{"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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