Authors starting with Y from David Hecht, Bookseller

Moscow, , 1989. 1st edition in English. Pict. wrprs. VG. 8vo. Novosti Press Publ. House.Onneed for de-centralization & abandonment of authoritative methods. Near the end of the Soviet Union as such. ... more information

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San Francisco, , 1995. 1st U.S. edition. Coffetable size pict. softcover w/ dj type flaps. A dent at top edge of front cover through book affecting all pages but this is not serious at all, still a vg near perfect copy. Nicely bound & printed w/ great color photos. 4to. Chronicle Books. Lg. book presenting over 200 dog breeds with more than 900 color pictures. On show dogs and all other kinds. History of domesticated dogs in general, of each dog breed, discussion of dog groups, breeding, herding, wor... more information

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London, , 1998. Pict. softcover. Fine. 12mo. Approx. 375 great photos from the Jazz Age incl. workers, music, entertainment, buildings, women's fashions, leaders, sports photos, the poor, the rich, leisure life, bathers, the arts, stage shows, children, cars, the police, factories, communists, Hitler, much more. Nicely prntd. & bound. ... more information

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Washington, , 1880. 1st edition. Prntd. wrprs. . Lack rear wrpr. Front wrpr. taped on w/ old tape, some browning, marg. watersts. to first few leaves, front wrpr. frayed & waterstained. Outside fair only, but text generally good. Folio. Published by Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of Ethnology, W. Powell, Director. With tipped inpresentation slip, "With the compliments of H.C. Yarrow, Bureau of Ethnology, Washington, D.C." Scarce publication. ... more information

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Englewood Cliffs, , 1976. Pict softcover. VG. 8vo. . Prentice-Hall Inc. Self-help book for single, widowed or divorced women and how to deal with problems of "aloneness", children, credit, your car, sex, sexual violence, insurance, income taxes, and much else faced in life. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1936. 1st edition. Orig. cloth. Ex. Stanford lib. w/ spine sticker, bookplate, a few perfor. stamps. Average used copy. Gd. 8vo. . On the railroad company uprisngs of 1877, the Haymarket Riot, the Homestead lockout, the strike at Pullman, the anthracite coal strike of 1902, the Lawrence strike, Ludlow, the steelstrike of 1912, the Southern Textile Workers strikes, the Longshoreman strikes on West coast & Harry Bridges.Photos. Well-researched & written. ... more information

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np, , 1868. VG. Small 12mo. Measures 4 1/2 x 7 in. Prob. removed from a magazine or journal but a broadside with the back blank. 14 lines. Reads: "GRAIN DEALERS! The subscriber offers For Sale his Grain Warehouse in Greenview, Menard County, Ill. on the St. Louis, Jacksonville, and Chicago R.R., arranged for handling grain with great ease and facility; in one of the finest grain regions in the state. Price, (including sale and machinery) $2500 Cash, or its equivalent.....[another paragraph] Apply s... more information

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London, , 1707. 2nd edition. Dsbd., self-wrprs. . Bit of worming affecting a word or two on each page. Gd. . 12mo. Author was Primate of England and Metropolitan. Examines & preaches about in great detail Philip. 3:10 : "That I may know him, and the Power of his Resurrection." Two typefaces used with middle of pamphlet beginsning much smaller typeface, many, many lines per pg. ... more information

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Buffalo, , (1985). Revised edition. Softcover, spiral bound. VG. 8vo. Spiral bound cookbook by 53 Western N.Y. chefs. Incls. appetizers, soups, sauces, slads & dressings, vegetables, beef, veal, pork, poultry, fish & seafood, rice foods, breads & rolls, coffeecakes, cookies, cakes & icings. desserts, etc. Withlocal ads by N.Y.businesses. About 600 recipes. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1859. . Orig. cloth. Occas. fxg. A very nice, tight copy in v. well-preserved orig. bdg. Orig. owner's pen name on fly w/ purchase price. VG. . 8vo. . 131 illustrations. With text geared towards use of certain principles for the home incl. principles on heat, heat radiation, temperature, dew, thermometers, qualities of water, air & its pressure, movement, conditions that influence boiling,artificial heat & properties of fuel, charcoal & antracite coal as fuel, fireplaces & st... more information

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N.Y., , 1864. . Orig. cloth. . Bdg. wear. Gd. . 8vo. . History of all tariffs & their effects on business, trade, & the economy. ... more information

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London, , 1791. Dsbd. Dsbd. from a volume, no covers but solid, no pgs. loose. v. light occas. fxg. Gd. 24mo. 'Printed for the Proprietor, under the Direction of John Bell, British Library, Strand, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales." Tragedy originally done in 1721. List of the actors playing the parts at Covent-Garden. Woodcut at top of 1st pg. Action takes place in Spain with characters named Isabella, Alonzo, Carlos, etc. Edward Young ( 1683-1765) was an English poet, a... more information

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London, , 1777. Dsbd., self-wrprs. Lacks engrd. frontpiece, o/w vg. . 12mo. Printed by John Bell. 4 3/8 x 7 11/16 in. Young (1683-1765) was a poet, dramatist & satirist. In 1728 he was chaplain to King George II. He wrote "The Revenge" in 1721. ... more information

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London, , 1906. . Pict. cloth. . Minor ex. lib., spine markings., ep stamps. VG. . 8vo. . 2 vols. Maps & plates. Mixed edition, 2nd & 3rd, same year as 1st. ... more information

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N.Y., , 2001. 1st edition. Cloth w/ pict. dj. Dj. torn at corner, some pussy cat teeth marks at right lower corner of book covers & a little wear at corner front & back of bdg. Book contents clean & untouched. . 4to. More than 150 photos & illustrations.9 5/8 x 11 5/8 in. On the healing arts as practised in Japan, India, China. Info. on Chinese medicine, eastern mental & physical disciplines, manipulations, exercises & practices, principles for good health, holistic relation... more information

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Chicago, , 1951. 1st edition. Cloth w/ dj. A fine copy in vg. orig. dj. w/ hole on dj spine near bottom. Almost never seen in orig. dj at all & such a bright tight unused copy & scarce thus, esp. w/ all the laid-in orig. leaflets. 4to. 8 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. All of the news events & all personalities important & minor that made news from the year 1950, arranged in encyclopedia fashion. 400 photos. 600 contributors. 1,000 articles. Numerous statistical tables & graphs. Published by the En... more information

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