Crabtree's Collection Old Books

No Horns Blowing: Canoeing 10 Great Rivers in Maine.

Thomas, Eben, · 1973

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Hallowell, ME, Hallowell Printing, (1973). 3rd ptg. VG PB. Based on actual experiences in Maine's white water. Included are an explanation of level of difficulty, length of trip,. a canoe map, campsites, approximate mileage and take out points.

Annual report Lincoln Maine year ending December 31, 1972.

Town of Lincoln, Maine, · 1972

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

np, Lincoln, Maine, (1972). G PB. Pictorial cover showing lake scene on blue binding. Tanned at edges.

The Sagamore of Old Orchard (signed).

A. E. Auger, · 1943

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

np, Self-published, (1943). G PB. Life of early inhabitants of Maine during the latter part of the 17th and first part of 18th centuries where. the French and Indians invaded and pioneers fought their battles and where Sagamore of Old Orchard fell in love with an Indian prince...

Ninety Years of Living.

Fitch, Edwin Peabody 1840-1931, · 1997

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Bridgton, ME, Brighton Historical Society, (1997). VG PB. Fitch grew up at the Peabody-Fitch Farm, now known as Narramissic, is a historic site owned and operated by the. Brighton, Maine, Historical Society. He writes of his Civil War days and life on the farm.

Solutions: a Maine medical murder mystery (signed by the author).

Richards, Dewey, · 2002

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

np, XLibris, (2002). VG PB. In a rural Maine medical practice, Doc and his office nurse Matilda deal with all manner of problems but then Matilda. decides to become a detective and finds her share of unnatural deaths. Inscribed by author.

Sail and Steam along the Maine coast.

Short, Vincent and Edwin Sears, · 1966

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Portland, ME, Bond Wheelwright, (1966). 2nd ptg. VG. A picture gallery in book form of sailing vessels and steamboats that plied the northeastern coast of the U.S. Owner name front endpaper, some fading along back spine edge.

Maine Life at the turn of the century through the photos of Nettie Cummings Maxim.

Burns, Diane and Jack, · 1995

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,554)

Charleston, SC, Arcadia Pubs, (1995). VG PB. Inscribed by authors. Before her death in 1910, Nettie Cummings Maxim chronicled the people, landscapes, and animals. of a typical Maine farm at Bird Hill in Bethel at the turn of the century. She captured on film the details of far...

Lake Region: Bridgton, Harrison, Otisfield, Waterford, Bridgton and Saco River Railroad: Images of America (Maine).

Barnes, Diane and Jack, · 1998

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Charleston, SC, Arcadia, (1998). VG lg sz PB. Maine's Lake Region is uniquely endowed with a network of waterways that determined its history and define its identity. Inscribed by author.

Very Nearly Me: adventures of an anglophile (signed by author).

Copeland, Evelyn, · 2004

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Pittsburgh, PA, Rose Dog Books, (2004). 1st ptg. G PB. A Connecticut schoolteacher the author wanted to experience the literature she had been teaching her students, to gain. firsthand knowledge of the people, traditions and culture she had grown to love and profess. She took ...

Susie (signed by author).

Copeland, Evelyn, · 2006

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Pittsburgh, PA, Rose Dog Books, (2006). VG PB. Susie was 9 months old when her mother died. From then until she met arthur her life was not easy, and not even after she. married him and settled on a Connecticut farm. Midwife in an emergency, chimney fires in the winter, tramps...

Dancing on My Desk (signed by author).

Copeland, Evelyn, · 2007

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

Pittsburgh, PA, Rose Dog Books, (2007). VG PB. Story of one woman's teaching career, how it started and how it grew, and how travel to visit the backgrounds of classics being. taught, or to attend or speak at meetings about teaching English or the humanities. Inscribed by author.

The Best of Barnes: the selected articles and photographs of Jack Barnes.

Barnes, Jack, foreword by Ernie Hebert, edited by Susan C. Conley, · 1996

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Troy, ME, Nightshade Press, (1996). 1st ed. VG PB inscribed. Inscribed by author. A biographical survey of Northern New England poets, writers and storytellers. Owner sticker.

Maine a History: a facsimile of the 1919 edition edited by Louis Clinton Hatch with a new introduction and bibliography.

Hatch, Louis C., introduction by William B. Jordan, Jr., · 1974

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

Somersworth, New Hampshire Pub Co, 1974. Facsimile. G PB. Maine a history was compiled in 1920 for Maine's centennial celebration. It remains the most comprehensive single history. of the state from pre-Columbian contacts to the complexities of the 20th century, the entire sag...

Searching for Spring: poetic reflections of Maine.

Nye, Ken, · 2005

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Freeport, ME, TJMF Publishing, 2005. VG PB. "What is it about a dog, these almost-half-human animals who choose us over their own kind? Is it the look in the eyes?. The silent pledge of loyalty and holy commitment?" Roped Bed "Way down at the end of the roof gable in the attic...

Greatest Mountain: Katahdin's wilderness.

by Judith A. and John W. Hakola, · 1972

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,831)

Scrimshaw Press, 1972. 1st ed. VG PB. "Everything in connection with the Park must be left simple and natural and must remain as nearly as it was when only the. Indians and the animals roamed at will through these areas. I want it made availaable to persons of moderate means w...

Maine Almanac and Book of Lists.

Maine Times, · 1991

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Topsham, ME, Maine Times, (1991). VG lg sz PB. Everything you want to know about Maine.

Maine Agriculture.

Maine Development Commission, · 1970

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Augusta, ME, Maine Development Commission, nd (ca 1970). VG PB. Color pictorial binding. Owner name pencil ft endpaper.

State o'Maine Facts: a handbook of Maine.

Courier-Gazette, · 1970

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

Rockland, ME, Courtier-Gazette Inc., (1970) & (1976). 2 VG PBs. A broad range of detailed information concerning Maine, its people, culture and industry.

Chez-Nous: the St. John Valley: an exhibit reflecting traditional French culture in Maine's St. John Valley.

Maine State Museum, · 1982

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Augusta, ME, Maine State Museum, (1982-1983). VG fold-out of the exhibit pictures. Photos show Edith Dube spinning, memeber of the Farrell and Michaud families, Van Buren, Maine; John and Annie Mannie. waiting for the ferry at Madawaska, Maine, 1911. and members of the Martin ...

New England Sea Drama.

Snow, Edward Rowe, · 1962

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Boston, MA, Planograph Printing Co, nd (ca 1962). VG. Coast Guard map of Boston District attached to title page, laid in map of The Islands of Boston Harbor drawn by Snow. Snow was born in Winthrop, MA, being descended from sea captains for four generations back on both sides ...