Search Results: Authors starting with Y from High Castle Books

Elmhurst, IL: Mexico - Elmhurst Philatelic Society Intl., 1973. viii, 153 pp., index, dark-blue cloth w/ gold lettering; Book shows some light wear to heel of spine; area of light rubbing & a small scrape to rear board; prev. owner's bookplate & tiny brown spot to front endpaper / "The July and September, 1956 issues of The Collectors Club Philatelist illustrated the 496 pre-stamp Mexican postal marks then known to me. Since that time, an intensive search by several philatelists has uncovered nearly 400 additional markings. This publication, which is an enlargement of my initial efforts, now records all of these known postmarks." - John K. Bash, from the Introduction. (NOTE: The copyright date of the book is 1965, therefore these remarks most likely date from that time.) Numerous B&W illustrations. / . 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Curtis / Modern Literary Editions, 1970. 318 pp., pictorial wraps, # 502-01015-125 / ". . . based on the George S. Patton lightning-strike theory . . ." /. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Japan Travel Bureau, 1950. 323 pp., brown cloth w/ gold lettering & paste on color illustration to front board; Book shows some rubbing to ends & edges of boards & corners of boards; browning to edges of page block w/ light foxing to fore edge; large browned areas to endpapers; crease to 1 leaf towards rear (leaf was folded before edge trimming & since unfolded, so that the edge on the bottom corner extend a bit past the other page edges / B&W illustrations. Small tipped in sheet at rear of book, though mostly in Japanese, states "Printed in occupied Japan, 1950." /. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, UK: Quartet, 1986. 227 pp., pale blue binding w/ metallic red lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has a couple of small bumps to edges of boards; small nick to bottom edge of page block; Jacket has very small crease to bottom edge of front panel / "Md. Yamani is an Arab novelist who studied in the West. He is a keen observer of the American political scene." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1983. 210 pp., black binding w/ white lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has light bump to top corner of rear board; remainder spray to bottom edge of page block; Jacket has 5/8" closed tear to top end of rear flap fold; some light soil overall, mainly at edges, plus a few very small nicks & rubs / Author of "Time of the Fourth Horseman," "False Dawn," and the five-novel St. Germaine Cycle. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Al Nagy (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Co. / Falcon Books, 1949. 215 pp., glossy pictorial boards, red edge staining to pages; Book shows fraying to ends of spine; some wear to corners w/ bottom corners lightly bumped; prev. owner's name stamped to front endpaper & rear pastedown, & in pencil to front endpaper; some damage to edges of a section of pages /. edition not stated. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1989. 192 pp., dark-brown boards w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light shelfwear to bottom edges; Jacket shows some light scrapes, visible against the light, to front cover; a little light rubbing to rear panel; some light bends to top edges, mainly on rear panel / Illustrated in color and B&W with many photos, paintings, etc. /. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Cooper - Hewitt / Rizzoli, 1997. 192 pp., pictorial wraps / "Our daily lives, the spaces we shape, and the ways we communicate, as seen through the collections of Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum." Illustrated with many color and B&W photos and reproductions. /. edition not stated. Trade Paperback. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 1988. 91 pp., pictorial wraps; light wear to edge & spine ends; flaking along edges of spine; tiny crease to bottom corner of back cover / ". . . offers a step-by-step program for slowing down, reversing problem situations which already have become a pattern, and helping your child make the most of his or her precious childhood years." / . edition not stated. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: The Dial Press, 1955. 348 pp., black cloth spine w/ gray boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows a small rubbed area on rear board near spine; bottom corner of rear board slightly bumped; 2 small spots to fore edge of page block; tiny crease to bottom corner of 1 leaf; Jacket shows wear, short tears & chipping to edges w/ some additional wear to edges of spine panel; small rough hole to rear panel affecting 2 words of text reviewing author's previous books; a few small nicks to front panel; price on flap is intact / "A novel about the Gold Rush." / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Jules Gotlieb (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Japan: Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1937. 107 pp., wraps w/ yapped edges, pictorial front cover & black lettering; book shows wear, curling & creasing to yapped edges of covers w/ browning to spine; covers also show a little light foxing; foxing to frontispiece & its verso, as well as some to facing pages w/ occasional spots to some other pages, including the first & last pages; original glassine jacket missing / Illustrated with B&W photos, with a color frontispiece and cover illustration. /. Trade Paperback. Good +/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Japan: Ministry of Communications 48 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows wear to ends of spine w/ small piece missing at head & a 3/8" tear to front cover adjacent to head of spine; just a little light edge & corner wear w/ some minor soil to back cover / Though there is no publication or copyright date given in the book, the latest date mentioned is 1948, and the book likely dates from not long after that. The book is bound by two sets of two holes each along the spine, which have then been tied through with short pieces of purple cord. Laid in are what look to be two business cards. They are printed in Japanese on one side, with English on the other. The first card states "MASTER H. HENEDA, C.P.C. NOGOYA," AND THE SECOND STATES "S. Furuta, Chief, Postal Adm. Sub-sect., Nagoya Communications Bureau." Illustrations of stamps are in color, with a few addition other illustrations in B&W. /. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Japan: Ministry of Communications 48 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows wear to spine which has split from the bottom nearly halfway up, & about 1/2" at the top; front cover shows edgewear w. a short tear & small crease to bottom edge, & full-length vertical crease along spine & a shorter crease to lower central portion; back cover shows a little light soil; a little light "rumpling" to some interior pages / Though there is no publication or copyright date given in the book, the latest date mentioned is 1948, and the book likely dates from not long after that. The book is bound by two sets of two holes each along the spine, which have then been tied through with short pieces of purple cord. Illustrations of stamps are in color, with a few additional other illustrations in B&W. /. Trade Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Grove Press, 1994. 194 pp., light gray binding w/ black lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has top corners of boards bumped; evidence of erasure to top corner of front endpaper; light soil to bottom edge of front board & bottom edge of page block; Jacket has some light scratches, faint rubbing, & a tiny nick to front panel; crease to bottom corner of rear flap / Translated from the Japanese by Ann Sherif. Author's second book. /. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1969. Signed by Author / xiv, 460 pp., light brown cloth w/ red & gold decoration & gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some light foxing to edges of page block; prev. owner's stamp to front flyleaf & notation to half-title page; Jacket shows a little wear & a few short tears (up to 1/2") to or near ends of spine & folds; some small rubs to spine (mainly edges) & to fore edge of front panel; front panel shows some sunning to top & fore edges, as well as a mark from a now-removed label; light foxing to rear panel & inside flaps w/ a little soil to rear panel / SIGNED and INSCRIBED "With best wishes to Mike Plotkin at the request of his brother Norman. James Harvey Young" "Cancer cure - Arthritis Remedy - Super Health Food - Diabetes Cure - Tuberculosis Remedy" B&W illustrations. /. Signed by Author on Half-Title Page. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Good… Read More

NY, NY: Ballantine, 1989. xxvi, 333 pp., pictorial wraps; front cover has reading crease along spine w/ crease to top right corner; book has light to moderate wear to edges & corners w/ some rubbing & a bit of color flaking to back cover / ". . . practical tools that you can use on your own spiritual path." /. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

NY, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1963. xiii, 173 pp., 1/4 blue cloth w/ darker blue cloth boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows a bit of foxing to top edge of page block near spine; Jacket shows light to moderate wear to ends of spine & folds, including some small chips, as well as a short tear to front panel near spine; small nearly closed puncture-tear to spine panel; some light soil and rubbing overall / SIGNED "Eve Young-Hunter, Taos, M.M. 1963." by the author's wife, following the acknowledgments. Illustrated with 32 plates of reproductions of the artist's sketches, drawings and paintings (including one section in color), as well as a B&W photo frontispiece. Laid in is a folded flyer for "Free One Hour Indian Show and Dances; Tonight, 8:00 p.m.; Jack Denver's Blue Skies Cafe on Santa Fe Road" in Taos, NM. /. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Good +. Illus. by John Young-Hunter. 8vo - over… Read More

Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, 1998. xxii, 235 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows light crease to front cover w/ bump to bottom left; slight layer separation of cover material of top right corner of front cover / Author of "Gifts from the Heart" & "Values from the Heartland." Contributor to "Chicken Soup for the Soul." /. First Trade Paper Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good.