Crabtree's Collection Old Books

To Love and to Honor.

Loring, Emilie, · 1950

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

Boston, Little Brown, 1950. 1st ed. VG in G DJ. "When lovely, impetuous Cindy Clinton agreed to marry Kenniston Stewart-whom she had never seen-in order to protect her father's. oil interests, she never dreams of the wonderful experience Fate had in store for her." "Emilie Lor...

The Story of Bessie Costrell: the novel series.

Ward, Humphry Mrs., · 1895

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

London, Smith Elder & Co, 1895. G. Bllue binding, gilt lettering, small wear spot at top of back cover.

Of Time and Memory: a mother's story.

Snyder, Don J. (signed), · 1999

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

NY, Knopf, 1999. 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Don Snyder was 16 days old when his mother died in a small Pennsylvnia town in the summer of 1950, a girl of 19. Because. of the heartbreak of her death, her family kept information about her a secret. Here Don sets out to discover who his...

A Daughter of the Land.

Stratton-Porter, Gene, · 1918

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Doubleday Page, (1918). G. Olive-green binding, light lettering decorated w/corn stalks at edges, owner book plate front endpaper showing books on shelf. discoloration on back cover toward bottom, front hinge weak, edge wear. Bold word on page 304, page 11 number imperfect...

The Song of Our Syrian Guest: Twenty-Third Psalm.

George E. Post, sidelight on Shepherd Life in Bible Lands, · 1904

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

NY, Pilgrim Press, (1904). VG. Gray binding, gilt lettering, white decorative design on cover, tissue guard on frontis, small old time bookstore sticker on. top fore-edge gilt. An exultation of shepherds and the 23rd psalm. Beautiful book.

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective.

Thomas, Leslie, · 2011

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Felony & Mayhem Press, (2011). VG PB. "It has everything a crime writer would aspire to, as well as being hugely funny" The Times of London. Dangerous Davies. has a copper's badge to prove he's on the side of right and good though he does not tend to be his superiors' firs...

The King's Henchman: a play in three acts.

Millay, Edna St. Vincent, · 1927

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Harper, 1927. G. Blue binding, black half-spine. Endpapers removed, not affecting texts.

Strange Tales of "Gone with the Wind": 101 things you never knew aboaut "GWTW" but were afraid to ask.

McDermott, Austin and Norman Shavin, · 1983

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Grand Granite, Inc., (1983). 4th ptg. VG PB. Signature of Butterfly McQueen on back cover. Original $3 price on back cover. Some edge wear. Contains 101 questions about the film: 101 Tales: which True, Which Not? plus the answers. Interview with Margaret Mitchell about why the...

Knitting Block by Block.

Epstein,Nicky, · 2010

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Potter Crafts, (2010). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG. Beautiful condition with beautiful illustrations of crafts.

Complete Idiot's Guide to Running a Bed and Breakfast.

Davis, Park, and Susannah Craig, · 2001

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Indianapolis, IN, Alpha Books, (2001). 1st ptg. VG lg sz PB. Best spots to open, marketing strategies, how to create a unique and thriving B&B business.

Clicking with Your Dog: step-by-step pictures.

Tillman, Peggy, · 2000

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Waltham, MA, Sunshine Books, (2000). VG lg sz PB. A new way to communicate with your dog, teach it manners and new tricks.

Christie knew she would have to fight him with what she did best, psychological training and skill.

Clarey, Joanne, signed by the author, · 2005

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

North Carolina, Alabaster Books, (2005). 1st ed. VG PB. A Dr. Christine McMorrow thriller. Slight edge wear.

The Things They Carried.

O'Brien, Tim, · 1998

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Broadway, (1998). VG PB. The carried malaria tablets,love letters, 28-pound mine detectors, dope, illustrated Bibles, each other, and if they. did bring it back alive, unrelenting images of a nightmarish war that history is only beginning to absorb. Slight edge wear.

Complete Books of Nathanael West.

West, Nathanael, introduction by Alan Ross, · 1971

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Farrar Straus, (1971). VG in G DJ. Dream Life of Balso Snell, Miss Lonelyhearts, A Cool Million, The Day of the Locust. DJ edge wear. One of the most original. American writers. West died at age 36 in 1940. Day of the Locust is the best written novel about Hollywood, a sav...

Salsas and Tacos.

Santa Fe School of Cooking, · 2006

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Salt Lake City, Gibbs Smith, (2006). 1st ed13th ptg. G. Delightful book with full page color photos opposite recipes. Front end paper clipped at corner, not affecting text.

A Thousand Days in Venice.

de Blasi, Marlena, · 2002

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Chapel Hill, Algonquin, (2002). VG in VG DJ ex-library. When Fernando spots Marlena in a Venice cafe, he believes he's found the one. Marlena is less sure. But nothing perfect is. ever easy. But they are set on being together. Library markings.

Searching for the Sound: my life with the Grateful Dead.

Lesh, Phil, · 2005

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Little Brown, (2005). 1st ed 1st ptg. Fair. The author first met Jerry Garcia in 1959 in Palo Alto clubs. Lesh learned to play electric bass from first gigs to. legendary Acid Tests. Lesh tells what it was like to live behind the scenes until Garcia's death in 1994. Line d...

Agnes and the Hitman.

Crusie, Jennifer and Bob Mayer, · 2007

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, St. Martins, (2007). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Agnes' life goes awry when a dognapper invades her kitchen one night seriously hampering her attempts to put on a wedding. that she's staked her entire net worth on. Then a hero climbs through her bedroom window where follo...

In Silence: why we pray.

Spoto, Donald, · 2004

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Penguin Compass, (2004). 1st ptg. VG PB. Drawng on the religious thinkers of both West and East, Spoto looks at all types of prayer engaging humannity through the ages. prayer as petition, as forgiveness, as a cry of suffering, abandonment, serenity, loving, silence: a rin...

Endgame: a journal of the seventy ninth year.

Sarton, May, · 1995

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Norton, (1995). 1st PB ptg. G PB. Fiction & poetry writer Sarton recounts what she thought would be a potent harvest but instead became a painful health battle. Edge wear.