Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Evening Star Books

New York: Barse & Hopkins [1923], 1923. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. 8vo. [6], 9-219, [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [1] pp. Yellow cloth with brown lettering on the front board and spine and a decoration on the front board. Decorated brown endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with three full-page illustrations by Howard L. Hastings. The fourth book in the series, all six books are listed on the front flap of the jacket. Jacket has a large chip to its spine panel and general edge wear.

[Garden City, New York]: [Garden City Publishing Co.] [1931], 1931. Later printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. [12], 15-317, [3] pp. Blue cloth with a white paste-on illustration printed in black, red, brown, and white, yellow lettering and a yellow decoration on the spine; yellow topstain. Blue and white illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a few color plates. A small ink spot on the front board, a name on the free front endpaper. Lacks the title page.

Chicago: Thos. W. Jackson Publishing Company, 1915. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. 8vo. [4], 11-233, [1], [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Red cloth with black lettering on the front board and spine. Jacket shows a price of $1.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket for other clothbound books in the Jackson Publishing series. Illustrated with two frontispieces and with several full-page drawings. A fictional novel of an Englishman supportive of imperialism traveling around South Africa in search of resources and wealth. The book has a short biography of Cecil Rhodes at the end. A perfect example of white attitudes towards the Zulu and the original inhabitants of South Africa. Lacks the free front endpaper; jacket shows a few traces of edge wear.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company [1958], 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 8vo. [8], 9-347, [5] pp. Blue cloth with silver lettering on the front board and spine, a silver decoration on the front board. Price of $5.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Barlow, one plate, an in-text and a full-page woodcut. The biography of a diplomat and political thinker's life, with a disussion of his time spent in France during the French Revolution. Minor fading to the edges of the boards; jacket shows toning to its spine panel.

New York: Harper's Magazine Press [1971], 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [14], 3-192, [4] pp. Beige cloth with orange and brown lettering on the spine. Price of $5.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Orange endpapers and pastedowns. A Near Fine book with a bookplate on the front pastedown; dust jacket is very near Fine.

New York: Dial Books for Young Readers [2000], 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [10], 130, [4] pp. Quarter navy cloth over purple paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $16.99 on front flap of dust jacket. Newbery Medal winner for 2001.

London: John Murray, 1831. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vol. 8vo. [5], vi-xi, [2], 2-413, [1] (page of publisher's advertisements); [5], vi-vii, [2], 2-377, [1] (page of publisher's advertisements), [2] pp. Mid-nineteenth century half calf over marbled boards, spines in six compartments, a green and a brown morocco label lettered in gilt on each spine. Volumes one and two are illustrated with a few in-text woodcuts. The woodcuts were taken from another work on Spain, some of the designs were done by Stothard. Alberich 1036. Oxford ANB, Philip McFarland, "Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell (06 April 1803-13 September 1848)". Palau V, p. 7. Slidell Mackenzie was a prolific author and avid traveler, and while he was in Spain he befriended Washington Irving and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He is best remembered for his decision to execute three men at sea after being informed of a possible mutiny aboard the ship. These volumes are his stories of his time in Spain, a light-hearted travel narrative.… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [5], vi-viii, [3], 2-323, [3] pp. Black cloth with a gold decoration on the front board, gold lettering with a blue rule on the spine. Decorative blue endpapers and pastedowns with white doves, done by Ben Shahn. Price of $6.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. McCarthy's memoirs of his 1968 campaign to become the next President of the United States. He was against the Vietnam War, and sought to challenge Lyndon B. Johnson's nomination for the Democratic ticket. He was a member of Minnesota's DFL party. A touch of fading to the top edge of the front flyleaf; jacket is toned with a few hints of edge wear.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo. [7], 428, [4] pp. Half bound in red morocco, over red cloth with five raised bands on the spine and gilt lettering and decorations on the spine. Gilt rules between the leather and the cloth, top edge gilt. Endpapers and pastedowns are marbled in pale blue and brown. Illustrations by Edward Shenton (pictorial title page and several in-text illustrations). Ahearn APG 003a. Baumgarten 180. A beautifully bound copy of Rawling's most beloved book, a children's classic. A Very Good+ book with a few hints of fraying to the cloth and a few faint paperclip marks to the top edge of the first few leaves.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. [7], 1-428 pp. Beige cloth with green lettering and a green decoration on the front board, green lettering on the spine. Tan endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $2.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with several in-text decorations by Edward Shenton. Ahearn APG 003a. Baumgarten 180. Rawlings' best-known and most beloved novel, the story of a young boy and the deer he takes in as his pet. The book explores Jody's world in Florida: his family, his neighbors, and the experiences he has of growing up in a rural area. Joints browned, the spine and boards show foxing; jacket with a small closed tear and a spot of fading to the front panel.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Later edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. [5], vii-viii, [2], 1-400, [4] pp. Black cloth with an inset illustration on the front board, gold lettering on the spine; orange topstain. Illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. An illustration on the title page, with twelve color plates done by N.C. Wyeth. Allen 216. This Scribner's classic edition was issued after a limited edition of 770 copies, and after a Pulitzer Prize edition that was issued after the limited edition. N.C. Wyeth was a student of Howard Pyle's and left an indelible influence on American book illustration and painting, with his signature style still recognizable and of great interest to collectors of books and works of art. A lovely copy. A touch of foxing to the textblock and to the leaves.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/poor. 8vo. [5], vii-viii, [2], 1-400, [4] pp. Buckram with brown lettering and decorations on the front board and brown lettering on the spine; blue topstain. Price of $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket; blue topstain. Illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. An illustration on the title page, with fourteen color plates done by N.C. Wyeth. Allen 216. The first edition of the Yearling with the N.C. Wyeth illustrations. Wyeth's signature style brings the tale of Jody and his little deer to life. Jacket in pieces with a tape repair on its front panel.

New York: Bluejay Books Inc. [1986], 1986. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [13], 2-626, [2] pp. Quarter white cloth over yellow paper boards with blue lettering on the spine. Includes stories by Orson Scott Card, William Gibson, George R.R. Martin, Joe Haldeman, James Blaylock, and many others. A Near Fine book with a slight separation between the backstrip and the textblock in a Near Fine jacket with a touch of edge wear.

Framingham, MA: The NESFA Press, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. [8], 11-377, [5], [1] (page of publisher's advertisements), [1] pp. Maroon cloth with silver lettering on the spine. Price of $25.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Edited by Mark L. Olson.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [13], xiv-xxxiv, [3], 4-506, [4] pp. Bound in black cloth with gold lettering on the front board and the spine, grey endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $24.95 on front jacket flap. Illustrated with a two page map of Texas, and 16 plates of black and white photographs. A Note on Sources, Selected Bibliography, Notes, and Index. A very attractive example of the second volume in Caro's definitive biography of Lyndon Johnson covering the period from Johnson's defeat in his first bid for the U.S. Senate in 1941 to his election to the Senate in 1948.

Boston: An Atlantic Monthly Press Book / Little, Brown and Company [1959], 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [5], vi-viii, [5], 4-310 pp. Quarter black cloth over pink paper boards, the cloth with gold stars on all sides, the front board with a decoration in gold. Price of $5.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece photograph of Harold W. Ross, and with in-text drawings by Thurber himself. Bowden A27. The winner of the 1960 National Book Award. A biography of one of the founders of The New Yorker, written in Thurber's inimitable style and punctuated by his wit. A captivating narrative of the impact that Ross and The New Yorker had on the modern American literary scene. Minor rubbing on the spine; jacket with very light edge wear and a few scuffs to its rear panel.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo. [4], v-vi, [2], 3-188, [1], [1] (page of publisher's advertisements) pp. Quarter blue cloth over tan textured boards with a paper label printed in blue on the spine. Price of $2.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. With a card signed by Gale laid in. Women in Wisconsin, "Zona Gale". A collection of short stories from an early feminist figure, who made her home in south-central Wisconsin. Zona Gayle was a playwright and author who served as a mentor and friend to fellow Wisconsin author and feminist Margery Latimer. After graduating from UW-Madison in 1895, Gale worked as one of Milwaukee's first female newspaper reporters. A Near Fine book with just a touch of foxing to the boards' edges; dust jacket is Very Good+ with minor toning and a small discoloration to the rear panel.

New York: Simon & Schuster [1996], 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [12], 13-205, [1] pp. Quarter brown cloth over yellow paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $23.00 on front flap of dust jacket. Illustrated by a photograph and several in-text designs. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Silko's essays discuss Pueblo migration stories, Pueblo language and literature, what American owes to Native Peoples, how Native people view their treatment by the U.S. Government, Tribal Councils, the border patrol state, and many more aspects of Native life.

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [6], 7-264 pp. Red cloth over black paper-covered boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $8.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Ahearn APG 016a. A nice copy of Thomas' suspenseful novel concerning an investigation into the diappearance of a famous union leader. A very near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with a few hints of wear to the extremities.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. [6], 7-224 pp. Brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the spine and brown topstain. Price of £2.75 on the front dust jacket flap. Ahearn APG 017b.