Published by Down East Magazine, Camden, Maine, 1975
Seller: Sea Chest Books, Tucumcari, NM, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Tall octavo of gilt decorated red cloth in very good plus condition. Top corners are bumped with large inscription on ffep. Dust jacket is very good with some wear and a couple of short closed tears along the top edge. Scuffs and small stains on the spine panel. A humorous and richly folkloric dictionary of words and usages unique to the people of Maine. The first entry in the book is "B, begin with" because a word beginning with A was an unlucky name for a boat, and therefore A will follow B in this word list. The author also emphasizes the importance of regional pronounciation in Maine lingo. Several photo sections. xiv, 342 pp. Language, Slang, Regional language variations, Dictionary, Folklore, Anthropology.
Published by Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1975
ISBN 10: 0316321818 ISBN 13: 9780316321815
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1975. First edition, 1975. Turquoise hardcover, 181 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in near fine condition, looks and feels new, with some hardly discernable shelfwear, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is in very good condition with some very light shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Down East Magazine, Camden, 1975
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First edition. Octavo; First edition; G+/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan with grey and blue print; DJ has light edgewear, toning to spine and flap folds, light shelfwear; Boards in red cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has slight stain to fore edge, else clean and tight; xiv, 341 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1337274. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Down East Books, 1975
ISBN 10: 0892720107 ISBN 13: 9780892720101
Seller: Shadow Books, Norwich, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Tight, Unmarked And Unworn.
Published by Down East Magazine, Camden, Maine, 1980
ISBN 10: 0892720107 ISBN 13: 9780892720101
Seller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. red cloth, gilt decorated cover and spine, xiv, 342 pages, 20 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations light wear and soil to dust jacket. minor sign of wear at foot of spine, a very good copy.
Published by Down East Book (1975), Camden, ME, 1975
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: VG in Fair DJ. Photos (illustrator). 1st ed. The only way to keep the vernacular is to avoid the corruption of travel but Gould wandered widely so he felt the need to write down the terse expressiveness of his mother tongue from lobstermen, seafarers, farmers & lumbermen. Bright red binding with gilt lettering and pictorial, DJ tanned and worn on edges.