Smith Hon John (8 results)

good paperback with yellowing pages. This was written in memory of the Labour social historian R H Tawney and and examines the moral agenda for the Labour Party.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Paperback Edition. Paperback. Foreword by Tony Blair. What is the moral agenda for the Labour Party as it recovers from its fourth consecutive General Election defeat? Where will it find the principles to fight for power now that Soviety-style Socialism has been so discredited? And how can the Labour movement relate to its historic past whilst also building for the future? This book arises out of the Christian convictions of lead Labour politicials and activists. It argues that the beliefs of the party's founders have enduring value today. And it offers a radical vision for Britain, tackling the big issues of our age including justice, poverty, the creation of wealth and the role of the state. 142 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Paperback Edition. Paperback. Foreword by Tony Blair. What is the moral agenda for the Labour Party as it recovers from its fourth consecutive General Election defeat? Where will it find the principles to fight for power now that Soviety-style Socialism has been so discredited? And how can the Labour movement relate to its historic past whilst also building for the future? This book arises out of the Christian convictions of lead Labour politicials and activists. It argues that the beliefs of the party's founders have enduring value today. And it offers a radical vision for Britain, tackling the big issues of our age including justice, poverty, the creation of wealth and the role of the state. 142 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. new edition. 440 pages. 8.50x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. ND, 1898 (WorldCat). Excellent and entertaining selection of essays collected from the pages of 'Literature' magazine. Stock lightly toned but otherwise in VG order throughout. Green cloth boards with bevelled edges and gilt titling to front and spine. This faded, boards only lightly marked and thus a nice copy of a scarce book. 8vo. 158pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. First Collected. Volumes I-IV, VII, VIII (6 volumes of an eventual 8), reprinting the papers presented to the Bucks County Historical Society. Uniformly bound in red cloth, spine panels lettered in gilt. All volumes show minor soiling to cloth and slight rubbing to extremities, with text block edges typically a bit tanned by age, mild rubbing to portions of edges. Vol. VIII is minimally ex-library, with call label on lower spine, F&M College (Gift of B. F. Fackenthal, Jr.) book plate mounted inside front cover. Vol. VIII shows minor loss (nibbling?) at top corner through most of text block, not affecting any text, this copy thus Good only, the set overall VG. Firm bindings, clean interiors. Approx. 600-750 pp. per volume. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Park, S.E. (cover); Clymer, J.F.; Holmgren, John; Smith, Ralph C.; Matteson, B.V.V.; Maltman, William; Booth, Hanson (illustrator). First Edition. 56 pages. Features: Lovely cover art of impish Christmas characters by S.E. Park; Beautiful colour Christmas ad inside front cover presents La Palina cigars, Sweet Caporal cigarettes, and Wilson's bachelor cigars; Fleischmann's Yeast one-page ad includes photo of Dr. R.E. Lee; Editorial mentions Mr. McGeer and the Canadian money system, chemical and germ warfare, Henry Ford and soybeans, and Christmas 1934; The Position and Prospects of Canada, by the Right Honourable R.B. Bennett; King Lear in a Straw Hat (short story); Paid on Delivery (short story); Charlie Chaplin in the land of the World's Most Beautiful Women, Bali - photo-illustrated article; Changed Identity (short story); Pinch-Hitting for Sir Galahad (short story); The Reprieve - short story by Nellie L. McClung; How I Bought the Priceless Collection of Romanoff Treasures - photo-illlustrated article by Norman Weisz; Ransom (short story); Parker Pen one-page Christmas ad; Movie news includes photos of Shirley Temple, W.C. Fields, Bill Gargan, Mickey Rooney, Anna Sten, Greta Garbo, Herbert Marshall, and more; Nice half-page ad for Turnbull's Ceetee Full Fashioned Underwear; Woodbury's soap ad features photo of Lady Cecil Douglas; V.I.P. Food Beverage ad includes photos of Mr. J.E. Wood of Toronto, and Chief Dietician Margaret Paton; Christmas cookery article; Great one-page illustrated Crown Brand Corn Syrup ad features boys playing football; Fashion illustrations; and more. Back cover missing. Front cover loose but present. Average wear. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue.

4. London, T. Jones 63 Paternoster Row., 1854, in-8°, frontispiece (steelengraved portrait Earl of Shrewsbury) + IV pp + 220 pp + (44)nn pp ( publicity). Bound in cream coloured silk, gilt papal supra libro on both covers (tiara and the two crossed keys), all edges gilt. The silk of the binding is dustsoiled, more so at the back cover. Still a reasonably good copy. This publication gathers an enormous amount of information on the Roman Catholic Church in England such as Roman catholic schools, names of the clergy etc. ; but also a memoir on the Earl of Shrewsbury, . It contains an interesting section with advertisements. Most of the items offered here do agree with the publication. E.g. booksellers with religious publications, organs, harmoniums, wax candles, ecclesiastical architectural artefacts etc. . But also false moustaches and whiskers, Woodcock's Wind Pills, Rowlands's Kalydor oil for a beautiful complexion.