Crabtree's Collection Old Books

The Secret History: a novel.

Tartt, Donna, · 1992

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Knopf, (1992). 1st ed. G PB (crease to bottom corner). Elite life of an elite New England college with its play of emotions and ideas, a novel of psychological suspense.

One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Marquez, Gabriel Garcia, · 1971

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

NY, Bard Book pub by Avon, (1971). 1st Bard prntg. VG PB. The rich and lusty story of the rise and fall of the Buendo Family, love and death. a truth and understanding that strikes. the soul.

Off the Road - My years with Cassady, Kerouac and Ginsberg.

Cassady. Carolyn, · 1990

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, William Morrow and Company, (1990). 1st ed, 1st pr. VG Hardback. "In the middle of the Journey I came to myself in a dark wood Dante's Inferno Canto I intro to book. Includes a clipping. from the Washington Post's Book World.

Complete Works: six volumes.

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, · 1900

$450.00 (€408.28 | £340.61 | ¥71,859)

NY, Crowell, (1900). 6 VG hardback volumes. Beautiful set, dark green binding, gilt decorated spine, top edge gilt, gilt author name on ft cover with flower design. Volume I contains a biographical introduction, chronological bibliography, an Essay on Mind, with other Poems, T...

The Other Side of the Desk.

Bunt, Sandra K., · 1992

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

Mt. Desert, ME, Windswept, (1992). VG PB. Welcome to Chatsworth Middle School where 4th grade teacher Miss Garfield presides over camping out during a blizzard,. a wild visit to a Natural History Museum, and a memorable Christmas party.

Penelope's Irish Experiences.

Wiggin, Kate Douglas, · 1901

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1901. VG. Green shamrock binding, gilt lettering. Spine edge wear, owner name, old bookstore sticker.

Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, life among the lowly.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher, introduction by Raymond Weaver, · 1938

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

NY, Heritage Press, (1938). VG in VG slipcase. Stowe's book did more than bring her fame, it inflamed the country. Marbled boards, brown spine.

Cyteen.

Cherryh, C. J., · 1988

$42.00 (€38.11 | £31.79 | ¥6,707)

NY, Warner, (1988). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Story of the Project, the plan to replicate Ariane Emory. Remainder mark.

Bad Hugh.

Holmes, Mary J., · 1907

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, nd (ca 1907). VG. Paste down pictorial cover (photo of girl) with decorations & lettering in white on red binding. Spine lettering faded. Owner name fep.

Mr. Cantonwine: a moral tale.

Barrymore, Lionel, · 1953

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Boston, Little Brown, (1953). VG. Older store book sticker back ep.

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (one volume only).

Dickens, Charles, · 1890

$27.00 (€24.50 | £20.44 | ¥4,312)

NY, Hurst, nd (ca 1890). Arlington Ed. VG. Dark green binding with gilt title box on spine, black designs on cover, few spots on endpapers, owner name.

Rob Roy (three volumes).

Scott, Sir Walter, · 1818

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Edinburgh, James Ballantyne and Co., 1818. 2nd ed. Fair. Leather bound, gilt stamping on spine, some covers disbound.

Rosine Laval: a novel.

Smith, Mr., · 1833

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Philadelphia, Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833. Fair. Publisher ads beginning four pages, worn tan binding, partial paper title on spine, owner name and doodlings on endpapers,. damp stains, spine split at edge toward bottom, corner creases. Generally a well worn book. Author dedi...

The Witch.

Johnston, Mary, · 1914

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1914. 1st ed. VG. Brown binding, gilt lettering. Owner name ft endpaper.

The Thief's Journal.

Bernard Frechtman, · 1964

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Grove, (1964). 1st ptg. VG.

Friday's Child.

Frances, · 1890

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

NY, E.P. Dutton, 1890. 1st ed. VG-. Spine slightly darkened, corner/edge sl worn.

The Fruit of the Tree.

Wharton, Edith, · 1937

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

NY, Chas Scribner's Sons, 1937. 1st ed. G. Spine sunned & worn, corners sl worn, back hinge cracked, owner inscription front endpaper.

My Home in the Field of Honour.

Huard, Frances Wilson, · 1916

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Doran, (1916). VG. Signed by author. Paste down pictorial cover, green binding, gilt lettering.

The City of Your Final Destination.

Cameron, Peter, · 2002

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, (2002). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ.

Ghost Dance.

Maso, Carole, · 1995

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Hopewell, NJ, Ecco, (1995). 1st ed thus. VG PB. A young writer whose mother has recently been killed narrates her family story.