Crabtree's Collection Old Books

At the Butterfly House.

Brown, Edna A., · 1918

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Boston, Lothrop Lee & Shepard, (1918). VG. Paste down pictorial cover (rubbed) shows man and four women,one with tennis racket. Green binding, edge wear. Three pages of publisher Lothrop, Lee & Shepard ads at back of book: Four Gordons; Uncle David's Boys by Edna A. Brown; You...

Hold Everything!.

Sherwood, Bob (last of Barnum's clowns), · 1929

$42.00 (€38.11 | £31.79 | ¥6,707)

NYC, Sherwood's, (1929). VG in G DJ. Funny writing and illustrations about outhouses and wetting the bed. DJ chips to spne and edges.

Gone with the Wind.

Mitchell, Margaret, · 1936

$950.00 (€861.93 | £719.08 | ¥151,703)

NY, Macmillan, June 1936. 1st ed. VG. The Classic. Gray binding, dark blue lettering, slight edge wear. Although there was another edition before the June one in May, it was recalled by the publisher and the June edition is the true First Edition.

Concert with Phillips Academy, Andover, April 20th, 1940 program.

Curtis, Mary Baldwin, Librarian, · 1940

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Phillips Academy, Andover, Walnut Hill Glee Club, 1940. VG. The program of the joint concert of two schools in perfect condition. List program and singers. Perfect condition.

Far from the Madding Crowd.

Weber, Roberts Professor of English Literature Colby College, · 1937

$60.00 (€54.44 | £45.42 | ¥9,581)

NY, Oxford University Press, 1937. 1st ed thus ss. G. Hardy was born on June 2, 1840, in a thatched cottage, and pronounced dead by the doctor in attendance but saved by the. family nurse who said, "Stop a minute! He's alive enough, sure!" His birthplace stands in southern Eng...

The Beautiful Life and Illustrious Reign of Queen Victoria: a memorial volume.

Rusk, Rev. John, Ph.D., · 1901

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Boston, MA, James H. Earle, (1901). VG. Paste down pictorial cover, purple binding, gilt lettering & decoration. An accurate and authentic account of the late Queen. of Gret Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, relating the incidents and events of her public and private l...

A Pictorial History of the Silent Screen.

Blum, Daniel, · 1953

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1953). G hardback. Interior very good condition. Outside binding somewhat worn. Hundreds of photos of stars from their roles or posed shots. Fabulous collection. Owner inscription.

A Defence of Philosophy.

Perry, Ralph Barton, · 1931

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Cambridge, Harvard Univ Press, 1931. VG. Green binding, tanning to spine edge, owner name front endpaper, small sized book. Philosophy attempts to get to the. bottom of things.

Lighthouse Mysteries of the North Atlantic.

Cahill, Robert Ellis, · 1998

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Salem, MA, Old Saltbox Pub House, (1998). 1st ed. VG PB. All lighthouses are erected where the waters are most treacherous and storms kept the keepers on the edge of their. seats.

Biltmore Estate: Images of America.

Rickman, Ellen Erwn, · 2005

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Charleston, SC, Arcadia, (2005). VG lg sz PB. Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC, with its 250 room French Renaissance-style chateau and 125,000 acres of gardens, forests,. and working farms, has captured the fascination of people for over 100 years. Opened to the public in 1930...

Woolly of the Wilds: a story of pluck and adventure in North-West Canada.

Leighton, Robert, · 1917

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

London, Ward, Lock & Co, Ltd, 1917. VG. Pictorial cover of boy fighting off wolves in a snow storm. Owner stamp on front end paper, plus owner name in pencil. Gray binding of boy with rifle on spine. 15 pages of publisher ads at back of book. Some tanning to endpapers, some ta...

A Parody Anthology.

Wells, Carolyn, collected by, · 1904

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Scribner, 1904. 1st ed. VG. Red binding,gilt lettering and decoration, top edge gilt, owner name front endpaper. Nice copy.

The White Pass and Yukon Route: a pictorial history.

Cohen, Stan, · 1982

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Missoula, MT, Pictorial Histories Pub Co, (1982). 3rd ptg. VG lg sz PB. After making the 110-mile journey from Skagway to Whitehorse in the comfort of a modern train, it is hard to imagine the. hardships endured by the gold stampeders as they trekked across the mountain passes...

Signs from Our Loved Ones - Our Son Billy.

Dusseault, Guy, · 2007

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

np, Xlibris Corp, (2007). VG. Ten months after the death of their son, Guy Dusseault started receiving unusual pictures from his son Billy and took these. shocking photos of them, signs of his love for them.

Georgia O'Keeffe: a life.

Robinson, Roxana, · 1989

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

NY, Harper Row, (1989). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. O'Keeffe's life began on a midwestern farm in the 1890s. As a young painter she lived in NYC at the center of the avant-garde. Later she divided her time between the countryside at Lake George, NY, and her explorations of th...

Faith and Practice of New England Yearly Meeting of Friends (Book of Discipline).

New England Friends, · 1985

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Worcester, MA, New England Yearly Meeting, 1985. VG. Adopted 1985 New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. Begins with a brief history of Friends in New England. Includes index. Paul Cuffee, the slave who became a Quaker sea capain; those who befriended the Indians, the "conduct...

A Passionate Intensity: the life and work of Dorothy Healy.

Baxter Society, · 1992

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Portland, ME, Baxter Society, 1992. Ltd 1st ed. VG in G DJ. Honoring Dorothy Healey on her death in 1992. Owner name front endpaper.

The Bird Book: bird neighbors and birds that hunt and are hunted.

Blanchan, Neltje, · 1932

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

Garden City, Doubleday Doran, 1932. G ex-library. Library markings. Nice sturdy copy in olive green binding, gilt lettering on spine.

Near Home.

Mitchell, Robert (photos by), introduction by Charles Kuralt, · 1996

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Boothbay Harbor, ME, Connections, (1996). 1st ed. VG lg sz PB. "Bob Mitchell seems never to be in a hurry.He is at home and has all the time in the world." Charles Kuralt introduction.

Edward O'Brien, Shipbuilder of Thomaston: an exhibition 25 May 1990-19 May 1991.

Maine Maritime Museum, Robert Lloyd Webb, Curator, · 1990

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Bath, Maine Maritime Museum, 1990. VG lg sz PB. Largest funeral in Thomaston in 1882 was for shipbuilder Edward O'Brien, map of shipyard, list of ships built from 1823-1882.