Crabtree's Collection Old Books

The Awdrey Gore Legacy.

Gorey, Edward, · 1987

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

NY, Beaufort Books, (1987). 1st Beaufort. VG in VG DJ. A Mobius Mystery containing portents, fragments, and significant objects all contributing to a baffling tangle. Owner inscription front endpaper, DJ price cut. Gorey's animated drawwings introduc PBS TV's Mystery series.

Under the Grey Gull's Wing (Monhegan Island).

Ashley, Alta, · 1991

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Damariscotta, ME, Grey Gull Pubs, (1991). 5th ptg. VG PB. It is said that Samoset, the English-speaking Indian who welcomed the Pilgrims when they landed at Plymouth, was captured. on Monhegan by an English pirate, Edward Harlow, and taken to England. From there he made his es...

Untidy Candles: an anthology of contemporary Maine poets.

Zimmerman, Julie, editor, Irene Howe, · 1995

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Brunswick, ME, Biddle Pub Co, (1995). VG PB. Showcase of the variety, beauty, and scope of poetry in Maine. Anonymous illustrator R.S.

Down East Sketches: stories from the coast of Maine.

Beach, Curtis, · 1993

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Yarmouth, ME, Maine Conference Churches, (1993). VG PB. Sketches of real people whom the author has known and admired. Slight soil on cover, owner stamps.

The Saco River: a history and canoeing guide.

Sheehan, Viola, · 1976

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Saco, ME, Saco River Corridor Assn, (1976). G PB. Descriptions of stretches of river, facts about rapids, hazards, put-in and take-out spots, road acess and water levels. at different seasons as well a general history tying together events that took place in each town. Owner s...

Shaker Tradition and Design.

Rose, Milton C. and Emily Mason, edited by, · 1982

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

NY, Bonanza Books, (1982). VG in VG DJ. A Protestant sect, the Shakers came to America from England in the 18th century. Their leader Ann Lee felt she had a call from. God for form a new sect that would return to the early beliefs of the Christian church and strive toward perf...

The Complete Garden: from acacia to zinnias.

Taylor, Albert D., M.S.A. assisted by Gordon D. Cooper, B.S.A., · 1921

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

NY, Garden City Pub Co, (1921). VG in Fair DJ. What, when, where and how to plan, maintain plantings, to get any desired effect. DJ has tears.

Economy for Epicures: a practical menu and recipe book.

Taylor, Mary L. R., · 1946

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Oxford Univ Press, (1946). 2nd ptg. Fair in Fair DJ. 400 economy menus divided into categories: family luncheons & dinners, party luncheons and dinners, buffet suppers, special. low-cost dinners, 3/4 of an hour dinners for the woman with a job. Pieces of DJ missing, bottom...

Between Women: biographers, novelists, critics, teachers and artists write about their work on women.

Ascher, Carol, Louise DeSalvo, and Sara Ruddick, · 1984

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Boston, Beacon Press, (1984). 1st PB ptg. G lg sz PB. Intimate moving stories of women writers, scholars, and artists and the women who have moved them and shared their work. "A big read to be taken in chunks and dreamily digested." Grace Paley Edge wear, owner name sticker.

The Oxford Anthology of English Literature: volume 1 The Middle Ages through the 18th Century.

Trapp, J. B., Hollander and Frank Kermode, and Martin Price, · 1973

$23.00 (€20.87 | £17.41 | ¥3,673)

NY, Oxford Univ Press, 1973. G. Binding slightly discolored, front endpaper creased.

Les Fleurs du Mal, in French and English, new translation by Richard Howard.

Baudelaire, Charles, · 1985

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Boston, Godine, (1985). 2nd PB ptg. VG lg sz PB. Translation of whole of Les Fleurs de Mal with 20 additional poems. Includes Beaudelaire chronology. Listing of discussions of Beaudelaire significant to the translation. Monotype illustrations by Mazur are striking. Few underli...

Catalog of Fancy Goods: The Shaker Cloak and many other articles made at Shaker Village, Sabbathday Lake 1910 facsimile.

Noyes, Lizzie M., Trustee, · 1992

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Sabbathday Lake, ME, United Society of Shakers, (1992). VG PB. Beautiful condition of various articles by the Shakers for sale with prices and photos.

Zigzag Journeys in Classic Lands; or Tommy Toby's trip to Mount Parnassus and Zigzag Journeys in the Orient.

Butterworth, Hezekiah, · 1881

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Boston, Estes and Lauriat, 1881 & 1882. 2 G & Fair HBs. Illus binding, very pretty but somewhat fragile. Some scrapes to front cover on Vol. 2, edge wear to both.

Scenes of Parisian Life: first volume Splendors and Miseries; third volume Cousin Bette; fourth volume Girl with Golden Eyes.

Balzac, Honore de, · 1895

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Philadelphia, Rittenhouse Press, (1895-96). 3 VG volumes. Black binding with gilt decoration and lettering, owner bookplates on front endpaper, few marks along fore-edge.

From Faith to Faith: a daily guide to victory.

Copeland, Kenneth and Gloria, · 1992

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Ft Worth, TX, Kenneth Copeland Pubs, (1992). VG. Paste down pictorial cover on green binding with gilt lettering and green bookmark. How to live through personal traumas by the. word of God. Presented to page filled in.

Katharine and E. B. White: an affectionate memoir.

Russell, Isabel, · 1988

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Norton, (1988). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Russell was the Whites' personal secretary from 1970-1978 now retired and lives in Belfast, Maine, where she writes stories. for children. E. B. White was a very private person and many of the things he said never reached beyond...

Her Majesty's Army Volume I only: a descriptive account of the various regiments now comprising the queen's forces....

Richards, Walter, · 1890

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,573)

NY, John Beacham, nd (ca 1890). Fair.from their first establishment to the present time. Half red leather spine and corners,. Marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt. Front board detached, top 2-1/2" piece of spine detached but present, edge wear, damp stain at bottom of o...

The Works of Mrs. Chapone: 2 volumes (One is volume I and II missing title page for I, the other is volume III & IV).

Chapone, Mrs., · 1809

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.31 | ¥35,930)

Boston, W. Wells and T. B. Wait & Co, 1809. Fair. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind; Miscellanies; Correspondence with Mr. Richardson; Letters to Miss Carter;. Fugitive Pieces to which is attached an account of her life and character drawn up by her own family in four vol...

Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-Folio.

Fern, Fanny (Sarah Payson Willis (Eldredge, Parson later), · 1854

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Auburn (Maine), Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1854. 2nd ed. Fair. Fern leaves gathered at random in shady spots. Blue embossed binding, gilt lettering & decoration on spine. Front flyleaf missing, some tanning spots, much wear to cover especially spine ends and edges.

Challenges: a memoir of my life in opera.

Caldwell, Sarah, · 2008

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Middletown, CT, Wesleyan University, (2008). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Founder and long-time director of the Opera Company of Boston and the first woman to conduct the Metropolitan Opera, Caldwell. was one of the best known and most adventurous conductors and opera directors. Her ...