Authors starting with Y from Antic Hay Books

1978. YABLON, Anthony G. [With John R. Turner]. A BRONTE BIBLIOGRAPHY. London: Ian Hodgkins & Co. Ltd., [1978]. Small quarto, blue cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Fine condition. ... more information

1934. YAHUDA, A.S. THE ACCURACY OF THE BIBLE. The Stories Of Joseph, The Exodus And the Genesis, Confirmed And Illustrated By Egyptian Monuments And Language. Illustrated. London: William Heinemann Ltd., [1934]. 8vo., black cloth, stamped in gilt. First English Edition, precedes the American edition by a year. Signed presentation from Yahuda on the front endpaper: "To Lt. Col. J.M. Patterson, with the Author's best greetings. 18th Febr. 1937. [brief quotation in Hebrew]. Judges 6, 12." An unco... more information

1968. YATES, Norris W. ROBERT BENCHLEY. NY: Twayne Publishers, Inc., [1968]. 8vo., blue faux-leather in dust jacket. First Edition. The first, book- length study of Robert Benchley as a humorous writer. Many copies went to libraries and nice copies in dust jacket are uncommon. Signed by Yates on the title page. Near fine (yellow highlighting to first two paragraphs of the Preface, else contents clean & tight); moderate edgewear d/j. ... more information

1930. YATES, Robert L. WHEN I WAS A HARVESTER. NY: The Macmillan Co., 1930. 8vo., maroon cloth stamped in black. First Edition. Inscribed by Yates on front endpaper: "Sincerely yours, Robert L. Yates. 12/17/30." Very Good (ink name on front pastedown). ... more information

2002. YEAGER, Bunny. BUNNY'S BIKINI BEAUTIES. [Miami: Bunny Yeager, 2002]. 12mo., printed wraps. First Edition. Signed by Yeager on the title page. More than 100 bikini-clad ladies.fine. ... more information

1942. YEAGER, Dorr. GREY DAWN THE WOLF DOG. NY: Wm. Penn Publishing Corp., [1942]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Very Good; some wear (few small chips & tears) dj. An uncommon title in the true first edition. ... more information

1958. YERSHOV, Peter. LETTERS OF GORKY AND ANDREEV. NY: Columbia University Press, 1958. Sm. 4to., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Fine; minor wear d/j. ... more information

1957. YINGER, Emma Bancroft. HURT NOT THE TREE. Tuscon, Arizona: V. Carter Service, 1957. 8vo., printed wraps. First Edition. Signed by Bancroft on front endpaper. Very Good. ... more information

1954. YODER, Sanford. HORSE TRAILS ALONG THE DESERT. Illustrated by Ezra Hershberger. Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press [1954]. Small 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Inscribed by Yoder on the front endpaper: "Sincerely, S.C. Yoder." Reminiscences of the days when pioneers were cowboys and rode the trails of the desert. Near fine (tasteful bookplate on front pastedwon); some edgewear & bit of light dampstaining (some fading spine & two-inch tear along flap fold) d/j. ... more information

1968. YOHANNAN, John D. JOSEPH AND POTIPHAR'S WIFE IN WORLD LITERATURE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE STORY OF THE CHASTE YOUTH AND THE LUSTFUL STEPMOTHER. NY: New Directions Publishing Corp, [1968]. Small 8vo., printed wraps. First Edition. Signed presentation from Yohannan on the front endpaper: "For Alice Quinn, John D. Yohannan." Very Good (minor soil covers). ... more information

1974. YOLEN, Will. NEWSBREAK. Harisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1974. Small 4to., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Ansel Talbert on the front endpaper: "To my good friend Dr. John Staige Davis whose life and career ought to have been included in this collection of the great news stories of history. With Best Regards. Ansel Talbert." Very Good; moderate soiling d/j. ... more information

0. YORK, Alvin C. SERGEANT YORK: His Own Life Story And War Diary. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1928. 8vo., orange cloth, stamped in blue. First Edition. Signed by Alvin C. York on the front endpaper. With his battalion and division units written in another hand beneath the signature (tape residue marks beneath the units where something was once attached). Basis for the 1941 movie, starring Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie and Walter Brennan. Cooper won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Sgt. York and the... more information

1959. YORK, Jeremy. COME HERE AND DIE. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1959]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Near fine; little edgewear d/j. ... more information

1957. YOSELOFF, Martin. LILY AND THE SERGEANT. NY: Funk & Wagnalls Company, [1957]. 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Yoseloff on the title page. Also with a nice signed presentation from Yoseloff on the front endpaper: "For Louis- Merry Christmas- and my very good wishes for 1958- and in appreciation of our important friendship, Martin. New York, N.Y. November 30, 1957." Very Good; little edgewear & moderate soil d/j. ... more information

1909. YOSHISABURO, Okakura. THE JAPANESE SPIRIT. With an Introduction by George Meredith. London: Constable & Company, [1909]. Small 8vo., grey-blue cloth stamped in yellow. Later Printing. Personal bookplate of well-known paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn on the front pastedown. Very Good (few light stains covers, bright). ... more information

1993. YOST, Graham. SPEED. [Los Angeles: 20th Century Fox, 1993]. A Xerox copy of the original 107-page film script for the 1994 movie, starring Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper and Keanu Reeves. This copy of the punch-bound script was donated to an auction and contains revisions from August 31, 1993 to December 1, 1993. The film won two Academy Awards. The only copy of the script I have seen. ... more information

1930. YOUMANS, N.O. BEST SELLER. Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, [1930]. Small 8vo., royal-blue cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation from Youmans on the front endpaper: "To Harriet Henry- in lieu of roses. N.O. Youmans..." Good (front cover bright, spine dulled). ... more information

1932. YOUNG, Barbara. THE MAN WHO COULD NOT DIE: A TALE OF JUDAS THE DISCIPLE. Privately Printed: 1932. 8vo., black printed wraps, stamped in silver. First Edition. Unsigned presentation by Young on front endpaper: "To little Dorits- from da Mamma. The second copy. February 29, 1932." Very Good (light chipping to edge of wraps). ... more information

1824. YOUNG, Edward. THE COMPLAINT; Or, Night Thoughts On Life, Death, And Immortality. With A Biographical Preface. London: [various publishers], 1824. 24mo., gilt-worked black full-calf leather, marbled edges and endpapers. Later Edition. The author's most celebrated poem and an excellent example of the "graveyard" genre popular in both England and Europe during the middle 18th century. Very Good (some wear, ink name front page). ... more information

1955. YOUNG, Everild. [With K. Helwig-Larsen]. CARIBBEAN COCKTAIL. London: Andrew Melrose, [1955]. 8vo., green cloth, stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation from Larsen on the title-page: "A...[Caribbean Cocktail] in Governors Harbor...and A Dry Martini and then A Gin & Tonic at the Rock Sound Club. K. Helwig-Larsen." Very Good (name stamp of a Bahama bookstore on the front endpaper). ... more information