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1906364581906. Softbound. VG soiling to front cover. Tan wraps. 46 pp. 10 bw plates. or so artists and sculptors are represented by 132 oils 29 miniatures and 6 works of sculpture. Rare. Includes illustrated works by Bela L. Pratt Carlton T. Chapman Ben Foster Ava de Lagercrantz Joseph Lauber F.H. Richardson Harriette Wood Robinson Walter Satterlee Edmund C. Tarbell Douglas Volk. paperback books
190856921908. Softbound. VG small spot on lower front cover. Greenish wraps. 48 pp. 16 bw plates. 118 artists and sculptors are represented by 167 paintings and 14 works of sculpture. Rare. Artists biographies at rear. Great copy with many prominent Boston artists represented. Some of the artists represented include Charles Aiken Marion Boyd Allen Mary Fisher Austin J. Carroll Beckwith Frank Benson William John Bixbee Anne Blake Dwight Blaney J.G. Brown Adelaide Cole Chase Colin Campbell Cooper Emma Lambert Cooper Charles Courtney Curran Leon Dabo John Enneking Gertrude Fiske Ben Foster Daniel Chester French Henry Gallison Abbott Graves Charles P. Gruppe Susan Ricker Knox Robert Vonnah Childe Hassam Jean N. Oliver Anna Vaugn Hyatt Hugh Bolton Jones Cullen Yates Isidore Konti William Robinson Leigh George Lawlor Helen Pratt Philip Little Henry Hobart Nichols Walter L. Palmer Ben Foster Alexander Pope etc. paperback books
19091361241909. Softbound. VG old inked name on cover at top. Greenish wraps. 42 pp. 14 bw plates. 164 paintings and 9 sculptures. Rare. Artists biographies at rear. Great copy with many prominent Boston artists represented. Some of the artists represented include Frank Benson William John Bixbee Anne Blake Dwight Blaney J.G. Brown Adelaide Cole Chase Colin Campbell Cooper Emma Lambert Cooper Charles Courtney Curran Leon Dabo John Enneking Ben Foster Henry Gallison Abbott Graves Robert Vonnah Childe Hassam Jean N. Oliver Hugh Bolton Jones Cullen Yates Isidore Konti Bela Lyon Pratt Philip Little Rhoda Holmes Nicholls Adelaide Palmer Ben Foster Alexander Pope etc. paperback 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
191228601912. Softbound. VG. Greenish wraps. 48 pp. 16 bw plates. 124 artists and sculptors are represented by 101 oils 30 watercolors 24 miniatures and 30 works of sculpture. Rare. paperback books
1915363211915. Softbound. Very dampstained but no pages stick together and very little rippling. Very usable. Greenish wraps. 48 pp. 17 bw plates. 140 or so artists and sculptors are represented by 120 oils 28 watercolors 14 miniatures and 22 works of sculpture. Rare. paperback books
33653 color and one black and white cards include: # 9418 Lake Pennesseewasse Norway Me. Robbins Bros German printed used postmarked 1905 Norway Me. one cent Franklin stamp; Main Street Bridgton Me. G.W. Morris printed in Germany used postmarked 1909 Bridgton one cent Franklin stamp; # A 2437 Surf Scene near Portland Head Light Me. Rotograph Co. NY printed in Germany used postmarked 1909 Portland one cent Franklin stamp and # 2382 Skowhegan Me. Water Street Hugh Leighton Col. Portland printed in Germany postmarked 1908 Skowhegan 1 cent Franklin stamp corner creased short edgetear; a little darkening to cards slight edge tips wear except for Skowhegan; very good condition. Very Good. unknown books
1899364591899. Softbound. VG. Black wraps. 16 pp. 4 bw plates. 35 works listed. Rare. Includes illustrated works by Alexander Pope F.H. Hatfield Abbott Graves Eva Cowdery. paperback 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
2338Portland Me.: Chisholm Bros. Circa 1880s-1890s. . Small 4to6 x 5 1/4 inches maroon diced cloth front highly gilt; some minor wear to corners and edges. [Portland, Me.: Chisholm Bros.], Circa 1880s-1890s. hardcover books
1972325927New York: Nelson Doubleday 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book club. Fine in a fine dustwrapper. Nelson Doubleday hardcover books
185545251Augusta House Augusta ME 1855. Very good folded small tear to one edge minor soiling and ink bleed through. 3 pp. Bifolium. 8 x 10 inches. Letter dated January 4th 1855 one day after the Maine elections from Maubec Mitchell Rawson newly elected Whig member of the Maine House of Representatives to fellow Whig party member and candidate for Governor Isaac Reed reporting on the efforts to fix the vote in favor of Reed's opponent Anson Morrill. Rawson had been appointed as a member of a gubernatorial committee that morning so was privy to the shenanigans: "Much talk is made about the course which some members of the Senate & House wish to pursue. I tell them I have no objections to throwing out the votes in the Hancock Plantation & thereby elect or in any way assist Mr. Milliken but to throw them all out & by so doing disfranchise some thousand & declare Mr. Morrill elected by the people. I tell them such a course will be suicidal to the great American party which Mr. Reed & myself are one."<br/><br/>He goes on to report who is opposed to these moves and who might be witnesses: "When I see you I will inform you who are the men who are so conscientious about this matter. I am perfectly quiet & cool but I have been at work. most of the time for the last 24 hours. They the Committee propose to spend the night in the committee room so as to have it said that we are doing up business in shape but they are more anxious to declare Mr. Morill Gov by the dear people. I have heard nothing from you but I think my course is patriotic or an honest one & I shall pursue it unless you suggest otherwise. Don't show my letters to anyone. I shall be glad when this session shall close."<br/><br/>Anson Morrill 1803-1887 was elected Maine's Governor in 1855 and served until 1856. He had been a candidate under the Know Nothing and then Republican parties.<br/><br/>John F. Milliken however was not among the list of Representatives in 1855 but seems to have gotten himself appointed Postmaster in his hometown.<br/><br/>Isaac Reed 1809-1887 was a merchant and shipbuilder. He served in the Maine Senate 1839-1840; 1850 1863; the Maine House of Representatives 1842-1843; 1846; 1870-1871; as State Treasurer 1856; and in the U.S. House of Representatives 1852-1853.<br/><br/>Maubec Mitchell Rawson b. 1825 was from Waldoboro Maine. unknown books
1982273789Birmingham: Legal Classics Library 1982. Reprint. hardcover. fine. viii 415 pages 32 pages of ads. Thick 8vo full burgundy leather with ornate gilt decorations. Birmingham: Legal Classics Library 1982. A fine copy.<br/><br/> A facsimile of the original 1861 London edition.<br/><br/> Legal Classics Library unknown 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
1986236461New York: Dorset Press 1986. hardcover. fine/very good. 8vo 1/2 black cloth d.w. New York: Dorset Press 1986. Very good<br/><br/> Dorset Press unknown books
1902101618Collection of over 30 letters many with original envelopes and stamps a few empty envelopes letters folded some staining soiling and aging a few tears at folds; generally very legible. This collection of letters belonged to Bernard Jordan who lived in Maine. A few different addresses in Maine but the 1940 Census shows him living in Raymond Cumberland Maine which is the address on many of the letters. While the archive spans many years most of the letters are from the 1920s or earlier. Oddly last item in the group is a phone bill from 1962. Most of the content is family related and a letter from June 6 1914 wishes him happy eighteenth birthday. The lot includes one postcard. books
188130409Ellworth Maine: S. F. Colby & Co engraved by William Bracher printed by F. Bourquin Philadelphia 1881. Folio. 16 3/4 x 14 1/4 inches. 96pp including 5pp ads in rear. 39 hand coloured lithographed maps 17 double-page some printed recto and verso of same sheets numerous insets complete. Contemporary black morocco upper cover lettered in gilt marbled endpapers gilt edges.<br/> <br/>Provenance: Edward C. Burleigh name in gilt on upper cover<br/> <br/>The first atlas devoted to Hancock County Maine.<br/> <br/>In 1881 cartographer/surveyor George N. Colby assisted by J.H. Stuart and others published the first atlas of Hancock County towns villages plantations and timber lots. The maps identify many property owners by name and show the locations of homesteads businesses roads schools churches mills and cemeteries in those plantations towns and villages. Including all the insets 87 maps were produced by Colby Halfpenny and Stuart drawn on stone by William Bracher and printed by F. Bourquin of Philadelphia. The detailed town plans include Mount Desert Island Bar Harbor Ellsworth Bluehill Southwest Harbor and numerous others. As with most 19th century county atlases the work was published strictly by subscription. Given the relatively small size of the county in terms of population the atlas would not have been published in a large print run resulting in its rarity today. "Despite their limitations and inaccuracies nineteenth-century county atlases nonetheless preserve a detailed cartographical biographical and pictorial record of a large segment of rural America in the Victorian age" Ristow American Maps and Mapmakers p. 424. This copy with provenance to Edward C. Burleigh the Governor of Maine from 1889-1893.<br/> <br/>LeGear 14311. S. F. Colby & Co [engraved by William Bracher, printed by F. Bourquin, Philadelphia] unknown books
196710205NY: Ballantine Books 1967. 1st edition. PBO. Wrappers. NF. <br/><br/>1974 Hugo Nominee. Ballantine Books unknown books
194590241London: John Westhouse 1945. hardcover. very good. 129pp. thin 8vo cloth; lightly rubbed. London: John Westhouse 1945. First edition. A very good copy.<br/><br/> John Westhouse unknown books
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
189022854No Place Listed: No Photographer Noted 1890. Two negatives on glass plates; depicts rocky shoreline sailing vessels close-in to coast populated small island - perhaps Deer Island area or other resort; approx. 4" x 5"; no photographer or studio noted; not mounted; one plate with a little loss of image in the outer border chipped emulsion; in good condition interesting 19th century photographic work from the age of sail. NOTE: Lamp shadow is not in the image plate; our images show these negatives converted to positive via software. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. No Photographer Noted Paperback books
185928659Skowhegan: M. Littlefield - Printer 1859. 1st thus. White printed wrappers entitled: "CATALOGUE Of The BLOOMFIELD ACADEMY. 1859.". Wrapper soiled & worn. Chunk from top edge near gutter gradually decreasing in size affecting first half of booklet. Withal a Good copy of a rare survivor. 19 1 pp. 12mo. 8-1/8" x 5" <br/><br/>The Bloomfield Academy founded in 1809 as the Canaan Academy with the name change coming a decade later. It was Skowhegan's first high school and enjoyed full-capacity in the 1840s & 1850s though in 1871 the high school graduated its last class a scant 3 students. M. Littlefield - Printer 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
1907515031907. Bangor: The Thos. W. Burr 1907. Bangor: The Thos. W. Burr 1907. Maine. Charter and Ordinances of the City of Bangor Together with the Acts of the Legislature Relating to the City. Bangor: The Thos. W. Burr Printing Co. 1907. vi 456 pp. Contemporary three-quarter morocco over cloth raised bands and gilt title to spine marbled endpapers. Some rubbing to extremities light fading to spine internally clean. $35. unknown books
