Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Rugged Water.

Lincoln, Joseph C., · 1924

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Appleton, 1924. 1st ed 1st ptg. G. Before the Coast Guard, lighthouse workers on a rugged mission to a stranded boat during a storm. They failed and it is now. being investigated as a premeditated act. Green binding with gilt backdrop to green title lettering. Owner inscri...

Alcoholics Anonymous: the story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism.

Anonymous, · 2001

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, AA World Services, 2001. 4th ed 26 ptg. VG PB. Softcover portable edition. Very nice copy.

Blue and Gray.

Graham, Martin F., Clint Johnson, Richard A. Sauers, George Skoch, · 2006

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Lincolnwood, IL, Publications International, (2006). VG in VG DJ. Leaders of both sides & regular people of the time talk about their experiences, battles and skirmishes, art created by. soldiers, prized possessions from troops.

The Casco Bay Islands: Images of America.

Sargent, Ruth S., compiled by, · 1995

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Dover, NH, Arcadia, (1995). G PB ex-library. The Casco Bay Islands have been one of Maine's most treasured hideaway places. Connected by ferry, a trip to the islands is. a trip into another world. Fairy-tale Victorian cottages are surrounded by beautiful beaches, and atmospher...

True Stories of Courage and Defiance from the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

Story, William L., · 2004

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Peabody, MA, Willart Pub, (2004). 2nd ptg. VG PB. True stories of some of those accused who showed extraordinary character and courage by defying the powerful forces against. them. They refused to compromise their integrity or their souls and chose death rather than confess to...

More Tales of Cedar River.

Clark, William M., · 1961

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, David McKay, (1961). 1st ed. VG in G DJ. Few closed DJ tears, edge wear, owner name ft endpaper.

Theory and Practice of Propellers for Auxiliary Sailboats.

Stanton, John R., · 1975

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Cambridge, Cornell Maritime Press, (1975). VG PB. General principles of hydrodynamics and propulsion devices to displacement craft while final chapter discusses practical. application of theory and data to classic and contemporary sailing craft.

The Laws of Scientific Hand Reading.

Benham, William G., · 1900

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

NY, Putnam, (1900). 8th ptg. Fair. Photos of hands and what they mean, nails, hair on hands, finger tips, knotty fingers, long, short fingers, the thumb,. line of the heart, head, life, influence, affection. Owner name and stamp, hinges cracked, blank front endpapers missing, ...

Captain Horatio Hornblower: Beat to Quarters.

Forester, C. S., · 1939

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Boston, Little Brown, 1939. G. Sailors are required to drop what they are doing and return to assigned quarters. Tanning marks on spine, some edge fading.

The History and Origin of Horse Brasses: their history and origin.

Brown, Reginald A., · 1974

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Hertfordshire, England, Quatilles International Ltd, (1974). Reprint. VG PB. Horse brasses originally decorated cart horses but now make displays on walls and fireplaces of club rooms and lounges. The designs thought not necessarilly the actual horse brasses, have a long histo...

My Private War: liberated body, captive mind: a WWII's POW's journey.

Bussel, Norman, · 2008

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Pegasus, (2008). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. An introspective teen from Memphis finds himself bailing out of a burning B-17 bomber & touching down in a field outside Berlin. He was immediately seized by farmhands who were in the process of lynching him when a passing Germ...

Day of Deceit: the truth about FDR and Pearl Harbor.

Stinnett, Robert F., with new foreword, · 2001

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Touchstone, (2001). 1st ptg. VG PB.

Travels in Place: a journey into memory loss.

Griffin-Wehr, Christiane W., · 2008

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Bandon, OR, Robert Reed, (2008). VG PB. A difficult yet radiant journey through Alzheimer's. The author leads us through the profound challenge of becoming her mother's. care-giver, Medical help isnot what she needs but instead humor, an open mind, and a deep heart.

Within My Horizon.

Bridgman, Helen Bartlett, · 1920

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Boston, Small Maynard, (1920). G. Bridgman writes about her old-fashioned chldhood where she began life as a boy since she cared nothing for dolls or clothes. Navy blue binding, gilt lettering, edge wear.

Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children.

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, edited by, · 1919

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Scribner, 1919. 5th ptg. G. Most of the letters were written by Roosevelt to his children during a period of more than a dozen years when he was separated. from them by the Spanish War, a hunting trips, ore because they were at school. He sent these messages of constant th...

Charles Haddon Spurgeon: the people's preacher.

Anonymous, · 1834

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Kilmarnock, Scotland, John Ritchie Ltd, nd. VG. British Baptist preacher Spurgeon was born in Kelvedon, Essex, UK, in 1834. Yellow binding, black lettering and design. Few owner jottings.

The Roosevelt Book: selections from the writings of Theodore Roosevelt.

Roosevelt, Theodore, introduction by Robert Bridges, · 1914

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

NY, Scribner, 1914. New enlarged. VG. Rose-colored binding, black lettering and design on front cover and spine. Owner name front endpaper, edge wear.

The Disaster of the Hindenburg: the last flight of the greatest airship ever built.

Tanaka, Shelley, · 1993

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Madison Press, (1993). VG lg sz PB. Describes the last voyage of the zeppelin, Hindenburg which crashed in flames on a New Jersey airfield in 1937 and examines. some possible causes for the disaster.

The Shape of Dark.

Martin, Sally, · 0

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Self published. VG PB. Beautiful condition. Shocking story of a woman and her young daughter.

Maine and Her People with a supplment on The Story of Aroostook, Maine's Last Frontier.

Clifford, Harold B., and supplement by Charlotte L. Melvin, · 1963

$26.00 (€23.59 | £19.68 | ¥4,152)

Freeport, ME, Bond Wheelwright Co, (1963). 2nd ed. VG. Blue pictorial binding, wonderful condition, inscription front endpaper.