Crabtree's Collection Old Books

The Loon: voice of the wilderness.

Dunning, Joan, written and illustrated by, foreword by Robert J. Lurisema, · 1985

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Dublin, NH, Yankee, (1985). 1st ed 3prntg. G. Jon dunning examined this 60 million year old resident of earth. She follows a pair of loons through their yearly cycle. A range map depicts migratory routes and current struggle for survival. The author lives on a hill farm in Spr...

Turtle Swan - Poems by Mark Doty.

Doty, Mark (inscribed by author), · 1987

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.98 | ¥5,270)

NY, David R Godine, (1987). 1st edition. VG PB. Inscribed by author on title page "For Jack - with best wishes, Mark Doty 8.90" Jack was Jack Barnes, Hiram ME author. HOrses after a Hurricane How they eased out form the bamboo brake The morning the huricane released us, One ou...

A Harvest of Stories from a half-century of writing.

Canfield, Dorothy, · 1956

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

NY, Harcourt Brace, (1956). VG in G DJ. 28 of the best of Dorothy Canfield's short stories written over half a century. Two of them are new and others selected from. her eight volumes of short stories have been completely revised. For all, Canfield has drawn upon her own deepl...

Dorothy Canfield Fisher: a biography.

Washington, Ida H., · 1982

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Shelburne, Vermont, New England Press, (1982). VG in VG DJ. Life and writings of an important 20th century woman author whose novels, short stories and non-fiction have delighted. generations of readers. Sensitive to dangerous trends in American society at the beginning of the...

The Bent Twig.

Canfield, Dorothy, · 1917

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1917). Reprint. G Hardback (first blank page removed_. Like most happy chldhoods Sylvia's early years lay back of her in a long cheerful procession of featureless days. Tanning to top of back binding. into one shimmering glow by the very radiance of thei...

Maine Captured in Color and Verse.

Merry, Edwin (inscribed by author), · 1976

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

Maine, Self published, (1976). VG lg size pb. Inscribed by author on title page "To Jack Barnes with very best regards Mary Calvert. Poetry by Edwin Merry.

The Way I Used to Be (advanced reader's copy).

Smith, Amber, · 2016

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Margaret M McElderry, (2016). 1st prntg. VG PB. I want to get as far away from the past as possible, be as different from that night that girl as I can. Margaret K McElderry is part of Simon & Shuster Children's Publishing. Classed as Teen Fiction, Ages 14 and up.

Riders on the Earth: essays and recollections.

MacLeish, Archibald, · 1978

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Sentry, 1978. 1st ed 2 prntg. VG Hardback in G DJ. A book of strong convictions about the belief in man. Most written in a bad time, the decade of the Vietnam War and of. corruption in high places But also about that war and the way the country faced u...

Collected Poems of Archibald MacLeish.

MacLeish, Archibald, · 1962

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Sentry, (1962). 4th ptg. G PB. Here are the poems that built Archibald MacLeish's reputation of more than 30 years. His collected poems offer a record of. experience and thought of familiar and unfamiliar places and events. A profound umderstamding of ...

The Cheerleader.

MacDougall, Ruth Doan, · 1998

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Frigate Books, (1998). 1st prntg. VG PB. What it was like to grow up in the 1950s in the years of ponytails, pajama parties, proms and "parkings" when to be. popular was important and then if you were a girl, being important meant being a cheerleader: the loss of innocence...

Snowy, A Novel (sequel to The Cheerleader).

MacDougall, Ruth Doan (inscribed by author), · 1993

$42.00 (€38.11 | £31.79 | ¥6,707)

NY, St. Martin's Press, (1993). 1st ed 1prntg. G IN G DJ. Small town love and friendship of old allegiances and daily comforts. DJ worn. Inscribed by author on fep "To Jack and. Diane - Great to meet you! Best wishes, Ruth" Jack was Jack Barnes, Hiram, ME author.

The Elementals.

Llywelyn, Morgan, · 1994

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Tom Doherty Assoc, (1994). 1st, 1st prntg. VG PB. Through myth and history author Llwelyn reveals the majesty of the earth and the power of the elements.

The Last Prince of Ireland (uncorrected galley proofs).

Llywelyn, Morgan, · 1992

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, William Morrow, (1992). Advance. G PB. Set in 1601 in the aftermath of a major turning point in Irish history - the defeat and slaughter of the Celtic people by the. Elizabethan English army. In her account of this great tragedy that befell Ireland, Morgan tell of the brav...

Pride of Lions.

Llywelyn, Morgan, · 1996

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

NY, Forge Tom Doherty Associates, (1996). 1st ed 1st prn. Fine Hardback in Fine DJ. Map of Ireland (1014) on front flyleaf from Brian Boru to battlefield where he died. Includes press release from publisher.

Bard the Odyssey of the Irish.

Llywelyn, Morgan (inscribed by author), · 1984

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

NY, Houghton Miffflin, 1984. 1st ed, 1st pr. G Hardback in Fair DJ (edge damage). Novel of the birth of Ireland, a liviing portrait of the great Gaelic bard Amergin. His poetic vision inspired his people. to leave Spain and attempt the conquest of fabled Erin in the fourth cen...

The Horse Goddess (author's first novel).

Llywelyn, Morgan (incribed by author), · 1982

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

NY, Houghton Mifflin, 1982. 1st ed 1st prn. VG Hardback in VG DJ. Hailed for bringing Celtic history to life, Llywelyn now brings us a stormy love story that sweeps across the ancient world. of the 8th century before Christ. Its heroine is Epona, whose legends fiinally made he...

The Wind from Hastings.

Llywelyn, Morgan (Incribed by author), · 1978

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

NY, Houghton Mifflin, 1978. First printing. VG Hardback in VG dj. Romantic novel from the days of the Conquest based on a real woman and a real mystery. In 1066 William the conqueror. defeated Harold of England at Hastings, changing the course of Western civilization. This is ...

The Tale of a Wood.

Kane, Henry B., · 1962

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Knopf, (1962). VG Hardback in G DJ. Author has been writing and illustrating outdoor books for 25 years. Story of plants and animals in relataiaon to their.

Silverhand: The Arcana, Book 1.

Llyelyn, Morgan, · 1995

$21.00 (€19.05 | £15.90 | ¥3,353)

Riverdale, NY, Baen Books, (1995). 1st prntg. VG Hardback in VG DJ. A ground-breaking fantasy world; ultimate symbols of cosmic power.`What is the nature of evil and good how to tell one from. the other. There are no absolutes. Nothing stays the same. Includes press release fr...

Finn Mac Cool.

Llelyn, Morgan, · 1994

$27.00 (€24.50 | £20.44 | ¥4,312)

NY, Tom Doherty Assoiates, (1994). 1st ed 1st prn. VG Hardback in G DJ. An Irish hero; warior poet, lover creative destroyer.