A history of the salters company
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Oxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltda history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()churchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etcit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticcomplete in four volumeswith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumesthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplessee oxfam website for delivery information read morea collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchill) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waycondition: goodvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democracies condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedpages are bright and clean
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A huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht clubeastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred yearsforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong kongwith bibliography and lots of photographschapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course aheadintroduction by vic locke, commodoresee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath thatin excellent, hardly-read used condition4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spine(hong kong: the club, )1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club inoxfam books & music fareham chambers, gillian
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead zildjian: a history of the legendary cymbal makers this book, fully authorized by zildjian, tells the exciting story of the world's most popular cymbal company on the monumental occasion of its 375th anniversarythe corners are very slightly bruised at the bottomthe zildjian story is told firsthand by the zildjian family members and by the legendary drummers who participated in the important musical movements of the 20th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good condition
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An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsseen through macgregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedoxfam bookshop ealing neil macgregor's a history of the world in 100 objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined themencompassing a grand sweep of human history, a history of the world in 100 objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the olduvai gorge in africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morea stone pillar tells us about a great indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire
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The tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, bytitle: the tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: bloomsbury uk release date: language: english
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Unlike most other texts, 'a history of the british isles' is not just a history of englandfrom the earliest pre-history right up to the present day, this stirring account describes the astonishingly varied stages through which the british isles have passed to achieve their current identity see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham jeremy black's vigorous and fascinating study tells the story of a group of islands, their peoples, and their remarkable impact on the rest of the worldproper weight is given to all four, often fractious, components of the british isles - england, ireland, scotland and wales - providing the reader with an admirably balanced and absorbing narrative of an extraordinary shared past
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Title: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold wartitle: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold warcondition: goodauthors: stone, normanproduct category: booksdust jacket: false
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Oxfam bookshop st albans readable and provocative and written with paul johnson's customary vigorous, direct and colourful style, a history of the american people charts the sweep and drama of america's history through its politics and economics, its art and literature and science, its society and manners and, not least, its complex religious beliefsfrom walter raleigh to bill clinton, paul johnson casts an admiring but not uncritical eye over events and personalities through the past 400 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Based on exclusive french archival sources and numerous interviews with former officials in both france and the united states, a history of the iraq crisis retraces the international exchange that culminated in the iraq conflictthe diplomatic crisis leading up to the war shook both french and american perceptions of each other and revealed cracks in the transatlantic relationship that had been building since the end of the cold waroxfam bookshop glossop road scuffing to dust cover, otherwise good condition in march , the united states and great britain invaded iraq to put an end to the regime of saddam husseinit shows how and why the iraq crisis led to a confrontation between two longtime allies unprecedented since the time of charles de gaulle, and it exposes the deep and ongoing divisions within europe, the atlantic alliance, and the international community as a wholethe war was launched without a united nations mandate and was based on the erroneous claim that iraq had retained weapons of mass destructionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe franco-american narrative offers a unique prism through which the american road to war can be better understoodfrance, under president jacques chirac and foreign minister dominique de villepin, spectacularly opposed the united states and british invasion, leading a global coalition against the war that also included germany and russia
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A history of the world in 100 objects, neil macgregor hardback new and sealed collection from ireby in cumbria ca7 please view my other items for more books on history and historical places and buildings read more
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Oxfam shop cotham hill this is a history of the birth of australia out of the suffering and brutality of britain's convict transportation systemit also addresses the historical, political and sociological reasons that led to british settlement the slip case is intact and shows slight rubbingit was first published insee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontains a number of illustrationsthe book is in excellent condition
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Egytpt; arthur weigall - a history of the pharaos - london, thornton butterworth, - first edition - two volumes - ppboth books are in first conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin good conditionbound in the original linen bindingsvolume 1: the first eleven dynastieshardcover - 22please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome age-related stainstwo ex-libris and a nameour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume 2: from the accession of amenemhet 1 of the twelfth dynasty to the death of thutmose iii of the eighteenth dynasty to b
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Complete 8 vols set james taylor: the age we live in: a history of the nineteenth century from the peace of to the present time - london - william mackenzie, edinburgh and dublin - cm x 20cm brown hardcovers with black and gold gilt decorationplease see pictures for referencecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall spines are straight and binding gooda beauty to the eye, would add value to any library8 volumes in 8 booksprospectus in front of vol 1very good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery light and occasional foxing on the pages (usually on the rear of the plates)the owners name crossed out with marker on endpapers of each bookpage ends have light foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegold gilding on all page endscovers in excellent condition, only very light and occasional small marks/edgewear evident on covers
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A history of the tajiks iranians of the east by richard foltz (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The title is a history of the modern middle eastthe item format is a book paperbackthe sleeve condition is newbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale for example: idz
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Through the lion gate a history of the berlin zoo by gary bruce (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Fire and flames: a history of the german autonomist movement by geronimo (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 6 to 8 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Oxfam shop darley street a history of the royal society of arts henry trueman wood published by john murray, london () used hardcover about this item: john murray, londoncondition: goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblue cloth with gilt to lettering on spine and disc on front which says 'arts and commerce promoted', some browning, pages tanned and occasionally foxed, good in original blue cloth gilt, extremities worn and bumpedsize: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" tall
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Title: a history of the worldauthor(s): marr, andrewbinding: paperback
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Oxfam shop moortown truth and revolution: a history of the sojouner truth organization by michael staudenmaier () new paperback book in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop mutley plain title: salters' families extract from the introduction: most members of the company will have received copies of "a history of the salters' company" by jthis book deals admirably with the corporate history of the company but tells us little about the liverymen, freemen and free women who have come and gone over the centuriesthe thread, which to a large extent justifies the continued existence of the company, is the quasi-hereditary privilege of patrimonyin particular it is intended to record the family relationships of the present members of the liverythe front endpages have heavy foxing and the rear endpages have foxingthe lower page edge has bumping on the upper boardthe book has blue boards and an illustrated alms sticker on the upper boardthe lower and upper edge of the spine and the lower gutter hinge have bumpingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe intention of this publication is to show the way in which patrimony has permitted the emergence of families of members - some of which have lasted for only two generations, whereas others have lasted for severalit is inevitable that in pursuing one objective, other information would emerge which it is hoped will be of interest to readersthere is foxing on the pages throughout the bookas can be seen from the picture the spine has been damaged in the upper section
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The essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social contextoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakerssome of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morean overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulationothers are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null in
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Written by a former police officer who is now archivist of northamptonshire constabulary, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the policing and crime in britainrichard cowley's history of the british police charts its development from the anglo-saxon reeves to 'blunkett's bobbies' (community support officers), and, unlike most such accounts, does not focus on a specific area, but includes the whole countrysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam original liverpool having expelled the norse invaders from his kingdom, alfred the great wanted to ensure that it remained peaceful and law-abiding' as the population grew, magistrates and parish constables would become the main weapons in the fight against crime, and, as the industrial revolution changed the nature of society, the organised constabularies that we know today began to evolve, most notably with robert peel's establishment of the metropolitan policehe therefore appointed a shire reeve for each county, who was responsible for maintaining 'the king's peace
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge from the bestselling author of a history of the world in 21 women they were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politiciansjenni murray presents the history of britain as you've never seen it before, through the lives of twenty-one women who refused to succumb to the established laws of society, whose lives embodied hope and change, and who still have the power to inspire us todaythey all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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To date no important study of the history of the roller coaster has appeared until nowthompson's switchback railway - erected at coney island robert cartmell's study dissects the subject, examining every phase from the use of the roller coaster by albert einstein to demonstrate his theory of physics, to john allen's use of psychology in designing one book condition: fine no inscriptins or annotations pages are clean and bright throughout dj condition: very good'in america celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first successfull roller ciaster device - la marcus a dj has a very small amount of shelfwear to one corner but is otherwise unmarked and uncreased cartmell, robertoxfam shop derby amusement park books'   see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham history of the great western railway volume 3: wartime and the final years see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Inside, the webbing can be seen - more at the front than at the back the pages are in a very good condition and are remarkably clean and brightthere is a pedigree of the fleetwood and churchill families at the back see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe gilt on the spine is still bright the red boards are faded and wornbecause of this the book gets a fair conditionoxfam bookshop newark hardbackthe head and tail pieces of each chapter are sketches of the norman corbel stones in the church
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Tracing the history of the company from its origins in 14th centuryoxfam shop colne road the history of the haberdashers company ian w archer phillimore chichesterillustrated in colour and b/wunclipped wrappervg++ ÂŁ see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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I have here a rare set of four books entitled a history of travel in america showing the development of travel and transportation from the crude methods of the canoe and the dog-sled to the highly organized railway systems of the present, together with a narrative of the human experiences and changing social conditions that accompanied this economic conquest of the continent vols i-iv by seymour dunbarcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe set features 12 full page colour plates, 400 b/w plates and 2 folding maps, one showing travel and transportation system of the pioneers through the wilderness between the atlantic coast and missouri; and the other showing the itineraries described in capt marcy's prairie traveller, edited by capt r burtonlight blue hardboards with cream cloth spinesin very good condition, vol i - 339 pages, vol ii - 401 pages, vol iii - 383 pages, vol iv - 405 pagesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirst edition published in by the bobbs-merrill company, indianapolis
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Stanley macbean knight - the history of the great european war - its causes and effects: 10 volume set - caxton publishing company, limited - hardback - undated (circa cm x 18 cmvolume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages volume pages this set is in good condition - clean bright contents - firm bindings - no inscriptions - gilt titles and illustrations to front boards, with tooled illustrations to front boards and spines - unusual gilt anchor decoration to spines - some surface staining to front and rear boards, particularly to volumes and 10; contents in all volumes are all clean and bright - each book contains numerous coloured maps, along with black and white images/photographs from events occurring during the world war that spanned from - a very nice collectable setcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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