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1850299Biddeford: N.p. 1850. Broadside 14" x 8" double column signed in type by three selectmen with attestation by town clerk at end. Folded in quarters with several tiny holes no loss a number of creases minor stains one short marginal tear etc. but overall quite sound. Comprised of 19 Articles proscribing certain types of behavior the unique broadside specifies fines or other punishments for lawbreakers. Most interesting is Article 4: "No boy or other person shall be allowed to play at the game of bat and ball in the public streets of the village. Any person offending against this article shall forfeit and pay fifty cents for each offence." In addition to the obvious like public drunkenness these include: riding horses at a gallop in town or more than a walk on the covered bridge; "any boy or other person" who hangs onto a sleigh or carriage; anyone "causing dogs or any other animals to fight" in the streets; "Any person wantonly exposing himself sic naked in sight of any dwelling house"; a person injuring an ornamental tree on any street; anyone mutilating or pulling down signs or public notices or throwing dirt or setting off firecrackers or sliding down hills in the public streets &c. &c. According to internet resources Biddeford Maine passed a city charter and adopted a mayoral form of government in 1855. Not recorded in OCLC. 299. N.p. unknown books
190017120521Boston: Engraved and printed by R.A. Supply Co. for Boston and Maine Railroad 1900. Wraps. Very good. Oblong octavo size five volumes illustrated. An early photographic account of New England each volume has a one-page introduction and 30 black and white plates. Of especial interest to any of us who have lived or currently live in the areas pictured as the changes over the past 100 years have been seismic. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Five volumes staple bound original paper wrappers with titles embossed in gilt five pages of text printed to recto only 171 black and white plates with captions all printed to recto only; oblong octavos 5 7/8" by 8". <br/><br/>___CONDITION: All five volumes are in varying degrees of very good condition the wrappers all display a bit of age toning but all are internally bright and complete with no prior owner markings "New England Lakes" and "Rivers of New England" have some chips and tape repairs to the wrappers with "Rivers of New England" lacking the back wrapper otherwise an overall very good set of scenic New England views. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Engraved and printed by R.A. Supply Co. for Boston and Maine Railroad unknown books
1868687971868. Settle your Accounts or Lose Your Credit Broadside. Maine. Notice! Persons Having Accounts at This Store Are Requested to Settle Them Before the First Day of January Next. North Harpswell ME Nov. 13th 1868. 9" x 12" broadside. Light browning foxing and faint dampstaining vertical and horizontal fold lines one at center of top edge with a very short tear. $150. The text states that the store will cancel the credit accounts of those who fail to pay by January 1. unknown books
183012006Washington 1830. 8vo. 1 f. verso blank. <br><br>Opposes the removal of Indians from their lands. Government document: 21st Congress 1st Session. 92. Removed from a nonce volume; inner margin a little irregular. Light foxing. Inked numeral in top margin of recto. unknown books
1892WRCAM52035Rockland Me.: First Maine Cavalry Association 1892. Nine issues several with plates plus two supplements. Original printed wrappers mostly detached and chipping heavily. A few chips to initial leaves of one issue otherwise internally very good. A significant run nine of fourteen total issues with two additional supplements of a periodical for Civil War veterans of the First Maine Cavalry. "Published four times a year and will contain the proceedings of the yearly reunions of the First Maine Cavalry matters of historic value to the regiment and items of personal interest to all the members." The volunteer cavalry regiment served with the Army of the Potomac for the duration of the war and participated in many of the critical battles including Brandy Station the largest cavalry engagement of the entire Civil War. First Maine Cavalry Association unknown books
1862WRCAM55597Various locations mostly Louisiana 1862. 120pp. Contemporary sheep later leatherette backstrip title stamped in dark brown on front board reading "GUARD BOOK D. CO. 12TH. REG. MAINE." Some edge wear mild chipping and light scuffing to boards. Front hinge detached spine cracked. Occasional thumb-soiling to text. Still very good. A manuscript record book documenting an entire year of guard duty worked by various members of Company D 12th Maine Infantry Regiment Volunteers during the early part of the Civil War. The majority of time recorded in this book emanates from Louisiana while the 12th Maine Regiment was attached to Butler's Expeditionary Corps from January to March 1862. On their way to Louisiana the regiment travelled on the Steamship Constitution to Ship Island Mississippi serving there until May 4 1862. The Regiment then traveled to New Orleans for guard duty at the U.S. Mint until October 1862. While in New Orleans the Regiment took part in the expedition to Pass Manchaca from June 16 to 20 and the expedition to Ponchatoula from September 13 to 18. In October the Regiment moved slightly north to Camp Parapet in Shrewsbury Louisiana and served there until November 19 1862; the record book ends here. <br> <br> Each two-page opening of the ledger is pre- printed with a large column on the left for names and thirty-one numbered smaller columns for marking days served on guard duty. Most days have just one or two tick marks for any particular soldier indicating just one or two men were on active patrol mostly privates but also sergeants corporals musicians wagoners and others. The number of guard shifts worked by the regiment increased dramatically in May 1862 when they arrived at the U.S. Mint in New Orleans before falling off again the next month presumably after some relief arrived. In addition to guard duty service notations indicate reasons for absences such as "died at" "sick" "in confinement" "permanent detail" "enlisted for cook" "light duty" "in the woods" and "hospital." Notations from February 1862 indicate that James H. Andrews died onboard the Constitution on February 14 and two other soldiers caught sickness at Fortress Monroe. Another entry shows that S.G. Tracy "Died at Ship Island 12 of April 1862." Later in July Capt. H.W. Dunn is detailed for daily duty at the "Reding Press" in New Orleans. In August G.F. Drown is "Detailed as Nurse in General Hospital St. James Hotel N.O." <br> <br> Material from the Trans-Mississippi West is rare this early in the Civil War and also usually not as thorough as the present record book documents an entire year of service. A unique record of Civil War service for a peripatetic Maine volunteer infantry regiment serving in the Bayou State. hardcover books
1890187Various locations in Massachusetts 1890. Very good. 247pp. Small quarto. Late 19th-century tan cloth. Binding lightly worn and soiled. Stamps for the Engineering Department of the B. & M. R.R. on binding and endsheets. Minor soiling to contents. Written in a neat and legible hand. The Boston & Maine Railroad and the Eastern Railroad were both founded in 1836 and ran competing lines throughout the 19th century. The B. & M. acquired the Eastern in 1890 ending competition on the rail route from Boston to Portland. This volume describes more than 300 land transactions made by the Eastern and Boston & Maine Railroads primarily from the early operational years of the 1830s and 1840s. This volume appears to have been copied out neatly at a later date perhaps after the purchase of the Eastern by the B. & M. and includes transactions ranging from 1836 to 1894. It is indexed by town at the end. Entries include the sellers' names the bounds of the parcel the price paid and the date. The towns involved include Chelsea Everett Lynn Revere Saugus Swampscott Salem Beverly Rowley Hamilton Wenham Ipswich Newbury Newburyport and Salisbury. unknown books
1837542261837. Fairfield John Reporter. Maine Reports Vols. 10 to 12. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine. Hallowell Me.: Glazier Masters and Smith 1835-1837. 3 vols. Later tan cloth with red and black spine lettering pieces. Ex-private law library with stamps on inside front covers and very good condition. USD 150. First edition. unknown books
189037094NY: NY Album. Very Good. 1890. Hardcover. ca. 1890 Photographic views mounted on 30 panels about 6-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches in board covers the front cover embossed with a fancy design. . NY Album hardcover books
186348837London: John Murray Albemarle Street 1863. 1st edition. Original publisher's brown cloth binding. Red eps. Binding shows wear backstrip sunned. A Good copy only. lx 305 3 pp. Lacks portrait. 12mo. <br/><br/>Hallam a close friend to Tennyson who on hearing of Hallam's untimely death would later go on to dedicate one of his most popular poems to Hallam In Memoriam. "Memoir of Henry Fitzmaurice Hallam" by Henry Sumner Maine and Franklin Lushington. John Murray, Albemarle Street hardcover books
1880WRCAM13823Portland 1880. 344pp. Original cloth. Cloth bit sunned some light scattered foxing else very good. Lists businesses by city or town populations statistics by county and statistics concerning the population of the U.S. with hundreds of advertisements for local businesses and services. hardcover books
183234328Portland 1832. Broadside 11-3/4" x 19". Lightly foxed generously margined and untrimmed with lower blank margins chipped some old folds. Else Very Good. Matted. Dated in type at the end: Portland Oct. 25th 1832."<br/><br/> The text of this rare broadside urging the defeat of President Jackson in the upcoming presidential election is printed in three columns. It is followed by six columns consisting of hundreds of printed names of Portland citizens endorsing its sentiments. Despite promises to the contrary Jackson has expanded the power of the presidency reneging on his promise to serve only one term; enthusiastically practiced the Spoils System; and "the expenses of his administration have largely exceeded those of any of his six predecessors." He has claimed the power of "interpreting for himself" the Constitution although contradicted by "the Supreme Judiciary." <br/>AI 10824 1- Harvard. OCLC 58786948 3- AAS NYHS Harvard as of October 2017. unknown books
188122156Augusta ME: Sprague & Son Printers to the State 1881. 10 1 1 blank pp. Original printed wrappers chipped & worn institutional rubberstamps disbound loose. A bit brittle. NYPL rubberstamp on verso of title page. Good. Sprague & Son, Printers to the State unknown books
18381702125th Cong. 2nd Sess.: HD280. 1838. 2pp disbound. Minor foxing. Very Good. HD280. unknown books
186634393Augusta 1866. 4 pp. Folded. Caption title as issued. Printed in two columns per page. Lightly foxed and worn Good.<br/><br/> Pillsbury the Democrats' candidate for Governor of Maine had been editor of the Farmington Patriot during the Civil War. His editorial comments-- expressing "disloyal sentiments during the very crisis of his country's fate"-- disqualify him from public office. Pillsbury "charged Mr. Lincoln with deception and falsehood" called the draft unconstitutional and otherwise "encouraged the hosts of Rebeldom."<br/> Pillsbury's opponent Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was meanwhile in the thick of the most crucial battles of the War. His record is "WRITTEN WITH HIS OWN SWORD." "Voters of Maine!! Read them both and choose between them on the 14th of September.!" <br/>Not located on OCLC as of October 2017 or the online sites of Harvard or Bowdoin. unknown books
1899WRCAM14678Camden Me 1899. 71pp. plus advertisements. Illus. Folding frontis. Lacks front wrapper stapled. Frontispiece splitting at couple of folds some light foxing. Good. Gives a brief history of Camden and lists the natural attractions. The frontispiece is a bird's-eye view of the area. unknown books
185610740Augusta 1856. Portland: 1855. All in original printed wrappers stitched variously paginated. Blank portion of rear wrap torn in 1855 Journal. Else Very Good. The primary source for the development of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. FIRST EDITIONS. unknown books
184238794Augusta: William R. Smith & Co. printers 1842. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. Lacking the wrappers and title page else very good scattered foxing. 27 1 pp. 8vo. Attested to by Philip C. Johnson Secretary of State on May 3 1842. Includes Article I: Of the General Duties of the Towns; Article II: Of the Powers and Obligations of School Districts and the Assessments and Collection of Moneys Raised by such Districts; Article III: Of the Duties and Powers of the Superintending School Committees and School Agents and the Qualifications and Duties of Instructors; Article IV: Special Provisions Relating to the Regulations and Endowment of Schools and Affecting the Government and Discipline of Literary Institutions. Very rare. Not in OCLC. Not in NUC. Sabin and American Imprints report a copy at the Boston Public Library but not found on their online catalogue the printed version of Sabin lists this item; the online version compiled by Gale shows an earlier version of 11 pages incorrectly for this number. American Imprints 423157. Sabin 43959. [William R. Smith & Co., printers] unknown books
1821688411821. Brunswick 1821. 2 vols; Portland 1822. vol. 3. Brunswick 1821. 2 vols; Portland 1822. vol. 3. The First Compilation of the Laws of Maine With the Uncommon Third Volume Maine. Laws Of The State Of Maine; To Which are Prefixed the Constitution of the U. States and of Said State With an Appendix. Published According to a Resolve of the State Passed March 9 1821. Brunswick: Printed and Published by J. Griffin For the State 1821. Two volumes. ii lxx 456 xciii 3; ii xlii 457-872 xciii 3 pp. With Laws of the State of Maine. Vol III. Published According to a Resolve of the State Passed March 30th 1831. Portland: Printed by Thomas Todd For the State 1831. xlviii 413 1 xxxvii 1 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4". Contemporary sheep blind fillets to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Light rubbing and some shallow scuffing and small stains to boards moderate rubbing to extremities corners bumped a few hinges cracked front free endpapers removed from Volumes I and III. Light to moderate toning light foxing in a places in each volume. An attractive set in uniform bindings. $650. First editions. Maine separated from Massachusetts in 1819 and entered the Union in 1820. "Published According to a Resolve of the State" the two-volume 1821 compilation was the first collection of Maine state laws. Complete three-volume sets are uncommon. Babbitt Hand-List of Legislative Sessions and Session Laws 159. unknown books
1891191391891. 4pp folding map disbound loosened. Scattered foxing. Good. unknown books
18948243New York: A.J. Johnson Company 1894. Single-side printed map; 10 3/4" x 13 1/2" size; drawn and engraved on copper-plate; hand colored; counties cities rivers indicated more; ample margins for framing; shrink-wrapped to archival foam core for protection and shipping; very good condition; an attractive and decorative map. . Very Good. A.J. Johnson Company unknown books
1839154611839. 25th Cong. 3d Sess. SD270. 1839. 32pp disbound. Very Good. offered with MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TRANSMITTING ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE STATE OF MAINE AND THE BRITISH PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK. FEBRUARY 27 1839. 25th Cong. 3d Sess. SD271. 1839. 8pp disbound. Very Good. unknown books
1830392391830. Maine Acts January Session 1830 Maine. Public Acts of the State of Maine Passed by the Tenth Legislature at Its Session Held in January 1830. Published Agreeably to the Resolve of the 28th June 1820. Portland: Day & Fraser 1830 iv 1225-1267 8 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers bound into recent maroon textured cloth endpapers renewed. Browning to half-title foxing to wrappers minor dampstaining to first few leaves. Occasional light foxing interior otherwise fresh. Ex-library. Bookplate to front pastedown stain from removed label below small inventory label to head of Table of Contents. A nice copy in a good-quality binding. $50. With index. This book is often bound with public acts of the Sixth through Eleventh Legislatures. Babbitt Hand-List of Legislative Sessions and Session Laws 156. unknown books
188815351Chicago and New York 1888. 4" x 6.5." Original printed wrappers stitched. 31 5 pp attractive color folding map at rear. Very Good. unknown books
184525979Augusta: Wm. T. Johnson Printer to the State 1845. 141 1 pp. Light rubberstamp in top margin of page 3 widely scattered light foxing. Senate Document 34 25th Maine Legislature. Very Good. Bound in modern cloth bookplate on front pastedown with gilt-lettered spine. <br/><br/> The claims are for Maine's expenditures "for the protection of her northeastern frontier" from "the unlawful intrusion of trespassers and depredators from the neighboring British Provinces." With a minority report and material on the Northeast Boundary dispute and its settlement by the Treaty of Washington. <br/>AI 45-4116 1. Wm. T. Johnson, Printer to the State unknown books