Mascal, E.L and Barbara Jones. Pi in the High. First edition, second impression.

E. L. Mascall

Pi in the High: Dulce est desipere — in loco

London: The Faith Press, 1959

First edition, second impression.

Illustrated by Barbara Jones.

Small 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.]

A 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.

Published by The Faith Press in 1959, Pi in the High sits at an engaging intersection of clerical humour, light verse, and post-war British illustration. Its appeal is modest but distinct: a pleasing small-format production, and an attractive example of Jones’s work in book form.

A very good first edition second impression, uncommon in collectable condition.