Crabtree's Collection Old Books

It All Began with an Apple: a history of Veryfine Products, Inc..

Bracken, Jeanne Munn, · 1993

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Westford, MA, Veryfine Products, (1993). 2nd ed. VG. In 1865 Michael Durant establishes vinegar company, Somerville, MA, and Standard Vinegar Company evolves, and eventually becomes. Veryfine Apple Juice. Kelly green binding, gilt lettering and apple design. History of the com...

Secrets of the Freemasons.

Bradley, Michael, · 2006

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Sterling, (2006). 6th ptg. VG. Front cover shows the Masonic temple with eyeball at top of triangle. Exploring the murky depths of Freemasonry is like. attempting to salvage an old shipwreck on the ocean floor and inside a hall of mirrors. At every turn there are exciting ...

The Pine-Tree Coast.

Drake, Samuel Adams, · 1891

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

Boston, Estes & Lauriat, 1891. 2nd ptg. G ex-library. Brown pictorial binding shows pine tree with farmer walking up hill trying to lift sun, gilt sun and lettering. Illustrations are made from originals. Frontis coastal scene, tissue guard, map of Maine coast. Owner name on t...

The Clinton Tapes: conversations with a president, 1993-2001.

Branch, Taylor, · 2010

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (2010). 1st PB ed 1ptg. G PB. A groundbreaking book about the modern presidency, The Clinton Tapes invites readers into private dialogue with a gifted,. tormented, resilient President of the U.S. Here is what President Clinton thought and felt but could n...

Introducing Winnie-the-Pooh and other selections from A.A. Milne.

Milne, A. A., · 1947

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Dutton, (1947). G in Fair DJ. In this book we are introduced to Pooh, the fat little Teddy Bear immortalized by A. A. Milne along with Christopher Robin,. Piglet and Rabbit, not to mention the bees. Along with the introductory story there are three enchanting tales in rhym...

Distant Blue.

Carper, Thomas (recipient of the 2003 Richard Wilbur Award), · 2003

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Evansville, IN, Univ of Evansville Press, (2003). VG in VG DJ. Carefully crafted poems and beautifully rendered translations from authors such as Ronsard, Du Bellay, and Akhmatova. A powerful testimony to an author whose mind ranges from sublimed metaphysical observatins to un...

The Rural Wreath; or Life Among the Flowers (meanings of flowers).

Greenwood, Laura, edited by, · 1856

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

Boston, Wentworth & Co., 1856. Fair. Royal blue embossed binding, gilt flowers on front cover and spine, gilt lettering on spine, two poems glued to front. endpaper, tissue guard on frontis, embossed flower design on back cover. Meanings of many flowers, such as Clematis (Ment...

World of Light: a portrait of May Sarton with additional poems and comments.

Sarton, May (signed), · 1982

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

NYC, Ishtar Enterprises, 1982. G PB. Signed by Sarton on front cover. Published to honor Sarton on the occasion ofher 70th birthday. Contains transcript from the. shooting of the film "World of Light: a portrait of May Sarton" where for a four-day session in June 1979 Sarton a...

Rock Climbing: The Starting Series.

Clarke, Arthur B., · 1979

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

London, Barrie & Jenkins, (1979). 1st ptg. VG. Recommended in the foreword by John A. Jackson, Director, National Mountaineering Centre, North Wales. Mark where sticker removed front endpaper.

Food in History.

Tannahill, Reay, · 1973

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Stein & Day, (1973). BCE. VG in G DJ. Food made man & history. His quest for spices opened up the new world. A fascinating study. DJ edge wear.

The White Devil (Chandler Editions in Drama).

Webster, John, introduction by Travis Bogard, · 1961

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

San Francisco, CA, Chandler Pub Co, (1961). VG PB. Chandler centered the destinies of his characters around the lives of two protagonists, Victoria and Flamineo. The woman's story is one of high passion and considering that Victoria is to be played by a boy of marked sexual ca...

The Maine Land: a portfolio of views taken in vacationland.

Bradshaw, Marion J., · 1941

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Alliance, OH, Bradshaw Printing, (1941). 5th ptg #847. VG. Signed by author. Beautiful photos on one page w/ description on opposite page. Frontis page map of Maine. Black binding, green lettering, gilt decoration.

Tales of Hoffman.

Hoffman, E(ernst). T(heodor). A(madeus)., edited by Christopher Lazare, · 1946

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

NY, A. A. Wyn, 1946. VG in Fair DJ. This is the first publication in modern translation of Hoffman's famous tales. His name has long been synonymous. with the fabulous, the supernatural, and the grotesque. In continental literature his unmistakable mark can be seen in the work...

E. E. Cummings: complete poems 1904-1962.

E. E. Cummings, Firmage, George J., edited by, · 1991

$145.00 (€131.56 | £109.75 | ¥23,155)

NY, Liveright, (1991). Centennial ed. VG in VG DJ. Revised, corrected, and expanded edition containing all the publshed poetry. This centennial edition of E. E. Cummings'. Complete Poems published in celebration of h is birth on October 14, 1894, contains all the poems publish...

The Beatles Anthology.

Beatles, · 2000

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

London, Cassell, (2000). 1st ptg. VG lg sz PB. This extraordinary project was made possible because McCartney, Harrison & Starr agreed to tell their combined story especially. for this book. Together with Yoko Ono they also made available the full transcripts of the TV and vid...

The First Fifty: Munro-Bagging without a beard.

Gray, Muriel, · 1991

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Edinburgh, Mainstream Pub, (1991). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Controversial TV presenter & principled newspaper columnist Gray guides you through the mighty peaks of Scotland as she fast. approaches her 100th Munro (mountain over 3,000 feet).

Basketry of the Appalachian Mountains.

Stephenson, Sue H., · 1977

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1977). 7th ptg. VG lg sz PB. A complete manual of the technology and history of basketry in the Appalachian Mountains and of basketry in New England and. points west, where the early immigrants from the British Isles settled in the U.S. Quite distin...

The Collector's Guide to Post Cards (updated values).

Wood, Jane, · 1991

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Gas City, IN, L.-W. Promotions, (1991). VG lg sz PB. Beautiful book detailing the collection of post cards and their values.

Phoenix Art Palace.

Xinquan's Works & Contemporary Feminine Beauty by Xiao Zhe, · 2008

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Jiangsu, China, Wuxi Phoenix Art Palace, ca 2008. VG lg sz stiff PB. Catalogue of exhibits plus biography of Fan Bo.

The Book of Potpourri: fragrant flower mixes for scenting & decorating the home.

Black, Penny, · 1989

$17.00 (€15.42 | £12.87 | ¥2,715)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1989). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Step-by-step through the processes of making potpourri, both hangdrying and drying are explained and the effects of drying on. different types of plant materials, the merits of both dry and moist methds in step-by-step photos...