Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Passion and Social Constraint.

van den Haag, Ernest in association with Ralph Ross, · 1963

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

NY, Stein & Day, (1963). VG in VG DJ. DJ chipped. Sl spine wear. The difficulty of being an individual in a society that standardizes every facet of life.

To the Top of the World: Sir Edmund Hillary and the Conquest of Everest.

Sufrin, Mark, · 1966

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Platt & Munk, (1966). G+. Gift inscription fep. Corners bumped. Edge wear. Spine worn. Loose.

The Forrestal Diaries.

Millis, Walter - editor, with collaboration of E. S. Duffield, · 1951

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Viking, 1951. 1st edition. VG. Sl corner wear. Forrestal was Secretary of the Navy during WW II and first Secretary of Defense (1947 under Truman).

The Royals.

Kelley, Kitty, · 1997

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

NY, Warner Books, (1997). 1st edition. Mint/Mint. Publisher's release copy. Book was rushed for printing after Princess Diana's death. Genealogy of royal family on eps.

Consolidated Library of Modern Cooking and Household Recipes,3 vols. 3 (soups, meats), 4 (breads, salads, desserts) 5 (wine).

Herrick, Christine Terhune and Marion Harland, · 1905

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

NY, R. J. Boomer Co., 1905. G. Vol 3 - Spine and corners worn, dampstain fep,ffep, illus page114-115 loose. Vol 4 - f/b hinge cracked, spine and corners. worn, boards sl spotted, dampstain to fep,ffep. Vol 5 spine and corner wear, insert of winemaking article. Recipes you don'...

The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft.

Tomalin, Claire, · 1974

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1974). 1st Amer ed ss. VG in VG DJ. Wollstonecraft genealogy on eps. Mary's "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" published in 1792 made her an immediate success. Owner's blind stamp on title page.

Whisperings (Gusto Series).

Welch, Alice, · 1947

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Los Angeles, CA, House-Warven, (1947). 1st ed ss. VG. A sister has a strange request from her recently deceased brother.

Pippi in the South Seas.

Lindgren, Astrid, translated by Gerry Bothmer, · 1967

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

NY, Viking, (1967). 8th ptg. VG in G DJ. DJ chipped, torn, price clipped. Pippi sets the whole South Seas on its ear including a king.

Science for Here and Now.

Schneider, Hermand and Nina, · 1959

$26.00 (€23.59 | £19.68 | ¥4,152)

D. C. Heath, (1959). VG-. School stamp on ft ep. "What is fog? How does it feel to be inside a cloud? Wet, warm, cool, a fog is a cloud on the ground. Spine and corners worn, corners bumped. Spine sl soiled. Boards sl rubbed. Tight clean copy with no internal markings.

Ramona Forever.

Cleary, Beverly, · 1984

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Weekly Reader (Morrow), 1984. VG HB. Owner's name ft ep. Front hinge starting. Some edge wear.

The Year of Small Shadow.

Lampman, Evelyn Sibley, · 1971

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1971). 1st ed ss. VG. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club. Sl spine wear, corners bumped. Illustrated HB boards.

A Suitcase with a Surprise: a Ding Dong School book.

Horwich, Dr. Frances R. (Miss Frances) and Reinald Werrenrath, Jr., · 1953

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Chicago, Rand McNally, (1953). G-. Heavy edge, corner, spine wear. Boards soiled. Interior clean, tight.

Marge's Little Lulu and Her Magic Tricks.

Buell, Marjorie Henderson, · 1954

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1954). Fair. Little Golden Bk. Ft cover Kleenex tissue box missing. Boards heavily soiled, ft board cracked, 1st page edge crumpled.

Saint Maybe.

Tyler, Anne, · 1991

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Knopf, 1991. 1st trade ed. Fine in VG+ DJ. A young man haunted by guilt over his brother's fate and the Church of the Second Chance.

With Banners.

Loring, Emilie, · 1934

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1934). VG-. Spine sl faded, sl edge, spine and corner wear. Blue decorated boards.

Ladies of the Night.

Hall, Susan, · 1973

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

NY, Trident Press, (1973). 1st printing. VG. Sl corner wear. The inside world of prostitution from the girls themselves.

Fear and Loathing: the strange and terrible saga of Hunter S. Thompson.

Perry, Paul, · 1992

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

NY, Thunder's Mouth Press, (1992). 1st ed 1st ptg. Fine in fine DJ. A "violently unauthorized biography" of the quintessential outlaw journalist.

Captain Edward L. Beach: around the world underwater with.

Becker, Beril, · 1961

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Chicago, Ency. Britannica Books, (1961). VG in VG DJ. Book plates ft eps. Edges of DJ rubbed and chipped. Britannica Bookshelf - Great Lives for Young Americans.

Ernest Hemingway: remaking modern fiction.

Rink, Paul, · 1962

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Chicago, Encyclopedia Britannica Prs, (1962). VG in VG DJ. Bookplate fep. Edges of DJ rubbed, chipped Britannica Bookshelf - Great Lives for Young Americans.

By With To & From: a Lincoln Kirstein Reader.

Kirstein, Lincoln, edited by Nicholas Jenkins, · 1991

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1991). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. Ft ep sticker removal mark. Anthology provides a self portrait of a talented novelist and poet who had a profound influence.