Search Results: Books from Goldring Books

Madras: East West Books, 2004. A Fine unmarked copy. A warm and moving story about ordinary people, a doctor's deep compassion and a son's foregiveness of the father who abandoned him at an early age. It is also about poor people who, forced to survive in a cruel, selfish world spontaneously live lives rich in loyalty, friendship and love. Above all it is a story of reconciliation and healing brought about by the embrace of forgiveness. R10. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1979. A Very Good+ unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. The author is the pseudonym of Pauline Glen Winslow. Damaris St. Cloud was the toast of Regency London, but the young and lovely wife of the ageing Earl of Malfrey was so circumspect that they called her 'the cool countess'. Suddenly scandal erupted which took Damaris post haste to a Brussels rife with rumour in the aftermath of Waterloo, and then on an eventful voyage to the New World, where she found her fortunes linked to those of a self-centred adventurer. The aristocratic beauty was not welcome in a puritanical New England township, yet her charm soon won all hearts. **** NOT EX LIB **** C3A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: HarperCollins, 1992. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The American author, co-founder of the National Lampoon magazine, spent eight harrowing years studying Latin, and here amusingly applies this knowledge to modern day English expressions. **** NOT EX LIB **** 1. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Alpine Club, 1967. A Very Good+ unmarked copy which has small name and a blind embossed address to front endpaper. Plastic covers. 185 pages and numerous diagrams. Volume II of the Alpine guide to selected climbs in the Mont Blanc mountain range. 11. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

Beverly, North Humberside: Hutton Press, 1985. A Fine unmarked copy. An amusing glossary of places in East Yorkshire embellished with cartoons by Michael Brookes. 51. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Brookes, Michael. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Bodley Head, 1924. Gilt title and decoration to spine, blind embossed title, ruling and motif of Anatole France on orange cloth boards which have some minor marks to front and dulling to spine with no wear. Internally clean, tight and unmarked with no inscriptions. Translated by Mrs. John Lane. First published in 1909. Comprise the stories :- Balthasar; The Cure's Mignonette; M. Pigeonnau; The Daughter of Lilith; Laeta Acilia; The Red Egg; Honey-Bee. *** NOT EX LIB *** B2C. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 2002. A Fine unmarked copy. This collection of fascinating stories include the inexplicable disappearance of four people in Clapham wood, the gruesome murder of a young woman in Eastbourne and the incessant antics of a poltergeist nicknamed 'Spooky Bill' at ahouse in Crawley. Other tales recount the death of a lady from Aldingbourne, near Chichester, whose mysterious burns baffled the experts, a young ghost at a vicarage garden at Amberley, and many others. 51. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1943. Gilt title on red cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with minor indentaions and bumping to lower corner tips. Internally there is a small name to fron pastedown else very clean, tight and unmarked. xii + 200 pages. The book incorporates a course of public lectures by Professor Manson. It is not the primary intention of the book to handle afresh the problem of the Messianic consciousness of Jesus, but rather to show how, on the basis of the confession of Jesus as Messiah, the early Church built up the structure of its distinctive witness to the Christian revelation of God. R1. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 2003. A Fine unmarked copy. A fascinating collection of murder, black magic, corruption and fraud, many of which made the national headlines and given rise to some of the most intriguing trials of the Sussex villains involved. 51. First. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chancellor Press, 1993. A near Fine unmarked copy with age darkening to page edges in pictorial laminated boards. A fascinating collection of tales from around the world which has been compiled from the records of state and county archives as well as the memories of those who recall characters and incidents related by their forebears. Illustrated with over 50 woodcuts and drawings. D4A. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Staples Press, 1951. Gold title on red cloth boards which have a small mark to spine, gentle bumping to corner tips and no wear. Internally there is light foxing to closed edges else clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has a small loss to spine centre, wear to edges, some tape repairs and marks to back and is not price clipped. Translated by E.W. Dickes and Francois Duchene. Madeleine Robert like so many of the post-war generation is faced with the task of building her life anew - a few clothes, the memory of the man she loved, her own scarred hands are her pathetic legacy; but with blind courage she struggles against overwhelming odds to recapture the happiness she once knew. In a world of sordid reality, of hectic gaiety, of black marketeers and ubiquitous American soldiery, Madeleine's story unfolds. B2B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Preston: Kings Abbot Press, 1999. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from a book plate to front endpaper). Foreword by Desmond Connell, Archbishop of Dublin. Father Redmond, S.J, in this book calls to mind the image of the flute player which Jesus uses with refernce to his own ministry. (Luke 7:32). It is in and through the four gospels that believers of every generation continue to hear the music of the kingdom in all its power and glory. R5. First. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Surrey: The Religious Education Press, 1953. A near Fine clean, tight and unmarked copy. 254 pages. Comprises: I - Who Jesus Was; II - What Jesus Taught about God; III - What Jesus Taught about Man; IV - The Kingdom of God; V - Life in the Kingdom of God. Comprises: V - In the Fulness of Time; VI - The Jesus of History; C- The Holy Spirit; D - The Trinity. R5. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Chancellor Press, 2003. A Fine unmarked copy in pictorial laminated boards as dustjacket with Fine dustjacket. Foreword by Cyril Tolley. First published by Country Life in 1959. More humour can be found in golf than practically any other walk of life says Tolley in his foreword and the cartoonist Houghton proves the truth of this statement with this facsimile edition full of his cartoons on the subject. 1. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Houghton, George. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 1986. Sussex has a great wealth of stories from its long history and a fascinating folklore. These are tales from its rich treasury. Some are legends of dragons and magic. Others tell of piracy and smuggling. The old seasonal customs have their place too, as have the famous and infamous characters from the past. 51. First. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Osmond, Don. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 1993. A Fine unmarked copy. North Yorkshire has a great tradition of stories from a bygone age and a fascinating folklore and the author has compiled 25 curious tales including what is the story behind the first aeroplane flight 50 years before the Wright brothers? How did a hanged man rise again from the grave? Who are the 12 knights who slumber beneath Richmond Castle waiting to be brought back to life? Great Yorkshire characters such as Old Mother Shipton, a man who taught his pig to race, Agatha Christie, Lewis Carroll and Mary Stuart. Illustrations by Don Osmond. 51. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Osmond, Don. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Aux Éditions Du Seuil, 1951. 158 pages. Spine âge obscurci. Table des Matières: Introduction a la Vie Intérieure - Principes de la Vie Spirituelle; Méthode d'Oraison; La Spiritualité de l'Évangile. Sermosn Capitulaires. R7. Couverture Souple. Bon/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paris: Éditions Je Sers, 1938. Livre Très bon. 247 pages. 20 reproductions en hors-texte. Table des Matières : Première Partie - L'Eglise et les images; Deuxième Partie - L'art et le culte dans l'Eglise Reformee; Troisième Partie - Les artistes reformes dans l'histoire de art; Quatrième Partie - L'art et la theologie reformee. R7. Première Édition. Couverture Souple. Très Bon/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1987. A Very Good+ unmarked copy with complete dustjacket. The author, an RSPCA Chief Inspector, has brought home to millions the shocking truth behind Britain's claims to be a nation of animal lovers, with his television series Animal Squad, making him something of a folk hero and a spokesman for the animal population. The book is far from being an account of thoughtless abuse of animals as Sid has many amusing stories to tell including from his earliest days with the RSPCA in Wales. 19 photographs. **** NOT EX LIB **** A1D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: A & C Black, 1994. A Very Good+ unmarked copy. Second edition first published in 1986. The author shoes how perseverance, command of certain learnable techniques and determined practice leads to writing successful thrillers. He guides the aspirant and new professional through choosing the initial theme of a story, the creation of characters, detailed plotting, research, cutting and rewriting, common writer's block and how to find and keep a publisher. **** NOT EX LIB **** 50. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.