Description: Illustrated with over 250 engravings, maps and charts. Stated in front: "Presented to Mount Desert Island Museum by Mrs. Abbie Thomas Richardson."
Description: Grammar text for "the higher grades of schools." Donor notes that it was John Somes school book; his name noted inside along with "Waterville Maine," and "Mt. Desert Maine."
Description: Handwritten in front pages: "Presented to Charles E. Somes by R.L. Grindle, As a prize for Declamation during tern just closed. Somesville Mar 2nd 1872."
Description: "Incidents and anecdotes of Rev. Edward T. Taylor, for over forty years pastor of the Seaman's Bethel, Boston" Inscribed in front: "Mrs. H.A. Wiggin, South [Lauren?].
Description: ...for the use of public and private schools. Pencil writing and calculations on end papers. Stamped Ada R. Gray inside front and Geog Freeman in back
Description: for the use of public and private schools with an Inrtoductory Treatise on elocution by prof. Mark Bailey no local relevance except possibly the Ada Gray signature in front
Description: Intended to follow the Primer or First Reader in the Franklin series; Contains a variety of subjects of interest to "young scholars" and to influence morality and "kindly affections" including the "good treatment of domestic animals." Also includes questions to test comprehension. Inscribed "Harry Ernest Bordeaux."
Description: Maine Register, 1876-77 Includes Map of counties, towns, railroads, steamboat, telegraph, and express companies. Handwritten inside front cover " T.S. Somes Mt. Desert Maine".
Description: These songs were "especially adapted for revivals, prayer and camp meetings." Inside inscribed Lucie F. Somes, Mt. Desert, Maine, Sept. 4th, 1875
Description: "A General View of the Origin, History and Condition of the Various Sects of Christians, the Jews and Mahometans, as well as the Pagan Forms of Religion Existing in the Different Countries of the Earth: with Sketches of the Founder of Various Religious Sects" Noted on front pages: "Presented to Mount DesertIsland Museum by Abbie Thomas Richardson."
Description: A work of fiction Dedicated to the archduchess Sophia of Austria, Officers and Seamen of the Austrian Navy, and the Citizens of Trieste Inscribed L.F. Somes, Mount Desert, Maine, 1875