Stop by and check out our many treasures, take a stroll down memory lane, find that unique gift for a special someone. The best independent bookstores in portland, maine culture trip. When the two realized they would make good business partners, they started doing shows together in 1990. Emphasis on maine, history, travel, literature, and poetry.
Mystery cove book shop overlooks the ocean in lovely hulls cove maine, just three miles from downtown bar harbor and on the edge of acadia national park. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members. The green hand is a general used bookstore, carrying a wide range of wellorganized but eclectic materials. Online store for books, magazines, antiques, and more. R abelais is always serving up fine books about food, wine, farming and gardening. For more information please contact one of the maba members or officers. Whether or not you have a special item in mind, chances are youll find something at.
Located in beautiful midcoast maine on scenic route 1 between camden and bar harbor. Carefully organized shelves of carefully culled books on every subject ready for browsing. Maine is loved by visitors and locals alike for its natural beauty and outdoor activities. Browse our entire selection of over 160 down east books here. The states largest shopping center, the maine mall, is located in south portland with over 140 of your favorite stores and restaurants. Open to the public seven days a week from 9am to 5pm est. Hardings books wells, maine used and antiquarian books. Shop til you drop in maines midcoast maine invites you. Conveniently located between portlands historic old port and vibrant arts district, find offers a wide array of carefully selected vintage and secondhand clothes. Maine antique trail directory of antique shops and. Smaller items such as antique radios, typewriters and the like. Our members deal in a wide range of used, rare and outofprint books, maps, prints, autographs, bindings, photographs and ephemera. Newpages guide to indie bookstores in maine the best list of independent maine bookstores best bookstores in maine independent book stores is news, information, and guides to literary magazines, independent publishers, creative writing programs, alternative periodicals, indie bookstores, writing contests, and more.
From the portland public library archival collection of portland press herald, maine sunday telegram and evening express photos. The ground floor is packed with over 21,000 sqft from discontinued down east industries. Our speciality is in old and rare books, specifically early printed books before 1800 including incunabula, early bibles pre1800, manuscripts in general, handwritten books, medieval manuscripts, books of hours, archives, natural history books, color plate books, books on travel and exploration and much more. Cobblestone streets, handcrafted everythingand more independent and used bookstores than it seems a city this size could have. With well over 100 dealer spaces, monticello is so much more than your typical antique store. From the maine turnpike i95 take exit 19 wellssanford, take left on route 109 1. General interest childrens fiction cookbooks history acadia travel guides nature and gardens maine ghosts. Ive just acquired this valuable antiquarian book but its falling apart. The 10 best maine antique stores with photos tripadvisor. Antiquerare book restoration leonards book restoration. Directory of antique stores, shops, and malls near portland, me including.
Mar 24, 2020 the website and blog of the green hand bookshop, 661 congress street, portland, maine, founded november 2009. Use the list below to locate a specific specialist bookseller or book store near you. To find an association member, visit the ada members site to browse dealers. Can you restore a rare book that would be valuable if it were in better condition. Captains homes, barns, and homesteads that sprawl across acres of land provide the source for antique stores and markets that are always brimming with discoveries. Shops are listed by name and address with a description, plus a map feature showing all antique stores in the vicinity of portland. The surrounding mall area contains many smaller shopping plazas and eateries, and all of it is just 10 minutes from downtown portland. Some store hours may vary due to the coronaviruscovid19. Recirculating furniture is the ultimate in green home decorating and we offer the nicest, gently used pieces available from quality homes, like yours. We hope that this website will enrich your maine book shopping experience. Browse our varied selection of antiques, modern, contemporary and vintage furnishings, all.
Made for discovering that personal treasure, that book that you had as a child. Everyone loves to visit this unique treasure trove in portland, oregon. Enjoy a unique thrifting, shopping, and clothing exchange experience in the heart of downtown portland, maine. Searching for stars on an island in maine by alan lightman. Maine antique trail is a website and brochuremap directory of vintage and antique shops. Newpages guide to indie bookstores in maine the best list of independent maine. Whether you are an avid collector, a history buff looking for a piece of history to represent your familys ancestry, or want a historical map to decorate your home or office, we will find the right map for you. The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most. The second floor is a smorgsaborg of books and periodicals. Located in ellsworth, maine with a convenient online store also.
One of the dwindling shops of its kind, our business continues to be conducted much as antiquarian and rare bookstores have operated since the beginning days of bookselling. Are you downsizing, combining households or just cleaning house. One of the dwindling shops of its kind, our business continues to be conducted much as antiquarian and rare bookstores have operated since the beginning. The searsport antique mall offers one of the areas largest. Or maybe just a great story for the beach or the couch. Antique furniture portland monticello antique marketplace. We also sell online via etsy and ebay, find us under littleghostvintage. We specialize in rare, original maps and prints from the 16th to 20th century. Antique shops and malls in portland, maine and surrounding areas. While there are still traditional shopping venues, the local downtowns are lined with small shops, outlets, and purveyors of all kinds of good and wares. Do any work that would detract from the value of a book. All six stores are open yearround, seven days a week. If youre used to crowds and chaos at the malls and big box stores, youll love shopping in maines midcoast.
The shop is filled with two floors of books, antiques, postcards, paper and more. The largest vintage bookstore in maine has more than 40,000 books. We have books in all subjects including books on maine, acadia national park, mount desert island, and bar harbor. Its showcase of unique products is a shoppers delight. Maine antique stores, vintage boutiques and flea markets offer treasures of country pieces, fine period furniture, primitives and collectibles. Portland, maine and surrounding area antique stores. Maine antique trail directory of antique shops and antique. A visit to a maine antique shop is an exciting experience for the first time buyer, browser or for a serious buying trip for the professional dealer. Delaware, kansas, maine, massachusetts, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, pennsylvania and vermont. Made for discovering that personal treasure, that book that you had as a child or something you read that changed your life. Several thousand used and outofprint books in a wellorganized book booth at the antiques marketplace, an antiques group shop in downtown bangor. Come in and see one of the largest furniture consignment stores in southern maine with quality home furnishings at a fraction of retail prices. The greater portland area is rich ground for antiques that represent maine maritime history and new englands past. We do restoration work on books worth several thousand dollars, but any responsible restoration work takes caution.
Find antique dealers in portland, me on yellowbook. Shermans has been proudly selling down east books since they published their very first book. Portland pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. Shermans maine coast book shops are located in six great communities along the coast of maine. Shop now for all our fine antique furniture from the heart of maine. In addition, we also offer other carefully selected items of interest. Get the scoop on store events, new releases and more. Maine antique trail directory of antique shops and antique malls maine southern coastal region route 1 region. The empire dine and dance with chop suey sign, 573 congress st. In addition to antique stores, there are some other ways to sell your items. Top 10 most recommended used book stores in portland, me. Japanese imari boat dish panels with deer, pagoda and prunus.
Little ghost is a vintage store at heart and a thrift store by trade. Straightforward, nofrills, used book store with an awesome inventory. Shops range from a general stock of over 100,000 books to specialist stock of several hundred titles. There are also listings for architectural salvage, vintage and antique building materials. Shopping hits its height in greater portland, and for those seeking boutiques, independentlyowned shops, and specialty stores, the old port is a logical place to start. Every fall i visit my sister in maine and love visiting your shop. Route 26 antiques, books, collectibles oxford, me 04270. We hope you find something of interest to you among green hand bookshop. We have one of the largest selections of rare, outofprint cookbooks in the us, along with a significant collection of manuscripts, menus, product cookbooks, prints, photographs and other ephemera, all concerned with the pleasure of the senses. Online store for books, magazines, antiques, and more from big chicken barn. The best 10 bookstores in portland, me last updated april 2020. Bar harbor, camden, damariscotta, boothbay harbor, freeport, and portland. Explore our furniture and salvage garden showrooms.
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