Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Buddhism for Bears.

Nielson, Claire, · 1999

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.63 | ¥2,874)

NY, St. Martin's Press, (1999). 1st U.S. ed. VG. Abstain from non-celibacy, constantly question how to live in the world and yet find liberation. Owner inscription.

Toasts.

Rhoads, Wm., compiled, · 1904

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Philadelphia, Penn Pub Co, (1904). Fair. Soft brown suede cover, book in shape of beer mug, nice illustrations. Book disbound, edge wear. "May the blush of conscious innocence ever deck the faces of the fair Americans." "May be kiss whom we please, and please whom we kiss.".

Animal Comics: no. 12 Dec. -Jan. 1945.

Dell, · 1944

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Dell, (1944). G. Edge wear.

Mel-Practice in New Hampshire: a cartoonist's view of Gov. Meldrim Thomson.

Johnson, D. B., · 1978

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

Meredith, NH, Intervale Pub Co, (1978). VG lg sz PB. Edge wear.

The Maine Dictionary.

McDonald, John, · 2000

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

Carlisle, MA, Commonwealth Editions, (2000). 8th printing. VG large size PB. Here is the correct way to talk in Maine; an invaluable guide for those "from Way".

Son of the Great Society.

Buchwald, Art, · 1966

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

NY, Putnam, (1966). G HB in G DJ. Truly a son of the Great Society. Here he tries to explain that Society and what it means to all of us. Price clipped dj. Owner inscription (in French) fep.

TV or not TV - an irreverent look at television.

Andrews, Bart and Judy Ervin, · 1977

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, New American Library, (1977). 1st prntg. G PB (some edgewear). Photos from TV shows with funny captions and identification of actors in pictures.

Maine Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff.

Sample, Tim and Steve Rither, · 2002

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

guilford, CT, Globe Pequot Press, (2002). 1ST Ed, 3rdptg. VG PB. Roundtrip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things, the Pine Tree State has to offer.

Caring for your Pet Lobster: a complete guide.

Arey, Weston, · 1991

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Camden, ME, Down East Books, (1991). 1st printing. VG PB. When should you feed your lobster, how should you handle discipline, What should you do if he is caught in a tree?.

Great, I'm in the Freak Section.

Adams, Scott, · 1997

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Kansas City, Andrews and McMeel, (1997). VG spiral 1997 Dilbert desk calendar.

Aunt Shaw's Pet Jug.

Day, Holman, · 1983

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Thorndike, ME, Thorndike Press, (1983). G. Author captures the unique texture and humor of real Maine life. Illustrator Sample was born in Aroostock County and grew. up on the Maine coast and picked up on the wit and humor of Maine people. He is well known as a humorist perfor...

Young Men in Spats: 12 short stories.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1937

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.63 | ¥2,874)

NY, Sun Dial, (1937). Fair in fair DJ ex-library. Wodehouse exposed American love next situation; USA swept by gales of laughter. Edge wear to binding and DJ.

There's Not a Bathing Suit in Russia & other bare facts.

Rogers, Will, · 1927

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

NY, Boni, 1927. G. Illustration of cowboy riding an airplane and trying to land in Russia on front endpaper. "If you like the following. subjects you wil jut love this text book. Aviation, Vocka, Bathin Bareback, Whiskers, long ones; Propaganda, all sorts; Free Love; Bombs, et...

A Heapin' Helping of True Grizzard.

Grizzard, Lewis, · 1991

$24.00 (€21.78 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

NY, Galahad Books, (1991). VG in VG DJ. Real life stories of real people with a helping of nostalgia for growing up in the simpler days of small-town America. By the author of "Elvis Is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself", and "Shoot Low, Boys -- They're Ridin' Shetland Poni...

The Sardonic Humor of Ambrose Bierce.

Bierce, Ambrose, edited by George Barkin, · 1963

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Dover, (1963). Reprint. VG PB. "Bitter Bierce" earned his livelihood as the country's most provocative weekly columnist in the unrestrained days of the. early Hearst empire. A genius at enraging people he used his great gifts againt hundreds of individuals, many of whom ar...

The Beast in Me and other animals.

Thurber, James, · 1973

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Harvest, (1973). G PB. A collection of pieces and drawings about human beings and less alarming creatures. Edge wear.

When You Are Engulfed in Flames.

Sedaris, David, · 2008

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Boston, Back Bay/Little Brown, (2008). 14th ptg. VG PB. "It's not just that Sedaris's crisp prose is humorous. What makes his work a consistent joy to read is his decliously skewed. vision of the world, and his dead-pan delivery.Sedaris is a connoisseur of human nature at its ...

Mash Goest to Maine.

Hooker, Richard (author or Mash, best selling book and Oscar-winnint film), · 1973

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Pocket, (1973). VG PB. Back from Korea and zanier than ever, these four irreverent surgeons - Hawkeye, Trapper, Duke and Spearchucker - are eager. and ready to operate again. This time it's on the crusty natives of Spruce Harbor, Maine, where they meet their lunataic equal...

How to Live with Statistics.

Huff, Darrell, · 1954

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.63 | ¥2,874)

NY, Norton, (1954). G PB. Owner name front endpaper.

Funny Girl.

Hornby, Nick, · 2016

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Riverhead, (2016). 1st PB ed. VG PB. "Induces binge reading."NPR "Fictionalized evocation of the era is spot-on." Entertainment Weekly Set in 1960s London,. adventures of an intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to TV starl...