Crabtree's Collection Old Books

The Fly Must Die.

Fahy, Christgopher (signed and inscribed by author), · 1993

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Washington, D.C., WICA Contemporay Fiction, (1993). 1st ed, 1 prnt. VG Softcover. Signed by author on title page. Also inscribed by author on page following copyright page "To Jack - May your ointment be. free of flies - warm wishes, Chris Dec '93" Jack was Jack Barnes, Hiram ...

In Deep: country essays.

Kumin, Maxine (inscribed by the author), · 1987

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Boston, Beacon Press, (1987). 1st Amer Ed. VG PB. Finely crafted writer of essays, poems and entries about country life in New England. Inscribed by author on title page. "for Jack & Diana, who are also "in deep" Maxine Kunin". Jack was Jack Barnes, Hiram ME author.

Women, Animals and Vegetables: essays and stories.

Kumin, Maxine, · 1994

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Norton, (1994). First Edition. VG Hardback in VG DJ. "Powerful yet sensual New England reflections are a gift to any lover of the country." New York Times Book Review.

Riders on the Earth: essays and recollections.

MacLeish, Archibald, · 1978

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Sentry, 1978. 1st ed 2 prntg. VG Hardback in G DJ. A book of strong convictions about the belief in man. Most written in a bad time, the decade of the Vietnam War and of. corruption in high places But also about that war and the way the country faced u...

Hunting the Whole Way Home.

Lea, Sydney, · 1994

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Hanover, NH, Univ Press New England, (1994). 1st printing. VG PB. A search for a personal philosophy, a union of avocation and vocation. One man's exploration of the natural world. author Lea writes a spirited defense of responsible hunting, an elegant appreciation of nature a...

Hunting the Whole Way Home.

Lea, Sydney, · 1994

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Hanover, NH, Univ Press New England, (1994). 1st printing. VG Hardback in VG DJ. A search for a personal philosophy, a union of avocation and vocation. One man's exploration of the natural world. author Lea writes a spirited defense of responsible hunting, an elegant appreciat...

Water Witches.

Bohjalian, Chris (inscribed by author), · 1995

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Hanover, NH, Univ. Press of New England, (1995). 1st printing. VG Hardback in VG DJ. Inscribed by author on title page "11/4/99 To Jack and Diane, May happiness flow freely, always, and with exactly the right. amount of divin(ing rod) intervention! All the best Chris Bohjalian...

Billy Watson's Croker Sack.

Burroughs, Franklin essays by, · 1991

$38.00 (€34.48 | £28.76 | ¥6,068)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, (1991). 1st printing. VG PB in VG DJ. An elegance and style we haven't seen since Norman Maclean's A River Runs through it. Jim Harrison "An exquisitely wrought and unerringly graceful book>".

Pages from a Journal.

Butler, Joyce, foreword by Alexander B. Brook. (Signed by author), · 1976

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Kennebunkport, Maine, Mercer House Press, (1976). VG in G DJ. Joyce was born and raised Portland, Maine,a graduate of Westbrook College and Boston Universiy, she moved to Kennebunk. in 1962 with her husband Bob and began the long and arduous task of restoring their home on Dur...

New England Sees It Through and Mist on the Mirror.

Carroll, Gladys Hasty, · 1969

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

So Berwick, ME, Chronicle Print Shop, 1969. VG PB. Republishing of two essays by Carroll, one in the Saturday Review of Literature (1935) and the other Old Berwick Historical. Society 1969.

Johnny-cake and Gingerbread.

Brown, Ina Ladd, · 1953

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Manchester, ME, Falmouth Pub House, (1953). G ex-library markings. Round the clock, round the year moods, memories and philosophy, wit and humor combine with pathos and understanding. Brown lives in Bangor, Maine, born in the little town of Sebec, and spent high school days in...

Loiterer's Harvest.

Lucas, E. V., · 1913

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Macmillan, 1913. G ex-library. Thoughtful musings on all manner of things. Tanning to rush-colored binding, gilt lettering, library markings.

In the Short Rows: volume 2 (signed).

Edwards, John, · 2010

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Smithfield, VA, Times, (2010). VG PB. Signed by Edwards on title page. Collection of Edwards' columns from the Smithfield Times. For 38 years people have. relied on Edwards for their local news regarding government, politics, weddings, funerals, civic functions, sports and gen...

It Wonders Me.

Harding, Barbara, · 1965

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Bassett, VA, Crabtree Press, (1965). VG. Signed by author. Thoughtful chats about Valentine's Day, the seasons, Eastern, To a Snowflake, The Day after Christmas.

More.

Beerbohm, Max, · 1922

$31.00 (€28.13 | £23.46 | ¥4,950)

London, Heinemnn, 1922. Limited ed. VG. Brown binding, paper label on spine worn on edges, sl soil on binding, corners bumped.

The Day I Met a Lion: selected non-fiction.

Kantor, MacKinlay, · 1968

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Doubleday, 1968. 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Kantor's own selection of 33 pieces which have appeared in magazines & newspapers, actualities which have befallen the. author.

The Double Garden.

Maeterlinck, Maurice, translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, · 1904

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

London, George Allen, Ruskin House, (1904). (2nd ed). G ex-library. Light green binding with black decoration & gilt lettering. Library markings.

Pieces of Soap: essays.

Elkin, Stanley, introduction by Helen Vendler, · 1992

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1992). 1st ptg. VG lg sz PB. Essays that range from memoir & criticism to commentary on the American scene.