Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Ground Zero Books

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918. fair, ex-lib.. 217, library stamps & pocket, some foxing to text, discoloration ins bds & flylves, weakness fr bd, bds soiled, lib call # on spine. Spine edges and board corners worn, top edge of spine threadbare, small tears at bottom of spine.

Silver Spring, MD: Bartleby Press, 1995. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed by Anita Willens (Step-daughter of Herman Yablokoff). Sewn binding. Paper over boards. viii, 535 p. Illustrations. Index. From an obituary posted on-line: "Herman Yablokoff, an actor, composer, playwright, director and producer in the American Yiddish theater for more than 55 years, died [1981]....He was 77 years old....Mr. Yablokoff was president of the Hebrew Actors Union in New York, a post he had held for numerous terms between 1945 and his death. The union, affiliated with the Associated Actors and Artistes of America, was founded in 1900. He also was president of the Yiddish Theatrical Alliance. Born in Grodno, Poland, in 1903, he began playing children's roles in the Yiddish theater at the age of 12....Mr. Yablokoff came to this country in 1924 and settled in New York. Among the extravaganzas he wrote for the theater on lower Second Avenue in the… Read More

Moscow: Nauka, 1997. 1 of 1000. Trade paperback. Good. TEXT IS IN RUSSIAN. 271, [1] pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Indexes. Ink notation on title page. Inscribed and dated by the author to Arjun Machydjany on title page. The author was associated with Center for Ecologic Politics of Russia. The author is believed to be the Alexey Yablokov who "is a prominent Russian environmentalist, former member of USSR parliament and environmental advisor to the Russian President Yeltsin and to the Gorbachev administration. He pioneered the application of "phenetic" marks (the smallest differences in anatomical structures such as the difference in ear shape on the two sides of a person) to the detection of animal population structure and environmental stress. Yablokov has been active in many efforts to reveal conservation and pollution challenges in Russia addressing such issues as illegal whaling. Yablokov focuses on the problems of radiation contamination, particularly in marine… Read More

Moscow: Nauka, 1997. 1 of 1000. Trade paperback. Good. TEXT IS IN RUSSIAN. 271, [1] pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Indexes. Ink notation on title page. The author was associated with Center for Ecologic Politics of Russia. The author is believed to be the Alexey Yablokov who "is a prominent Russian environmentalist, former member of USSR parliament and environmental advisor to the Russian President Yeltsin and to the Gorbachev administration. He pioneered the application of "phenetic" marks (the smallest differences in anatomical structures such as the difference in ear shape on the two sides of a person) to the detection of animal population structure and environmental stress. Yablokov has been active in many efforts to reveal conservation and pollution challenges in Russia addressing such issues as illegal whaling. Yablokov focuses on the problems of radiation contamination, particularly in marine ecosystems and biology of the marine mammals." Among the Myths… Read More

Jerusalem: Yad Vashem, 1975. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Good. 27 cm, 79, [1] pages including covers. Wraps. Illustrations (some fold-out, some color). Chronology. Cover has some wear and soiling. Small tears to back cover. Topics covered include racism and anti-Semitism in Germany, anti-Jewish policy and persecutions in Germany, the period of restrictions and internment of Jews 1939-1941, the Final Solution 1941-1945, the reaction of the free world, and armed resistance and the struggle for survival. Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the dead; honoring Jews who fought against their Nazi oppressors and Gentiles who selflessly aided Jews in need; and researching the phenomenon of the Holocaust in particular and genocide in general, with the aim of avoiding such events in the future. Established in 1953, Yad Vashem is on the western slope of Mount Herzl, also known as the Mount of… Read More

Jerusalem, Israel: Yad Vashem, n.d.. very good. Quarto, 79, wraps, profusely illus. (incl. 1 color fold-out illus. ), chronology. Topics covered include racism and anti-Semitism in Germany, anti-Jewish policy and persecutions in Germany, the period of restrictions and internment of Jews 1939-1941, the Final Solution 1941-1945, the reaction of the free world, and armed resistance and the struggle for survival.

New York: Random House, [1966]. Book Club Edition. very good, fair to good. 26 cm, 272, illus. (some color), map, plans (some color), DJ somewhat scratched, DJ edges somewhat worn and small chips. The archeology that revealed one of the most dramatic episodes in human history. The book is illustrated with 96 illustrations in full color and about 116 in black and white, including 20 maps and plans.

New York: Steimatzky's Agency together with Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1971. Presumed First U. K. Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/good. 271, [1] pages, profusely illus. (many in color), maps, appendix of references to Bar-Kokhba, glossary, bibliography, index. DJ is in a plastic sleeve and has edges worn and small tears. Yigael Yadin (born Yigael Sukenik 20 March 1917 - 28 June 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, politician, and the second Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. He joined the Haganah at age 15, and in 1946 he left the Haganah following an argument with its commander Yitzhak Sadeh. He was a university student when, in 1948, before the State of Israel declared its independence, he was called back to active service. He was Head of Operations during Israel's War of Independence, and was responsible for many of the key decisions made during the course of that war. Yadin was appointed Chief of Staff of the IDF on 9 November 1949, following the resignation of… Read More

New York: Random House, [1966]. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. good, fair. 26 cm, 272, illus. (some color), map, plans (some color), ink notation fr flyleaf, DJ worn, soiled, & torn in rear, DJ flap price clipped. The archaeology that revealed one of the most dramatic episodes in human history.

New York: Random House, 1971. First American Edition. very good, fair to good. 271, profusely illus. (many in color), maps, appendix, glossary, bibliography, index, DJ edges worn and small tears.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Good/good. 299 pages. Illus., tables, small tear at DJ spine, board corners slightly bumped. Signed by both co-authors.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1995. First Printing. fine, fine. 245, illus., maps, appendix, index. The author was Senior Staff Officer of the 32nd Army and the highest-ranking Japanese officer to leave Okinawa alive. Translated by Roger Pineau and Masatoshi Uehara. Introduction and Commentary by Frank B. Gibney.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. First Printing. fair to good, good. 808, maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index, some soiling & creasing to DJ, ink underlining and highlighting to text. Price stamped inside front flyleaf, some soiling to edges.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Book Club? Edition. very good, fair to good. 808, maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index, rear DJ creased and small tears.

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1939. First? Edition. First? Printing. fair. 23 cm, 301, boards somewhat worn, soiled, and edges frayed, DJ flaps present, pencil erasure on front endpaper.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1932. First Edition. fair to good. 454, fold-out maps (1 in color), appendices, chronology, bibliography, index, top corner fr flylf cut off, sm tears at sp.

Moscow, 1998. 1 of 450 printed. Trade paperback. Very good. Text in Russian. 179, [1] pages. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Tables. Figures. Illustrated cover. Inscribed by the author to Arjun Makhijani. English inscription states in part "In this book you'll find info about 60% of really working ecological NGOs." Arjun Makhijani is an electrical and nuclear engineer who is President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research. Makhijani has written many books and reports analyzing the safety, economics, and efficiency of various energy sources. He has testified before Congress and has served as an expert witness in Nuclear Regulatory Commission proceedings.

Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1968. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Fair. Cover is partially separated and has some other wear and soiling. Small chip at spine.. iii, 86 p. 24 cm. Senate document (United States. Congress. Senate); 90th Congress, no. 106. 90th Congress, 2d session. Senate. Document no. 106.. On cover: 90th Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Document No. 106. Prepared at the request of Senator Thomas J. Dodd for the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate. The authors were specialists with the Library of Congress.

Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1968. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some marginal ink marks noted. Stamp of H. G. Yakobson on page iii.. v, 81 p. 24 cm. Footnotes. At head of title: 90th Congress, 2d session. Committee print. This was prepared at the request of Senator Thomas J. Dodd for the Subcommittee to Investigate the administration of the Internal Security Act and other internal security laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate. The authors were specialists with the Library of Congress.

Moscow, Russia: Progress Publishers, 1982. Presumed first printing in English of updated text. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. bookplate residue inside front cover. Ink notes whited overs inside cover and on fep. Pencil erasure residue on end pages. Spine label removed. Appears ex-library.. 278, [2] p. References. From Wikipedia: "Progress Publishers was a Moscow-based Soviet publisher founded in 1931. It was noted for its English-language editions of books on Marxism-Leninism. Progress Publishers were particularly also known for their "Short History of USSR" and ABC series (ABC of Party, ABC of Socialism, ABC of Dialectical Materialism, etc.). They also published many scientific books, books on arts, political books, classic books, children's literature, novels and short fiction, books in source languages for people studying foreign languages, guidebooks and photographic albums. They also published, in 1979, "Marx and Engels on the United States", a… Read More