ALFRED
DeWOLFE AND WOOD - Antiquarians on the Green
Scott DeWolfe & Frank P. Wood (207)490-5572
Year-round: May-Oct.: Daily 9-4; Nov.-April: Most days 9-4, closed Sundays
Large general selection, with emphasis on Americana, Maine, and Shakers. Also, large selection of ephemera, postcards, photography, prints, manuscripts and autographs. Appraisals and collection development. Member: Ephemera Society, Manuscript Society.
ARROWSIC
JAMES ARSENAULT & COMPANY
James Arsenault (207)443-1510
10 Old Stage Road fax: (207)442-9719
Year-round: By appointment only
Americana, color plate books, trade catalogs, photographic literature, book arts and printing history, literary first editions, autographs, photographs, maps and prints. Also exhibiting at Cabot Mill Antiques, Fort Andross, Brunswick.
BANGOR
LIPPINCOTT BOOKS
William Lippincott (207)942-4398
Year-round: Mon.-Fri. 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-3; Shop may be closed some Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout the year. Call ahead.
A large, eclectic collection; selected non-fiction in many categories: Canadiana, Americana, Maine, Northeast Indians. Also, philosophy, poetry, literature, detective and science fiction. Some uncommon books. Over 30,000 books in stock.
SARAH’S BOOKS
Sarah Faragher & Ryan King (207)992-2080
32 Central Street (2nd floor) home: (207)942-3597
Year-round: Mon.-Fri. 11-5, most Sat. 11-5; other times by chance or appointment – please call ahead if coming from a distance as hours may vary.
More than 5,000 hardcover used and out-of-print books, some rare and unusual, with emphasis on Maine, history, travel, and literature. We also have a book booth, open 7 days a week, at the Antique Marketplace, 65 Main Street, Bangor.
BAR HARBOR
DUNN AND POWELL BOOKS
Steve Powell (207)288-4665
Year-round: By appointment only
Very large stock (in Bar Harbor and in Meriden, CT) of crime, mystery, and detective fiction. Catalogues issued.
BATH
OPEN DOOR BOOKS
John Ring (207)443-8689
178 Front Street cell: (207)751-9061
Year-round: Daily 10-5
Varied collection of 12,000 out-of-print books, ephemera, maps, with emphasis on Maine authors and histories, maritime/naval, architecture, art, travel, history. Large stock of children’s/juvenile, nature, animals. Book searches and scouting.
BELFAST
THE BOOKLOVER’S ATTIC
Estelle J. Plumb (207)338-2450
Belfast 04915
(North on Route 1, through Belfast, over Bay Bridge, straight through blinking light, approximately 200 yards on left.)
Seasonal: May-October: daily 10-5, Sunday 11-4; some Wednesdays and Thursdays may be “off days” — please call first
Americana, aviation, military, hunting/fishing, music, children’s books, American first editions, science fiction, art, photography, nautical, etc. Recordings (LPs): jazz, Broadway, sound tracks, opera, classical vocals, classical pop.
BROOKLIN
GEORGE & PATRICIA FOWLER, BOOKS
George & Patricia Fowler (207)359-2070
Year-round: By appointment, mail order, or telephone
Active search and appraisal services. A carefully selected stock of about 2,000 volumes emphasizing Western Americana, Maine, local interest.
BRUNSWICK
THISTLE’S ANTIQUES & RARE BOOKS
David G. Thistle (207)443-9031
Brunswick 04011
Seasonal: April-December: 10:30-4; otherwise by appointment — call ahead for directions and if coming from a distance.
A collection in all major categories with emphasis on Maine, New England, military, maritime, hunting and fishing and children’s books. Approximately 6,000 volumes in stock. Also includes a small selection of paper ephemera, prints, paintings, maps, etc. Also exhibiting at Brick Store Antiques, 143 Front Street, Bath.
CALAIS
CALAIS BOOKSHOP
Carole Heinlein (207)454-1110
405 Main St. (fax) same
Year-Round: Winter, Sat.-Sun. 10-2; Mon.-Tues. by chance; Wed.-Fri. 10-4; Other seasons, Sun. 10-2; Mon.-Tues. by chance; Wed.-Sat. 10-5.
New, used, rare, local & Maine history, Canada & Maritimes History, nautical, literary fiction, first editions, nature, art, antiques, crafts, religion, spiritualism, metaphysics, cookbooks, children’s section, reading groups, writer’s workshops.
CAMDEN
ABCD BOOKS
Barrie Pribyl, proprietor toll-free: (888)236-3903
Melissa Graham, manager (207)236-3903
Year-round: July and August: Monday-Saturday 10-9, Sunday 12-5; September-June: Monday-Saturday 10-5; shop our web site 24/7
With a well-organized collection of over 38,000 used, out-of-print, and rare books, ABCD Books has been a destination for readers, collectors, and dealers for over 40 years. Specialities include: nautical, Maine, cooking, gardening, fiction, poetry and prose. Book searches welcome. Appraisals and collection development. Visa/MC/Amex.
STONE SOUP BOOKS
Agnes & Paul Joy home: (207)763-3354
Camden 04843
Year-round: May 1-Oct. 31: daily 10:30-5; Nov. 1-April 30: closed Sunday
A selection of out-of-print hardcover books, and a general collection of second-hand paperbacks, vintage and contemporary. Specialties: nautical, photography, art, and gardening; LP records.
CASTINE
DOLPHIN BOOKS & PRINTS
Leon H. & Elizabeth S. Ballou (207)326-4467
314 Castine Road (Route 166) (207)326-0888
Seasonal: June-September: Wed.-Sat. 11-4, otherwise by chance or appointment; October-May: by chance or appointment; always best to call ahead.
CHESTERVILLE
SPRUCE GUM BOOKS
David C. Fuller (207)779-0671
Chesterville
Mail: P.O. Box 192
Farmington Falls 04940
Shop Hours: By appointment only
Specializing in the Maine woods, including lumbering, Arthur Macdougall, Edmund Ware Smith, Native American, folklore, natural history, maps, ephemera and juvenile. Approximately 600 titles in stock. Related wants and searches welcome. Annual catalogue issued. Mail order.
CUMBERLAND
J. GLATTER BOOKS
Jack Glatter (207)829-5408
Cumberland 04021
Year-round: Internet and telephone
General stock and search services. On most weekends I’m at the Waterfront Flea Market in Brunswick, Maine
EAST BOOTHBAY
RARE BOOKS AT VAGABONDS’ HOUSE
Pam & Ron Riml (207)633-7518
Mail: P.O. Box 169
East Boothbay 04544
(At the corner of Route 96 and Lincoln Street in East Boothbay village)
Seasonal: June-September daily 10-5 — call for appointment off season
Specializing in fine maritime and nautical, shipbuilding, voyages, Arctic exploration, seamanship, etc. Also, old travel, Egyptology, military, art & architecture, and Kipling firsts.
ELLSWORTH
BIG CHICKEN BARN BOOKS
Annegret Cukierski (207)667-7308
Chad Cukierski fax: (207)667-3925
Year-round: Open seven days a week all year long — November-February: weekdays 10-4, weekends 10-5; spring, fall, summer hours vary from 10-4 to 9-6.
A large selection of quality books. We specialize in Maine books and books by Maine authors. We also carry a large selection of cookbooks, military, religion, nautical, children’s, fiction, and over 20,000 magazines. Approximately 150,000 volumes in stock. Book searches welcome. Book wants accepted.
THE BOOK SHELF
Peter Johnson (207)667-1120
Ellsworth 04605
(Downtown, adjacent to Ellsworth Public Library)
Year-round: Monday-Saturday 10-5
General collection of about 20,000 volumes. Specializing in quality cookbooks, nature, children’s books, Maine, and mysteries.
EUSTIS
MacDONALD’S MILITARY
Thomas L. MacDonald (207)246-5999
Eustis 04936
(2 miles north of Eustis Post Office on Route 27)
By appointment only
Civil War and other military books, photos, paper, etc. Maine and fish and game books, paper and other ephemera. Approximately 5,000 books in stock. Have stock constantly on eBay.
FARMINGTON
TWICE-SOLD TALES
Jim Logan (207)778-4411
155 Main Street
Farmington 04938
(Just north of the downtown stoplight)
Year-round: Tues.-Sat. 10-5, weather permitting; erratic in January; extended hours for summer and Christmas. Closed all holidays. We expect to relocate in 2007. Please call before making a special trip.
A well-organized and constantly changing general stock of over 30,000 books. More than seven bookcases of Maine books and large collections in literature and many non-fiction areas. We feature scholarly, unusual and important items. Member ABAA.
FREEPORT
FREEPORT BOOK SHOPPE
David B. Young (207)865-9524
Year-round: Daily 10-5, Sundays by chance – call ahead if traveling from afar
With 30,000 volumes in stock, we have a large general collection of used and out-of-print books, something for everyone. Good selections of Maine material, including postcards, as well as Civil War, World War I, and World War II books. Science fiction in first edition, Book Club editions, and early paperbacks.
GARDINER
BUNKHOUSE BOOKS
Bev & Isaac Davis (207)582-2808
429 Lewiston Road
West Gardiner 04345
(On Route 126; 3/4 mile west of I-95)
Seasonal: April-December: open most afternoons Monday-Friday
Maine town and county histories. Maine authors. Maine sporting books. Fishing and hunting books.
HALLOWELL
MERRILL’S BOOKSHOP
John R. Merrill (207)623-2055
134 Water Street, 2nd floor (Route 201)
Hallowell 04347
Mail: 9 Coughlin Street, Augusta 04330
Year-round: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5:30; may be closed from Labor Day to Columbus Day — best to call first if traveling some distance.
An extremely varied selection of 30,000 volumes for avid readers and serious collectors. Emphasis on Americana, antiquarian books, early science and technology, medicine, Maine books, Civil War, rare and unusual items, and all varieties of history and literature (both first editions and reading copies).
HANCOCK
SCOTTIE’S BOOKHOUSE
Michael Riggs (207)667-6834
Hancock 04640
Year-round: Tuesday-Friday 10-6; Saturday 11-6; closed Sundays.
Maine, art, gardening, cooking, Stephen King, travel, nature, religion, poetry and postcards. Approximately 35,000 volumes in stock.
HOULTON
MOUNTAIN & MEADOW BOOKS
John E. Folsom (207)532-9285
Houlton 04730 members.aol.com/houlton2/mtn.htm
(Located in the rear of John’s Audio and C.B. Repair)
Year-round: Monday-Saturday 10-4; best to call if coming from a distance.
A growing collection of 2,500 used, out-of-print, and scarce books arranged by categories.
ISLESBORO
ARTISAN BOOKS & BINDERY
Craig R. Olson (207)734-6852
509 Pendleton Point Rd. fax: same
Year-Round: Sept.-June, Mon.-Fri. 9-3; July & Aug., daily, 9-5.
Architecture, design, fine press, Maine, general stock. 4,000 volumes. Working hand bindery on site.
KENNEBUNK
& KENNEBUNKPORT
A.
David Paulhus-Rare Books
A.
David Paulhus
24
Ross Road. P.O. Box 105.
(located just off
Route 1, 4th house on left) Year-round: by appointment or chance. General stock
of 15,000 to 20,000 volumes, with emphasis on children's illustrated, leather
sets, and early American Bibles. (always interested in purchasing early Bibles)
All subjects reprresented, including Maine books. Occasional paintings, autographs,
and paper. Dealer-oriented.
LYMAN
GEORGE P. SUTTON RARE BOOKS
George P. Sutton (207)499-2073
475 Goodwin’s Mills Road (Route 35) cell: (207)590-1635
Lyman 04002
Year-round: Tuesday-Saturday 9-5
Americana, militaria, maps, prints, miscellaneous ephemera, general line of books, some antique smalls. Approximately 5,000 volumes in stock.
MOUNT DESERT
WEYHE ART BOOKS & GALLERY
Donald & Deborah W. Kiley (207)288-4281
Mt. Desert 04660
Year-round: By appointment
Fine and applied art books in all languages. American prints of the 30s and 40s. Decorative prints.
NORRIDGEWOCK
SNOWBOUND BOOKS
Nancy Wright & Marnie Bottesch (207)634-4398
(Fourth house below bridge, on river side)
Year-round: By appointment only
General rare, used, and out-of-print books with specialities in children’s books and boys’ and girls’ series books; military, especially World War II; Holocaust; Maine. Also, some of our stock can be seen at Fairfield Antiques Center in Fairfield.
NORTHEAST HARBOR
WIKHEGAN BOOKS
J. Fuerst (207)276-5079
117 Main Street
Northeast Harbor 04662
Mail: P.O. Box 370
Mt. Desert 04660
(Main Street near the head of Sea Street)
Year-round: June-Oct.: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5; other times, please call first.
Select stock of several thousand old, out-of-print, and sometimes rare books of broad interest. Strong holdings in scarce nautical, fine and decorative arts. Very good natural history, travel, poetry, biography, Eastern Woodlands Indian.
Specialists in Mt. Desert region material. Always photographica and
ephemera, organized in binders.
NORTHPORT
PRESCOTT HILL BOOKS
Ron Jarvella (207)338-6346
178 Prescott Hill Road toll-free: (866)265-3159
Northport 04849 fax: (207)338-5680
(From Belfast at intersection of Routes 1 & 52, go 3.4 miles on Route 52. Turn left onto Prescott Hill Road. At “Prescott Hill Farm” sign .5 miles on left, turn left into driveway)
Year-round: By chance or appointment
General stock of about 25,000 volumes, with emphasis on history, military history, biography, first editions, cookbooks, and children’s books.
NORWAY
SHOESTRING BOOKS
Harry, Joanna & Vanessa Reese (207)743-9300
Norway 04268
(Also located 1545 Main St., Rt. 26, Oxford, ME 04270, 2.8 miles north of New Balance Factory Outlet.)
Year-round: May-October: Thursday-Monday 10-5; November-April: Thursday-Sunday 10-4; other times chance or appointment — please call.
A large, diverse, and eclectic selection of quality used books including collectible children’s, first editions, signed books, the uncommon and more
PORTLAND
CARLSON TURNER BOOKS AND BINDERY
Scott A. Wilson (207)773-4200
241 Congress Street (800)540-7323
Year-round: Mon.-Fri. 11-5; Sat. 10-5; Sun. 12-5; Winter hours may differ. Call.
An organized collection of 70,000 quality used books, including paperbacks, on all subjects. Also maps, prints, and ephemera. Specialties include: scholarly, antiquarian, Maine, travel, Civil War, nautical, railroad, the unusual and eccentric. Computerized search service. Also: Bookbinding, restoration, and repairs. Ample street parking.
CUNNINGHAM BOOKS
Nancy S. Grayson (207)775-2246
Longfellow Square
188 State Street
Portland 04101
Year-round: Monday-Saturday 10-5:30
A diverse, well-organized selection of about 50,000 titles, fiction and non-fiction, for the reader and the collector.
DURGERIAN BOOKS AND BOOKBINDING
Charles L. Durgerian (207)797-6616
36 Deering Run Drive
Portland 04103
Year-round: By appointment only
Book restoration, repairs, and boxes. New bindings in leather, cloth, and paper. Also, a choice selection of scarce, rare, and out-of-print books relating to the Middle and Near East.
EMERSON BOOKS, ANTIQUE MAPS & PRINTS
Thomas & Mary Emerson (207)874-2665
In the Old Port fax: (207)828-9999
Portland 04112
Year-round: Extended summer hours, shorter winter hours — please call
Extensive collection of antique maps, nautical charts, and prints. Diverse selection of old and new books including art, fiction, children’s history, psychology, nautical, spiritual, metaphysical, and more.
LUX MENTIS, BOOKSELLERS
Ian Kahn & Suzanne Hamlin (207)329-1469
Year-round: By appointment only. Call or e-mail for appointment & directions.
We specialize in the development of personal libraries & collections. We strive to maintain a small, significant stock, the focus of which shifts according to the collections most recently absorbed. Our stock generally includes fine first editions and heirloom quality books — always eclectic, often exceptional, never dull. More than 3,000 volumes in stock.
YES BOOKS
Rus Sargent (207)775-3233
Portland 04101
(Across from Art Museum)
Year-round: Monday-Friday 10-6, Saturday-Sunday 11-6
General interest used and scarce books with an emphasis on literary, military history, art, classics, and Maine. Large selection of antique prints & ephemera.
ROCKLAND
DOORYARD BOOKS
George & Julia Parks (207)594-5080
(On U.S. Route 1 in downtown Rockland)
Seasonal: Tues.-Sat. 10-5; Sun.-Mon. by chance.
Dooryard Books has over 20,000 used and out-of-print books. Shop is well organized by subject matter. Emphasis on Maine, maritime, military, history, sports, literature, art, especially books on the Wyeth family. Mail orders welcome. Major credit cards accepted.
ROCK CITY BOOKS & COFFEE
Susanne Ward & Patrick Reilley (207)594-4123
328 Main Street, Studio 102 fax: (207)596-9924
Year-round: Monday-Saturday 7:30-5:30, Sunday 10-5
A used bookstore and coffeehouse, featuring more than 15,000 volumes. We feature a surprisingly diverse general stock, with an emphasis on art, Maine, maritime, mysteries, spirituality, and contemporary fiction. Credit cards accepted. Telephone and e-mail orders welcome.
SACO
BAY VIEW COMPANY
Philip N. Grime (207)283-0074
Mail: P.O. Box 689
Saco 04072
Year-round: Saturday 10-5 and by chance or appointment.
Second-floor shop features an eclectic stock of 3,000 books, used and rare, reflecting New England’s heritage, complemented by an extensive inventory of prints, photographs, and other paper items.
SEARSPORT
PENOBSCOT BOOKS
Howard La Rue (207)548-6490