Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Roosevelt: the soldier of freedom.

Burns, James MacGregor, · 1970

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1970). VG in VG DJ. Proposition of this stunning sequel to celebrated Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox is that FDR as a war leader was deeply. divided between the man of principle of ideals, of faith and the man of prudence, of narrow, manageable...

Nothing But the Truth.

Orum, Poul, translated from the Danish by Kenneth Barclay, · 1976

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Pantheon, (1976). 1st Amer ed. VG in VG DJ. When a man is found floating in the sea off a small Danish port with a hole in his head, Detective-Inspector Jonas Morck is. called in to investigate. Morck relied on his assistant Einarsen for his acute psychological insight, hi...

The History of Rome Hanks.

Pennell, Joseph Stanley, · 1944

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Scribners, 1944. 1st Colophon. VG in G DJ. Record of young Lee Harrington's ancestors, chief among them his heroic great-grandfather Rome Hanks, as recreated by Lee. from what he saw and was told. Men and women of both north and south who lived and fought through the Civil...

The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia June 1864-April 1865.

Trudeau, Noah Andre, · 1991

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University, (1991). 2nd ptg. VG PB. Only full length treatment of the most extensive military operation of the Civil War, the siege of Petersburg, which by. its bloody end had added more than 20,000 casualties to the war's total. Beacause it la...

Labrava, Cat Chaser, Split Images: three complete novels.

Leonard, Elmore, · 1999

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Wings, (1999). 2nd ptg. VG in G DJ. Jottings on back endpaper, DJ edge wear.

The Big Spenders.

Beebe, Lucius, · 1966

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Doubleday, 1966. VG in Fair DJ. The author's concern has been with worldly and less sanctified expenditures in the field of splendid entertainment,. ostentatious real estate, sea-going yachts, gold table service, garages filled with Rolls-royces, platoons of liveried flunk...

The Vision.

Brown, Tom Jr., · 1988

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Berkley Books, (1988). 1st ptg. VG PB. One man's search for enlightenment. America's most acclaimed outdoorsman presents an adventure of the spirit. Some tanning to page edges.

Among the Isles of Shoals.

Thaxter, Celia, · 1994

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Portsmouth, NH, Peter E. Randall, 1994. VG. Thaxter's most popular book was first published in 1873 by James R. Osgood & Co. and saved the publisher from financial. collapse. This book is a commemoration of Thaxter's death in August, 1994. and includes additional photos.

Robert Levy's Magic Book.

Levy, Robert, with Joan Joseph, · 1976

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, M. Evans & Co, (1976). 1st ptg. VG. "I do magic because I love it. I love to see the expressions on people's faces when they are amazed. I also love to make. people think, to frusstrate them, to puzzle them, and to delight them.

Flight of the Seventh Moon: the teaching of the shields.

Andrews, Lynn V., · 1985

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Perennial, (1985). 1st PB ed. VG PB. Weaves rare and profound teachings of the Medicine Path with remarkable story of a warrior woman's gateway of initiation. Some tanning on edges.

The Golden Bowl.

Llewellyn Smith, · 1999

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Oxford, NY, Oxford Univ Press, (1999). 3rd ptg. G PB. A rich American art-collector and his daughter buy in for themselves and to their greater glory an beautiful young wife. and a noble husband. In this last of his three greatic poetic masterpieces, James combines a dazzling ...

Caspar Hauser.

Wassermann, Jacob, translated by Caroline Newton, · 1985

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Carroll & Graf Pubs, (1985). VG PB. When a 17-year old boy suppenly appeared in Nuremberg without apparent origin or self-knowledge and with the vocabulary and. mentality of a child, research after his death revealed he was a legitimate prince of the House of Baden. The au...

The Scythe Book.

Tresemer, David, · 1982

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Brattleboro, VT, Hand & Foot Ltd, 1982. VG PB. Mowing hay, cutting weeds, and harvesting small grains with hand tools. Slight soil on binding.

Shrub Roses and Climbing Roses with hybrid tea and floribunda roses.

Austin, David, · 1998

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Woodbridge, England, Antique Collectors' Club, (1998). VG. Printed on Consort Royal Satin paper in Aberdeen, Scotland. Austin is head of a firm where he grows nearly 1,000 different. varieties of rose and maintains one of the most beautiful rose gardens in Britain. A beautiful...

The Book of Mormon, an account written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates, taken from the Plates of Nephi.

Smith, Joseph, translated by, · 1963

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Salt Lake City, UT, Church Latter Day Saints, (1963). VG PB.

My Book House: 5, 8, 9, 11, 12.

Miller, Olive Beaupre, · 1954

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Chicago, The Book House for Children, (1954). 36th ptg. G-VG 5 volumes, blue or green binding. 5 volumes of this famous series as listed above. Edge wear and some defects. All volumes bright covers with bright gilt lettering on covers with paste-pidctorial covers.

The Market Square Dog.

Herriot, James, · 1989

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, St. Martins, (1989). 1st edition. VG. A little dog came begging in front of the stall selling cakes and biscuits on market days. He is much admired, part sheep. dog, part terrier. But one day something had knocked him down and he was brought to the vet.

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...

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead: a play.

Stoppard, Tom, · 1967

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Grove Press, (1967). 37th ptg. G hardback. A witty, erudite comedy which elevates two of Shakespeare's nonentities to center stage. Slight remains of price sticker,. A most remarkable and thrilling play. A worm's-eye view play of Hamlet's tragedy as seen from the bewildere...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave.

Douglass, Frederick, edited and with introduction by David W. Blight, · 1995

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Boston, Bedford, (1995). VG PB. Bedford Series in History and Culture. Blight strikes a balance between engaging the reader & presenting the complexity. important work and multifaceted text. ".most useful version available." Slight edge wear.