Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Gulliver's Travels into some remote regions of the world.

Swift, Jonathan, D.D., · 1900

$21.00 (€19.05 | £15.90 | ¥3,353)

Newark, NJ, Charles E. Graham, nd (ca 1900). G. Front color cover has Gulliver standing over a river. Edge wear.

The Poetical Works of Robert Southey with a Memoir.

Southey, Robert, · 1895

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

NY, Crowell, nd (ca 1895). VG leather bound. Tan leather binding with gilt lettering and design, all edges gilt. Owner name in pencil on front endpaper. Southey was born August 12th, 1774, and through both his parents was born from respectable families of Somerset County, Engl...

Great American Trials: 201 compelling courtroom dramas.

Knappman, Edward W., editor, · 1994

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Detroit, Visible Ink, (1994). G PB. Trials arranged in chronological order plus index by name. Did the trial have a major impact on the course of American history?. Set an important legal precedent, crystallize or generate a national political controversy, public attention, le...

Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: short stories, prose, and diary excerpts: Sylvia Plath: method and madness.

Plath, Sylvia plus her biography by Edward Butscher, · 1980

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

NY, Harper Colophon/Pocket, (1980) & (1977). 1st PB ed/2d. 2 VG PBs. In the brief 13 years of her writing life, Plath wrote a substantial body of prose, only a portion of which survives,. most of it in the form of stories. This collection brings togethe the best of her survivi...

Tapestry & Knitting 1989.

Ehrman, Hugh, · 1989

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Amherst, NH, Ehrman, (1989). VG lg sz PB. Wonderful craft quality sweaters and decorative items including Kaffe Fassett. Sticker back cover.

An Introduction to the Theatre.

Whiting, Frank M., University of Minnesota, · 1969

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Harper & Row, (1969). 3rd ed. G. Caramel-color binding, white/black lettering & design. Owner name on fore-edge, some underlining, cover scuffing. Many photos of theater productions, discussions of playwrights.

The Ceremonial City: Toulouse observed 1738-1780.

Schneider, Robert A., · 1995

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Princeton, NJ, Princeton Univ Press, (1995). 1st PB ptg. VG lg sz PB. From public executions to religious processions to political festivities, Toulouse's ceremonial life was remarkable rich in. the decades prior to the French Revolution. His inquiry is based on the unpublishe...

Country Living Picnics and Porch Suppers.

Murphy, Diana Gold, foreword by Rachel Newman, · 1998

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Hearst Books, (1998). 1st ptg. VG. From the first warm day of spring to a chilly autumn evening nothing beats dining alfresco. Brimming with simple and. traditional recipes for all your outdoor celebrations from bountiful breakfasts to late night fetes, party ideas, menus,...

Maine's Next Economy: how the state's innovators, entrepreneurs and doers are growing a new prosperity.

Caron, Alan, foreword Senator Angus King, · 2015

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

np, np, (2015). VG PB. Caron is a lifelong Mainer, raised in Waterville in a family of mill workers and farmers, & has been a small business owner and. social entrepreneur for most of his life, working on issues ranging from growing businesses to revitalizing neighborhoods, af...

You Just Don't Understand: women and men in conversation.

Tannen, Deborah, Ph.D., · 1991

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Ballantine, (1991). 14th ptg. VG PB. Refreshing readable account of complexities of communication between men and women and makes linguistics interesting and. usable.

Flashbacks on returning to Vietnam.

Safer, Morley, · 1991

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, St. Martins, (1991). 1st PB ptg. VG PB. CBS reporter Safer brought Vietnam into our living rooms in August 1965 with his coverage of Cam Ne Village by U.S. Marines. shocked the nation and outraged Pres. Lyndon Johnson's White House. 25 years later Safer returns to Vietnam ...

Saving Graces: finding solace and strength from friends and strangers.

Edwards, Elizabeth (with new chapter by author), · 2007

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Detroit, Thomson/Gale, (2007)1st thus. Large print. VG lg sz PB. She charmed America with her smart, likeable, down-to-earth personality as she campaigned for her husband, then vice. presidential candidate John Edwards. She inspired millions as she valiantly fought advanced br...

Tombstones: 75 famous people and their final resting places.

Felsen, Gregg, · 1996

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press, (1996). 1st ptg. G PB ex-library. Beautiful color photos of the tombs of 75 people including George Washington, Frederic Chopin, Henry David Thoreau,. Stonewall Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, George Armstrong Custer, and Marilyn Mon...

More Kinky Friedman: Frequent Flyer; Musical Chairs; Elvis, Jesus and Coca-Cola.

Friedman, Kinky, · 1993

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

London, Faber and Faber, (1993). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Contains Epilogue by Friendman about his cat Cuddles.

Over Their Dead Bodies: Yankee epitaphs & history.

Mann, Thomas C. & Janet Greene, · 1962

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Brattleboro, VT, Stephen Greene Press, 1962. 1st thus. G in Fair DJ. 3 centuries of highly personal comments carved on markers in thousands of cemeteries. Blue binding with silver angel, faded. at edges, red and yellow DJ with tears and fading at edges. Owner inscription on fr...

Lichstenstein: romantische sage aus der wurttembergischen geschichte (romantic legend from Wurttemberg history).

Hauff, Wilhelm (in German), · 1877

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

Stuttgart, Rieger'sche, 1877. G. Pictorial greenish cover with castle with man observing on hill with oval top, lettering in German, Rab Assmus, Inv. at bottom. Cream colored binding, some soil and edge wear. Small sticker on front endpaper from Carl Schoenhof, Boston, Tremont...

Standard Population Guide: incorporated cities, towns, villages and boroughs of the U.S. having a population of 1,000 or over.

National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters, · 1931

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

NY, Natl Bureau of Casulaty, 1931. VG. Bank and safe deposit box burglary rules & rates, mercantile open stock, safe, messenger, paymaster, and interior robbery. insurance, office or store robbery. Looseleaf notebook with two brass brads.

Manual of Glass Insurance including glass in automobiles.

National Bureau of Casualty & Surety Underwriters, · 1929

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Casualty/Surety Underwriters, (1929). VG PB. Includes mercantile risks, different areas of buildings, with & without basements, rate tables. Paperback blue cover, dark blue spine, two brass brads on spine side.

Flower Arranging: step by step guide.

Pearce, Barbara, · 1973

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Hamlyn, (1973). VG in VG DJ. Introduction to fascinating art of flower arrangement describing in words & pictures how to make a start and progress. towards the creation of more ambitious arrangements.

Simple Gourmet Lamb with side dishes & wine pairings.

Gooding, Kate Krukowski, · 2011

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Mt. Desert, ME, Northern Solstice Pub, nd (ca 2011). VG lg sz PB. Cooking with lamb.