Biografia

Maine & Me: 10 years of Down East adventures.

Peavey, Elizabeth, · 2004 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Camden, Down East, (2004). 1st ptg. VG PB. "If you don't have the time to drive down all those narrow roads between Fort Kent and Kittery, let Peavey do it for you.".

Thomas Jefferson's Journey to the South of France.

Historican, Monticello, · 1999 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, (1999). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. In 1787 Jefferson took a 3-month journey to France, along the way taking extensive notes and wrote many letters. The Moores. completely replicated Jefferson's journey recording the journey in full-color photos to attem...

The Last Gift of Time: life beyond sixty.

Heilbrun, Carolyn G., · 1997 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Dial, (1997). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. When she was a young woman, Heilbrun resolved to take her life at 70. But as she looks back at the last 10 yrs from 60 to 70,. she realizes they have been filled with unexpected pleasures. Library markings.

True North.

Conway, Jill Ker, · 1994 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Knopf, 1994. 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Conway lands in New York in hurricane and is soon a history graduate student at Harvard, and joints a community of women to. form a household that functions as her family when she meets the Harvard professor who will become her husband. He...

The Road from Coorain.

Conway, Jill Ker, · 1989 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Knopf, 1989. 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Conway's astonishing journey into adulthood, 7 before she saw another child, at 8 galloping miles across Coorain's outback,. helping to herd sheep. Her mother slipsinto depression and dependence after the loss of her husband.

The Last Gift of Time: life beyond sixty.

Heilbrun, Carolyn G., · 1997 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.05 | ¥1,278)

NY, Dial, (1997). 4th ptg. G in G DJ ex-library. When she was a young woman, Heilbrun resolved to take her life at 70. But as she looks back at the last 10 yrs from 60 to 70,. she realizes they have been filled with unexpected pleasures. Library markings.

Facts and Fictions: some literary recollections.

Bridge, Ann, · 1968 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, McGraw Hill, (1968). G in G DJ ex-library. Highlights of a full life as wife of a British diplomat over two continents. Library markings.

The Life and Legend of Gene Fowler.

Smith, H. Allen, · 1977 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Morrow, (1977). 1st ptg. VG in G DJ. After working for Denver & NY newspapers during the 20s, Fowler became a novelist, screenwriter & biographer. Smith was his. friend over the years, and there are audacious & delightful stories on every page. A legend in his own lifetime...

Audubon.

Rourke, Constance, · 1936 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Harcourt Brace, (1936). VG in G DJ. 12 colored plates of elephant folio from original Audubon prints, plus b/w illus by James Mac Donald. From unknown. beginnings, Audubon became a naturalist, artist and woodsman. DJ edge wear.

A. Woollcott: his life and his world.

Adams, Samuel Hopkins, · 1945 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Reynal & Hitchcock, NY, (1945). 2nd ptg. G. Light green binding, green lettering, fading toward edges, bookstore stickers & stamp ft endpaper.

What Time's the Next Swan?.

Slezak, Walter, · 1962 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Doubleday, 1962. 1st ed. VG in G DJ. Son of the legendary opera star Leo Slezak, Walter pays tribute to his family and writes of his life. DJ price clipped, owner. stocker & note ft endpaper, DJ edge wear.

How I Came to Be a Writer.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds, · 1987 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.05 | ¥1,278)

NY, Scholastic, (1987). 3rd ptg. VG PB. From her first work in kindergarten to her most recent books, this book shows the inner workings of the writing process.

Holy Prayers in a Horse's Ear.

Tamagawa, Kathleen, · 1932 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, 1932. VG. A Irish-Japanese girl tells abaout her experiences growing up in Japan. Decorated cover, orange decorated endpapers.

Tales from the Left Coast: true stories of Hollywood Stars and their outrageous politics.

Hirsen, James, · 2003 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Crown Forum, (2003). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ.

Renovations: a father and son rebuild a house.

Marchese, John, · 2001 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Riverhead, 2001. 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. When John found a rundown house in upstate NY it becamea chance to learn his father's trade. Remainder mark, owner inscription. As the two start to tear the place apart, the renovation gives way to a deeper journey.

Liza Minnelli by Herself.

Minnelli, Liza, · 0 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

England, np, nd. G lg sz PB. Looks like a memento from a concert. Gives a brief biography, early years, stage performer, film credits. Bottom damp stain.

Jungle: a harrowing true story of survival.

Ghinsberg, Yossi, · 2006 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Australia, Boomerang New Media, (2006). 1st ptg. VG lg sz PB advanced reader's edition. One man's amazing adventure opened up the Bolivian wilderness to the world, a true story.

Nietzsche: Great Lives.

Abraham, Gerald, · 1933 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

NY, Macmillan, 1933. G ex-library. Tolstoy considered Nietzsche a madman. Red binding, gilt lettering on spine. Binding rubbed, library markings, owner. name ft endpaper.

Der Fuehrer: Hitler's rise to power.

Heiden, Konrad, translated by Ralph Manheim, · 1944 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1944. VG. Red binding, black lettering. Bookplate removed from ft endpaper, edge wear.

Private Peat: his own soldier story.

Peat, Harold R., Ex-Third Battalion First Canadian Contingent, · 1917 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, (1917). G. From how Private Peat enlisted to the moment he "got his". Top corners bumped, edge wear, DJ tattered edges. The call to arms, camp life in Canada, England and France, life in the trenches and behind the lines, rations and equpment, the ...