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Oxfam shop mutley plain the book marks the 20th year of the council of the college of optometristssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is intended to inform fellows and students of the founding and evolution of the institutionboth book and dust jacket are in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely bound
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Extensive supplementary information includes: over email addresses; details of english, welsh and irish benefices and churches and scottish incumbencies; entries for the presiding bishops and archbishops of the anglican communion; full biographies for all retired clergy and a list of those who have died since the last edition; listings of chaplains of schools, universities, colleges of higher and further education, the armed services, prisons, theological colleges and courses, clergy attached to the chapel royal and the college of chaplains; episcopal succession lists; maps showing diocesan boundariesoxfam bookshop woodbridge this renowned reference directory, first published in , is an essential resource for anyone who works with or is linked to the church of england, the church of ireland, the church in wales or the episcopal church of scotlandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 104th edition contains biographies and contact details for over clergy, both stipendiary and self-supporting
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The title is the choir of kings college cambridge: evensong livefor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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Great britain th anniversary of college of arms mnh ** sg am happyt to ship with carrier of your choice read more
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Condition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the marginour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesee pictures of the table of contents) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedtwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppcontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixhe wrote extensively about morocco (he adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languageotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki(total of 2 books) read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementary‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalist’ registered shippingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The author is a faculty member of lincoln college and university of oxford in the ukannotation © ringgold, inche examines the works of kant, burke, wollstonecraft, coleridge, wordsworth, shelley, and many other writers and philosophers of the periodbritish romanticism and the critique of political reason, hardcover by michael, timothy, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk author timothy michael gives readers an in-depth examination of the political philosophy that dominated britain and france in the romantic periodhe argues over the book's eight chapters that a great deal of the period’s literary output takes the form of a critique of reason, its political value, and the types of knowledge attainable through itportland, or ()
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebookplate and ink inscription of richard f reiss from linacre college, oxfordoverall this book is a fascinating artefact in the history of computing, of interest to specialists in the field and those who want to become acquainted with the subject28x22cm, titles, prelims, ppblue-green card covers with white lettering, in good conditionhis proof of the complex version of the hahn-banach theorem of functional analysis is also notedmurray (), best known for his series of papers with john von neumannn on functional analysis, and what subsequently became known as von neumann algebrasthis is the first printing of the second edition (3rd printing overall), revised from the first with an extra chapter on electronic digital computersmarks on front cover from removed labelsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplastic comb bindingit looks at a diverse range of computing instruments from slide rules to the eniaccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesections paginated separatelythe first edition, published a year before, came out just as electro-mechanical and mechanical designs were being out-competed by electronicswe are delighted to present a copy of this important work on the theory of computers by francis jbookplates and library markings, otherwise pages cleanthere are numerous schematics and diagrams throughoutmurray was a faculty member at colombia, and then at duke where he also served as mathematical consultant to us army agenciesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Dom philip justin mccann () was born in ireland and educated at ampleforth college previous owner's name neatly inscribed at the top of the front fepoxfam books & music islington the spirit of catholicism (karl adam, transinside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages clean apart from some annotations between ppthe yellow cloth covers are rather grubby and darkened, particularly at edges & angles; there are two small punctures on the spine (see photo), and a 'catholic book-a-month club' stamp on the backtitle etc in black lettering on spineit has been widely translated, and remains in print todaythe author is presenting to the laity a straightforward narrative of the catholic faith and the catholic church as keeper of that faithclothed as a monk in , he devoted his life to the benedictine way, and, after completing a degree at oxford, spent 12 years teaching classics at ampleforth, and leading it as prior for the final 3 of those years our book is in good condition for its age, despite lacking a dust jacket previous sale price of 1/6, circled, at top of front pastedownsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the back cover may have sufferedsome water damage, as there is a stain both inside and out, with slight puckering of the pastedownit contains the texts of 11 lectures delivered at the university of tubingen in , with two additional lectures from and respectivelyin he was appointed master of st benet's hall in oxford, where he remained for 27 years, and was able to spend much time in translating texts such as 'the spirit of catholicism'very occasional spots of foxing noted107 is torn at the bottom, but with no frank losskarl borromäus adam () was a german catholic theologian of the early 20th centurydom justin mccann) -1st edition thusthis is the best known of the author's works
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Fans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldpraise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each othersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramain the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforeoxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpseshe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of rome
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In he was appointed professor of natural history at queens college belfast and later as professor of botany in the university of aberdeenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe author was born in aberdeenfirst editiongilt title on spinethomson) page - xxxii pp with fold-out plate - 344pp 17 x 11 cm, condition; fair, despite loosened dedication page and some spotting on first end pages, a further tight and clean copyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidickie, george - professor of botany in the university of aberdeen the botanist's guide to the countries of aberdeen, banff, and kincardinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableembossing folding map of aberdeen, banff & kincrdine shires - tilte page - dedication (to acomes with non adhesive transparent dust jacketgreen buckram hardbackplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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In he was appointed professor of natural history at queens college belfast and later as professor of botany in the university of aberdeenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe author was born in aberdeenfirst editiongilt title on spineare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidickie, george - professor of botany in the university of aberdeen the botanist's guide to the countries of aberdeen, banff, and kincardinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableembossing folding map of aberdeen, banff & kincrdine shires - tilte page - dedication (to athomson) page - xxxii pp with fold-out plate - 344pp 17 x 11 cm, condition; good, tight and clean copygreen buckram hardbackplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Witness his youth, college years, and wartime experiences, events which would shape his outward philosophies and eventually his presidency-and shape our livesthese notes and diary dictations, quoted throughout this book, provide a unique insight into the complexities of the modern presidency and the great issues of american policy and politicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethroughout his career richard nixon made extensive notes about his ideas, conversations, activities, meetingsoxfam bookshop cheltenham former president richard nixon's bestselling autobiography is an intensely personal examination of his life, public career, and white house yearsfollow his meteoric rise to national prominence and the great peaks and depths of his presidencyduring his presidency, from november until april and again in june and july , he kept an almost daily diary of reflections, analyses, and perceptionsmemoirs, spanning nixons formative years through his presidency, reveals the personal side of richard nixonwith startling candor, nixon reveals his beliefs, doubts, and behind-the-scenes decisions, shedding new light on his landmark diplomatic and domestic initiatives, political campaigns, and historic decision to resign from the presidency
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Accompanied by his faithful labrador, dickens, and the increasingly exasperated inspector geordie keating, sidney is called to investigate the unexpected fall of a cambridge don from the roof of king's college chapel, a case of arson at a glamour photographer's studio and the poisoning of zafar ali, grantchester's finest spin bowlercan he decide between his dear friend, the glamorous socialite amanda kendall and hildegard staunton, the beguiling german widow? to make up his mind sidney takes a trip abroad, only to find himself trapped in a web of international espionage just as the berlin wall is going upalongside his sleuthing, sidney has other problemscanon sidney chambers, loveable priest and part-time detective, is backsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop evesham
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My own mother read me both the hobbit and the lord of the rings when i was eight, and the books became so important to me that i wrote my college application essay about how they shaped my view of the world (i got accepted)£1 each these were great reading for my childpart 2 the two towers part 3 the return of the king barnes & noble blog: tolkien’s books ask a lot from their readers, and if a kid is too young to begin the journey, they might lose interest, and never finish the booksbut they give an awful lot back in return; reading the books at a young and impressionable age is a magical experience
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Please check shipping costs before ordering synopsis in a cavern called the house of thunder, susan thorton watched in terror as her lover died a brutal death in a college hazingapparently involved in a fatal accident, she is suffering from amnesiahave the dead come back to life? or has susan plunged into the abyss of madness? with the help of her neurosurgeon, susan desperately clings to her sanity while fighting to uncover who or what could be stalking herand in the following four years, the four young men who participated in that grim fraternity rite also died violentlyall she knows is that her convalescence is unfolding into a fearful nightmare - and that the faces that surround her, pretending loving care, are those of the four men involved in that murder years beforeor did they? twelve years later susan wakes in a hospital bedshe doesn't remember who she is or why she is there
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Previous owner has written name and college on front endpaper in inkoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , cambridge university pressblue boards in good orderdustwrapper has a slight chip to the spine and some markings to the rear otherwise cleantraditionally, logic has been claimed to be 'the science of rational arguement', but the relevance to our everyday disputes of the formal logician's results has remained unclearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop thame volume 7 of the monographs on archaeology and fine arts sponsored by the archaeological institute of america and the college art association of americasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music totnes regent cd regcd204 stanford & parry the choir of christ's college cambridge cd and case are in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Faure: ave verum corpus; ave maria; cantique de jean racinefaure: tantum ergo; tantum ergo; maria mater gratiae; o salutaris hostialiszt: o salve regina; o salutaris hostia; ave verum corpusverdi: pater noster; ave maria (quattro pezzi sacri)oxfam shop fulwood road romantic church music from europe - the choir of christ's college, cambridge brahms: ach, arme welt; geistiliches lied; schaffe in mir, gott; wenn wir in hochsten noten seinsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The voyage to australia and tahitithe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadathese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsit covers the coast of north americaappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companythe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication involume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryvery small tear to spine on volume iias a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiiit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manysee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coast
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Oxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalffinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doom
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Each king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original catalogueit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)garde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtryreferences andregiment of the line, by king and countrythe british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series “scotland the brave”)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitereferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7thit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargena112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikireferences na111catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)the king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryreferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)they are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramafrench light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontbritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresall of them have been sold out and retiredtomas picton by britains, referenceit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)french artillery, by king and countrycuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countrythe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)it also includes srthe scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)references na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series “vive l´empereur”)it consists of close to 32 figuresthe french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rdcharacteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxit consists of 11 figuresthe 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series “scum of the earth”)references na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)coldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series “on campaign”)
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itthe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printthis edition is fromare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in pariscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentspart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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It was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by at video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridge70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe yeomen of the guard vhs video tapethe video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3
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What’s more, the smartbunker allows each horse’s feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlythe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedsthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidshowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected materialsmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horse’s stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchasedsome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usagefurthermore, feed can be weighed out, which reduces waste and also allows monitoring of overfeeding or underfeeding, and before refilling the smartbunker can be fully washed down, allowed to dry, and then refilled to keep feed fresh and cleanit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little forceits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialworking together, it’s a win-win situation for everyone involved(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact www
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Our 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 catawikiiron maiden ?– the number of the beast label: parlophone ?– series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered – format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cdcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableiron maiden ?– the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?– format: 2 × cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dell’unita d’italia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevarasimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timeó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gbut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americanoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centurymorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empire
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Karim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big citybut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the eastoxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed of
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In good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pagesoxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam warsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic eventstranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don luce
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His aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingsat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todayjones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumsthe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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