Maine Authors from Lippincott Books

Nobleboro (ME): Blackberry Books, 1992. First Edition . Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Beckman, Siri. Unpaged, with beautiful wood engravings by Siri Beckman Warm inscription by author, with banner drawn, on title page. Fine.

Hallowell, Maine: Balm O'Gilead Cabin, 1987. First Edition . Paper Wrappers. GVG. 219 pp. A collection of pieces published in the Kennebec Journal and the Lewiston Evening Journal during the 1940's -1960's. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Topics include Augusta landmarks, seasonal essays, and a number of biographical sketches. Of particular interest are biographies… Read more about this item

Madison, Wisconsin: Madison House Publishers, 1988. Pictorial Stiff Paper Wrappers. Near Fine. 28 pp. Illustrated, list of sources. Reprinted from: Conley and Kaminski, eds., The Constitution and the States.

Keene, NH: Pan Press, 1993. First Edition . Pictorial Paper Wrappers. Very Good. Erick Ingraham. unpaginated [24 pp]. Would be near fine but for a faint water ring on front cover. Amos is five and riding in his grandfather's horse-drawn buggy when with a "blip" an impish elf named Hershal P Culpepper appears. Maine author.… Read more about this item

Portland, Maine: William W. Roberts Co, 1906. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. vii, 322, [6] pp. Includes 4 pages of barbers' formulas for hair dyes and one for a concoction called Todd's Hungarian Balm which calls for four ounces of tincture of spanish flies among other ingredients. Green cloth, titles gilt on spine and… Read more about this item

n.p.; n. d.. Paper Wrappers. Very Good. 5 x 7-1/4. (circa 1900). [8] pp. Green paper wrappers, with 2 b&w photographs. Poems about Maine: Umbagog Lake, Grafton Notch, etc. Slight curl to bottom corner.

Gardiner, Maine: Steele Publishing Company, 1989. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Ken Brooks. [vi], 186 pp. INSCRIBED by the author on title page. Line drawings grace nearly every story.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981. First Edition, Signed . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. 344 pp. Chronicles Cohen's freshman year in the US Senate, from January to December of 1979. Inscribed on ffep, "For Albert Schiro with best wishes on your birthday Bill Cohen 2/14/81." Cohen was Secretary of Defense during the Clinton administration, the… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978. First Edition, Signed . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 198 pp. " Poetic reflections on the beauty of America, on childhood and patriotism, family and government, by the perceptive and sensitive Congressman from Maine." Serving on the House Judiciary Committee in 1974, then Representative Cohen faced his party's disapproval to make… Read more about this item

Portland, Maine: The Dirigo Editions, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good+/GVG. [x], 54 pp. Red cloth, spine and cover titles black on brown labels. Clean & tight. One chip on lower front of dustjacket has allowed cloth to fade, otherwise would be NF/VG+. "To her credit is the skilful manipulation of verse forms, from the terse… Read more about this item

Portland, Maine: Loring, Short & Harmon, 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. 100 pp. Brown cloth, title stamped in gilt. Light soiling to front board. Maine author; includes a poem titled Fryeburg.

Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Press, 1912. Hardcover. GVG. [x], 65 pages. Maroon cloth, titles gilt. top edges gilt. Wear at corners and spine edges, spine gilt starting, p.o. names on front pastedown, small hole in one leaf not affecting text.

New York: Stephen Daye Press, 1949. First Edition, Presentation Copy . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. 79 pp. Turquoise cloth, spine titles stamped in silver. A little wear at corners. Dustjacket has several chips: a 3/4"x3/4" along top front edge affecting title text, at spine edges not affecting text, at back top and bottom edges. INSCRIBED by… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Dorrance & Co, 1942. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. 256 pp. "There is a salty tang in the air with ghosts, tombstones and quaint epitaphs everywhere." This jacket description catches the flavor of this story of life in a coastal village as seen by the summer people who came back year after… Read more about this item

Portland, Maine: Falmouth Publishing House, 1940. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. [x], 52, [2] pp. Red cloth, spine and cover titles black on off-white labels. Clean & tight. Attractive pictorial dustjacket has a touch of sunning and edge wear.

n. p., n. d.: Not Given. Probable First Edition . Limp Leather. GVG. 32 pp. First poem, titled Mellinokett Lake, mentions "fair Aroostook." Bound in brown suede with title stamped in gilt on front. Decorative pastedowns made of beige moire fabric over paper. Pages stitched through center fold, and then saddle-sewn into limp leather cover… Read more about this item

Brunswick, Maine: Pejepscot Press, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. viii, 30 pp. Brown cloth, spine title gilt. Gift inscription on ffep. From the Library of Edward "Sandy" Ives, writer, singer, anthropologist, and authority on the folksongs and folklore of Maine and Maritime Canada. Ives was the founder and Director of the Northeast… Read more about this item

Portland, Maine: Ford & Rich, 1890. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 127, [3] pp. Includes table of contents at back. Probably self-published. A number of poems were inspired by people and events in the Yarmouth area of Maine. Especially lovely example of a 19th century binding in the tradition of sentimental gift books.… Read more about this item

Portland, Maine: Falmouth Publishing House, 1940. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. [x], 38 pp. Red cloth, spine and cover titles black on white labels. Clean & tight. Attractive dustjacket has just a touch of edge wear. "Her sonnets spring spontaneously from an ardent soul; yet flow with the quietness of a deep river.

Orono, Maine: University Press, 1934. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 244 pp, with frontispiece, appendices, bibliography, index, b&w photos. The Maine Bulletin, Vol. XXXVII, No. I. August 1934. University of Maine Studies Second Series, No. 32. Covers sunned, otherwise clean & tight.