Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Chilton Books

London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1944.. 2nd printing. Herbert Jenkins Green Label series. "Adventure, romance, excitement and the fresh breezy tang of the sea are readily invoked by this new volume of first-rate yachting stories by Francis B Cooke." Pp.191. Orange cloth, dustwrapper has minor edge wear but is now in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

London: Allen Lane (Penguin), 1982.. 1st ed. About life in America. Pp. 250. Green cloth, illustd. d/w, slight chips to top edges. VG/G+.

Great Yarmouth: A.W. Ecclestone, 1974.. 1st edition. Subscribers copy. Contents: Part I: 1.The origin and history of the Great Yarmouth; 2.The Great Yarmouth Historical Buildings Ltd; 3.The Greyfriars; 4.The Merchant's House; 5.St George's Church; 6.Henry Swinden; 7.John Ives; 8.C.J. Palmer; 9.The sad story of Drury House. Part 2: 10.Chronological List of Excursions and Lectures arranged by the Great Yarmouth and District Archaeological Society 1888-1974; Part 3: 11.The Blackfriars; 12.William Harborne of Yarmouth; 13.William Harborne - The Ambassador; 14.The story of Cobholm Island; 15.The Game Place House; 16.The Green Hill; 17.The Tokens of Great Yarmouth; 18.A Brend Bell; 19.William \\\youell's Diary; 20.Yarmouth in 1784; 21.Crinkle-Crankle Walls; 22.Sir James Paget; 23.Grout & Co.Ltd; 24.History of Great Yarmouth General Hospital; 25.The Regent Hall; 26.The Runham Vauxhall School Board; 27.The Nelson Road Circus; 28.The Switchback and the Hotchkiss Bicycle Railway; 29.Winton's Rooms; 30.The… Read More

Great Yarmouth: J.Buckle, 1889.. 1st edition. Local events in the history of the borough of Great Yarmouth. Collated from the File of the Norwich Mercury. "At the time these notices of Yarmouth News appeared in the Norwich Mercury, that journal was the organ of the old Whig party, and such of them, as treat of politics, being doubtless tinged by the party feeling of the Editor, should be so taken and read." Pp.358, mounted photo portrait frontispiece of the author with his printed signature underneath, minor occasional spotting. Red pebbled cloth, gilt armorial roundel to front, gilt title to spine, spine sunned. G+.

Great Yarmouth: J.Buckle, King Street, 1889.. 1st edition. signed by the Author. Local events in the history of the borough of Great Yarmouth. Collated from the File of the Norwich Mercury. "At the time these notices of Yarmouth News appeared in the Norwich Mercury, that journal was the organ of the old Whig party, and such of them, as treat of politics, being doubtless tinged by the party feeling of the Editor, should be so taken and read." Pp.358 . Handwritten dedication to front free-endpaper: "M. A. Palmer from the Author 1890 . " Mounted photo portrait frontispiece of the author with his printed signature underneath, minor occasional spotting. Dull red pebbled cloth, gilt armorial roundel (Borough Of Great Yarmouth) to front, gilt title to spine. Spine sunned., with loss to top & tail. G+.

Switzerland: The Department on the Laity World Council of Churches, 1964 .. Second slightly revised edition. Paperback, pp.49, illustrated with many black & white photos, illustrated covers. VG.

Norwich: Hughes & Coleman, 1980.. This book seeks to deal with some of the basic fears known to Christians and should be of deep interest to all". Pp 111, some b/w illustrations. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG.

(London) : Camden Press, (1930?).. Scarce 7 page booklet. Publication details from COPAC (British Library online). [2pp.]/pp.3/[2pp.] . 8.5" x 6.5". Illustrated paper cover, with a scene of Tennyson writing his monologue in the Old Cock Tavern. rear paper cover with a full-page illustration of the "Old Temple Bar." Covers soiled and rubbed. The front cover also has two small rears. Consists of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem: Will Waterproof's Lyrical Monologue Made At The Cock, in double columns and printed on 3 numbered pages. ** First published 1842. The final text was that of 1853, which has not been altered since, except that in stanza 29 the two "we's" in the first line and the "thy" in the third line are not in later editions italicised. The Cock Tavern, No. 201 Fleet Street, on the north side of Fleet Street, stood opposite the Temple and was of great antiquity, going back nearly 300 years. Strype, describes it as "a noted public-house," and Pepys' 'Diary', 23rd April, 1668, speaks of himself… Read More

London: The Faith Press Ltd., 1940.. 1st ed. A handbook of instruction on definite Church teaching and practical hints for confirmation and post confirmation classes. Pp. 7/103. Slight toning to pages. P/b. G.

London: Mowbray & Co. 1938.. This book by the Bishop of Johannesburg contains two courses of Sermons, of which the first has already appeared in the 'Church Times'...The first course deals with some of the conditions of the accpetance of the Gospel, and the second with some excuses commonly given for its refusal". Pp.7/88, owner's name to title page. P/b. G.

London: Little, Brown and Company, 1999.. Rep. What life was like at the turn of the first millennium: An Englishman's world. Pp.230, signed by co-author Danny Danziger to title page. Green cloth, d/w has scuff to front. VG/G+.

London: Headley Brothers, 1914... Sixth year of issue. "To the ordinary mortal the course of the world seemed normal until the last days of July. The Balkan fires had been quenched and the danger zone was apparently removed to torrid Mexico, where internal troubles were causing anxiety to the United States. Then Europe woke with a start to find that the assassination of a Royal Austrian Duke was to be the pretext for pitting the armed millions of Europe one against another..." 25cms x 19cms x 2cms. Pp.224, colour frontispiece + many two-tone illustrations throughout, map to rear inside board, light spotting to preliminaries, closed edge tear to margins of illustration of pp.105/106 and pp.129/130. Cream illustrated cloth has slight toning to edges. G+.

Basingstoke: Marshall Morgan and Scott. 1983.. 1st ed. "Considers the major issues facing us today and to encourage constructive and responsible Christian thought and action in the face of them". Pp 179, discreet owners inkstamp to verso front cover, pages toned. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

Nashville: Abingdon, 1993.. Begins with a chapter on the theological meaning of the season, its relation to the overall Christian Year, and specific liturgical suggestions. After Pentecost 2 includes lections for the fall. Pp.188. Pbk. VG.

Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.. Offers extensive liturgical advice for worship planning. After Pentecost 1 includes lections for summer preaching. Pp.170. Paperback. VG.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1970.. Reprint of the 3rd edition. Impressions as to the Life, Character & Thought of the People of Persia Received During Twelve Months Residence in that Country in the Years 1887-1888. Pp.xxiv/650, folding map of Persia to end, minor spotting to closed page edges (not affecting text). Tan cloth, dustwrapper has small spot mark to front but is in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1987.. Rep. "Written partly as a diary and partly as a meditation on illness, suffering, redemption and hope, this book traces the course of that strange time in the limbo of illness." Pp. 8/86, small owners inkstamp to verso front cover. Pbk. VG.

London: SPCK,1991.. 1st ed. A cycle of meditations on the transforming power of the Christian story. Pp.186, signed by the author to half-title page. Paperback. VG.

London: Marshall Pickering, 1998.. Explores the intriguing world of parish life with typically serious humour and compassion". Pp.143, some b/w illustrations. Pbk. G+.

The Lavenham Press, 2004.. A celebration of the Suffolk countryside. The drama and humour of everyday nature captured in a warm and affectionate story through the eyes of a couple from town. Their dreams came true in the unspoilt beaury of wild Suffolk. The year from May 1990 told in diary form." Pp.158, colour photo plates. Paperback, slight sunning to front fore-edge. VG.