Crabtree's Collection Old Books

The Way Home Looks Now (uncorrected proof).

Shang, Wendy Wan-Long, · 2015

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

NY, Scholastic, (2015). VG PB. After his older brother is killed in a car crash, a boy's family is affected by grief. He joins Little League to reawaken. his family's life.

The Kabir Book: 44 of the Ecstatic Poems of Kabir.

Bly, Robert, · 1977

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Boston, Beacon, (1977). VG PB. Irreverent while being intensely religious, Kabir seems incredibly playful in his taunting of the sacred dogmas of his. time. Translated into English only once before, Bly has done much more than retranslate into American diction, he has breathed...

Xenophontis Anabasis.

MacMichael, J,F, A.B., · 1883

$122.00 (€110.69 | £92.34 | ¥19,482)

NY, American Book Co, Harpers, (1883). G. Greek and Latin texts Brown pebbled binding, title impressed on front cover, and gilt on spine. Edge wear.

First Lessons in Japanese.

Instructor U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, · 1952

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Tokyo, Kaitakusha Pub Co, (1952). Fair. Red flexible cover, gilt lettering on front cover, edge wear, owner notes back endpaper, discoloration of cover, some. bleed through on few pages. Also contains everyday conversational expressions.

Handbook of Colloquial Japanese.

Chamberlain, Basil Hall, · 1907

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

Hongkong, Kelly & Walsh, 1907. 4th edition. G. Rare copy of Japanese language from emeritus professor of Imperial University of Tokyo. Pages browning, owner name front. endpaper. An early study of Japanese language with examples and practice of the language.

Evangeline: a tale of Acadie.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, introduction by C. Bruce Fergusson (1951), · 1978

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Halifax, Nimbus, 1978. 28th ptg. VG PB. Nova Scotia is haunted by her former self Acadia, first settled in 1805. Landscape immortalized by Longfellow through his tale. of lovers separated by the Acadian expulsion of 1755 has come to be known as the Land of Evangeline, the best...

Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman video: For Better or Worse.

Jane Seymour, · 1999

$17.00 (€15.42 | £12.87 | ¥2,715)

CBS Worldwide, 1999. HiFi Stereo. VG DVD in VG pictorial packaging. Marriage of Mountain Man and Dr. Quinn Colorado Springs wedding of the year.

Without: poems.

Hall, Donald, · 1998

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

NY, Houghton Mifflin, (1998). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Hall's tribute to his wife poet Jane Kenyon who had recently died. Includes tribute from his publisher listing some Hall. poems on the third anniversary of her death "He gave her a ring of pinnk tourmaline with nine small dia...

Looking for Luck: poems.

Kumin, Maxine (inscribed by author), · 1992

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

NY, Norton, (1992). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Remarkable Women - "Beatrix Porter.and you, Louisa May,. and you Helen Nearing, almost ninety, kneeling to dig potatoes. for a guest's lunch, confessing 'I was twenty-six before I planted so much as a radish. Oh, I was lily-hand...

Shattered Illusions: Maris Middleton mystery.

Davis, Kaye, · 1999

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

np, Naiad Press, 1999. 1st edition. VG PB. When three young girls are brutally slain at a dog grooming shop, a specialist and her lover try to stop the killing. Slight edge wear.

My Life, Starring Dara Falcon.

Beattie, Ann, · 1997

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Canada, Harper Collins, (1997). 1st ptg. VG PB. A young unformed woman becomes fascinated with another woman who then goes off the rails.

The Boys in the Boat: nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Brown, Daniel James, · 2013

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Penguin, (2013). G PB. Out of the depths of the depression comes the improbable, intimate account of how 9 working class boys from the American. West showed the world of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. Number one New York Times best seller.

The Long Approach.

Kumin, Maxine (inscribed by author on title page), · 1986

$17.00 (€15.42 | £12.87 | ¥2,715)

NY, Penguin, (1986). VG PB. "What I understand from travel is how luck hangs in the lefthand lane fifteen miles over the limit and no cop, no drunk. no ice slick." "The most powerful book so far from this gifted and always surprising poet." Joyce Carol Oates.

Unlikely Angel: the untold story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero.

Smith, Smith with Stacy Mattingly, · 2005

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Grand Rapids, MI, Zondervan, (2005). 1st printing. VG in VG DJ. In March 2005, Ashley Smith made headlines around the globe when she miraculously talked her way out of the hands of alleged. courthouse killer Brian Nichols after he took her hostage for 7 hours in her suburban A...

Weddings: the best of Martha Stewart Living.

Stewart, Martha, · 1999

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Clarkson Potter, (1999). Fair. First prontis page clumsily removed. All inforimation appears to be intact.

A Stolen Life.

Dugard, Jaycee, · 2011

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (2011). 11st PB ptg. VG PB. For 18 years I was a prisoner in a backyard after I was kidnapped and not allowed to say my own name. I want. Phillip Guardino to know that I no longer have to leep his secret that he is responsible for stealing my life and the...

Shopgirl.

Martin, Steve, · 2000

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, 40 Share Productions, (2000). 1st PB edition. VG PB. A work of disarming tenderness by Martin who works behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus and begins a relationship with. an older man, as they both struggle to decipher the language of love.

Images of Marilyn.

Parragon Publishing, · 2008

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,573)

Bath UK, Parragon, (2008). VG in VG DJ. Born on the wrong side of the track, an illegitimate and unwanted child became a cinematic legend and most celebrated. icon of the 20th century from foster homes and teenage bride rather than return to the orphanage.

Killer B's: ultimate fan edition: incredible story of the 2011 Stanley Cub Champion Boston Bruins.

Boston Globe, · 2011

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Boston, Boston Globe, (2011). VG in VG DJ. Includes 3 inserts: insert with photos of players; Killer B's exclusive posters of Fan Edition and Raise the Cup.

The Witches' Almanac: three volumes: 33; 34; and 35 (Spring 2014-15; Spring 2015-16; Spring 2016-17.

Various, · 2014

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Providence, RI, Witches Almanac, 2014-2015-2017. 3 VG PBs (Mystic Earth; Fire: transformer; Air: Breath of Life. Compendium of ancient and legend for adept occulist and mortal alike. Three complete volumes.