Crabtree's Collection Old Books

A Christina Stead Reader.

Stead, Christina, selected by Jean B. Read, · 1978

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Random House, (1978). 1st ed 2d ptg. VG in VG- DJ. Price clipped. Spanning a 40-year career, Stead has view of the world that as Randall Jarrell observed is "plainly different".

Politically Incorrect: the emerging faith factor in American politics.

Reed, Ralph, foreword by William Bennett, · 1994

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Dallas, TX, Word Publishing, (1994). 1st ed. Fine in Fine DJ. Contains signed letter from Reed saying he wrote the book to defend religion in American politics. Letterhead is from the. Christian Coalition.

The Bill Schroeder Story:an artificial heart patient's historic ordeal and the amazing family effort that supported him..

Schroeder Family with Martha Barnette, · 1987

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Morrow, (1987). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. DJ spine tear, sl edge wear. In 1984 Bill received the Jarvik-7 artifical heart and made medical history for the next 620 days.

Mother.

Gorky, Maxim, with an introduction by Howard Fast, · 1947

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Citadel Press, (1947). G. Binding browned, edge wear, boards soiled. "No ivory tower artist this.he had served four jail sentences, been exiled.".

The Lure of the Great West.

Getlen, Frank and editors of Country Beautiful, · 1973

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Waukesha, WI, Country Beautiful, (1973). VG-. Edges bumped, sticker removal mark on top front cvr. Beautiful color and b/w art of the west and how this contributed to lure. Bottom edge bumped, scuffed.

Siena and Her Artists.

Seymour, Frederick, · 1907

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1907. G+. Binding gold tooled, tissue guard frontis. Contains 1922 news clipping on Siena art. Full gilt-tooled leather binding. Spine. worn and 4" split on front spine edge, front board loose. Otherwise, a tight, clean and attractive copy.

Where I Stopped: remembering a rape at thirteen.

Ramsey, Martha, · 1995

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Putnam, (1995). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. In 1968 13 year old Martha Ramsey was raped near a New Jersey country road. It tore away her childhood & changed her forever.

O Taste and See, also contains short story "Say the Word".

Levertow, Denise, · 1964

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, A New Directions Book, (1964). 1st ed 7th ptg. VG. Bookplate on ep. Some highlighting and marking.

Sonnets.

Hare, Amory, · 1927

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Macmillan, 1927. 1st ed. G. Heavy edge wear, slight foxing on some pages. Paste on title on front of binding.

The Stories of Edith Wharton, Volume 2.

Wharton, Edith, selected and introduced by Anita Brookner, · 1990

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Carroll & Graf Publishers, (1990). 1st ed thus. VG in VG DJ. Novelist & critic Brookner has selected 14 stories to represent every aspect of this elegant & witty American prose stylist.

Making Puppets Come Alive: a method of learning and teaching hand puppetry.

Engler, Larry and Carol Fijan, · 1973

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Taplinger Pub Co, (1973). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. DJ chipped, edge wear. Specifically designed to teach beginners how to bring a hand puppet to life.

The Defense Never Rests.

Bailey, F. Lee with Harvey Aronson, · 1971

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Stein & Day, (1971). 2d ptg. VG in G DJ. Owner's inscription ft ep. The most controversial and talked about lawyer since Clarence Darrow tells us what really happened. DJ chipped, rubbed, sl torn.

Dawn Wakes in the East.

Topping, Audrey, · 1973

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Harper & Row, (1973). 1st edition. VG. Boards v sl bowed. Owner's blind stamp title page. Everyday life in China. Beautiful b/w and color pictures.

Dag Hammarskjold.

Richard, Norman, · 1968

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Chicago, Childrens Press, (1968). VG. People of Destiny series. Secretary-General of the UN tries to solve one of many problems - 11 airmen shot down over N Korea. Corner wear.

Stammering: its cause and cure.

originator of the Bogue Unit Method of Restoring Speech, · 1926

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Indianapolis, IN, Benjamin Nathaniel Bogue, 1926. 5th printing. G+. Damp spot at top of feps and fore edges of book, two back pp creased at bottom. Ad at back for The Bogue Institute. Front board soiled. Corners bumped.

Good Tidings.

Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, · 1941

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, American Artists Group Inc, (1941). VG in Fair DJ. Owner inscr fep. DJ torn and soiled, spine of book chipped, soiled on edges. Music by Grace Castagnetta. Music and lyrics.

We Farm for a Hobby and Make it Pay: a new edition with selections from "On Medlock Farm"..

Tetlow, Henry, · 1944

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, New Home Library, (1944). VG in G DJ. DJ chipped, rubbed. Actual record of how one man has a country home that provides a better living w/out giving up his city job.

Danish Cookery.

Susanne, · 1950

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Copenhagen, Denmark, Andr, Fred, Hast & Son, (1950). VG. Decorative cover sl soiled. Color photos of Danish dishes by the booksellers to the King.

Franky the Fuzzy Goat.

Horn, Gladys M., · 1951

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Racine, WI, Whitman, (1951). G. Much worn book, top inch of spine missing. Fuzzy to the touch goat on front cover and all pages. Owner's name fep. Spine and. edge wear.

The Complete Gardener.

Fox, Linda - Editor, · 1978

$23.00 (€20.87 | £17.41 | ¥3,673)

London, Marshall Cavendish Ltd, (1978). 1st ptg ss. VG in VG DJ. Very slight DJ edge wear. A beautiful book in great condition about all kinds of gardening: vegetable, flower, permanent, etc.