{"title":"Barbara Jones","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"macaulay-rose-the-world-my-wilderness-first-edition","title":"Macaulay, Rose.        The World my Wilderness.  Barbara Jones Dustwrapper.      First Edition.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1950. Collins. First Edition. Very Good Condition.  Original maroon cloth, ruled and lettered on spine in gilt; in the original Barbara Jones dust-jacket – a design incorporating London landmarks and bomb-sites in black, viridian, pink and ochre on white – lightly worn and slightly tanned at spine\u003c\/span\u003e. It is NOT price-clipped, showing the original '8s. 6d. net' price. There is chipping to the head and foot of the spine and corners (see photos). Bookseller's tape judiciously employed to strengthen where there is a close tear. Jacket is now protected by removable archival cover. Neat pencil inscription.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mrs Middlebrow's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53693444817242,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/2260\/8986\/files\/RoseMacaulayTheWorldismyWilderness.jpg?v=1772122261"},{"product_id":"mascal-e-l-and-barbara-jones-pi-in-the-high-first-edition-second-impression","title":"Mascal, E.L and Barbara Jones.  Pi in the High.            First edition, second impression.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) pb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:94774328-04e6-4e62-bfb0-91d0d7f7dd60-65\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-70\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"512911aa-61a9-4131-929b-a1e1f5c38f9e\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1bb682a\" data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"695\"\u003eE. L. Mascall\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1qsgive\" data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"747\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"745\"\u003ePi in the High: Dulce est desipere — in loco\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"777\"\u003eLondon: The Faith Press, 1959\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"793\"\u003eFirst edition, second impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"824\"\u003eIllustrated by Barbara Jones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003eSmall octavo. Original cloth-backed printed boards. A very good minus copy, the boards lightly rubbed and a little toned and spotted, with minor wear to the extremities. Internally clean and sound. [Adjust condition to match your copy.]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1400\"\u003eA playful collection of comic and occasional verse by the theologian E. L. Mascall, here given particular charm by the illustrations of Barbara Jones. Jones’s drawings bring a characteristic wit and visual lightness to the volume, making it of interest not only as a literary curiosity but also as part of her wider body of mid-century illustrative work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1684\"\u003ePublished by The Faith Press in 1959, \u003cem data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1456\"\u003ePi in the High\u003c\/em\u003e sits at an engaging intersection of clerical humour, light verse, and post-war British illustration. 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