Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Ainsworth Books

London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. 1st UK. Hardcover. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 187 pages; DJ in mylar. DJ has some light soiling, minor tears, scuffing along spine edges. Price-clipped. A comic novel of politics in small town Britain. .

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0870217976 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, 3/4" tear at bottom front of DJ, light edge ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 329 pages; "The U.S. Navy's patrol of the Yangtze River began in 1854 when the USS Susquehanna was sent to China to safeguard increasing American commerce in the region. As Kemp Tolley explains in this entertaining history of the patrol in which he was to later serve, the presence of gunboats along the river greatly benefited the integrity of the shoreline factories. Tolley was a young naval officer in the 1930s when assigned gunboat duty, first in the Mindanao, then in the Tutuila, and finally the Wake in August 1941. His colorful description of life as a "river rat" is filled with anecdotes about the resourceful and high-spirited sailors who… Read More

Yarrow, BC: Self Published. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear, previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book. Generously illustrated with maps and B&W photographs, newspaper clipping laid in.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 119 pages; Yarrow, known for its Mennonite roots, is still largely a thriving agricultural community. .

London: Phaidon Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0714843229 . Heavy opaque mylar has short tears head and tail of spine, book shows only slight wear. ; A bright, solid book, Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Titles in green on dust jacket, images on front and back boards. ; B&W Illustrations; 9 X 6.42 X 1.24 inches; 240 pages; "In late 1964 Andy Warhol commissioned young fashion photographer David McCabe to document his daily activities for one year. During the course of this project, whenever the artist called McCabe would come to meet him at The Factory, an opening, a party, a coffeeshop or any place where Warhol would decide that he wanted to be accompanied by the photographer and his camera. In the end, these images were never published, perhaps because they revealed more than the increasingly-famous Warhol was willing to share with the public. Hidden away for almost 40 years, the significant majority of these 400 duotone… Read More

San Francisco: HarperOne. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060566167 . Gift notation on FFEP.; A bright, solid book. dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 7.40 X 5.80 X 1.40 inches; 410 pages; The classic A Year with C.S. Lewis is an intimate day-to-day companion by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century. The daily meditations have been culled from Lewis’ celebrated signature classics: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, and A Grief Observed, as well as from the distinguished works The Weight of Glory and The Abolition of Man. Ruminating on such themes as the nature of love, the existence of miracles, overcoming a devastating loss, and discovering a profound Christian faith, A Year with C.S. Lewis offers unflinchingly honest insight for each day of the year. .

London: Collins. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ has short tears, light chipping. Shelfwear to DJ and board edges. Price clipped.; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A tight solid book. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 382 pages; The author, Lord Douglas of Kirtleside, served as a Commander-in-chief during the Second World War, from the Battle of Britain to the end of the war. .

London: Aurum Press Ltd. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 1854100149 . Light wear to extremities, a little sticker damage on front free end paper. ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright, solid book.; B&W and Colour Illustrations; 9.80 X 7.60 X 0.90 inches; 192 pages; A lovely illustrated book of Yeat's poetry with some commentary by Kiely. .

Vancouver BC: Greystone Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. 1550545329 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, previous owner's name on front pastedown ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 377 pages; Pindell delves into the heart of Mexico, riding the train and investigates its troubled past. .

New York: Berkley Trade. Very Good-. 1982. Paperback. 0425056481 . Card covers show shelf wear with creasing, rubbing and light chipping. Pages yellowed. ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 431 pages; An anthology of short science fiction gleaned from the fanzines of the 1930s, the pulps of the 40s, other anthologies, the Galaxy and If magazines of the 60s and paperbacks of the 70s. These are Pohl's favorites. .

White Rock, BC: Self Published. Very Good. 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Author; Light wear to white card covers, previous owner's name on front fly leaf. ; Signed by author on front fly. A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 319 pages; Gladys Muir and her husband Frank served as missionaries in China during a tumultuous period in Chinese history. .

White Rock, BC: Self Published. Very Good+. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Author; Light wear to white card covers ; Inscribed by author on front fly. A tight solid book. Illustrated with B&W photos ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 319 pages; "In her autobiographical Yûn-nan, South of the Clouds, Gladys Muir recounts her life working together with her husband Frank as Canadian missionaries in remote villages of Yunnan province in Southwest China during and after World War II. In addition to narratives from everyday life near Dali and Kunming, this book also gives a first hand description of historical events from this tumultuous time in China’s history, including the wartime attacks by the Japanese Air Force on Kunming and the American “Flying Tigers” who fended them off, the changes to daily life for both Chinese and westerners as communism spread into the area after the war, and the family’s dramatic exit from… Read More

York, PA: Self Published. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Front and back hinges cracked but still holding, wear to extremities of brown cloth covered boards. School library pocket on back free end paper, some discoloration of endpapers, light foxing of end papers. ; Photographs (not all have photos) of those who died along with brief write-ups, about when they signed up, where they served and how they died. This is followed by an alphabetical list of those who served and their regiment. There are also write ups about about civilian efforts to support the war and previous military efforts by those in the county. ; Ex-Library; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 424 pages .

Halifax, UK: F. King & Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. Missing FFEP, red cloth covered boards show a little edge wear, a couple of small spots front cover, bookseller label (Fred Power) front pastedown, some spotting of end papers, light foxing of page edges ; A tight solid book, hinges intact; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 179 pages; These pieces originated as newspaper vignettes of life in the hills of Yorkshire .

New York: Doubleday, Doran. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Price clipped DJ chipped with tape repaired tears, worn at extremities, some creasing, cup ring on back panel of DJ. Some discoloration of end papers; Stated first edition. Green cloth covered boards have attractive flower decorations front and spine. DJ in Mylar ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 332 pages; Romance writer, Kathleen Norris outdoes herself in this story of Cam, a wife and mother, still in her 20s but trapped in an unhappy marriage. Can she find love again? .

San Francisco: McSweeney's. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2002. 1st Limited. Hardcover. 0970335555 . A bright, solid book, in unread condition. Quarter black cloth spine with silver titles, paperboards have rough unfinished edges, so is hard to find in perfect condition. Untrimmed page fore edges. This quirky book begins on the front cover and continues on the front end papers with no traditional title page etc. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.20 X 5.90 X 1.40 inches; 371 pages; This is the true first, limited edition, purchased directly from the publisher with the First Edition stamp. "In his first novel, Dave Eggers has written a moving and hilarious tale of two friends who fly around the world trying to give away a lot of money and free themselves from a profound loss.It reminds us once again what an important, necessary talent Dave Eggers is." .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1938. Reprint. Hardcover. DJ and boards show some shelf wear, with tears and chipping to DJ clipped. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Dated 1938 but probably actual date is mid 1940s. ; 7.1 X 5.3 X 1.0 inches; 224 pages; A young man, on his summer vacation during prep school, joins a friend who is working as a forest ranger. Many adventures ensue. .

Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Ltd.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1947. Later Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards show light shelf wear, price clipped DJ shows heavier shelf wear, with small tears and chipping. 2 cm piece of DJ missing from back. Gift notation on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Whiteoaks of Jalna # 4; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 277 pages; This was first published in 1935 .

New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393242668 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B & W photographs; 6.5 X 1.1 X 9.6 inches; 336 pages; "Lawrence of Arabia's heroism during the Arab revolt and his disgust at the subsequent betrayal of the Arabs in the postwar negotiations have become the stuff of legend. But T. E. Lawrence’s adventures in the Levant began long before the outbreak of war. This intimate biography is the first to focus on Lawrence in his twenties, the untold story of the awkward archaeologist from Oxford who, on first visiting "The East," fell in love with Arab culture and found his life's mission. Few people realize that Lawrence’s classic autobiography, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, was not the first book to carry that iconic title. Lawrence himself burned his original draft. Anthony Sattin here uncovers the story… Read More

New York: Iuniverse. Very Good-. 2003. Reprint. Paperback. 059529300X . Some bumping and curling of card cover corners ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 0.41 x 9 x 6 Inches; 149 pages; Fergus, ON-born medical student Norman Craig wasn't yet 20 when he went to Egypt in 1915 with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He soon transferred, however, to the Royal Naval Air Service, finishing the war as a flight commander, leading a squadron of Sopwith Camels stationed in Mudros. By war's end, most of his boyhood friends had been killed. In 1932, after the town council he described as a group of unreasoning pacifists had again put off the construction of a war memorial in Fergus, Craig took matters into his own hands. He wrote 'You're Lucky If You're Killed', and produced it in June, 1933, using a local cast and crew. It took another two years but finally came Craig's Dawn Parade unveiling the monument which represents any small town in Canada. The play… Read More

Surrey, BC: Hancock House Pub Ltd. Very Good+. 1985. First Edition. Softcover. 0888391862 . Card covers show light shelf wear, gift inscription on title page, creased along spine. ; A bright, solid book, no other printings listed ; 8.4 X 5.5 X 0.5 inches; 192 pages; Maclean's family was friends with Emma Smythe and over the years she recounted her experiences in the Yukon in her youth to members of the family. Maclean has taken these accounts and woven them together into this tale. .