Crabtree's Collection Old Books

The Wit of Oscar Wilde.

McCann, Sean (Oscar Wilde), · 1969

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Dorset Press, (1969). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. One of the most quoted and quotable men in history. He once boasted he could talk spontaneously on any subject.

Ben and Me: a new and astonishing life of Benjamin Franklin.

Lawson, Robert, edited & discovered by, as written by his good mouse Amos, · 1939

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Boston, Little Brown, 1939. 3rd ptg. G. Whimsical biography by the one with the real dirt, his mouse. Edge wear, owner bookplate. Tan binding, brown lettering. Endpapers show Franklin asleep in the grass while his mouse holds the string to the kite that discovers electricity.

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim.

Sedaris, David, · 2004

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Boston, Little Brown, (2004). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Personal essays from the author of the besetseller Me Talk Pretty One Day. He plays in the snow with his sisters, goes on. vacation with his family, attends his brother's wedding, mops his sister's floor, gives directi...

Bill Nye's History of the united States.

Nye, Bill, · 1906

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Chicago, Thompson & Thomas, (1906). G. It is our object to humanize our history and deal with people past and present who ate and possibly drank, were born,. flourished, and died. Pictorial of man in stocks (red/white/blue) on blue binding. Edge wear.

The Verse by the Side of the Road: the story of the Burma-Shave signs and jingles.

Rowsome, Frank Jr., · 1973

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Brattleboro, VT, Stephen Greene Press, (1973). 10th ptg. VG in VG DJ. Beginning with a few sets of signs along Highway 65 in Minnesota it grew into a national institution numbering over. 7,000 sets in 43 states. DJ price clipped, spine and edges tanned. Thirty days Hath Septem...

A Century of PUnch Cartoons.

Williams, R. E., edited by, foreword by Malcolm Muggeridge, · 1955

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Simon & Schuster, 1955. 1st ptg. G. Smudges on page edges, edge wear, binding discolored.

My Dear 500 Friends.

Price, George, · 1963

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Simon & Schuster, 1963. 1st ptg. VG. Cartoons about the human condition. Binding tanned at edges.

The Education of Mr. Pipp - OS.

Gibson, C. D., · 1899

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

NY, R. H. Russell, 1899. 1st ed. G oversize. Mr. Pipp learns about life from encounters with various people. Gibson's pictures often belie the straightforward story line. Illustrations quite charmingly show Mr. Pipp's plight and his ability to come out of every situation smell...

Saturday Night Live: video guest host Carrie Fisher, w/Blues Brothers, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris.

Michaels, Lorne, produced by, · 1978

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Burbank, CA, Warner Home Video, (1978). VG VHS in VG plastic slipcase. and Bill Murray, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner, Don Novello as Fataher Guido Sarducci.

The Little Limerick Book: an uncensored collection.

Martin, Henry R., illustrated by, · 1955

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Mt. Vernon, NY, Peter Pauper Press, (1955). VG in G DJ. DJ edge wear & tanning & few tears to top of DJ ft cover, owner name back of DJ.

All in the Same Boat.

Flagg, James Montgomery, · 1908

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

NY, Life Pub Co, 1908. Fair. Illustrations of all the types of people you meet on cruises. What makes this one particularly interesting is that the owner. named these people from the particular cruise she was on. Amusing. Pictorial cover very bright showing captain with his te...

I Never Met a Kid I Liked.

Fields, W. C., edited by Paul Mason, · 1970

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Stanyan/Random, (1970). 4th ptg. VG in G DJ. Thoughts and lines that encompass Fields' feelings towards drinking, women, work and especially children. DJ edge wear.

Nrjd on 387 Glizzits a Day: an insider's guide to a country that no unseasoned traveler would not want to be caught dead....

Casler, Lawrence, · 1986

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

NY, Arbor House, (1986). 1st ptg. VG PB. Rarely is Nrjd included on lists of most major tourist centers. Tips for packing: most of what you take will be stolen; money. the basic monetary unit is the glizzit; getting through customs: there are very few customs in Nrjd. Spot on ...

Chips off the Old Benchley.

Benchley, Robert, introduction by Frank Sullivan, · 1949

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Harper, (1949). G. Black binding, gilt letter & drawing spine, owner name ft endpaper, few spots bottom fore-edge.

I Feel Lonely When I'm All Alone selections from Peanuts Revisited: favorites old and new.

Schulz, Charles M., · 1974

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1974). 5th ptg. VG. Weekly Reader hardback.

How I Got This Way.

McManus, Patrick E., · 1994

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Holt, (1994). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. McManus explains situational ethics (the hunter goes one way, the elk the other), etc.

Headlines IV: the next generation.

Leno, Jay, compiled by, · 1992

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Time Warner, (1992). 1st ptg. VG PB. Sl edge wear. Psychopaths unpredictable, quarrelling disrupts violence conference, man forced to cook spaghetti at gunpoint.

Fugitive from the Cubicle Police: a Dilbert book.

Adams, Scott, · 1996

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Kansas City, Andrews and McMeel, (1996). 3rd ptg. VG lg sz PB.

Jeeves and the Tie That Binds.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1990

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

NY, Harper, (1990). 4th ptg. VG PB. Jeeves has described his master to other members of his butlers' club but the information falls into the wrong hands. Remainder mark.

Birds, Beasts and Bostonians: cartoons & comments by Francis W. Dahl.

Dahl, Francis W., · 1934

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Boston, Atlantic Monthly/LB, (1934). 1st ed. G. Pictorial cover, blue binding, cartoons, yellow lettering, few owner notations, top quarter of backstrap missing.