Search Results: Titles starting with J from Goldring Books

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2001. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price-clipped. 130 pages. The Prayer of Jabez is changing the lives of millions of people thousands of years later. Jabez was a real person, a man of faith, a man of prayer. In this book Thom Lemmons lifts the veil of silence surrounding the life of this simple man to tell a story of struggle and pain, of courage and honour, of hardship and brokenness, of faith and blessing. R1. First. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1983. A Very Good copy with a small name to title page and a minor mark to front endpaper else very clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is complete and protected by a plastic cover. The author has written six marvellously funny, sometimes sad, stories about this lovable but infuriating little Jack Russell terrier and Gerry Downer's lively drawings catch Jack at his most disgraceful moments. *** NOT EX LIB *** C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Downes, Gerry. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1976. A Fine uninscribed copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The author and acclaimed biographer's biography of Jackie Kennedy Onassis or Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, as she preferred to be known. The author was a personal friend of Onassis for twenty years and is well equipped to show Jackie as she really was and he was encouraged by Onassis to convey a rounded picture of his wife to counter the fantastic rumours and reports which abounded. 16 photographs. A1D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Bloomsbury, 1989. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A large format volume of 191 pages. Illustrated throughout with photographs chosen from the collection of the premier James Dean archivist David Loehr. James Dean's short life - and tragic death - and his three-film Hollywood career have made a seemingly disproportionate impact on the collective worldwide consciousness of the late 20th century. In this sensitive and original reassessment of Dean's life and career, Barney Hoskynssucceeds in explaining just why the young actor has achieved the status of an icon and what it is that the image of Dean touches in so many people. PLEASE NOTE : A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.2 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 3. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Mitchell Beazley, 1983. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A large format volume of 384 pages lavishly illustrated throughout. Derived from a television series, the book is about music and the men and women who wrote it and played it, set against the backdrop of the times in which it was created, tracing its development from the earliest rhythms and songs to the seemingly confused sound of contemporary music. A most informative work, sprinkled with anecdotes, asides and helpful references, and beautifully illustrated with more than 350 contemporary portraits, engravings and manuscripts as well as explanatory diagrams. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.3 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** **** NOT EX LIB **** 22. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Mitchell Beazley, 1982. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 384 pages. 350 illustrations. Music in time is about music and the men and women who wrote it and played it. It sets music against the backdrop of the times in which it was created, tracing its development from the earliest rhythms and songs to the seemingly confused sound of contemporary music. As surely as art or literature, music reflects life. The aim of the book is to put the whole fascinating picture in perspective. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.228 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 22. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Macmillan Children's Books, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The English female children's author's tale of Jem, Ned and Billy - the Jammy Dodgers - three urchins who scrape a living off the dirty streets of Victorian London and when it comes to begging the odd penny with a far fetched story, the pickpocketing Perkinski brothers are true professionals. Delightfully colour illustrated. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Macmillan, 1902. Gilt titles and Art Nouveau blind embossed decoration to front on red cloth boards. Some light marks to front and back boards with a little wear to spine head and tail. Internally there is foxing to endpapers, a stain to rear endpapers and publisher's catalogue, small bumping to top of six pages and some very minor marks to a few pages. Top edge gilt and blind embossed 'presentation copy' stamp to title page. Overall a Good + copy. Pages vii + 416 and publisher's 15 page catalogue.This is an historical novel by Hon. Gilbert James Duke Coleridge (1859-1953) and his wife, he was a sculptor and writer, the son of John Duke Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice of England, First Baron Coleridge. He was also a relative of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the English poet. SCARCE 1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good TEG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newton Abbot: David and Charles, 2000. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. Jane Corsellis is one of the most able and versatile figurative artists of the present day, renowned for her sensitive interpretation of light and mood, and the tremendous impact of her thoughtfully composed and highly evocative paintings, in both oils and watercolour. She describes how light, in all its subtle variations, is the key to capturing the real essence of any subject, with information and advice relating to a stunning selection of watercolours and oil paintings, she shows how colour, composition and paint handling techniques are considered and combined to interpret a wide range of light effects in her work. **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.91 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 20B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston, Mass: Charles E. Tuttle, 1999. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The author is a long time resident of Japan, well known for her work in textiles and in this book presents a photographic tour of exquisite homes in the Tokyo area, focusing on original and attractive uses of Japanese antiques and folk crafts. More than 300 beautiful photographs by Shin Kimura. **** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.2 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 3. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Japan: Asahi Shimbun, 1996. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. Dual English and Japanese text. Page marker bound in. A look at Japanese life and eccentricities by the Japanese author of 'Sayonara Gangsters' which explores many aspects of Japanese culture and traditions. 1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Neuchatel: Delachaux et Niestlé, 1954. Livre Trés bon. 113 pages. llustrés de cartes. Catéchisme Évangelique de Seconde Année. Neuvième édition revue et corrigée 16 Dessins de Pillods. R7. Couverture Souple. Très Bon/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: The Gebbie Publishing Company, 1899. Gilt leather title label on red cloth boards which have minor light marks to front, a little wear to spine head and tail and corner tips, bumping to lower corner tips. Internally the contents page is loose and the front hinge is cracked but a clean unmarked copy. Fore and lower edges uncut. Tope edge gilt. Translated by Ellen Marriage with prefaces by George Saintsbury. xiv + 459 pages. Photogravure frontispiece and 4 other illustrations. Comprises The Jealousies of a Country Town - The Old Maid - The Collection of Antiquities and A Marriage Settlement. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.835 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST B2B. Hard Cover. Good TEG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Stanley Paul, 1911. Photogravure portrait of La Fontaine to frontispiece tissue guarded and 16 other portraits. Not dated but The British Library has this as 1911 and the preface is dated Autumn 1911. Gilt signature of La Fontaine and lettering to spine on blue bevelled boards. Wear to board extremities, head and tail of spine frayed, contents clean with a small name to verso of frontispiece. Loose half title page at front advertising another book by author. 389 pages + 32 page publisher's catalogue bound in at rear. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.96 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** *** The fairly SCARCE Stanley Paul edition *** *** NOT EX LIB *** C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good TEG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1974. A clean and unmarked copy VG+ with coloured pictorial endpapers and 46 photographic illustrations. Coloured pictorial dustjacket with portrait of Jennie is price clipped and has a few chips to head. An excellent biography of Lady Randolph Churchill, Winston's American Mother, by her grandson and includes many unpublished letters. This was made into an English television series. **** NOT BOOK CLUB **** B2C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1984. First UK edition. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. The Australian author's prize winning novel of a girl, Jess, who spent every Sunday down at the riverbank, painting or reading but after seeing Kenny and Snowy there, who declared it their place also, she learned that they actually lived on the river in a house boat and her Sundays were now spent there with the boys. A brilliant evocation of life in an Australian country town and the development of a 13 year old girl. C3D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1975. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A large format book of 192 pages with 16 colour plates by famous artists.Muggeridge concern in the book is with the essential significance of Jesus's birth, life, ministry, death and continuing presence in the world. At the same time, he relates the traditional Christianity, which has been handed down to us, to life as it is lived today, with all its dilemmas and controversies and conflicts. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY BOOK OF 0.82 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST R1. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Berkhamsted: Arthur James, 1996. A Fine unmarked copy with Very Good+ complete dustjacket. First published in France in 1994, it was highly acclaimed and a best seller for the journalist and novelist. Based on a combination of rigorous research and imagination, it deals chronologically, like a conventional biography, with the episodes of Jesus' life - birth, childhood, ministry, trial, death and resurrection. - and gives a skilled overview of the various findings, blended with almost novel-like evocations of Jesus' life and times. The author has not set out to attack cherished beliefs but rather he wants to share his journey of discovery. 2. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Lion, 2005. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First UK edition, First printing. A novel by the American theologian and literary scholar about the life of Christ. **** NOT EX LIB **** 1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cypress, California: Hunter In The Sky Publishing, 2000. A Brand new unread book. The author takes us on a journey through time and around our planet to visit humankind's most sacred sites where rulers of empires and ancient priests connected themselves to the heavens and communed with the gods. He illustrates how every religion had it's origins early in human history and how belief systems emerged from humankind's need to understand and interpret the celestial and terrestrial forces that governed their lives. He shows that even Christianity is, in essence, a more elaborate and structured form of ritual worship inspired by ancient sky and earth stories, and that Jesus Christ is the central figure of Christian mythology. **** NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY **** R6. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.