Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Ross & Haines

New York: Random House, 1966. First Edition, Later Printing. . Buckram. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 272 pp. The momentous archaeological discovery revealing the heroic life and struggle of the Jewish zealots.

Fort Smith, AK.: Fort Smith Historical Press, 1976. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Tall quarto, 135 pp., extensive b/w photos & illus. The history of Fort Smith, Arkansas told in text & photos. Color card stock covers but o/w all illus. are b/w. V.G. condition. No markings or underlinings. Not ex-lib.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1916. 1st Edition Ex-lib.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xxii + 277 pp., b/w photos, maps, folding maps, bib., index. Ex-library copy w/the usual ink stampings, perforated t.p., rear pocket, call # on spine. One photo has some tape repair o/w things are all in good or better cond. Green cloth bound hard cover book, solid binding. Light edge wear & some wear to the head & heel of the spine.

New York: Bantam Books, 1985. 1st Edition 11th prntg.. Half-Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vi + 342 pp., b/w photos. index. Autobiography of the World War II fighter Ace (357th Fighter Group) & post war test pilot who broke the sound barrier. Tipped-in on the front end papers is a description of C.E. "Bud" Anderson's military career & opposite that is a signed b/w photo of Anderson. He was Yeager's wing man in the 357th F.G. & was an Ace with 16.25 kills & won the DFC (5), Bronze Star, Air Medal, Legion of Merit, etc. On the half-title p. is tipped-in a signed b/w photo of Hermann Buchner, Luftwaffe Ace w/58 kills, 12 as a Me 262 German jet pilot. The 357th FG flew against the German Me 262 jets. The book is NOT signed by Yeager. Half-cloth bound hard cover book in good to v.g. cond. The d/w is good w/lt. edge wear & some wear to the head & heel of the spine. There is some bleed thru the p. from Buchner's photo… Read More

New York: Bantam Books, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Half-Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vi + 342 pp., b/w photos, index. The autobiography of World War II fighter Ace & postwar text pilot who broke the sound barroer. Tipped-in on the f.f.e.p. is a signed b/w photo of Hermann Buchner the Luftwaffe fighter Ace who had 58 kills including 12 as a Me 262 German jet pilot. Yaeger was in the 357th Fighter Group that flew against the German Me 262. On the half-title p. is tipped-in a label signed "For You Jeff" from Obie O'Brien. O'Brien was a Ace in the 357th FG w/Yeager & helped train him. O'Brien won 4 DFCs, 8 air medals & the French Croix De Guerre. NOT signed by Yeager. Half-cloth bound hard cover book in good to v.g. cond. D/W same. NOT price-clipped. Some bleed thru from the Buchner photo to the next p.

Williamstown, N.J.: Phillips Publications, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback book, viii + 115 pp., b/w photos & illus., facimiles. Foreword by Jim Phillips. The Shanghai Fighting Knives. A history. Paperback book in fine cond. No markings. A scarce book.

New York: New York: Sheridan House, 1987, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 224 pp. Some small dings to front cover, contents Good.

Dayton, Ohio: Morningside House, Inc., 1988. Reprint . Cloth. Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large, thick octavo, xxii + 633 pp., maps, b/w photos & illus., index. Being Reminiscences and Observations of One Who Rode With Morgan. A facsimile reprint of the 1914 edition. Deals w/Confederate cavalry commanders Forrest, Wheeler, Morgan, Shelby, Stuart, Mosby, etc. Bound in imitation red leather w/white title stamping to the front cover & spine. Former owner's small ink sig. on f.f.e.p. Only the slightest age toning to the top & fore edges. O/W near fine cond.

Port Townsend, WA.: Graywolf Press, 1975. Limited . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Unpaginated (16 pp.), limited to 225 copies, wraps, author's first book, one poem (not one of the 60 that were signed), very good cond.

St. Paul: Ramsey County Historical Society, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto, xvi + 356 pp., color map end papers, frontis, maps, color illus., b/w photos & illus., appendices, end notes, index. Life in the Shadow of the Empire Builder, James J. Hill. Louis Hill, son of James J. Hill, efforts led to the establishment of Glacier National Park & the Great Northern Railway. Green cloth bound hard cover book in near fine cond. does have a small white spot on the front cover (cosmetic only). The d/w is in near fine cond., no spots. Signed presentation on the t.p., "For Colleen--Good Reading, Biloine W. Young." Also flat signed "Eileen R. McCormack.

St. Paul: Ramsey County Historical Society, 2010. 1st Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto, xvi + 356 pp., map end papers, b/w phots & illus., color illus., end notes, index. Life in the Shadow of the Empire Builder. Louis Hill was the second son of Empire Builder James J. Hill. Louis not only promoted the railroads but nature as well (he led efforts to create Glacier National Park). Green cloth bound hard cover book w/gold foil title stamping to the front cover & spine in fine cond. D/W same.

Boston: Richard G. Badger, 1922. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 466 pp., notes, index. Light spotting to fore-edge and top-edge of pp. Signed presentation on f.f.e.p. "To Mr. & Mrs. Edwin S. Jacobson.The Author, Sept. 7, 1940.

Washington: The American Wildlife Institute, 1946. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xiv + 358 pp., color frontis, b/w photos & illus., tables, bib., index. Part I: History, Habits, Control. Part II: Classifications. Former owner;s inked name & address on f. f.e.p. "Review Copy: stamped on t.p. O/W dark green colored cloth bound hard cover book in v.g. cond.

Dayton, Ohio: Morningside House, Inc., 1999. 1st Edition . Magazine Style. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto, saddle-stitched magazine, 129 pp., color cover (Don Troiani's THE FIRST MINNESOTA), maps, b/w photos, footnotes. All Gettysburg related articles by such authors as Wiley Sword, Glenn LaFantasie, James Gannon, etc. This is issue #21. Fine cond.