John Thornton Editors (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Stated 1st Edition. Crisp, clean as new condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Corner bumping. Some staining to the edges. Light edge wear to the dust jacket. Otherwise a clean, unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Moderate wear on jacket edges. Moderate edge wear on covers. Owner's name inside. Otherwise in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 6 1/2" X 9 1/2", 329 pages. This is a terrific book. It is unsettling, arresting, and compelling, and its publication is a public service -- William J. Bennett.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). Crease on rear bottom corner, otherwise looks new.

Paperback. Condition: New. 400pp. [20.25 cm]. Illustrated wraps. Now available together in a single volume, these two classics were written by seventeenth-century England's most famous prisoner of conscience, Baptist John Bunyan (1628-1688). Imprisoned for twelve years for his preaching, he wrote first a dramatic allegory of Christian life and followed it with the compelling story of his own conversion. Both have been beloved by generations of spiritual seekers and still speak powerfully to modern readers. Pilgrim's Progress recounts the perilous journey of Christian from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, and in its second part, follows the journey of his wife, Christiana. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners is Bunyan's fervent memoir of his own spiritual regeneration. Both works are enduring masterpieces of English prose, uniting the simple power of Biblical language with the vivid bluntness of untutored speech. A Vintage Spiritual Classics Original; First Edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Almost Like New. First Edition, First Printing. (First Edition, First Printing) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1. Quarter bound in publisher's red paper over blue boards, gilt lettering on spine. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in excellent, unmarked condition. FINE/FINE. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 329, (2) pp.

Paperback. Condition: New. 400pp. [20.25 cm]. Illustrated wraps. Now available together in a single volume, these two classics were written by seventeenth-century England's most famous prisoner of conscience, Baptist John Bunyan (1628-1688). Imprisoned for twelve years for his preaching, he wrote first a dramatic allegory of Christian life and followed it with the compelling story of his own conversion. Both have been beloved by generations of spiritual seekers and still speak powerfully to modern readers. Pilgrim's Progress recounts the perilous journey of Christian from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, and in its second part, follows the journey of his wife, Christiana. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners is Bunyan's fervent memoir of his own spiritual regeneration. Both works are enduring masterpieces of English prose, uniting the simple power of Biblical language with the vivid bluntness of untutored speech. A Vintage Spiritual Classics Original; First Edition.…

Very good minus, light shelfwear, slight bump top front corner. First Edition hardbound Lightly edgeworn jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine-. 1st Edition/1st Printing. An inviting, readble one-volume collection of the world's great sermons from the Judeo-Christian tradition. Combines a myriad of topics, individuals, eras, and controversies to achieve a balance of the human, the moral, and the theological. 815 pages including index. A very tiny, mended tear along lower, rear edge. Fantastic copy. Heavier than average; will require additional postage to ship.…

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. 96 pages. Introduction by Ralph Turner, and Ken and Kate Baynes. Features texts by John Thornton, Ken Hall, Sarah Osborn, Charles Denvir, and interviews of Jimmy Crawford, June Swann, and others. Includes numerous illustrations with some in color. A clean near fine copy in wrappers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Gift quality! The book is pristine and spotless, with no inscriptions or signs of use. The excellent jacket is preserved by a mylar Brodart cover. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; 9.40 X 6.50 X 2.20 inches; 832 pages.…

Cloth and Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 329 pages.

Hard Back. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. excellent copy with virtually no sign of wear. pages clean and unmarked. dust jacket is whole and clean but has a tear along top front edge. nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A comprehensive history of London's oldest Hospital; now a Centre of Excellence for Cancer and Cardiac Care- part of the NHS in Central London. Book-Internal Fine as new throughout] Blue Boards with gilt titles and shield to spine -small black spot to rear board- all else also Fine. 210 x 150 mm approx. 424 pp. Illustrated - Frontis +181 b/w photo-plates on glossy paper + 18 Figs in text. Chapter end piece Wood Cuts from Bewick's "Street Cries" .First Edition 1st printing 1974. Published to commemorate the 850th anniversary of the founding of St Barts with two chapters devoted specifically to the development of the Medical College. Dust Jackrt- light colour rubbing to extremities. Non price clipped).…

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Original perfect bound softcover with illustration of St. Augustine on the cover. Cover of book is two toned dark beige and light beige. I guess symbolizing St. Augustine's life of sin and redemption. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall in GOOD condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.…

QtrBlue & Grey Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. pp. xi; 40; 113. Tiny abrasion in cloth on front board invisible beneath dust jacket (production fault). Dust jacket minutely handled. Part of the publisher's series of facsimile reprints: Decadents, Symbolists, Anti-Decadents: Poetry of the 1890s. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Viii, 338 Pp.Brown Cloth Lettered In White. First Printing, 1967. Lght Wear. Fine Essays, First Published Here. Bookplate Of Garrett Hardin, Which Is Signed By Someone Else And With That Person's Signature On Front Free Endpaper. Garrett James Hardin (1915 -2003) Was An American Ecologist. He Focused His Career On The Issue Of Human Overpopulation, And Is Best Known For His Exposition Of The Tragedy Of The Commons In A 1968 Paper Of The Same Title In Science, Which Called Attention To "The Damage That Innocent Actions By Individuals Can Inflict On The Environment". He Is Also Known For Hardin's First Law Of Human Ecology: "We Can Never Do Merely One Thing. Any Intrusion Into Nature Has Numerous Effects, Many Of Which Are Unpredictable." A Major Focus Of His Career, And One To Which He Returned Repeatedly, Was The Issue Of Human Overpopulation. This Led To Writings On Controversial Subjects Such As Advocating Abortion Rights, Which Earned Him Criticism From The Political Right, And Advocating Strict Limits To All Immigration, Which Earned Him Criticism From The Political Left. In His Essays, He Also Tackled Subjects Such As Conservation And Creationism. He Was Also A Proponent Of Eugenics And A Vice-President Of American Eugenics Society. In 1968, Hardin Applied His Conceptual Model Developed In His Essay "The Tragedy Of The Commons" To Human Population Growth, The Use Of The Earth's Natural Resources, And The Welfare State. His Essay Cited An 1833 Pamphlet By The English Economist William Forster Lloyd Which Included An Example Of Herders Sharing A Common Parcel Of Land, Which Would Lead To Overgrazing. Hardin Blamed The Welfare State For Allowing The Tragedy Of The Commons; Where The State Provides For Children And Supports Over-Breeding As A Fundamental Human Right.] Malthusian Catastrophe Is Inevitable. Hardin Stated In His Analysis Of The Tragedy Of The Commons That "Freedom In A Commons Brings Ruin To All." Environmental Historians Joachim Radkau, Alfred Thomas Grove And Oliver Rackham Criticized Hardin "As An American With No Notion At All How Commons Actually Work". In Addition, Hardin's Pessimistic Outlook Was Subsequently Contradicted By Elinor Ostrom's Later Work On Success Of Co-Operative Structures Like The Management Of Common Land, For Which She Shared The 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize In Economic Sciences With Oliver E. Williamson. In Contrast To Hardin, They Stated Neither Commons Or "Allmende" In The Generic Nor Classical Meaning Are Bound To Fail; To The Contrary "The Wealth Of The Commons" Has Gained Renewed Interest In The Scientific Community. Hardin's Work Was Also Criticized As Historically Inaccurate In Failing To Account For The Demographic Transition, And For Failing To Distinguish Between Common Property And Open Access Resources. Despite The Criticisms, The Theory Has Nonetheless Been Influential. In 1993, Garrett Hardin Published Living Within Limits: Ecology, Economics, And Population Taboos, Which He Described At The Time As A Summation Of All His Previous Works. The Book Won The 1993 Phi Beta Kappa Award In Science. In The Book, He Argues That The Natural Sciences Are Grounded In The Concept Of Limits (Such As The Speed Of Light), While Social Sciences, Such As Economics, Are Grounded In Concepts That Have No Limits (Such As The Widespread "Infinite-Earth" Economic Models). He Notes That Most Of The More Notable Scientific (As Opposed To Political) Debates Concerning Ecological Economics Are Between Natural Scientists, Such As Paul R. Ehrlich, And Economists, Such As Julian Simon, One Of Ehrlich's Most Well Known And Vocal Detractors. A Strong Theme Throughout The Book Is That Economics, As A Discipline, Can Be As Much About Mythology And Ideology As It Is About Real Science. Hardin Goes On To Label Those Who Reflexively Argue For Growth As "Growthmaniacs", And Argues Against The Institutional Faith In Exponential Growth On A Finite Planet.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Format varies (generally 4to, stab-stapled, the earlier issues smaller). 6pp.-20pp. Fifty-one issues of 'Poetry and Audience' from 1954 to 1973/1974, including Geoffrey Hill, Donald Davie, Gael Turnbull, Christopher Middleton, Charles Tomlinson, Rayner Heppenstall, Anselm Hollo, Earle Birney, Edward Lucie-Smith, John Heath-Stubbs, Jon Silkin, Alan Brownjohn, Leland Bardwell, Iain Crichton Smith, Tony Harrison, Peter Redgrove, Nina Steane, James Sutherland-Smith, Robin Skelton, Gavin Ewart, D. M. Black, Peter Porter, David Jaffin, Philip Hobsbaum, X. J. Kennedy, Angus Calder, Ken Smith, Salvatore Quasimodo, and more. Some erratic numbering and printing, with mostly pencilled attempts to unravel the sequence; that aside, a sound collection, its wear generally typical of the format and age, frequent folding perhaps for mailing/distribution (with two early issues addressed and stamped), the staples often rusty, and the occasional detached (but present) or partially detached sheet. The earliest three issues have autograph notes by Maud on the front, one of them signed ('Ralph') and one initialled. Signed by Editor.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1985). 1985 1st edition. 8vo (133 x 207mm). Ppi,278. B/w photographs, pedigree tables. Gilt wolfhound motif and titles to green cloth, spine plain. Unobtrusively bumped, slight browning and soiling to edges. Good-plus. The Irish Wolfhound Club Yearbook for 1982 to 1984 inclusive. Detailed reports of shows and lists of champions, numerous pedigrees with photographs of individual dogs. . …