Titles starting with Y from Gallagher Books, ABAA, ILAB

New York:: G.P. Putnam's Sons,, 1900.. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Two octavo volumes in blue cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. 406 and 365 pages respectively, each with two pages of publisher's ads. Published in England by John Murray. A lovely, but perhaps a married, set from one of the most famous travel writers of the 19th century. Lacking the folding map. Vol. I has light edge and extremity wear and a slight lean. Vol. II is much cleaner and less worn, but there is a previous o... more information

Allentown PA:: Winning Bicycle Racing Illustrated,, 1989.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in yellow cloth with no titles. 176 pages illustrated by color photographs. The book details the racing season of 1989 including the Tour de France won by Greg Lemond. This copy signed by Leopold over his picture on the dustjacket, and by 20 others on the front endpaper, presumably all cycling figures with the following readable by us: Mary Grigson, Gail Longnecker, Mike Curiak, Jessica Phi... more information

New York:: J.W. Goodspeed & Co.,, 1871.. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in full black leather (probably roan) stamped in gilt with acanthus leaf design on cover in blind, marbled edges. 404 pages illustrated by portrait engravings, drawings and egravings of battles, hand-colored folding frontis map of western Europe. A contemporaneous account of what we normally call the Franco-Prussian War. Endpapers yellowed, the rest of the book slightly toned, but no foxing and binding sound. The fo... more information

New York:: Scribner,, 1939.. Later Printing, 1950. Hardcover. Octavo in beige cloth decorated in green and brown. 12 color plates, illustrated endpapers and jacket art by N.C. Wyeth. 400 pages. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON A FRONT BLANK. A clear, bold signature of her full name. Signed copies of the trade editions of this book are not common. A classic coming-of-age story, the book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The textblock edges have some foxing, but the inside is clean, bright, soundly bound. Cover... more information

Glendale CA:: Interurban Press,, 1977.. First Edition. Hardcover. Interurbans Special 43. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in brown faux leather decorated in gilt. 318 pages illustrated by photographs, ephemera reproductions, schematics and scale drawings. The subtitle tells the story: a photographic roster of the rolling stock the LARY. Light edge wear and a bit of moderate wear to the bottom front edge that exposes the board. The jacket is complete but for inconsequential chipping at the head of the spi... more information

Princeton NJ:: Princeton University Press,, 1970.. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, about 8.75 inches (22 cm) tall, in black cloth spine, brick red cloth on covers. 536 pages. The Romanian born author spent a significant period in India studying various aspects of Yoga. Very light extremity wear to the book with is clean and sound, with previous owner bookplate on the front endpaper, that of a significant Episcopal clergyman / university professor / author / Jungian scholar. The jacket has light extr... more information

Boston:: New York Graphic Society / Little Brown,, 1979.. Later Printing. Hardcover. Oblong folio, about 15.25 inches wide, in quarter red buckram on purplish cloth. 28 numbered pages with 116 black and white photographs, all but seven being full page plates. This book shows the National Park as only Adams, with inimitable clarity, could. The book is clean, bright and sound; the jacket is crisp and unworn. ... more information

New York:: W.W. Norton,, 1986.. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback. Octavo, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THORDIS SIMONSEN). Book is lightly edge worn; very lightly soiled. Jacket with light soiling, minor extremity wear; but no tears or chips. ... more information

Boston:: Little Brown,, 1928.. 1st edition. Hardcover. Hardback. Octavo, Nice clean copy with color pastedown on cover. Light extremity wear and a corner bump. Owner name on front endpaper. Drawings, plates. ... more information

New York:: Random House,, 1948.. First edition. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in gilt stamped red and black cloth. Text is very lightly toned and the covers are lightly soiled, but the book is otherwise unmarked and soundly bound. The jacket has moderate edge and extremity wear; has several very small edge tears; and has half inch triangular chips on the front panel adjacent to the spine and on the top of the spine itself. An excellent novel of World War II made into a movie. The author's first novel.... more information

New York:: Random House,, 1948.. First edition. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in gilt stamped red and black cloth. Text is very lightly toned and the covers are lightly soiled, but the book is otherwise unmarked and soundly bound. The jacket has light edge and extremity wear; has several very small edge tears; and there is inconsequential shallow chipping at foot of spine. An excellent novel of World War II made into a movie. The author's first novel. ... more information

London:: George Routledge & Sons,, No date (ca. 1890).. No Edition Indicated. Hardcover. Hardback 12mo in blue cloth decorated in gilt, black and light blue. 372 pages. Five of the six drawings called for, but no evidence that the missing one was ever mounted in the book. A series of short adventure stories with settings around the world. A typical Victorian publisher's binding in unfaded condition but moderately worn at edges and a one inch tear at top front hinge. ... more information

Boston:: Perry Mason Company,, 1902.. Bound periodical. Hardcover. Hardback folio in quarter red leather, red buckram. A bound volume of a year of the children's weekly. Hard to imagine a better year with two early Jack London short stories including 'To to Build a Fire', the first appearance of the later modified classic short story. Walker & Sisson, 51. Also the Fuzziness of Hoockla Heen'. See Walker & Sisson, 59. Two pieces by Theodore Roosevelt: the inspirational '... more information

Philadelphia:: W.M. Patterson,, 1886.. No Edition Indicated. Hardcover. Thick hardback octavo in brown cloth decoratively stamped in gilt and black, marbled edges, floral endpapers. 439 pages plus 9 pages of "testimonials". Very attractive egravings for illustration. A mixture of short fiction and essays, most with a moral lesson, including many subjects found in books on etiquette and manners. Text is very lightly toned at edges; previous owner name on front endpaper. Binding feels sound bu... more information

London:: Volo Edition, Ltd.,, 1990.. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback quarto, about 12.5 inches tall, in glossy red paper covered boards. 192 pages illustrated by 219 color plates. Includes a thorough history of the company which ceased production in 1980. The color plates display the magnificent designs of the company best known in this country for paperweights. No sign of wear to the book which is clean, bright and unmarked. The jacket is crisp without tears or chips, but there is a bit of edge we... more information