Picturesque Maine. This book, "Picturesque Maine", by Moses Foster Sweetser, is a replication of a book originally published before 1880. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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Picturesque Maine. This book, "Picturesque Maine", by Moses Foster Sweetser, is a replication of a book originally published before 1880. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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Add this copy of Picturesque Maine to cart. $48.00, good condition, Sold by Leaf and Stone Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1880 by Chisholm Brothers.
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Seller's Description:
Good with no dust jacket. 65 pp + 23 sepia photographs. Assumed 1st. A lovely book, with some history, "modern" facts (circa 1880) and wonderful crisp photographic plates of the Pine Tree State. Charming decorated chapter headings and floral tail pieces. Brown embossed ribbed cloth with briliant Victorian gilt to the cover, corners and edges bit rubbed, spine tips fraying, first hinge cracked, back hinge starting, 1884 owner's inscription and his notations of birth and death dates of Thoreau, Emerson, etc at the introduction. Bit of foxing and age to the pages but otherwise clean and nice.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; 65 pages.
Add this copy of Picturesque Maine to cart. $54.95, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
Add this copy of Picturesque Maine to cart. $145.00, very good condition, Sold by Lux Mentis, Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1879 by Chisholm Brothers.
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Very Good. No DJ as Issued. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Pristine onionskin Maine Central RR map (18.5x13") tipped in at ffep. The map was not part of the original printing, but appears to be a production piece by the Chisholm Bros. (well known railroad enthusiasts) for MCRR (See, Thompson, E.V., Important Maine Maps, Books, Prints and Ephemera: Catalogue Raisonné). Overall, a handsome copy of well-known photo review with an exceptional copy of the Me. Cent. RR map. Rare in this state. Light shelf/edge wear (focused at head, heel and tips), joints starting, map tipped in at ffep (repaired at joint), slight curl to plate pages, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering, black ink decorative elements. 12mo. 65pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
