Crabtree's Collection Old Books

F. Berger's French Method (1896).

and the City of Paris for public schools, · 1896

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Pari, France, F. Berger Privately printed, (1896). VG. Conjugation of a French verb chart tipped in to back of book (F. Berger's French Method) including Present, Future,. Conditional, Imperative, Imperfect, Subjunctive, and Past Indefnite. (Crease to outer edge.) Illustration...

The Elements of Botany for beginners and for schools.

Gray, Asa, · 1887

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, American Book Co, (1887). Revised. G. Green binding. Owner name front endpapere, worn place along bottom binding edge, damp stain to upper edge of binding.

The History of Tom Jones, a foundling.

Fielding, Henry, · 1892

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Worthington Co, 1892. G. An imperfect volume that lays heavy in the hand as a real book should as the story of Tom lays heavy on the mind. A true. belief in the betterment of character by a few lucky encounters and escape from many excapades. Red binding, edges fading, pap...

The Dream Prevails: a story of India.

Diver, Maud, · 1938

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1938. VG in G DJ. Guide to pronouncing Indian words and names on front flyleaf, Carries on the story of Roy Sinclair. Diver reveals her insight. into Eastern character through the emotional problems of Sher Aizul Khan, a commissioner officer in a fron...

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall.

Major, Charles, · 1902

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Macmillan, 1902. VG. Blue binding , pictorial front cover of school building, tree with bridge pictorial on spine, gilt lettering, top edge gilt. Owner name front endpaper, small edge wear.

The King and His Capital: commemorative of Coronation Year: King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

King of England (King Edward VII), · 1903

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, nd (ca 1903). VG oblong pb. Purple binding, silver lettering, tied with red ribbon, fading toward edges.

Photographic View Album of London.

1910

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

London, J.C.L. & Co. L., nd (ca 1910). VG lg sz PB. Green textured binding tied with cord, gilt lettering "A Souvenir of London", oval paste down top left corner Thames. Embankment, London. Photos inside include Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, London, London Bridge, T...

American History and Government: a text-book on the history and civil government of the United States.

Woodburn, James Albert and Thomas Francis Moran, · 1913

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Longmans, Green, (1913). Reprint. VG. Tables at end on presidential administrations, dates of admission to the country by states, population of continental. U.S. by decades, the electoral college. Brown binding, dark brown lettering, some edge wear. Typical text book for t...

Old Wine.

Bottome, Phyllis, · 1925

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Doran, (1925). 1st ed. G. Tan binding, dark lettering and design on front cover. Binding damp stained at bottom as is beginnin pages at top. Owner name. Few spots on endpapers, book looks worn.

Unleavened Bread.

Grant, Robert, · 1900

$23.00 (€20.87 | £17.41 | ¥3,673)

NY, Scribner, 1900. 1st ed. G. Green binding, gilt lettering design on front cover by Margaret Armstrong, spine lettering also gilt. Front endpaper missing,. slight tanning on endpapers.

The Kenneth Roberts Reader.

Roberts, Kenneth, introduction by Ben Ames Williams, · 1945

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Doubleday Doran, (1945). VG. Williams exclaims about what throws Roberts into a fury, and infuriating things that don't. Blue binding, gilt lettering on. spine (rubbed).

The Washbournes of Otterley.

Pakington, Humphrey, · 1948

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

NY, Norton, (1948). VG. "My boy, you must see that you have been indiscreet, most indiscreet, in inviting a young a lady to your studio, but.". "He didn't aske me he. I came of my own accord. He tried to prevent my entry. He put his arm across the door, and I went off in a fai...

The Charm of the Chapel.

Marsh, Daniel L., · 1950

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Boston, MA, Boston University Press, 1950. VG. The chapel is art at its highest, expressed in architecture, painting, sculpture, stained glass, in line and form, curve and. color. Beautiful stained glass windows. statues of St. Jerome, John Wycliffe, Lancelot Andrews, Arcangel...

Short Story Classics (American ) volume one only.

Patten, William, edited by, with introduction and notes by, · 1905

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Collier, (1905). VG. Green decorated binding, gilt title box. Front hinge has break.

Rubber - an epic in research.

Thomas, John W., · 1946

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Newcomen Society England, 1946. 2nd ptg. VG PB. The making of synthetic tires. Cover have some soil and tanning.

Uncle Wiggily's Airship.

Garis, Howard R., · 1939

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Platt & Munk Co., (1939). Good-. Red pictorial binding showing Uncle Wiggily reading a book with cane nearby, black lettering.

Uncle Wiggily in the Country.

Garis, Howard R., · 1940

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Platt & Munk Co., (1940). Good-. Scribbles and names front endpapers, corner of title page torn.

The Curlytops Snowed in or Grand Fun with Skates and Sleds.

Garis, Howard R., · 1918

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Cupples & Leon, (1918). VG. Pictorial cover shows boy and girl reading a book by the window. Edge wear.

Ginny Gordon Lending Library.

Campbell, Julie, · 1954

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Racine, Whitman, (1954). G. Ginny is having trouble find room to rent so she can set up a lending library. Wraparound shiny color cover of thief robbing. a book. Spine ends worn at edges.

Crones Don't Whine: concentrated wisdom for juicy women.

Bolen, Jean Shinoda, M.D., · 2003

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Boston, Conari Press, (2003). 7th ptg. VG in VG DJ. To aspire to be a crone is to want the psychological and spiritual browth she symbolizes. The crone is an archetype. an inner potential that we grow into becoming. Bolen's early work like Goddesses in Everywman helped a gener...