Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Five Against One: the Pearl Jam story.

Neely, Kim, · 1998

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Penguin, (1998). G PB. Definitive bioraphy of one of the world's most popular and enigmatic bands, from the early days as fame-ducking grunge. pioneers, to their headline-making battle with Ticketmaster, to their status as self-assured survivors. Edge wear.

Mouton Rothschild: Paintings for the Labels.

Rothschild, Philippine de, · 1983

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Boston, NY Graphic Society, (1983). 2nd ptg revisd. VG lg sz PB. Mouton Rothschild: hardly more than a speck on the map of France, 400 miles south-west of Paris, a name famous around. the world that brings thousands of pilgrims every year to visit the birthplace of a wine trea...

The Complete Works of Gaspar Sanz: volumes 1 & 2: complete musical contents of his masterwork Instruccion de Musica.

Sanz, Gaspar, translated and edited by Jerry Willard, · 2006

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,470)

NY, Amsco Publications, (2006). 2 VG PBs in G slipcase including two demonstration CDs. Born in 1640 Sanz is generally considered to be the greatest Spanish guitarist and composer of the 17th century. He traveled extensively throughout Spain and Italy and influenced, and was i...

The University City of Cambridge.

Stanley, Louis T., M.A., · 0

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

np, Pitkin, nd. VG PB.

The Pictorial Story of the Tower of London.

Resident Governor and Major of the Tower, · 1960

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,756)

London, Pitkins, nd (1960). VG PB. Title page photo of the Tower of London and Tower Bridge offers a good indication of William the Conqueror's reasons for. choosing the Thameside site for his fortress. From the turrets of the White Tower, the Normans could survey the Surrey a...

Her Royal Highness the Princess Margaret Souvenir Album.

Unknown, · 1955

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

London, Pitkin, nd (ca 1955). VG PB. Includes her message to the nation that she has decided not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend (10/31/1955). Photos of her. birth on August 21, 1930. She and her sister Elizabeth were "inseparable companions at their London home." She wa...

The Second, Third, Fourth; and Sixth Golden Gift Book of Prince Charles and Princess Anne.

Scott, Elizabeth; Sarah Renfry; Jean Gordon; Dorothy Laird, · 0

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

London, Pitkin, nd. 4 VG PBs. Four booklets describing the lives of Prince Charales and Princess Anne as they grow up. Two photo postcards of Charles. and Anne and two newspaper clipping photos of them with the Queen Mother Elizabeth at the Royal Lodge Gardens, Windsor. Few no...

Our Bonny Royal Children: their royal hignesses Prince Charles and Princess Anne.

Laird, Dorothy, · 0

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

London, Pitkin Pictorials Ltd., nd. VG PB. Pictorial story of Prince Charles and Princess during their parents' absence abroad and of the joyful reunion in Britannia. Laid in news clipping showing Charles and Anne awaiting their reunion with their parents in Tobruk and a photo...

The Story of the Prince of Wales.

Montague-Smith, Patrick W., Asst. Editor, Debrett's Peerage, · 0

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

London, Pitkin Pictorials, nd. VG PB. Two laid in postcards of Prince Charles and Princess Anne on a picnic blanket and playing with a bell. Genealogical descent. of the royal family from the Sovereign Prince of Wales. Color likeness of Charles, 21st Prince of Wales, on front ...

The Queen and Princess Anne.

Sheridan, Lisa, · 1959

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

London, John Murray, (1959). VG in G DJ. Includes 4 postcards of royal family and Anne with her pony William and Greensleeves, news clipping of Anne returning home. from her first visit to France with her French-speaking companion Bridget d'Oultramont aged 14. DJ edge wear and...

Poetry and Eloquence from the Blue and the Gray: the photographic history of the Civil War: part nine.

Miller, Francis Trevelyan, editor-in-chief, · 1957

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,554)

NY, Castle, (1957). VG in G DJ. The first and only totally American war, and the first war in history, to be extensively photographed. Never before did. historians and the pubic have the stark reality of the photograph with which to judge the true nature of the war. Part nine ...

Haworth Idyll: a fantasy (signed by the author).

Trigg, Roberta, · 1946

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Richmond, VA, Whittet & Shepperson, (1946). VG. Author signature on title page. Two girls go to Haworth Parsonage, which never existed, 1844-1845. Owner name ft. flyleaf. Lavender binding, paper title label with wreath outline on front cover, deckled pages, Bronte poems drawn ...

The History of the Plague of London together with Religious Courtship: complete in one volume.

De Foe, Daniel, preface by Sir Walter Scott, · 1857

$26.00 (€23.59 | £19.68 | ¥4,151)

NY, Derby & Jackson, 1857. VG. Half black leather, decorated boards, top edge gilt. Edge wear, initials on title page, name on front endpaper.

Fresno County: the geographical hub of California.

McGroarty, John Steven, · 1915

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Fresno, CA, Fresno County Expositions, (1915). G PB. Color frontis "Where the water comes from". "In the golden heart of California lies the great sun-swept Valley of the. San Joaquin. In the heart of that Valley - lies Fresno, a name sung from the melody of the old Castilian ...

Folk Toys around the World and How to Make Them.

Joseph, Joan, · 1972

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Parents' Magazine Press, (1972). G. 18 toys from various countries, gives directions for constructing them, and discusses the materials needed. Working drawings and instructions by Glenn Wagner. Name on front cover and front flyleaf. Thumb piano from Africa, Sagat player f...

Van Dyck in England.

Millar, Oliver, · 1982

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

London, National Portrait Gallery, (1982). VG lg sz PB. Newspaper clipping from 11/23/1982, commenting that author Millar, Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, claims that the years. Van Dyck spent working for Charles I "are the most dramatic in the history of English painting" a...

Hitler: an illustrated life.

Cross, Richard, · 2009

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

London, Quercus, (2009). 1st ptg. VG lg sz PB. Essential biograpy of one of the most paradoxical and dangerous characters in the history of the modern age. Richard Overy. There has always been a lively trade in the relics of Hitler's ambitions to be an artist, many of them of ...

Dream Cottages: 25 plans for retreats, cabins, and beach houses.

Tredway, Catherine, · 2001

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

N. Adams, MA, Storey Books, (2001). VG lg sz PB. Tredway encourages clients to consider their personal wishes when building a retreat, the fun is in the fantasy, but also. practical considerations are involved in building your own cottage. Small corner crease.

Island Journal: volume three 1986.

Various, · 1986

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Rockland, ME, Island Institute, (1986). VG lg sz PB. Field work: Casco Bay to Mount Desert, Island forestry, ecological ambles on Maine islands, Roque Island in time;. kelp sea vegetables; Deer Isle defenders, Legacy of Cyrus Rackliff, Profile of Beulah Quinn, ghostly light: a...

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey.

Wojciechowski, Susan, · 1995

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Cambridge, MA, Candlewick Press, (1995). 1st US ed 3ptg. VG in VG DJ. Widow McDowell and her 7-yr old son Thomas ask gruff Jonathan Toomey to carve figures for a Christmas creche but the cow had. to look proud.