Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Goldring Books

London: Times Books, 1989. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. Craig Brown of The Times spent a year in the House of Commons observing the antics of the nation's legislators. Nobody was safe from his satirical pen and he gives us a comic insight into the follies and foibles of a year in Parliament, amongst his targets are Margaret Thatcher, Neil Kinnock, David Owen, Ken Livingstone, Tam Dalyell, Michael Heseltine, Edward Heath, Ian Paisley and Roy Hattersley. Illustrated by David Williams. 21. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Williams, David. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: John Murray, 1983. A Very Good+ unmarked copy which has a small blind embossed personal stamp to front endpaper, a corner crease to top of one page and a little light foxing to closed edges with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 221 pages. Appendixes by Ellen Henderson and John P. Matthews. The revelation that a long-forgotten novel first published anonymously in 1834 is the work of Benjamin Disraeli and his sister Sarah is an exciting literary event. Newly discovered letters between brother and sister prove without doubt that it was written jointly by them. We do not have to look far for the reason for their secrecy. The vividly described election which forms the centrepiece of the story is clearly based on Disraeli's recent experiences as an unsuccessful candidate in two elections at High Wycombe. The hero of the story, Aubrey Bohun has, like Disraeli, recently returned from mysterious travels in the East, but unlike him has his own castle and an income of 30,000 pounds a… Read More

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1999. A near Fine unmarked copy apart from some light marks to fore and lower edges with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 1151 pages. 98 illustrations. 13 maps. First UK edition. The most celebrated American diplomat of his period, Kissinger was a major figure in world history and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. This third and concluding volume of his memoirs completes an outstanding work of contemporary history, full of startling insights and unsparing candour. It begins with President Richard Nixon's resignation, a man whom Kissinger knew perhaps more closely than anyone, and includes his final assessment of Nixon's tortured personality. Kisssinger continued to play a decisive role throughout President Ford's administration, and there are many intimate and sharply intelligent depictions of world leaders, including Mao Zedong and Leonid Brezhnev. This is a book abounding in crisis, as he details the agony of US extrication from… Read More

London: Methuen, 1947. A Very Good+ copy which has a neat contemporary inscription to front endpaper else very clean and unmarked. 143 pages. Illustrated by the author. Chiang Yee (1903-1977) was a Chinese poet, author, painter and calligrapher. Monkeys of the Rhesus tribe are common inhabitants of the mountain districts of China. They had always been a source of pleasure and admiration to Wang Ta-Yu, a well-to-do Chinese merchant, who was also a nature lover. One day Wang Ta-Yu bought a very young monkey from some hunters. It had such a sad and pitiful expression tht he decided to let the little creature free. Finally, however, he gave the monkey to his ten-year old son, Wang Ming, calling it Yebbin (which means 'Wild Guest') 12. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Yee, Chiang. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1974. Second printing of the US edition. The yellow airplane came flying into grandfather's garden, making a circlr over Rodney's head before it landed on the grass. No one seemed to own it nor claimed it when Rodney and Granny took it to the police station, yet the plane had a lot to do with the things that happened to Rodney while he visited his parents. A Fine unmarked copy with complete dustjacket which is protected by a plastic cover. C3E. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Stubley, Trevor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press, 1983. Gold title on red boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a small name to front endpaper and a little light foxing to top edge and endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has some light foxing to inner flaps and is price clipped. 15 illustrations. 'It was not until he was dead and I was 40 that I realised my father was once in Holy Orders', Roy Hattersley tells us in the opening pages of his childhood memoirs; so setting the tone for an elegant, continually surprising essay of unusual wit, eloquence and candour. **** NOT EX LIB **** 14. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Bodley Head, 1975. A Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket which has a few small marks to back. Starting her biography with the opening of her one woman show in Las Vegas, she looks back over the years and tells the intimate story of herself and the fascinating world in which she lives. Particularly memorable is her trip to China as leader of a delegation of women and what she saw was a deep shock to her, where there was no role for the individual, and the effect was that she has gone back to her earlier self, returning to song and dance. C3B. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Simon and Schuster, 2006. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition, first printing. 328 pages. Jane Tomkinson was just 26 when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. A decade later, in 2000, she was told that the disease had spread to her bones and she had only six months to live. The devoted mother of three had to find a way to make the most of every moment left to her, and getting her body into peak physical fitness seemed right for her. She started to run, and a 5 kilometre event led to the London Marathon. In 2004 she had set her sights on a 2,000 mile Rome to Home cycle ride, and her and her brother set off on their tandem from the Vatican City with a papal blessing. But even this challenge couldn't satisfy her, and she decided to tackle the legendary Florida Ironman Triathlon - a two and a half mile swim, a 112 mile cycle and a marathon length run - and battling constant pain, she became the first terminally ill person ever to complete… Read More

London: Oxford University Press, 1954. Silver title on blue cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with just a touch of light wear to spine head and tail. Internally there are indentaions left from erased pencilled name to front endpaper, light foxing to closed edges else clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket is complete with wear and chipping to top and bottom, particulary to spine. Coloured frontispiece. An imaginative reconstruction, based on the few available facts, of Sir Francis Drake's young life. It tells how the young Drake, whose home was a derelict man of war lying in Gillingham shipyard, first went to sea on board a small trading vessel and how it's captain played an active part in the movement to restore Protestantism to England and conjectures that it was during these voyages that his lifelong hatred of the Spanish was bred. B2D. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Macdonald, 1969. Gold title on red boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket is complete and protected by a plastic cover. A wonderful biography of the American woman who was deaf and blind from the age of eighteen months and who triumphed so completely over her handicaps and whose main task in life seemed to be to help others in a similar position. The book covers her life as a young girl and is uniform with the publisher's other 'Young' series. 3. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Randell, William. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1977. A near Fine clean, tight and unmarked copy which has a little light foxing to top edge. Translated from the French by Stanley Baron. 199 pages and 43 illustrations. The book is based on unpublished documents in France and Italy and not only provides new information on the formative years of the cardinal-minister but also deepens understanding of manners and mentalités in a specific period of European history. Mazarin's career in France after 1642 is well known, but his years in papal service - which brought him into contact with Richelieu and led to his permanent move to France - were less appreciated. C3A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hutchison, 1952. A near Fine unmarked copy with Very Good+ dustjacket which is not price-clipped which has foxing to reverse. 112 pages December 1952 (First was October 1952). Art paper production, colour plates and photographic display, the book has lavished upon it all the luxurious resources of the author's previous book about Princess Margaret. Filled with authentic and fascinating details many published for the first time. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Macdonald, 1985. A small stain to front cover else a near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. The pioneering heart surgeon presents an informative guide for preventing heart problems, staying healthy and living longer including his own programme for combating stress, hypertension and obesity and conquering smoking and cholesterol. Includes how to cope with existing heart problems and the techniques of modern surgery and other treatments. **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.85 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 23. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Shaftesbury, Dorset: Element, 1999. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. xviii + 318 pages. In this life-changing book Professor Krishan Chopra draws upon his vast medical expertise and the wisdom of ancient India to offer us practical advice on how to restore mind, body and spirit. It includes guidance on the epidemic of stress in today's world and how to counter it; ways in which an improved lifestyle can guard against such conditions as heart disease and cancer; the benefits of the right diet for a longer life; the immense powers of positive thinking, meditation and prayer; how to add a spiritual dimension to your life. 16. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Oxford University Press, 1922. Ornate red decoration and titles on beige cloth boards which have some discolouration and marks to boards but still bright with no wear. Internally there are red ornate decorated pastedowns. 115 pages with coloured frontispiece of Yvette and 24 full plate illustrations some in colour. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. Fourth Thousand, September 1922 (First Edition was February, 1922). A children's fairy tale set in Italy most beautifully illustrated. 4. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.