Search Results: Titles starting with J from Inklings & Yarnspinners

Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 1st. h/b. Fine, Black boxed set of 2 volumes.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his social circle, his service as an infantryman in World War I -- even information on the critical reaction to his work and the ""Tolkien cult."" The Chronology details the parallel evolutions of Tolkien's works and his academic and personal life in minute detail. Spanning the entirety of his long life including nearly sixty years of active labor on his Middle-earth… Read More

Oxford & New York: OUP, 2001. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j, grey boards, metallic green titling, text block firm, pages crisp; some highlighting.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). In lucid and engaging style, Stinson explores Bach's 'Great Eighteen' Organ Chorales - among Bach's most celebrated works for organ - from a wide range of historical and analytical perspectives, including the models used by Bach in conceiving the individual pieces, his subsequent compilation of these works into a collection, and his compositional process as preserved by the autograph manuscript. Stinson also considers various issues of performance practice, and provides the first comprehensive examination of the music's reception, its dissemination in manuscript and printed form, and its influence on such composers as Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms.

London: Bodley Head, 1982. 1st. paperback. Good, with card d/j bumping at top, inscription blacked out on ffep.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). In both English and French, on the Dark Side of Nice

London: Bodley Head, 1982. 1st. paperback. Very good, with card d/j bumping at top, pages unmarked. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). In both English and French, on the Dark Side of Nice

London: Thomas Nelson, 1903. hardback. Fine; blue calfbound limp boards, no d/j, rose-gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked and crisp; owner's inscription in pencil on ffep.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Charles James Lever (1806Ð1872) was an Irish novelist and raconteur, whose novels, according to Anthony Trollope, were just like his conversation. This, his 3rd novel, was first published in 1843.

London: SPCK, n.d. (?1890). hardback. Good, half-bound calf (front board slight bend inwards), with decorated boards; gilt/black titling somewhat faded; text block reasonably firm, pages untrimmed and unmarked, crisp and clean, top edge gilt. Owner's inscription Christmas 1898.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Roger Lancelyn Green calls Ewing's works the ""first outstanding child-novels"" in English literature. They show notably sympathetic insight into children's lives, admiration for things military, and a reflection of Ewing's strong Anglican faith. This volume includes Jackanapes (1884), Daddy Darwin's Dovecot (1884), the story of a Short Life (1885).

London, Sydney, Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. 1st. h/b. Fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve). Signed to title.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). With his genial air of an Australian innocent, Jacko Emptor is New York's most public trespasser, invading people's homes at random for a live television show. Until he undertakes the televised hunt for a missing woman and, finally, meets a barrier even he will not transgress. The dramatic tale of Jacko's exploits probes the dubious ethics behind some television programmes and illuminates how a civilized society can harbour appalling evil.

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1931. Everyman's. hardback. Very good, missing d/j, red boards clean (with Everyman's library design blind-pressed to cover), gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked. Owner's neat inscription on ffep. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Everyman's Library #618. A rags to riches story of Jacob Faithful born in dire poverty, from the great Royal Navy captain turned writer Frederick Marryat (famed for his beloved Children of the New Forest).

Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2012. reprint. hardback. Fine, reprint, printed cloth boards, with slip cover for back board; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). A beautiful devotional, brimming with the wit and wisdom of Jane Austen and the timeless truths of Scripture. The works of Jane Austen can transport a reader to a world that exudes beauty, peace, wisdom, wit, and love. Captivating audiences for 200 years, the works of Jane Austen continue to capture todayÕs readers in droves. This daily devotional includes short excerpts from the Austen classics, and a devotional thought and Scripture that meaningfully translates to womenÕs daily lives. Offering temporary transport to a simple and peaceful place, women will love taking a moment to revel in the beauty and truth of a Scripture paired with excerpts from Northanger Abbey, Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma.

London: William Heinemann, 1937. new leather-bound. hardback. Very good, half-bound calf (front board slight bend inwards), with marbled covers, pastedowns; ribbed spine with gilt decoration and gilt/black titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked, crisp and clean, top edge gilt.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Elizabeth von Arnim (1866Ð1941), an English novelist born Mary Annette Beauchamp in Australia, married a German aristocrat and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to… Read More

Portland, OR: Amadeus, 2000. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (library spine label), blue clothbound boards, silver spine titling; text block firm, pages crisp and bright; some neat underlinings or marginalia.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Jean Langlais (1907-1991) was among the foremost French musicians of his time. He was the successor to the musical tradition established by Cesar Franck and, like him, was organist at the church of Sainte Clotilde in Paris. Though blind from early childhood, he became one of the most celebrated touring virtuos of his time, his legendary recitals always concluding with an improvisation upon a submitted theme. Langlais wrote a body of music for organ second only in extent to that of Bach, and his compositions for organ remain widely played. This biography by one of his favorite pupils examines both his life and music.

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1960. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st UK edition, missing d/j, red clothbound boards, gilt spine titling dulled, text block firm (but slight forward lean), pages crisp and unmarked. Slight foxing on edges. Owner's neat inscription front pastedown.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Anyone who involves himself with Roberta Wickham is asking for trouble, so naturally Bertie Wooster finds himself in just that situation when he goes to stay with his Aunt Dahlia at Brinkley Court. So much is obvious. Why celebrated loony-doctor Sir Roderick Glossop should be there too, masquerading as a butler, is less clear. As for BertieÕs former headmaster, the ghastly Aubrey Upjohn, the dreadful novelist, Mrs Homer Cream and her eccentric son Wilbert, their presence is entirely perplexing. Without Jeeves to help him solve these mysteries, Bertie nearly comes unstuck. It is only when that peerless manservant returns from his holiday that the resulting tangle of problems is sorted out to everyoneÕs… Read More

London: Viking, 1992. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition (1st printing), with inserted slip ""with the compliments of Sir Dirk Bogarde""; unclipped d/j in protective sleeve; blue boards, gilt spine titling; text-block firm, pages tight and unmarked. Foxing on edges. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Dirk Bogarde's 4th novel. With his divorce proceedings looming, writer William Caldicott is in desperate need of some respite. As fate would have it, he receives a cryptic letter of farewell from his estranged brother James, along with the keys to James' house France. Sensing the potentially reformative aspect of such a break, William sets out in search of his brother. He rapidly becomes embedded in the fabric of rural France, learning that rumours travel quickly, and that connections and secrets are paramount. He eventually finds the remarkable little house, but as he delves deeper and deeper into his brother's strange life, William discovers things that will make him wish he stayed at home.

New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1993. 1 thus. paperback. Fine, as new and unread.. C (216 x 135). An influential book written before Wilson returned to his former Christian faith and with all the scepticism that previously held him back. The Jesus of faith and the Jesus of history are two different beings. In this study, A.N. Wilson has tried to rescue Jesus from the tangles of Christian mythology and to present the reader with a portrait of Jesus the man. It traces the story of how the Man of Galilee - famed and popular as a healer and teacher - came to be arrested and killed in Jerusalem. In the course of telling his story, A.N. Wilson confronts the stranger story of the origins of Christianity. He expounds how easy it is to make false readings of the Gospels, which are the only source-material for the life of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, his life as a carpenter in Nazareth, or, towards the end of his life, his betrayal by Judas or his institutions of the Christian Eucharist. Wilson also entertains… Read More

Exeter: Paternoster Press, 1978. 1st. paperback. Good, 1st edition, ex library book (Latimer Trust), covers good, pages unmarked and tight (usual library markings and plates).. C (216 x 135). Essays developed out of an Evangelical Alliance commission to assess the impact of other faiths on contemporay Britain. Includes responses from representatives of other faith groups.

London: Martin Secker, 1928. 24th. h/b. Very good, early edition (1st in 1926, this in 1928), tan boards, printed spine label, text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked. Provenance: from library of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, FRSL.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). When FeuchtwangerÕs two best known novels ÒJew SŸssÓ (ÒPowerÓ) and ÒUgly DuchessÓ were first translated into English in the 1920s, they caused a tremendous sensation in England and then in America. The critics all hailed Feuchtwanger as the master of the historical novelÑthe peer of Dumas and Scott but written with the psychology of our own day. ÒJew SŸss,Ó set in the 18th century Germany (at the time consisting of numerous fragmented independent states), deals with an identity crisis: in order to gain social power, the novel's protagonist attempts to forsake his Jewish heritage and becomes assimilated into the mainstream of German culture. More than that, SŸss finds himself being in the position of potential kingmaker.… Read More

London: Heinemann, 1966. 1st. hardback. Fine, 1st edition (1st Printing), unclipped d/j (good, tearing repaired with sellotape, in protective sleeve); clothbound boards, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked crisp.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). India 1942: everything is in flux. World War II has shown that the British are not invincible and the self-rule lobby is gaining many supporters. Against this background, Daphne Manners, a young English girl, is brutally raped in the Bibighat Gardens. The racism, brutality and hatred launched upon the head of her young Indian lover echo the dreadful violence perpetrated on Daphne and reveal the desperate state of Anglo-Indian relations. The rift that will eventually prise India - the jewel in the Imperial Crown - from colonial rule is beginning to gape wide.

London: Wells Gardner, Darton and Co, n.d. (?1930). reprint. hardback. Good, duck-blue cloth boards, gilt spine titling (slightly soiled), text block firm (but forward lean); pages browned but unmarked and generally clean (occasional foxing).. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Masefield's novel for children

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1948. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, black boards (some scuffing and marking), gilt spine titling (slightly faded); text block firm, pages unmarked.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). This is a portrait of John Aubrey, one of Britain's greatest eccentrics and authors by one of Britain's greatest novelists of the twentieth century. Best known for his ""Brief Lives"", Aubrey was a man interested in everything from mathematics to folklore and from heraldry to horticulture. This study of Aubrey's life examines his youth, in the shadow of the Civil Wars, and his later life as a scholar, writer and antiquarian. A founder member of the Royal Society, Aubrey's circle of friends included almost all the distinguished figures of his period, and this account of his life and work also provides an insight into that period. With b/w plates and fold-out charts.

London: John Murray, 1959. reprint. h/b. Near fine. Unclipped d/j (some cimpping), cream clothbound boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm, pages crisp and tight.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Earl of BirkenheadÕs compilation