702029 Martin Point. Yesterday and Today, by Harold and Marie Kearney. Printed by HAS Business Services, Braintree, MA in 1986. Biblio., photos., maps, softcover lower front corner of cover and title page is creased), 4to., VG condition, 71 pp. Jutting out into Muscongus Bay, Martin Point is a summer community located in the town of Friendship in coastal Knox County, Maine. For the past century, it has been the summer home of numerous families. This well-researched and illustrated book chronicles both the cottages and families connected to the community since the end of the 19th century, Unusual and uncommon. $30.00

702019 A Look into West Bath’s Past, by William C. Purington. Published by the author in 1976. Photos, maps, softcover (a few very light red stains on the rear cover), 8vo., VG condition, 214 pp. A chronicle of families, people, places and events in this small coastal Maine town in Sagadahoc County.  This volume was author-published and is exceedingly hard to come by.  Pages 182 to 214 contain headstone information taken from area cemeteries.  There are a few penciled notes and corrections on several pages. $40.00

612149 The Catholic Church in Maine, by William Leo Lucy. Published by Marshall Jones Company, Francestown, NH in 1957. Index, notes, photos, navy cloth, dj., 8vo., ex-library with minimal markings, VG condition, 372 pp.  Remains of tape inside covers where the dust jacket was previously taped down. Treats the history of the church in Maine from colonial times.  Of particular interest to genealogists is the information on Bishop Fenwick’s 19^th century Irish farming colony of Benedicta, included in the chapter titled “Pioneer Priests and Projects”. $30.00

612186 Report of the Maine State Bar Association for 1920 and 1921. Volume 22. With the Proceedings of the Stated Biennial Meeting and of the Celebration of the First Century of the Jurisprudence of the State of Maine, Held at Augusta, Maine, January 12, 1921, edited by Norman L. Bassett. Published in 1921. Index, illus., photos, ports., dark green cloth (a few scuff marks, corners bumped), 8vo., good+ condition, 328 pp. Murrough H. O’Brien’s bookplate. Includes lists of members, biographical sketches of justices, a county-by-county history of the bar with information on early members.  $75.00

612062 The Story of Houlton, by Cora M. Putnam. Published by House of Falmouth, Portland, ME in 1958. Index, illus., photos., endpaper map, green cloth, 8vo., VG condition (previous owner’s bookplate), 423 pp. Includes information on early settlers and property owners, and lists of veterans of wars from the Civil War through the Korean War. Many photos of veterans. $50.00

612053 Somerset County in the World War, by Florence Waugh Danforth. No publisher or date (circa 1920). Photos., green cloth (spotted), 8vo., VG condition, 330 pp. Bookplate inside front cover, inscription on fep. Information on every person who served, arranged by town. Includes name, date and place of birth, parents’ names, occupation, residence, place of enlistment or draft, company and regiment, and date of enlistment discharge. Photos and biographies of those who died. $45.00

612027 History of the Old South Church, United Church of Christ, Farmington, Maine 1814-1965, by Ben and Natalie S. Butler. Published in Farmington, ME in 1966. Index, sources, photos, 258 pp. List of church members by year, sketches of the original church members, many other lists in addition to the church history. Many photos, with most people identified. A presentation copy to an unnamed minister. $35.00

612025 Annals of Calais, Maine and St. Stephen, New Brunswick; Including the Village of Milltown, Me., and the Present Town of Milltown, N. H., by I. C. Knowlton. Published in Calais, ME in 1875. Brown embossed cloth, 12mo., ex-lib. (remains of sticker on spine, bookplate inside front cover, and minimal interior marks), VG condition, 208 pp. The history of the first 85 years of the settlement. Many references to early settlers. $135.00

612018 The Records of the Church of Christ in Buxton, Maine during the Pastorate of Rev. Paul Coffin, D. D.,  1763-1817, transcribed for Cyrus Woodman. Facsimile reprint published by Picton Press, Camden, ME in 1989 with new index added. Originally published in 1868. Index, brown cloth, 8vo., As-new condition, 104 pp. Includes lists of members, baptisms, and marriages. $30.00

611099 Abstracts of Deaths Notices (1853-1852) and Miscellaneous News Articles (1833-1924) from the Maine Farmer, by David C. Young and Benjamin Lewis Keene. Published by Heritage Books, Bowie, MD 1997. Softcovers (edges a little worn), 8vo., VG condition, 470 pp. The Maine Farmer, established in 1833, was published weekly for nearly 100 years and devoted to the interest of agriculture and mechanic arts. The paper published items gleaned from more than 300 newspapers. $35.00

207097 History of Sacco and Biddeford, by George Folsom. New Hampshire Publishing Company, 1975 (facsimile of 1830 edition). Frontis., hard covers, 12mo., 325 pp + index. $35.00

906696M  Goldstein, Judith S., Crossing Lines: Histories of Jews and Gentiles in Three Communities. William Morrow, New York, 1992, 320, 8vo., photos, index, endnotes, cloth, dj., as new. Concerns Bangor, Mount Desert and Calais, Maine. $22.50

305098 Exercises at the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Maine, Free and Accepted Masons, May 8, 1895. Published by Stephen Berry, printer, Portland, ME, 1895. Blindstamp of historical society library, original green wraps, chipped, 8vo., 44 pp. Includes an essay of the history of the Grand Lodge by Edward P. Burnham, as well as "Reminiscences of Early Member" by Hiram Chase. Contains much information on members not easily available elsewhere. $30.00

202017 Monhegan: Her Houses and Her People 1780-1970, by Faller, Ruth Grant. Published by Mainstay Publications, Melrose, MA, 1995. Index, photos, map, softcover (minor creasing and soil), 8vo., 101 pp. VG condition. A history of the houses on the Island of Monhegan and of the owners from 1780 to the date of publication. Includes a photo of each house. $45.00

207001 Maine Shipbuilding: A Bibliographic Guide, compiled by William A. Baker. Published by the Maine Historical Society, Portland, ME, 1974. Softcovers, square 8vo., 22 pp. Arranged by type of resource. $10.00

406025 Profiles of Yarmouth Heritage, by George W. Garniss. Published by Yarmouth Historical Society, Yarmouth, ME, 1967. 1st edition. Photos, folding map laid in, softcover (corner of rear cover creased), 8vo., 69 pp. VG condition. Written "in the language for pleasure reading", the book features a collection of articles on the history and life of Yarmouth, based on a review of historical publications. $15.00

401072 Maine Roots: Growing Up Poor in the Kennebec Valley, by Walker, Mark. Published by Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1994. 2nd printing. Photos, charts, endpaper map, brown cloth, dj., 8vo., 178 + pp. VG condition. Malcolm Marcellus (Mark) Walker was born in 1919 in New Portland, Maine to Cephas Walker and Josephine Williamson and lived there until 1937. $20.00

909160 Christ Church, Gardiner, Maine, Antecedents and History, by Gilmore, Evelyn L. Published in Augusta in 1962 [1893]. Reprint edition. Frontis., cloth, 8vo., 157+70 pp. Fine condition. Includes John Richards continuation of the history from 1893 to 1962. Also contains the genealogy of Sylvester Gardiner. $18.00

909093 Maine: Resources, Attractions and Its People. A History [4 Vols.], by Coe, Harrie B. Published by Lewis Publishing, in 1928. Indexes, illus, ports., cloth, 4to., 1702 pp. VG condition. The first 2 volumes contain historical material; the remaining 2 are devoted to genealogical and biographical accounts. $175.00

909082 Twenty Years at Pemaquid. Sketches of Its Hisotry and Its Remains Ancient and Modern, by Cartland, J. Henry. Published by L.A. Moore, Boothbay Harbor, ME in 1914. Index, photos, folding plan, cloth, 8vo., 224 pp. VG condition. Pemaquid is the southern part of Lincoln County's town of Bristol. $30.00

910026  History of Dresden, Maine . Formerly a part of the old town of Pownalborough From its earliest settlement to the year 1900, by Allen, Charles Edwin.  Published by Bertram E. Packard, 1931. 1st edition.  1st printing.  index, appendix, maps, photos, frontis., cloth, 8vo., 894 pp.  VG condition. This town history includes extensive genealogical information on town families. $100.00