Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Deja Vu Books

Viking Press, 1953. Gray hardcover cloth binding with orange decoration clean, square and tight. Interior clean - no writing, tears or marks. DJ not price-clipped, large chip bottom of front cover, chips and wrinkles, closed tear along spine, rubbed along edges, protected from further damage in clean Brodart. As a boy in Japan, the center of his youth was a hge village tree on the bank of the river where the children jumped and climbed and swam and played. In this beautifully illustrated book he has captured the wonder of being young in any village or in any country. 34 pages.. Illus. by Yashima, Taro. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

New York: Exeter Books, 1984. Blue hardcover binding clean square and tight. DJ has some closed tears to cover and shelfwear. 224 pages with index. Created as a separate force in 1947, the US Air Force heritage goes back to the creation of the Aeronautical Division of the US Army Signal Corps in 1907. Book tells of history of its Major Commands and various tactical commands. Over a dozen tables and lists with over two dozen maps and charts including historical data never before brought together in a single volume.. Illus. by Photographs. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

Agoura Hills, Ca: Who's Who in Arabian Horses, Inc., 1988. Black, leather-like binding with library spine sticker clean square and tight. Front pocket and date slip intact, a few stamps, but overall interior is clean and bright. 140 pages. Includes sections on History of Arabian Horse in America; 1988 Hall of Fame Inductee (Bazy Tankersley), a list of the Nominees; and an alphabetical listing of the people who are the who's who in Arabian Horses. There is an occupational cross index (breeder, owner trainer, etc); an index to the biographies; and a listing of 1988 show results.. Illus. by Photographs. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1924. Red hardcover cloth binding has wear on edges, rounded spine, lightly bumped corners. Plate opposite title page detached but present. Tissue attached to frontispiece plate. Foxing. 1st edition 2nd printing. 258 pages with index and ads in back. Binding is secure but a bit shaky. 5 total b/w plates. Author was for 40 years a huntsman and whipper-in to many well-known packs. Introduction by The Right Honorable Viscount Valentia. A discourse on the foxhound in the field, covert and kennel; with hunting yarns, character sketches from life, and some notes on breeding and kennel treatment.. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1936. Orange hardcover cloth binding has cocked spine and bumped corners, soiled covers. Illustrated endpapers. Previous owner's name and address fep. 137 pages - yellowed and some foxing, a few smudges. Story of a wire haired fox terrier starting with his puppyhood as a Christmas gift for the twins Ralph and Rachel. One day he becomes lost and has a series of adventures.. Illus. by Trenck, Van. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1926. Orange hardcover cloth binding with picture pastedown showing young boy hold large white cat is soiled, bumped corners, spotting on back cover, hinges good, owner stamp fep, 1926 Christmas note ffep. Binding solid slight musty smell, interior clean and tight. 144 pages for children just beginning to read chapter books about a Boy and his cat.. Illus. by Bennett, Ruth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Bobbs-Merrill, 1938. Red hardcover binidnging has lots of wear, rubbed corners, boards showing through corners, library marking on spine, previous owner name ffep, some library markings. Stated First Edition. Yellowed endpapers, lots of smudges and soiled spots throughout - a few pages have chips at corners, but a good reading copy. Worth it just for the fantastic illustrations of Jack the Collie, Jock the Scottie, and Funny - the shaggy little dog. 178 pages.. Illus. by Rannells, Will. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Reading Copy/No Jacket.

London: Ward, Lock, & Co, 1955. Brown hardcover boards binding with white lettering clean, square and tight. Beautifully illus color endpapers show children on ponies riding across a field. Bumped corners to covers, lots of foxing. 224 pages. 16 gorgeous color plates plus numberous b/w illustrations throughout. Story of a riding holiday in Kent. The three Hartley children soon find themselves up against all sorts of difficulties and the countryside proved to be the setting for a string of unexpected adventures. But they were not without allies - the ponies are ready for anything!. Illus. by Tulloch, Maurice. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1897. Orange hardcover cloth binding is soiled, some spots, rubbing top and bottom of spine, rubbed corners, front hinge broken at half-title page and at page 181. Front cover is week but interior integrity is sound. 215 pages with ads. Authors James Whitcomb Riley, Eugene Field, Bill Nye, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Hamlin Garland, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, Will Carleton, M. Quad and Opie Read. Includes biography of each author. Scarce original publication.. Illus. by Young, Art. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Norman Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1963. Brown cloth binding is clean, square and tight. Small bit of water stain top edges of some pages. Does not affect text, but does cause a bit of waviness to pages in rear of book. DJ lightly rubbed and minor soiling, tear to back of dj, water damage to jacket - covered with clean clear plastic jacket. 322 pages with index. Intended for the modern horseman - deals with techniques designed to produce the best results from each animal whether it is used as a working ranch mount, show horse, or personal pleasure horse. Chapters on breeds to choose from, training equipment and facilities, what makes a good horseman, basic elements of schooling the foal and yearling, schooling under saddle - tack and seat, and a section on the finished horse.. Illus. by Steffen, Randy (drawings) and Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 7th (1954). Hardcover. Good+/Good.

Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1953. Pictorial hardcover textured Follett binding has front pocket intact, ususal stamps and marks, general wear but overall solid and clean interior. Ex-library. 256 pages. Don and his father Big Mike don't think Arabians belong on a working ranch - until they meet Raffy, a young Arabian stallion. The boy and the horse seem made for each other. First in the series following Don Revere and his friend Clare Stannard. Followed by Champion of the Cross 5.. Illus. by Bjorklund, Lorence F. - jacket by George Mocniak. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1950. Yellow hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight - 1950 gift message ffep. DJ has shelf wear, chips, tears, light soiling, some wrinkles, price-clipped flap. Protected from further damage in clean Brodart jacket. Interior clean and tight. 116 pages. for ages 6-10. Story of Prance, youngest horse on a traveling merry-go-round, who feels an emptiness and wants a child he can call his special friend. Rare title.. Illus. by Jones, Amy. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Rock Island Illinois: Augustana Book Concern, 1933. Small red hardcover binding has gold leaf decoration spackled on covers, pastedown of author/title block, cloth spine, large crack in front cover length of the front, shelfwearm bumped corners, hinge cracked inside front cover, name with 1938 on ffep. Binding integrity intact. just minor soiling and wear to text pages. No illustrations. 78 pages. Written by a woman who was wife of a Lutheran Pastor and was an activist against nuclear proliferation. She wrote a number of devotional books. This one was written with stories for little boys and girls - true stories to help them draw closer to God. Rare.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.