Crabtree's Collection Old Books
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460 libri di Crabtree's Collection Old Books
M Is for Mother.
Riddell, Marjorie, · 1953
$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)
NY, Longmans, Green, 1953. 1st ed. VG in G DJ. Ogden Nash says, "Miss Riddell has done more to get Mother off the greeting cards and into the living room than anyone since. Lucille Ball." When her daughter left to live in London, her mother told her to use opium in her letter ...
The Verse by the Side of the Road: the story of the Burma-Shave signs and jingles.
Rowsome, Fred, Jr., · 1965
$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)
Brattleboro, VT, Stephen Greene Press, (1965). VG. Review copy from Stephen Greene Press. "Her chariot/raced at 80 per/they hauled away/what had/Ben Hur." Yellow binding, red. lettering on spine. Spine sl tanned.
The Ape in Me.
Skinner, Cornelia Otis, · 1959
$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)
NY, Houghton Mifflin, (1959). 2nd ptg. VG. 12 delightful sketches about the hazards of being a mimic and born tall when she travels to Japan and dines on the floor.
William M. Gaine's Three Ring Mad and The Bedside Mad.
Feldstein, Albert B., editor, · 1964
$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)
NY, New American Library, (1964) (1959). 12th,24th ptgs. 2 VG PBs. More madness.
The Littlehampton Bequest.
Portrait Gallery, · 1974
$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)
Boston, Gambit Inc., 1974. 1st Amer ptg. VG in VG DJ. An imaginary couple of the English aristocracy who vary between extremes of licentiousness on the one hand to religious or. political fanaticism on the other. Bright yellow binding with gilt pictorial on ft cover, gilt lett...
The Jerk.
Martin, Steve, Carl Gottlieb, Michael Elias, · 1979
$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)
NY, Warner, (1979). 1st ptg. VG PB.
The All New Mad Secret File on Spy vs Spy.
Prohias, Antonio, · 1985
$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)
NY, Signet, (1985). 7th ptg. G PB. Unprofessional agents who taught James Bond everything he knows about what not to do. Back cover creased at top corner. Endpapers tanned on edges.
The Ferrari in the Bedroom.
Shepherd, Jean, · 1987
$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)
NY, Doubleday, 1987. 1st PB ed. VG PB. 21 stories & essays that illuminate foibles & follies, triumphs disasters, hang-ups & delusions of 20th century America.
Jabberwocky.
Hoover, Ralph, · 1977
$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)
London, Pan, (1977). VG PB. The monster so terrifying people caught the plague to avoid it. Scrape to back bottom outer corner.
The Bishop's Jaegers.
Smith, Thorne, · 1932
$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)
NY, Dougleday Doran, 1932. VG. By the author of the Topper books. Light blue tweed binding, spine sunned.
If You Like Hazel.
Key, Ted, · 1952
$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)
NY, Dutton, (1952). 2nd ptg. VG in G DJ. Hazel's place is several cuts above the other members of the family, speaker of the house, guardian of the refrigerator,. custodian of the pets, champion of the young, guests are her special joy. The best of the Hazel Cartoons from The ...
If You Like Hazel.
Key, Ted, · 1952
$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)
NY, Dutton, (1952). Fair. Hazel's place is several cuts above the other members of the family, speaker of the house, guardian of the refrigerator,. custodian of the pets, champion of the young, guests are her special joy. Pictorial rust-colored tweed binding, several scrapes t...
Suds in Your Eye.
Lasswell, Mary, · 1942
$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)
NY, Houghton Mifflin Co, 1942. 7th ptg. VG in G DJ. Lasswell says she was forced to write this book to keep peace in the family. Yellow binding, red lettering, DJ price clipped. Her husband did not want her to sink into domesticity. Suds is a toast to the two years of classes ...
Larks in the Popcorn.
Smith, H. Allen, introduction by Fred Allen, · 1948
$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)
NY, Doubleday, 1948. 1st ed. VG in G DJ. Tan binding with pictorial cover showing scarecrow, map on. bottom of spine.
Father of the Bride.
Streeter, Edward, · 1949
$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)
NY, Simon & Schuster, (1949). BCE. VG in G DJ. Stanley Banks thinks of a wedding as a simple little get- together but he will change into a bewildered, bedeviled and. befogged wreck. Binding pictorial light aqua, illus endpapers, DJ edge wear and tanned on edges, owner bookpla...
Nuts in May.
Skinner, Cornelia Otis, · 1950
$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)
NY, Dodd Mead, (1950). 2nd ptg. VG. Obituary news clipping of Skinner with photo glued to ft endpaper. Rose binding with gilt pictorial on ft cover. Spine. sunned, edge wear, owner bookplate ft endpaper, name ft flyleaf.
One on the House.
Lasswell, Mary, · 1949
$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)
Boston, Houghton Mifflin, (1949). 12th impr. VG in Fair DJ. Yellow-colored pictorial binding showing two women at a bar and a man on the floor. DJ shows woman hoisting a beer. DJ price. clipped, edge wear & faded on DJ spine, small piece missing from top of DJ spine. A breathl...
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Gingold, Alfred, · 1983
$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)
NY, Avon, (1983). 3rd ptg. VG PB. Zany gifts that make you tingle with excitement!.
The Darwin Awards: read by Jason Harris.
Northcutt, Wendy, · 0
$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)
np, Lighten & Live, nd. 2 VG cassettes ex-library. Commemorates those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it. Library markings.
Marriage Lines: notes of a student husband and Bed Riddance: a posy for the indisposed.
Nash, Ogden, · 1964
$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)
Boston, Little Brown, (1964) (1969). Reprint. 2 VG PBs. "Ogden Nash is a great man. A great wit, a great ersifier, a great giver of delight."Baltimore Sun Owner names, stamp.