Search Results: Titles starting with J from NEXUS BOOKS

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001. First edition. Hardcover, 343 pages. Strongly influenced by the arts and crafts movement, the New England artist Jessie Luther was recruited by Wilfred Grenfell to teach weaving to the women at St. Anthony, whose hooked mats went on to become famous for their strong designs and meticulous craftsmanship. An annotated edition of a travel journal that Luther wrote from 1906 to 1910, 'Jessie Luther at the Grenfell Mission' describes the local customs of St. Anthony, provides an unusually intimate account of Wilfred Grenfell, and brings to life the Newfoundlanders with whom he worked. "I loved reading this book and am totally in awe of Jessie Luther" - Mary Pratt. "I really enjoyed this book" - Jane Jacobs. "A wonderful read" - Stephen Loring, Arctic Studies Center, NMNH - Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. Includes maps, endnotes, bibliography and index. A Fine brand new copy in original light blue… Read More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. Reprint. Small softcover book. A volume in the 'Very Short Introductions' series. A Fine copy in brand new condition.. New.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Fortress Press, 1994. First edition, hardcover, 448 pages. One corner tip slightly bumped else a Fine copy in brand new condition. No inscription or book-plate and no textual underlinings or annotations of any kind: this is a completely clean, unmarked copy. In a Near Fine dustjacket which is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. A beautiful copy of a book that is difficult to find in hardcover..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 2012. First edition; hardcover in dustjacket. A Fine, brand new copy.. New.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. First edition, second printing. Hardcover, 195 pages. "A fine and instructive piece of work" - F.E. Peters. A Fine, brand new copy in a Fine, flawless dustjacket..

Montreal - Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1989. First edition thus (was first published in Norwegian in 1857). Hardcover, 168 pages. Includes an introduction by the editor and translator, Orm Overland. A Fine copy in brand new condition, in a Fine flawless dustjacket..

New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. First edition, hardcover, 320 pages. A Fine copy in brand new condition in a Fine dustjacket..

Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001. Softcover reprint. A Fine, brand new copy.. New.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. First edition, hardcover, 169 pages. A Fine, brand new copy in a Fine flawless dustjacket..

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. First edition, first printing; small softcover book. A volume in the 'Very Short Introductions' series. A Fine, brand new copy.. New.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Reprint; small softcover book. A volume in the 'Very Short Introductions' series. A Fine, brand new copy.. New.

Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2010. Reprint; softcover edition. A Fine copy in brand new condition.. New.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011. First edition; hardcover in dustjacket. A Fine copy in new condition.. New.

Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1995. First edition, hardcover, 351 pages. A Fine, brand new copy, no flaws at all, in a Fine dustjacket..