Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Boojum and Snark Books

Yale University; New Haven, Conneticut; 1896. Rare. This is Volume I of the Yale Epitome. Tan cloth-covered boards, 9 1/2 x 6 7/8 inches, 192 pp. + 48 pp. of ads in the rear, b/w illustrations. Good (moderate soiling/staining, boards; sunning, spine; modest edgewear; small, inconspicuous dampstain, extreme lower right corner of book block; otherwise, pages clean and binding tight). From the Preface: "In presenting to the college public this first volume of the Yale Epitome the editors do so with hopes that it will be well received and that it will merit an honorable place among Yale annuals. It conflicts with none, yet supplements them all, as in no way is it intended to usurp any of the time-honored functions of the Banner, the Pot Pourri, the Shingle, or any of the class annuals. The aim of the editors has been simply to collect and publish in convenient form some of the best articles from Yale's current literature, and those that in the opinions of the several boards are most worthy of… Read More

The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 2015 Stapled wraps, 14 x 8 1/2 inches, 60 pp., color photo illustrations (including a full-page photo of Dr. Red Duke on the front cover). Fine. Scarce. (K047). Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Dennis Dobson, London, 1968. First edition. Hardcover with dustjacket, rare in this condition and with wrap-around band (see below). Blue-green cloth-covered boards, yellow spine lettering, 9 1/4 x 9 1/8 inches, color-illustrated endpapers, unpaginated, wonderful color illustrations by Steadman. Book and color-illustrated dustcover near fine. Mild warp to front board; mild bump to upper tip of rear board; pages clean and binding tight. The dustcover is beautiful, with only minor defects, which are nevertheless described in detail: mild yellowing due to offsetting from previous cover; focal, slight foxing or soiling, extreme top edge; a little wrinkling of upper tips; light ring impression, rear panel, very inconspicuous; Dobson price sticker (1.00 pound) over original printed price, lower front flap. Blue wrap-around band with printed front panel: "Winner Of The / 1972 / Francis Williams / Book Illustration Award" (Steadman won this award in 1972 for illustrating Alice in Wonderland). The… Read More

Delinger's; Fairfax, Virginia, 1972 Second printing. Printed/illustrated boards, 8 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches, 128 pp., numerous b/w illustrations. Near fine (slight edge wear).(3214045). 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Fantagraphics Books, Seattle, 1997 An exceptional, fine copy. Includes a very entertaining 14 page article on Ralph Steadman. Softcover, magazine, Steadman illustration in color on the front cover, 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, 110 pp., b/w Steadman illustrations. (1722RO088). Soft cover. Fine.

St. Martin's Press, New York, 1994 The true first edition/first printing of this book: advance uncorrected proof. Softcover, grey printed wraps, 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches, 326 pp. Staple hole, upper front cover, else fine. Five pages of promotional material laid in. "Dr. Robert Huizenga was hired in 1983 by the Los Angeles Raiders as the team internist, working on the sidelines and in the locker room of every game. Eight years later he resigned protesting the overall medical practices of the NFL. You're Okay, It's Just A Bruise is his scathing expose of the aggressive world of sports medicine, team owners, and managers." (K081). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Parents League of Houston, Texas, 1968. Brown printed wraps, 7 x 5 inches, 74 pp., b/w photo illustrations. Very good. (3214002). F. Soft cover.

Navy Blue Company; Greenlawn, New York, 1910 First edition. Copyright page: "The Registered Number of this copy is No. 155". Very good (moderate edgewear; moderate darkening/sunning, spine; few stains, rear cover, largest 3/4 inch in greatest dimension; moderate dulling of gilt, top edge; previous owner's signatures, endpapers, one dated October 13, 1910; modest browning of pages). Still attractive, despite these defects. Off-white cloth-covered boards, 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches, 214 pp. (including advertisements at rear), index, 16 b/w illustrations. No dustcover. "From the diary of an English lad (a protege of the duchess of the fifth Duke of Marlborough) who served in the British frigate Macedonian during her memorable action with the American frigate United States; who afterward deserted and entered the American Navy, was recaptured by the British and confined in a South African prison and, on being released, again enlisted in the United States Navy." (K053). 1st Edition.… Read More