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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. YANK- 'The Army Weekly'- Steve Kluger- Illustrated- St. Martin's Press- N.Y.- 1990-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:-4to- FINE/Near FINE dj is bright and clean-unclipped- Black cloth with gilt titles on spine- 356pp all clean and crisp-no writing or tears- illustrated with photos and b&w drawings- SEE PHOTOS- Keywords: SOLDIERS WORLD WAR 1939 1945 PERSONAL NARRATIVES AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY MILITARY HISTORY II- Contributors- Irwin Shaw, Andy Rooney, William Saroyan, merle Miller etc- original "Sad Sack" cartoons and other treasures-letters to home etc.- A great nostalgic book!- Gift Quality!!- Non-fiction-history-war-WWII-memoirs-stories-narratives-cartoons-illustrated (2593). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near FINE. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Toronto: Scholastic TAB Publications, 1977 A YEAR FOR GROWING- Karleen Bradford- Ill. by Charles Hilder- Scholastic TAB Publications-Toronto- 1977-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Publisher: Scholastic-TAB Publications, Richmond Hill, Ontario; Softcover:-8vo-VG++/ no dj as issued- illustrated wraps are clean- Binding is tight, slightly tanned. -SEE PHOTOS- "Robbie and his grandfather simply cannot agree - until an accident in the northern woods helps them see each other in a new way." Fiction-juvenile-adventure-illustrated (1671) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Charles Hilder. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Trumpet Club, 1989 THE YEAR OF THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE- Gloria Houston- Barbara Cooney- The Trumpet Club-NY- 1989- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Softcover:-4to- FINE/ no dj as issued- illustrated softcover wraps- unpaginated (30pp) are clean and crisp- "Lovely story-It was getting toward Christmas in the valley of Pine Grove. The wise folk said the old woman in the sky was picking her geese, for the Appalachian Mountains lay blanketed in snow. The road wound like white ribbons around the misty blue ridges."- Fiction-children's-Christmas-Christmas Tree-Illustrated (567). . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Soft Cover-illustrated. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Barbara Cooney. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Doubleday & Co., 1975. YEARS OF THE HUNGRY TIGER- John Gordon Davis- Doubleday & Co.-Garden City, N.Y.- ISBN 0-385-06933-2- 1975 1st Edition-1st Priting-Stated- Hardcover:-Lare 8vo- Near FINE/VG++-Near FINE- dj is unclipped at $10.00- square and tight binding- light purple spray on lower page edges- 564pp are clean, no tears or writing- NOT ex-libris! which so many are- "This is a vast panorama of a novel about a British cop in Hong Kong who falls in love with a beautiful Chinese communist and then struggles to keep their love alive during the violent communist riots that threaten to destroy the city." Aforementioned cop is the recurring Jake McAdam character."- Fiction-China-Hong Kong-cultural revolution-thriller-police (1268) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/4 Cloth & Boards. Near FINE/VG++-Near FINE. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1921. THE YELLOW HORDE- Hal G. Evarts- Ill. by Charles Livingston Bull- Little, Brown & Co.- Boston- April 1921-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:- Small 8vo- VG/ no dj- original olive green cloth with multi colored illustration on cover of a howling wolf, as on spine-light rubs, but tight and square- 227pp + 2pp ads for book- all clean, no tears or writing-lightly toned- a solid spine- 4 full page B&W illustrations by Bull-SEE PHOTOS- "The book begins: The wolfer lay in his cabin and listened to the first few night sounds of the foothills. The clear piping notes of migrating plover floated softly down to him, punctuated by the rasping cry of a nighthawk. A coyote raised his voice, a perfect tenor note that swept up to a wild soprano, then fell again in a whirl of howls which carried amazing shifts of inflection, tearing up and down the ..." Fiction-adventure-western-wolves-illustrated (3480) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth.… Read More

New York: Scholastic Inc., 1999 YOKO- Rosemary Wells- Illustrated by Author- Scholastic Inc.- N.Y.- ISBN 0-439-10472-6-1999-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- full number line- Softcover:-4to-Oblong -illustrated softcover wraps- VG++/ no dj as issued- only slightly curled top, but clean- and tight no loose pages- unpaginated (36pp) are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- "A wonderful children's book about Yoko taking lunch to school and the various lunches that her friends bring.". Fiction-juvenile-series-illustrated (1712) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated By Author. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Dramatists Play Service Inc., 1964. YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU- A Comedy in Three Acts- by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman- Illustrated- Dramatists Play Service Inc.- New York- 1964- [c1937]- Reprint- Softcover:-8vo-VG/ no jacket as issued- original blue softcover wraps with black titles, covered by peach wraps to keep original covers nice- library pocket on back of peach colored wraps which are chipped and lightly soiled, orignal covers are crisp and clean- 87pp + 9pp ads for other titles are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- Illustrated frontis of the original stage play at the Booth Theatre, New York City, Monday night December 14th, 1936, directed by Sam H. Harris, starring Josephine Hull, Paula Trueman, Ruth Arraway, Frank Wilcox, Frank conlan and George Heller, etc.- Fiction-drama-play-comedy-theatre-illustrated (3685) . Reprint. Soft Cover. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1944. YOUNG BESS- Margaret Irwin- Chatto & Windus/Oxford University Press-Toronto-1944-1st Canadian Edition of the Chatto and Windus First Edition- Hardcover:-8vo- Acceptable/ no dj- original blue cloth with gilt titles on spine-cloth rubbed at extremities, but textblock and spine still firm-309pp are clean, no tears or writing- PO name on title page-SEE PHOTOS-"Growing up in the shadow of her dead mother, the infamous Anne Boleyn, young Princess Elizabeth has learnt to be continuously on the watch for the political games played out around her."- Fiction-historical-England-Queen-Elizabeth-adventure (1922) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Acceptable/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Hurst & Co., 1887. YOUNG FOLKS ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF BIRDS- T. Bilby- Illustrated- Hurst & Co.-NY-1887-1st Edition- Hardcover:-VG+/ no dj as issued- Original red cloth with black titles and design on cover and spine boxed gilt title on spine- 12mo - over 6 3/4 " - 7 3/4 " tall. 199pp + 6pp of ads for books as per 1st Edition-pages are toned but clean- 1 small inner tear on frontis- front part ffep missing-probably removed to by previous owner. Heavily illustrated with many full page plates by renowned wildlife artists of the time- Contents include condor, buzzard, coot, gallinule, auk, washington eagle, etc. Many illustrations.- held by only 11 Libraries in World Cat and all are kept in their rare book sections. Scarce in this true 1st Edition-Non-fiction-birds-orinthology-illustrated (192). 1st Edition. Cloth. VG+/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: Thomas R. Shewell & Co., 1900. YOUNG PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY- Edward S. Ellis- Illustrated- Thomas R. Shewell & Co.-NY- 1900- c1898-1st Edition-3rd Printing- Hardcover:-Small 8vo- VG++/ no dj- original tan cloth with brown titled and illustrated cloth- veryl lightly rubbed, but clean, tight and square binding- light curvature on front board- 492pp are lightly edge soiled but clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- Over 200 illustrations in B&W with some maps in color- "The history of our country written for the juvenile in mind, but adults could learn something from this too."- Not easily found-very collectible- Non-fiction-juvenile-history-US-illustrated (2129). 1st Edition-3rd Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG++/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: A. L. Burt, 1898. THE YOUNG RAJAH- W.G.H. Kingston -Illustrated- A.L. Burt-NY-ND c1898- Hardcover:- VG++/ no dj as issued- original green illustrated cloth, red titles on cover-gilt on spine- 269pp + 30pp of ads for Burt books- No date but PO name on ffep and date 1899- 7 fantastic B&W full page illustrations including frontis-"Adventures and Life in India"- superb story- scarce in Burt Edition and scarce in this nice condition-collectible-Fiction-juvenile-adventure-illustrated (189). No Edition Stated. Illustrated Cloth. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1986. YOU'RE ONLY OLD ONCE- A Book For Obsolete Children- Dr. Seuss- Illustrated By Author- Random House- New York- 1986- 1st Edition-5th Printing- Hardcover:-4to- FINE/FINE dj is unclipped, bright and clean,no nicks rubs or tears- 1/2 Cloth & Boards are clean, square and tight- unpaginated [46pp] and illustrated endpapers are clean and crisp, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- Another lovely and humorous story as only Seuss can tell, with wonderful illustrations- Fiction-juvenile-Seuss-illustrated (3720) . 1st Edition-5th Printing. 1/2 Cloth & Boards. As New/As New. Illus. by Illustrated By Author. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London- UK: Jim Dent, 1962. YUGOSLAV MYSTERY- Arthur Catherall- Ill. by Stuart Tressilian- Jim Dent-London-UK- 1962-1st edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-12mo- VG++/VG++ dj in mylar but price-clipped- bright and clean- 168pp are clean, no tears or writing- library stamp on ffep no pockets- B&W illustrations + jacket art by Stuart Tressilian- "A superb juvenile mystery with great illustrations in a hard to find TRUE 1st Edition UK preceding the US Lothrop Lee by 2 years- Fiction-juvenile-mystery-adventure-illustrated KP-BK003737 (409) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG++/VG++. Illus. by Stuart Tressilian. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Toronto: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1969. THE YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES- Edward McCourt- Illustrated- Macmillan & Co.- Toronto- 1969-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG++-Near FINE/ VG+ dj on nick on top right, otherwise a nice price clipped dj- 236pp including index- may illustrations in color and b&w- pages all clean, no tears or writing- Geographical-PO name on title page- 6" x 9" Tall.-SEE PHOTOS- "The Canadian north is a particularly rich in history and legend. Canada's northland and the Alaska Highway. Sky blue cloth, gilt print to spine, end papers decorated in abstract design, twenty-four photographs, - Non-fiction-travel-Canadiana-North America-Yukon-NWT-illustrated (2066) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/VG+. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: N.S.L.- Natural Science of Canada Ltd., 1977. The Years of Agony 1910-1920- Canada's Illustrated Heritage- John Craig- Illustrated- N.S.L.- Natural Science of Canada Ltd., Toronto- 1977- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Illustrated Hardcover:- VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued- nice, tight and clean, minor corner rubs,128 pages are clean and crisp, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- Wonderful illustrated series of North American and Canada from it's infancy- Non fiction-history-North America-Canada-illustrated (4456). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Boards. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Toronto: N.S.L.- Natural Science of Canada Ltd., 1979. The Years of Protest 1960-1970- Canada's Illustrated Heritage- Alan Denis Edmonds- Illustrated- N.S.L.- Natural Science of Canada Ltd., Toronto- 1979- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Illustrated Hardcover:- VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued- nice, tight and clean, minor corner rubs,128 pages are clean and crisp, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- Wonderful illustrated series of North American and Canada from it's infancy- Non fiction-history-North America-Canada-illustrated (4461). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Boards. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Kent-UK: Spellmount Ltd., 1985. The Yeomanry Regiments: A Pictorial History by P.J.R. Mileham- Illustrated- Spellmount Ltd., UK- 1985- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall- FINE/ Near Fine unclipped dj, couple tiny nicks, bright and clean, brown cloth boards with gilt spine titles is tight, square and clean- 128 pages lavishly illustrated in color and b&w are clean and crisp- SEE PHOTOS- Non-fiction-historical-war-regiments-British-illustrated (4704). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near FINE. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.