Sometimes
by Yau, John
New York: The Sheep Meadow Press, 1979. First edition, 8vo, pp. [6], 66; pictorial paper wrappers, a touch of soiling to wrappers, near fine. Signed by Yau on title page, and inscribed on half-title from Kay and Jeff Wright to Allan and Cinda Kornblum. Jeff Wright is likely Jeff Cyphers Wright, the New York School poet and publisher. Allan Kornblum was a poet, fine press printer, and publisher who founded Coffee House Press.
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第一次滿蒙學術調查硏究團報告 / Report of the first scientific expedition to Manchoukuo under the leadership of Shigeyasu Tokunaga, June - October 1933. Part I, Section VI
by Yawata, Ichiro, and Tsurumatsu Dono
[Tokyo: Waseda University], 1935. 8vo, pp. [2], 106, [2]; 29 plates, largely of archaeological fragments; text in Japanese with synopses in English; stiff card covers; duplicate stamp on upper cover, upper cover bowed, very good. Includes two papers: "Contribution to the prehistoric archaeology of Southern Jehol" by Ichiro Yawata, and "On the chemical investigation of a bronze vessel unearthed in the vicinity of Pei-Piao in Chao-Yang Prefecture" by Tsurumatsu Dono.
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Puisserguier sous l'ancien regime et la revolution
by Y. C.
[France]. 4to, pp. [56]; text in manuscript, with manuscript double-page map and four photographic postcards tipped in; three-quarter brown leather over marbled boards, gilt title on upper cover with the initials "Y. C.," the only indication of authorship or ownership. Fine. A concise history of the commune, with information on its establishment, daily life, economics, crop production, wages, architecture, and its role in the Revolution.
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Translations from the French. By D. Y.
by Y., D. [i.e., Dorothy Young]
Lynn: printed for the author. By W. Whittingham, 1770. 4to, 3 parts in 1, pp. [12], 151, [1], 113, [1], 92; original blue paper-covered boards, cream paper shelfback, printed orange label on spine; upper joint slightly cracked, and lower joint starting at the top, corners bumped and slight chipping at spine extremities; all else very good and clean. Contains three translations from the French by Dorothy Young, a close friend of Fanny Burney's, from two separate French texts, each... Read More
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The Chinese Communist revolutionary strategy and the land problem, 1921-1927
by Yeh, K.C.
Santa Monica: The RAND Corporation, 1970. Folio, pp. ix, 107; text printed from typescript; original drab printed wrappers (light soiling), ex-CORDS Information Center with usual markings, interior fine. ARPA Order No. 189-1; Memorandum RM-6077-ARPA. Document prepared for Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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The Hindu or caste man of India
by Yeiser, N[oah] E[manuel]
Philadelphia: Published for the Author, 1899. 8 x 5.5 in., pp. 124, [4]; text illustrations; original green cloth detailed in black and gilt; boards rubbed, upper hinge and gutter cracked; modern bookplate; good.
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The funny philosophers, or wags and sweethearts
by Yellott, George
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1872. First edition, 8vo, pp. 296, [4]; blue publisher's cloth, gilt-decorated spine; boards lightly soiled, very good; with a gift inscription from Yellott to N. K. Chadwick. After a brief and fruitless stint as a gold prospector, Yellott spent his career as an appellate judge in Maryland and occasional author of humorous novels and short stories. Wright II, 2830.
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Mahayana Buddhism
by Yen-Kiat, Bhikku
[Bangkok]: Committee for the Kathin-Samagghi, Wat Mangkorn Kamalavas [Rung Nakorn Press], 1966. 8vo, pp. [4], iii, [1], 98; map, 7 plates; fine in original printed tan wrappers. Mahayana Buddhism, or the "Great Vehicle," is a major branch of Buddhism that emphasizes compassion and the pursuit of enlightenment for all beings. It is the largest school of Buddhist thought and is practiced in various East Asian countries like China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Mahayana Buddhism centers on the bodhisattva... Read More
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Address delivered in Easton, Pa. on the occasion of the author's inauguration at President of La Fayette College ... Published by the Board of Trustees
by Yeomans, John W.
Easton: T. M. D. Forsman, printer, 1841. 8vo, pp. 32; removed from binding, wrappers wanting, light spotting; all else very good. American Imprints 41-5662.
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Turkish style. Photographs by Ara Güler and Samih Rifat...Illustrations by Kaya Dinçer
by Yerasimos, Stephane
New York: The Vendome Press, 1992. 4to, pp. 223, [1]; chiefly color photographic illustrations; original boards in white pictorial dust jacket; minor shelf wear, leaves a touch cockled from damp, else very good and sound.
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The two versions of Waerferth's translation of Gregory's Dialogues: an Old English thesaurus
by Yerkes, David
Toronto [et al.]: Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, 1979. 8vo, pp. xxvi, 100; fine copy in original orange cloth stamped in gilt and black. "At King Alfred's command, Bishop Waerferth of Worcester translated Gregory's Dialogues into English during the last quarter of the ninth century. About a century, or a century and a half later, between 950 and 1050, someone, probably again at Worcester, went through the translation with painstaking care, making thousands of changes in vocabulary... Read More
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Memoirs of Keutsang Lama (life in Tibet after the Chinese 'liberation')
by Keutsang Trulku Jampel Yeshe
[New Delhi]: Paljor Publications, 2001. 8vo, pp. 258, [6]; text illustrations; pictorial paper wrappers; fine. Keutsang Rinpoche was recognized as the reincarnation of Keutsang Lama at the age of two in 1946, but spent his entire young adulthood imprisoned as a class enemy of the Chinese state, beginning with his arrest at the age of 16. This memoir is an account of his time within the Chinese prison system and his life after.
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![韓國 寺刹 寶鑑 = Han'guk sach'al pogam = [Complete list of Korean Buddhist temples]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/908/424/1552424908.0.l.jpg)
韓國 寺刹 寶鑑 = Han'guk sach'al pogam = [Complete list of Korean Buddhist temples]
by Ye, Tong-sul
Sŏul: Uri Ch'ulp'ansa, 1997. First edition, 8vo, pp. [2], 538, [2]; text in double column; fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Text in Korean. Includes locations, brief histories, administrative districts, etc.
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![白話譯解老子道德經 / Bai hua yi jie Laozi dao de jing [= A vernacular interpretation of Laozi's dao de jing]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/148/031/1622031148.0.l.jpg)
白話譯解老子道德經 / Bai hua yi jie Laozi dao de jing [= A vernacular interpretation of Laozi's dao de jing]
by Ye, Yulin, Laozi, & Bi Wang
Shanghai: Xin Min Shu Ju [Guangyi Bookstore], 1935. 7¼" x 5¼", pp. [76]; original pictorial tan printed wrappers; text toned, else very good. "Laozi, also romanized as Lao Tzu and various other ways, was a semi-legendary ancient Chinese philosopher, author of the Tao Te Ching, the foundational text of Taoism along with the Zhuangzi" (Wikipedia).
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From the novel Family feeling..
by Yglesias, Helen
[Iowa City]: Toothpaste Press, 1982. Edition limited to 70 signed and numbered copies, 10½" x 14" prose broadside printed for Bookslinger Editions on the occasion of the author's reading at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
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표준한국어발음사전 / Korean pronouncing dictionary
by Yi Chu-haeng, Yi Kyu-hang and Kim Sang-jun
[Seoul: Ji-Gu Publishing Co, 1998. First edition, 12mo, pp. [2], 816; text in double column, hangul, followed by hanja, and IPA pronunciation; limp red cloth gilt; fine, with book band and fine slip case.
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The adjustment problems of Chinese graduate students in American universities
by Yieh, Tsung-Kao
Chicago: The University of Chicago Libraries, 1934. 8vo, pp. [6], 127, [3]; blue printed wrappers; wrappers a little soiled with a call number on upper wrapper and inventory stamp on verso of title page, text clean and sound, good, inscribed by the author to Rev. S? Harrison on flyleaf.
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![우리 가 정말 알아야 할 우리 전통 예인 백 사람 = Uri ka chŏngmal araya hal uri chŏnt'ong yein paek saram = [Baeksaram, our traditional art that we really need to know]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/542/363/1562363542.0.l.jpg)
우리 가 정말 알아야 할 우리 전통 예인 백 사람 = Uri ka chŏngmal araya hal uri chŏnt'ong yein paek saram = [Baeksaram, our traditional art that we really need to know]
by Yi, Kyu-wŏn, & Pŏm-t'ae Chŏng
Sŏul Tʻŭkpyŏlsi: Hyonamsa, 1995. 8vo, pp. 655, [1]; many color illustrations showing Korean performers in theatre, puppetry, dance, and music, often in traditional costumes; fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
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精品翡翠珠宝 / Jing pin fei cui zhu bao
by Yang xiu ying
Hohhot: Nei meng gu ren min chu ban she, 2005. First edition, small 8vo, pp. [4], 188; text in Chinese; color illustrations of jade objects throughout, each with approximate values affixed in RMB (yuan); fine in original pictorial wrappers. Part of a 4-volume series on Chinese art, this particular volume devoted entirely to jade.
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![朝鮮 時代 御眞 關係 都監 儀軌 研究 / Choson sidae ojin kwange togam uigwe yongu [= An analysis of the records of the superintendency for painting and copying royal portraits of the Choson Dynasty]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/159/417/1556417159.0.m.jpg)
朝鮮 時代 御眞 關係 都監 儀軌 研究 / Choson sidae ojin kwange togam uigwe yongu [= An analysis of the records of the superintendency for painting and copying royal portraits of the Choson Dynasty]
by Yi, Seong-mi, and Yu Song-ok and Kang Sin-hang
Seongnam: Academy of Korean Studies, 1997. Large 8vo, pp. [2], viii, 438, [2]; text in Korean with English abstract; 56 pages of color illustration; fine copy in original green cloth stamped in black on upper cover and spine. "The study consists of three parts ... an in-depht analysis, from an art historical point of view, of the nine existing manuscripts prepared by the Superintendency for Painting or Copying Royal Portraits of the Choson dynasty, which range from 1688-1903; a... Read More
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De fire evangelier i synoptisk fremstilling med forklaringer
by Ylvisaker, Joh[annes]
Decorah: Den Norske Synodes, 1905. 8vo, 2 vols; quarter leather over black cloth, gilt title on spine; spine and corners rubbed, spine head of vol. 2 chipped, marginalia and underlining in pencil in vol. 1 with some manuscript notes laid in, text otherwise sound and clean, very good.
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The science of religion ... Fifth edition
by Yogananda, Paramahansa, Swami
Los Angeles: Yogoda and Sat Sanga Headquarters, 1926. Small 8vo, pp. xv, [1], 107, [5]; portrait frontispiece; original terracotta cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; slight stain along the gutter-edge of the upper cover; all else very good, sound, and clean. "Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952) was an Indian-American Hindu monk, yogi, and guru who founded the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF)/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS), a religious meditation and Kriya Yoga organization, to disseminate his teachings ... He... Read More
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Japonisme in Fin De Siècle Art in Belgium
by Yoko, Takagi
Antwerp: Pandora, 2002. First edition, 8vo, pp. 320; 180 full color and black & white illustrations; plain white card wrappers and dust jacket; fine. Issued as no. 9 in the publisher's Cahiers series.
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The Blackwell companion to the Enlightenment
by YOLTON, JOHN W., ED
[Cambridge, Mass.]: Blackwell Publishers, 1992. First American edition; 8vo; pp. ix, [1], 581; illustrations throughout; fine copy in original pictorial jacket featuring the painting, "Une soirée chez Mme Geoffrin.
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![手話言語の記述的研究 / Shuwa gengo no kijutsuteki kenkyuu [= Descriptive research on sign language]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/132/363/1544363132.0.l.jpg)
手話言語の記述的研究 / Shuwa gengo no kijutsuteki kenkyuu [= Descriptive research on sign language]
by Yonekawa, Akihiko
Tokyo: Meiji Shoin, 1984. First edition, 8vo, pp. 356, [4]; text in Japanese; full blue cloth, gilt title on spine; glassine jacket adhered to spine, text clean and sound, very good in very good slipcase. Research on Japanese Sign Language.
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