Crabtree's Collection Old Books

My Life and Times by Sarah Wren Williams.

Williams-Garcia, Judith and Sarah Wren Williams, · 2010

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

np, Private published, (2010). VG PB spiral bound cardboard covers. Williams was born in rural Maine.

The Two of Us: my life with John Thaw.

Hancock, Sheila, · 2004

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

London, Bloomsbury, (2004). 1st ed 2nd ptg. VG in VG DJ. Thaw, star of Inspector Morse, died from cancer in 2002, Hancock lost a beloved husband. In this double biography, she. chronicles their personal and professional lives, together and apart.

Pieces of My Heart.

Wagner, Robert J., · 2008

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

NY, Harper, (2008). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. One day on the golf course next to his parent's house he saw a foursome playing: Fred Astaire, Clark Gable, Randolph Scott;. and Cary Grant. Seeing these giants of the silver screen awed him and fueled his dreams of becoming a movie star.

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.

Anonymous, · 2004

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Harper, (2004). 1st ed 66 ptg. VG in VG DJ. A co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous tells how members recover& how the society functions.

Franz Kafka: a biography.

Brod, Max, · 1960

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Schocken Books, (1960). 2nd enlrgd ed. VG HB. "Stand and face the rain.float in the water that wants to carry you with it, but hold fast all the same, just stand up. straight and wait for the sudden and endless shining of the sun." from Kafka's diaries. Teal binding, gilt ...

Jean Sibelius: his life and personality.

Ekman, Karl, foreword by Ernest Newman, · 1938

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Knopf, 1938. 1st Amer ed. VG in G DJ. Sibelius,s an aloof, mysterious figure whose life & personality are little known. He believes a composer should be known by. his work alone. But here he breaks his long silence. DJ edge wear, spots to fore-edge, tanning to DJ interior.

Adolf Hitler: vols. I, II & III.

Toland, John, · 1976

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Doubleday, (1976). VG. Based on previously unpublished documents, diaries, notes, photos, interviews with colleague & associates.

Three Years in a Man-Trap.

Arthur, T. S., · 1872

$34.00 (€30.85 | £25.73 | ¥5,430)

Dayton, OH, Historical Pub Co, (1872). Star Library. VG. Rust binding, black decoration, gilt title square spine. Owner name in pencil ft end paper, edge wear.

Especially Father.

Taber, Gladys, · 1979

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

Baileys Harbor, WI, Pine Street Press, (1979). Reprint. VG in VG DJ. Name sticker with name inked out on last flyleaf.

A Prince of Our Disorder: the life of T. E. Lawrence.

Mack, John E., · 1976

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

NY, Little Brown, (1976). 4th ptg. VG.

Keeping Faith: memoirs of a president.

Carter, Jimmy, · 1982

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Bantam, (1982). 2nd ptg. VG in VG DJ. ".my impressions of life in the White House; the crises that confronts me, the people who worked.with or against me.".

Mr. Edwin Booth in his various dramatic characters from life by W. J. Hennessy.

Hennessy, W. J., · 1872

$38.00 (€34.48 | £28.76 | ¥6,069)

Boston, Jas. R. Osgood & Co., 1872. Fair. Macbeth, Benedick, Don Caesar de Baxan, Claude Melnotte. Royal blue binding, gilt decoration. Damp stain on outer page edges,. heavy edge wear, foxing, hinges cracked, first few pages loose.

I Have a Place: life with a younger man.

Wallem, Irma, · 1988

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

San Francisco, Mercury House, (1988). VG in VG DJ. When Irma invited a drifter to share a meal with her, she had no idea the power that love had to overcome drastic differences. DJ edge wear.

Memories and Anecdotes.

Sanborn, Kate, · 1915

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Putnam, 1915. 1st ed. G ex-library. From early days to literary friends, from writing "Adopting an Abandoned Farm" to "Abandonng an Adopted Farm" to "Old-Time. Wall Papers", to her own "Breezy Meadows". Edge wear, darkened spine, library markings.

The Rommel Papers, translated by Paul Findlay.

Rommell, Manfred Rommel and General Fritz Bayerlein, · 1953

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

London, Collins, 1953. G. Red binding, edge wear.

A Man Called Peter: the story of Peter Marshall and To Live Again.

Marshall, Catherine, · 1951

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, McGraw Hill, (1951, 1957). 1st ed 3rd ptg. 2 VG HBs. Catherine Marshall writes of her husband Peter, Pastor of the U.S. Senate, and then of her life after his death. Edge wear.

American Preachers of To-Day: intimate appraisals of 32 leaders.

Jones, Edgar Dewitt, · 1933

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Indianapolis, Bobbs Merrill, (1933). 1st ed. VG. Red binding, gilt lettering & decoration. Owner name ft endpaper.

Sermons and Essays of Rev. Sumner R. Mason: Truth Unfolded, with a sketch of his life & character by Rev. O. S. Stearns,D.D..

D.D., President Newton Theological Institute, · 1874

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.60 | ¥19,963)

Cambridge, Mrs Sumner R Mason/Riverside, 1874. 1st ed. VG. Green embossed binding, black decoration, gilt lettering on spine. Edge wear, foxing on beginning pages.

The Shady Side; or, life in a country parsonage.

Pastor's Wife, · 1853

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Boston, John P. Jewett, 1853. 1st ed. Fair. Original brown embossed cloth, gilt lettering on spine (rubbed), first blank page removed, page 101/102 torn & missing. most of the text, binding & edges worn, corners & spine ends bumped, spots on pages.mouse damage to edge.

Life and Heroic Deeds of Admiral Dewey including battles in the Philippines together with thrilling accounts of our....

Young, Louis Stanley, in collaboration with Henry Davenport Northrop, · 1899

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.16 | ¥3,833)

Philadelphia, PA, World Bible House, (1899). G. great victories in the Philippines.Blue pictorial binding showing Dewey on deck with binoculars, gilt lettering, edge wear.