Authors starting with Y from Ghost River Books

E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Kensington Pub Corp, 2008 421 pp plus reader's guide. Soft cover has very minimal edge rubbing, no creases. No former owner's name. Text is clean.. Trade Paperback. V. Good. ... more information

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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 2001 440 pp includes notes and index. By the author of A History of the Breast. An Historical and intellectually vigorous analysis of marriage. Dust jacket is bright and clean, little noticable wear. Not price clipped. Black paper on boards with red spine. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. HC and DJ. Near Fine/Near Fine. ... more information

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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1982, 1982 HC and DJ. 8 1/2 x 6. ISBN:0-575-03179-4. 404 pp. Translated by Harue and Travis Summersgill. A popular novel in Japan. Three times made into a film. Set in Osaka it is a story about a son's revolt ag ainst conservative and matriarchal. Dj in very nice condition. Very little wear. New mylar cover. Not price clipped. Black textured paper on boards cover in excellent condition. No former owner's name on endpapers. Text is very clean and tight. A nice copy. DJ co... more information

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Chicago: Kids Books Incorporated, 1995 An Animal Pal Early Start Book. Endpapers have the entire elephant alphabet. A wonderful collection of elephants in the shape of the alphabet with accompanying text. "M elephants are afraid of mini-Mice." Illustrated hard cover has very minimal wear. No former owner's name. Text has some finger crinkling but no noticed tears or creases.. Hard Cover. V, Good. Illus. by Gene Yates. 11 1/4 x 8 5/8. ... more information

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Water Valley, Alberta, 1989 50 pp. Updated edition. The general history of the Water Valley- Bituma area of Alberta. Card Cover has a bit of edge rubbing, small bumps to corners. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked.. Second. Stapled Softcover. Good. Illus. by Robert Patchell. 8 3/4 x 7 1/4. ... more information

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Carlton South, VIC, Australia: Curriculum Corporation, 1986 52 pp. includes glossary. Soft cover is bright, no creases. Former owner's name neatly on title page. Text is clean and unmarked.. Stapled Softcover. Good. Illus. by Christine Forsyth. 7 x 10. ... more information

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N.Y.: Ives Washburn, 1941 HC and DJ. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8 3/4 x 6. This is a BOMC illustrated (sepia toned photographs) autobiography of the respected, wll-known journalist (New York Times), raconteur, man about New York, T .R.Ybarra. All through the 1920s, 1930s Ybarra's feature stories were read in the N.Y. Times,. Collier's Weekly and heard as a commentator in 1940 for NBC over station WJZ. He traveled all over Europe and the Near East. Lived his early life in Venezuela, where his father was i... more information

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Philadelphia: Chilton, 1962 96 pp. B/W photos throughout. Contents: Using the home as a studio, existing light, the model's costume, props and backgrounds, direcing your model, studio nudes, beach nudes, nightclub glamour, portraits, action, working on location. Soft cover has a crease to bottom corner, wee tears to spine at top and bottom edges, a bit of dust soiling. No former owner's name. The first page has a fold to bottom corner. Text is clean and quite nice.. Stated First Printing. Soft Cover... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Faber & Faber, Incorporated, 1989 232 pp. The first novel in the trilogy, Quiet Are the Mountains, set in rural China at the beginning of the communist revolution. The lives of the Chinese people as seen through the eyes of a young village boy. Softcover has a few faint creases. No former owner's name. Text is clean, and unmarked. No noticed corner folds or tears.. Soft Cover. Good. 7 7/8 x 5 1/2. ... more information

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London: Bison Group, 1992, 1992 HC and DJ. 12 1/4 x 9 1/4. ISBN:0-86124-946-1. 79 pp + index. "This exciting text is a catalogue of some of the weapons systems that are in service or in development today, and which will be in the ar senals of the twenty-first century." 80 full-colour phots and artists' concepts. Dj is in in very good condition - no tears and very min edgewear- slight crease to back cover. Not price clipped. New m ylar cover. Black paper on boards binding has very min rubs to c... more information

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London: Faber & Faber, Incorporated, 1961 44 pp. Billy was told that there was nothing he couldn't do if he set his mind on it so he decided to grow antlers. Although an ex-library book there is no spine label. Dustjacke looks good in new plastic cover. Dust jacket is bright and clean with little noticeable wear. Rust textured paper on boards binding has a wee bump to top edge, a dent to bottom edge, bright and very clean. The old plastic cover was taped to the inside front cover and there is a pull... more information

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New York: The Dial Press, 1955 HC and DJ. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. 219 pp. A Novel About the Gold Rush. This is Frank yerby's 10th novel - the story of 2 young Southern adventurers who take a clipper ship to Californis and the goldfields. "In California they find themselves in a world of utter lawlessness, a land swarming with misfits and dreamers with men driven mad by hardship and the scarcity of women." The dj i llustration is a montage of classic Yerby scenes. Dj has several ch... more information

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London: The Book Club, 1957 243 pp. The story of two adventurers in the California Gold Rush. Dust jacket is nice, minimal edge rubbing, no tears, no creases. Terra cotta coloured paper on boards binding has small bends to corners, a crinkle to top back corner. Former owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper. Text is unmarked.. HC and DJ. Good/V. Good. ... more information

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N.Y.: Dell, 1977 346 pp. New and startling revelations on the 53-minute rescue that shook the world. The on the spot story of Israel's most electrifying anti-terror mission. Introduction by Yitzhak Rabin. A 16 page photo-documentary section.Softcover has some edge wear, wee crease to top front corner, Faint creasing to spine. No former owner's name. Text has yellowed but is very clean. One noticed corner fold.. First Dell Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Fair - Good. ... more information

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Loughborough: Ladybird Books, 1976 53 pp. includes index. Front endpapers are date line of Queen Victoria's life. Paper on boards binding has a bit of scuffing, a couple of wee spots of stain. wee rubs to corners and to head and foot of spine. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Roger Hall. ... more information

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Guild America Books, 1989 Includes Sister Light, Sister Dark and White Jenna. 426 pp plus The Music of The Dales. Dust jacket has some rubbing to edges and a bit of scuffing. Blue paper on boards binding with ecru coloured spine is in lovely condition. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Hardcover. V. Good/Good. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. ... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Philomel Books, 1996 32 pp. includes notes on marine life. Poems that describe a variety of sea creatures and their activities. Soft cover has small bumps to corners, no major creases, bright and clean. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Stapled Softcover. Good. 10 x 8. ... more information

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Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1979, 1979 HC and DJ. Third. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4. 99 pages. The story of an elderly Native Indian man, who though blind, treks through blowing snow back to his family. "One is made to feel that all this is in the desi gn of Giver-of-live, and by extension the wisdom which well-spent years brings is seen as a unique heritage valuable in every society. The accidental descent into a cave, the humor, the battle with Co rw Indians." This copy has dustjacket with new mylar protector... more information

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London: Vintage Books - a Division of Random House, 1990, 1990 Firrst UK Edition. 8 x 5. ISBN:0-09-982540-6. 291 pp Foreward by Tomson Highway. Globe and Mail reporter Geoffrey York presents a vivid picture of a tormented community beginning to resist its centuri es-old legacy of culture and physical dislocation. A new postscript written for this paperback edition reflects upon the events of the past year, and their relevance to the growing militancy of Canad a 's native population. This copy is in abso... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1978 221 pp. Subtitled: The Story of one man's spiritual quest. The story of 22 year old Thomas York who left North Carolina to avoid the draft and came to Canada, Bartibog Station in northern New Brrunswick. He, along with his wife, spent the winter in a secluded cabin in the woods. DJ has some edgewear, a few small tears, price clipped. Looks good in new mylar cover. Grey paper on boards binding with black cloth spine is in lovely condition. No former owner's name.... more information

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