Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Window-Sill Gardening.

Melas, George, · 1957

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

London, Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, (1957). G. Library withdrawal slip, some soil on cover, crayon mark on back edge near spine, 1/4" split near sp top, corner wear.

Coricancha (Garden of Gold): being an account of the Conquest of the Inca Empire.

Tschiffely, A. F., · 1943

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

London, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, (1943). 2d ptg. G in G DJ. DJ chipped, torn. Spine faded. Index pages 215-218 missing, pp 219-220 included twice.

Charnwood Forest and its environs.

Dare, M. Paul, · 1925

$48.00 (€43.55 | £36.33 | ¥7,665)

Leicester, England, Edgar Backus, 1925. VG. Fold-out map of the forest. Binding faded.

The Hill of Doves.

Cloete, Stuart, · 1942

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1942. VG in VG DJ. DJ chipped. Top edge of cover dented, corner bumped. A story of the first Boer War of 1880.

Rodney Stone.

Doyle, A. Conan, · 1896

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

NY, Appleton, 1896. VG. Two spots on spine. Silver garland dec front cover with gilt & silver lettering, red binding.

This is the Pekingese.

Katz, Rose Marie, · 1962

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Jersey City, NY, T.F.H. Publications, (1962). VG. Edge wear. Covers breeding, showing, feeding & general care. Over 100 photos and line drawings.

Show Boat.

Ferber, Edna, · 1926

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1926). VG. Owner's inscription ft eps. Spine sl faded. Purple binding with black square for title.

The Missing Link: a Fleming Stone mystery.

Wells, Carolyn, · 1939

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Triangle, (1939). G in G DJ. DJ chipped & rubbed on edges w/sl soil. Spine spotted. Owner's inscp fep. Two murders and it's up to Stone to solve.

The Ocean Sailing Yacht..

Street, Donald. Introduction by Carleton Mitchell., · 1973

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

NY, Norton, (1973). VG. Top of binding near spine has 1" bump that may be a publisher's blemish. Spine sunned. Nuts and bolts details about yachts.

Accidentally on Purpose: an autobiography.

York, Michael, · 1991

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1991). 1st ed. Fine in fine DJ. From his days as an amateur to his debut in "The Taming of the Shrew" in 1967 with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

The Man in the Dugout: baseball's top managers and how they got that way.

Koppett, Leonard, · 1993

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Crown, (1993). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. Koppett of the writers' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame looks at the colorful tradition of major-league baseball managers. Corner bumped.

How Dear to My Heart.

McBride, Mary Margaret, · 1940

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

NY, Macmillan, 1940. G ex library. Name blacked out on front ep, typical library markings. Front cover has paper label that is torn away at edges. Spine, bottom. edge, corners worn. Tipped-on title on front board chipped.

The Cow Went over the Mountain.

Krinsley, Jeanette, · 1963

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Racine, WI, Golden Book, (1963). 8th printing. VG. Price inked out. #304-45.

Mademoiselle de Maupin.

Gautier, Theophile, preface by author, introduction by Jacques Barzun., · 1944

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Heritage Press, 1944. VG. Handcolored illustrations. Boards rubbed, corners worn.

British Agent.

Lockhart, R. H. Bruce, · 1933

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Putnam, 1933. 1st edition. VG. Owner's bookplate and name front ep. Spine and corners sl worn, board sl spotted.

Mrs. Appleyard and I.

Kent, Louise Andrews, · 1968

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1968. 1st printing. VG in VG DJ. Owner's name. DJ chipped.

A Seal Flies By.

Pearson, R. H., · 1967

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

NY, Walker & Co., (1967). 2d printing. VG in VG DJ. Owner's embossed stamp ft ep. The author was the adoptive father of two baby seals and revealed many unknown seal facts.

Boober Fraggle's Giant Wish: a Fraggle Rock book starring Jim Henson's Muppets.

Stevenson, Jocelyn, · 1984

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Holt, (1984). Weekly Reader. VG. Some edge wear.

Textile Fabrics and their selection from the Retailing Series.

University School of Retailing, · 1946

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Prentice-Hall, 1946. Rev ed 14th pg. G. Owner's name ft ep. Edge wear, some underlining, pen marks on front cover, boards soiled. Classification of textile fabrics.

Captain Nicholas: a modern comedy.

Walpole, Hugh, · 1934

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Literary Guild, (1934). VG. Card bestowing book to owner as present taped to front eps. Spine, top edge boards sunned, sl edge wear. Owner name ff.