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Category Archives: Books – Maine & Local
Soil Survey – Aroostook County, Maine – Northeastern Part, Issued 1964
We’ve had this for a bit, although it was put into storage when there were no takers the first time around. Let’s see how it does in 2020… now that it’s nearly 60 years old! This large manual gives the … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s Era, Books - History, Books - Maine & Local, Books - Reference, Books - Technical & Engineering, Ephemera - Maine, Maine, Maine - Local Interest, Maps - Historical, Maps - Maine
Tagged aroostook, aroostook county, department of agriculture, dept of agriculture, Heritage Collectibles, Heritage Collectibles Books & Maps, penobscot maps, soil conservation, soil survey
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Vintage Editions of the Maine Legislative Record
Here we have 10 bound copies of the Maine Legislative Record, dating from 1967 to 1974. Not all years are represented, and of the years that are included, some encompass more than one bound volume. Price: $30.00 for all, plus … Continue reading
Book: What’s Cooking in Maine – A Practical Cookbook of Good Maine Food, 1964
Hardcover. Printed in Farmington, Maine. This is a second edition. Price: $8.00. Plus 5.5% State of Maine sales tax. Condition: Used, and somewhat worn as the back cover shows (see below). All sales, after expenses, go to support The Grief … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s Era, Books - Cookbooks, Books - Maine & Local
Tagged cookbook, cooking in maine, farmington, Maine, maine cookbook
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We Now Have at Least 14,000 Books in Our Inventory…
… and the shop is kind of a wreck. (These photos don’t show the seriously high stacks of boxes and boxes and boxes of books to be unpacked.) In the past week, I’ve added a good 4,000-5,000 books to the … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, biography, books, cookbooks, culture, drama, farming, fiction, first editions, gardening, hardcover, hardcover fiction, history, humor, Maine, mass markets, memoirs, mental health, military, needlepoint, New England, non-fiction, paperbacks, philosophy, plays, poetry, religious, self help, spiritual, sports, transportation, travel, war
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Auburn ME Centennial Souvenir Brochure, 1869-1969
We love-love-love this souvenir brochure from Auburn’s Centennial (1869-1969), which is now almost 50 years old! The pictures of the swollen Androscoggin, and workers trying to remove ice and flooding from Auburn’s downtown are startling; the photos of the … Continue reading
Annual Reports, Town of Pownal ME
New or established residents of Pownal will surely find these town reports scintillating reading! (Seriously…. we love this kind of stuff!) Years include: 1983, 1984 (2 copies), 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (2), 1991, 1992 (2), 1993, 1994 (2), 1995 (3), … Continue reading
Annual Report, Town of Windham ME – 1967
Whoa…. Someone on Amazon is selling the 1998 Annual Report of the Town of Windham Maine for $12.00 plus $3.99 shipping! Our copy is much more interesting since it’s more than 30 years older… and it’s only $8.00! Condition: Very … Continue reading
Soil Survey – Penobscot County Maine, Issued 1963 – With Loads of Maps!
This large manual also gives the following information on the cover: Series 1959, No. 28. United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. In cooperation with the University of Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. I considered taking the book apart … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s Era, Books - History, Books - Maine & Local, Books - Reference, Books - Technical & Engineering, Ephemera - Maine, Maine, Maine - Local Interest, Maps - Historical, Maps - Maine
Tagged department of agriculture, dept of agriculture, Heritage Collectibles, Penobscot, penobscot county, penobscot maps, soil conservation, soil survey
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SOLD! Amazing WWII Era Scrapbook from Boothbay Harbor ME
This was originally a book about the Buick Motor Company titled “The Factory Behind The Car”, but over 70 years ago, an avid Maine news junkie by the name of Gertrude L. McKown, of McKown Hill in Boothbay Harbor, turned … Continue reading
SOLD! Antique Book: The Town Register – Oxford, Hebron and Minot – 1906
The Town Register – Oxford, Hebron and Minot – 1906 Subject: History of Oxford, Hebron & Minot including town officials, the names of local citizens, list of soldiers, “professional men”, “patrons of husbandry” and more. Also includes the handwritten … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Literature - All On This Site, Books - 1st Editions, Books - History, Books - Maine & Local, Maine, Maine - Local Interest
Tagged 1906, genealogy of Maine, genealogy oxford county, Hebron, history of Oxford County, Maine, Minot, Oxford, selectman, Shepardsfield, Town Register
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