Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

New Haven, CT: Yale University, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows handling wear and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues at boards though there is an issue with the text pages. The reason for the low condition grade is that page 219/220 is only attached by the top inch and page 221/222 is missing. All other pages are present and secure. Book would grade as VG if not for this issue. Paper is toned due to age and there is some minor spotting and foxing. This came from the estate of Benjamin Thaw Jr., who was listed as a graduate for 1909 (see our book #221088 for his 1906 Yale book with signature). There is no reference to this in the book but this volume was included with other Yale books which contained his name. It is likely the missing page has something to do with him. As far as… Read More

New Haven, CT: Yale University, 1906. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, green cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Interior shows where along the edges and corners along with some scuffing and soiling. Small tear is present near the bottom right edge of the spine. Internal binding has cracks starting at both front and rear boards but text page binding appears good. Original owners name is penned on the front end page: Benjamin Thaw, Jr. of New Haven CT, along with a date of December 18, 1906. He was the son of the Pennsylvania banker Benjamin Thaw Sr. and eventually went on to become the first secretary of the American Embassy in London. No other handwriting found in the book, no library markings. Pages are toned due to age and some light foxing and smudge marks are present. Some page sections are still uncut. Please note: this is a heavy book so non-US sales or priority mail shipping option may… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, two volume matched set bound in blue cloth with gilt to front and spine. Top edges of both books also gilt, the exterior show minor scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Both volumes contain the original owner's name and location written on the front pastedowns. This appears to be the only handwriting found in both books, there is no bookplates, no library markings, etc.. Paper is mildly toned due to age and there is some light scattered foxing and smudge marks present. The map is present in volume 1 and in excellent shape. Volume 1 contains 410 pages in volume 2 contains 365 pages (775 pages total). There are no hinge cracks though there are a few light issues to point out: there is a bit of pulling at page XII of volume 1, this is not a hinge crack but you could tell the book was opened just a tad too far. Volume 2 has a… Read More

New York: The Junior Literary Guild and Julian Messner Inc., 1944. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. James Daugherty. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, maroon cloth boards with gilt text on front and spine. Boards and guilt are both darkened and spine shows some sunning. There is also a tear in the cloth at the bottom area of the spine which measures less than 1 inch. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. There are no signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting found. The internal binding has several sections that have dark areas in the gutter area, this appears to be from the binders glue. This can be seen on the frontispiece (left side) and smaller dark stains like that can be seen on page 14/15 and 194/195.

New York: Wisner Manufacturing Company, 1925. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Softcover, flexible patterned leather binding gilt advertising logo on backside showing the Wisner Manufacturing Company and Peerless Creamery & Dairy Equipment of New York City. Leather is worn along edges and is dry and brittle. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. This is a calendar book for 1925 with each page having its own day as well as numerous advertisements showing various creamery and dairy equipment products. Unpaginated, but book has at least 365 pages. All the calendar pages are unmarked, no handwriting or notes present. The only handwriting found in book is on the front end page where an old price was penciled in the upper corner. Paper is yellowed due to age and some minor foxing is present, the end pages and pastedowns show a bit more toning and soiling but interior pages are clean.

New Haven, CT: The Yale Publishing Association, Inc., 1919. Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards decorated on front and spine. Exterior shows minor handling/scuffs and bumping to spine edges though corners are nice. Front board has a small pinhole size tear near the hinge, just to the left of the word Houston in the title. Interior pages are lightly toned due to age and some foxing is present, though mainly limited to the end pages and pages around the photographs. A rather unique copy as front end page shows a gift inscription from Huston Woodward's father, George (Stanley) Woodward. Edward Martin was a US Senator and Governor of Pennsylvania. The front pastedown contains a personal bookplate for Edward and Charity Martin. Mary Charity Scott was his wife. The inscription is dated 1926 which was when Mr. Martin was state auditor and had not yet become governor. Geo (Dr. George Stanley) Woodward… Read More

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, dark purple cloth boards with silver text on front and spine. Exterior shows toning as well as minor sunning and spotting. Book actually grades as VG to VG+ but the first front end page is missing so the condition grade was lowered to just good. Remaining binding is in excellent shape and text pages are tight. Paper is toned due to age and there is some minor foxing and smudge marks. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings. Contains numerous B&W and color illustrations, also contains a section on hemp production and farming by L. H. Dewey (pages 283-346).

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, dark purple cloth boards with silver text on spine. Exterior shows minor spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps. Internal binding is good and text pages are tight. No signatures or bookplates, no handwriting or library markings. Paper is toned due to age and there are some foxing and smudge marks present, though mainly limited to the pages surrounding the glossy paper illustrations.

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, orange cloth boards with black on front and spine. Exterior shows some scuffing and soiling, spine is mildly faded. Edges and corners show bumps/wear. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no remainder marks. The only evidence of handwriting found in the book is on the front end page where there is a faint indentation of a price that was once penciled in the corner and then later erased.

Nashville, TN: Wheeler Brothers, 1879. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards blind stamped with gilt text on front. Exterior shows a bit of darkening on edges and corner bumps with the outside lower corner being the worst. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues, nothing torn or loose. An extremely rare book to find and print and what makes this one special is the original owner was Dr. Charles M. Frissell of Wheeling, West Virginia. Charles is the sign of Dr. John Frissell who is recognized by the Wheeling Hall of Fame as a famous area surgeon and also being instrumental in the development of 3 hospital institutions in the city of Wheeling. The book is signed in at least 3 spots as "Chas M. Frissell" with the front and rear pastedowns, along with the date of February 22, 1879. In addition, inserted after the last text page is a newspaper article from the Michigan Medical News (Vol.… Read More

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1853. Hardcover. Good-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards with black design and text on all sides. Boards show edge and corner bumps/wear along with chipping to spine edges. Rear exterior hinge as a couple holes near the top section and cloth is cracked new the top. Despite the exterior issues the Interior binding is good and text pages are tight. No signatures or bookplates found, no library markings present. Pages are toned due to age and scattered foxing is present though and pages and pastedowns are quite severe. In addition, pages 65-68 have a very small corner chair the bottom outside corner which is well outside of the text areas.

New York: G. W. Dillingham Co., 1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, pale green cloth boards show scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues except for some minor pulling in spots. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting, nothing torn or loose. Pages are toned due to age and there is scattered spotting and smudge marks present.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1962. 5th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket that still has the original price of $4.95 on the front flap. DJ shows toning and scuffing with some edge wear and fractional tears. Light brown cloth boards underneath or clean except for some spotting near the rear hinge area, edges and corners of the boards show some bumping as well. The internal binding is good and the pages are tight like the book was never read. There are no signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no remainder marks, nothing torn or loose. The only handwriting found in the book is at the top of the front end page where a number 2 is written in circled in red pen. The text pages are clean but the pastedowns and opposite end pages do show foxing freckles. The copyright page only shows a copyright date of 1962 but the front flap on the dust jacket states fifth printing in the… Read More

William Morrow & Company, 2001. Uncorrected Proof / Advance Reading Copy . Trade paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Britt Montero Mysteries. Audience: General/trade. Marked 1st ed. True 1st ed. Blue paper card exterior in rare uncorrected proof copy. Exterior has light edge wear: chipping/bumps/small tears/soiling/creases and/or scuffs. Interior is clean and binding good. No remainder marks or handwriting in book. Our original store price was penciled inside front cover but has since been erased.

Boston, MA: Charles E. Brown & Co., 1892. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rinzo Hamada, Icmiske Hamada. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards ornately decorated in black and silver. Exterior shows spotting with the rear board being the worst. Edges and corner show wear and bumps. Internal binding shows hinge cracks at the front board and rear board opening about 50%. Pages are toned due to age and some foxing and smudge marks are present. No signatures or bookplates found.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc., 1933. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards black on front and spine. Exterior shows soiling along edges, spine is sunned and edges and corner show bumps. Internal binding is good though there is some minor pulling in spots. Decorated end pages and front and rear are free of any handwriting or bookplates, no signatures, no library markings. Pages are toned due to age and some minor foxing is present. Stated first edition on the copyright page.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-/Fair-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with original dust jacket. DJ is darkened and soiled with numerous chips and tears. The underside of the dust jacket was neatly reinforced with masking tape along the top, bottom edges and spine. Over the decades the glue has darkened the exterior of the jacket in the tape is become a bit brittle. Decorative paper and cloth boards underneath show toning along the edges, corners also show bumps/wear. The internal binding is good and text pages are tight. The front end page contains a 1901 Christmas inscription from a Sunday school, no other handwriting found in the book. There are no bookplates, no library markings, nothing torn or loose, no remainder marks. Text pages are mildly toned due to age but are clean, the end pages and pastedowns do show some spotting and toning, mainly from reacting to the dust jacket paper over the decades.

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1908. Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, light blue cloth boards show light spotting on front and spine, but rear board has a lot more soiling and several spots where residue from white paper is stuck on the board. This is the only reason for the lower condition grade. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. The front pastedown contains a 1915 gift inscription, which is the only handwriting found in the book. No bookplates, no library markings present. Pages are mildly toned due to age and are clean except for a few scattered foxing spots and smudge marks.

Philadelphia, PA: Theodore Bliss & Co., 1866. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, marbled paper covered boards with half leather to spine. Exterior is heavily worn as are the edges and corners. Leather on spine also shows heavy wear and chipping with the exterior hinge on front board having leather cracked with binding string showing. Hinge crack can also be seen on the interior front though text pages are not affected. No publication date listed - nothing on the title page and copyright page is blank. Presumed publication date of 1866 based on the publisher name on the title page being listed as "Theodore Bliss & Co." instead of "H. C. Beck & Theodore Bliss" - which is shown on printings of 1851-1855. There is also a lightly penciled name on the second front end page along with a date of December 25, 1872. No other handwriting found in the book. Text pages are bright for their age with… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: James S. Claxton, 1866. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, pale red cloth boards decorated in gilt on spine. Exterior shows spotting and soiling spine shows fading. Corners are mildly bumped and there is a vertical crease on the rear board, which can also be seen as a crack on the rear pastedown. The internal binding is good and text pages are tight. Both the front and the rear free end pages are missing which is why the book has been graded only as fair. Otherwise, book would grade as VG. The previous owners name is lightly penciled on the first exposed end page, no other handwriting found the book, no bookplates, no library markings. Paper is toned due to age and foxing is present. There is some minor pulling at the hinge at page 246/247 but the remaining binding is tight.