Caroline Rittenhouse (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Writing on back page and one other page. Small water stains. Overall a good copy. 162 pages.

Softcover. Condition: New. Special order direct from the distributor.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Deer Isle, a coastal town in Penobscot Bay, was settled by farmers and mariners in the 1760s after the end of the French and Indian War. People, freight, and mail came by water to the secluded island where mackerel and lobster fishing were the mainstays of the island's economy. In the late 19th century, granite from booming Stonington quarries was shipped by boat. Summer visitors began arriving by the boatload to rusticate in gracious inns and seasonal cottages. These became the subjects of vintage postcards, many created by local photographers capturing the views of harbors and towns, rural roads and bridges, masts of the great sailing vessels, and derricks of the large quarries.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. 104 page, illustrated story of Salome Sylvester Sellers - "an island woman who lived her entire 108 years on Deer Isle in Penobscot Bay off the coast of Maine from 1800 to 1909. . . an everyday kind of woman". Book.

Trade paperback. Presumed first edition/first printing. 104 p. Map. Illustrations. Genealogy. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The author was a retired archivist of Bryn Mawr College who moved to Maine and became involved with the Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society. Salome Sellers lived to be the oldest person in Maine at the time of her death. Her life spanned the period from the War of 1812 through the Civil War, nearly to the time of the First World War. Salome Sellers was descended from the Mayflower pilgrims. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Ink notation on t-p.…

paperback. Condition: As New.

Condition: As New. Peg Mitten Press; Stonington, 2006. Trade paperback. A Fine, tight binding, interior and extremities tidy, mild wear to cover edges/corners, a nice, clean and unmarked copy in wraps. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 94pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.…