Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB

Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2004. First edition. Folio, 194, [2] pp, with illustrations throughout from photographs. Light tan cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, in pictorial dust jacketTrace of rubbing at the bottom edges, last leaf with a one-quarter inch tear in the margin, otherwise near fine in very good or better lightly soiled dust jacket with slight edge wear. "Yangtze Remembered is a portrait of the Yangtze River and its people before, during, and after the completion of the Three Corges Dam In June 2003, when the initial phase of the dam was finished, its reservoir inundated more than 300 miles of the Yangtze River Valley An estimated 13 million people are being relocated as the sites of 1500 cities, towns, and villages disappear beneath the dark waters While the old cities are destroyed, huge construction projects are transforming the landscape: dikes, bridges, and apartment towers are springing up Between 2000 and 2003 Linda Butler made eight trips to produce this… Read More

No place [Charleston, South Carolina ?]: United Daughters of the Confederacy, South Carolina Division, 1965. First edition. Sextodecimo (6.75" x 5.25"), 12 unnumbered pages plus 4 unused pages for notes. In original stapled stiff paper wraps, the front cover depicting the flag of the Confederate States of America.
One staple a bit rusted, slight edge wear & toning, otherwise Near Fine.
"Daughters of the Confederacy, this day we are gathered together, in the sight of God, to strengthen the bonds that unite us in a common cause: to renew the vows of loyalty to our sacred principles; to do homage unto the memory of our gallant Confederate soldiers and to perpetuate the fame of their noble deeds unto succeeding generations. To this end we invoice the aid of our Lord.
"Hear my cry, O Lord; attend unto my prayer." ~Excerpted from the text.

New York: Feiwel & Friends, (2008). First edition, this copy inscribed & signed in ink by Barack Obama at the half title page. Small 8vo (7.75" by 5.25"), xi & 206 pages, with illustrations fron photographs throughout. Publisher's pictorial light card covers.
A fine & apparently unread copy.
"For Maggie,/ Yes we Kan!/ Barack Obama."
Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed
"Garen Thomas takes us through the life of Barack Obama, from his struggle to fit in with his classmates, and concern about not knowing his biological father, through his term as an Illinois senator, and the long campaign for president, to his historic victory." ~Excerpted from the back cover.

San Francisco: California Fig Syrup Co., no date (ca. 1906 - 1910). 24mo (6" x 3.75"), [1], 20 & [1] pages plus covers in color, including 8 full page illustrations from photographs. Original pictorial stapled paper wraps.
Moderately soiled, light edge wear, small loss at the bottom corner of the back cover, staples rusted, otherwise Very Good.
"Promotional booklet for Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company of San Francisco, probably from around 1906. After a brief introduction to the beauty and riches of California, the booklet describes at length the natural laxative benefits of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, a combination of two company products in one remedy. The company guarantees its product, but the consumer must ensure that "California Fig Syrup Co." is printed on the front of every package. If it is not, the product is a fraud and should be declined. This product, in order to be truly effective, must be produced exclusively with California… Read More

Los Angeles, California: Western Publishing & Novelty Company, no date (1937 per OCLC). Oblong 8vo (5.25" x 8"), 32 unnumbered pages providing captioned illustrations in color from photographs & a page of text. Publisher's pictorial stapled stiff paper wraps.
Covers lightly rubbed mostly along the spine, trace edge wear, staples rusted causing minor stains, otherwise Very Good or better.
"Yosemite National Park, a region replete with majestic domes, titanic chasms, alluring waterfalls, and the earth's oldest and tallest trees, ranks high among the wonders of the world." ~Excerpted from the text.

[New York & Chicago: International Tailoring Co], printed by Sackett & Williams, NY, no date, ca. 1925. 8vo, 10 pp. & covers, illustrated. Original pictorial stiff paper wraps. Not found in OCLC as of 1/16/2020.
Moderately soiled, trace edge wear, otherwise very good.
Presents advice for the well dressed gent about "the proper things to wear" as manufactured by the International Tailoring Company which were apparently available at E.A. Freet & Son of Dalton, Ohio, as evidenced by information on the rear cover.

No place, The Collector's Library, no date, (ca. 1950's). 24mo (5.5" x 4.25"), 32 pages including 3 full page explicit illustrations from photographs. Publisher's pictorial, pale blue paper wraps, stapled.
Crudely printed causing ghosting & portions of text to be light but not illegible, lightly soiled, trace edge wear, otherwise very good.
"My introduction to the pleasures, and mysteries that have ever been associated with the couch of Love was not entrusted to a novice; no timid, simpering girl taking her first step toward the realization of forbidden joys but to a woman; a woman of thirty ..."
Quite like those spurious imprints from the 40s with "illustrations from life," we have been unable to locate any other examples of this title or imprint

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1949. First edition. 8vo, 192 pp. Publisher's green cloth lettered & decorated in black, in pictorial dust jacket.A fine copy in near fine dust jacket, lightly soiled, with trace edge wearThe seventh title (of eight) in The Kid from Tomkinsville Brooklyn Dodgers series. Author Tunis is characterized as "the 'inventor' of the modern sports story"

Chicago: Meyer Both College of Commercial Art; WC Both (copyright), 1920 Pictorial portfolio, light card stock wraps, 4to, containing Your Opportunity (48 pp, illustrated, original stapled wraps), plus five sheets (printed recto only & bound with a pin upper left) which promote the course, delineate tuition options, & conclude with an unused application form, & twelve photo-mechanical "color proofs" providing "actual samples of completed work just as delivered to clients of the Meyer Both Company" (4to & smaller, some folding, on paper & card stock).
Portfolio with moderate edge wear & browning, mostly split along the fold Cover sheet with corner creases Two color proofs with small losses in the lower margin (illustration unaffected), otherwise very good.
Provides all the details about the burgeoning commercial art field & the myriad opportunities awaiting the successful graduate The color proofs generally reflect fashion for men, making particular note of the return to normalcy following the end of… Read More

No place [Hollywood, California ?]: William H. Door, no date (ca. 1950s). Single sheet measuring 21 inches by 4.25 inches folded 5 times horizontally forming 12 panels (6 per side), with descriptive text & illustrations from art work.
Slight edge wear including a couple of nicks, otherwise fine.
William H. Door was self-described as "one of the largest direct mail glamour merchants." His line of products included stag films in 8 & 16mm, slides, stereoviews, & photos.Featured here are:
"Britain's Buxom Bonnie""Naughty Cherie from Gay Paree""Roman Revelries"To Kiss the Swiss Miss""Rapture on the Riviera"
Bill Door & his girlfriend, Ernestine Ellen Criss, were murdered in an apparent gangland slaying in November, 1963.

[London]: Raphael Tuck & Sons, no date, circa 1944. Oblong 24mo (4.75" x 5.75"), 36 unnumbered pages plus covers. Includes two small illustrations from art work by Diana Thorne & numerous photographs portraying various breeds of dogs as well as descriptive text. Publisher's pictorial, stapled paper wraps.
Worn: scuffed, rubbed, creasing, edge wear including nicks & small tears, soiled, about Good & still quite useful.
Breeds represented include: Wolf Hound, Great Dane, Alsatian, Bulldog, Samoyed, West Highland, Corgi, Mastiff, & others."I wonder whether it has ever occurred to you that your dog friends differ as much as their human owners, which makes them all the more interesting ..."

New York: Office of the American Temperance Union, printed by S.W. Benedict. Lot of three issues: Volume IX New Series, Numbers 10, & 12, October 1 & December 1, 1848 & Volume X New Series, No. 1, January 1, 1849. First editions. Small folios (12.25" x 9.5"), 4 pages each, illustrated. Original newspapers, single sheets folded once vertically. Removed from a bound volume.
Two issues lightly toned & foxed, with moderate edge wear, otherwise Very Good. One issue with more substantial edge wear & creasing including a two inch tear without loss along the fold (now with small archival tissue reinforcement in the gutter between pages two & three), soiled & foxed, otherwise Good & still quite useful.
As characterized in a 1850 article published in the Milwaukee Sentinel, the Youth's Temperance Advocate is "a lively, ably conducted sheet, filled with facts, calculated to interest not only the youthful mind, but the man mature, and in this way, do more to arouse the dormant energies of the fathers and mothers,… Read More