Search Results: Authors starting with J from Eastleach Books

Faber & Faber, 1992. 1st edition.. Paperback. Paperback, G+. xxxii+181pp, 16pp b/w plates, index, page margins rather tanned, spine creased, a good reading copy. A compendium of reminiscences, from all manner of famous people, concerning the life & work of George Gershwin.

Sheffield Academic Press / Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplementary Series, 1999. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, F. 240pp, fine as new copy. JSNT volume 179. A comparative exploration of readings of the Bible in Relevation & in Hogg's Confessions of A Justified Sinner from modern perspectives

Sheffield Academic Press / Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplementary Series, 1999. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, F. 240pp, fine as new copy. JSNT volume 179. A comparative study of readings of the Bible in Relevation & in Hogg's Confessions of A Justified Sinner from modern perspectives

Published by Longman for the British Council, 1958. 1st edition.. Paperback. Stapled pamphlet, VG. 40pp, b/w frontis, covers a little worn, otherwise a fine copy. Writers & Their Work volume 103. A critical assessment of the life & work of Scott.

Oxford University Press, 1976. reprint.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, VG/VG. x+643pp, index, page margins a little yellowd, bookplate, spine of the dustjacket sunned, otrherwise a nice copy. A detailed survey of the English Literary scene of during the period of the Regency & the reign of George IV. The book contains reassessments of the works of Byron, Keats & Shelly as well as lesser known writers. When the book was re-issued in 1990 it was retitlfed English Literature 1815 - 1832 - Scott, Byron And Keats [ The Oxford History Of English Literature Volume 12 ].

Published by Longman for the British Council, 1954. 1st edition.. Paperback. Stapled pamphlet, VG. 36pp, b/w frontis, covers a little worn, otherwise a fine copy. Writers & Their Work volume 48. A critical assessment of the life & work of Pope.

published by Longman for the British Council, 1971. reprint.. Paperback. Stapled pamphlet, VG. 38pp b/w frontis, spine sunned, edges a little creased. Writers & Their Work volume 103. A critical assessment of the life & work of Scott.

Edinburgh University Press, 1972. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, F/VG. viii+256pp, index, a nice fine copy in a near fine, slightly rubbed dustjacket that is missing a small piece at the head of the upper panel. Study of the relationship between Italian & Scottish literature from the Medieval period until Walter Scott.

Rodopi, Amsterdam, 2000. 1st edition.. Paperback. Paperback, F. [vi]+306pp, a fine copy. German Monitor vol 51. A collection of 12 essays which study the life & legacy of the German author Christoph Hein. It also includes the author's play 'The True Story of Ah Q' ( after Lu Xun ).

Rodopi, Amsterdam, 2000. 1st edition.. Paperback. Paperback, F. [vi]+278pp, a fine copy. German Monitor vol 47. Contains - 'Finding a voice' in the GDR by Graham Jackman - The opposition that dare not speak its name by John Sandford - From Wendish-speaking Germans to Sorbian-speaking citizens of the GDR: contradictions in the language policy of the SED by Peter Barker - The 'Wende' and the overcoming of 'Sprachlosigkeit'? by Ian F. Roe - 'Sprachlosigkeit' Ost? Anmerkungen aus linguistischer Sicht by Gerd Antos & Stefan Richter (unter Mitarbeit von Markus Metzger) - 'Sprachverwendung im Klasseninteresse': philosophische, sprachwissenschaftliche und sprackpraktische Äusserungen von Wissenschaftlern der DDR zum Gebrauch von Sprache im 'Klassenkampf' by Ulla Fix - Sociolinguistics in the GDR: the study of language in society in East Germany by Stephen Barbour - 'Höher, schneller, weiter': Deutsch als Fremdsprache in der DDR by Barbara… Read More

Headline Book Publishing for W H Smith, 2001. 1st edition.. Hardback. Imitation cloth, dj, VG+/VG+. 320pp, b/w illustrations, tables, pages tanned due to the quality of the paper stock used, dustjacket a little bumped at the edges. A comprehensive history of the footballl club, packed with statistics.

University of Nebraska Paress, Lincoln, 1989. 1st edition.. Paperback. Paperback, VG+. xiv+304pp, 160 b/w illustrations, index, edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. A concise, interpretative hisotry of Children's literature in England.

Macmillan, 1925. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, F. xxii+366pp, b/w frontis, 110 b/w plates, 58 text figs, index, a nice fine copy. Good single volume history of Architecture in Europe from is Greek & Roman origins.

National Gallery of Art, Washington - Yale University Press, 1985. 1st edition.. Paperback. Large format paperback, G. 680pp, colour & b/w illustrations throughout, spine creased & sunned along its length, edges rubbed & bumped. Catalogue of an exhibition held in New York of the best antiques & heirlooms from British Stately homes. The exhibition came under fire as being nothing more than a travelling sale after several wealthy Americans expressed interest in buying up exhibits. The items included in the exhibition cover all manner of objects, from books to beds, porcelain to old master paintings.

Batsford, 1949. 2nd edition.. Hardback. Cloth, F. xvi+747pp, b/w frontis, 7 b/w plates, index, cloth rubbed at the edges, otherwise a fine copy. Good copy of the standard work on the Hallmarks & makers marks of British Goldsmiths.

Davis Poynter, 1978. 1st edition.. Hardback. Imitation cloth, dj, F/VG+. 250pp, 17 b/w maps, index, neat ownership address, otherwise a fine copy in a near fine slightly yellowed dustjacket. A study of the hard fought Anglo Allied debate as to the best way for the Allies to invade Europe. The book also recounts the bitter struggles within German High Command as to the best way to repel the invasion.

Oxford Jewish Congregation, Oxford, 1992. 1st edition.. Hardback. Imitation cloth, dj, F/G+. 186pp, b/w illustrations, index, upper panel of the dustjacket a little foxed, otherwise a fine copy. A miscellany of reminiscences of Jewish people & families in Oxford.

Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge - SPCK, 1928. reprint.. Hardback. Cloth. G+. 128pp+8pp publishers catalogue, colour frontis, ink prize inscription, spine faded, slight silverfish damage to the endpaper, a nice copy. Moral fiction, originally published in 1914.

Book Law Publications, 1997. 2nd edituion.. Hardback. Imitation cloth, dj, F/F. 112pp, b/w & colour illustrations, a nice near fine copy. A history of the development & deployment of the British Valiant, Vulcan & Victor bombers.

ERS - European Respiratory Society, 2022. 1st edition.. Paperback. Paperback, F. xii+262pp, colour & b/w illustrations, index, a fine copy, as new. ERS Monograph 95. A collection of 15 essays which will ensure the practising clinician is better equipped to recognise and treat patients with eosinophilia, as well as appreciate the advances coming in the near future.