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Indeed the board of agriculture and the newly formed agricultural colleges were supporting the 'fertilizer and feeding stuff'Â approach to farming, which in elliot's view would be largely unnecessary under a rational system of grassland managementfold-out map in rearpoor jacket, book in good condition" see oxfam website for delivery information read more? anyone who has a deep and abiding love of our northern borderlands (still largely devoted to sheep-farming) will want to read this insightful and informative little book about tried and tested methods of farming, both traditional and modern, in the hill country of roxburghshirethis volume's owner, one 'joriginal dust-jacket (badly torn but still intact)" it may be worth noting that regenerative farming of the kind recommended in these pages is currently making a comebackthe pasture would be turned under after four to eight years, row crops grown until the humus levels declined to a threatening level, and then the field would be restored to grass/clover/herbal mixturesbetween pages 52 and 53 he left interleaved an advertisement for 'stabilarsan veterinary for the treatment of blackhead in turkeys'Â (this is an example of the sort of casual ephemera that sets my own pulses racing): which suggests he was a proper farmer himself, and not just someone who approved of literary allusionsthe clifton park system of farming, by robert hgeorge stapledon'effect of turnips on'Â etcbrett'Â purchased it in foyles inthis may be an unfair observation, but there can surely be few modern manuals on agricultural matters that quote both milton and confucius within the first few pagesthis is how one online source describes it: "the interest of the book to present-day readers lies not so much in the detailed methods adopted by elliot in the field, but rather in light shed on the agricultural problems of the closing years of the nineteenth century and the picture it gives of a man of highly independent mind striving to influence his fellow farmers with rather less than no support from official sourcesforeword by sir rwho can resist names such as 'italian ryegrass', 'tufted hair grass'Â 'mountain hair grass', or 'yorkshire fog'? or, after turning to the index, these names of fields (all from clifton park): 'alghope', 'bowmont side', 'hayhope shank', 'longshot'Â and 'stackyard'? or this entry: 'sheep, death from swallowing grit'Â but don't be fooled: this is an extremely practical book, which is why it remained in print for so many decadesbeside a photographic illustration (plate 1) of 'the seeds used in laying down land to grass on the clifton park system'Â one comes across a wonderfully poetic list of grassesapparently "elliot developed a system of laying down land to grass, dependent on little input except a complex mixture of deep-rooting pasture seedsmaroon cloth boards
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14 €
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It contributes to a better understanding of some long-standing academic controversies such as the root causes behind the origins of humankind, the rise of agriculture and the emergence of early statesthe focus on the formation, differentiation and transformation of configurations, regimes, and on the ever-changing reactions and interactions between them produces a simple, dynamic and reality-congruent structure with which to view the whole of historya few traces of erased pencil markings to first pageoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the structure of big historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis thought-provoking study presents a single straightforward structure which unites the latest scientific views on the history of the universe, the solar system, the planet, life and humankindfrom the big bang until todaythe social and natural sciences have more in common than most of us may suspectvery good condition
16 €
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He founded the famous 45 aid society and worked with the board of deputies of british jews and the holocaust educational trusthis sporting excellence was recognised when he was selected for two olympic games in which he represented britain as a weightlifterhe is a great believer in reconciliation with both germany and his native poland, and both nations have given him awards in recognition of his worka handwritten label with a greeting from ben helfgott is attached to the front endpaperthe book is in excellent condition, as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein his mid 80s, ben is a rominent figure in the claims conference, which has awarded billions of dollars to needy survivorshe became a successful businessman and retired early so that he could make a personal crusade of bringing together other survivorsoxfam shop west hampstead a holocaust survivor, liberated from thereisenstadt by the red army, ben was one of "the boys" who came to england
14 €
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The book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nationstaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestockin particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human endsoxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centurythe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contexts
80 €
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In he undertook more extensive travels of which this is his reportcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesabion quotes this edition, however with a folding map that is missing hereare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki* françois andré michaux () was a french botanist and the namesake of michaux state forest in pennsylvaniaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehalf calf with some wear, some foxing and soiling throughoutrare early monograph on the american regions** this lot is part of an important collection that will be auctioned in the coming months through the catawiki collection servicemichaux first trekked the allegheny mountains in when trans-allegheny travel was limited to indigenous peoples' trails and one military trail, braddock road, built inif you also need assistance to sell your collection at auction, ask for our terms directly at this seller's account! #bookspartnership read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetranslated from the french it contains accounts relative to the agriculture, natural productions and information about the commercial relations of these regions with othersmost editions of this monograph are of a different format
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It contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the seven liberal arts, including rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of god, the terminology of the law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensilsisidore compiled the work between cthis book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from isidore's timeoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear this work is a complete english translation of the latin etymologies of isidore, bishop of seville (csee oxfam website for delivery information read more615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matterisidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaning
28 €
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The neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments - including stonehenge - were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguitiesother features of the prehistoric landscape - such as mounds and enclosures - across continental europe are also examinedthe significance of monuments studies the importance of monuments tracing their history from their first creation over six thousand years laterpart two studies how such monuments were modified and reinterpreted to suit the changing needs of society through a series of detailed case studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating periodin as new conditionstarting in the mesolithic and carrying his analysis through to the late bronze age, richard bradley sheds light on this complex period and the changing consciousness of these prehistoric peoplespart one discusses how monuments first developed and their role in developing a new sense of time and space among the inhabitants of prehistoric europethe significance of monuments is an indispensable text for all students of european prehistoryoxfam bookshop leeds 179pp
15 €
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John richardson, william dallas, spencer cobbold et al - the museum of natural history: being a popular account of the structure, habits, and classification of the various departments of the animal kingdom: quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, shells, and insects, including the insects destructive to agriculture - glasgow: william mackenzie cai have taken a photo of all the platescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolumes 1 and 2some rubbing to the cornersdivine 1 is slightly split along the front gutter as shown in the last photoplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepublished by william mackenzie ca very rare gilded & embossed illustrated hardcover bookspines are firm and intactdivine ii: mammaliaplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredgilt edges to all 3 sides of each bookour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedivine i: mammalia112 pages with full page coloured 17 platesplates of which are coloured*buyer please pay within 3 days* read morethis book is carried on from divine i
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72 €
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While primarily looking at the growth of the mining industry, covering copper mining, the growth of tin mining and the introduction of steam power, this book also looks at the changes in the local agriculture and fishing industriesoxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the growth of industry in cornwall during the industrial revolution present in this edition but absent in the first (published ) is a look at the religious and social changes also brought about by this period of technological developmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the book is in good condition with most signs of damage limited to the dust jacket (fraying on the edges, chipping and fading of the spine), internally the binding is strong and the pages clean
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear to cover this volume brings together papers presented at a conference entitled "the neolithic transition in europe: looking back - looking forward," held in venice ineighteen chapters by a distinguished list of academics address a range of current issues, including: the origins of agriculture; the neolithic transition in southern, central, and northern europe; genetic and linguistic aspects of the neolithic; and future prospects for research and analysissee oxfam website for delivery information read more
20 €
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In nile, players draft cards to plant fieldsthe winner will be the player who defends their fields and manages their storage pile most effectivelythe condition of the item you will receive is sw (mint/new)
35 €
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\t\t\t condition: binding copy - front board detached yet present and both boards show bumps to fore-corners and moderate wear\t a folio sized (304mm x 192mm) volume in contemporary full leather that is partially disbound with the front board detached, yet present\t as the block is very decent, this copy should prove highly rewarding after the attention of a competent binder who could easily perform the board re-attachmentspine a little more worn with wear to spine-ends, remnants of spine label, and rear outer hinge is split - despite this the rear board is still firmly attached and block is very sturdyweight (with sturdy packaging): g approxare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe last section includes a proposition for the advancement of experimental philosophy, a discourse by way of vision, concerning the government of oliver cromwell, and several discourses by way of essays in verse and prose\t this work consists of six main parts with their own separate pagination, three of which have their own title-page with the dateboards have tooled border and corner pieces, five raised bands, and red spine label with gilt letteringour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableconsisting of those which were formerly printed: and those which he design'd for the press, now published out of the authors original copies \t\t first edition published in london and printed by jthe works of mrengraved frontis portrait, head-pieces, and ornate initial lettersleaves show light age-goldening, the occasional isolated spot here and there, and there are some 25 leaves with what appears to be a printing flaw [in the same position], which is a central patch of diluted ink[?] of varying intensity throughout [see photos] - from these a small number of words are affected with varying degrees of obliterationotherwise leaves are clean and clear with generous marginsthis copy includes the 24pp life of crowley by thomas sprat and thereare errata notes on last page in volumeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsend-papers appear to have been replaced more recentlythe remaining five main parts with sepatate pagination are: miscellanies, the mistress (with t-p), pindarique odes (with t-p), davideis (with t-p), and verses written on several occasionsfor henry herringman, pp: [xviii]
(England)
109 €
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The game is played on two boards simultaneously--the master board and the scenario board, with each player assuming a hobbit character and advancing or retreating on the corruption line of the master board here's your chance to prove you are worthy to save middle earthif you get all the way to the dark end of the corruption line, you'll be eliminated from the gamethis game is intricate and may be daunting at first glance, but after playing it a time or two, you'll find it challenging, exciting, and wonderful for fostering cooperation in teens and adults alikethe goal is to stay on the light side of the corruption linetolkien's book lord of the rings and become a member of the fellowshipyou'll soon see that this game is all about cooperation, friendship, and compromise--you are asked to give up valuable cards for the common good of the fellowshipoxfam shop kendal very good condition game with minimal wearenter the world envisioned in jthe goal of the game is to stop the dark lord sauron from winning back the magic ring, which frodo has inherited and which sauron would use to forever enslave the landsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is no individual winner; the group scores points as a wholeat the end of the game, points are awarded based on the amount of shields the players have left and whether or not they succeeded in destroying the ringthere are two double-sided scenario boards representing the regions of middle earth you'll be traveling throughdesigned by the acclaimed and prolific game designer reiner knizia and beautifully illustrated by longtime middle earth artist john howe, the result is thought-provoking game-play and a mystical gallery of cards and game boardsthe action of the game is rather complicated, being dictated by the picking of event cards, feature cards, activity cards, and by rolling the dieslight wear to box edges
25 €
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Report of the boardnational resources board - report decemberreport of the board of surveys and mapsreport in hardcover - author - united statesreport is in very good conditionreport of the land planningcontains 455 pagesreport of the water planning committeereport of the planning comittee for mineral policyoverall the vintage hardcover u
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This board is still in good conditionhere is a monopoly board for use in the popular gameuseful for anyone who has the rest of the bits but is missing a boardpictures the 4 stations, london properties etc
5 €
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Best of british playing boardunfold the board and lay it on the tableeach team selects a playing piece and places it on the start space on the boardsplit the players into two teamsthe team containing the youngest player will start
7 €
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Family board game complete with instructionsthe family board game the game of life junior is fun for kids easy to set up and play players perform fun, simple actions features 3-d car movers as new, only played twicethe game of life junior gamehasbro gaming 5+, 2-4 players
7 €
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Navigation board games â–ľ backgammon brandi dog board games classic board games educational games chess game material â–ľ halma cone â–¸ + wood plastic bag game pieces cube boxeslonely wolf 19 - the shadow of the wolf # mobiledescription #for the beautiful things in life
25 €
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Gilded board edges, red block edges, embossed decoration around board extremities ex-lib sticker to front pastedown; the earl of ilchestercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigilded stripes to spine, oblong embossed title on red leather to spinesome rubbing marks to bookex-lib: earl of ilchester is a title in the peerage of great britainflebilis heu mestos cogor inire modosthe life of boetius, recommended to the author of the life of julianplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe had already been created baron ilchester, of ilchester in the county of somerset in , and baron ilchester and stavordale, of redlynch, in the county of somerset, inpp description: rare book only found twice in oclc (universities of oxford and california)small hole to bottom of both hinges (5-8mm), not affecting integrity, otherwise very good bindingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedescription: full, speckled, calf leather bound bookit was created in for stephen fox, 1st baron ilchester, who had previously represented shaftesbury in parliament
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331 €
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Music trivia and a whole lot more! now that's what i call music the board gamere-live the last few decades of great music in this fast- moving board game based on the chart - topping now that's what i call music albums2 - 6 players ages 8 see oxfam website for delivery information read more from new romantics and britpop to house and rap, this is the soundtrack to our livesoxfam shop tooting as good as new
14 €
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Back board has newnes mark embossedoverall condition very good black and white drawings, maps and photographs throughouta truly fascinating book in great condition, pocket sizedhilbre island and birkenhead are next, working clockwise around 'crackle glaze' endpapersoxfam shop buxton george newnes hardbackbinding tight and all illustrations are presentink has soaked through to next pageblue and black illustrated boardsmap of england and wales embosseda book bringing together some real geography and legends about the coast of england and wales, where land has been lost to the seapage edges tannedthird fep has previous owner's name and date in inkcorners bumped and some shelf wear top of spinewillson, beckles library of useful stories series see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe durham coast has seen land loss too and then there's lots about norfolk, suffolk, dunwich of course, famously lost in medieval timesfirst chapter on lyonesse, the large area between land's end and the scillies, once a land of fairies and giantsthen comes the history of cardigan bay and the supposed causeways to irelandwhite titling on front board, gold on spine
24 €
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Players each select one of the 8 footman or maid playing pieces to move around the board rolling dicealong the way there are various other situations to aid or hamper completing the task or moving around the board between rooms
8 €
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Vol i front board has some water spotting and vol ii front board has some light, uneven sunninggilt titles on the spines and gilt illustration of a standing stone on the frontsvol i is celtic saints and heroes; vol ii is the royal stewards and the brandanesoxfam bookshop lymington a rare first edition set of vol i & vol ii , with illustrations, maps and planswritten to appeal to the ordinary reader, this first edition two volume set has a wealth of history relating to the isle of bute beginning with the origins of the island's name and its prehistoric inhabitants through to the 19th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreheads and tails of spines are worn and chipped and both are sunnedbindings of both volumes are soundfoxing on the endpapersburgundy cloth hard covers have edge and corner wear
175 €
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board game: the chronicles of narnia the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, the epic battle between good and evil for 2-5 players aged 7 and upplease also see my other adscollection in norwich, near heigham park (nr2)happy to post, if paid in advance incl p&p, will obtain proof of posting, no returns
6 €
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Firefly the board gameonly played once, most of the pieces still in the packagingbought brand new for ÂŁ45, selling for ÂŁ35small amount of wear and tear on the corners of the box, but the game itself is pretty much brand new
35 €
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Gilt design and blind embossed decoration to front board, gilt text to spine, blind embossed decoration to rear boardendpapers discolouredoxfam bookshop newport volume i of a three volume set, featuring the comedies of william shakespearethe victoria editionbook plate to front pastedownpencil annotation to contents pagemarks and crinkling to edges of text block which is also lightly tannedone volume onlyvarious scuffs, marks and discolourationgreen cloth covered boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresigns of water damage, crinkling to clothshelf wear to top and bottom of spine
19 €
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Vintage original hullabaloo board game - the game of noisy charades contents in good, used conditionplease look at the photos to see the condition of the item in more detailmissing three countersthere are some signs of wear to the outer box
8 €
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board game: the chronicles of narnia the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, the epic battle between good and evil for 2-5 players aged 7 and upplease also see my other adscollection in norwich, near heigham park (nr2)happy to post, if paid incl p&p
6 €
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The legend of zelda board game monopolynever opened but there is a bit of damage to plastic wrapping on the back - see pictures
19 €
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Dust off your poker face and try to bluff your opponentsflip over a card and take a guess at the answerjust be careful - get it wrong and you'll go backwards around the board! if you'd like to feel like the smartest person in the room, bet on the exact year of one of the answers
24 €