Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Watching Birds: an introduction to Ornithology, a natural companion to the Peterson Field Guides.

Pasquier, Roger F., Foreword by Roger Tory Peterson, · 1977

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., (1977). 2nd printing. VG PB. How does an owl catch a mouse it cannot see? Why do male birds sing more than females? Author is an ornithologist at the. American Museum of Natural History. Over 100 illustrations by a superb wildlife artist. Also ana...

Let It Rot!: Gardener's guide to composting: a Down-to-earth Gardening Book.

Campbell, Stu, · 1990

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Pownal, VT, Storey Publishing, (1990). Updatedrevised. VG PB.

Maine Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff.

Sample, Tim and Steve Rither, · 2002

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

guilford, CT, Globe Pequot Press, (2002). 1ST Ed, 3rdptg. VG PB. Roundtrip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things, the Pine Tree State has to offer.

Maine's Most Scenic Roads: 25 routes off the beaten path.

Gibson, John, · 1998

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Camden, Maine, Down East Books, (1998). 2nd prntg. VG PB.

Greek Art: The Pallas Library of Art.

Chamoux, Francois, preface by Professor Andre Chastel, · 1966

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

London, Barrie & Rockliff, (1966). G Hardback in G DJ. Full color presentation of the arts of Greece from early Mycenaean to the late Hellenistic period including sculpture,. architecture, ceramics, metalwork, coins and jewelry, mosaics and frescoes. with illuminating text and...

Lobstering and the Maine Coast.

Martin, Kenneth R. and Nathan R. Lipfert, · 1985

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Bath, Maine, Maine Maritime Museum, 1985. Good large size soft cover ex-lib. Unlike the high drama of the great clipper-ship era or the heroic hunt of the mighty leviathan, the lobsering story is draw. disarmingly modest scale. A provincial saga of local men and hard work in n...

Sea Glass Chronicles: whispers from the past.

Lambert, C. S., · 2001

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Camden, ME, Down East Books, (2001). 2nd prntg. VG Hardback in VG DJ. The magical world between the tides. Lambert found and collected all the pieces in this volumes. Amazing photos of. pieces that come from the sea.

Nature's Healing Arts: from folk medicine to Modern drugs.

Aikman, Lonnelle, · 1977

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Washington, D.C., National Geographic, (1977). G Hardback in G DJ. "Where we lived, we didn't go to doctors, we dosed ourselves with all the herbs around us, and I think we were healthier.". Color drawing on endpapers of various plants and herbs.

Tinkers & Travellers: Ireland's nomads.

Gmelch, Sharon, · 1979

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Dublin, Ireland, O'Briend Press, (1979). 2nd edition. VG large size softover. Photos showing the faces, marked by time and weather, hardship and dirt, clothes tattered and filthy, campsires squalid. littered, exposed, horses, childdren, guttering fires, caravans, weddings, you...

Dear Mr. Was: Letters from Maine.

Noonan, Carol, · 2002

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Brownfield, ME, Noonan Music, 2002. VG PB. Maine singer, songwritr Carol Noonan is critially acclaimed as one of folk music's jewels. Her performance of her. signature dark ballads are always accompanied by an unlikely partner of humor and wit. She has taken that humor to pen.

A History of Scotland.

Mackie, J. D., · 1991

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

England, Penguin, (1991). 2nd ed. VG PB. Shows how Duncan (1034-40) emerged from the union of the four people as the first king of a united Scotland.

The New Penguin Book of Scottish Short Stories.

Murray, Ian, edited by, · 1983

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Middlesex, England, Penguin, (1983). 1st printing. VG PB. Mapping two centuries in the life of the Scottish short story featuring humor, Calvinish guilt, folklore or rural traditions.

The Sayings of the Vikings:the Wisdom of the North: Havamal.

Jonasson, Bjorn, · 1992

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Iceland, Gudrun, (1992). VG PB. Havamal are the words of wisdom which served as spiritual provisions for the Vikings in their long jouneys over the rough. seas. Owner inscription on fep.

The Story of Saint Columbia.

Ross, David, · 1998

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

New Lanark, Scotland, Corbie, (1998). 1st prntg. VG Hardback. Over a thousand years ago, a proud prince from Ireland became one of Scotland's most important and beloved heroes.

Eternal Echoes - Celtic reflections on our yearning to belong.

O'Donohue, John, · 1999

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Dixon, NM, Perennial, (1999). 4th prntg. G PB ex-library. There is a divine restlessness in the human heart, our eternal echo of longing that lives deep within us and never lets us. settle fpr what we have or where we are. explores the desire to belong. Provocative and comfort...

The Dead School.

McCabe, Patrick, · 1996

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Delta, (1996). 2nd prntg. G PB. One of the most brilliant writers ever to come out of Ireland.

The Little Book of Scottish Clans.

Fulton, Alexander, · 1995

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Edison, NJ, Chartwell Books, (1995). VG in vG DJ.

A World of Ideas.

Moyers, Bill Betty Sie Flowers. editor, · 1989

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Doubleday, (1989). VG Hardback in VG DJ. Conversations with thoughtful men and women about American life and the ideas shaping our future. Moyers is an acclaimed. journalist who works at PPS and DBS news. Betty Sue Flowers was the editor of The Power of Myth.

Alexander Hamilton: a Biography in His Own Words: The Founding Fathers VOLUME 1.

The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, · 1973

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Newsweek, (1973). VG Hardback in Fair DJ clipped at top outer corners. Contains clipping "The Duel that hanged Our History". (5 pages) by Thomas Fleming.

The Scarecrow.

Connelly, Michael, · 2006

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Grand Central, (2006). 7th prntg. VG PB. An imprisoned drug dealer accused of killing a woman found strangled in her car. When Jack connects the killing to an. earlier murder. he's on the path of the killer. because he realizes the confession to the murder is bogus.