The beginning of 20th century
List the beginning of 20th century
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Happy and healthy male kittens will be ready to leave at the beginning of september2 kittens are left for sale read morethey are weaned and fully litter trainedboth parents can be seen, they have grown up in a loving home and they have been introduced to dogs and other catsall 4 have had a vet check at 4 weeks old and again at 8 weeks to ensure healthy progress of the kittensthey have been wormed and defleaed, they were wormed with panacur and flea treated with advantage
100 €
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A woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconythe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendtranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read moreelisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the cityexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanyoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmthose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timethis first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisionon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodeshis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and diverge
2 €
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By reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the industrial revolution, the book touches upon such broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free markets see oxfam website for delivery information read moreshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spine and boardsdecorated endpapers (everyman design)buff cloth covered boards with blind embossed design to front and gilt text to spine, which is discolouredcreases to lower leading corners of first few leaves of text block, which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedneatly inked name to front free endpapervarious scuffs and marks to boardsfirst published in , the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economicsoxfam bookshop newport generally referred to by its shortened title, the wealth of nations, this is the magnum opus of the scottish economist and moral philosopher adam smith
12 €
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Oxfam books & music perth the beginning of a legend! on the hidden island of themyscira, the amazons, led by queen hippolyta, live in a kingdom of peace, protected by the godsand in order to defeat this powerful enemy, the princess of peace must become the hero she was meant to bebut the balance is upset when hippolyta is granted what no immortal may have: a child, given life from the clay of the islandshe must become wonder woman! with gorgeous art, a period setting and contemporary flair, writer/artist renae de liz (the last unicorn), with help from artist ray dillon (noble causes), stunningly retells the origin of the greatest superheroine the world has ever known! collects the legend of wonder woman 1-9in order to get back home, diana and her new friends steve trevor and etta candy must head into the war zone and find the nazi agent known as the duke of deception, who wields a powerful artifact that belongs to hippolytasee oxfam website for delivery information read moresoon, the amazon princess finds herself in a world she never knew existed-america, a land of untold wonders that also finds itself threatened by a great war abroadbut when a man from the outside world is brought to themyscira as part of a conspiracy to overthrow its queen, diana will risk everything to save his innocent lifeand lose everything in the processshe is the princess diana, who alone can sense the evil that is infesting the amazon's home
9 €
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Little did she know that the tailoring business she started to help her siblings would be the beginning of a dressmaking business that would create jobs and hope for one hundred neighbourhood women and would come to mean the difference between starvation and survival for hundreds of families like her ownovernight, they were banned from schools and offices and even forbidden from leaving their front doors on their ownoxfam bookshop st albans when the taliban took control of kabul, kamila sidiqi and all the women of kabul saw their lives transformedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredesperate to help her family and support her five brothers and sisters at home, kamila began sewing cothes in her living roomthe economy collapsed and young men left the city in search of work and security
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The book is in very good condition for its age however it is missing a blank page at the beginning of the book which appears to have been cut outthe text is clear and readable and there is very little to moderate yellowing of the pagesoxfam shop haverfordwest published in by mrs dyson this is a first edition copy of her work on trees aimed at children and young adultssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
25 €
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Bronze statue of the winged victory made at the beginning of the 20th centurythe winged victory called "the brescia victory" is a bronze sculpture from 1st century adweight: kg read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecopy of the original kept in the museum of santa giulia in bresciaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions: height 40 cm, base width 12it was discovered in , together with the other roman bronzes near the capitolium, and has become a brescia emblemplease 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
209 €
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Very elegant toiletry set in the art nouveau style from the beginning of the 20th century in silver 8001 brush dimensions: length 17catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available1 very large sized brushdimensions: length cm, width 9are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki1 bottle perfume dimensions: diameter 51 mirror dimensions: length 261 baby brush dimensions: length 14 cm, width 4it does not match the other itemssilver weight: the silver net weight of the 5 matching items is 260 grams + the weight of the frame (which was not detached from the mirror to avoid any damages) + the silver part of the baby brush (which was not calculated)used, in excellent conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website1 brush dimensions: length 18all the pieces show the silver fineness hallmark 800; the silversmith mark is illegible5 cm, height 14 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit’s made up of 5 pieces + 1 baby brushshipping via registered mail
86 €
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Annika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth centurythe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversyemotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposedtext is unmarked there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removedwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moresimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were suffered the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the waroxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperback
14 €
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Very lovely lot with 35 sets of 196 stamps from to , among which are: the set with celebrities of the 19th century from , celebrities of the 18th century from , celebrities of the 19th century from , celebrities of the 12th to 20th century from , celebrities of the 13th to 20th century from , celebrities of the 12th to 20th century fromthe stamps are in flawless condition, look at the photos to draw your own conclusioncatawiki’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 websitey & t value: €our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
103 €
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This material was a more affordable yet interesting choice in replacing the expensive carrara marble and widely used, especially in large villas, from the late 19th century to the early 20th centuryorigin: veneto (italy), from the first half of the 20th century, made of grit: the scraps from the processing of vicenza stone and granite are mixed with cement, and coloured with natural oxides mixed with waterit has been coloured again at a later time with white limethe item is offered in its original condition, with an old restoration on the right arm (see the detail encircled in red in the photos)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions: h 156 cm + base h 51x44x38please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe sculpture depicts: a young girl with a dovestatue with baseour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
224 €
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This type of material was born as a cheaper but interesting option to replace the expensive carrara marble, and was very much used in large villas from the late 19th century to the early 20th centurypair of vase holders with putti from the mid 20th century, suitable for outdoor or indoor and consisting of a circular base, 2 putti and a bowlcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigood condition, with signs of wearplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteartefact with patina (glaze that has formed on the surface, due to time and weathering)they come from veneto (italy) and precisely from a disused villa in trevisoour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey are made of grit: with scraps from the working of vicenza stone and granite bound with cement, coloured with natural oxides mixed with waterdimensions: height 57 cm x depth 31
24 €
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Made at the beginning of the twentieth century, in excellent condition considering its age, with only (as shown in photos) a minor restoration in the lower left of the medusa, otherwise the sculpture is in perfect condition, totally intactcatawiki’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 sculpture rests, by mean of a brass pin, on an elegant and fine base in gray/black marbleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemeasurements: total height including base 70 cm, medusa height 47 cm, medusa width 47 cm, depth 13 cmbeautiful work of art, great medusa in the baroque style, after the “medusa rondanini”
969 €
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The author is a brand expert who then traces the development of mercedes-benz through the 20th century and into the 21stbeginning with karl benz and gottlieb daimler's parallel invention of the car in , this book charts how the rival marques grew separately for 40 years before merging inthe dust jacket has some light sunning on the spine and adjacent front coverinternally the book is 'as new'see oxfam website for delivery information read morerichly illustrated this is an enthralling read for anyone interested in the history of the motor industry and the legend and legacy of mercedes-benzlarge hardback with black cloth covers, silver titles on the spineoxfam bookshop lymington scarce book
16 €
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It was made out of a cast of the original copy in the early 20th century by a historical foundry in naples, the chiurazzi foundrythis foundry also produced reproductions of statues from the main museums, and fed the souvenir market for travellers of the late 19th and early 20th century, the grand tour travellerscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikione of four copiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehead of a dancing faun made of wax, a sketch for later bronze castingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
187 €
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The sketch was made out of a cast of the original copy in the early 20th century by a historical foundry in naples, the chiurazzi foundrythis foundry also produced reproductions of statues from the main museums, and fed the souvenir market for travellers of the late 19th and early 20th century, the grand tour travellerscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisocrates, son of sophronicus from the alopece demo, was an ancient greek philosopher, one of the most important exponents of the western philosophical traditionthe sketch in question is the first phase for bronze casting, by using the lost wax techniqueplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebust of socratesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinternal plaster reinforcement
188 €
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In this study, nigel moor examines the history and politics of planning, from the beginning of the 20th century to the present dayoxfam bookshop hexham few subjects court such widespread controversy as urban and regional planninglooks unread, in as new condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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beginning of 20th centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableantique beautiful food warmer silverplated (sheffield) made in englandare 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 websitedimensions: 23 cm (h) x 36,5 cm (l) the overall condition is goodour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe item will be packed in a secure way and shipped within 1-2 working days read more
88 €
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beginning of 20th centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe item will be packed in a secure way and shipped within 1-2 working daysdimensions: 46 cm (h) x 17 cm (l) the overall condition is good, see photos2 antique sculptures made of a painted metal alloy (most likely spelter) on a wooden baseplease 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 storeon the base a plaque with inscription "rencontre a la source par rancoulet"
62 €
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Book title: stemware of the 20th century, the top 200 patternsstemware of the 20th century, the top 200 patterns by: harry lauthor: harry lyou won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us!
24 €
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In the 19th century there was a classic revival such as grand tour culture, bertel thorvaldsen announced, hebe againearly 20th century large garden sculpture of marble 60 cm high diameter base: 13 cm it's a heavy statue 6 kilos condition is reasonable the statue has been in a garden for years, charming at least in my viewthe shipping costs are higher than average because i pay extra attention to packaging and insurancethis sculpture seems inspired by the work of thorvaldsenshipping 35 euros within the netherlandscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiafter classical examplehebe represented as a natural goddess the flourishing nature in spring, but this significance gradually got to the backgroundhebe, old greek: ?ß? / hêbê) was in the ancient greek religion the goddess of youth, a daughter of zeus and hera she was a daughter of zeus and herashe was a patron to the gods on the olympusplease 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 storehebe goddess of youth
84 €
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For each factory, lesley jackson gives a brief history and an outline of its work during the centuryoxfam bookshop ilkley this reference book is a survey of domestic factory-produced glass through the 20th century - from the organic shapes and iridescent colours of the art nouveau period to the simple clean lines of contemporary designat the end of the book are individual bibliographies and listings of which museums hold collections of the glass -which ranges from the extremely valuable to items found in homes world-wideshe summarizes the styles and techniques for which each factory is best known and profiles key designers, including some of the great names of 20th-century design, such as louis comfort tiffany and paolo veninisee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are also examples of each factory's marks so that collectors can identify and date itemsthe book looks at over 100 glass factories in detail, with the entries in alphabetical order for ease of reference
30 €
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The 20th century inventions that changed the worldread about the inventions from the eventful century - the 20th centurya little battered on the bottom corner
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A plaster / scagliola head from the early 20th century depicting "dante alighieri", a character and writer of the italian renaissanceconsidering its patina, it could also be an artefact from the late 19th century (new historicism)it is certainly an academic study, because i have other similar heads, also of academic origincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith these plasters, the master taught sculpture students the art of sculpture, copying marble sculptures from greek, roman or etruscan ancient timessize: approx 33 x 21 x 17 cmthere are no missing or glued parts and it is preserved in good conditionplease 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
67 €
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Bust of frederick ii the great in 24 ct gilt bronze on a marble base - mid 20th century2 cm weight: g estimated period: mid-20th century excellent condition - no noticeable damage or repairfigurine dimensions: height: 12 cm length: 7 cm dimensions of marble base cm total height: 18catawiki’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 storegermany a beautiful gilt bronze figurine of a bust of the king of prussia () frederic ii the great ()
39 €
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Renaissance style holy water stoup in historiated majolica, manufactured in the 20th century, when reproductions of 16th and 17th century artefacts were back in fashioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikino cracks, losses or gluing tracesthe item shows an old cartouche with a house crest on the back, likely the owner’s coat of armsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea saint, perhaps magdalene, is depicted in the central part, with an architectural landscape on the background, embellished with two columns on the sides and a cherub headour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit measures approximately 29x17x9 cm
61 €
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Christ between the mother of god and john the baptist russia 19th century/20th century in the middle, christ is shown between the mother of god and john the baptistcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiicon with representation of extended deesisplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethey beg salvation for mankind from the saviourour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein moderate condition, some damage and various restorations including in the faces and bottom edge
48 €
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Set of 4 early-20th century chairs in painted wood with oval carved backrest, padded seats on shaped frames and turned legsthese chairs were made in the first half of the 20th century and are in good condition the chairs have small holes in the upholstery dimensions of each chair - height 97 cm - width 41 cm - depth 40 cm read morecatawiki’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
120 €
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Entirely hand-carved wood lion in baroque style from the late 19th century/early 20th centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit was probably placed inside a piece of furniture or used as a base of a bench, as shown from its head that is smooth at the topplease note that there are some woodworm holesplease 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 storedimensions: approx49 x 31 x 24 cm
49 €
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A small, built-in tabernacle made towards the late 19th century - late 20th centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe front is lacquered in faux marble with two columns resting on bases that support the topare 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 lock is still original, but the key is notit is worth noting that the door is all hand-carved with classic images of the lamb, symbol in the foregroundit measures 36x30x26 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
81 €