Crabtree's Collection Old Books

The Art of Tray Painting: decorating trays and accessories.

Murray, Maria D., · 1954

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

NY, Bramhall House, (1954). VG in G DJ. DJ chipped, torn and rubbed.

Vision of the Hunter.

Tempest, John, · 1989

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

NY, Harper & Row, (1989). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. Thousands of years ago in the forests of southwestern Europe, a young man lives among a small tribe of reindeer hunters.

The Lady of Arlington: a novel based on the life of Mrs. Robert E. Lee.

Kane, Harnett T., · 1954

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

NY, Doubleday, 1954. BCE. VG. Edge wear.

The Mystery of the 99 Steps: Nancy Drew mystery stories #43.

Keene, Carolyn, · 1966

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1966). VG. Owner's inscr fep.

Triple Exposure: a George Harmon Coxe Omnibus, containing The Glass Triangle, the Jade Venus and The Fifth Key.

Coxe, George Harmon, · 1959

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Knopf, (1959). VG. Owner's name fep.

Dracula (a new dramatization on two audio cassettes).

Stoker, Bram, · 0

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

Vancouver, B.C., The Mind's Eye, nd. VG. Errol Ross plays Jonathan Harker, with Jenny Sterlin as Mina, Segrid Wurschmidt as Lucy, Drew Eschelmann as Dr. Seward, and. Irving Isreal as Prof. Van Helsing.

Rembrandt's Portrait: a biography.

Mee, Charles L., Jr., · 1988

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1988). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Rem. mark bot edge, some spots on rep and bottom ft dj flap. Tear at top of DJ spine. A view of the artist not seen before.

Caligula: the corruption of power.

Barrett, Anthony A., · 1989

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

New Haven, CT, Yale Univ. Press, (1989). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Was the Roman emperor a depraved despot? Barrett draws on archaeological, numismatic & literary evidence to evaluate him.

Lucy's Child: the discovery of a human ancestor.

Johanson, Donald and James Shreeve, · 1989

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

NY, Morrow, (1989). VG PB. Anxiety, exhiliration, and grubby politics are revealed behind the discovery of a few bits of blackened bone in Olduvai Gorge.

Homer Price.

McCloskey, Robert, · 1963

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

NY, Viking, (1963). 15th ptg. G. Heavy corner wear. Homer builds radios for a hobby and has a pet skunk named Aurora.

West with the Night.

Markham, Beryl, · 1983

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

San Francisco, North Point Press, (1983). VG PB. Ernest Hemingway wrote after reading this book that he felt ashamed of himself as a writer, that he was simply a carpenter.

Straight on Till Morning: the biography of Beryl Markham.

Lovell, Mary S., · 1987

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

NY, St. Martin's, (1987). 1st U.S. ed. VG in VG DJ. Growing up alone in Africa without a mother, Markham grew up to be one of the most daring women of her time.

Mind's Bodies: thought in the act.

Lang, Berel, · 1995

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

Albany, NY, State Univ of New York Press, (1995). 1st printing. VG PB. One page has yellow highlighting. Both marks & subverts the boundaries between philosophy & literature resulting in wisdom.

Body & Soul: ten American women (photocopy dummy of uncorrected text).

Coman, Carolyn, · 1987

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Boston, Hill & Co, (1987). VG lg sz PB. From Susan Butcher who won the Iditarod, the 1100 mile Alaskan Dog Sled Race, to a Gloria who works in a shoe factory.

The Horton Twins.

Kilbourne, Fannie, · 1926

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1926). VG. Owner name & address fep. Edge and spine edge wear. Corners bumped.

We or They: two worlds in conflict.

Armstrong, Hamilton Fish, · 1937

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

NY, Macmillan, 1937. VG in VG DJ. DJ rubbed. Owner inscrip. fep. Two rival conceptions of life democratic & the dictatorial locked in conflict in the world.

The Home Owners' Complete Garden Handbook: 5 books in one (Lawns, Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, Landscaping.

Melady, John Hayes, · 1977

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,554)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1977). G. Pictorial cover soiled, corners and spine worn. Over 1,000 illustrations, charts & diagrams.

The German Navy in World War II.

Von der Porten, Edward P., foreword by Grand Admniral Karl Domitz, · 1969

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Crowell, (1969). 1st ed 2d ptg. VG in VG DJ. Author traces development of the new Navy after WWI and describes the secret building programs & struggles over policy. DJ chipped, rubbed.

Railroads of the Hour.

Farrington, S. Kip, Jr., introduction by Richard M. Nixon, · 1958

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

NY, Coward-McCann, (1958). VG in VG DJ. DJ edge wear. What has happened in U.S. railroad practices in last five years. Six new railroads not in his last book.

Steam powered passenger trains of yesterday 1972.

Mitchell, E. T., · 1972

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Paoli, PA, Self published, 1972. 2d annual iss. VG PB. Signed by author. Wraps sl rubbed.