Search Results: Titles starting with P from Goldring Books

London: Collins, 1978. A near Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which is also near Fine. The 'Packer Affair' burst upon the world on 9th May, 1977 and has been headline news ever since with no cricket story has lasted as long nor had such repercussions. The Bodyline row of the 1930's seems small be comparison, the d'Oliveira crisis of the 1960's short lived. Henry Blofeld, one of the finest cricket writers and commentators, was given exclusive interviews with both Packer and deposed England captain, Tony Greig, covered the story all summer for the Guardian and was the only correspondent to see both the Packer Tests in Australia, where he was commentator for the BBC, the Australian Test series, MCC play first Pakistan and then New Zealand, and finally the young Australian side take on the 'Packer' filled West Indies. 13 photographs. *** NOT BOOK CLUB *** C3B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Fourth Estate, 2000. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ complete dustjacket. In the last summer of the 20th century a large man got into a small boat and went out to discover England, on it's canals and rivers, from the Thames to the Trent, from Camden Lock to Skipton, David Aaronovitch fumbled for the pulse of the least known nation in Britain. Hilarious, provocative and moving, it is the story of what happens when a bad idea gets the better of you and in the process becomes a good idea. 12. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Harper Press, 2008. An As New copy with As New dustjacket which is not price clipped. xviii + 590 pages. 53 illustrations. First edition, First printing. David Lloyd George, the 'Welsh wizard' who became prime minister in 1916 and was subsequently hailed as the 'man who won the war', challenged, charmed and mystified the English establishment all his political life. He lived by his wits in both his public and private lives, attracting and fascinating women and loving them in return. For 30 years it was an open secret that, in all but the legal sense, he had two wives, and in this impressively researched and sympathetic account, based on thousands of original documents and letters, Ffion Hague explores the lives of the women who loved Lloyd George. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.985 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** D4A. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: J.M. Dent, 1985. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. Foreword by Sir Michael Hordern. Pressed into the bracken of a Dartmoor hillside, a water bailiff waits for a poacher to return to the scene of his crime, whilst high above him a buzzard wheels in the air; nearby a mink and an eel wrestle; a roe-buck stands motionless on the river bank, senses alert for any danger; dusk falls, the poacher will soon be back for his salmon .... and Robin Armstrong's vigil will be over. In the book he describes the life of his job looking after the Tavy and the Walkham rivers and its abundant wildlife, and in his other occupation as a wildlife artist he has provided beautiful illustrations. 3. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Armstrong, Robin. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Studio Vista, 1992. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. A large format volume of 144 pages. How do I capture the essence of a building's architectural style? How much does perspective matter? How do I render details effectively? Are there any rules for interiors? These are just some of the questions that the book answers. It pinpoints the problems that deter many amateur artists from tackling this highly attractive subject area and shows how to solve them. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 2. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Yale University Press/The National Gallery, 2002. A Fine copy which has a name and date to half title page else unmarked. 201 pages. Illustrated throughout. In this beautifully written book John Drury brings his knowledge and experience as both priest and biblical scholar to Christian paintings and presents them to us afresh. He shows how the images in works by artists from Duccio to Velazquez have a universal quality that fills them with passion, stories and meaning, not only for audiences of the past but also for viewers today. R6. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Bulfinch Press, 2000. A Fine unmarked copy apart from an ink line to top edge with Fine dustjacket. Large folio format 12.75 x 10.5 inches. The former musician with the Beatles has been painting for more than 17 years and in April 1999 he exhibited his work for the first time at Siegen, Germany, where it met with critical acclaim. Comprises : Foreword - Paul McCartney and the Courage to Get Lost by Brian Clarke; Paul McCartney in Context by Julian Treuherz; Exposure and Influences in the Painting of Paul McCartney by Barry Miles; From Line to Color - from Gesture to Picture by Wolfgang Suttner; Interview - 'I Don't Know - It looks Like a Couch' - Wolfgang Suttner speaks with Paul McCartney; Paul McCartney - Reverses and Other Advances by Christopher Tannert. 83 full page copies of Paintings. 17 photographs by Linda McCartney. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.5 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** 20A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.… Read More

London: John Murray, 1989. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is price-clipped. Internally unmarked.152 pages. There is no wittier guide to the House of Commons than Julian Critchley, none under the arc lights of Thatcherite orthodoxy is more his own man. And no one has a clearer eye for the sense, passion and occasional humbug that inspire those who guard our liberties from the back benches. 4. First. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Barcelona: Editorial Escudo De Oro, 1974. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket. Built between 1905 and 1908 by the architect, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, as a headquarters for the Orfeó Català in Barcelona. This new artistic movement was called modernismo and critical analysis of it considers the building to be its most representative work. A1A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Zed Books, 2002. A near Fine unmarked copy. Second Updated Edition. Foreword by Richard Falk. xxii + 173 page. 'Both a Palestinian and an Israeli, Marwan Bishara is the ultimate insider to the current conflict. This book, written in the aftermath of the Sharon election, has proved prophetic. While events may move on, the choices faced by Israelis and Palestinians remain the same.' 51. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lewes, East Sussex: The Book Guild, 1998. A Fine unmarked copy wit near Fine complete dustjacket. It is 1999, and when the pope dies, throwing the Vatican into a welter of subterfuge, the papal prefect Thomas Costello, finds himself at the hub of affairs he doesn't understand and cannot control. Not even he could have predicted the new pope's unexpected approach to church policy or his subsequent battle of conscience between faith, free will and fatalism. It would take him around the world and across the path of his old friend, Robert Paine. The press are soon alerted and as political editor of The Times, Paine is expected to investigate events in Rome, but when he realises the extent of Costello's involvement, he is torn between friendship and his commitment to his paper. What is the reason for the pope's secret meetings, and why is there a sudden, yet concealed meetings between the world's religious leaders? What is the meaning of the unknown word on the lips of the dying pope?… Read More

London: Faber and Faber, 1984. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The Nobel Prize for Literature laureate Sir William Gerald Golding's (1911-1993) novel of fame, success, fortune, a drink problem slipping over the border-line into alcoholism, a dead marriage, the incurable itches of middle-aged lust, and a ferociously powerful, unpredictable, unclassifiable , idiosyncratic and original work as anything Golding has yet written. **** NOT EX LIB **** **** NOT BOOK CLUB **** 24. First. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Morrow, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The author presents a masterful, easy to grasp, overview of science's answers to the great questions as we understand them today. The heart of the book consists of six chapters, each devoted to a case study of one of the major mysteries of modern science - The origin of life on earth, the real sources of human behaviour and social patterns, how we acquire language, the fundamental nature of our thinking processes, the possible existence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, the impact of our own scrutiny on what we observe as real. Each chapter is presented in the form of a jury trial with conventional scientific wisdom as the prosecution and alternate views presented by the defence. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.92 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 15. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Belfast: Appletree Press, 2005. An As New copy in pictorial laminated boards in an As New dustjacket. First Edition, First Printing. 206 pages. An affectionate look at two very different lives lived in tandem but intertwined by country house life on the Ards Peninsula in County Down. Castle Ward (now held by The National Trust) and Ballywhite House stood on opposite sides of Strangford Lough but their owners and those who lived on the estates found that their idyllic lives were changed for ever by the advent of the Second World War. This remarkable biography of Colonel William Brownlow, `The Major', and Agnes White chronicles two very different lives. One was well known in Northern Ireland society, becoming Lord Lieutenant for County Down - a World War II veteran who campaigned for local issues and championed horse-racing and country sports. The other life was lived more quietly behind the scenes as a working mother and wife, chorister and talented amateur artist, but both were the faces of… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1950. Gilt motifs and titles on red cloth boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Organised by the 20 Arrondissements, there are numerous maps specially prepared by A. Spark and 180 photographic illustrations. xxii + 478 pages. The third volume in the People's France Series. A comprehensive guide to the history, places of interest and much much more for the visitor in excellent condition. A1B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pelham, 1969. A near Fine uninscribed copy with Fine complete dustjacket which is plastic protected. Map endpapers and 23 photographs. A marvellous bilingual guide to Paris, different from the guides of today, replete with fascinating and unusual information such as where to find toy soldiers, when to expect fireworks, special children's theatres and art clubs etc. but generally where and how to have fun. 11. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bordeaux: Des Femmes, 1976. Cinéastes, actrices, théoriciennes, script-girls, monteuses ont joint leurs regards et réflexions pour ce recueil initié par les femmes de Musidora, à l'origine du premier festival de films de femmes. Musidora est sortie de son fichier de films pour rassembler ces textes qui arrivaient, circulaient entre nous, débuts, amorces d'une réflexion sur des images vues ou qui n'existent pas encore que nous voulons voir, que nous rêvons. Un langage commun? Une tonalité sans doute. Une respiration. Un livre. Saisir la caméra comme d'autres femmes s'emparent du stylo, c'est aller au dehors, marquer de nouveaux territoires, quitter ' la chambre à soi' (que Virginia Woolf avait toute raison de revendiquer ]), c'est franchir des pas dans l'univers du fictif, briser le miroir. Des approches plutôt que des analyses, des questions plutôt que des réponses :… Read More

London: A.R. Mowbray, 1968. A Fine unmarked copy in laminated boards. Humorous verse with a religious theme by Father Forrest with illustrations by his brother E.W. Forrest. R1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Forrest, E.W.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: W.H. Freeman, 1979. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG+ complete dustjacket. Professor Polkinghorne was elected to the Chair of Mathematical Physics in the University of Cambrifge in 1968 and has been engaged for 25 years on research into the theory of elementary particle physics, especially with the quark parton model. The book unfolds a tale which starts with the simple early days of the 1930's, through the tide of discovery which flowed from the giant machines constructed for accelerating particles, to the concern with the quark structure of matter. A fascinating account written for the layman as well as those with a specific scientific interest. Illustrated with photographs and diagrams. **** NOT EX LIB **** 1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chapman Hall, 1915. Black decoration and title on salmon pink cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is age darkening to endpapers and light foxing to closed edges else a clean, tight and unmarked copy. Certainly in Very Good condition especially for its age. Dustjacket has taped repairs but is complete.The new and cheaper edition. First published in 1902, it comprises 10 short stories from the noted writer and playwright (William Price Drury, C.B.E. formerly Major and later Lieutenant-Colonel. 1861-1949) - The Passing of the Flagship; The Dragon of Pyramid Hill; Aceldama; The Blankfile; An Audience with His Majesty; Casserbanker the Second; Concerning a Treaty with France; The Stranger Within the Gates; The Rising of Joga; That Which was Lost. B2A. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.