Search Results: Titles starting with S from YJS BOXES OF BOOKS

Knopf First Edition, 1988. Kopf First Edition, 03/1988. Preceded by a limited edition. Pink paper over boards, pink cloth spine with silver lettering. Very Good, slight bump at top of front coner./DJ Very Good, some shelf wear, not clipped. S. is an American woman who leaves her husband and her home for a commune in the Arizona desert in search of karma--and in pursuit of her guru. The story takes the form of letters and tapes as S. writes to her relatives and friends. 1988 Alfred A. Knopf hardcover. S. is the story of Sarah P. Worth, a thoroughly modern spiritual seeker who has become enamored of a Hindu mystic called the Arhat. A native New Englander, she goes west to join his ashram in Arizona, and there struggles alongside fellow sannyasins (pilgrims) in the difficult attempt to subdue ego and achieve moksha (salvation, release. Kopf First Edition, 03/1988. Preceded by a limited edition. Very Good, slight bump at top of front coner. DJ Very Good, some shelf wear, not clipped. Pink paper over… Read More

New York, Miller ,Wood & Company, 1866. New York, Miller ,Wood & Company (1866). Green cloth overboards, gold lettering. Very Good ++solid, no pulling of the spine, very little shelf wear, text is clear, speckle head, hundred of black and white illustrations, also 10 pages of Advertisement, no soiling or writing. a few leaves have brown spot and some waviness in body of book./NO DJ. From Author's Preface '"While this work aims and claims to be, so far as anatomical and physiological problems are concerned, rigidly scientific, and to be posted, up to the hour of going to press, in all the discoveries of this rapidly advancing age , so far as they come within the scope of its plan and purpose, its style, arrangement and application are addressed to the popular rather than to the professional reader. Editors and medical gentlemen , therefore , who honor the work with notices and criticisms, will please bear in mind the fact that its sole object is to instruct the masses of. New York, Miller ,Wood &… Read More

Gossett & Dunlap, New York 1909, 1909. Gossett & Dunlap, New York 1909, Copyright, 1897 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Red cloth over boards, picture on front cover, white lettering. VERY GOOD/NO DJ. A romance of America's nascent imperial power, Richard Harding Davis's Soldiers of Fortune recounts the adventures of Robert Clay, a mining engineer and sometime mercenary, and Hope Langham, the daughter of a wealthy American industrialist, as they become caught up in a coup in Olancho, a fictional Latin American republic. When the coup, organized by corrupt politicians and generals, threatens the American-owned Valencia Mining Company, Clay organizes his workers and the handful of Americans visiting the mine into a counter-coup force. Written on the eve of the Spanish-American War, Soldiers of Fortune casts the young American as the dashing, hypermasculine hero of the new military and economic. A huge best-seller, the novel did its part to push the nation into war against Spain, and stands as one of the… Read More

COWARD -McCann, INC (1964), 1964. COWARD -McCann, INC (1964) Stated FIRST AMERICAN EDITION 1964, SEVENTH IMPRESSION. Black cloth over boards, gold lettering. VERY GOOD ++/VERY GOOD. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a 1963 Cold War spy novel by the British author John le Carré. It depicts Alec Leamas, a British agent, being sent to East Germany as a faux defector to sow disinformation about a powerful East German intelligence officer. It serves as a sequel to le Carré's previous novels Call for the Dead and A Murder of Quality, which also featured the fictitious British intelligence organization, "The Circus", and its agents George Smiley and Peter Guillam. COWARD -McCann, iNC, NEW YORK. Copyright 1963 by victor Gollancz Limite, Stated FIRST AMERICAN EDITION 1964, SEVENTH IMPRESSION. BOOK VERY GOOD++clean, bright, no soiling, no bumped corners. Black cloth over boards, gold lettering. DJ Very Good clean, bright, some shelf wear at top and bottom, not clipped On flap no.TSWCIFTC $4.50.

China has invaded the oil-rich Spratly Islands. The American response has been swift - and deadly. And the Third World War has begun... Captain Bartholomew Mackey is the skipper of the U.S.S. Cheyenne, a nuclear submarine dispatched to the Spratlys to protect a carrier group. But in a few moments, the Cheyenne's mission - and the world - have changed, as a tense situation has exploded into a full-scale war of nightmarish proportions. Tom Clancy presents fifteen thrilling scenarios - fact-based mission profiles for Captain Mackey and the Cheyenne - stirring plots and characters, perfectly accurate...Berkley Books, NY, First Trade Paperback Edition, 01/01/1997. Full #'s Line 1-10. Very Good clean, vibrant. Nice copy

E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.s.a.: Berkley Trade, 1996. Berkley Books, NY, First Trade Paperback Edition, 01/01/1997. cardboard. Near Fine/No DJ as issued. China has invaded the oil-rich Spratly Islands. The American response has been swift - and deadly. And the Third World War has begun... Captain Bartholomew Mackey is the skipper of the U.S.S. Cheyenne, a nuclear submarine dispatched to the Spratlys to protect a carrier group. But in a few moments, the Cheyenne's mission - and the world - have changed, as a tense situation has exploded into a full-scale war of nightmarish proportions. Tom Clancy presents fifteen thrilling scenarios - fact-based mission profiles for Captain Mackey and the Cheyenne - stirring plots and characters, perfectly accurate...Berkley Books, NY, First Trade Paperback Edition, 01/01/1997. Full #'s Line 1-10. Very Good clean, vibrant. Nice copy.

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, CHICAGO iLLINOIS, 1925. First Edition, First Printing #no's line 1-10. Copyright 1925 by University of Chicago Published October 1925. Olive green cloth over boards, some fading at spine, gold lettering. VERY GOOD/NO DJ. Owsley specialized in Southern history, especially the antebellum and Civil War eras. Owsley argued in his dissertation State Rights and the Confederacy (1925) that the Confederacy "died of states' rights". Owsley held that during the Civil War, key Southern governors resisted the appeals of the Confederate government for soldiers. (wiki). STATE RIGHT IN THE CONFEDERACY, 1925. First Edition, Stated First Printing Copyright 1925 by University of Chicago Published October 1925. Very Good++, solid, clean, text vibrant, no writing or soiling. Names on front end paper. Olive green cloth over boards, some fading at spine, gold lettering.

Viking Press, , new York (1975), 1975. Viking Press, , New York, Book Club Edition 1975. Black cloth over boards, gold and silver lettering. Near Mint/Near Mint in Mylar. For John Steinbeck, who hated the telephone, letter-writing was a preparation for work and a natural way for him to communicate his thoughts on people he liked and hated; on marriage, women, and children; on the condition of the world; and on his progress in learning his craft. Opening with letters written during Steinbeck's early years in California, and closing with a 1968 note written in Sag Harbor, New York, Steinbeck: A Life in Letters reveals the inner thoughts and rough character of this American author as nothing else has and as nothing else ever will. (good Reads) " In my sixty years I've left a lot of tracks" John Steinberg wrote in 1962, this is a record of some f those tracks' Very Interesting book. Viking Press, , New York, Book Club Edition 1975. Very Good++, clean bright, solid, no markings. Black cloth over… Read More

Doubleday, Page & Company, New York 1903, 1903. Doubleday, Page & Company, New York 1903. First Edition, First Printing, Copyright 1902, 1903 by Helen Keller. Published , March 1903. Green Cloth over boards, fronttispiece Helen Keller and Miss Sullivan. picture at front cover, gold lettering. Definitely a used Library copy. not in the best condition. Many library stamped and glued on labels of circulation of book./No DJacket. Helen Keller was born on June 27th, 1880 in Tuscumbia, a small town in Northern Alabama. Helen's paternal lineage can be traced back to Switzerland, where one of her ancestors, ironically, was the first teacher of deaf children in Zurich. The beginning of Helen's life was ordinary but joyful-she lived with her parents in a small house on a large familial estate, and was a happy and intrepid child. When she was nearly two years old, however, she was struck with a sickness which gave her a high fever and which her parents and her doctor all feared she would not survive. Helen's… Read More

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954. Copyright,1926, Charles Scribner's Sons, renewal copyright, 1954, 1954. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954. Copyright,1926, Charles Scribner's Sons, renewal copyright, 1954. Dark Blue cloth over boards, gold and silver lettering. VERY GOOD ++/NO DJ. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954. Copyright,1926, Charles Scribner's Sons, renewal copyright, 1954, Ernest Hemingway. NEAR MINT, solid, clean and vibrant, no writing or soiling. Owner's name on front and back pace down. Dark Blue cloth over boards, gold and silver lettering, author's name on front copy. Very slight shelf wear at bottom.

HENRY REGNERY COMPANY-CHICAGO, 1973. HENRY REGNERY COMPANY-CHICAGO, First Edition 1973. Embossed, brown,leather like paper over boards, gold lettering. NO DJ. NEAR MINT/NO DJ. Sybil Dorsett (a pseudonym for Shirley Ardell Mason) for dissociative identity disorder (then referred to as multiple personality disorder) by her psychoanalyst, Cornelia B. Wilbur. Mason is given the pseudonym "Sybil" by her therapist to protect her privacy. Originally in treatment for social anxiety and memory loss, after extended therapy involving amobarbital and hypnosis interviews, Sybil manifests sixteen personalities. Wilbur encouraged Sybil's various selves to communicate and reveal information about her life. Wilbur writes that Sybil's multiple personality disorder was a result of the severe physical and sexual abuse she allegedly suffered at the hands of her mother, Hattie. (wiki). HENRY REGNERY COMPANY-CHICAGO, First Edition 1973. Near Mint, clean, solid, no pulling of spine, no writing. Embossed, brown,leather like… Read More

G. B. Putnam's Sons, New York (1982, 1982. G. B. Putnam's Sons, New York First Edition (not Stated) 06/07/1982. Gray paper over boards, black cloth spine, gold lettering. Very Good/DJ Very good, slight shelf wear top and bottom, not clipped, $14.95. Subtitled "a romance", Sabbatical is the story of Susan Rachel Allan Seckler, a sharp young associate professor of early American literature - part Jewish, part Gypsy, and possibly descended from Edgar Allen Poe - and her husband Fenwick Scott Key Turner, a 50-year-old ex-CIA officer currently between careers, a direct descendant of the author of "The Star Spangled Banner" and himself the author of a troublemaking book about his former employer Seven years into their marriage, they decide to take a sabbatical, a sailboat journey on which they sum up their years together and try to make important decisions about the years ahead True to its subtitle, the novel combines the mysterious and marvelous (unexplained disappearances; a fabled sea monster in… Read More

Subtitled "a romance", Sabbatical is the story of Susan Rachel Allan Seckler, a sharp young associate professor of early American literature - part Jewish, part Gypsy, and possibly descended from Edgar Allen Poe - and her husband Fenwick Scott Key Turner, a 50-year-old ex-CIA officer currently between careers, a direct descendant of the author of "The Star Spangled Banner" and himself the author of a troublemaking book about his former employer. Seven years into their marriage, they decide to take a sabbatical, a sailboat journey on which they sum up their years together and try to make important decisions about the years ahead. True to its subtitle, the novel combines the mysterious and marvelous (unexplained disappearances; a fabled sea monster in Chesapeake Bay) with romantic love and daring adventure. The story of a couple and a nine-month voyage from Chesapeake Bay to the Caribbean and back.

Salesian Missions, Concord Litho Co. Concord NH, First Edition, 1989. Concord Litho Co. Concord NH (1989) #810 Salesian Missions, Concord Litho Co. Concord NH, First Edition, 1989. Comes in a Green slipcase. Near Fine/Near Fine. illustrated by Paul Scully , Frank Massa and Marion Quimby. Outstanding art work.. Poems of Faith-Compiled and Edited by Sara Tarascio, illustrated by Paul Scully, Frank Massa and Russell Bushee. Beautifully illustrated, over 100 poems. Poems of Faith will become a favorite in your library of devotional books. Poems of Joy- Compiled and Edited by Sara Tarascio, illustrated by Paul Scully , Frank Massa and Marion Quimby. Outstanding art work. A Garden of Poems-Compiled and Edited by Sara Tarascio, illustrated by Marion Quimby, Paul Scully and Frank Massa. It features thoughful selections of rich, inspirational and meaningful poems. The Poetry the lovely poetry is. Salesian Missions, Concord Litho Co. Concord NH, First Edition, 1989. Poems of Faith,… Read More

William Morrow, 1988. 1988,Hard cover, First Edition,good dust jacket , gooconditionclean book./Very Good. 1988,Hard cover, First Edition,good dust jacket , gooconditionclean book Four nuns find themselves suddenly thrust outside the warm, secure environment of their convent, threatened by a hostile world they long ago abandoned They are catapulted into the violent struggle between the outlawed Basque underground movement and the Spanish Army.

1988,Hard cover, First Edition,good dust jacket , gooconditionclean book.
Four nuns find themselves suddenly thrust outside the warm, secure environment of their convent, threatened by a hostile world they long ago abandoned. They are catapulted into the violent struggle between the outlawed Basque underground movement and the Spanish Army.

Franklin Library Edition 1978, 1978. Franklin Library Edition 1978. Near Mint, Leatherette, 22 kt. gold accents and lettering, printed with acid neutral pages that are thread sewn, not glued together, gold gilded page edges to further protect the pages. Near Mint/No DJ as issued. The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is set in Puritan New England in the 17th century. Exploring the issues of grace, legalism, and guilt, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, a Puritan woman who commits adultry then struggles to create a new life. (Nathaniel Hawthorne | Lit2Go ETC) Franklin Library Books stopped printing these in 2000, they are no longer in print. These are beautiful books and make unique great gifts. Franklin Library Edition 1978. The Franklin Library, 1982, Near Mint, Leatherette, 22 kt. gold accents and lettering, printed with acid neutral pages that are thread sewn, not glued together, gold gilded page edges to further protect the pages, raised spine bands that give each volume that distinctive… Read More

Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo.The Second Jungle Bookllustrator John Lockwood Kipling (Rudyard's father) CountryUnited Kingdom. Preceded by Followed byThe Third Jungle Book The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont. All of the stories were previously published in magazines in 1894-5, often under different titles. The original book is now worth $3.4 million.[citation needed] The...
FAIR condition, solid, intact, spine is strong. It has sustained abuse FAIR condition, solid, intact, spine is strong. It has sustained abuse. front free end paper has been cut, Owners writing on front free paper.' First 16 pages have brown stains and a few more throughout the book, not sure if they can be cleaned. (not enough experience to attempt it) front and back boards also have stains.

Century Co, 1895. FAIR condition, solid, intact, spine is strong. It has sustain. FAIR , solid, intact, spine is strong. It has sustained abuse/no dj. Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo. The Second Jungle Book. .Illustrator John Lockwood Kipling (Rudyard's father) Country. United Kingdom Preceded by Followed by. The Third Jungle Book. The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont All of the stories were previously published in magazines in 1894-5, often under different titles The original book is now worth $34 million. (wiki). FAIR, solid, intact, spine is strong It has sustained abuse front free end paper has been cut, Owners writing on front free paper. First 16 pages have brown stains and a few more throughout the book, not sure if they can be cleaned (not enough experience to attempt it) front and… Read More

Drawing on previously unknown personal documents, a study of F.B.I. files, and the presidential papers of nine administrations, this biography reveals the public record and private life of J. Edgar Hoover, America's most controversial law enforcer. The Free Press, First Edition, First Printing 03/02/1987. Full #'s line 1-10. Near Fine, clean, vibrant, no bumped corners. Dj Near Fine, colors vibrant, no shelf wear, no scratches. Unclipped $27.95. Fine for gift Giving.