Search Results: Authors starting with Y from The Book Shed

Larchmont, NY: Larchmont Yacht Club, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good+. Another copy, later year. Lightest wear to the book, page edges spotted, offsetting from yacht photographs else clean and unmarked; kraft paper jacket has kept covers Near Fine. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Larchmont, NY: Larchmont Yacht Club, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good. light wear to the book, page edges and preliminaries spotted, offsetting from yacht photographs else clean and unmarked; no jacket. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: W W Norton & Co, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. tips worn, corners bumped; dj spine darkened, tips, edges and corners worn, panels soiled, minor creasing, price-clipped. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. From Wikipedia: "Chiang Yee (1903 – 1977), self-styled as "The Silent Traveller", was a Chinese poet, author, painter and calligrapher....The books characteristically bring a fresh 'sideways look' in a peaceful and non-judgemental way to places perhaps unfamiliar at the time to a Chinese national: the author was struck by things the locals might not notice, such as beards, or the fact that the so-called Lion's Haunch on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh is actually far more like a sleeping elephant. In his wartime books, Chiang Yee made it plain that he was fervently opposed to Nazism. His writings exude a feeling of positive curiosity, life-enhancing in a unique way." Every effort is made to ship all… Read More

Nevada City: Crystal Clarity, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest shelf wear to the book and jacket which has a crease to the rear flap; previous owner's address label else clean and unmarked, looks to be unread. First printing, full number line. "Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh; January 5, 1893 – March 7, 1952) was an Indian Hindu monk, yogi and guru who introduced millions to meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) / Yogoda Satsanga Society (YSS) of India – the only one he created to disseminate his teachings. A chief disciple of the yoga guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, he was sent by his lineage to spread the teachings of yoga to the West. He immigrated to America at the age of 27 to prove the unity between Eastern and Western religions and to preach a balance between Western material growth and Indian spirituality. His long-standing influence in the American yoga movement, and especially the yoga culture of… Read More

San Francisco: Text Book Publishing Co, 1913. Second edition. Hardcover. Good/no jacket. Much shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book, page edges soiled; no jacket. Imprimatur of Patrick Riordan, Archbishop of San Francisco. First printing, no others noted. Father Peter Christopher Yorke (1864 -1925 in San Francisco, California)[1] was an Irish-American Catholic priest and a noted Irish Republican and Labor activist in San Francisco. Author of the best-selling text book The Ghosts of Bigotry, re-published in San Francisco 1913 from new plates, the originals having been destroyed in the Earthquake and Fire of 1906. It was the genesis work of the Catholic Truth Society, in response to an anti-Catholic literary campaign by the American Protestant Association, and a frank account of the "Black Myths" of English Protestant opposition to the Roman Catholic Church from the reign of Elizabeth the First through to Catholic Emancipation and the failed Ecclesiastical Titles Bill in the 19th… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good-/good. Later printing. Shelf wear to tips and corners; jacket worn, rubbed, spine sunned. The seminal book on Rommel written by a British tank commander who opposed the German in the North African desert. Map endpapers. Harper letter code A-I or January, 1959. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1972. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good-/good. Eleventh printing. Shelf wear to the book, page edges spotted, soiled, some finger marks, previous owner's name to front endpaper; much more wear to tips, corners and edges of the priced jacket which is soiled with some closed tears. Clean and unmarked. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

London: Macmillan, 1909. Later printing. Hardcover. Good/no jacket. Fifth printing (1909) of the 1908 first edition. Much shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; no jacket; previous owner's bookplate and a relative's name and date. The Corps of Guides was a regiment of the British Army (India) made up of white British officers and Indian lower ranks to serve on the North West Frontier in 1846. The Corps of Guides was part of the Frontier Force brigade and developed a reputation of being an elite unit. They were the first unit in the Indian or British Armies to dress in "khaki" uniform, first introduced in 1848. Typically, the Guides were often used in small detachments, usually supported by other Frontier Force troops. Celebrated in literature by Kipling ( "The Ballad of East and West" ) and M.M. Kaye ( The Far Pavilions ) their exploits won them the name Queen's Own Corps of Guides. Their descendant unit is a part of the army of Pakistan.… Read More

New York: William Morrow & Co., 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Later printing. Lightest wear to the book and jacket.Third printing. Spot of oil to the jacket else clean and unmarked. Winner of The Cookbook Award from the IACP, the International Association of Culinary Professionals. "Owner of San Diego's Saffron Restaurant, Yu takes her Thai cooking seriously: she expects readers to pound curry pastes by hand in a mortar and pestle (a process that takes about 30 minutes) and don't even think about using canned coconut milk unless absolutely necessary... For Thai novices and for those who are seeking to delve more deeply into this sophisticated and often surprising cuisine, this book is a must-have. "--Publishers Weekly. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An… Read More