Essays from Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Washington, D.C.: WICA Contemporay Fiction. VG Softcover. (1993). 1st ed, 1 prnt. Signed by author on title page. Also inscribed by author on page following copyright page "To Jack - May your ointment be . free of flies - warm wishes, Chris Dec '93" Jack was Jack Barnes, Hiram ME author .

Boston: Beacon Press. VG PB. (1987). 1st Amer Ed. Finely crafted writer of essays, poems and entries about country life in New England. Inscribed by author on title page . "for Jack & Diana, who are also "in deep" Maxine Kunin". Jack was Jack Barnes, Hiram ME author .

NY: Norton. VG Hardback in VG DJ. (1994). First Edition. "Powerful yet sensual New England reflections are a gift to any lover of the country." New York Times Book Review .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Sentry. VG Hardback in G DJ. 1978. 1st ed 2 prntg. 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 up to it. MacLeish sees… Read more about this item

Hanover, NH: Univ Press New England. VG PB. (1994). 1st printing. A search for a personal philosophy, a union of avocation and vocation. One man's exploration of the natural world. . author Lea writes a spirited defense of responsible hunting, an elegant appreciation of nature and an investigation into the ways in which our passions interact to forge identity. He… Read more about this item

Hanover, NH: Univ Press New England. VG Hardback in VG DJ. (1994). 1st printing. A search for a personal philosophy, a union of avocation and vocation. One man's exploration of the natural world. . author Lea writes a spirited defense of responsible hunting, an elegant appreciation of nature and an investigation into the ways in which our passions interact to… Read more about this item

Hanover, NH: Univ. Press of New England. VG Hardback in VG DJ. (1995). 1st printing. Inscribed by author on title page "11/4/99 To Jack and Diane, May happiness flow freely, always, and with exactly the right . amount of divin(ing rod) intervention! All the best Chris Bohjalian" Jack was Jack Barnes, Hiram ME author .

Kennebunkport, Maine: Mercer House Press. VG in G DJ. (1976). Joyce was born and raised Portland, Maine,a graduate of Westbrook College and Boston Universiy, she moved to Kennebunk . in 1962 with her husband Bob and began the long and arduous task of restoring their home on Durrell's Bridge Road. Since beginning her newspaper column in 1968, she has… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. VG PB in VG DJ. (1991). 1st printing. An elegance and style we haven't seen since Norman Maclean's A River Runs through it. . Jim Harrison "An exquisitely wrought and unerringly graceful book>" .

So Berwick, ME: Chronicle Print Shop. VG PB. 1969. Republishing of two essays by Carroll, one in the Saturday Review of Literature (1935) and the other Old Berwick Historical . Society 1969. .

Manchester, ME: Falmouth Pub House. G ex-library markings. (1953). Round the clock, round the year moods, memories and philosophy, wit and humor combine with pathos and understanding. . Brown lives in Bangor, Maine, born in the little town of Sebec, and spent high school days in Dover-Foxcroft. In "Service Please!" Brown talks about two older ladies sitting at a lunch… Read more about this item

NY: Macmillan. G ex-library. 1913. Thoughtful musings on all manner of things. Tanning to rush-colored binding, gilt lettering, library markings. .

Smithfield, VA: Times. VG PB. (2010). Signed by Edwards on title page. Collection of Edwards' columns from the Smithfield Times. For 38 years people have . relied on Edwards for their local news regarding government, politics, weddings, funerals, civic functions, sports and general overall news and happenings in his commnity. The title Short Rows refers to chopping peanuts when… Read more about this item

Bassett, VA: Crabtree Press. VG. (1965). Signed by author. Thoughtful chats about Valentine's Day, the seasons, Eastern, To a Snowflake, The Day after Christmas. .

Nashville, TN: Winston-Derek Pubs. VG PB. (1986). 1st ptg. Owner inscription ft endpaper, small spot bottom of ft cover. .

London: Heinemnn. VG. 1922. Limited ed. Brown binding, paper label on spine worn on edges, sl soil on binding, corners bumped. .

NY: Doubleday. VG in VG DJ. 1968. 1st ed. Kantor's own selection of 33 pieces which have appeared in magazines & newspapers, actualities which have befallen the . author. .

London: George Allen, Ruskin House. G ex-library. (1904). (2nd ed). Light green binding with black decoration & gilt lettering. Library markings. .

NY: Simon & Schuster. VG lg sz PB. (1992). 1st ptg. Essays that range from memoir & criticism to commentary on the American scene. .