Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Horse Tales.

Crebbin, June, collected by, · 2005

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Cambridge, MA, Candlewick Press, (2005). 6th ptg. VG. Enjoyable horse stories for young adults with powerful illustrations by Inga Moore for all who love horses. Owner inscription on half title page.

Uncle Fred in the Springtime.

Wodehouse, P. G., · 1940

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Sun Dial Press, (1940). VG. Green binding, brown design and title block on spine. Uncle Fred has a big job on his hands, he must journey to Blandings. Castle to steal the Empress before the ill-tempered, egg-throwing Duke of Dunstable can claim her. Disguised as a nerve sp...

Practical Dietetics with reference to diet in health and disease.

School, Framingham, Mass., · 1937

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Mt. Vernon, NY, Pattee Publisher, 1937. 21st ed. G. Some edge wear, owner name, tabs on food value sections.

Chicago 1910-29: building, planning, and urban technology.

Condit, Carl W., · 1973

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Chicago, Univ. of Chicago Press, (1973). G PB. Condit introduces a new kind of urban history, an approach to commercial building that is a technical biography of the. American city. It chronicles the building activity in Chicago from 1910 under the Burnham Plan of renewal unti...

The Private Diaries of Stendhal.

Sage. Robert, translated and edited by, · 1962

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Norton, (1962). G PB. Stendhal was born Msrie-Henri Boyle in Grenoble in 1783. He spent much of his life in Italy and in 1802 he returned to. Paris to study and eventually secured a place in the Commissariat where he served as an officer in Napoleon's armies in Italy where...

This Fiery Night.

Vatsek. Joan, · 1959

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Harper, (1959). 1st ed. G in G DJ. About the Egyptian Revolution in Egypt in 1959 when President Nasser sided with those opposing the West and their support of. Israel. Modern Egypt in crisis, intrigue and corruption toward outrage and a blazing holocaust. Vatsek was the d...

The Dark Wood.

Weston, Christine, · 1946

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Scribner's Sons, 1946. BCE. VG in Fair partial DJ. A young war widow encounters a man so like her dead husband she fixates on him in strong emotional situations and problems. Interesting drawing on front endpaper that shows human figures on tree branches and trunks drawn b...

The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter.

Wilde, Oscar, translation ascribed to, · 1934

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Book Collectors Assn, (1934). VG in Fair DJ. Depicts the degeneracy of Roman life under Nero, a consummate tale of roguery, an essentially moral commentary on evil &. hypocrisy. The present translation is by far the most readable of the many efforts that have been made to ...

Twentieth Century Plays American.

Cordell, Purdue University, · 1914

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1914, 1934. VG. Dark blue binding, gilt lettering on title box. Owner name andjottings front endpaper, fore-edge note, bump at bottom of. front cover.

Dartmouth Alumni Directory 1960.

Dartmouth University, · 1960

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Hanover, NH, Darmouth Publications, 1960. VG PB. First section contains the names, addresses, and symbol for occupation where known of all living alumni of the College. to 1960. Green binding, fading toward edges.

Gems from Tennyson.

Tennyson, Alfred Lord, · 1900

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Cupples & Leon, nd (ca 1900). G PB. Somewhat worn at edges.

Welcome to the Western Oxford Foothills: a guide to artists, organizations and services.

Western Oxford Foothills Cultural Council, · 2003

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

np, np, (2003). 1st ed. VG lg sz PB. An exploration of Maine's Western Oxford Foothills.

Please Touch.

McMahon, Edwin M. and Peter A. Campbell, · 1969

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

np, Sheed & Ward, (1969). VG lg sz PB. A famous Japanese sculptor once confounded the curators of an American art gallery where his works were being shown. At the. base of each statue the sculptor had place a polite little sign, the signs all read "PLEASE TOUCH". Former owner ...

Fishes of Maine.

of Inland Fisheries and Game, · 1950

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Augusta, ME, Maine Fish & Game, 1950. 1st ptg. G lg sz PB. Intended as an aid to the fishermen of Maine in identifying the fish which they catch and observe in Maine waters. Faint number stamp on front cover.

Upper Saco River Valley Fryeburg, Lovell, Brownfield, Denmark and Hiram: Images of America series.

Barnes, Diane and Jack, · 2002

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

Charleston, SC, Arcadia, (2002). 1st ptg. VG PB. Until 1725 the Saco River was the main artery for the Pequawket Indians traveling in canoes to and from the Atlantic. Then came. the trappers followed by loggers. By 1871 the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad had reached Fryeburg...

Views of Malden, Mass. and vicinity.

Unknown, · 1920

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Portland, ME, Nelson Co., nd (ca 1920). G PB. Malden was incorporated as a town on May 11, 1649. The name was derived from Maldon, the English province from which came. Joseph Hill and John Wayne, who were the honored founders. The first city government was inasugurated in 188...

Governor Dummer Academy History 1763-1963.

Ragle, John W., · 1963

$17.00 (€15.42 | £12.87 | ¥2,715)

S. Byfield, MA, Gov. Dummer Academy, 1963. VG in G DJ. Two hundredth anniversary edition of the oldest boys' boarding school in the U.S. An important addition to the history of. secondary education by a teacher at Dummer and in the Veront school system. Very good maroon bindin...

The Art of Living Out of Doors in Maine: Junior Maine Guides.

Maine Camp Directors Association, · 1957

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

np, Maine Camp Directors, (1957). 3rd ed. Fair PB. A program for boys and girls summer camps. Faded on edges, name on ft cover, split along side fore edge.

Prints and Their Creators: a world history.

Zigrosser, Carl, · 1974

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

NY, Crown, (1974). 2nd revised ed. VG in VG DJ. A complete revision of The Book of Fine Prints. A superb anthology of the world's finest printed art meticulously. updated by the author, curator emeritus of prints, drawings, and illustrated books at the Philadelphia Museum of A...

Maldonian, Massachusetts, 1979 Yearbook.

Malden High School, Malden, Massachusetts, · 1979

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Malden, MA, Malden High School, (1979). VG. Silver with blue striped binding.