Max Yavno: Poetry and Clarity
by Yavno, Max
Museum of Photographic Arts, 1985. First edition. Very Good. A portfolio of seven duotone offset prints from the exhibition at the Museum of Photographic Arts, Balboa Park, San Diego, California. 10 December to 2 February 1986. Loose prints [14 x 11"] housed in a sleeve and portfolio. All 7 prints are present. The prints were printed by Arts and Crafts Press of San Diego on premium number one matte-coated paper supplied by La Salle Paper Company. Near fine,... Read More
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The 1953 Yellowstone [Montana]
by [Yearbook]
Billings, MT: The Yellowstone Staff of the Associated Students of Rocky Mountain College, 1953. Original edition. Hardcover. Very good. Slim quarto [27.5 cm] Pale green and white ornamentally patterned cloth over boards, with a decorative gilt title in relief on the front board. Minor wear to the covers; head of spine gently bumped; pages clean and bright. No autographs. A yearbook with a dedication to Clarence G. Manning, teacher and administrator.
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Red and White Annual of Park City High School 1921
by [Yearbook] [Park City, Utah] Sandmeyer, P. O.
Park City, Utah. Paperback. Good. Slim quarto [28 cm] Brown wraps with a string tie binding. The top fore-edge corners of the covers and pages have been chewed and there is sporadic light soiling to the pages. There are signatures on the autograph page and on the final page. With a number of contemporary advertisements, and special sections devoted to the Dramatic Club, the Senior Play, and Athletics.
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New Poems: By W. B. Yeats
by Yeats, W. B.
Dublin, Ireland: The Cuala Press, 1938. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Slim octavo [21.5 cm] 1/4 tan cloth with blue paper over boards. Blue endpapers. Illustrated title page. The boards are dampstained, particularly the rear board (the paper has bubbled a bit). The book is internally free of dampstaining. One in an edition limited to 450. The Cuala Press originally started out as the Dun Emer Press in 1903. The Press, founded by Evelyn Gleeson and influenced by the... Read More
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If I Were Four-and-Twenty
by Yeats, William Butler
Dublin, Ireland: The Cuala Press, 1940. Limited edition. Hardcover. 67pp. Small octavo [21.5 cm] 1/4 black cloth with blue paper covered boards. Good. Ex-library. The covers are slightly darkened and rubbed. There are multiple very light small stains on the covers. The underlying boards are exposed along the edges. The edges of the covers are gently bumped. There are several small splits in the cloth at the ends of the spine, and there is a small nick in the... Read More
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Adventures In Geyser Land
by [Yellowstone] Guie, Heister Dean; Lucullus Virgil McWhorter
Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1935. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 318pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Green and black branch-patterned cloth over boards with silver titles on the backstrip and front board. Map endpapers, with areas of darkening. In the illustrated dust jacket, which is split in half along the front fold of the spine. Folding map at p. 90 in pristine condition. Caxton Printers bookmark laid in. Possible presentation copy from the authors, with an inscription... Read More
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Voting is Your Super Power!; Comic Books of the Past Rally Us to Vote Today
by Yoe, Craig
Clover Press, 2020. First edition. Paperback. New. 104pp. [25.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. "In the 1950s there was the Cold War and Red Scare! These fears motivated civic organizations and major comic book companies to team up and create beautifully drawn comic books with clever stories to be passed out in the streets, in union halls, in factories, at state fairs, in schools, in churches--wherever people gathered. There were titles like "The Man Who Stole Your Vote" (with an... Read More
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City of Orange: A Novel
by Yoon, David
New York: Putnam, 2022. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. 334pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Black boards with title stamped in copper on spine. "A man wakes up in an unknown landscape, injured and alone. He used to live in a place called California, but how did he wind up here with a head wound and a bottle of pills in his pocket? He navigates his surroundings, one rough shape at a time. Here lies a pipe, there a reed that could... Read More
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The One and Only Rumi
by York, Rabiah
New York: Nancy Paulson Books, 2025. First edition. Hardcover. New/New. Maneli Manouchehri. Unpaginated. Quarto. [29 cm] Illustrated paper over boards. "The inspiring story of Rumi’s journey from a young refugee to a renowned poet shows how his childhood helped shape his poetry.Young Muhammad adores his home, and he loves waking up each day to the sound of birds singing. His father encourages him to keep singing through happy days as well as sad—just like the birds. And there... Read More
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North Dome from Tis-sa-ack Bridge B2647 [Photograph]
by [Yosemite National Park] [California] [Taber, Isaiah West]
San Francisco: Taber Photo. Photograph. Very Good. Photograph [4 7/8 x 7 7/8"] on a gray mount [12 1/2 x 18 3/4"]. Tiny loss to the top fore-edge corner of the mount. Two short closed tears with a 1 1/2" crease between them to the top edge. I. W. Taber (1830-1912) opened his gallery on San Francisco's Montgomery Street in 1871. His business was well known for portraiture and and a plethora of California and Western views- quite... Read More
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The Upper Hotel or Hutchings Hotel. Yosemite Valley. California
by [Stereoview] [Yosemite]
Tall stereoview [10 cm x 17.5 cm] Yellow mount. No backstamp.
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How Do You Live
by Yoshino,Genzabur
New York: Algonquin Young Readers, 2021. Second printing. New. 280 pp. Octavo. [21.5 cm]. Blue cloth over boards with illustrated dustjacket. The first English translation of the classic Japanese novel that has sold over 2 million copies -- a childhood favorite of anime master Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle), with an introduction by Neil Gaiman. First published in 1937, Genzabur Yoshino’s How Do You Live? has long been acknowledged in Japan as... Read More
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Who is Angelina
by Young, Al
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 280pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Black cloth covered boards. Fine / Near fine. Signed and dated by Al Young on the title page. Al Young has won the Joseph Henry Jackson Award and National Arts Council Prizes.
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Wife No. 19: Or, the Story of a Life in Bondage, Being a Complete Exposé of Mormonism, and Revealing the Sorrows, Sacrifices and Sufferings of Women in Polygamy (With signature of Ann Eliza Young on a slip of paper tucked in)
by Young, Ann Eliza; with introductory notes by John B. Gough and Mary A. Livermore
Hartford, Connecticut: Dustin, Gilman & Co, 1876. Early printing. Leather Bound. Very Good -. 605pp. Large octavo [22.5cm]. Full brown leather. Rebacked, with the original spine laid over. Raised bands. Black leather title label with gilt stamped lettering. Modern endpapers. Bumping and scuffing to edges and corners. The textblock is cracked at the verso of the frontispiece and has begun to detach from the spine at foot, but the overall binding is quite strong and tight. Originally published... Read More
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Journal of Discourses; by Brigham Young president of the Church,...his two counsellors, the twelve apostles, and others, reported by G.D. Watt
by Young, Brigham
Liverpool: F.D. Richards, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume two of the original printing of the Journal of Discourses. 376pp. 3/4 leather binding over marbled boards. Exceptionally clean and attractive volume, very light rubbing and wear to covers; interior contents are near fine, with just a few scattered spots of foxing. Clawson family copy, with autograph of an E.C. Clawson on title page. One of 26 volumes issued in this series prior to their being replaced by the annual conference... Read More
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Journal of Discourses; by Brigham Young president of the Church,...his two counsellors, the twelve apostles, and others, reported by G.D. Watt
by Young, Brigham
Liverpool: F.D. Richards, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume two of the original printing of the Journal of Discourses. 376pp. 3/4 leather binding over marbled boards. . Typical staining and wear, waterstains to first several and last few pages; one page with small ink stain; else about VG. Prev. owner's name to front pastedown. First signature loose. One of 26 volumes issued in this series prior to their being replaced by the annual conference reports. Flake #4504.
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The Essential Brigham Young
by Young, Brigham; Campbell, Eugene E.
Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 1992. Hardcover. New. 249pp. Large octavo [23.5 cm] Tan cloth covered boards with silver stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Gray pictorial dust jacket. Forward by Eugene e. Campbell. NEW. Contains 25 of Brigham Young's sermons.
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Journal of Discourses By Brigham Young, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, His Two Counsellors, and The Twelve Apostles. Reported by G. D. Watt, and Humbly Dedicated to the Latter-day Saints in All the World (Volumes 1-5)
by Young, Brigham
Schaan, Liechtenstein: Gastera Trust, 1956. Reprint. Leather bound. Very good. 376; 375; 376; 376pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Volumes 1-5 only. 3/4 black leather with parchment vellum over boards. The covers are toned, and the extremities are a bit rubbed. A couple of the backstrips have small abraded areas, and there is evidence of former tape to the spines at the foot. Pp. 124-125 of volume 1 are a bit stained. The first photomechanical reprints of the first five... Read More
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Governor's Message, To the Legislative Assembly of Utah Territory, January 5, 1852
by Young, Brigham
Pamphlet. Good +. 8pp. Octavo [20.5 cm]; unsewn pamphlet. Corners dog eared. Lightly soiled at margins. Split at the fold between the first and last leaf up from the foot, with a very small closed tear into its margin of the last leaf. Still complete. We are able to locate five institutional copies. Rare. According to Crawley "After a short first sitting, September 22-October 1, 1851, the first Utah territorial legislature convened for its second sitting on January... Read More
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Diary of Brigham Young 1857.; Edited and Introduction by Everett L. Cooley
by Young, Brigham
Salt Lake City, UT: Tanner Trust Fund, University of Utah Library, 1980. First Edition. 105pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Gray cloth with silver stamped titles on front board and backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. . Illustrated with photographs. Includes an index and a bibliography. At the time of this books publication, it represented the first time that a Brigham Young diary had been printed in its entirety. A large portion of this diary centers on the Utah War.
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Histories of the Daughters of the Pioneers. Highland Park Camp 1954-58
by Young, Cecile Skousen
First edition. Hardcover. Quarto [28.5 cm] Xeroxed typewritten pages bound in thick burgundy cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The head of the spine is bumped, and there are light tide marks in the top margins of roughly twenty of the pages. There are occasional markings and notations throughout the pages. A couple of the pages have minor tape repairs. Thirty-two typewritten family histories. Subjects include: The Flag, Herman Julius Christensen, Minnie... Read More
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The Steel String Guitar: Construction & Repair
by Young, David Russell; Jim Crockett (Introduction)
Westport, CT: The Bold Strummer Ltd, 1987. The Updated Edition. Paperback. Very Good +. 160pp. Quarto [26cm]. Illustrated wraps. Toned spine. Mildly soiled textblock edges. "A complete guide to the craft, with clear, detailed instructions covering all the 'hows' and 'whys.' You'll be guided through such general areas as wood and binding selection, the top and back, building the rosette, fitting the truss rod, leveling the frets, finishing the wood, shaping the neck, carving the bridge, and much,... Read More
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The Independent, Volume XXIX, Number 1501, New York, Thursday, September 6, 1877
by [Death of Brigham Young]
New York: Henry C. Bowen Publisher. Ephemera. Good. Side folding tabloid journal. Disbound from a larger work. 32pp. "The Independent" was a long running newspaper that promoted Congregationalism and advocated for abolition and women's suffrage, among other social issues. Of note in this issue are two somewhat lengthy pieces on Mormons, Mormonism, and Brigham Young. The first, titled "The Latter Day Saints," opens with the death of Brigham Young and focuses primarily on the religious practices and beliefs... Read More
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The Other Bone
by Young, Ed
Harper & Row, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Unpaginated. Quarto [23.5 cm] 1/4 bone cloth and cerulean paper over boards with title stamped in gilt on spine and a illustration stamped in gilt on front board. Minor tearing to dustjacket. A wordless picture book about a playful dog represented in black and white illustrations.
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Betsy Buttons
by Young, Erla
Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book Company, 1947. Early printing. Hardcover. Very Good. [28pp]. Slim quarto [26 cm] White, red and blue pictorial paper over boards, with two buttons representing Betsy's eyes on the front board. Blue and white endpapers illustrating "The Route of the Pioneers." The paper of the spine is a bit torn, with the most prominent tearing at the foot. Illustrated by the author. The story of a little girl named Liza Jane and a... Read More
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