Search Results: Authors starting with M from Rosley Books

London: Dacre Press, 1944. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION. LONDON : 1944. Translation of the author's letters selected from the 1880 ed. published by Lavrov, Moscow, under title: 'Sobranie pisem blazhennyia pamiati optinskago startsa'.]. Hardback. Brick-red cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover (with Orthodox Cross). Bright, tight and clean. Neat owner name; no internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. 108 pages. SUMMARY: In these letters are questions and answers on all manner of subjects. Macarius' responses are invariably concrete, not a generalized rule of conduct for all. This realization of freedom within tradition -- so characteristic of Orthodox spirituality -- makes his advice pertinent today. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: Dacre Press, 1944. First ENGLISH Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. ENGLISH TRANSLATION. LONDON : 1947. Translation of the author's letters selected from the 1880 ed. published by Lavrov, Moscow, under title: 'Sobranie pisem blazhennyia pamiati optinskago startsa'. First issued in English 1944]. Paperback. Buff paper covers; with jacket-style flaps. Red lettered cover (with Orthodox Cross). Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. 108 pages. SUMMARY: In these letters are questions and answers on all manner of subjects. Macarius' responses are invariably concrete, not a generalized rule of conduct for all. This realization of freedom within tradition -- so characteristic of Orthodox spirituality -- makes his advice pertinent today. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

Edinburgh: John Maclaren & Son, Princes Street, 1879. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. EDINBURGH : 1879. Pamphlet; printed title-page; sewn. Paper-covered spine. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Title slightly dusty; internally a clean copy. VERY GOOD. 30pp. SCARCE. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. We accept PayPal. SCARCE.

London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1864. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. NEW EDITION. LONDON : 1863. First published 1842. Hardback. Engraving to centre of title-page. Full black Morocco-leather. Gilt lettered spine; raised bands. Gilt dentelles. Black end-papers. All edges gilt. Minor wear only. Bright, tight and clean. Neat inscription to fly-leaf dated 1864. VERY GOOD. 167 pages. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

London: Pickering & Inglis, 1951. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1951. Original dark-blue cloth; white lettered spine. In dark-blue printed dust-jacket (not price-clipped). No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. NEAR FINE. Jacket VERY GOOD INDEED; now in a clear protective sleeve. 143 pages. Scarce; particularly in its jacket. He has the gift of an orderly mind, clear thinking and true eloquence...' The British Weekly. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

London: Pickering & Inglis, 1935. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Small Octavo. Frontispiece - Portrait. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1935. [ Not dated. The British Library dates as 1935]. Hardback. Frontispiece - Portrait. Original orange cloth; black lettered spine. In sepia pictorial dust-jacket. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Jacket has minor wear and chipping VERY GOOD INDEED. Jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 111 pages. Scarce. Only four copies recorded in the 24 major UK libraries. 'He has the gift of an orderly mind, clear thinking and true eloquence...' The British Weekly - from the jacket. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: Religious Tract Society (RTS), 1930. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Frontispiece. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1930. [ No dated; the reprints were dated.]. Hardback. Original green cloth, gilt green lettered spine and cover. Frontispiece. Contents tight and clean. Neat owner name. **Author Presentation Copy**; 'Your very truly, John MacBeath' to tite-page. No internal markings. Slight fading. VERY GOOD. 271 pages. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, C.H.S., Cumberland, D.L.S. Everyman, G. K. C., Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1996. Third Impression . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large Octavo. NEW HAVEN & LONDON : 2007. [ Winner of the 1996 Whitbread Biography Award.]. Hardback. Illustrated. Blue cloth; gilt lettered spine. In blue and colour pictorial dust-jacket. Light-blue end-papers. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear only. NEAR FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (xii), 692 pages. Includes bibliographical references. Index. SUMMARY: Thomas Cranmer was the architect of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. He was the Archbishop who guided England through the early Reformation, and Henry VIII through the minefields of divorce. Diarmaid MacCulloch traces Cranmer from his East-Midland roots to early Tudor Cambridge, into the household of the family of Anne Boleyn, and through the political labyrinth of the Henrican court. By then a major English statesman, living the life of a mediaeval prince-bishop, Cranmer… Read More

London: Blackie and Son Limited., 1912. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Frank Pape (frontispiece), 11 Coloured Plates and 76 By Arthur Hughes. LONDON : Circa 1912. [ Not dated; first issued in 1911; this was probably reprinted early following year with same e-ps and edges; here trimmed with plain e-ps.]. Hardback. Frank Pape (frontispiece), 11 Coloured Plates and 76 By Arthur Hughes. BINDING DESIGN - ART NOUVEAU by Glasgow designer, Talwin Morris. Original green cloth decorative spine and cover with colour pictorial onlay (no gilt this time using orange instead). Gilt crest to rear cover; 'Wm Gibbs School; Faversham'. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight, and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. A fresh well preserved copy. 391 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

California: Johannesen Publishing, 1994. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. CALIFORNIA : 1994. [ First published in book form 1864.]. Hardback. Green cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. Bright, tight and clean. Neat owner name; no internal markings. Minor use only. NEAR FINE. (viii), 340 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: A. Strahan & Co. 56 Ludgate Hill, 1870. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Small Folio. Frontispiece & Illustrations. Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) et al.,. ** SALE ** FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1870. [ Includes First Printing of 'At the Back of the North Wind' & 'Ranald Bannerman'. ]. Good Words for the Young for 1870 Edited by George MacDonald. Hardback. Frontispiece & illustrated title-page. Illustrated throughout. Original blue sand-grained cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. Black decorative spine cover. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. [ Nov. 1st 1869 to Oct 1st 1870] [Includes The Amalgamated Robin Redbreasts appended at the end and dated Dec 25th 1869]. The first appearance of MacDonald's At the Back of the North Wind, spread over the two years and preceding the book publication of 1871. Scarce. Sm.Folio; approx. 11 x 7 inches. **Heavy book; extra postage needed overseas; ask for… Read More

London: A. Strahan & Co. 56 Ludgate Hill, 1870. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Small Folio. Frontispiece & Illustrations. Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) et al.,. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1870. [ Includes First Printing of 'At the Back of the North Wind' & 'Ranald Bannerman'. ]. Good Words for the Young for 1870 Edited by George MacDonald. Hardback. Frontispiece & illustrated title-page. Illustrated throughout. Original blue sand-grained cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. Black decorative spine cover. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. [ Nov. 1st 1869 to Oct 1st 1870] [Includes The Amalgamated Robin Redbreasts appended at the end and dated Dec 25th 1869]. The first appearance of MacDonald's At the Back of the North Wind, spread over the two years and preceding the book publication of 1871. Scarce. Sm.Folio; approx. 11 x 7 inches. **Heavy book; extra postage needed overseas; ask for shipping cost.… Read More

London: Blackie and Son Limited., 1912. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo. 29 Illustrations and 12 Coloured Plates by Helen Stratton. LONDON : 1912. [ First published in 1883 by Chatto & Windus. This is the first with colour plates]. BINDING DESIGN - ART NOUVEAU by Glasgow designer, Talwin Morris. Hardback. Helen Stratton colour frontispiece colour and 11 other plates, 29 illustrations in black and white. Original blue-green cloth; spine and cover lettered in gilt with green and gold floral decorative design to spine and cover; colour onlay to front cover. Distinctive dots design; by Talwin Morris designer. In cream pictorial matching jacket with colour onlay. Top-edge gilt - others untrimmed as issued. Green pictorial end-papers. Minor wear only to jacket; a couple of small nicks; essentially bright; the dust-jacket is very rare. Bright, tight and clean. Neat owner name; no internal markings. VERY GOOD INDEED in VG jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 320 pages.… Read More

Glasgow: William Collins, North Montrose St, 1856. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. GLASGOW : 1856. [ No date. Possibly first UK. BL dates as 1856 ]. Hardback. Brown textured cloth; gilt lettered spine. Blind decorative panels to covers. Original yellow end-papers. Untrimmed edges as issued. No owner name or internal markings. Tight copy. Well used; moderate wear. GOOD. (xiv), 376 pages. . **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ] SCARCE

London: Duckworth, 1907. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1907. Hardback. Original publisher's black cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. Bright, tight and clean. Ex-Library with usual marks. GOOD. Moderate wear; strong and sound. (vii), 299 pages. Scarce first edition. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

London: A. Strahan & Co. 56 Ludgate Hill, 1869. First Edition . Hardcover. Average. Small Folio. Illustrations. Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) et al.,. LONDON : 1869. [ Includes First Printing of 'Madam How and Lady Why' by Charles Kingsley, and 'At the Back of the North Wind' by George MacDonald (which is continued in the following volume). ]. Good Words for the Young for 1869. Edited by Norman Macleod. Hardback. Illustrated throughout. Original blue sand-grained cloth; gilt lettered decorated cover. Later re-spine in blue cloth; gilt lettered. Manchester Circulating Library label to cover. Well-worn. Page edges worn with a couple of early repairs. Tight copy; complete. AVERAGE. Still very scarce. Sm.Folio; approx. 11 x 7 inches. **Heavy book; extra postage needed overseas; ask for shipping cost. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] We accept… Read More

London: Blackie and Son Limited., 1930. New Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo. Illustrations by Arthur Hughes. Frontispiece by Mary Vermuyden Wheelhouse 1867-1947 . LONDON : circa 1930. **In scarce dust-jacket** [ First published in 1883 by Chatto & Windus.]. Frontispiece by M.V. Wheelhouse. illustrations in black and white by Arthur Hughes. Original brown cloth; gilt lettered spine. Blind stamped Houseman tree-deign to cover. In colour pictorial dust-jacket. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. A little foxing to fore-edge. NEAR FINE; jacket VERY GOOD INDEED; now in a clear protective sleeve. 335 pages. See Shaberman - Bibliography No. 51. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] SCARCE.

London: Hurst & Blackett, Publishers, 1880. Re-issue . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Frontispiece. LONDON : 1880s. First published in 3 volumes in 1868. Hardback. Original black cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. Steel engraved frontispiece 'Angel Unawares' with original tissue guard. Original black end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. A nice copy. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. (vi) 417 paged. 4pp adverts. As described in Shaberman's bibliography no. 36. Printed by Richard Clay & Son. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

Glasgow & London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1900. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Illustrated by L.L.B. [ Leonard Leslie Brooke ]. LONDON : 1900. [ First separate edition; dated 1891, but released in time for Christmas 1890. The story 'The Light Princes' was first published in 1864 in the book 'Adela Cathcart'; the later editions of the novel 'Adela Cathcart' do not have the stories but were published in 'The Works of Fancy and Imagination'. This edition also includes 'The Giant's Heart' and 'The Golden Key'.]. Hardback. Illustrations; frontispiece and two other plates by Leonard Leslie Brooke. Original smooth dark olive-green cloth; gilt lettered spine & cover. Black decorative spine and cover. Original dark-brown end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. Neat owner name dated 1902. No internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear. VERY GOOD. 192 pages. 32pp catalogue to rear (dated 1899). See Shaberman's bibliography no. 44.… Read More

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1971. Re-issue . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo. LONDON : 1971. Hardback. Original light-blue cloth; gilt lettered spine. In yellow printed dust-jacket (not price-clipped). Neat owner name dated 1972; no internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear only. NEAR FINE. Jacket VERY GOOD INDEED; now in clear protective sleeve. A nice copy. SCARCE. 420 pages. See Shaberman's bibliography. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]