Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Lasting Words Ltd

UK: Ash Tree Press, 2007. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition 2007. Introduction by Richard Dalby. Limited Edition of 400 copies published. Fine in fine wrapper. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 15491

UK, 1969. First Edition . Paper. Very Good ++. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. A nice Original Signed and Inscribed Photograph Card from Mike Yarwood, C1969 Size 140mm x 90mm Condition is very good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 15312

UK, 1792. First Edition . Paper. Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. An Original Third Person Handwritten and Signed Letter by Royal Architect John Yenn. Dated 1792. A letter about a meeting with a Mr West. John Yenn RA 1750-1821 was a notable 18th-century English architect. In the late 1770s he succeeded Chambers as the Duke of Marlborough's (Churchill) architect at Blenheim Palace, where his works included, in 1789, the design of the small Corinthian "Temple of Health". In 1780 he became the Clerk of the Works at Richmond Park, and he later held the same position at Kensington Palace, Buckingham House and at the Royal Mews.Size is 185m x 115mm. Condition is good. Light folding creasing. Age toning. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18424

UK, 1769. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st Edition 1769. The Report of Thomas Yeoman, Engineer, concerning the drainage of the North Level of the Fens and the Outfal of the Wisbeach River. Multifolding map of the River Nene and Bay from Wisbeach to the Eye taken in 1767. Contemporary blue paper wraps with 'Mr Yeoman' written in ink on front wrap, sewn. 24 cm x 20 cm. The original wraps soiled and marked, contents lightly age browned with some occasional random spotting. More images can be taken upon request. Ref15873

UK, 1947. First Edition . Paper. Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. An Original Typed and Signed Quote of His Work by Russian Writer Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Undated. A interesting slightly amusing but worrying quote. The letter discusses her trip to Australia.Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko 1933-2017 was a Soviet and Russian poet. He was also a novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, publisher, actor, editor, university professor, and director of several films. Size is 225mm x 250mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18065

UK: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2012. First Edition . Cloth. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition 2012. Includes the publishers signed bookplate by Yoko Ono. These bookplates were included in a small number of books. The book and wrapper are as new. Slight age toning to front wrapper front. More images can be taken upon request. Ref8591

UK, 1814. First Edition . Soft cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Downfall of Napoleon and the Deliverance of Europe Improved with a Sermon Preached in Cliff Lane Chapel, Whitby on Thursday 7th July 1814.by George Young George Young (15 July 1777 - 8 May 1848) was a Scottish divine, scholar, Presbyterian Minister and flood geologist. In 1806 he became the pastor of the Cliff Street chapel in Whitby where he served for 42 years. A religious pamphlet delivering a sermon about Napoleon and his decline and linking it with a religious angle. 32 pages, complete in it's own right. Pages are in average to good condition. A little light marking to pages. 20cm x 13cmMore images can be taken upon request. Ref15211

UK, 1869. First Edition . Paper. Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. An Original Handwritten Letter Signed by Minister John Young to Levi Leone. Dated 1869. A letter accepting an invitation to meet Mr. Levi's "distinguished guest". John Young c.1805-1881 was Minister Haverstock Hill, London. Levi Leone, 1821-1888. English jurist and statistician. His chief work, History of British Commerce and of the Economic Progress of the British Nation, 1763-1870, is considered to be a partisan account of British economic development. Size is 180mm x 110mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17153