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Portland, ME: Wolfe Editions, 2005. Limited Edition. Bright and unmarred. 6x11 inch broadside. Handset letterpress printed. Handset type (Bembo 18). Vintage clock faces (pasted down at head) printed by Raphael Tuck & Sons (circa 1900). A beautiful presentation of five "timely" quotations including Warren Zevon's, "We love to buy books because we think we are also buying the time to read them." and May Sarton's, "Time Wasted is poison." A pristine copy. ... more information

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Portland, ME: C.S. Woolworth & Company, nd [circa 1900]. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Light toning to first and last page, minor shelf/edge wear, bottom corner very gently bumped, sunning at spine and lower edge of front wraps, else tight, bright and unmarred. Purple wraps, gilt lettering. Oblong 8vo. 32pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Approximately 48 images of Portland and the vicinity. A reasonably scarce iteration from the "Views of Portland" family. Overall, a lovely copy. ... more information

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Portland, ME: Chilholm Bros., nd. [circa 1880]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, light rubbing to front board, spine reinforced with Japanese mending paper, textblock hinge repaired at hinge, else bright and unmarred. Blue paper boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements, pictorial endpages. Oblong 12mo. 14pp. Illus. (b/w plates). An impaired, but rather uncommon collection of early images (near-photographic illustrations) of Portland, ME and its surroundings (buildings, monu... more information

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Portland, ME: Nat. Soc. Of the Colonial Dames, Maine. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Tight, bright and unmarred. Dusty rose stiff wraps, green ink lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 67pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Glossary. Bibliography. Addendum. Errata sheet tipped in. One of 2000 copies. A wonderful exploration of the historical herb garden at the Tate House in Portland, Maine. Could be signed by the author, if requested. An "as new" copy. ... more information

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Portland, ME: Loring Short & Harmon, 1881. Revised Edition/First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, owner signature (Fred W. Fogg and another), closed splits at hinges (spine appears to have glued), light soiling to boards, tips through, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind decorative elements, decorative/ad endpages, frontispiece, tissueguard. 8vo. 142pp plus 16pp. ads. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Noted flaws notwithstanding, ... more information

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Portland, ME: Chisholm Brothers, 1923. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Light shelf/edge wear, light toning/soiling to wraps, light creasing to front wraps, else tight, bright and unmarred. Color pictorial wraps. Oblong 8vo. np [approx. 32pp]. Illus. (b/w plates). One page of text, 31 pages of plates (captioned). Overall, a very presentable copy. ... more information

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Portland, ME: Coyote Love Press, 1987. First Edition. Original Wraps with DJ. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. White stiff wraps, grey ink lettering, glossy pictorial DJ. Small 4to. 36pp. Illus. (b/w plates). ... more information

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Portland, ME: Thomas Mosher, 1905. First Edition Thus. Stiff Wraps. Light shelf/edge wear, light even toning, owner signature at ffep, small closed tear at front flap, small soil mark at rear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Stiff cardstock wraps with cream DJ attached at spine, red and brown ink lettering and decorative elements. 32mo. 52pp. ... more information

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Portland, ME: Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1939. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Touch of shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Glassine DJ shows light again toning and one small chip and a hint of edge wear, else clean. Blue cloth boards, blue ink lettering and pictorial element. 12mo. 154pp. Unopened. Quite scarce in original glassine DJ. ... more information

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Litchfield, CT/Portland, ME: Prospect Press/Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, tan cloth spine, beige paper boards, burgundy leather labels, gilt lettering and decorative elements. Small 8vo. 104pp. Author's sole book. A handsome copy. ... more information

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Brunswick, ME/Portland, ME: Pejepscot Press/Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, teal cloth spine, lavender paper boards, purple and green ink decorative elements. 8vo. 47pp. Illus. (b/w plates). ... more information

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Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1900. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Cream paper over stiff board, red and black ink lettering. 16mo. 54pp. As with other editions, this one limited to 425 copies. ... more information

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Portland, ME: Shirley and Hyde, 1829. First Edition. Original Wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear, sporadic light foxing, else tight, bright and unmarred. Printed wraps. ... more information

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Portland, ME: Wolfe Editions, 2003. Limited Edition. Bright and unmarred. 12x15 inch broadside. Handset letterpress printed. The text is taken from "Whistling, Washing and other Aspects of Printing as an Art," by T. H. Littlefield, a student of Ray Nash at Dartmouth College. The article appeared in "Ray nash and the Graphic Arts Workshop at Dartmouth College." A pristine copy. ... more information

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Portland, ME: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1903. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very minor shelf wear, hint of toning at spine, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue/grey paper boards, white paper labels, red and black ink lettering and decorative elements. 12mo. 37pp. One of 950 copies on Van Gelder hand-made paper. Noted flaws notwithstanding, a handsome copy of this rather uncommon Mosher item. ... more information

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Portland, ME: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1917. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Light toning at spine, owner signature on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, blue/grey paper spine, cream and grey decorative paper boards, grey ink lettering. 12mo. 52pp. One of 450 copies on Van Gelder hand-made paper. Overall, a very handsome copy of this Mosher volume. ... more information

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Augusta, ME: Maine Historic Preservation Commission, 1981. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very minor shelf/edge wear, hint of toning at wraps edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. Cream colored paper wraps, black ink lettering and pictorial elements. Oblong 8vo. np. (approx. 63pp.). Illus. (b/w plates). A handsome copy of this wonderful biographical overview, increasingly uncommon in such nice condition. ... more information

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Portland, ME : Falmouth Pub. House, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minor shelf/edge wear, touch of flecking to coated cloth at bottom of front board, signed by author, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows minor shelf/edge wear, small chip at bottom edge and head, light toning to rear, else clean. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece. Small 8vo. 66pp. Illus. (b/w plates). A rather handsome copy, signed by author. ... more information

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Brunswick, ME/Portland, ME: Pejepscot Press/Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Page 27/29 tipped in (in all volumes, apparently a printing error, corrected), else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very small closed tear, else clean and bright. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. viii, 30pp. ... more information

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Portland, ME: L. H. Nelson Co./Callender McAuslan & Troup Co., nd. First Edition (presumed). Original Wraps. Light shelf/edge wear, very minor chips at edges (some related creases at rear), touch of toning at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. Brownlso er wraps, gilt lettering and decorative elements. Oblong 8vo. np. Illus. (b/w plates). ... more information

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