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12685Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
  • Publication, Book
  • Paley, William
  • J.C. Gerrish
  • 1829
Description:
Donated by Mrs. George Somes; keep for Somes family connection, although badly damaged. On title page: "In Two Volumes. Vol. II."
12681Rose in the Desert
  • Publication, Book
  • Carlton & Porer
  • 1862
Description:
Six religious stories. Pasted inside front cover: Regulations of Sound Public Library, Mount Desert Island, Maine.
12662Order Book
  • Publication, Book
Description:
Cash book from old Fernald Store, Somesville. Shows amounts paid and cash on hand, by date
12661Mitchell's New General Atlas
  • Publication, Book
  • 1867
Description:
"Containing maps of the various countries of the world, plans of cities, etc. Forty-eight quarto maps. Valuable statistical tables, including population figures, posts offices in the U.S.
12646A Study of Summer Visitors' Facilities in the Town of Mount Desert, Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Sewall, James W. Company
  • 1964
Description:
Prepared for the Summer-Year Round Resident Planning Committee of the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce. Includes land use maps of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Bracy Cove, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Pretty Marsh. The overall objective was to find ways and means to guide the coourse of change while maintaining the basic character of the community; find ways to achieve growth of the permament summer community. Includes study of hotel/inn and restaurant facilities to see if they are adequate. Among the findings: lengthening season, more older permanent summer residents; need for basic recreational facilities, expansion and modernization of Bar Harbor airport; light housekeeping rental cottages;better shopping and marine services on Sea St. in Northeast Harbor [show more]
12647Historical Atlas of Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Hornsby, Stephen J. and Richard W. Judd, ed.
  • University of Maine Press
  • 2015
Description:
Historical geography of Maine from end of last ice age to 2000. Sections are: history of Native peoples, European exploration and settlement, American Revolution, Maine statehood, industrial developement, rise of tourism and environmental awareness. Includes maps, paintings, graphs, and text.
12634Maine Automobile Road Book And Pine Tree Tour of Maine And White Mountains
  • Publication, Book
  • Maine Automobile Association Touring Bureau
  • 1916
12597Mount Desert A History
  • Publication, Book
  • Street, George E.
  • 1903
Description:
Title page: Mount Desert | A History | By George E. Street | Edited by Samuel A. Eliot | with a memorial introduction by Wilbert L. Anderson | Boston and New York | Houghton, Mifflin and Company | The Riverside Press, Cambridge | 1905 This copy includes hand annotations of unknown origin.
12565A Museum of Early American Tools
  • Publication, Book
  • Sloane, Eric
  • Funk & Wagnalls
  • 1964
Description:
Describes and illustrates early tools.
12496A History of Swan's Island, Maine by H.W. Small, M.D. (published 1898)
  • Publication, Book
  • H.W. Small, M.D.
  • 1898
Description:
A History of Swan's Island, Maine by H.W. Small, M.D. (published 1898).Chapters on Aborigines, Settlement and land titles, Col. James Swan, early settlers, Gott's Island, fishing industry, municipal records.
12432The Creation and Growth of Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Book
  • Paul Richardson
  • 2005
Description:
Copy 1 (for the archives) of Paul Richardson's manuscript about Acadia National Park with particular emphasis on the carriage roads and bridges and their construction. Includes a map and pictures and an appendix with a description and technical information on all carriage road bridges. A bibliography and index are included. "A Gift from Paul S. and Dorothy L. Richardson to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society." Fifty copies were given to the Historical Society for distribution locally. [show more]
12430Mrs. Clarke's Cook Book
  • Publication, Book
  • Clark, Annie Mrs.
  • The National Tribune
  • 1899
Description:
"Over one thousand of the best up-to-date receipts for every conceivable need in kitchen and other departments of housekeeping." Introductory section on "Domestic Cookery"; essay on art and history of cookery; other sections on invalid diet, and a separate part on household management (marketing, table linens, etc.) Inscribed on title page: Ava Rice Bordeaux, Mrs. Flora Bordeaux
12429Rumford Complete Cook Book
  • Publication, Book
  • Wallace, Lily Hayworth
  • 1945
Description:
Reprint of earlier (1908 cookbook); inscribed "Eva Bordeaux Oct. 25, 1946". Preface indicates that Rumford was the first "to issue booklets and folders on better cooking" 85 years before this edition
12351Diary of Virginia Somes Sanderson, November 1, 1915 to March 1, 1916
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • 1915-1916
Description:
Diary of Virginia Somes Sanderson, November 1, 1915 to March 1, 1916. while she is at College
11928Images of America: Baker Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Cornelia J. Cesari
  • 2018
Description:
Pictorial history of Baker Island, ME. Contains images from the Mount Desert Island Historical Society Collections.
11894Trails of History: The Story of Mount Desert Island's Paths from Norumbega to Acadia
  • Publication, Book
  • Tom St. Germain and Jay Saunders
  • 1993
11892All This And Heaven Too
  • Publication, Book
  • Rachel Field
  • 1938
11891Good Wives Image and Reality in the Lives of Women in Northern New England 1650-1750
  • Publication, Book
  • Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
  • 1991
11890Roots in the Rock
  • Publication, Book
  • Charles Child
  • 1992
11888My Dear Sarah Anne Letters from a Century Ago
  • Publication, Book
  • Teisha Smestad
  • 1990
11889John Gilley One of the Forgotten Millions
  • Publication, Book
  • Charles W. Eliot
  • 1989
11887Bar Harbor in the Roaring Twenties From Village Life to the High Life on Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Luann Yetter
  • 2015
11886The Rusticator's Journal
  • Publication, Book
  • Tamis E. Coffin
  • 1993
11884Mount Desert 1872
  • Publication, Book
  • George Ward Nichols
  • 1995
11885The DownEast Guide to the Lakes and Ponds of Mt. Desert
  • Publication, Book
  • William V. P. Newlin
  • 1989