Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Welcome to the Western Oxford Foothills: a guide to artists, organizations and services.

Western Oxford Foothills Cultural Council, · 2003

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

np, np, (2003). 1st ed. G lg sz PB. An exploration of Maine's Western Oxford Foothills. Damp stain back cover.

Maine the Place to Live.

Maine Development Commission, · 1940

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Augusta, ME, Maine Dev. Com., (1940s). VG lg sz PB. Color covers, b/w photos. Edge wear. Distributed at NY World's Fair.

The First New England Catalogue.

Hall, Marie S., · 1973

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Chester, CT, J.Chandler Hill/Pequot Press, (1973). 1st ed. G lg sz PB. All manner of interesting things. Bert and I records, Alden Ocean Shell; grandmother case; scrimshaw; building a wooden ship. Edge wear.

Christmas 1997 ornament.

White House Historical Association, · 1997

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

Washington, D.C., White House Historical Assn, (1997). VG ornament gilt border pictorial of Franklin Pierce White House. Ornament shows White House during Pierce's term in office with gilt border and burgundy ribbon on velvet boards in green box. with gilt decoratiion and lett...

Pathological and Surgical Observations on the Diseases of the Joints with alterations and additions (Vol. XII).

and Surgeon to St. George's Hospital, · 1842

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,573)

Boston, Press of T. R. Marvin, 1842 from. 4th London ed. Fair. Library of Practical Medicine published by the Massachusetts Medical Society, for use of its fellows, containing Brodie on. diseases of the joints. Inflammation of the Synovial Membranes of Joints: pathological obs...

Ancestral Trails: complete guide to British genealogy and family history.

Herber, Mark, foreword by John Titford, · 2004

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Pub Co, (2004). 2nd ed. VG lg sz PB. Fully updated and revised. The Bible of British genealogy. Originally published in 1997 and now reflects the latest. developments in the field. Enables the researcher to form a coherent picture of past generation...

Sweet Herbs and Sundry Flowers: medieval gardens and the gardens of the cloisters.

Bayard, Tania, · 1985

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY/Boston, Metropolitan Museum/Godine, (1985). 1st ed. VG HB. Cover shows a detail of "The Unicorn in Captivity" one of a series of 7 tapestries "The Hunt of the Unicorn", silk, wool and. metal thread; French or Flemish ca 1500, gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr. 1937. Beautiful ...

Women at Work: the transformation of work and community in Lowell, Massachusetts 1826-1860.

Dublin, Thomas, · 1979

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Columbia University, (1979). 8th ptg. G PB. Dublin explores in carefully researched detail the lives and experiences of the first generation of American women to face. the demands of industrial capitalism. He describes and traces the strong community awareness of these wom...

The Old Irish of New England: Collectible Classic #10.

Cahill, Robert Ellis, · 1985

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Peabody, MA, Chandler-Smith Pub House, (1985). 3rd ed. VG PB. "A quick temper, a heart of gold, a sense of humor, and a gift of gab. Mix gingerly with a rebellious spirit, a dedication to. duty, and a fierce price, and a touch of creativity - and you have the proper ingredient...

The Eugene Field Book: verses, stories, and letters for school reading.

Cable, · 1902

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Scribner, 1902. Fair. Frontis shows Field reading from a book surrounded by children. "Outgrowth of a constant demand for Field's poems in daily. school-reading, in weekly exercises, in school entertainments, in kindergartens, and in home study." from preface. Selections m...

Leading Orators of Twenty-Five Campaigns, from the first presidential canvass to the present time.

Roberts, William C., · 1884

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, L. K. Strouse, 1884. 1st ed. Fair. Portraits, reminiscences, and biographical sketches of American distinguished political speakers. A concise history of political parties in the United States, together with a chronological presentation of presidential and vice-presidentia...

Album for Reproductions of Confederate Currency.

General Mills, · 0

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

Minneapolis, MN, General Mills, nd. VG. Facsimile of 9 confederate bills with photos of confederate heroes on them: Stonewall Jackson; Jefferson Davis; Alexander H. Stephens; John C. Calhoun; George W. Randolph; Robert M. T. Hunter; Christopher G. Memminger; John P. Benjamin; ...

Ten Ballet Sketches.

Degas (Edgar) born 7/19/1834 Paris died 9/27/1917 (Paris), · 0

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

np, np, np. Sketches 13" x 18" VG outside blue portfolio covers edge worn. One sketch has '78 date but no century, French notes on some of the sketches. Some are full figures, others are smaller. Influenced by Monet, Pissarro, Delacroix, and Ingres. Sketches are pastels of dif...

The Barn: a vainishing landmark in North America.

Arthur, Eric and Dudley Witney, · 1972

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Toronto, Canada, McClelland and Stewart Ltd, (1972). VG ex-library. In honor of the last three centuries in N. America, with great traditions behind them in Europe, they nevertheless evolved. a barn structure that was of their own time and place, and dependent from thumb latch...

Blue Angel.

Prose, Francine, · 2000

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, HarperCollins, (2000). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. A professor of creative writing at a small New England college finally has a student who shows some talent. Satire of academia.

The Mystic Call (La Llamada Mistica).

Retana, Maria Loisa, · 2005

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Bisbee, AZ, High Desert Productions, (2005). VG. Based on a Cuban legend told to the author by her grandmother. In English and Spanish. Durante las lluvias. torrenciales de verano, el Rio San Pedro del sureste de Arizona esta lleno de vida.

Outside the Window.

Smucker, Ann Egan, · 1994

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Knopf, (1994). 1st ptg. G ex-library. A mother bird describes the bedtime activities of a little boy to her five curious babies and puts them to sleep. Back library slip removed, few small tears along bottom page edges.

Jigsaw Jackson.

Birchman, David F., · 1996

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Lothrop Lee & Shepart, (1996). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Way up in Saponac, Maine, there once lived a young potato farmer named J. Jupiter Jackson. Once winter comes there's not. a whole lot for a potato farmer to do. He played checkers with the plow horse, read stories...

The Ersatz Elevator: a series of unfortuante events: sixth in series.

Snickett, Lemony, · 2001

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Harper Collins, (2001). 1st ed 1st ptg. G. Woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esme Squalor's 71 bedroom. penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune. Pictorial cover. Black mark along sp...

Yankee Magazine's Breakfast & Brunch Recipes: favorites from New England Inns.

Thibault, Rose, editor, · 1990

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Dublin, NH, Yankee, nd (ca 1990). VG PB. Front cover shows a stately New England style inn with open white picket fence. Pages slightly tanning at edges.