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[004605] . Scribner's Monthly, Volume 12 from May 1876 to Oct 1876. ill. Engravings. New York: Scribner & Co, 1876. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 9 1/2". 3/4 Calf. Bound Magazine. Good+ Numerous articles by famous authors: John Burroughs; Ernest Ingersoll, Rebecca Harding Davis; Henry James, Jr; Edward Everett Hale; Bret Harte; Philip Bourke Marston; Fanny Hodgson Burnett; etc. Articles include: Portraiture of William Penn; The True Pocahontas; Bowdoin College; John Gutenberg, Old Landmarks in Philadelphia; How America was Named; Union College, N.Y.; Charlotte Cushman; The Story of the Signing (Declaration of Independence); Harvard University; Wesleylan University, Conn; Oliver Madox Brown; Niagara; Insanity and its Treatment; Notes on Salmon Fishing; Massachusetts Agricultural College; John Chinaman in San Francisco by Thomas J. Vivian; Gabriel Conroy, by Bret Harte (Conclusion: Chapters XXXIII-LVI); That Lass O'Lowrie's by Fanny Hodgson Burnett,(Chapters I-VIII) Bride of the Rhine, by George E. Waring, Jr.; Philip Nolan's Friends by Edward Everett Hale (Chapters XII-XXXIII). 916 pp. Profusely illustrated. 3/4 leather covers with gilt lettering/decor on the spine. Edges /spine joints rubbed. Overall covers are Good. Watermark on top page edge which shows on top margin of text from pp. 481 to end. Never on text. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Historical stories of the times. $50.00

[000721] Bigelow, Henry B. and William W. Welsh. FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE. ill. Figures. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1925. Size: Approx. 7 3/4" x 11 3/4". Dark Red Cloth. Ichthyology. Good / No Jacket. BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF FISHERIES, VOL. XL 1924, Part I. Bureau of Fisheries Doc. No. 965. Contents includes Sharks and Rays, and the Bony Fishes.Blind stamped covers. small water spots on front cover near hinge. Spine faded and top edge creased & base worn o/w Very Good. Interior has ex.museum stamp and number on title page o/w it is clean, tight and in Very Good + condition. Index, Addenda, and Bibliography. 567 pp. Bruns B149 $100.00

[003493] Goldring, Winifred. A NEW SPECIES OF CRINOID FROM THE DEVONIAN (ORISLANY) OF MAINE. ill. Plates, Figures. Portland Society Natural History, 1933. Disbound. Paleontology. Good pp. 153-155. 2 Figures. Plates III and IV. Soiling to covers. several small tears at edges. Doesn't interfere with Plates or text. Overall Good. $10.00

[004233] House of Representatives. EXAMINATION AND SURVEY OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE. ill. Foldout Map. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1900. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Disbound. Maine. Very Good+ / No Jacket. "Letter from The Secretary of War, Transmitting, With A Letter From the Chief of Engineers, Reports of Examination and Survey of Boothbay Harbor, Maine." House of Representatives Doc. 277, 56th Congress, 1st Session, January 10, 1900. 6 page document, plus large foldout map, 20 1/2"x17", of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Survey made in accordance with requirements of River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899. Under Direction of Major S. W. Roessler, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, by F.S. Burrowes, Assistant Engineer. November 8-14, 1899. Famous Americans in document: Elihu Root, Secretary of War; Brig. Gen. John M. Wilson, Chief of Engineers; S.W. Roessler, Major, Corps of Engineers; G. L. Gillespie, Colonel, Corps of Engineers; and F.S. Burrowes, Assistant Engineer. Disbound. Very Good + condition. Tight and clean. Map is Very Good+ to Near Fine. no tears. $100.00

[004232] House of Representatives. EXAMINATION AND SURVEY OF PARKERS HEAD HARBOR AND CHANNEL, KENNEBEC RIVER, MAINE. ill. Foldout Map. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1900. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Disbound. Maine. Very Good+ / No Jacket. "Letter from The Secretary of War, Transmitting, With A Letter From the Chief of Engineers, Reports of Examination and Survey of Parkers Head Harbor and Channel, Kennebec River, Maine." House of Representatives Doc. 276, 56th Congress, 1st Session, January 10, 1900. 8 page document, plus large foldout map, 26"x17", of Parker's Head Harbor,Kennebec River, Maine. Famous Americans in document: Elihu Root, Secretary of War; Brig. Gen. John M. Wilson, Chief of Engineers; S.W. Roessler, Major, Corps of Engineers; G. L. Gillespie, Colonel, Corps of Engineers; and F.S. Burrowes, Assistant Engineer. Disbound. Very Good + condition. Tight and clean. Map is Very Good+ to Near Fine. no tears. $100.00

[004718] Slafter, Rev. Edmund F.. DISCOURSE DELIVERED BEFORE THE NEW-ENGLAND HISTORIC, GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, BOSTON, MARCH 18, 1870. Boston: New-England Historic, Genealogical Society, 1870. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 10. Green Cloth. Genealogy. Good+ to Very Good- ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS INCORPORATION: With Proceedings and Appendix. 59 pp. including Appendix with Life-Members of the Society, to June, 1870. Gilt lettering on front cover. Corner tips rubbed to boards. Spine ends fraying with small tears. Otherwise covers are Very Good. Front hinge beginning to tear. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. $15.00

[000692] Stevens, Abel (editor). NATIONAL MAGAZINE,Devoted to Literature, Art, and Religion, Vol. IV, 1854. ill. Engravings. New York: Carlton & Phillips, 1854. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". 3/4 Leather. 1800 Magazine. Good / No Jacket. January to June, 1854. Original boards, spine & board edges leather with gilt ruled edge and lettering on spine. Textured black cloth.Scuffing to corners, spine ends and gutter. Interior of the book is tight and Very Good. Marbled endpapers. Front hinge starting. Light foxing. Many engravings. Some of the articles include: The Ensenada, Coronation of George IV, Stories of the Huguenots, The Jewish People, Madrid-The Escurial, Medals and Coins, Moose Chase in Maine, Mount Sinai, Mozart and his Requiem and many more fascinating articles. The reader captures a real sense of the times. 572 pps. $65.00