Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Cabin Fever: rustic style comes home.

Carley, Rachel, · 1998

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

NY, Archetype/Simon Schuster, (1998). 4th ptg. VG in VG DJ. The rustic look and why cabin fever is raging, from woodsy mountain retreats to suburban living rooms.

History of the Gow School 1926-2001,75 years, South Wales, NY.

Gow, David W., · 2001

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

np, np, ca 2001. VG lg sz PB. 75 year history of the Gow School in South Wales, NY.

A Christmas Companion.

Brosnan, Edel, editor, · 1998

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

London, Lorenzs Books, (1998). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Prepare sumptuous dinners, home made edible gifts, Christmas decorations, greeting cards, gift wrap and presents.

Woolly Bear Knits.

Coss, Melinda, · 1989

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, St. Martins, (1989). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG lg sz PB. 20 patterns of sweaters, mittens, toys for adults and children. Slight edge wear.

The Road to Paradise: the story of the rebirth of the Strasburg Rail Road.

Moedinger, William M., · 1983

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Lancaster, PA, Strasburg Rail Road Shop, (1983). VG lg sz PB. Fond memories of 20 all-Pennsy steam trains. Slight edge wear.

The Western Art of Frederic Remington.

Baigell, Matthew, · 1976

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Ballantine, (1976). 1st ed thus. VG lg sz PB. Remington loved the Old West, was fearful of the new, & helped create a romanticized image of the glory-days of settlement.

The Shaker Image.

Pearson, Elmer R. and John Neal, preface by Walter Muir Whitehill, · 1974

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Boston, MA, New York Graphic Society, (1974). Fair in Fair DJ ex-library. Historic photos that capture Shakers from every angel, as they saw themselves and as the world saw them and as they wanted to. be seen by the world. A separatist group often misunderstood by the more wor...

The Shakers: hands to work, hearts to God: history and visions of the United Society of Believers from 1774 to present.

Burns, Amy Stechler, · 1986

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

NY, Portland House, (1986). G in G DJ ex-library. "The pecliar grace of a Shaker chair is due to the fact that it was built by someone capable of believing that an angel might. come and sit on it." Thomas Merton Bookplate, top of hinge split, library markings.

The Best of Bill Clark 1957-1967.

Clark, Bill, · 0

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

np, Self-published, nd. VG. A selection of columns from the Gannett newspapers of Maine, Portland Press Herald, Daily Kennebec Journal, Waterville. Morning Sentinel and Portland Sunday Telegram. Green binding with pictorial of logger on ft cover in gilt with gilt lettering, ow...

The Shakers and Their Homes: a concise history of The United Society of Believers Called Shakers.

Robinson, Charles Edson, · 1976

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

Canterbury, NH, Shaker Village, Inc., 1976/1893. Facsimile. VG in G DJ ex-library. In the spring of 1774, Mother Ann Lee imprated to her congregation a special revelation from heaven to establish. the church of Christ in America. Library markings.

How to Make Rubbings.

Skinner, Michael Kingsley, · 1972

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,554)

London, Studio Vista/Van Nostrand, (1972). VG in G DJ. This book helps you look around and find interesting surfaces to rub including a cabbage, lace, license plate, manhole cover. Few tears to DJ edges.

A Light in the Attic.

Silverstein, Shel, · 1981

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

NY, Harper & Row, (1981). G. All the humorous ideas such as mailordering new parents if the old ones make you eat your lima beans and always sprinkle pepper. in your hair in case you are kidnapped by a Wild Barbazzoop. Owner inscription front endpaper, slight fading toward spine.

Walking the New England Coast: 44 scenic walks, strolls, and day hikes.

Gibson, John, · 1992

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Camden, ME, Down East, (1992). 1st ed 1st ptg. G PB ex-library. Wind-shaped dunes, tidal estuaries, dramatic mountains, old saltwater farms, all within a few hours' drive. Library markings.

Cooking with Evening Guild.

Evening Guild, New Gloucester, Maine, · 1985

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

New Gloucester, ME, Evening Guild, (1985). G. Ads by local businesses, some extra recipes glued in.

The C.S.S. David: "Little David", the story of the first successful torpedo boat.

Representative First Congressional District of S.C., · 1970

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

Charleston, S.C., Comprint, (1970). Bicentennial. VG PB. First successful torpedo boat attack in naval warfare.

A Log of Deadwood: a postmodern epic of the South Dakota gold rush.

David, Gary, · 1993

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,554)

Berkeley, CA, North Atlantic Books, (1993). 1st ptg. VG PB (signed). Gold seekers invaded the sacred heart of the Sioux reservation in the Black Hills of South Dakota on Deadwood Creek. Owner bookplate.

Joyce Kilmer: Memoir and Poems: two volumes in one.

Holliday, Robert Cortes, edited with a memoir, · 1949

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

NY, Doubleday, 1949. VG. Poems from France, at home, early poems, letters, memoir. Owner name front endpaper.

Eve: poems.

Finch, Annie, · 1997

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Ashland, OR, Story Line Press, (1997). 2nd Amer ptg. VG. "Like her predecessors, Eve brought both death and life to humanity." Top corners slight bent.

The North Sea (in German and English) facing pages.

Heine, Heinrich, translated by Vernon Watkins, · 1951

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, New Directions, (1951). G. Binding tanned at edges, first two pages cut on the diagonal at the top.

Miss Peggy Lee: an autobiography.

Lee, Peggy, · 1989

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

NY, Fine, (1989). 1st ptg. VG in G DJ. Written in her own words, winner of a Grammy, Oscar, and Emmy, Peggy Lee writes about her tumultuous life. One page corner. repaired.