Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Inno Dubelaar Books

China: Meadea Enterprise Co. Ltd., 1983. 1st . Paperback. Fine. First printing. 60 pp. + ads, about 100 action photos, octavo format in red softcovers. Very tight, fresh copy with no significant wear, no owner's name.

Rochester, New York: Yabe School of Jiu-Jitsu, 1904. 1st . Paperback. Good. First printing. 32 + (1) pp., frontis port. of Mr. Yabe (with printed "signature" of Mr. Yabe), full-page illustrations showing: come-along hold, vital touch, walking with hands on knees (exercise), the struggle (demonstrated by two women), President Roosevelt, softcover book in light-brown wraps, about 5" X 7". Subject headings include: Explanatory, Origin of the Japanese Nation, What Jiu-jitsu Is and Means, Jiu-jitsu vs Boxing, What Jiu-jitsu Will Do for You, Jiu-jitsu a Blessing to Women, Jiu-jitsu Successfully Taught by Mail, What Constitutes the Course, Description of the Courses, How Knowledge of Jiu-jitsu Saved Sherlock Holmes Life, Advantages of a Correspondence Course, President Roosevelt Endorses Jiu-jitsu, A Guarantee of Success, Cost of Course. This book serves as an introduction to and promotion for the full five-part Yabe School course. A very fragile item printed on cheap-quality paper. A… Read More

Self Published, 1904. 1st . Paperback. Fair. First printing. Pp. 60-207, 95 photos, octavo format in beige card covers with "Japanese" design. Clean, complete text with no owner's mark, one page has a neatly repaired tears, binding is firm. Small chips to base of spine and top corner of front cover, under one inch. A presentable copy of this 100+ year old book.

Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.: Westview Press, 1989. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. First printing of scarce revised hardcover edition. Xii, 193 pp., photos, tables, notes, biblio, index, 8vo, hardcover, dustjacket. Some highlighting to just a couple of pages, short tear to edge of cloth. Dj is VG with some edge-wear and short edge-tears. VG/VG copy.

Tannen, No Date (circa 1930s)., 1930. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Apparent first printing. 136 pp., many photos, 8vo, color covers. Slight waviness to lower section of cover and first few pages (not dampstained), otherwise clean, tight copy with no owner's name. VG.

Miyanoshita, Japan: Fujiya Hotel, 1937. 1st . Paperback. Very Good. First printing. 207 pages, 389 illustrations, mostly photos, index, octavo format, side-stitched into silvery patterned silk covers, in a cream linen three-panel folding portfolio case, with floral decoration and paper spine label, secured with ivory clasps. A superb production. Book itself is in New unread condition. The case shows some soiling from handling but is not overly worn, nor damaged. LAID IN: four original Fujiya Hotel menus from 1935 and 1938 with interesting educational material on the back about Japanese art, proverbs, etc. The original owner of the book was a Canadian diplomat in Tokyo in the 1930s.

Calgary: Times Press, 1998. 1st . Paperback. Fine. First printing. 40 pp., many color photos, oversized oblong softcover. Fine copy with no flaws, except for owner's small neat date inside cover.

Sampson Low, London, 1961., 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Apparent first edition. 189 pp., profusely ill. with photos & line drawings, pocket-sized, blue cloth. VG with minor tear to cloth at spine.

Tehran: Farhang-Sara, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. First printing. 31 pp. text section in English, + about 100 colour plates of rugs, printed verso only, + 6 pp. of Farsi text, oversize hardcover, dustjacket. Text is Nearly Fine with no real flaws. Dj is Very Good with modest wear/creasing, one short tear to head of spine. Scarce book, an excellent reference on the subject. Laid in: price list of a Robert Deveau rug auction, held in 1973, with 60 items listed with selling prices pencilled in. Mostly carpets from Persia.

Niagara Falls: Foster and Stewart Publishing, 1948. 6th . Paperback. Very Good. Sixth printing, 1953. 56 pp., profusely illustrated with photos of daredevils, tightrope walkers, barrel-riders, etc. Nearly Fine copy with no owner's name, no noticeable wear. A superb copy of this fragile book.

South Brunswick, N.J. & Londont: A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc. * Thomas Yosleoff Ltd., 1965. 1st . Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included. First printing. 236 pp., hundred of photos of semi-nude models, index, technical information, oversized hardcover in black cloth, dust jacket. Text is in Nearly Fine condition except that the first blank page has been excised. Dust jacket has no major tears or chips, just some wear to extremities and slight loss to the spine-ends. An attractive copy of this uncommon book.

Toronto: Outgoing Press, 1996. 1st . Paperback. Very Good. First printing. 142 pp., 164 step-by-step photos, octavo format, softcover. Internally Fine with no owner's name. Light edge-wear and some creasing to covers.

JustPlanes UK, 2011. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Apparent first printing of English-language edition. 112 pp., many photos, some colour, appendices, oversize oblong format. Tight, unworn copy with no owner's marks. Appears unread. Scarce book.

KFM, 1975., 1975. F . Hardcover. Very Good. First printing, Issue 20 of Kung-Fu Monthly Magazine, special issue on Bruce Lee. Front cover plus 7 magazine-size pages folded, with a large (about 23" X32") color poster of Bruce Lee on the reverse. Articles include The Wisdom of Bruce Lee Part II: several pre-publication chapters from the book of the same name, plus photos. Also, KFM Salutes Bruce Lee. VG copy with some wear to edges, and creasing. Average copy of this fragile item.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Persea Books, 1994. First Thus . Soft cover. Good. 262 pp., octavo, softcover. Previous owner's marks to a few pages, otherwise Nearly Fine copy.

Nelson, 1963., 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. First edition. 92 pp., glossary, index, ills., 8vo, yellow cloth, dustjacket. Nearly Fine text with no real flaws, in price-clipped dj with no tears, minimal wear. Very attractive copy of this uncommon book.

New York, NY: Selmar Hess, 1882. 1st . Hardcover. Fine. Three volume set. First printing. 1184 pp. in total, consecutively numbered, profusely illustrated with full-page steel-engraved plates plus many ills. in text, decorated endpapers, morocco binding with elaborate gilt titles and borders, five raised bands on spine with gilt decorations. A very deluxe production. Internally Fine with no foxing, no soiling, no tears. Most tissue guards present. The bindings are very lightly worn at extremities, no serious problems. Hinges and joints in excellent condition.

Seoul National University, 1996, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Nearly Fine. First printing. 153 pp., 29 ills., extensive biblio, oversize black cloth with silver gilt titles. Presentation copy from the author to a well-known Canadian archaelogist. Yoo's graduate thesis. Fine copy with some tips bumped.

Toronto, Ontario: The American School of Jiu-Jitsu, 1934. 1st . Paperback. Very Good. First printing. 30 pp. printed recto only, about 7" X 8 1/4', stapled in orange wraps. Firm binding, no owner's marks, minor wear and some dustiness and a bit of fading to covers, short tear to base of spine. Otherwise a superb copy. Very rare book, especially with the Toronto branch of The American School of Jiu-jitsu as publisher. The copy has black type-face. The only other copy we have seen (from the Los Angeles branch of the school) had pale blue type-face.

Los Angeles: American School of Jiu-Jitsu, 1934. 1st . Paperback. Very Good. First printing assumed. 26 pp., printed recto-only, in blue "Gestetner" type face, octavo format, stapled in orange card covers. Very Good with no owner's name, light wear to extremities, mostly spine. Very rare item from the American School of Jiu Jitsu.