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1802262552Paris: Henrichs 1802. hardcover. 12mo 402pp. occasional toning full tree calf decoratively gilt spine with leather label. Paris: Chez Henrichs AN XI 1802. Very good copy.<br/><br/> Maine de Biran's first psychological book emphasizing will and activity which has remained an important theme in French psychology. Early ownership name and stamp including that of art historian Meyer Schapiro.<br/><br/> Henrichs unknown books
1802169027Paris: Henrichs 1802. hardcover. very good. 12mo 402pp. contemporary boards. Paris: Chez Henrichs AN XI 1802. Very good copy in slightly rubbed boards.<br/><br/> Maine de Biran's first psychological book emphasizing will and activity which has remained an important theme in French psychology. Early ownership name and stamp including that of art historian Meyer Schapiro.<br/><br/> Henrichs unknown books
1876S11176Paris:: Germer Bailliere 1876. 1876. Thick 8vo. 4 c 519 3 pp. Original printed wrappers; extremities chipped spine ends and cover corners missing small pieces. As is. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED from Gerard to M. H. Chotard verso title page. Maine de Biran 1766-1824 was a French philosopher who evolved from a sensualist to a mystical theosophist proposing that "human conscious experience might be exhibited as growing or developing from its essential basis in connection with external conditions" Wikipedia. Martin Henri Chotard 1821-1904 to whom the book is inscribed was a historian and lecturer first at Basencon and then at Claremont-Ferrand where he became dean. He was described by one inspector sitting in on his lectures as someone who "worked hard and did his utmost not to be common. . . 'Speaking easily clearly and soberly he does not hanker after rhetorical or declamatory effect. He has the tone and approach truly befitting a professor'" the inspector said den Boer 232. den Boer Pim. History as a Profession: The Study of History in France 1818-1914. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1998. Germer Bailliere, 1876. unknown books
1859169289Paris: Dezobry 1859. hardcover. Publiees par Ernest Naville avec la Collaboration de Marc Debrit. 3 volumes 8vo 3/4 black morocco backed boards gilt decorated spines. Paris: Dezobry E. Magdeleine 1859. First Edition. Very Good.<br/><br/> The first compilation of Main de Birans philosophical and psychological essays. The author called "the reformer of Empiricism" became a member of the Chamber of Deputies and was made commander in the Legion of Honor.<br/><br/> Dezobry unknown books
185547098Portland: Benjamin D Peck City Printer 1855. First Edition. 8vo pp. 50. Printed yellow wraps. A very good clean copy. A scarce piece. The riot had to do with temperance issues as the City sought to maintain a monopoly on the sale of all spirits;so that they were to be used for medicinal purposes only. Benjamin D Peck, City Printer unknown books
18985545Portland ME: Lefavor-Tower Co. 1898-1915. First Editions. Hardcover. Near Fine to Very Good Textblocks Fine. No DJ. Light shelf/edge wear tips of Vol. 3 gently bumped spine of Vol. 3 shows light toning Vol. 3 shows lightening at front lower corner Vol. 4 shows lightening spot near tail presentation inscription at fep of Vol. 4 bookplate lifted from Vol. 4 else tight bright and unmarred. Navy boards gilt lettering and decorative elements teg. 352pp plus errata; 349pp; 357pp; and 344pp. Illus. b/w plates. Index. <br/><br/>Arguably the more important collection of Maine related Civil War papers. Includes several essays from Joshua Chamberlain the capture of Mobile AL and Richmond VA an essay on "Colored Troops" the "Attitude of Women" about the war etc. Uncommon to find as a complete set and this one was clearly "built". Volume Four bears a presentation inscription to the Paris Hill Library N.B. there are no library markings from Henry W. Lyon "The first paper Hamlin Centennial Celabration will interest all citizens of Paris Hill." Overall a handsome set. Lefavor-Tower Co. hardcover books
190131931Portland: Commandery of the State of Maine 1901. First edition. Three quarter morocco over red boards four raised bands ruled in gilt gilt titles. A very good copy with shelf sticker on foot of backstrip. 8vo. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States begun in Philadelphia in 1865 was modeled on the Society of the Cincinnati and formed to protect the republic amid rumors of a plot to destroy the government after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Among its members were Presidents Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley. By 1899 it had over 8000 members which included nearly every officer of note. This volume contains 155 Maine circulars 22-179 for the years 1881 to 1901 Contains circulars meeting notices black bordered "In Memoriam" notices biographies of the deceased. Many items annotated and signed by the recorders Eward M. Rand and Henry S. Burrage. A wealth of information. [Commandery of the State of Maine ] hardcover books
1310370Augusta ME: Maine Coastal Program. Softcover. Octavo; VG/ Paperback; thin white spine with black text; covers are clean; text block is clean; 97p. 1310370. FP New Rockville Stock. Maine Coastal Program unknown books
277956Portland: G. W. Morris. paperback. good. Many photo Illus. 80pp. 17pp. of ads from Maine businesses. Oblong 4to pictorial wrappers wrappers lightly soiled front wrapper with pencil annotations in margins spine worn wrappers chipped in margins title-page and many plates dampstained in margins a few text pages dampstained. Portland: G. W. Morris n.d. circa 1900.<br/><br/> Cover title: Scenic Gems of Land and Sea with Camera. Illustrated Memories of a Pleasant Summer along the Maine Coast.<br/><br/> G. W. Morris unknown books
186334396Augusta 1863. Broadsheet 6-5/8" x 9". Caption title as issued. Each page printed in two columns. Some spotting Good.<br/><br/> "The voluntary enlistment of Veteran Regiments and the rapid organization of Negro Brigades in the South will amply recruit the tanks of the Union Armies." If the Administration's policies are "generously sustained by the free and loyal voters of the North" there will be no further draft. "But if the Administration is crippled hindered and embarrassed" in its recruiting another draft will be necessary. <br/> Bradbury the Copperhead candidate for Governor has promised to withdraw Maine's support for the War. If elected he will render inevitable "a fresh draft under the Conscription Act." Maine's Democrats seek deliberately to "precipitate a collision between Maine and the General Government." Men like Bradbury are "Jeff. Davis' Only Hope!"<br/>Not located on OCLC as of October 2017. unknown books
186334395NP 1863. Broadsheet 7" x 6-1/2". Caption title as issued. Printed in two columns per page. Small piece torn from center of top blank margin where originally posted. Otherwise Very Good.<br/><br/> This Republican Party broadsheet opposes the Democrat Bradbury's 1863 candidacy for Governor of Maine. His speeches-- as a Congressman and as a previous candidate for Governor-- show him as a spineless flip-flopper. In 1862 he defended the war effort. In less than a year he became "a malignant Copperhead." A supporter quotes him that "with or without qualification he is opposed to the war" and that if elected Governor he would in concert with Governor Seymour of New York "withdraw the troops of Maine."<br/>Not located on OCLC as of October 2017. unknown books
1898288006Portland. : Tucker Printing. 1898. . Softcover green printed wraps. . Cover chipped at edges otherwise very good. . 8vo. Tucker Printing. paperback books
1845WRCAM52063London: T.R. Harrison 1845. 32pp. plus folding map. Dbd. Stitched. Missewn with pages of second gathering running in reverse order. Still a clean near fine copy. A Parliamentary printing of British correspondence from the commission established by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 to determine several boundary disputes regarding American and Canadian territory. In the northeast this meant primarily the delineation of the border between Maine and New Brunswick in order to halt growing local disputes collectively known as the Aroostook War. Contained is a detailed engraved folding map of the region with the border line hand drawn in red. TPL 2716. GAGNON II:533 SABIN 16899. T.R. Harrison unknown books
1843WRCAM52065London: T.R. Harrison 1843. 264pp. Dbd. Loosely stitched. Manuscript alternate page numbers very faint occasional foxing but overall a clean and crisp copy. A Parliamentary printing of documents relating to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 negotiated principally by Daniel Webster and Lord Ashburton which resolved several boundary disputes between the United States and Canada. Foremost it determined the border between Maine and New Brunswick which had been the subject of growing local confrontations known informally as the Aroostook War. The treaty also agreed on crimes for which extradition was possible and notably neglected to include flight from slavery on that list. The documents contain correspondence between Webster and Asburton on both of those subjects as well as several letters discussing the Caroline affair in which a group of agitators for Canadian independence attacked an American steamboat on the Niagara River and sent it ablaze over the Falls in 1837. T.R. Harrison unknown books
190263105Byerly Printing Co 1902. First and Only edition. Illustrated by F. P. Byerly. 3 vols. 32mo. Blue red and green printed sewn wrappers. Fine. First and Only edition. Illustrated by F. P. Byerly. 3 vols. 32mo. NEVER SEEN. Amateur printing. Byerly Printing Co unknown books
1812216429Portland Maine 1812. unbound. 1 page 10 x 8 inches Portland Maine August 6 1812. Interesting merchant's letter written during the War of 1812 while under British occupation requesting an accounting based on an unpaid invoice in part: ".shipped on board the Schooner Eagle.twenty jugs of the extract of the bark of Angostura which I consigned to the House of Mssrs. Anth Merchants in Havana.which has arrived out.but I have not received any remittance on account of it yet. My orders were for them to sell it and remit the proceeds in molasses and sugar." Two-inch closed tear at the right margin; otherwise very good.<br/><br/> It's possible that this letter is not from a disgruntled merchant but from a smuggler who has been cheated. Smuggling and Piracy as well as the pursuit of Prizes of War the capturing of another nation's vessel and cargo for profit were commonplace during the War of 1812.<br/><br/> unknown books
185334293Portland Maine: Sanborn & Carter and H. J. Little & Co 1853. First edition. Engraved plates and illustrations by Baker Smith & Andrew after original sketched by C. E. Beckett illustrated title reading "Portland White-Mountains & Montreal Rail-Road Guide" with Foster Gerrish & Co Printers 1858 folding map at back. 180 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth stamped in blind lettered in gilt on upper cover. Some rubbing of extremities page 67 and adjoining leaves with stain near gutter not affecting legibility else a very good copy. First edition. Engraved plates and illustrations by Baker Smith & Andrew after original sketched by C. E. Beckett illustrated title reading "Portland White-Mountains & Montreal Rail-Road Guide" with Foster Gerrish & Co Printers 1858 folding map at back. 180 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Sabin 4247; Cobb #207; Bent p.5 Sanborn & Carter and H. J. Little & Co unknown books
187310250Boston: J.R. Osgood & Co 1873. First edition. Frontispiece and 12 plates. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Original tan pictorial boards black calf spine. Bottom half of spine perished some cover wear internally fine. 1873 Christmas gift inscription on title. First edition. Frontispiece and 12 plates. 1 vols. Oblong folio. A Resort Summer of 1873 in Drawings and Rhyme. An account of the adventures of a group of friends vacationing at Mt. Desert Maine recounted in humorous verse and equally humorous drawings evidently by two members of the party. Summer romances the hazards of the communal dining table days of genteel ennui and other activities with the first names of the participants indicated as a partial aid to social historians a few of them are named in pencil on the title page are described in double columns of rollicking verse narrative and accompanying plates. A charming period piece and a not insignificant bit of amusing Americana. J.R. Osgood & Co unknown books
1920WRCAM45906Maine and various places in Europe 1920. A total of 248 original photographic prints. Oblong octavo albums. Original black morocco spines gilt titles as transcribed below. Albums with some shelf wear; European album slightly cocked lower portion of front joint splitting. The photographs are clean and in excellent condition. An outstanding collection of photographic images of scenes in Maine coastal France and the Channel Islands. The photographs were taken by an MIT Professor who apparently vacationed in Maine on a regular basis and who also visited England and France in the year before the outbreak of World War I. The albums of Maine images ably show the natural beauty of far western Maine while the album of scenes in France and England captures life in small villages and towns in Normandy Brittany and the Channel Islands before the peace of the region was shattered by the Great War. Two of the albums feature silver gelatin prints that have been printed directly onto the album sheets with accompanying handwritten captions. The third album consists of photographic prints affixed to sheets of the album. <br> <br> Though without ownership signatures we attribute these albums to Ralph Restieaux Lawrence a Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. These albums came with other photographic albums made by Lawrence on trips to the American West and Canada featuring photographs done in a similar style captioned and bound as these albums. Ralph Restieaux Lawrence b. 1873 was born in Cambridge Massachusetts and graduated from MIT in 1895. He taught electrical engineering at MIT from 1896 to 1941 and apparently enjoyed photography and traveling as the present albums would indicate. <br> <br> The three albums are: <br> <br> 1 HEALD POND MAINE 1907. Thirty-nine original photographic prints most approximately 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches each print affixed to a sheet in the album the sheets measuring 8 x 10 inches. Original oblong octavo album. This album contains a series of lovely photographs of the area around Heald Pond in west-central Maine not far from the Canadian border. Heald Pond is known for its natural beauty - ably captured in these photographs - and for its hiking trails. The photographs in this album are uncaptioned but show a number of images of the large pond and surrounding area as well as cabins and campsites. <br> <br> 2 PHOTOGRAPHS EUROPE 1913. 162 original silver gelatin prints approximately 3 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches each printed directly onto a sheet in the album the sheets measuring 6 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches. Each image is identified by a manuscript caption on the facing sheet. Original oblong octavo album. The pictures show scenes in France and England mostly in the regions of Brittany and Normandy the Channel Islands of Jersey Guernsey and Sark and the towns of Warwick and Stratford- upon-Avon. Many of the photographs show life in villages or larger towns such as Caen in Normandy. There are a number of photographs of scenes in and around the Brittany village of Concarneau including market scenes fetes and scenes along the port but other villages such as Pont-Aven and Vitre are included as well. Many of the photographs in the British islands show castles ruins towns and coastal scenes. In all a magnificent series of photographs of this region on the verge of World War I. <br> <br> 3 PHOTOGRAPHS ATTEAN MAINE 1920. Forty- seven original silver gelatin prints on average 3 x 5 inches one of them a panoramic photo 3 x 13 1/2 inches on a folded sheet each printed directly onto a sheet in the album the sheets 7 x 9 1/2 inches. Each image is identified by a manuscript caption on the facing sheet. Original oblong octavo album. Attean Lake is a resort area located in west- central Maine and this album of attractive silver gelatin prints shows scenes from a vacation taken there by Lawrence in 1920. The panoramic photograph is a lovely view of Attean Lake from a high perspective on nearby Mount Sally. There are several other pictures from Mount Sally as well as images of camps vistas from lake level nearby woods other ponds etc. unknown books
20141582672014. Softcover. VG. Off-white & color illus. stapled wraps 36 pp. color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2014 exhibition of artwork rendered by American artist Steven Baris b. 1953. With an essay by Stephen Maine a chronology with exhibitions and collections histories and a nice selection of full-color examples of his geometric art. Scarce. paperback books
188039169London: John Murray Albemarle Street 1880. 8th edition. Terra cotta cloth binding gilt stamped lettering and blind stamping to spine. Black endpapers. Warping wear and soiling to binding. Slight lean to spine. Previous owner's name written to ffep. An About VG copy. 415 1 32 adverts pp. 9" x 6" <br/><br/> John Murray, Albemarle Street hardcover books
18931010302London: John Murray 1893. Sixth Edition. 8vo three-quarters bound in dark brown leather w/raised bands & gilt text on spine marbled paper covers & endpapers. VG-. Binding strong w/corners moderately scuffed or threadbare light wear on spine-edges from opening & closing top & bottom board covers mildly worn. Endpapers have 1/4" thick up to 1" long chipped portions at top & bottom near spine w/missing portions adhered to pastedowns. Front hinge is split w/endpaper looses but not detached; rear hinge is splitting. Consistent age-toning on pages throughout; pages look as if they were near a fire. Still very readable. Bookplate on front pastedown. 412pp. Leatherbound Books. 1010302. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. John Murray unknown books
188519536London: John Murray 1885. Fourth edition 8vo pp. 2 viii 2 412 32 ads; later cloth spine gilt lettered light wear to covers overall very good. The result of a series of lectures delivered at Oxford Lectures deals with Indian law Mahametan law feudalism inclosure family tradition usury laws etc. Maine a highly respected legal historian a vigorous critic of democracy convinced many legal historians that law and legal institutions must be studied historically if they are to be understood. <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover books
1875698261875. Maine Henry Summer 1822-1888. Lectures on the Early History of Institutions. London: John Murray 1875. ii viii ii 412 20 pp. Publisher catalogues at beginning and end of text. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Cloth blind frames to boards gilt title and blind frames to spine. Light rubbing and a few minor stains to boards some chipping to spine ends corners lightly bumped and worn front hinge cracked early owner bookplate to front pastedown early owner signature to half-title light toning to text. $50. First edition first impression. unknown books
1888522721888. Maine Sir Henry Sumner 1822-1888. Lectures on the Early History of Institutions. New York: Henry Holt and Company 1888. viii 412 pp. Octavo 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". Original cloth blind frames to boards gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to boards spine ends bumped and lightly worn rear hinge cracked but secure crack between first and second gatherings. Early bookplate to front pastedown internally clean. $40. First American edition. This work on historical jurisprudence is a sequel to Maine's important Ancient Law 1861. unknown books
