Crabtree's Collection Old Books

On the Water: the romance and lore of America's small boats.

Alvord, Douglas, · 1988

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Dublin, NH, Yankee Books, (1988). First edition. VG in VG DJ. Small boats have always been an essential part of American life, but their social, historical, and cultural significance. all too often been overlooked. On the Water pays tribute to these boats and to their designer...

Writers in Residence: American authors at home.

Betts, Glynne Robinson, introduction by Christopher Lehmann Haupt, · 1981

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

NY, Viking Press Studio Book, (1981). First printing. VG in VG DJ. Writers from all parts of the U.S.: Carl Sandburg, William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, Edgar Lee Masters, Willa Cather,. Maxine Kumin Annie Dillars, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Zane Grey, William Carlos Wil...

Maine Forms of American Architecture.

Thompson, Deborah, editor, · 1976

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Camden, Maine, Downeast Magazine, (1976). First edition. VG in G DJ (some wear to surface). Published under the auspices of the Colby Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine. Few chips to DJ edges, X on top of page. Published in observance of the national Bicentennial, more complete ...

The Barn: a vanishing landmark in North America.

Arthur, Eric and Dudley Witney, · 1972

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Ontario, Canada, Galahad Books, (1972). VG in VG DJ (price cut). A magnificent copy of this beautiful book, Photo of two authors on back flap of DJ. North American barns of the last. 200 years are landmarks of beauty and culture - the simple and practical expression of a peopl...

Power and Grace: the working horse.

Alvermann, Klaus, · 1990

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

San Francisco Waitsfield VT, Chronicle Books Concepts Pub, (1990). 1st Edition. VG in VG DJ. Full page Press Release from Chronicle Books saying Power and Grace is a warm, and honest tribute to a slice of American. history - the working horse. Rather than sleek thoroughbreds, ...

The Mirror of Maine: one hndred distinguished books that reveal the history of the state and the life of its people.

Sprague, Laura Fecyeh, foreword by Eliot H. Stanley, · 2000

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Orono, Univ. of Maine Press, 2000. VG in VG DJ. Inscribed by author of foreword Eliot H. Stanley on 8/12/02. Beautiful book with numerous photos and book descriptions.

The County: Land of Promise: a pictorical history of Aroostook County, Maine.

Mcgrath, Anna Fields, General Editor, · 1989

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Norfolk, VA, Donning Company, (1989). VG in VG DJ. Big beautiful book with a myriad of photos of the often forgotten "the county" often only known by that designtion. From the arrival of the Native Americans to the coming of modern tourists, Aroostook County has represented th...

His Proper Post: a biography of Gen. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.

Maine's greatest heroes, · 1998

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Kearny, NJ, Belle Grove Pub. Co., 1998. VG lg sz PB. Chamberlain was a Maine Civil War General and later became Governor of Maine and President of Bowdoin College.

White Pine on the Saco River: an oral history of river driving in southern Maine.

Chaney, Michael P., · 1993

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

Orono, ME, Maine Folklife Center, (1993). VG lg sz PB oblong. An overview of the lumber industry, Saco River drive, the sawmill, timber cruising, operating and scaling. Small spot on top front cover.

Exploring the Maine Coast.

Nyiri, Alan, text and photos by, · 1989

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Camden, Maine, Down East Books, (1989). 1st printing. VG in VG DJ. Although I have traveled from Kittery to Lubec and back several times, I have really only begun to explore the intricacies of. the coast. "This unforgettable collection of photos makes clear that he has an unma...

Belgrade - just another Maine Town - poems.

Weston, Gaylord Day, · 1998

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

Washington, Maine, Snow Drift Press, (1998). 1st edition. VG PB. Gaylord was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and moved to Belgrade in 1972. Once the children were grown, Gaylord began. acting in community theater, taking photos of the world around her, and writing poetry. 3r...

My First Sixty Years in Harrison, Maine.

Ward, Ernest E., · 1967

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Denmark, Maine, Cardinal Printing Co., 1967. 2nd printing. VG PB spiral binding. Photos of stage coach, steamers, the canal showing the transportation problems for Harrison. Railroad station in. Bridgton.

A History of Casco, Maine 1976.

Varney, Lois, project director, · 1976

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

np, Western Maine Graphics, 1976. VG PB. Long wearied by continued French and Indian raids, the Nassachysetts Bay Colony in 1690 organized an expedition against. Quebec. Each town in the colony was instructed to provide a compay of men under the leadership of a prominent citiz...

Recollections of Old Buxton, Maine (Bicentennial 1772-1972).

Cousens, Alice C. and Olive W. Hannaford, signed by both authors, · 1972

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Farmington, Maine, Knowlton & McLeary Co., 1972. VG hardback. Red binding, gilt lettering and outline of map on cover. Owner names front endpapers. Buxton owes its beginnings to the war. with the Narraganset Indians. When an army was mustered on Dedham Plain in 1675 to march a...

Pictorial History of Paris, Maine: a small New England Shiretown.

Clifford, Jeanette, et al, · 1987

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Maine, Paris Cape Historical Soc., (1987). VG lg sz PB oblong. Paris had its beginnings as a grant to veterans of a military expedition to Canada and was incorporated as a town in Oxford. County in the state of Maine Jund 20, 1793. from introduction by Earle R. Clifford.

Pictorial History of Oxford, Maine which before 1829 was a part of Hebron, also at one time known as Shepardsfield Plantation.

Merrill, Clarence, et al, · 1991

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Oxford, Maine, Oxford Historical Society, (1991). VG lg pb oblong. In loving memory of Albert "Red" Ellsworth.

A History of Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine, from the original grant to the close of the year 1944.

Spurr, William Samuel, compiled and published, · 1944

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

Otisfield, Maine, Town of Otisfield, 1944. 2nd edition. VG hardback. From the original grant to the close of the year 1944. Spurr identified as this author of this title and emphasized that his. own greatest strength as an historian was as a faithful subscriber. One of his maj...

Bridgton, Maine 1768-1994: an updated Bicentennial history.

Bridgton Historical Society, · 1993

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Bridgton, ME, Bridgton Historical Society, (1993). 2nd ed. VG in VG DJ. In 1768 Capt. Benjamin Kimball sailed his rough boat into a cove at the northern end of Long Point and began the history of. Bridgton, Maine. It was incorporated as part of the commonwealth of Massachusett...

A Lady of Lovell: the story of Charlotte Hobbs.

Moore, Pauline W, Lovell, Maine, · 1990

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Denmark, Maine, Cardinal Printing, (1990). VG PB. When Charlotte Hobbs graduated from Wellesley in 1902 at the age of 23, she came back to Lovell to spend the rest of her life. in the village of her birth. She lived with her mother in the little white frame house halfway betwe...

Dorcas Doings.

Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton, Maine, · 1907

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Hollis & Buxton, Maine, Dorcas Society, (1907). VG PB. Photo of Kate Douglas Wiggin "Maine needs greater public spirit and 'togetherness' in village life. If the chain is never. stonger than its weakest link, then our smaller hamlets must bestir themselves, for we cannot make ...