Colorful local newspaper articles from 1890 to 1904, wonderful old photographs, and the editor's wry observations show how tourism spurred the development of a sleepy Maine coastal town. An entertaining and fascinating summer read.
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Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated first edition. No markings. Seller Inventory # 526276
Seller: Sutton Books, Norwich, VT, U.S.A.
Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Hbk 4to 243pp illustr throughout in b/w very slight bowing to front boards but a mainly excellent clean tight unused copy in sleeve-protected dj as new. Seller Inventory # NH323
Seller: Sutton Books, Norwich, VT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Hbk 4to, 243pp, illustr throughout in b+w, a new and unread copy, excellent, clean, tight and unmarked copy in fine, unclipped and sleeve-protected dj, as new. Seller Inventory # NE224
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Color illustrated dj with white text, green boards with gilt design on cover and gilt text on spine. xiii, 241 pages. Bw illustrations. Contents: Promoting the Colonial -- Purchasing the Past: Summer People and the Transformation of the Piscataqua Region in the Nineteenth Century / Dona Brown -- Restoring the Colonial Home -- The New Colonials: Restoration and Remodeling of Old Buildings Along the Piscataqua / Richard M. Candee -- The Colonial Revival Landscape -- "Tempus Fugit": Capturing the Past in the Landscape of the Piscataqua / Lucinda A. Brockway -- The Colonial in Art and Architecture -- Artistic Circles and Summer Colonies / Woodard D. Openo -- The Literature of the Colonial Revival -- "Colossal in Sheet-Lead": The Native American and Piscataqua-Region Writers / Karen Oakes -- Exhibiting the Colonial -- The Politics of Preservation: Historic House Museums in the Piscataqua Region / Kevin D. Murphy. Seller Inventory # 215040
Seller: Nilbog Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This is an As New (Appears Unread) copy of the first edition (1st printing).In an As New dust jacket. This copy is Signed by he lead Editor Sarah L.Giffen and dated October, 1993 on he title page. No other names. Illustrated throughout. Indexed. Bibliography. There is an impressed bookplate stating the book is from the library of. a POrtland book collector. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 054442
Seller: The Wild Muse, Granville, NY, U.S.A.
Hard. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published York, Maine: Old York Historical Society, 1992, first printing. 4to., 9" x 11 1/2", xiii+242pp., illustrated with b/w reproductions. A fine copy of the original 1992 edition in a fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 007096
Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. Seller Inventory # 0963195506
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0963195506
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover with price-clipped dustjacket, 242 pages; as new condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Exhibition checklist and handout laid in. Foreign shipping may be extra. Seller Inventory # A_GiOl150