Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Joseph Valles - Books

Indianapolis ; New York : Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1936., 1936. Fair. Red cloth with gold lettering ; 366 pp. ; LCCN: 36-30320 ; OCLC: 686053 ; LC: PZ3.H6516; PS3515.O134; Dewey: 813.52 ; front ep and flyleaf torn ; front cover a triffle shaken ; slight wear ; foxing ; FAIR

Boston and New York : Oliver Ditson Company, Inc., Chicago : Lyon & Healy; London : Winthrop Rogers, Ltd, MCMXXXII (1932), 1932. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 31 copies ; SATB ; No.14,596.

Washington : G.P.O., 1894-1937, 1894. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 37,352 pages ; scarce, complete run of 43 volumes to 1937 ; thousands of late 19th and early 20th century photographs ; nearly 100 full color plates ; various colored bindings ;Title varies; OCLC: 2288725 (1894-1922); OCLC: 2288694 (1923-1925); OCLC: 2289136 (1926-1937) ; Partial contents: Birds That Injure Grain--Danger of Importing Insect Pests--Hybrids and Their Utilization in Plant Breeding--Lawns and Lawn Making--Some Edible and Poisonous Fungi--The Agricultural Outlook of the Coast Region of Alaska--The Fruit Industry, and Substitution of Domestic for Foreign-grown Fruits--The Present Status of Flax Culture--Utilization of By-products of the Dairy--Agriculture in Puerto Rico--Cattle dipping, experimental and practical--Cyclones, hurricanes, and tornadoes--Insects injurious to beans and peas--Sand-binding grasses--Pruning of trees and other plants--The present condition of grape culture in California--The use of kites in the exploration… Read More

Honolulu : Published by the University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 2000. As New. 212 pp. ; stiff paper wrappers ; 6 x 9 in. ; ISSN: 0066-9628 ; OCLC: 1518443 ; Contents: Taking a Moment to Bask in Our Past: Six Decades of APCG and AAG Presidential Addresses / Robin E. Datel -- Natural and Human Factors in Recent Central Valley Floods / Roxane Fridiric and M. L. Shelton -- The Towns that Coal Built: The Evolution of Landscapes and Communities in Southern Colorado / John L. Keane -- A Comparison of Attitudes and Knowledge about the Endangered Species Act / Jeffrey D. Hackel -- Presidential Plenary Session: Studying, Teaching, and Serving Your Locality in a Globalizing World / Robin E. Datel -- Studying Ethnic Patterns in Local Areas / James P. Allen -- Guidebooks as Community Service / Paul Groth -- A Seat at the Table: Geographers and the Formulation of Environmental Policy / Philip R. Pryd ; AS NEW

Franklin Center, Pa. : Franklin Library, 1976, 1976. Book. As New. Hardcover. 563 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ; LCCN: 77-364859 ; LC: PZ3.B2623; PS3503.A61565; Dewey: 813/.5/2 ; OCLC: 3217267 ; "A Limited edition" ; full brown leather with gold lettering and designs ; all edges gilt ; silk moire endpapers ; Illustrations by Ben S. Wohlberg. ; At head of title: Pulitzer Prize, 1931. ; AS NEW .

Stanford, Calif., Stanford University Press, 1973, 1973. Book. Good. Hardcover. viii, 246 p. 23 cm. ; ISBN: 0804708460; 9780804708463; National Library: 0430614 LCCN: 73-80623 ; LC: PR5906; Dewey: 821/.8; B; NLM: WM 49 ; OCLC: 1289018 ; ex-library, stamps, label ; dustjacket attached to cover ; mustard green cloth with pictorial dustjacket ; Islands -- Dream, Vision and the poet -- The dreamer recast : Late plays -- Toward the Holy City : A Vision and related poems -- The transfigured body -- Conclusion ; G/G.

New York : Macmillan, 1976, 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 232 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. ; ISBN: 0026204509; 9780026204507 LCCN: 76-12608 ; LC: PR5906; Dewey: 821/.8; B ; OCLC: 2164947 ; Frank Tuohy's Yeats is a straightforward biography, sensible, well written, and beautifully illustrated; the photographs are superb.--Denis Donaghue, The New York Times Review of Books ; Contents : Nineteenth century Ireland : The Yeats Family -- Schooldays : Theosophy and Nationalism -- London years : Madame Blavatsky and Maude Gonne -- Poets' clubs and secret societies -- Irish theatre and Irish politics -- Theatre business, management of men -- Coole Park and London SOciety -- From the Easter Rebellion to the Irish Free State -- Blue shirts and historical cycles -- An old man's frenzy ; FINE/FINE.

Carol Stream, IL : Hope Publishing Company, 1996, 1996. Book. Good. Soft cover. approx. 46 copies ; SATB ; HH 3953 .

(Tainan : Hong Ying ChuBan She) ; 1966, 1966. Very Good. Green cloth with gold decorations and lettering ; [53], 738 pp. ; illustrations in black & white ; an exhaustive aircraft dictionary, with military and engineering terms, and several exploded views of various types of aircraft, including the Boeing 707, 727, and YS-11A, a twin-engine Beechcraft, the C-46, C-117, C-121, C-123, and the DC-54 ; detailed schematics and drawings of cables, struts, assemblies, etc ; each page of the dictionary will contain up to six graphic figures with English label s to illustrate the Chinese definitions to the English entries ; foxing ; water stain to fore-edge of textblock, does not affect the text ; front corner bumped ; VG [This listing contains text in Chinese GB Fonts]

世界書局 Xianggang : Shi jie shu ju, [Hong Kong : The World Book Company] ; Da Xin Yin Hang Gong Si, 1954., 1954. Very Good. ii, 1497, 10, 2 pp. ; 14 cm. ; Edition: Xin 30 ban 新30版 ; gray firm embossed wrappers with pale sea green, blue and white dustjacket ; very thick, massive pocket-sized (or rather, satchel-sized) volume ; foxing ; pink and white endpapers ; fading and wear to dustjacket, else VG/G [This listing contains text in Chinese GB fonts]

上海 : 啟明書局， [Shanghai : Qi Ming Shu Ju] (Shanghai : Qi Ming Book Company), 1947., 1947. Very Good. Blue, silver and black textured stiff wrappers, with lettering and Chinese characters in silver ; [8], 1027, 21, 5, 49, 52, [4], [1] pp. ; 2 x 3¼ x 1¾ in. ; 48mo. ; this miniature unabridged dictionary is a marvel of printing ; title page subtitle : 求解作文成语翻译 (qiu jie zuo wen cheng yu fan yi) [Reference - Composition - Etymology - Translation] ; Subsections include Synonyms and Antonyms - Irregular Verbs - Uses of Prepositions - Abbreviations - [Pronunciation Chart] ; slight wear to edges of covers ; pages foxed ; binding tight ; a very scarce dictionary, not held by any known library, in any edition ; OCLC: 32476961 ; VG [This listing contains text in Chinese GB fonts]

北京 : 商务印书馆 : 新华书店北京发行所发行, (Shang Wu Yin Shu Guan) [Beijing : Commerical Affairs Press), 1997., 1997. Very Good. 611 p. ; 14 cm. ; Edition: 第2版. ； LCCN: 84-171476 ； LC: QD5; Dewey: 540/.03/21 ； A Very small volume in ¼ simulated leather spine and decorative paper-covered boards with blue lettering (gold lettering on spine) ; English main entries with phonetic pronunciation followed by concise definitions in Chinese ; includes an abbreviated listing of participles in English and a Period Chart of Elements in English, Chinese and Pinyin ; also includes a list of common chemical prefixes and a Greek character alphabet ; slight wear to covers, slight foxing ; writing on both endpages, else VG [This listing contains text in Chinese GB Fonts]

上海 : 啟明書局， [Shanghai : Qi Ming Shu Ju] (Shanghai : Qi Ming Book Company), 1947., 1947. Good. Dark red and jade green and gold textured stiff wrappers, with lettering and Chinese characters in green and silver ; [8], 1027, 21, 5, 49, 52, [4], [1] pp. ; 2 x 3¼ x 1¾ in. ; 48mo. ; this miniature unabridged dictionary is a marvel of printing ; t itle page subtitle :求解作文成语翻译 (qiu jie zuo wen cheng yu fan yi) [Reference - Composition - Etymology - Translation] ; Subsections include Synonyms and Antonyms - Irregular Verbs - Uses of Prepositions - Abbreviations - [Pronunciation Chart] ; wear and deep creases to covers ; pages foxed ; binding tight ; a very scarce dictionary, not held by any known library, in any edition ; G [This listing contains text in Chinese GB fonts]

香港 : 商務印書館 [Shang Wu Yin Shu Guan; The Commercial Press],1974, 1974. Very Good. 594 pp. ; tan buckram with gold lettering ; slightly shaken ; ownership stamp from American Embassy School in Taiwan ; slightly foxed, else VG

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001., 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st edition, SIGNED by author on title page ; ISBN: 0345452771, 9780345452771 ; "After a year away at college, military brat Bernadette Root has come "home" to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, to spend the summer with her bizarre yet comforting cl an. Ruled by a strict, regimented Air Force Major father, but grounded in their mother's particular brand of humor, Bernie's family was destined for military greatness during the glory days of the mid-'50s. But in Base life, where an unkempt lawn is cause for reassignment, one fateful misstep changed the Roots' world forever. Yet the family's silence cannot keep the wounds of the past from reemerging . . . nor can the memory fade of beloved Fumiko, the family's former maid, whose name is now v erboten. And the secrets long ago covered up in classic military style-through elimination and denial-are now forcing their way to… Read More

New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2001, 2001. Fine. 367 p. ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 037541214X; 9780375412141; LCCN: 2001-89763 ; LC: PS3552.I74; Dewey: 813/.54 ; OCLC: 47125699 ; "Bernadette 'Bernie' Root, military brat, speaks. She has never really noticed what a peculiar bunch of nomads her eight-member Air Force family is, until the summer after her first year of college when she joins them at their new assignment; Kadena Air Base, Okinawa" ; blue and red cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; FINE/FINE

London and Glasgow : Blackie and Son Limited, 1911., 1911. Very Good. 64 p. incl 1 illustrated with plans, a color frontispiece and colored plates ; 24 cm. ; LCCN: 12-15876 ; LC: DA670.Y6 ; OCLC: 2135515 ; grey cloth boards with green lettering ; no dustjacket or slipcase ; sunning to spine and a tear to top of same ; 12 colour plates of watercolors by E. W. Haslehurst depicting various important sites in York before the advent of 20th century changes, including The Water-Gates, Lendal Bridge, Micklegate Bar, Bootham Bar, Fishergate Postern from the Walls, The S hambles (with the house of St. Margaret Cliveden depicted), Norman Porch, St. Lawrence's Tower, York Minster, York from the city walls, Entrance to the Banqueting Hall at King's Manor, York from the Ouse, College Street, St. William's College and Ch apter House, and the Ruins of St. Mary's Abbey ; interesting historical commentary enlivens the illustrations ; G

New York : Carl Fisher, 2003, 2003. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 28 copies ; SATAB ; CM8803.

New York : Robert M. McBride & Co., 1941, 1941. Good. Began with 1940/41.; 1st edition, 2nd printing ; [270] pp. : illustrated ; 25 cm. ; blue cloth ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, labels, date due ; fascinating, little-seen photos ; Contents: Commercial Aviation -- Military flying -- Naval aviation -- Manufacture -- Research -- Instruments and aids -- Private Flying -- Aviation Schools -- Unusual planes ; photos of Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, DC-5, Wright Cyclone, Lockeed Electra, Pircairn PA-36, Barkley-Grow T-8, Sikorsky S-42-A, Boeing 307,Wright biplane type B, Consolidated B-24,Bell Airacobra P-39, Lockheed P-38, Curtiss-Wright Interceptor, Ryan PT-20, PT-13B, Stearman PT-13A, North American NA-35, Fairchild M-62, North American BT-14, North American NA-49, BC-1A, O-47A, Kellett KD-1A autogiro, Ryan YO-51Dragonfly, Seversky P-35, Curtiss P-40, Repiblic YP-41, Northrop A-17, Vultee V-12, Douglas 8A-3P, Stearman XA-21, Bell Airacuda YFM-1 Sky Tiger, North American NA-40, Lockheed 212, Douglas… Read More

Chicago : Cadmus Books ; E. M. Hale and Company, 1932., 1932. Fair. v, 265 pp. : illustrated ; 21 cm. ; OCLC: 7412159 ; ex-library, stamps, date due, tape-reinforced spine and corners ; text in English ; Summary: In the 1920's a Chinese youth from the country comes to Chungking with his mother where the bustling cit y offers adventure and his apprenticeship to a coppersmith ; "This special edition is published by arrangement with the publisher of the regular edition, The John C. Winston Company." ; this is an intelligently illustrated edition with pictures (fou r in color) by Kurt Wiese ; the illustrations are full of details and unlike many texts from the period dealing with Chinese culture, the writing and cultural artifacts depicted are true-to-life ; includes a glossary of Chinese words, and chapter no tes about China's geography, people and customs ; wear and foxing ; red cloth with gold/yellow lettering and picture ; won the Newbery Medal ; both Lewis and Wiese lived and worked in China for a… Read More