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192141274Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1921. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of Maine around Casco Bay including Cape Elizabeth Portland Yarmouth Freeport and Harpswell.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Casco Bay and an important historical view of developing Maine. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
192041271Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of Penobscot Bay including Belfast Isleboro Deer Isle Stonington North Haven Vinalhaven Rockland Camden and Rockport.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Penobscot Bay and an important historical view of developing Maine. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
192041279Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of St. George River and the Muscle Ridge Channel including Thomaston Cushing and St. George.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Maine and an important historical view of the developing state. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
192041277Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of West Penobscot Bay including Camden Rockport Rockland the Fox Islands and Islesboro.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Penobscot Bay and an important historical view of developing Maine. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
191151933Atlanta Ga: Self Published 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 680p quarto illustrated. "It was her husband's request that she should collect qnd publish the story of his Congressional and Legislative life as connected with Georgia politics from 1874 during more than 20 years of public service in State and National Legislature" Salley Eugenia Brown's copy with her ownership signature on the front fly leaf. Brown 1862-1942 Miss Brown the daughter of Joseph E Brown Civil War Governor of Georgia. Martha "Pat" Simmons Garroway of Sargentville Maine related the story of Sally as a little girl watching General Sherman's troops march through Atlanta. Later she summered in Sargentville Mine and had a house at the end of Caterpillar Hill Road where it intersects with Reach Road. Inner hinges cracked but a surprisingly very good copy. <br/><br/> Self Published hardcover
1917199681917. Putting forth a vote on the ballot to the citizens of Hiram Maine US concerning women's suffrage. Unfolded sheet is 25" x 9". September 10 1917. There are five amendments in total on the ballot with Proposed Amendment No.1 reading: "The right to vote or to hold office shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex." In 1917 the Maine Suffrage Amendment was defeated by a vote of 40000 to 20000 but by 1919 Maine became the third New England state to ratify the federal amendment and when a referendum vote was held Maine women won the right to vote in presidential elections. Also includes Proposed Amendment No.4 which proposed amendments to Article 7 of the Constitution regarding the rollout of American troops in WWI. A quarter-folded sheet with very minor age-toning to extremities and creases. Has facsimile signature of Maine Secretary of State Frank W. Ball on recto. In very good condition overall. unknown
196110537GOLDMANN WILHELM 1961. 1. hardcover. GOLDMANN, WILHELM hardcover
1949977Q25London and Glasgow : Collins 1949 . Leather. Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A sumptuous Sangorski & Sutcliffe bound copy of the collected works of Oscar Wilde comprising his much celebrated novels plays poetry and other writings. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in half crushed morocco with cloth boards. The second impression of this "New Collected Edition" published by Collins. An anthology of the collected works of Oscar Wilde including his poetry plays essays and stories. Notable mentions include 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' 'The Importance of Being Earnest' 'The Sphinx' The Ballad of Reading Gaol' and more. Edited and with an introduction by G. F. Maine. Illustrated with a frontispiece of the author from a painting by Toulouse-Lautrec. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in half crushed morocco with cloth boards. Externally excellent with a few light marks to boards and spine. Slight fading to spine as is common with calf of this colour. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just one or two spots to the fore edge. Near Fine Collins hardcover
192041290Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of Portland Harbor including Cape Elizabeth Westbrook and Portland.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Portland Harbor and an important historical view of developing Maine. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
19155545Portland ME: Lefavor-Tower Co 1915. First Editions. Hardcover. Near Fine to Very Good Textblocks Fine. No DJ. First Editions. Hardcover. 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. 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. Lefavor-Tower Co hardcover
1912167751912. Unidentified compiler. Photograph album of women's education and collegiate life 1912-1920 documents student experience leisure activities and social networks across Maine including institutions such as Colby College and the University of Maine. The album captures young women's participation in academic environments alongside outdoor recreation travel and community life situating female education within broader patterns of early twentieth-century mobility and social interaction. The material provides visual evidence of women's presence in expanding educational institutions and their integration into both structured and informal aspects of student life.<br /> <br /> Photograph album. Maine and various U.S. locations 1912-1920. Quarto format album with 187 silver gelatin photographs mounted across 42 pages with image sizes ranging from approximately 1.5 x 3.5 inches to 3.5 x 5.5 inches. The photographs depict locations throughout southern Maine including Portland Waterville Lamoine Boothbay North Pond and Ogunquit along with additional images from Texas Florida and New Hampshire. Academic settings are represented through images identified as Colby College including a figure labeled "Prof. Johnson Colby '18" and references to the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity "Hurrah for A.T.O.". Additional institutional references include "Nasson Institute 1912" a women's school in Springvale and the Phi Eta Kappa fraternity house at the University of Maine. Human subjects include students and faculty such as "Dean Hunt" as well as classmates in graduation attire. Recreational and social scenes include young women snowshoeing playing tennis and participating in outings labeled "Picnic to the quarry" "Clam Bake" and "Hot Dog Roast." Automotive travel appears in images of early motorcars while other photographs depict children in Sunday school groups bicycle riding and staged performances of "Pied Piper" and "Red Riding Hood." Additional images include a man in World War I-era military uniform "Adrian Old Top" and an individual identified as "Texas Bill" posing with a biplane. Informal scenes include three girls reading on a rooftop space labeled "The Sun Porch" with a related image documenting their ascent assisted by a male companion.<br /> <br /> The album spans a period of expanding access to higher education for women in the United States particularly in regional institutions across New England. The inclusion of both coeducational and women-focused institutions reflects the varied educational pathways available during this period. Recreational imagery including athletics and social outings demonstrates the integration of leisure into student identity while references to World War I-era figures situate the album within a broader national context. Original cloth boards with minor wear and three small holes to lower right quadrant of front cover; photographs well-preserved with strong clarity; overall very good condition. A substantial visual record of women's collegiate and social life in early twentieth-century Maine. unknown
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. Amateur printing. Byerly Printing Co unknown
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
192504707Le Mans : imp. Benderitter, vilaire (succ.), 1925-1936. 8 vol. in-8 (25 cm), cartonnage toile beige, pièces de titres marron, titres dorés, les fasc. 3 ; 65 ; 66 ; 67 ; 69 manquants ont étés remplacés par des photocopies, les fasc. 67 à 70 d'un format inf. (21 cm) ont étés reliés à l'identique la reliure a été réalisée par les Ateliers de Vaujoubert
192041278Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of Blue Hill Bay including Swans Island Deer Isle Mt Desert and Tremont.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Blue Hill Bay and an important historical view of developing Maine. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
1970141627Middlesex: Amicus Productions 1970. Draft script for the 1970 Amicus Productions film. Laid in are eight pages of notes and letters to and from Hollywood agent Paul Kohner. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Charles Eric Maine. A man has been in a coma since his literal birth and thirty years after his birth he awakens for the first time with the mind of an infant. <br /> <br /> Set in London. <br /> <br /> Dark green wrappers with die-cut window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Stanley Mann and John Hale and author Charles Eric Maine. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Amicus Productions unknown
196411660GOLDMANN WILHELM 1964. 1. softcover. GOLDMANN, WILHELM paperback
197266DpLongué A compte d'auteur 1972 Grand In4 - Demi veau glacé à coins - dos à nerfs - titres et fleurons dorés - couvertures conservées - Montage sur onglets - non paginé - Exemplaire 2 sur 3 sur vélin de Rives . Exemplaire unique de l'illustrateur avec un long envoi autographe signé de l'auteur , photographie originale et articles de journaux . Deux planches originales des dessins de Jocelyn Mercier sont reliées ainsi que le manuscrit de la préface d'Emile Joulain et une partie du manuscrit du texe . Sympathique ouvrage truffé sur un sujet dans le vent ...
197266DpLongué A compte d'auteur 1972 Grand In4 - Demi veau glacé à coins - dos à nerfs - titres et fleurons dorés - couvertures conservées - Montage sur onglets - non paginé - Exemplaire 2 sur 3 sur vélin de Rives . Exemplaire unique de l'illustrateur avec un long envoi autographe signé de l'auteur , photographie originale et articles de journaux . Deux planches originales des dessins de Jocelyn Mercier sont reliées ainsi que le manuscrit de la préface d'Emile Joulain et une partie du manuscrit du texe . Sympathique ouvrage truffé sur un sujet dans le vent ...
19619431GOLDMANN WILHELM 1961. 1. softcover. GOLDMANN, WILHELM paperback
19077061907 1907 Goupil, Picard, Laval, Paris, 1907. 2 volumes in-folio pleine toile grise de travail, pièces de titre en cuir noir, plats conservés, 527 et 485 pages, nombreuses illustrations. Bel exemplaire, intérieur frais.
1902mon0003335558J.H. Stuart & Co. South Paris M 1902T. hardcover. Acceptable. . 1890 edition. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows minor wear and soiling binder's tape around all the edges. Facsimile title page bound-in to replace missing original page. Pages tanned and clean. J.H. Stuart & Co. South Paris, M hardcover
192041267Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Uncolored. A rare original coastal survey of Blue Hills Bay in Maine including Ellsworth Surry Tremont Southwest Harbor Swans Island Blue Hill and Acadia National Park.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Blue Hills Bay and an important historical view of developing Maine. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
192041268Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of Frenchman Bay including Acadia National Park Bar Harbor Lamoine Hancock Sullivan.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Frenchman Bay and an important historical view of developing Maine. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
1969142322N.p.: Amicus Productions 1969. Revised Draft script for the 1970 film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1961 novel by Charles Eric Maine and one of the classics from Amicus Productions in the 1960s. A man has been in a coma since birth and awakens for the first time at the age of 30 with the mind of an infant. <br/><br/>Set in London. <br/><br/>Red untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated January 2 1969 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriters Stanley Mann and John Hale and author Charles Eric Maine. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Amicus Productions unknown books