Titles starting with Y from John Michael Lang Fine Books

New York: Sheridan House, 1987. First American edition 14" x 10.5". 160pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering, illustrated dust jacket. Fine condition; near fine jacket. A compilation of contemporary yacht illustrations, in color. Includes art by Marc Berthier, Richard W. Derosset and Charles R. Robinson. ... more information

New York: The New York Nautical College, 1901. Hardcover 5.75" x 4.25". 96pp. Blue cloth hardback with silver lettering. Near fine condition. With many illustrations from drawings by the author. One of "Patterson's Pocket Yachting Series." ... more information

Yakima, Washington: Privately published, 1947. Hardcover 10.5" x 7.5". Appr. 125pp. Embossed buckram. Mild rubbing and wear, overall VG+ condition. With many illustrations and much historical information on the early Catholic missionaries to the Pacific Northwest, church activities, various parishes, etc. With many photo illustrations. ... more information

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937. Hardcover First edition 8.5" x 5.5". 325pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Ownership inscription, with a small bit of residue from a removed bookplate, else VG+ condition. Goodspeed's was a legendary rare and second hand bookshop in Boston. This volume includes the proprietor's recollections of handling rare books, prints, odd and curious books, autographs, and interesting and celebrity customers, etc. ... more information

Brattleboro, Vermont: The Stephen Greene Press, 1963. Hardback 7.5" x 4.5". 202pp. Brown cloth, in dust jacket. Fine condition; near fine jacket. A compilation of household recipes from rural New England, such as baked rabbit, potato pancakes, and apple johnnycake. ... more information

New York: New Century Publishers, 1949. Paperback 7.75" x 5.5". 32pp. Stapled yellow / gold paper wrappers. Nice VG+ condition. The Communist perspective on the Spanish Civil War and how the Americans were ruining everything. ... more information

Indianapolis & New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1953. Hardback First edition 8" x 6". 287 pp. Blue cloth, illustrated dust wrapper. Near fine condition; VG+ jacket with a faded spine and light general wear. A history of the United States Merchant Marine from colonial times to the mid 20th century. This copy signed and briefly inscribed by author. ... more information

Boston: State Street Trust Company, 1952. Paperback 9" x 6". 99pp. Illustrated wrappers. Light soiling to the margins of a few pages, else near fine condition. With many color illustrations of trade / advertising cards for these legendary vessels. ... more information

Detroit, Michigan: Pettigrew Enterprises, Inc., 1979. Hardcover First edition 8.5" x 5.5". 383pp. Green cloth hardback with gilt lettering, in dust wrapper. Bookplate, else near fine condition; the jacket is lightly edge worn. This copy signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. This detailed work describes the crucial military service that many Japanese Americans provided during World War Two while many of their relatives were imprisoned in internment camps. With many b... more information

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965. Hardcover First edition Octavo. 275pp. Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. With a good section of illustrations after old drawings, etc. This exellent volume on early Japanese - American diplomatic relations emphasizes cultural contacts and provides depth not seen in the other histories. ... more information

Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 2000. Hardback 8.5" x 5". 102pp. Beige cloth, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; near fine jacket. A reissue of number twelve in the Confederate Centennial Studies Series. "Descriptions of the invasion of a Southern home by Northern marauders; rich in detail, interesting in content." This copy signed by the editor on the title page. ... more information

Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1939. Paperback 9" x 5.75". 290pp. Beige paperback. Near fine condition. A study of the South American tribal people. Number 11 in the Anthropological Papers series of the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology. With chapters on the physical characteristics of the Yaruro, their economic life, social organizations and customs, religion and shamanism, art and music, language, etc. With illustrations after drawings and... more information

Baltimore: Regional Publishing Company, 1967. Hardback 8.5" x 5.25". 406pp. Blue - gray cloth, gilt spine lettering. Spine a bit dull, mild soiling along the top edge, else near fine condition. A history of the eastern shore of Virginia, with chapters covering Verrazano, the English expeditions, the plantation of Accomack, the county of Northampton, the Dutch War, Quakers, pirates, Africans and the slave trade, and more. ... more information

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925. Hardcover 7.75" x 5.5". 218pp. Orange cloth hardcover. Spine tips and corners are lightly bumped, ownership signature on first leaf, .5" soiling on front cover does not affect any text. Inscribed and signed by the author on the first leaf and on the back last leaf, upside down. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Frank Spradling. ... more information

London: Jarrolds Publishers Ltd., 1946. Hardback First edition 8.5" x 5.5". 187pp. Light brown / orange cloth, in dust wrapper. Spine a touch faded, else near fine condition. Nice VG+ jacket. A meditative - descriptive poem of each month of the year as it unfolds and blooms in the Irish countryside. ... more information

New York: Dial Books For Young Readers, 2000. Hardcover First edition 8.25" x 5.5". 130pp. Purple and black hardback, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket has a Newberry Medal sticker, but is otherwise in fine condition. This copy signed by the author on the title page. This book was awarded the prestigious Newberry Award in 1991. ... more information

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Hardcover First edition 8.25" x 5". 428pp. White cloth, lettering & decoration in green. Decorations by Edward Shenton. A good copy with external soiling & wear, notably at board edges, bookplate removed, otherwise sound with unmarked pages throughout. Dust jacket is bright but tattered with large, tape-repaired tears. The touching story of the Baxters, notably young Jody and her pet fawn named Flag. ... more information

(Connell, Washington): [Privately Published], 1977. Paperback First edition 9.5" x 6.75". 167pp. Bound in color printed paper wrappers. Some light fading to wrappers, else near fine condition. With much about life in rural Washington state, farming, etc. ... more information

Omaha, Nebraska: J.P. Cummins, General Passenger Agent, Union Pacific System, 1932. 10" x 7". 48pp. Illustrated stapled wrappers. Near fine condition. A good guide to two of America's greatest natural playgrounds. With much on the sights, travel and lodging accomodations, tours, Union Pacific ticket details, etc. With two maps, many black & white photo illustrations and drawings. ... more information

New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1929. Hardcover 7.5" x 5". 288pp. Red cloth hardback, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket is somewhat faded and edge worn. A novel of two men, one of whom is dying and entrusts his companion with a mission. ... more information