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Philadelphia: The Curtis Publishing Company, 1947. Magazine; 142 pages plus color illustrated covers. Numerous advertisements of the period and color and black-and-white illustrations (photographs and other) throughout. Besides the several special articles about Maine, this issue includes feature stories on Boston (Benjamin Russell), the S.S. America (Dick Boyer) Mount Robson (Hal Burton, and Saratoga Springs (Clarence H. Knapp). S.J. Pereleman and Al Hirschfeld "visit Shanghai in the fourth of thei... more information

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Creative Education, Inc. , 1986. Very Good-/No Jacket. First Edition. Color pictorial (photograph) boards; reinforced cloth binding 32 pages. Intended for young readers and illustrated with black-and-white stills from the television program, this book examines the themes, characters, and popularity of the successful show that lasted through almost 250 episodes and still in reruns. Light cover smudges; moderate rubbing to cover extremities. Interior clean and tight.. ISBN: 0886820774. Hard Cover. ... more information

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Boston: Allyn and Bacon , 1917. Very Good+/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Copyright 1892. Part of The Academy Classics Series; this book contains portions of a larger volume. Black-and-white frontis portrait of Clive. Blue cloth; gilt title and spine. Prior owner name neatly printed inside front cover.. Hard Cover. ... more information

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New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1975 Near Fine/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Make practical and decorative items with knots and yarn. With numerous color and black-and-white photographs and diagrams. Dust jacket lightly edgeworn, with small chip at lower front cover corner. Clean and tight.. Hard Cover. ... more information

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London: Madame Tussaud's Ltd, 1993. Exhibition guide to the famous wax museum. With color and black-and-white photograph reproductions throughout. Floor guide diagram inside front cover. With advertisements for other Tussaud Group attractions and children's pull-out section in rear.. Soft Cover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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New York: Oriental Rug Importers Association Very Good+. No date; circa 1950. Staple-bound promotional pamphlet; 35 pages. With line drawn map, many black-and-white photographs, and advertisement for Bangor, Maine rug dealer Dewey A. Christmas on rear cover. Faint cover wear.. Soft Cover. ... more information

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Boston: Branden Press, 1977 Scarce memoir by the osteopathic physician who had a lifelong practice in Maine's "Magic City"--Millinockett. Morey, who began work during the Depression in a small office with a sagging floor, went on to buy his own hospital, to help establish the Bangor Osteopathic Hospital, invent the Morey Lyphatic Pump, and make many more accomplishments, died in 1976 while this book was still in production. Much of the book focuses on the townspeople who were his patients. ... more information

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New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1933 Rebound by library in attractive cloth. With black-and-white photograph reproductions. Moderate-to-heavy rubbing of cover extremities; spine and cover margins somewhat sunned. Library marks: bookplate inside front cover; "date due" slip and pocket strip rear endpapers; inkstamps and catalogue notations to map drawing at front of text. Occasional light smudges to text margins, but mostly clean and tight.. Ex-Library First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jack... more information

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Boston: L.C. Page & Company. 1902. Hard Cover. Decorative Cloth. Good-/No Jacket. Reprint, part of Romances of the Lily series; original copyright 1898. Romantic adventure featuring three virgins ( Final line states: "Here finishes the book of the Virgins, and commences the book of Grace.") Publisher advertisements for other books in rear. Frontis portrait of author. Yellow cover cloth irregularly brown speckle-stained; spine darkened; extremities moderately worn, with slight fraying to ... more information

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Maine: Self-published, 1976. Color and black-and-white photographs by Calvert with complementary captions and original poetry by Merry. SIGNED by Calvert and Merry on title page. Rear cover features photographs and biographies of both. Photograph gracing front cover is bright and clean, but originally dark-blue background of cover is heavily scuffed and has taken on a purple hue. Large irregular patches of moderate discoloration (browning) to rear cover (effects of storage). Interior clean and tight.. Sof... more information

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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1946 Cloth. Memoir of farm life on Flying Point in Brunswick, Maine in the first part of the 20th century. Moderat-to-heavy rubbing to cover extremities; spine lettering somewhat faded. Binding shaken. The only indications that this is a library discard are small remnants of "date due" slip and pocket removals at rear endpapers, and four inkwritten digits to inside front cover and on title page. Otherwise clean. . Ex-Library First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No J... more information

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Camden, Maine: Camden Herald Publishing Co. , 1967. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Color pictorial cloth. Designed and composed by Tom L. Peers. With lovely captioned black-and-white and color photographs throughout. (Note: we have never seen a subsequent volume.) Very light rubbing to cover extremities. Prior owner tiny address sticker at upper front endpaper. Interior clean and tight.. Hard Cover. ... more information

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Rockland, Maine: Maine Federation of Music Clubs , 1959. Cloth. Very Good-/No Jacket. Ex-Library First Edition. Light rubbing to cover extremities; spine sunned. Library marks limited to embossed seal to front endaper and title page and few small remnants of "date due" slip removal rear endpaper. Clean and tight.. Hard Cover. ... more information

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Westbrook, Maine: Robertson Books . 1983. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs and line drawn maps. Few faint marks to cover. Interior clean and tight. . ... more information

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Maine: Maine Federation of Women's Clubs, 1992 Follows the previously published historical sketches of 1892-1925 and 1923-1949. Foreword by 1990-1992 organization president Linda C. Brawn. With black-and-white photographs of past presidents setting off each chapter; 136 pages. Library marks: scar to lower spine and portion of covers where stickers/tape wasremoved; 2" x 1/2" scar and tiny closed tear to upper rear cover where another sticker was removed; "withdrawn" inkstamp to title... more information

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Cotuit, Massachusetts: The Picture Book Press. Good+. Staple-bound; square-format; unpaginated. No date; circa 1960. Black-and-white scenic photographs of Maine landscapes and historical features. Light wear to cover.. Soft Cover. THE AUTHOR. ... more information

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Augusta: Maine Department of Economic Development, 1969. Tables, graphs, and charts full of facts and figures for the year. Moderate cover wear. Clean and tight.. Soft Cover. Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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Augusta, Maine: Department of Economic Development. Soft Cover. Good. Staple-bound light wraps; 22 pages. No date; circa 1970. Promotional booklet which highlights Maine's poetical literary landmarks, with line drawn map and descriptive travel route notes. Printed poem entitled "Maine" by John W. Leydon laid-in. Light general cover wear, with moderate wear along spine, lower 1/2 split; margins of cover sun-faded. Interior clean and intact. . ... more information

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Augusta, Maine: State of Maine , 1977. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Staple-bound. This report summarizes the work of the Commission dedicated to organizing celebration of the Bicentennial state-wide. Included are black-and-white photographs, reproductions of important letters, speech texts, financial report, and listings of activities/projects of various towns, cities, institutions, and non-profit groups. Very light cover edgewear, and light sunning along spine. Clean and intact.. ... more information

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Portland, Maine: The Hem Publishing Company, 1965 Cloth. Oblong format. Uncommon book featuring short biographical sketches and photographs of some contemporary Maine artists, accompanied by color reproductions of two or more paintings by each. Includes Andrew Wyeth, William Goadby Lawrence, Gene Klebe, Robert Courjon, Jon Legere, Earle Barlow, and others. Moderate-to-heavy rubbing of cover extremities; light cover soil; two razor-thin scratches (2" and 3") to lower front cover; two tiny scr... more information

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