Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Goldring Books

San Francisco: Mercury House, 1989. A near Fine copy which has a small name and address label to title page. 288 pages. 34 illustrations. Critical acclaim for the book: 'The story of my good friend George's climb from the rowdy speakeasy clubs on Broadway in the twenties to the top of Hollywood stardom is an exciting American saga. Reading George's biography by Lew Yablonsky is the next best thing to being there." - Frank Sinatra; "A great story. George was an important and exciting star. When better men like George are made - then I'll make them." - Mae West. 50. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1981. Gold lettering on black cloth with orange paper half boards with gold DY and motif to front. A very clean and unmarked copy VG+ with a complete dustjacket VG+. The author is one of America's leading analysts of changing social values and shows how the turbulent effect that these sharply changed circumstances have had, not only on individual Americans but on America itself. His conclusions are drawn from his own polls combined with life histories and paints a picture of how Americans are conducting risky experiments in living as they seek material wellbeing, creativity, autonomy, adventure and tender loving care while facing an ever more hazardous economic environment. A perceptive and seminal work. *** A SCARCE TITLE IN UK *** C3D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bath: Parragon, 2005. A Fine unmarked copy in laminated boards as dustjacket with Fine dustjacket. First published in 1998. The book encompasses every aspect of modern angling in the three major disciplines of coarse, sea and fly fishing, from selecting the most appropriate tackle, through watercraft, identifying fish species and describing and explaining the latest fishing techniques. It includes advice on choosing the best baits and fishing locations to ensure constant success, targeting and catching specific fish species, handling fish with care and the conservation of fish and their environment. Three expert authors provide a wealth of information together with coloured illustrations. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.92 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 24. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1990. A Fine unmarked copy with a near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Translated by Michael Glenny. An interesting autobiography by the past Russian leader which is written with frankness presenting an insight into his life and achievements. Interestingly the proceeds from the book were donated by him to a Russian AIDS charity. 18 photographic illustrations. 3. First. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Macmillan, 1902. Gilt title and pictorial of man holding a rock to spine and black title and large coloured pictorial of a castle on fire, a tree and a boy in armour to front on grey cloth boards. Spine darkened and a little wear to spine head and tail and a few light marks to boards. Internally there is a very small neat name to front endpaper else very clean, tight and unmarked. Overall a Good + copy. 7 plates by JB - Jane Blackburn. An attractive edition of this novel by the popular Victorian author. A1B. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by J.B. (Jane Blackburn). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Century / Mysterious Press, 1990. A Very Good + uninscribed copy with light age fading to page edges and one small bump to one corner tip with Very Good + complete dustjacket. The author is a past Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association and this title was first published also in 1990. It is the story of a missing heiress who was presumed abducted, after her car and handbag were found abandoned, now twelve years later Detective Superintendent Marsh returns to the district where he had worked on the case as a young sergeant. The girl's body had never been found and he is determined to re-open the case and when his enquiries leads him to the one person who holds the key, a terrifying chain of events are set in motion and for the girl's family it might have been better if the past had remained buried and the mystery left unsolved. **** NOT EX LIB **** C3C. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1954. Gilt title on red cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear and with a very slightly faded spine. Internally there is a small neat inscription to front pastedown else very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has a little wear to spine head and tail and is not price clipped. Preface by Patrick Trevor-Roper and introduction by Professor Edward Dent. 13 illustrations. The brilliant musical life of the 18th century centred around those royal patrons who have gone down in history as enlightened despots. The author has picked out four courts - Parma, Wurttemberg, Saxony and Prussia - to illustrate the significance of court life in the history of music and opera. **** NOT EX LIB **** 11. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The author has gathered together some of the finest examples of Romanesque sculpture, choosing carvings from Britain, Italy, Spain, Germany, Nazareth and Novgorod, discussing the origins and characteristics of the Romanesque style, placing them within their biblical setting. 173 illustrations. 3. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Surrey: The World's Work (1913) Ltd, 1963. Pictorial boards as dustjacket have bumping to corner tips but are clean and unmarked, internally very clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is complete with a little wear to top and bottom edges. In simple narrative and carefully detailed pictures, the author-illustrator tells what stained glass is and how it is made, describing various designs and tracing its development from its beginning to the present. Here are biblical stories and popular legends told in the windows of world famous cathedrals, Old and New Testament stories and the legends of St. Martin and the beggar, Roland and Ferragus, Radegund the patient German princess and many others from France, Germany, England and America. 2. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Young, Mary. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1988. Light blue title on blue boards which are clean and unmarked with gentle bumping to top corner tips. Internally there is an inscription and date to front endpaper and age darkening to page edges else clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket is complete. The Canadian author is the father of the singer Neil Young and this is his first crime fiction novel and features Inspector Matthew 'Matteesie' Kitologitak, a full blooded Inuk who is one of the few Inuit officers in the Mounties. A crashed plane which may have drug smugglers aboard, a cold blooded murder of a spokesman for native rights and colourful characters make up the story. A1D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Croom Helm, 1985. A near Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. There is a D marked to rear pastedown, signifying 'damaged' but the only damage which can be detected is an imperfection to the front pastedown. 270 pages. The author is one of the foremost Scottish historians to have emerged since the Second World War. In this book he has turned to a topic that has long fascinated him, the 1745 Rebellion. What is the truth about the '45? How can some historians depict Charles Edward as the dashing leader of heroic forces fighting against odds in a just and reasonable cause, while others dismiss him as an egotistical adventurer, reckless with the lives of others? Professor Youngman produces two accounts of the '45 and the events that led up to it, one of them sympathetic to George II and the government of the dat. Each is an exciting historical narrative; each is based strictly contemporary sources; each contain all the facts. Yet the two versions are very different. It is… Read More