Search Results: Authors starting with Y from BookMangos

London: Weindenfeld and Nicolson, 1976. Very Good/good. This stronghold overlooking the Dead Sea was the site on which Herod the Great erected some of his most daring buildings and also the scene of one of the most dramatic episodes in human history, when nine hundred and sixty zealots prefered to kill themselves rather than surrender to the Romans, three years after the destruction of the temple in Jeruslem in 70AD clipped;cloth cover;user mark;bumping to corners and bottom;tear to bottom front dj, loose binding to front;coloured photographs and drawings. First Edition AB31

London: Jarrold and Sons, 1916. Very Good. This is a book contributed by soldiers and war workers, it was published for the benefit of the YMCA active service campaign amongst our soldiers, sailors and munitions workers in all parts of the world. Beige boards wth writing to front and back and spine. Some illustrations in black and red.Bumping and shelfwear and a number of stains..Owner inscribed.Tight binding and clean pages although foxed.This was the illustrators last work. AB63

New York: Facts on File, 1989. First edition. Very Good/very good. Written specifically for teenage readers this chronicles the evolution of aerial spying from the balloons used for reconnaissance as far back as the US Civil war to the incredibly complex intelligence gathering satellites of today. Grey half boards with green spine. Some staining to the spine.Nice tight binding and clean pages.Dj has some shefwear and is nicked on the top front cover and the bottom of the back cover. Some shelf wear. Not price clipped. First Edition AB65

London: Book club Associates, 1973. Very Good/very good. An account of Rommels youth and career as a dashing young subaltern in World War 1, and his eventual tearing of loyalties between his country and Hitler. Red cloth boards with gold writing to spine. Red d.j. with black writing. Maps to front and back inner boards. Slight foxing and shelfwear. First Edition AB8

London: Rupert Hart Davis, 1952. Second impression. Very Good. The life of Stanley Baldwin and his role in the conservatiove party. Purple boards with gold writing to spine.A little marked and some shelfwear. Nice tight binding and clean pages. No dj. AB12

London: stanley paul and co, 1913 . first published. Good. a book about collecting antiques. Blue boards with writing to spine and picture and writing on front cover.bumped and rubbedSpine stained. tight binding and clean pages..owner inscription in ink. handcut pages with 109 illustrationsin half tone and line. heavy so post and packing to be adjusted accordingly. AB73