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Chinatown Quest: The Life-Adventures of Donaldina Cameron
by Wilson, Carol Green
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1931
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- Hardcover
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$35.00
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Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1931. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Wilson. Frontispiece photo of Cameron, who wandered the brothels and opium dens of San Francisco's Chinatown to rescue young Chinese girls from trafficking. Includes a chapter on War on the Tongs. With photographs. VG
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$35.00

The Land of Lorne; or, A Poet's Adventures in the Scottish Hebrides, Including the Cruise of the "Tern" to the Outer Hebrides. Two Volumes in One.
by Buchanan, Robert
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- Used
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1871
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- Hardcover
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$100.00
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New York: Francis B. Felt & Co., 1871. First American Edition . Hardcover. Orange cloth, with crown and swords stamped in gold on front board, spine title gilt. 384 pp. Photographic frontispiece portrait of the author and his wife. With a scathing obituary of the author pasted to the recto of the rear flyleaf, and a… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00

Washington. The Man And The Mason
by Callahan, Charles H.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 6th Edition
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- 1913
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- Hardcover
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$85.00
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Washington. D.C: Memorial Temple Committee of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, 1913. 6th Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Quarto viii, 380 pp. Blue cloth, spine gilt, coat of arms gilt on front board. Color frontispiece portrait, numerous plates, facsimiles of letters, documents, maps. Near Fine
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$85.00

Shaq Attaq!
by O'Neal, Shaquille
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1993
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1562827200
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- 1
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$150.00
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New York: Hyperion, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Actually signed by O'Neal. This copy is hand signed by O'Neal on the first flyleaf in pen, in addition to the printed signature on the second flyleaf. Laid in is a flyer for the book signing at Walden Books in Orlando, Florida, and a copy of… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00

Sessional Records of the Presbyterian Church of Booth Bay, Maine 1767-1778
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- Hardcover
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$75.00
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Hardcover. Very Good. Journal of the Department of History of the Presbyterian Church of America. Volume XVI No. 5-8. March-Dec 1935. 216 pp. Four complete issues bound in black buckram, with covers bound in, title gilt on spine. Includes a bibliography of the Rev. John Murray's published work and detailed accounts of… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00

Maine's Hall of Fame Vol. 2
by Cayford, John C.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1993
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- Soft cover
- ISBN 10
- 0941216438
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- 1
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$25.00
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Brewer, Maine: Cay-Bel Publishing, 1993. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. viii, 214 pp. Softcover. Stories of some of the memorable people of Maine, some famous and some infamous. Includes black and white photos and drawings. Near Fine. Includes: Thomas Danforth, Sir William Pepperell, Molly Phinney, Captain Wiliam McClellan, Nathan Lord, Captain Stephen… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00

Maine Men and Women in Southern California: A Volume Regarding the Lives of Maine Men and Women of Note and Substantial Achievement
by Porter, Florence Collins and Trask, Helen Brown
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1913
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- Hardcover
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$30.00
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Los Angeles, California: Kingsley, Mason & Collins, 1913. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 144 pp. Bound in red buckram, title gilt on spine. Numerous photos of Maine men and women, their homes and businesses. Slight spine slant, a little dampstaining on top edge of pages, else VG.
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$30.00

Life on the Circuit with Lincoln. With Sketches of Generals Grant, Sherman and McClellan, Judge Davis, Leonard Swett, and Other Contemporaries. Illustrated.
by Whitney, Henry C.
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- 1892
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- Hardcover
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$250.00
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Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. viii, 601 pp. Red cloth, title gilt on spine and front board. Whitney, an Illinois lawyer, was a friend and political ally of Lincoln before he became President. In this memoir, he recalls his time with Lincoln on the Illinois court circuit and during the first Presidential campaign.… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00

Santayana: The Later Years: A Portrait with Letters
by Cory, Daniel
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$25.00
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New York: George Braziller, 1963. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 330 pp. Review Copy. The publishers included a glossy print of a photograph of Santayana with the author in Rome which is laid in along with the review slip. Dust jacket has some foxing on panel edges.
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$25.00

The International Yearbook and Statesmen's Who's Who 1960
by Pine, L. G
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Eighth Annual Edition
- Published
- 1960
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- Hardcover
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$75.00
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London & New York: Burke's Peerage Ltd., 1960. Eighth Annual Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 1566 pp. Some advertising and Specimen Questionaire which would be the basis for inclusion in the Ninth (1961) edition. Includes addendum and indices. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume II!: 1741-1770
by Cook, Ramsay & Hamelin, Jean
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1974
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0802033148
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- 1
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$75.00
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 782 pp. Includes general bibliography and index. Dustjacket missing a 1/2" piece from back panel, otherwise very good. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume XIII: 1901-1910
by Cook, Ramsay & Hamelin, Jean
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1994
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0802039987
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$65.00
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1295 pp. Includes general bibliography and nominal index. Dustjacket has one mug shaped stain and a torn corner. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.… Read more about this item Item Price
$65.00

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume XI: 1881-1890
by Cook, Ramsay & Hamelin, Jean
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1974
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0802033199
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$75.00
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1092 pp. Includes general bibliography and index. With two page publisher's letter and a copy of a 1982 review from the Globe and Mail laid in. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume I: 1000-1700
by Cook, Ramsay & Hamelin, Jean
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1966
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0802031420
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 755 pp. Includes general bibliography and index. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.
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$75.00

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume II: 1701-1740
by Cook, Ramsay & Hamelin, Jean
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1969
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0802032400
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$75.00
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1969. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 759 pp. Includes general bibliography and index. Dustjacket missing a 1" diagonal piece of lower front corner, otherwise very good. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume XI1: 1891-1900
by Cook, Ramsay & Hamelin, Jean
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0802034608
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$75.00
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1305 pp. Includes general bibliography and index. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.
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$75.00

When I Was a Child
by Markino, Yoshio
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1913
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- Hardcover
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$125.00
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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. xii, 281, [1] pp. With frontispiece, 11 half-tone photographic plates, and 18 line drawings in text. The author describes life growing up in Japan in the 19th century, including a chapter on the 1891earthquake from which he narrowly escaped death. Very Good, slight spine… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00

Dictionary of Literary Biography. Volume 2: American Novelists Since World War II
by Helterman, Jeffrey and Layman, Richard
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1978
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810309149
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- 1
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$20.00
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Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale / Cengage Learning, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. xi, 557 pp. Biographical sketches of 80 writers who began writing after 1945, or whose most significant work was done after that date. Each entry has a complete (through 1978) bibliography. Corners bumped, and spine slightly slanted.
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$20.00

The Thought & Character of William James, Briefer Version
by Perry, Ralph Barton
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- Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$30.00
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Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1967. Second Printing . Hardcover. Like New/Near Fine. x, 402 pp. Perry first published this shorter version of his 2-volume work, The Thought & Character of William James, in 1948. The original work, published in 1935, earned Perry a Pulitzer prize.
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$30.00

Where the River Runs Deep: The Story of a Mississippi River Pilot
by Jackson, Joy J.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1993
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0807117978
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- 1
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Hampden, Maine, USA
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$27.50
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. xvi, 273, [5] pp. With appendices, bibliography, and index. White leatherette, spine title stamped in turquoise. Maps, b&w photographs. Two stories: a biography of the author's father, and a history of the river.
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$27.50