Search Results: Titles starting with Y from William Reese Company

[New Haven, 1929].. [3],66,[3] leaves of typescript, text on recto only, plus two inserted sections of typed notes, eleven leaves containing programs or pamphlets, two leaves containing four photo-postcards, and one large photograph. Original blue cloth. Front hinge heavily cracked, cloth fraying, board nearly detached. Corners heavily worn. Contemporary manuscript corrections to typescript. Internally clean. Most of the tipped-in pamphlets in very good or better condition. A unique and interesting typescript documenting a Yale senior trip to visit various industries. The author, A.R. Dunning, Class of 1929, writes in the Foreword: "In writing my reminiscenes [sic] of the inspection trip, I am afraid that I have not followed a definite enough course of procedure, but have allowed myself to wander about aimlessly, writing what I felt when and how it pleased me....And I am sure that I will better appreciate my own childish viewpoints herein expressed, when, as an old man I look back and find one… Read More

New Haven, 1784.. 44pp. Stitched as issued. Light to moderate toning and foxing. About very good. Untrimmed and unopened. The author argues that the Connecticut Legislature has, or should have, control over the governing of Yale. It doesn't anymore. EVANS 18434. SABIN 105940.

Victoria, 1901. 406pp. Photos and charts. Decorated red cloth binding. Spine somewhat sunned. Corners slightly bumped. Very good. Tipped in is a letter from librarian of British Columbia's Legislative Library to Professor George Davidson of the University of California. A wealth of information on all manner of economic and cultural resources, richly illustrated with photographs of turn-of-the-century British Columbia. Though the titlepage is dated 1897 and mentions a section on the Yukon, this edition was actually produced around 1901, and the concluding section on the Yukon has been omitted. This is one of five editions of this work published between 1897 and 1903 and is the second longest in pagination. KURUTZ, KLONDIKE 211d

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1878.. 190,[2]pp. 16mo. Original printed wrappers. Small chips at spine ends and edges of wrappers. Early ownership inscription of "Adelaide Forrester" in upper margin of first text page. Very clean internally. Near fine overall. This book chronicles an exciting year by anyone's standards, the life of the Fremonts from 1848 to 1850. It describes their trip to California to take up pastoral life there after John C. Fremont's retirement from the Army, their acquisition of the vast Mariposa Estate, the discovery of gold and the excitement of California in 1849, and finally their return east. Included are three letters by Fremont relative to his disastrous Fourth Expedition into the mountains of Colorado. Make no mistake, though, this account is clearly written from Jessie Fremont's point of view, and in her voice. Aside from her husband's exploits, she discusses the quality of life for women in the West, the slavery controversy in California, local politics, her trip across… Read More

London, 1818. [4],viii,186pp. plus [4]pp. advertisements. Original plain boards. Spine split, covers detached. Titlepage with minor tears to upper region, affecting "A" in title. Else generally quite nice internally. Untrimmed. First London edition of part one only of Cobbett's humorous three-part account of travel in the United States. Includes a daily journal from a trip through Long Island between May 1817 and April 1818, and an essay on ruta baga as a replacement for the "odious potato." The last was a favorite Cobbett theme. HOWES C525. PEARL 94. GAINES 77c. SABIN 14021.

Omaha, [ 1898].. Broadside, approximately 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. Previously folded, some separations along old fold lines. Tanned, corners slightly chipped. Good. A curious survival from the 1898 Trans- Mississippi Exposition held in Omaha, promoting the sale of Mongolian jade carvings at a booth in the International Hall of the fair. The advertisement emphasizes the obscurity of the region of origin ("the Chinese population could not understand their Mongolian brothers except through writing") and the convoluted journey of the artwork to America ("carried in wicker baskets suspended on a pole resting on the shoulders of two men"). "Were it not for the fact that the workers receive but a small daily wage, hundreds of dollars would be represented in many of the pieces; as it is, it is possible to dispose of them at moderate prices. An opportunity is thus offered to lovers of the curious and the beautiful to secure something entirely new in the art world, something too, of great artistic merit."

New York: Underwood & Underwood, [1904 (the text) / 1905 (the map)].. 68pp. plus folding topographical map and thirty stereoscope views on individual mounts. Narrow 12mo. Text: Original printed wrappers. Small closed tear to the map at the attachment. Near fine. Stereoscopes in fine condition - clean and bright - with a caption printed on the rear of each mount. All in original cloth slipcase with spine in silver gilt. Second edition, following the first of 1900. An attractive stereoscopic tour of Yellowstone, with accompanying text. The text includes a brief history of Yellowstone, instructions on using the stereoscope, and extended captions for each view. Several geysers are pictured, including three stereoscopes of Old Faithful, as well as other cards showing bison, dramatic vistas, and the approaches to the park. The images are undated, but it is clear that they were taken prior to the construction of the Old Faithful Inn in 1903, and they were likely done around 1900, the date the text was… Read More

New York: Underwood & Underwood, [1902].. 70pp. plus folding topographical map and twenty-four stereoscope views on individual mounts. Narrow 12mo. Text: Original printed wrappers. Vertical crease through the center. Map with a three-inch split along one of the vertical folds and another at a cross-fold. Old tideline in lower margin of text. Good overall. Stereoscopes in fine condition. All contained in original gilt cloth case, two of the corners of the case top are secured with tape; some worming and spotting to the cloth on the case cover. An interesting stereoscopic tour of Yosemite, with accompanying text. The text includes a brief history of Yosemite, instructions on using the stereoscope, and extended descriptions of each view. The stereoscopes were produced by Sun Sculpture Works and Studios of Arlington and Westwood, New Jersey. The Underwood firm patented a hand- held stereoscopic viewer in 1901 under the "Sun Sculpture" trademark. Each card is captioned on the verso in English, French,… Read More

[Cleveland, 1908. 182,[5]pp. Color pictorial wrappers. Minor chipping to rear wrappers, else a very good copy. Evidently a butcher-boy edition of the book described in Adams, as this copy does not include the extended title. "...as unreliable as the rest...Scarce" - Adams. ADAMS GUNS 2312.

[St. Louis: N.B. Young, 1937].. 80pp., including extensive photographic illustrations and printed advertisements. Original illustrated stiff wrappers. Wrappers tanned and a bit worn at edges and around staples. Later gift inscription from the author on first leaf. Internally clean. Near fine. An inscribed copy of this rare, thorough, and inventive glimpse into the African-American experience in interwar St. Louis, written and compiled by the remarkable Nathan B. Young, Jr. Young (1895-1993) was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, next door to Booker T. Washington. His father was a personal friend of Washington's, becoming an instructor at the Tuskegee Institute and later accepting a position as president of Lincoln University. Nathan Young, Jr., filled his nearly 100 years with accomplishments of every sort, practicing law professionally and becoming the first Black municipal judge in St. Louis, while also writing history, fiction, and poetry, volunteering for the NAACP, painting, and performing music. Most… Read More

Llanrwst, Wales: John Jones, 1840.. 48pp. Original printed wrappers. Isolated instances of scattered foxing, otherwise very good. Unopened. A scarce travel guide in Welsh with practical advice for would-be immigrants travelling to Ohio from Wales. The title translates to English as The American, which Includes a Notable Journey from the Ohio Valley to Wales, a look at the Ohio State; History of Welsh Organizations in America, Instructions for Inquirers before the Trip, during the Trip, and in the Country. The pamphlet gives detailed information on major cities in Ohio, as well as routes to to take through New York state to Ohio; detailed information on the state of Ohio; a list of Ohio cities that have Welsh populations and institutions; and some recommendations from the author on how a Welsh immigrant can succeed in America and lead a comfortable life. Although the standard references provide very little information on this publication, recent scholarship indicates that the Reverend Benjamin W.… Read More