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Unless otherwise indicated, all books in this list are in sound, usable condition ("very good"), in the original cloth binding and are 8vo. (approximately 6" X 9" in size.) Most are not new; however, previous owners' names, bookplates, stamps and other marks of ownership are not noted unless such markings are disfiguring. Bindings on older books will usually show normal signs of wear and use relative to the age of the book. Excessive wear or damage is noted in the description. Books whose condition is above average are also noted.


0901038E Our Town, Reminiscences and Historical Studies of Brunswick, Maine From the Collections of the Pejepscot Historical Society, edited by Louise R. Helmreich. Published by Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick, ME in 1967. Author signed. Photos, softcovers (sun-faded, 1 small tear), 8vo., 93 pp. Interior VG condition. The editor presents a picture of life in 19th century Brunswick. Many references to residents. $27.50

0901082 A Maine Town in the Civil War, A Chronicle of the Vanished Town of Old Deer Isle, Maine, During the Crucial Years 1861-65, as Found in Town, State, and National Records and as Retained in the Memories of the Last Survivors of That Generation, by Vernal Hutchinson. Published by The Bond Wheelwright Company, Freeport, ME in 1967. Biblio., photos, softcovers (spine chipped, remains of sticker), 8vo., 114 pp. Good+ condition. $27.50

0901034E The Minutes of the Fifty-Third Session of the East Maine Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Held in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Belfast, April 18 – April 24, 1900. Published by East Maine Conference in 1900. Illus., photos, adverts, softcovers (soiled, covers creased, spine chipped), 8vo., 92 pp. Includes biographies of ministers who died during the past year, a list of deceased ministers 1848-1900, information of minister’s widows, and many other lists of church officials. $30.00

812118 Sketches of the History of Windham, Maine 1734-1935, The Story of a Typical New England Town, by Frederick Howard Dale. Published by Town of Windham, ME in 1935. Illus., photos, grey cloth (worn, corners bumped, covers warped), 8vo., 157 pp. A few pencil notations, otherwise interior is VG. Includes lists of school pupils in 1842, 1873, and 1900 and a roster of residents serving in WWI. $35.00

702029E 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

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 19th 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

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

305098E 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

406025E 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 Mark Walker. 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

909093 Maine: Resources, Attractions and Its People. A History [4 Vols.], by Harrie B. Coe,. 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 J. Henry Cartland. 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 Charles Edwin Allen .  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

906753 Maine, by William Berchen, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1973, 112 pp., oblong 8vo., photos, Cloth, dj., VG condition. Largely a photographic commentary. $12.50

906774 The Nature of Maine As Seen by a Teacher of Philosophy 177 Photographs of Beautiful Maine, by Marion J. Bradshaw. Author published, Bangor, 1944, 8vo., photos, Cloth; 1 inch sq. gouge on rear board., VG condition. Limited edition. This is copy 851. $35.00

906767 Fifty Years of Fortitude The Maritime Career of Captain Jotham Blaisdell of Kennebunk, Maine, 1810-1860, by Kendrick Price Daggett. Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, 1988, 173 pp., 8vo., index, illus., photos, Cloth, dj., Fine condition. An intimate view of the life of a Maine seafaring man. $22.50

301001 Windham in the Past, by Samuel Thomas Dole. Weber & Merrill, Auburn, ME, 1916.  611 pp., 1st ed., 8vo., index, photos, frontis, cloth, VG condition. A bit shaken with signs of wear.  Previous owner's bookplate; marginal notes in genealogy section; newspaper clippings and notes laid in.   Includes 300 pages of family genealogies. $75.00

906754 Music and Musicians of Maine, by George Thornton Edwards. The Southworth Press, Portland, 1928, 542 pp., 8vo., index, photos, Cloth; worn and shabby, hinges cracked, Good condition. Contains information on music clubs, orchestras, and performers. Extensive bio. section. $35.00

906762 New England Miniature A History of York, Maine, by George Ernst. The Bond Wheelwright Co., Freeport, 1961, 284 pp., 8vo., index, endpaper maps, Cloth, dj., VG condition. $25.00

906743 Anthropology Toward History Culture and Work in a 19th Century Maine Town, by, Richard P. Horwitz. Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, 1978, 197 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., index, maps, Cloth, dj., VG condition. A study based on the people of Winthrop, Maine between 1820 and 1850. $25.00

906734 Cumberland, Maine in Four Centuries, by Phyllis Sturdivant Sweetser. The Town of Cumberland, Cumberland, 1976, 351 pp., 8vo., index, photos, endpaper maps, Cloth, dj., VG condition. $35.00

906658 The Centennial History of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, edited by Edwin Carey Whittemore. Exec. Comm. for Centennial, Waterville, 1902, 592 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., index, ports., photos, Dark Green cloth, scuffed. Wear to spine ends., VG condition except for cracked interior hinges., Includes extensive biographical information on ministers, teachers, and businessmen. $75.00

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