Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Whiting Books

1969. Letter. Very Good. No Binding. Signed by Author(s). Very slight edge wear to the cover. Fold marks to the letter inside, otherwise fine. Illustrated Art Craft cachet cover depicting 100 years of intercollegiate football that started with a Rutgers-Princeton game in 1869. Postmarked New Brunswick, NJ (home of Rutgers University) Sep 26 1969 with First Day of Issue cancel. Enclosed is a Typed Letter Signed (TLS) from United States Senator Ralph W. Yarborough (Texas) on United States Senate letterhead. Yarborough was the Chairman on Labor and Public Welfare that year. In his letter, addressed Dear Friend, he recounts football's 100-year history and ties in some Texas football history as well-the first high school game in Texas (Dallas, 1900) and the longstanding college rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies. Signed in ink with a fountain pen. An interesting collectible addition to an otherwise ordinary First Day Cover. From Mark Odintz's biographical entry in the… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Tiny bump to jacket at head of spine. Signed by author on title page..

Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1946. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Dark blue faux leather, embossed on the front cover with an image depicting school activities as well as scenes from World War II, which had just ended the previous year. Rear endpapers are cracked all the way through, but the rear cover is not separated. Otherwise, some edge wear and fading. No writing found inside. No Index. Not a thick book, but contains the usual photos of students and school activities, as well as local ads..

1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Decorative green-patterned covers with embossed title and inset photograph. Minor handling wear. Many signatures and lots of writing from students. Contains the usual photos of students and school activities, as well as local ads..

Houston, Texas, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Mild wear, trace of foxing to the top edge of the page block. Clean interior, no writing found..

Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1948. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Cream-colored faux leather covers, embossed in snakeskin pattern and shield on the front cover with dark blue rattlesnake illustration. Corner wear, spine end tears, and the endpapers are cracking, but the covers are holding. Lots of writing inside-inscriptions from students and signatures on photos. Not a thick book, but contains the usual photos of students and school activities, as well as local ads..

Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Light mark or smudge to fore-edge. Slight rub to jacket's rear panel. A nice, clean copy. 290 pages with Bibliography of Citation Sources and Updike Criticism and Index. Fifteen essays from various authors, including an introductory essay by John Updike, provide the first in-depth examination of Updike's religious vision..

Japan, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Text in Japanese. Title also in English, as well as some copyright information and a book ad title. 219 pages, illustrated. Book ads in the back for other books, including On Drinking, by Kingsley Amis. Light wear to the book and jacket. A few pages near the end have a small crease in the lower corner. The jacket is protected in a new mylar cover. A ribbon bookmark is bound into the book. Yoshiyuki was a prize-winning Japanese novelist and short-story writer..

Ft. Meyers, Florida: The 386th Bomb Group Association, Inc., 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Mild, faint spotting on the top edge of the page block and a trace of shelf wear. The dust jacket has some light rubbing wear at the corners and spine ends. Protected now in a Mylar sleeve. Two pages at the beginning of the book have some yellow highlighting. The book has a gift inscription to family members from a member of the 555th Bomb Squadron. His name, Christopher P. Zivalich, is highlighted on page 167, an index of Personnel Assigned to 555th Bomb Squadron. "Chris" indicated in his inscription on the fly leaf that he served with that squadron in Northern France in 1945. 191 pages plus a page titled Historical Calendar 386th Bombardment Group (M). The M in parentheses is for Medium (Medium Bombardment Group). Numerous photographs, personal experiences, and historical data that document the history were provided by members of the 386th Bomb… Read More

New York: Dell, 1947. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Pictorial covers with creasing to covers, a cocked spine, rubbing and edge wear, and page browning. An original novel based on the comic strip Blondie, by Chic Young. 192 pages. An original novel based on the popular comic strip. Illustrated covers, text not illustrated..

Austin, Texas: Texas Legislative Council Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Clean, sharp copy with a trace of rubbing to the spine. Appears to have been published in 1972 or 1973, as an Appendix on the sessions of the legislatures reports only to the fourth session of October 1972. After a brief history of the early Texas Legislature, the book is devoted to the Texas lawmaking process, the roles of all participants in this process, the aids and services available to legislators, and the organization of the legislature. 124 pages, with Appendices that include a Glossary and Bibliography. 0.