Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Great Expectations Rare Books

New York: YMCA of Greater NY, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Hardcover, black cloth lettered in red on spine, in publisher's glossy non price-clipped dust-jacket. 232 pages. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. End-matter includes timeline, honor roll, photo credits and index. Two articles from the Staten Island Advance (newspaper, dated 1993 and 1999) laid-in, along with a typed signed (first name) letter from the executive director of the Staten Island YMCA on their letterhead to the recipient of this book. First edition. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. Scarce thus. .

London: Earthscan Ltd, 1994. Trade paperback. 295 pages. Bibliographic References, Index. Edited by Patrica Adams and John Thibodeau. First edition in English. Originally published in China in 1989 and banned shortly after its release, this book is a collection of essays, interviews and statements by Chinese intellectuals and others opposed to the Three Gorges Dam project. The emergence of the pro-democracy movement in 1989 saw its re-issue in China. This first English language edition contains updates expanded to include post-Tiananmen events. A very clean, square, fresh and unread copy, as new. Fine. . First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St Martins Press, 1990. Large octavo bopund in black cloth, in original non price-clipped dust-jacket. 356pp., Bibliography. Illustrated with photographs and cartoons. First edition, first printing. A compendium of articles from "Yank", published between 1942 and 1945. A weekly publication, "Yank" was written by, for and about the GI's who fought the war, both in the European and Pacific theatres. An everyman's evocation of what it was like to experience the war, this volume includes names familiar even to those who know little about the history of World War II, men such as William Saroyan, Andy Rooney, and George Baker. The latter, while not a household name, is better know through his legendary cartoon--Sad Sack. Private gift inscription [to a Battle of the Bulge survivor] on front end-paper. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine [due only to inscription] in near fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth in original dustjacket which is tape repaired and lacks most of backstrip, though front and rear covers are complete and intact. Illustrated with frontispiece and three plates. This is the second revised edition of this title. An uncommon title in very good+ condition, dustjacket poor.. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Florence, OR: Frying Pan Creek, 1945. Hardcover, maroon colored cloth boldly lettered in white. 511 pp., This edition self-published and revised by author with his own illustrations and map endpapers copyrighted for the 7th edition. Originally published as Why Japan Was Strong, Signed copy by author on tipped in presentation leaf. A rambling and affectunate travlogue of ordinary people and places in China and Japan collected during the two decades leading up to the out-break of war. Whilst a patriot, the author displays an amazing affinity for the common people of Japan, [whilst still condemning her government]. An interesting travel book, first published in 1943, and reprinted often during the course of the war. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine.. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Penguin Studio, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Fifth Printing. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, large format quarto in publisher's price-clipped dust-jacket. 182 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white and color photographs throughout. Fifth printing. A history of Yankee Stadium and the people who populated it. Presentation copy to New Jersey senator Carmen A. Orechio, addressed simply "Dear Senator". No previous ownership marks, but from the private collection of Carmen Orechio, former NJ State Senator, recently deceased (02/26/2018). A clean, square, tight copy with long personal inscription from two friends, given as a Christmas gift 12/25/00. But for inscription and price-clipped dust-jacket as new. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. .

New York: Pocket Books / Rare Air Books, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Hardcover, large format folio bound in dark blue cloth, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 232 pages. Foreword by Rudy Giuliani; Introduction by George Steinbrenner. Illustrated throughout with color, and some black and white, photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Both book and dust-jacket are fine. A large and heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated to as close to actual cost as possible. .

New York: Doubleday, 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 502 pages. Index. Illustrated with color photographs. Stated first edition, first printing with full number line. The first person story of Torre's dozen tumultuous and triumphant years with the New York Yankees as general manager. No previous ownership marks, but from the private collection of Carmen Orechio, former NJ State Senator, recently deceased (02/26/2018). A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

New York: Random House, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover in publisher's red, yellow and blue non price-clipped dust-jacket. 212 pages + large appendix of Records and Rosters appended. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs throughout. First edition, first printing [as per Random House practice of beginning number line at 2 but leaving stated 'first edition' printed directly beneath indicating first printing] of the 'Revised and Updated' edition. This edition is actually more desirable than the original, being harder to find. No previous ownership marks, but from the private collection of Carmen Orechio, former NJ State Senator, recently deceased (02/26/2018). A clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. .

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large trade paperback. 128 pages. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. First edition, no other printings listed. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine. .

Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publ.Co., 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, large quarto in dark blue boards and publisher's price-clipped dust-jacket. 228 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white and several color photographs. First edition. Front free end-paper excised and short one inch clear tape repair to first page at gutter. No previous ownership marks, but from the private collection of Carmen Orechio, former NJ State Senator, recently deceased (02/26/2018). A clean, square, unmarked copy with faults as noted, else fine. Near very good in a near fine dust-jacket. .

New York: Free Press, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clupped dust-jacket. 353 pages. Notes, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with 32 pages of black and white photographs and 16 maps. First edition, first printing with full number line. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked and like new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Hardcover, no jacket. First edition. Original cloth age soiled, with backstrip slightly darker than covers. Mull exposed at half-title, albeit binding hinges sound and intact. A good+ reading copy.. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1985. Hardcover, duo-tone cloth in non clipped dust-jacket. 848pp., Bibliographical Note, Bibliographic References, Index. Volume III of James' magisterial three volume biography of Douglas MacArthur, covering the post War years and his fall from grtace with Truman. First edition, first printing. Illustrated with photographs. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside of front and rear boards. Not an ex-libris copy, from a private collection. No previous ownership marks. Vertical crease at foredge pages 131 to 138 [four leaves], else a very clean, square, unmarked copy. Very good in a fine dust-jacket. A heavy book, additional postage charges may be required for Priority and International orders. Scans sent on request. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: New York University Press, 1965. Trade paperback. 196 pages. Extensive Bibliographic Notes, List of Works Cited, Index. First edition. No previous ownership marks. No underlining, writing or marking to text. A lightly worn [toned] copy. near very good.. First Edition. Softcover. Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Ecco Press, 1978. Trade paperback. 169 pages. Reprint edition, first printing by this publisher. A study in the craft and technique of Yeats' work from work papers and manuscripts. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, sound, unmarked copy. Very good.. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Loker Raley, 1940. Hardcover, dark blue cloth with bright yellow paper spine and cover labels, in original non price-clipped dust-jacket. 80pp., First edition, first printing. Signed presentation copy by author to poet Helen Frith Stickney, Christmas 1940. Dust-jacket worn, with chips to extremities and holes in spine. Book covers are very bright and clean, as are labels. Endpapers toned slightly, text clean and unmarked. A very good+ copy in a fair dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sana'a, Yemen Arab Republic: Yemeni Studies and Research Center, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, published as paperback and now re-cased in hard covers, retaining original wrappers. 278 pages. An early work on the Yemeni people, "...?Abd al-Ra?man b. Sulayman al-Ahdal (d. 1250/1835) was a leading scholar of hadith and the mufti of the city of Zabid in Yemen." Book entirely in Arabic, published in Yemen. No previous ownership marks. Reference library number stamped on end-paper, no other markings. . Moderate wear to cloth cover, interior in clean, tight and unmarked. Very good copy of a scarce title. Text entirety in Arabic. Please see photograph of title-page to check translation accuracy. .

New York: New York Graphic Society, 1979. Large oblong trade paperback. Unpaginated. Introduction by Paul Brooks. Illustrated with 116 full page black and white photographs by Ansel Adams. Special edition prepared by the New York Graphic Society for the Museum of Modern Art on the occasion of the exhibition "Ansel Adams and the West", [Sept. 8 - Oct. 28, 1979]. First edition, stated first printing. No previous ownership marks. No creases, marking or soiling. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Very good or better. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1991. Black cloth in non price-clipped dustjacket. A volume in "The Childe Cycle" series. Fine in as new dustjacket.. First Edition. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.