Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Island Books

Methuen,, [1934]. Sm. 8vo., First Edition; cloth blocked in blind, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Collects twenty-eight of Lynd's thought-provoking essays, originally published as 'Y.Y' in the New Statesman. Extremely scarce in anything like this condition.

Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson,, 1934. Oblong 8vo., First Edition, with 231 burgees illustrated in colour; navy cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, red sprinkled edges, covers marked, creased and faded (but all lettering wholly legible), expertly recased, a sound, clean copy. With numerous trade advertisements (many illustrated) at front and rear. ALL EARLY ISSUES OF THIS 'YACHTSMAN'S BIBLE' ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE.

[Graham Cumming, Ramsgate],, [1983]. Sm. 8vo., First Edition; original photographic wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.

RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton,, 2004. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and trade advertisements throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Admission tickets stapled to inside front wrapper.

Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of York,, 1953. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 2 coloured plates, 3 pages of armorial bearings in colour, numerous monochrome photographs, maps and plans in the text, and a large folding street plan (neatly repaired at fold) at end; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers a little rubbed at extremities else a very good, bright, clean copy. With numerous trade advertisements at end. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

Constable,, 1907. Sm. folio, First Edition, with frontispiece in photogravure (original tissue guard present), title and series title in red and black, 21 monochrome plates on 11, 25 illustrations in the text and 3 folding maps coloured in outline; decorative red cloth gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, backstrip with loss at head (not affecting lettering), short split in upper joint at head else a good, sound copy of a scarce work. 1000 COPIES WERE PRINTED. Sold from an institution with its bookplate on front paste-down, tiny stamp on series title (only) and press-mark at tail of backstrip. The original edition includes the geological map omitted from the facsimile reissue of 1967. SCARCE.

St. Catherine Press,, 1925. Sm. folio, First Edition, with title in red and black; original decorative red cloth gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, backstrip snagged at tail else a very good, bright, clean copy. 1000 COPIES WERE PRINTED. Sold from an institution with its cancelled bookplate on front paste-down, tiny stamp on title and press mark on backstrip.

Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research,, [1974]. Sm. folio, with frontispiece, title and series title in red and black, 21 monochrome plates on 11, 25 illustrations in the text and 3 folding maps coloured in outline; decorative red cloth gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy. Sold from an institution with its bookplate on front paste-down, neat accession data on series title verso and small Dewey serial in gilt at tail of backstrip. This high-quality facsimile re-issue omits the geological map present in the original edition of 1907.

Orbis,, [1973]. 4to., First Edition, with photographs and maps throughout; original pictorial wrappers, small sticker on front wrapper, a bright, clean copy.

Dent,, [1957]. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, numerous plates and endpaper maps in red; red cloth, gilt back, red top, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed and well-illustrated account of Snowdon, Snowdonia and its climbers during the 'golden age'. Uncommon in this condition. Neate 943.

Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong,, [1995]. 8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.

International Molinological Society, [Watford],, 2001. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs, illustrations and diagrams throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Bibliotheca Molinologica vol. 16. SCARCE.