.00
27. Foster, Benjamin Browne (edited by Charles H. Foster), BENJAMIN BROWNE FOSTER'S DOWN EAST DIARY, Univ. of Maine at Orono Pr., Orono, ME, 1975 1st ed, B&W frontis, 380pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0891010300 This is a highly readable day- to-day account of what mid-nineteenth century Maine, and indeed America, was like for a young man in his teens and early adulthood., (Order No: 54460 ), $14.50
28. Freeman, Melville C., HISTORY OF CAPE PORPOISE - CAPE PORPOISE, MAINE, n.p., Cape Porpoise, ME, 1955, B&W illustrations, 107pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "This small, illustrated volume contains the story of a seaside village on the coast of Maine, contemporary in its beginnings with the pilgrims of Plymouth, but settled by quite a different group of people and under different circumstances.", (Order No: 46978 ), $20.00
29. Goss, Leroy E., "AFTERGLOW": A MAINE NARRATIVE OF PENOBSCOT BAY ISLANDERS, House of Falmouth, Inc., Portland, ME, (1966), 158pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), In this evocation of the past the author has sought to live again some of the events and adventures of an active life with some delightful surprises and humor--together with a portrait of one who knew how to live right and was determined to do so., (Order No: 22543 ), $10.00
30. Gray, Jackie, JOHN HANCOCK: HIS WHARF AND WAREHOUSE IN YORK, MAINE, Soc. for the Preservation of, York, ME, 1973 (2nd ptg), B&W illustrations, 8pp, very good, wraps (softcover), First published in 1967., (Order No: 54372 ), $4.00
31. Haggett, Ada M. (preface by), STORIES OF PHIPPSBURG, MAINE - VOLUME III: THE WAY IT WAS -- FROM THE FILES OF THE PHIPPSBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Phippsburg Historial Society, Phippsburg, ME, 1985, 170pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 52538 ), $75.00
32. Harris, Leslie K., TALES OF LINCOLN COUNTY, MAINE, What a Brat, Publishing, South Portland, ME, (2001) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 86pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0971743800 Contents include: "UP THE LAZY RIVER BY THE OLD MILL STREAM"--ALEWIVES AND THE DAMARISCOTTA MILLS; LOCAL HAUNTS; THE FORTS OF PEMAQUID; DIXIE BULL--MAINE'S MAIN PYRATE; WHAT THE SHELL...HEAPS ON THE DAMARISCOTTA., (Order No: 44044 ), $20.00
33. Hayward, John, THE NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER; CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE STATES, COUNTIES AND TOWNS IN NEW ENGLAND ..., Israel S. Boyd & Wm. White, Concord, NH, 1839 6th ed, B&W illustrations, unpaginated, good, full calf (hardcover) foxing throughout, "...ALSO DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, LAKES, CAPES, BAYS, HARBORS, ISLANDS, AND FASHIONABLE RESORTS WITHIN THAT TERRITORY. ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED." - Sixth Edition. Tight copy with foxing., (Order No: 53909 ), $60.00
34. Hennessey, Tom (essays and art by), HANDY TO HOME: A LIFETIME IN THE MAINE OUTDOORS, Silver Quill Press, Camden, ME, (2000) 1st ptg, ill. by Tom Hennessey, 126pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0892724935 The very best of Tom's work--his essays, his black-and-white illustrations, and, for the first time ever in book form, twelve of his stunning watercolors, all of them produced specifically for this book., (Order No: 35904 ), $15.00
35. Hill, George T., HISTORY, RECORDS, AND RECOLLECTIONS OF GRAY, MAINE: VOLUME I (ALL PUBLISHED), Tower Publishing Company, Portland, ME, (1978) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 428pp, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover), This book is not intended as a definitive history of the town of Gray. Although not limited to material on the early days of the settlement, little space has been devoted to the period after 1900. In view of this, the designation Volume I has been used with the hope and expectation that gaps in this history of the town and the story of its later years will be covered in additional volumes., (Order No: 54427 ), $75.00
36. Hodgkins, Theodore Roosevelt (edited and compiled by), BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES MAINE - A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF WHO'S WHO IN MAINE - VOL. I 1926-1927, Lewiston Journal Company, Lewiston, ME, [1926], 284pp, ads, good+, red cloth (hardcover), "This book aims to give brief, personal sketches of the more prominent living Maine men and women - those whose position or achievemenets in life make them of general interest to the public.", (Order No: 53659 ), $35.00
37. Hodsdon, John L. (Adjutant General), ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MAINE, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1863, Stevens & Sayward, Printers, Augusta, ME, 1863, 948pp, plus, good, wraps (softcover) front binder's board is almost detached, Copy of this uncommon report still in soft printer's boards with front board almost detached. Reports were prepared in this manner so the purchaser could have it bound to match existing titles in a collection. This copy was never casebound, and thus shows some light wear. The 948 pages covers report through Appendix D. This is followed with Appendix E of 140 pages, then Appendix F with 3 numbered pages, G with 12 pages, H with 10 pages, I with 30 pages, K with 5 pages, L with 6 pages., (Order No: 52712 ), $125.00
38. Horwitz, Richard P., ANTHROPOLOGY TOWARD HISTORY: CULTURE AND WORK IN A 19TH-CENTURY MAINE TOWN, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT, (1978) 1st ed, 197pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0819550140 The author provides a manual for the synthesis of anthropology and history, offering a theory of culture, a method for applying that theory in history, and a sample application., (Order No: 41619 ), $10.00
39. Howells, John Mead, THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF THE PISCATAQUA: HOUSES AND GARDENS OF THE PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, Architectural Book. Pub. Co., New York, (1965), 301 figures with description, 16pp text, very good w/lightly worn dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1937., (Order No: 1737 ), $10.00
40. Howells, John Mead (introduction by William Lawrence Bottomley), THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF THE PISCATAQUA - HOUSES AND GARDENS OF THE PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, Architectural Book Pub. Co., New York, (1937) 1st ed, 301 B&W plates, unpaginated, good+, grey cloth w/light edgewear (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Previous owner's name/signature, Nancy V. McClelland, (the decorative arts historian) on the front free endpaper, (Order No: 23496 ), $75.00
41. Jewett, Martin H. and Hannaford, Olive W., A HISTORY OF HOLLIS, MAINE FORMERLY LITTLE FALLS LATER PHILLIPSBURG - HOLLIS, ME, The Knowlton & McLeary Co., Farmington, ME, 1976, B&W illustrations, 211pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) signed by the authors, Errata slip tipped in., (Order No: 52644 ), $75.00
42. Jordan, William B., A HISTORY OF CAPE ELIZABETH, MAINE, House of Falmouth, Inc., Portland, ME, (1965) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 385pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), "Limited to One Thousand Numbered Copies.", (Order No: 13857 ), $60.00
43. Kubitz, Frances R., DAMARISCOVE ISLAND, published by the author, n.p., (1997), ill. by Frederick T. Kubitz, 147pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) signed by author, (Order No: 48423 ), $20.00
44. Laverty, Dorothy Bowler, MILLINOCKET: MAGIC CITY OF MAINE'S WILDERNESS, The Bond Wheelwright Company, Freeport, ME, (1974) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 110pp, good, decorated green boards (hardcover) EX-LIB w/usual markings, ISBN 087027130X An account of the first seventy years of a small Maine town built around one of the country's largest papermaking industries., (Order No: 54394 ), $60.00
45. Lowry, Lois (photographs by) and Lewis, Frederick H. (text by), HERE IN KENNEBUNKPORT, Durrell Publications, Brattleboro, VT, (1978) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0911764208 A photographic tour of Kennebunkport., (Order No: 47711 ), $22.50
46. Maine Maps, THE OLD MAPS OF OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE IN 1858 - 91 OLD MAPS REPRODUCED, Saco Valley Printing, Fryeburg, Maine, 1982 3rd ptg, maps printed in brown ink, 52pp, good+, wraps (softcover), Every town, the old roads, every house and family, detail maps of villages and neighborhoods., (Order No: 53121 ), $25.00
47. Maine Maps, THE OLD MAPS OF SAGADAHOC COUNTY, MAINE IN 1858 - 28 OLD MAPS REPRODUCED, Saco Valley Printing, Fryeburg, Maine, 1983, maps printed in brown ink, 32pp, good+, wraps (softcover), Detail Maps of Villages; Houses with Family Names; the old roads & waterways., (Order No: 53122 ), $25.00
48. Maine Maps, THE OLD MAPS OF ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE IN 1873 - 52 OLD MAPS REPRODUCED, Saco Valley Printing, Fryeburg, Maine, 1983, maps printed in brown ink, 48pp, good+, wraps (softcover), The old roads; houses with family names; detail maps of villages and neighborhoods., (Order No: 53125 ), $25.00
49. Maine Maps, THE OLD MAPS OF SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE IN 1875 - 85 OLD MAPS REPRODUCED, Saco Valley Printing, Fryeburg, Maine, 1985, maps printed in brown ink, 58pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Detail maps of villages; houses with family names; the old roads & waterways., (Order No: 53126 ), $30.00
50. McLane, Charles B., ISLANDS OF THE MID-MAINE COAST: PENOBSCOT AND BLUE HILL BAYS, The Kennebec River Press, Woolwich, ME, (1983) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 508pp, very good, light blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0933858000 Contents include: The Outer Islands; Islands on the Western Shore; The Fox Islands; The Islesborough Group; Mid-Penobscot Islands; Deer Isle Division and the Thoroughfare; Isle au Haut Division; The Inner Bay, Castine, and Eggemoggin Reach; The Swans Island Division; and, Islands in Blue Hill Bay., (Order No: 52809 ), $30.00
51. Mofford, Juliet H. and O'Brien, Kerry A., "GOOD COMMON SCHOOLS": EDUCATION IN YORK, MAINE 1700-1900, Old York Historical Society, York, Maine, (1984), B&W illustrations, 37pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A close look at the history of public education in one town, York, Maine, will give us answers about early schooling., (Order No: 54371 ), $15.00
52. Morgan, Charles S. (adapted from an address by), SHIPBUILDING ON THE KENNEBUNK - THE CLOSING CHAPTER - REVISED EDITION, Hist. Soc of Kennebunkport, Kennebunkport, ME, (1970), B&W illustrations, 48pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Adapted from an Address by Charles S. Morgan to the Society on the occasion of its first public meeting February 15, 1952., (Order No: 47008 ), $14.50
53. Moulton, Augustus F., PORTLAND BY THE SEA: AN HISTORICAL TREATISE, Katahdin Publishing Co., Augusta, ME, 1926, B&W illustrations, 244pp, index, very good, decorated green cloth (hardcover), The story of Portland's history., (Order No: 49650 ), $15.00
54. Newland, Joseph N. (editor), THE SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE - 60 YEARS, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME, (2006), B&W and color illustrations, 84pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0972848479 This catalogue was published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, July 22 - October 29, 2006. Contents include: Skowhegan, A Lasting Impression; Beginnings, Skowhegan Lecture, 1963; Some Questions, Skowhegan Lecture, 1956; and, Artists + Lectures + Works., (Order No: 50897 ), $20.00
55. Openo, Woodard D., THE SARAH MILDRED LONG BRIDGE, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, (1988), B&W illustrations, 130pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0915819120 A History of the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Kittery, Maine. The text includes a brief history of the early bridge, extensive details on the construction of the Interstate Bridge and a description of the operation of the bridge., (Order No: 45329 ), $50.00
56. Osborne, Marion A., WOODBINE SHANTY, Vantage Press, New York, (1974) 1st ed, 157pp, good+ w/lightly rubbed dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0533010926 Once upon a time there lived in New York City a family longing for clean air, clear water and a "blessed land of room enough;" so they packed up and took off for the coast of Maine--all eight of them!, (Order No: 47799 ), $10.00
57. Parker, Herbert, COURTS AND LAWYERS OF NEW ENGLAND - 4 VOLUME SET COMPLETE, American Historical Soc. Inc, New York, 1931, color illustrations, 4 vols, 1015pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) slight discoloration on spine, An extensive history of the development of laws, courts and lawyers in the New England states., (Order No: 42469 ), $80.00
58. Prince, Thomas, A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND IN THE FORM OF ANNALS, Cummings, Hilliard and Co., n.p., 1826, 439pp, very good, 3/4 leather, raised bands (hardcover) light wear, First published in 1736. "...Being a Summary and exact Account of the most material Transactions and Occurrence relating to this Country, in the order of Time wherein they happened, from the Discovery of Capt. Gosnold in 1602, to the Arrival of Governor Belcher, in 1730..." Clean, bright and tight copy. Wear to extemities of leather binding and raised bands, teg., (Order No: 40097 ), $350.00
59. Prosser, Albert L. (editor), HISTORY OF SANFORD, MAINE: A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY, Sanford Historical Committee, Sanford, ME, 1968, B&W illustrations, 504pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Published in Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town in 1768. An updated history since the publication of Edwin Emery's HISTORY OF SANFORD, MAINE, 1661-1900. With errata slip laid in., (Order No: 54448 ), $75.00
60. Robertson, Edwin "Bill", MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD PHOTO ALBUM, Robertson Books, Westbrook, ME, 1980, B&W illustrations, 72pp, fine, wraps (softcover), First published in 1980. Pictorial history of the Maine Central Railroad., (Order No: 44715 ), $10.00
61. Robertson, Edwin "Bill" and Robertson, Doris K., COVERED BRIDGES IN THE SACO RIVER VALLEY IN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, published by the authors, n.p., (1993) 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 88pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by authors, Contents include: Foreword; Maps; Jackson Covered Bridge; Bartlett Covered Bridge; Saco River Covered Bridge; Swift River Covered Bridge; Albany Covered Bridge; Hemlock Covered Bridge; Porter Covered Bridge; Whittier Covered Bridge; Durgin Covered Bridge., (Order No: 45135 ), $10.00
62. Robinson, William F., COASTAL NEW ENGLAND: ITS LIFE AND PAST, The Wellfleet Press, Secaucus, NJ, (1989), 100 B&W and 20 color ill., 222pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1555214908 The one book for all those who love New England and the sea. A richly illustrated, comprehensive history of those who have lived here under the ocean's sway, in this region "peopled with witch-hanging Puritans, broad-shouldered whalemen, dignified sea captains, and recalcitrant Down Easters." Excellent notes and bibliography., (Order No: 14151 ), $8.50
63. Rowe, Ernest R. and others (compiled by), HIGHLIGHTS OF WESTBROOK HISTORY, Westbrook Woman's Club, Westbrook, ME, (1952) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 242pp, very good, light green cloth (hardcover), "This book was written to answer the increasing demand for information about the early beginnings and development of our city.", (Order No: 44839 ), $75.00
64. Schmidt, Henrietta (edited by Thomas E. Bradbury), THROUGH THE YEARS, Star Press, Kennebunk, Maine, 1975, B&W illustrations, 94pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A history of the Kennebunks., (Order No: 47009 ), $12.00
65. Shorey, Eula M. (editor) and Cook, Cara (assistant editor), HISTORY OF BRIDGTON, MAINE: 1768-1968, Bridgton Historical Society, Augusta, ME, (1968), B&W illustrations, 628pp, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), This bicentennial history covers major aspects and areas of the town's settlement, growth, setbacks and future prospects., (Order No: 44834 ), $25.00
66. Skinner, Joseph O., HISTORY OF WATERVILLE LODGE, NO. 33, OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, OF WATERVILLE, ME. (MAINE), FROM ITS FOUNDATION TO 1874, Stephen Berry, Printer, Portland, ME, 1874, 104pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), Nice clean, tight and bright copy., (Order No: 43638 ), $75.00
67. Smith, David C., THE FIRST CENTURY: A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, 1865-1965, University of Maine, Orono, ME, (1979) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 295pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0891010378 David Smith has focused his attention on the problems facing the administrators and the trustees of the university in keeping it alive and growing in an environment both politically and socially hostile to public higher education., (Order No: 53155 ), $14.50
68. Stackpole, Everett S., HISTORY OF DURHAM, MAINE WITH GENEALOGICAL NOTES, Lewiston Journal Company, Lewiston, ME, 1899 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 314pp, errata, very good, rebound in tan cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 52684 ), $150.00
69. Stevens, C. J., THE FOLKS FROM GREELEY'S MILL AND OTHER MAINE STORIES, John Wade, Publisher, Phillips, Maine, (1992), 180pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0962393487, (Order No: 48380 ), $10.00
70. Street, George E. (edited by Samuel A. Eliot), MOUNT DESERT: A HISTORY - NEW EDITION, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1926 rev ed, B&W ill., 339pp, very good, decorated gray cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB lt spine mark, "The materials for this book were originally collected by Dr. George Edward Street. For a quarter of a century Dr. Street spent his summer vacations at Southwest Harbor. He loved the charm of hill and sea and shore with abounding and never failing ardor. He was always keenly interested in people and events and eager to acquire knowledge about the legends and history of his summer home. He talked with winsome enthusiasm with the representatives of the families longest settled on the Island and with summer residents interested in his project. He gathered references, collected pictures, and persuaded his neighbors to open to him their stores of local knowledge.", (Order No: 34813 ), $125.00
71. Taft, Marilyn, THE ABC'S OF MELROSE - [MELROSE, MAINE], The Melrose Historical Comm., Topsham, ME, (1977), B&W illustrations, unpaginated, good+, wraps (softcover), This was originally conceived to acquaint 3rd graders with small amounts of history, both far past and near past, which would make their community more interesting to them and would connect it in some way with the many historic facts they knew about places such as Jamestown and Plymouth Plantation., (Order No: 54374 ), $10.00
72. Treadwell, Olive M.; Yeaton, Lorraine; Davies, Virginia B.; Cahill, Rita; and, Farland, Paul (prepared by), SESQUICENTENNIAL HISTORY OF ACTON, MAINE 1830-1980 -- 150TH ANNIVERSARY, n.p., n.p, 1980, B&W illustrations, 190pp, good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 52710 ), $30.00
73. Turner, Walter Frye, ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF THE CITY OF BATH, MAINE - 1800-1899, Published by the Author, Bath, ME, 1899, B&W illustrations, 320pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), "Containing Half-Tone Engravings of the Mayors, Ship-Builders, Business and Professional Men 1800-1899." Some of the later pages are devoted to pictures of homes, early history, custom houses and collectors, post offices, list of vessels built in Bath, etc., (Order No: 49208 ), $100.00
74. Verrill, A. Hyatt, ROMANTIC AND HISTORIC MAINE, Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1933, B&W illustrations, 277pp, good, faded light green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Light fading and very light staining to cloth covers. Internally a nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 53070 ), $7.50
75. Vickery, James B. (introduction by), THE JOURNALS OF JOHN EDWARDS GODFREY - BANGOR, MAINE 1863-1869, Courier-Gazette, Inc., Rockland, ME, (1979), B&W illustrations, 442pp, good+, wraps (softcover), Over a hundred years later, the journals of Judge John Edwards Godfrey, of Bangor, Maine, recreate a time when personal and political sentiments were actively expressed in daily life., (Order No: 52567 ), $14.50
76. Wheelwright, Thea (text by), TRAVELS IN NEW ENGLAND - BASED ON TIMOTHY DWIGHT'S TRAVELS IN NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK, Bonanza Books, New York, (1989), photos by Katharine Knowles, 160pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) small bump bottom, ISBN 0517690462 Over 150 B&W photographs. A reprint of the 1972 edition (Volume 1) by Barre Publishers., (Order No: 15366 ), $10.00
77. Wilson, Forbes, OBSERVATIONS BY FORBES WILSON ON TWO GREAT STORMS WHICH HIT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MAINE DURING THE WINTER OF 1978, Forbes Kingsbury Wilson, York, ME, (1978), 10pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A personal recording of the winter storms of 1978., (Order No: 54373 ), $10.00
78. Wood, Frederic J. (abridged with an introduction by Ronald Dale Karr), THE TURNPIKES OF NEW ENGLAND AND EVOLUTION OF THE SAME THROUGH ENGLAND, VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND - NEW EDITION OF THE 1919 CLASSIC, Branch Line Press, Pepperell, MA, (1997), B&W illustrations, 428pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0942147057 First published in 1919. "Turnpikes, as distinguished from the ordinary roads of the same time, were those on which gates barred the progress of the traveler, at which payments were demanded for the privilege of using the road. Such payment was called 'toll' and the gates were know as 'toll-gates.'" This abridgement has deleted footnotes and bibliographical references, and selectively cut in some chapters. A classic work!, (Order No: 45278 ), $50.00
79. Woodwell, Philip McIntire (decoded and translated from the Latin with an interpretation by), HANDKERCHIEF MOODY, THE DIARY AND THE MAN - [YORK, MAINE], Colonial Offset Printing Co., Portland, ME, (1981), B&W illustrations, 260pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Material For The Interpretation Provided In Part By The Research Of Reverend Raymond B. Wilbur. THE DIARY OF HANDKERCHIEF MOODY is a rare glimpse into 18th century York, Maine, and the daily life of the people living in that New England village., (Order No: 54376 ), $45.00