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Because firmin is a ratfirmin is born in the basement of a ramshackle old bookstoreeloquent and witty, firmin speaks for the book-loving rodent in all of usas firmin navigates the shadowy streets of his decaying area, looking for understanding, his excitement, loneliness, fear, and self-consciousness become remarkably human and undeniably touchingfirmin may be a rat - poisoned by people he thinks are his friends - but his imagination soars as high as that of any humanbrilliantly original and richly allegorical, firmin is brimming with charm and wistful longing for a world that understands the redemptive power of literature and treasures its seedy theaters, one-of-a-kind characters, and cluttered bookshopsfirmin soon realizes his source of nourishment has given him the ability to read and this discovery fills him with an insatiable hunger for literature and a very unratlike sense of the world and his place in itnot only that, but as the runt of the litter, he is forced to compete for food and ends up chewing on the books that surround himthe area has been marked out for 'urban regeneration' and soon the faded glory of the bookshop, the small local theatre, the unique shops and small cafes will face the bulldozers and urban planners' guardian'surprising and moving meditation on the advantages (and disadvantages) of an entirely fictional lifebut the days of the bookshop and of the close community around it are numbered' karen joy fowler, bestselling author of we are all completely beside ourselves see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of books'a wonderful celebration of the way reading enriches your lifehe's a sensitive, creative soul but misunderstood
2 €
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Paris, librairie firmin didot frères, fils et cieencyclopédie de famille repertoire général des connaissances usuelles publié par mm firmin didot frères, avec le concours de savants, d'artistes et de gens de lettresplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume 1: aaron - arbre volume 2: arbre à cire - biberach volume 3: bible - carébarie volume 4: carême - cloporte volume 5: clotaire i ier - déni de justice volume 6: denier - espagne volume 7: espagnolette - germanicus volume 8: germanie - ixion volume 9: jabot - médoc volume 10: méduse - perdrix volume 11: père - sarcophage volume 12: sardigne - zwingle weighs 7 kg and measures 20 x 13 cmslight signs of wear on the coverscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefast and secure shipping with trackingthe books have some library stamps and a vignette on each front coverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehalf bound in leatherthe books are in good conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
32 €
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Complete in 4 volumes in-12, xii-412pp - 390pp - 388pp - 387pp, full sheepskin binding of period, smooth back adorned with title piece and volume in red leather - edition stereotype, according to the process of firmin didot - worn binding, blunt corners, if not bindings pleasant, good condition of the printing and foundry stereotypes pierre didot l’ainé, and firmin didotplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storean x (), parisare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
38 €
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This book by sas soldier rusty firmin tells the story of his 15yrs spent with this elite unit and the actions he took part in over those years and makes a great read book is in good condition
1 €
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Complete set of figurines from the oliver postgate and peter firmin television serieslimited edition with original boxes
125 €
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The jacket has decorated firmin & sons buttons with the initialism "sfrs" onthe trousers are black with a red stripe down the pant legsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop oxford this vintage marching band uniform is made of pure new wool, with thurston london suspendersthis possibly is the scottish fire and rescue service
225 €
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Pogles wood was a bbc childrens tv series which was produced by oliver postgate with puppets by peter firminoriginal price tag still there no pen marks but the first 7 pages have hole punch marks from when we're childrenlovely nostalgic colourful drawings 2 pages are loss but all therecan post for a small feeselling our original vintage pogles annual printed in great britain by purnell and sons ltd
8 €
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Having a clear out selling our original vintage classic childrens collectable books an extra large hardback copy of orlando the marmalade cat by kathleen hale lovely illustrations through out with original dust jacket see pics in lovely condition and arthur the white cat by ernest dudley beautiful drawings throughout the book with original dust jacket an original s edition see pics and from the days of peter firmin an original edition of the pogles annual, the days before children had computers, hours of nostalgic readingselling all 3 together for only ÂŁ10 can post recorded delivery for ÂŁ4
10 €
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Louis van den eynde, van hetzelfde geboortejaar als léon spilliaet, pablo picasso, behoorde tot de grote groep traditionele kunstenaars begin 20e eeuw: emile bulcke, alfred bastien, fernand toussaint, louis clesse, charles swyncop, hubert glansdorff, firmin baes… was volledig doordrongen vd klassieke academische idealen: realisme & goede technische bagagede villa werd in door de nabestaanden geschonken aan de gemeente die er een museum hebben ingerichtplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein werd le chalutier beschermd als monumentwerkte als leraar: academie van anderlechtcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegermaine, dochter van van den eyndein de panne liet hij in in de dumontwijk een villa met de naam le chalutier bouwen met een ruim en luchtig atelier architect dumont en gaston remy)zee musea de panne, le chalutier oostende, muour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storezee brussel, kmsk read moretentoonstellingen société des artistes français brussel, galerie le roy salon , paris: “l’aïeul” , de panne, gemeente , oostende, muare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiartistieke opleiding tekenschool in anderlecht kunstacademie in brussel van montald, titz en dillens
92 €
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” paris, firmin didot, volumes, recently bound half-leather bindings with gilt titles on the spinesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website37 folding plates, plates 31 and 44 are missing and have been replaced by a facsimile copyin good conditionprony, gaspard-marie riche baron decatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available„nouvelle architecture hydraulique, contenant l’art d’élever l’eau au moyen de différentes machines, de construire dans ce fluide, de le diriger, et généralement de l’appliquer, de diverses manières, aux besoins de la sociétévolume ii; ) ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store16 folding platesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
152 €
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Published in pages written by oliver postgate illustrated by peter firmin see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music aberdeen this book celebrates the 30th anniversary of the printing of the first noggin book
14 €
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Journal de la famille” 52 weekly newspapers in black-and-white librairie de firmin didot et cie, pariswith many engravingsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website“la mode illustréecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebeautiful book with brown-speckled cover, black spine with gilt letteringour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiadded are 3 patterns from june, august and december folio, cm weight kg read more
34 €
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] - paris, firmin didot frères éditeurs, parts in one volume / instalments collected in book form - 1st edition - frontispiece + + iv + 180 ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website* madagascar, bourbon, maurice, rodrigues, galéga, les séchelles, les almirante, etccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis lot contains: - première partie: îles africaines de la méditerranée - pp* archipel des açores, archipel de madère, archipel des canaries, îles du cap-vert, archipel de guinée, les sporades de l'atlantique - troisième partie: îles africaines de la mer des indes - iv+163pare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki?) shipping: carefully packaged and insured* eugène de froberville () was a french ethnographer, linguist and cartographer* jacques mac carthy () was a french geographer, translator, printer10 engravings outside the texthardcover; half-leather binding with marbled boards and endpapers, two leather letter pieces on the spine (title & name of series) - cm - good copy; reading fold, front cover loose (in the past reattached with tape - photo), ex-libris on endpaper, occasional foxingl'univers; îles d'afrique [histoire et description de tous les peuples, de leurs réligions, moeurs, industrie, coutumes, etcpascal de castera-macaya d'avezac a* jean chrétien ferdinand hoefer () was a german-french physician and lexicographerîles arabes, îles du mer érythrée * marie-armand pascal de castera-macaya d'avezac () was a french archivist (of the archives of the navy and colonies) and geographerour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store* frédéric lacroix () * victor charlier (14 engravings outside the text120!) - table des matières 12 ppwere bound after p8+4 engravings outside the text * îlots du littoral libyen, les syrtiques, îles pélagiennes, malte et le goze - seconde partie: îles africaines de l'océan atlantique - 300 pp
65 €
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L'illustration, journal universel - 52 issues - paris, typographie de firmin didot frèresplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesee pictures for a good impressionin some pages the tears are reinforced with paper stripsdimensions: cm combined weight: g read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecondition: fair to goodour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehalf-leather bindings - dimmagazines; l'illustration, journal universel - 52 issues - 2 bindings - complete volume, illustrated with numerous images (including of the crimea) in the text and full-page engravingsthe half-leather bindings show minor wear, especially on the boardsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilot includes: binding 1: vol
46 €
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Edition composed in firmin didot typeface from the deberny-peignot foundries, the machine made hollande paper was specially made by van gelder zonen and bears the signature of anatole france as a watermarkplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteillustrated by mirandela révolte des angescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableillustrated by edy legrandwoodcuts engraved by louis caillaudvolume xxi: 390pple petit pierre - la vie en fleursillustrated by emilien dufourare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilarge quarto paperback volumes, 27x20cm, under covers with flaps, set in lovely condition, light discolouration of some covers, insides in perfect conditionillustrated by maggie salcedo, woodcuts engraved by baudiervolume xix: 356pples contes de tournebroche - les sept femmes de la barbe-bleuepages d'histoire et de littératurel'ile des pingouins - la comédie de celui qui épousa une femme muettele génie latin - les poèmes du souvenirvolume xxiv: 456ppillustrated by carlègeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume xxiii: 600ppparis, calmann-lévyrabelais - auguste comte - pierre laffiteweight of the set: 10kgvolume xviii: 495ppœuvres complètes d'anatole france volume xvii: 332ppvolume xxii: 333pp
32 €
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The story in verse of the shy sir lance-a-little who finally wins a maiden with the help of the gentle dragon, delightfully enhanced by the quirky illustrations by peter firmin, in full colour on one double page and in ink and wash on the nextlight foxing to the front endpapers and the occasional spot of foxing on some pageseven the horses are full of character! a very good copy of a charming children's book that gently mocks the world of the tourneyoxfam shop sherwood glossy white boards with a witty illustration of sir lance-a-little and stanley the dragon that mimicks a mediaeval manuscriptvery good condition, with sharp corners and no more than a light scratch and one or two tiny nicks to the edges(a2) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the rear board stanley is entertained by a group of mermaidsthe very good, unclipped wrapper is lightly foxed; the top edge is worn but intact
9 €
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L'illustration, journal universel - 52 issues - paris, typographie de firmin didot frèresplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions: cm total weight: g read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledecember condition: fair to goodthe pictures provide a good impressionjanuary through vol xii - nothe half-leather bindings show minor wear, especially the boards and the top and bottom of the spine are slightly frayedmagazines; l'illustration, journal universel - 52 issues complete volume, illustrated with numerous images in the text and full-page engravings from the year in which many revolutions in europe took placeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehalf-leather bindings - dimthis lot contains: vol x - noare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
43 €
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Essais de michel seigneur de montaigne: a paris, de l'imprimerie et de la fonderie stéréotypes de pierre didot l'aîné, et de firmin didot, an x ( (complete)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehalf leather (publisher’s) binding with corners, adorned smooth spine, gilded fillets, brown leather title label, covers adorned with motifs known as “à écailles”, red edgesfirst edition, published after the bordeaux manuscripts, stereotype edition, notes, sources and vocabulary at the bottom of the pages, at the end of volume 4 are the letters by michel de montaigne and the treatise servitude volontaire ou le contr'uncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume ii: 391ppvolume i: xii, 412ppvolume iv: 388ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefriction, signs of wear (nothing serious) on the corners (blunt, lightly compacted) and borders; signs of wear on the leather at the head and tail (nothing serious); inside: lightly soiled from use (nothing serious); bookplate (see photos)volume iii: 390ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
33 €
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Magazines; l'illustration, journal universel paris, typographie de firmin didot frères53, 2 march to noplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehalf-leather bindings illustrated with numerous images inside the text and full-page engravings from the yearcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe pictures provide a good impressiondecember condition of these three bindings: fair to goodvolume does have some scattered tears at the bottom of the pagesvolume is a little loose in the bindingdimensions: cm total weight: grams read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume lacks a piece from the top of the spinethe half-leather and cloth bindings show minor wear, especially on the boardslot includes: vol 3 - noare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
52 €
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Rare registered letter sent from clermont ferrand to mesnil saint firmin with three stamps noplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteregistered letters are uncommon; there may be one registered letter left for every ordinary letterscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesee the photos, extremely rare to find i thinkin addition, this letter was never opened by the recipient because it was refused and returned to the senderare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
54 €
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Oxfam bookshop clifton duc de la rochefoucauld - maximes et reflexions morales / maxims and moral reflections ()Â pierre didot et firmin didot / effingham wilson, paris / londoncondition: very good - leather bound, rubbing on edges, inscriptions from previous owners inside, french () & english () combinedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
(England)
19 €