Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Furrowed Brow Books

Pen and Sword Military, 2019. hardcover. Black, Col Robert W. : Yank and Rebel Rangers: Special Operations in the American Civil War. Philadelphia : Pen and Sword, 2019. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine. Matte color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. Xiv pp prelim material, 370 numbered pp, plus eight glossy b&w photos w/o pagination inserted. Prologue, preface, intro, 13 chps on Rebels, 10 chaps on Yankees, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: light wear to dj, volume, clean, tight, unmarked with a small stain to textblock at tail corner. Gift-appropriate. We personally inspect every book we offer.

University of Georgia Press, 1976, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Jones, James Pickett : Yankee Blitzkrieg: Wilson's Raid through Alabama and Georgia. Athens (GA) : University of Georgia Press, 1976. First edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Semi-glossy dj, white background, lettering in blue, black, gray, line drawing by Edwin Forbes of cavalry skirmish action to front. Topstained red. Plain red endpapers. Xvi pp prelim material, 256 numbered pp. Maps/photos, notes, essay on sources, bibliography, index. Condition notes: A clean copy. Primary flaw is significant foxing to dj, and textblock edges (clearly apparent on fore- and tail-, but less so on stained top edge. Foxing has not extended to interior. Light pencil notes erased on half-title page, otherwise no notes or highlighting. Spine ends rolled but corners sharp. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Texas A&M University Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Townsend, Stephen A. : The Yankee Invasion of Texas (Volume 8) (Canseco-Keck History Series). College Station (TX) : exas A&M University Press, 2006. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.5"/25cm H. Bound handsomely in publisher's dark blue cloth, bright gilt lettering to spine. Glossy blue/color dj features period illustration on cover. Plain white endpapers. xii pp prelim material, 189 numbered pp, seven unnumbered following, last one containing ISBN bar code. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index.Condition notes: a lovely copy of a handsome book. No flaws to speak of, light wear to cover. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Praeger, 2005. hardcover. Nicolle, David : Yarmuk ad 636: The Muslim conquest of Syria (Illustrated Military History Series). Westport (CT) : Praeger Publishers, 2005. Size is octavo (8vo), 10"/25.3cm h. Bound in publisher's matte color pictorial paper boards. 96 numbered pp. Text, b&w and color maps/photos/illus. Condition notes: a clean, tight, unmarked copy, remnant price stickers to front. Appears to be almost identical to the Osprey edition, but for the short section on wargaming Yarmuk. We personally inspect every book we offer.

University of South Carolina Press, 1987. Hardcover. Columbia, SC: University of SC Press. 1987 reprint. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm. Bound in publisher's dark blue textured laminate, with gilt imprinted lettering on spine. Glossy DJ is within a mylar overwrap. 104 leaves (xx pages of introductory material, plus 184 numbered pages and blank endsheets). Condition notes: Spine slight cocked,boards show a slight warp. Light wear to DJ. Pages unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Phillimore & Co. First Edition. hardcover. Frank, Peter : Yorkshire Fisherfolk: A social history of the Yorkshire inshore fishing community. Chichester (UK) : Phillimore, 2002. First edition/first printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 10"/25.3cm h. Bound in publisher's brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color photographic dj. Off-white endpapers. Xviii pp prelim material, 238 numbered pp. List of illustrations, acknowledgements, preface, sources of Oral testimony, 11 chaps, afterword, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. B&w photos, tables, drawings. Condition notes: a lovely, gift-appropriate copy of a riveting history. Light wear to dj, spine ends rolled, a light surface scratch to front board. Interior bright and clean. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Knopf, 2007. First American Edition. hardcover. Montefiore, Simon Sebag : Young Stalin. New York : Knopf, 2007. First American edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's black paper boards, red paper spine, gilt lettering to latter. Glossy color photographic dust jacket. Deckle fore-edge. Plain white endpapers. [i-vii], viii-xxxii prelim material, [1-3], 4-460, [461] colophon, [462] blank; two sections four sheets each b&w photos, unpaginated. B& maps. Condition notes: head corners bumped. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket. Interior unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Allen Tiffany, 2015. paperback. Tiffany, A.L. : Youth In Asia. [Texas] : Allen Tiffany, 2015. Third edition. Silver medal, Military Writers Society of America award, 2020: "... a new Vietnam War story of young Americans trapped in the jungles of Vietnam's Central Highlands in a war they did not understand." Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy b&w photographic wrappers. [1-2], 3-87, [88]. Copyright/title page, acknowledgments/"To Pay a Debt", map, six chapters, author's notes/about the author. Condition notes: a like new copy of POD/print-on-demand softcover with light shelfwear; silver medal award sticker affixed to front wrapper. By arrangement with the author, half of all revenue earned on this book will be given to organizations that help U.S. Armed Forces veterans and their families, such as the VFW National Home in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Signed by author on title page. A quick and riveting read. Gift-appropriate. We personally inspect every book we offer.