Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Strange Lands and Friendly People.

Douglas, William O., · 1951

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Harper & Brothers, (1951). VG in G+ DJ. DJ chipped, torn. Owner's inscr fly. Douglas traveled & lived in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus & India '49-50.

Discos and Democracy: China in the throes of reform.

Schell, Orville, · 1988

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Partheon Books, (1988). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. A chronicle of one year in China's love-hate relationship with the west and a close look at the Chinese reform movement.

Christmas Mice.

Scarry, Richard, · 1965

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Western Pub Co., (1965). VG. A little Golden Book about two mice enjoying Christmas together.

Dear Editor: letters to Time Magazine, 1923-1984.

Pearman, Phil - Editor and Compiler, · 1985

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Salem, NH, Salem House, (1985). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Red remainder dot on bot. Letters to Time have become time capsules, stored away for a future generation to revive & enjoy.

Confessions of a Fast Woman.

Hazleton, Lesley, · 1992

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Reading, MA, Addison-Wesley, (1992). 1st ptg ss. VG PB. Advance Reading Copy. The affair begn innocently behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 but soon became an obsession -- speed.

The Well.

Filipowska, Patricia, · 1993

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Boston, MA, Privately printed, (1993). 1st ed. Fine in VG DJ. A posthumous collection of author's work. A primary force underlying her work is Iowa and mythic force of the Mississippi.

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (The run for el Norte).

Waller, Robert James, · 1995

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Warner Books, (1995). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. By Bridges of Madison County author, a novel of desperate running for a writer, murderer, and woman.

Present Tense: an American editor's odyssey.

Cousins, Norman, · 1967

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1967). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. DJ chipped. From Pearl Harbor to Vietnam, the Sat. Review has been examining contemporary life.

The Agatha Christie Who's Who.

Toye, Randall - Compiler, · 1980

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Toronto, Canada, Collins, (1980). VG in VG DJ. Sticker ghost on 1st flylf. Alphabetical listing of all the 2,000 Christie characters. Christie crossword puzzle insert.

Bottles and Bins Recipes.

Gould, Francis L. - Editor, · 1966

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

St. Helena, CA, C. Mondavi & Sons, 1966. 1st ed 3rd ptg. VG PB stiff wraps. Spiral bound. Gould says, "Good food deserves good wine, not only in the accompanying glass but also in the saucepan.".

Walking the Plank: a true adventure among pirates.

Kiesling, Stephen, · 1994

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Ashland, OR, Nordic Knight Press, (1994). 1st ptg. VG PB. Inscribed by the author. The story had everything: Walter Cronkite, Wall Street financing, John Kennedy Jr as first mate.

The Thin Woman: an Epicurean mystery.

Cannell, Dorothy, · 1984

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

NY, St. Martin's Press, (1984). BCE?. VG. Sl soil on cover. The first book in the thin woman series and the beginning of the fun.

The Agatha Christie Mystery.

Murdoch, Derrick, · 1976

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Toronto, Canada, Pagurian Press Ltd, (1976). VG in VG DJ. Minor edge wear to book and dj. The riddle of Christie's sensational disappearance in 1926 and other mysteries about her.

Knee Deep in Paradise.

Butler, Brett, · 1996

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

NY, Hyperion, (1996). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. The "survival of the American soul and.her own freed spirit" in this thoughtful memoir in an "authentic Southern voice.".

Shelley II: the middle of my century.

Winters, Shelley, · 1989

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1989). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. A wild ride through the Hollywood of the 1950s and early 1960s - the Actors Studio, marriages, divorces, political causes.

The Coming Century of Peace.

Gorbachev, Mikhail S., · 1986

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Richardson & Steirman, (1986). VG in VG DJ. Gorbachev's step-by-step paln for a world without nuclear weapons in a decade and a half for all nations.

All and Sundry: an oblique autobiography.

Cane, Melville, · 1968

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

NY, Harcourt Brace & World, (1968). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. DJ chpd. The stages of a rich long life together with miscellany of poetry and prose, much hitherto unpublished.

Winter in Majorca.

Sand, George - Translated and annotated by Robert Graves, · 1956

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

Mallorca, Valldemosa, (1956). Valldemosa Ed. G PB. Brown spots on ft cvr, chps, owner name & stamp title pg, ink msg bk cvr. Includes Jose Quadrado's "Refutation of George Sand.

Golden Harvest 1921-1971.

Poetry Society of Colorado, edited by Henry W. Hough, · 1971

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Boulder, CO, Pruett Pub Co, (1971). VG in VG DJ. DJ sl soil, tears. Owner inscription on 1st ep. 50 year anniversary of the Poetry Society of Colorado, 122 poets.

Rivers in the Desert: a history of the Negev.

Glueck, Nelson, · 1959

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, (1959). 1st ed 3rd ptg. VG. Owner's name 1st flylf. Some brown marks on outer edges of pages.