Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Fables de Florian.

Florian, · 1936

$52.00 (€47.18 | £39.36 | ¥8,304)

Paris, Librairie Garnier Freres, nd (ca 1936). G HB. Color animals drawings on front cover, floral endpapers, edge wear, color illustrations, partially removed bookplate on ft. endpaper.

Nos Enfants (in French) Our Children: scenes de la Ville et des Chambps.

France, Anatole, · 1900

$44.00 (€39.92 | £33.30 | ¥7,026)

Paris, Librairie Hachette, nd (ca 1900). G. Heavy edge wear.

Le Loup de Gubbio or Le Miracle de Saint Francois D'Assisi (in French) The Miracle of St. Francis of Assissi.

Quinard, Claude, · 0

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Paris, Editions Spes, nd. G. The life of St. Francis with many illustrations. Bookplate front endpaper, color drawings of both endpapers, Edge wear.

Louisa May Alcott.

Stern, Madeleine B., · 1971

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Norman, Univ of Oklahoma Press, (1971). 1st PB ed. VG PB. Pictorial pink drawing on cover shows Alcott at her desk writing. Alcott encompassed in her own family all the. relationships of life and who was therefore able to touch the pulse of humanity in her writings. This succe...

Switzerland land of peace and liberty.

Traz. R. de, text by, · 1949

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Lausanne, Geneva, Swiss Govt for Dev. of Trade, nd (ca 1949). VG. Wonderful full page photos of Switzerland. Gray binding, blue lettering. Tanning on edges.

Maine's First Building: the architecture of settlement, 1604-1700.

Bradley, Robert L., Ph.D., Architectural Historian, · 1978

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Augusta, ME, Maine Historic Preservation, (1978). VG PB pictorial cover. From the moment that European settlers first splashed ashore in Maine early in the 17th century, various sorts of buildings were. constructed to meet their temporary as well as long term needs. From the 1...

The Conifers of Maine: native and commonly introduced: Bulletin 345 (revised).

Hyland, Fay, Prof. of Botany, University of Maine, · 1958

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Orono, ME, Cooperative Extension Serv., (1958). G PB. Pictorial photo cover. Some tanning, owner name front endpaper, few spots.

Paintings of Maine.

Skolnick, Arnnold, edited by, introduction by Carl Little, · 1991

$34.00 (€30.85 | £25.74 | ¥5,429)

NY, Clarkson Potter, (1991). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. More than 80 of Maine's most memorable of Maine's landscapes and seascapes, masterpieces of American art. Maine has played an impressive role in the history of American art, its rugged natural beauty has attracted the H...

African Art: colour library of art.

Duerden, Dennis, · 1971

$21.00 (€19.05 | £15.90 | ¥3,353)

NY, Hamlyn, (1971). VG in VG DJ. Genuine African art comes almost exclusively from south of the Sahara Desert. For the makers of the artifacts, their meaning. lies in the part they play in the ceremonies for which they are created and in which they are related to the kindred a...

The Whitewashed Elephant.

Gincano, John and Kay Hunter, · 1936

$44.00 (€39.92 | £33.30 | ¥7,026)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1936). G HB. The story of Pung-jam-bung, the greediest man that ever lived in all India, who wanted more bags of gold in his cellar and. the elephant that he thought could bring him more. Pretty bookplate of deer under a tree and stickers on front endpap...

Cape May to Montauk.

Falorp, Nelson P., · 1973

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Viking in assn w/Exxon, (1973). VG in Fair DJ. Of all America's shorelines, the area between Cape May and Montauk may be the busiest. Behind the beaches lie countless. bays, strems, and forests that harbor a host of wildlife that is continually being threatened by the encr...

Doudou Flies Away (in both English and French).

Boursier-Mougenot, A., translated by Georges Duplaix, · 1937

$70.00 (€63.51 | £52.98 | ¥11,178)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1937). G. A small child captures the heart of men and beasts by flying a small plane over their country and her sweetness makes them all. love her. From the dedication. Spine worn, edge wear, book plate on front endpaper.

Sebago's Jubilee Cookbook 1826-1976.

Sebago, Maine, Historical Society, · 2003

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Sebago, ME, Sebago Historical Society, (2003). Reprint. VG spiral bound PB.

Monet's Table: the cooking journals of Claude Monet.

Joyes, Claire, foreword by Joel Robinchon, · 1989

$34.00 (€30.85 | £25.74 | ¥5,429)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1989). 7th ptg. VG in VG DJ. One of the most influential painters of modern times, Monet lived for half his life in his famous house at Giverny. Here with his second wife and their 8 children that Monet's work achieved recognition. His growing success al...

Cross Creek Cookery.

Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, · 1942

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

NY, Scribner, (1942). 1st ptg. VG HB. "One of the best, most concentrated & most authentic books on Southern cooking." Craig Claiborne. By author of The Yearling. and Cross Creek. Pictorial endpapers.

The Modern Cook Book.

Den Dooven, K. Camille, · 1939

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Books, Inc., (1939). G. Formerly chef to the Belgium royal family and leading chef in Paris, NY and Florida hotels, Den Dooven brings over 600 recipes. with ingredients by both weight and measure plus tips on setting the table. Green binding, black lettering, drawing of ma...

TheWaldorf-Astoria Cookbook.

James, Ted, text by, · 1969

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Bramhall House, (1969). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. From the great American hotel first opened its doors in 1893 it hs been a living symbol of the best and most elegant in dining. and entertaining. Now for the first time the secrets of the famous Waldorf kitchen are made availab...

Hill Road to Light.

Liberty, Anita Bishop, · 1987

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Francestown, NH, Golden Quill Press, (1987). G inscribed by author ex-library. Sweeping in subject, scope and variety, a tour-de-force of poetic style by Liberty, nearly sketal in its simplicity. Carefully selected words sketch bare, clean images, that draw readers into a worl...

Deep in the Green: an exploration of country pleasures.

Raver, Anne, · 1995

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Knopf, 1995. 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. The first gathering of garden talk from the widely admired NY Times garden columnist Anne Raver. She eulogizes great trees. that were once home to the gods, celebrates the art of lawn mowing, evokes the art of digging up one's own leeks an...

Dorothy Dixon Solves the Conway Case.

Wayne, Dorothy, · 1933

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Chicago, Goldsmith Pub, (1933). G in G DJ. Illustrated DJ shows Dorothy in the water holding onto boat parts. DJ has tears and edge wear, book tanned at hinge edges.