Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Parasite Rex: inside the bizarre world of nature's most dangerous creatures.

Zimmer, Carl, · 2000

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Touchstone, (2000). 1st ptg. VG PB.

The Second Nature of Things.

Curtis, Will, · 1992

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Hopewell, NJ, Ecco Press, (1992). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. A book of discoveries, a tour of the natural world from the deepest depths of our oceans to the furthest constellations. of the sky. Killer whales, coral reefs, femme fatale of insects, the playboy-like otter, pumpkins and...

Chapters in a Mythology: the poetry of Sylvia Plath.

Kroll, Judith, · 1976

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Harper, (1976). 1st ptg. G PB. Kroll reconciles Plath's suicide to the use of suicide in her poems and her fascination with death as connected with a. broader concern with the themes of rebirth and transcendence. The Boston Herald calls Kroll's analysis brilliant, how desp...

A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.

Swan, Susan Burrows, · 1976

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Winterthur/Rutledge/Crown, (1976). 1st ptg. VG. Wonderful copy. Describes the major needlework methods used in America between 1650 and 1890, dates of popularity & stitches. & some soiling ft cover.

The Hidden World of Secret Societies.

Life Inc., · 2015

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Life Inc., (2015). VG lg sz PB. An illustrated history of the most mysterious organizations. Timeinc. Specials.

Culinary Alchemy: the basics.

Melke, Jean P., Culinary Alchemist, · 2012

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

Auburn, ME, Gypsy Wind Productions, (2012). G lg sz PB. Introduction to low sugar & no sugar added fruit condiment making. Natural recipes free from gluten, dyes, artificial. ingredients & preservatives. When guitarist Jean was preparing for a musical tour with her group she w...

How to be Your Dog's Best Friend: a training manual for dog owners.

Monks of New Skete, · 1978

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Boston, Little Brown, (1978). 16th ptg. G in G DJ. Rises above the usual cookbooks' texts of how to train a dog by providiing a wealth of insights to help the owner/trainer. understand, appreciate, and respect a canine companion. The monks reveal their lives are filled with wo...

Carl Sandburg.

Golden, Harry, · 1961

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Cleveland, World, (1961). 2nd ptg. VG in G DJ. Sandburg has been with history, more than most poets, and a part of the vast upheavals in American social and literary. life during the last 50 years and has provided his biographer with with much personal material from these exci...

Tribute.

Roberts, Nora, · 2008

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Putnam, (2008). 1st ptg. VG. Bright red binding and spine, gilt lettering.

A Woman of Egypt.

Sadat, Jehan, · 1987

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1987). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Beautiful, courageous, brilliant, controversial, living in a world wholly dominated by men, Jehan Sadat defied the traditions. of her country and culture. More than a witness to the tumultuous years which saw Egypt gain its f...

Mt. Desert Island and Acadia National Park: an informal history.

Helfrich, · 1978

$36.00 (€32.66 | £27.25 | ¥5,749)

Camden, ME, Down East Books, (1978). 1st ed 4th ptg. VG lg sz PB. Third largest island on the coat of continental U.S. and five times larger than Manhattan and 6 times the area of Bermuda. Beautiful copy.

Sylvia Plath: a dramatic portrait; The Haunting of Sylvia Plath.

Kyle, Barry and Jacqueline Rose, · 1977

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

NY/Cambridge, MA, Perennial,Harvard Univ Press, (1977) & (1991). 2 VG PBs. Kyle's book is conceived and adapted from Plath's writings is a dramatized setting, a selection of her poems and prose writings. as presented in a biographical context that gives an insight into her lif...

Dance Your Pants Off! (56 minutes) and Tonin' Downtown (38 minutes).

Simmons, Richard, · 1996

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

np, Good Times Home Video, (1996). 2 G VHS tapes. "Dance" includes songs The Rose, She Works Hard for the Money, and Flashdance. "Tonin'" includes songs Run Around Sue, Reach. Out, I'll Be There, Stand by Me, When a Man Loves a Woman, and Under the Boardwalk. Both tapes are in...

Footprints of the Past: images of Cornish, New Hampshire & the Cornish Colony.

Colby, Virginia Reed & James B. Atkinson, · 1996

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Concord, NH, New Hampshire Historical Soc, (1996). VG in VG DJ. A time and a place that nurtured the creative spirit in many significant American artists. For the first time the biographies. and stories about hundreds of Cornish Colony artists, writers, musicians, and philosop...

Triumph Service Repair Handbook TR2-TR6 & GT6 - 1954-1976: complete maintenance, repair, troubleshooting.

Price, Brick, · 1977

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Los Angeles, CA, Clymer Pubs, (1977). 2nd ptg. VG. Fuel maintenance, tune-up, troubleshooting information for one of the most popular sports cars around. Text by a top technical. writer illustrated by 100s of the best photos and drawings available. All operations covered in th...

Saab 99 Owners Workshop Manual 1979 thru 1985 2.0 liter (121.0 cu in) (models covered Saab 900 Sedan and Hatchback 2.0 liter).

Legg, A. K., · 1981

$29.00 (€26.31 | £21.95 | ¥4,631)

Newbury Park, CA, Haynes Pub Group, (1981). VG lg sz PB. Edge wear, few spots, cover rubbed. Written with the home mechanic in mind who does not have the luxury of a well equipped. workshop nor factory service tools.

Saab 99 Owners Workshop Manual 1969 thru 1976 1709 cc (104cuin) 1854 (113cuin) 1985cc (121cuin).

Haynes, J. H. and P. G. Strasman, · 1976

$29.00 (€26.31 | £21.95 | ¥4,631)

Newbury Park, CA, Haynes Pub Group, (1976). G. Edge wearm few spots, cover rubbed. Written with the home mechanic in mind who does not have the luxury of a well equipped. workshop nor factory service tools.

Honey from Stone: a naturalist's search for God.

Raymo, Chet, · 1989

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

St. Paul, MN, Hungry Mind Press, (1989). 2nd ptg. VG PB. Raymo is in love with the universe & uses the language of science to make up the words for their love songs.essays. brimming with mysticism." "a reverie, an entrancing meditation, on stones and stars and mossy ruins.".

French Poets and Novelists.

James, Henry, introduction by Leon Edel, · 1964

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap/Universal, (1964). 1st ed. VG PB. A classic of American criticism, "French Poets" has nver before had an American edition. James, writing in 1975 and without. the benefit of historical perspective, was able to pick out from among the host of 19th century F...

Africans and Their History.

Harris, Joseph E., · 1972

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, New American Library, (1972). 3rd ptg. VG PB. Centuries of myth and prejudice have layered over black culture with a stigma of barbarism and inferiority and a lack of. adequate research and of a coherent overview of the different black societies on this vast continent. Thi...