The last four hundred years
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This book traces some of the links between haringey and the worldwide scene over the last four hundred yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreassociated stickers and stamps inside front cover and on top edge of text blockrelated library stickersminor scuffs, marks and dents to edgesthat story, similarly, fits into a larger picture of world historyfaded towards and on spineouter edges of leaves slightly tannedoxfam bookshop newport local history is a piece of a giant jig saw of a national storypictorial paper covers within protective acetate sleeveex library book
14 €
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Translated into over two thousand languages, it is estimated that more than six billion copies have been sold in the last two hundred years alonein this seminal account karen armstrong traces the gestation of the bible to reveal a complex and contradictory document created by scores of people over hundreds of yearsoxfam shop wolverhampton the bible is the most widely distributed book in the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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four hundred years after the founding of the republic, rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicenter of a sprawling empiresee oxfam website for delivery information read morea generously budgeted show jointly produced by hbo and the bbc, rome takes viewers back to 52 bc for a chance to relive the reign of julius caesarbut now, the city's foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excessand two soldiers unwittingly become entwined in historical events, their fates inexorably tied to the fate of rome itselfoxfam bookshop ilkley rome complete contains all 22 episodes from season 1 and 2 of the emmy award-winning drama
18 €
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The edges of the page block are spotted but the contents of the book are in excellent clean conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluding indexwith illustrations and facsimilesoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames proceedings of conferences held in honour of johannes kepler
100 €
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In this pioneering book, 16 leading authorities explore a variety of aspects of oxford classics in the last two hundred years: curriculum, teaching and learning, scholarly style, publishing, gender and social exclusion and the impact of german scholarshipits rival, cambridge, was long dominated by mathematics, while oxford's leading study was classicssee oxfam website for delivery information read moregreats (literae humaniores) is the most celebrated classical course in the world: here its early days in the mid-19th century and its reform in the late 20th are discussed, in the latter case by those intimately involved with the reforms" fine conditionan opening chapter sets the scene by comparing oxford with cambridge classics, and several old favourites are revisited, including such familiar oxford products as liddell and scott's "greek-english lexicon", the "oxford classical texts", and zimmern's "greek commonwealth"the book as a whole offers a pioneering, wide-ranging survey of classics in oxfordoxfam bookshop raeburn place "oxford, the home of lost causes, the epitome of the world of medieval and renaissance learning in britain, has always fascinated at a variety of levels: social, institutional, cultural
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45 €
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There is a gift inscription, possibly from the author, on the front pastedown, and the last two pages are creased; the contents of the book are otherwise in excellent order, clean and brightoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 117 ppdust jacket has some marks, and is a little bumped along the top edge, but is complete and not price-clippedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluding appendices
15 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport 'buckinghams: a hundred years in the shoe trade ' charts the history of j buckingham and sons, the family boot and shoe retailers business based in norwich, and the development of the shoe tradefull-page black and white photographs throughout (see images 2 and 3 for examples)there is a page of additional text on the company history glued in on the inside of the back boardlittle signs of use and inside the text block and images are bright and cleanunusual, grained papervery good condition for its age see oxfam website for delivery information read moretasteful soft-yellow cloth cover, with taped spine and title lettering in gilt along spine, shows minor weara quality, collectable itemno highlighting or other notes
13 €
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Over the last two hundred years, the railways of britain have progressed from a few pioneering wagonways and plateways of the late eighteenth century to what they are todaycash on collection
5 €
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One hundred years of the motor car by marco ruiz read more
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Title: the hundred years war: english in france, (history and politics)list price (msrp)first edition: falsedust jacket: falsecondition: very good
6 €
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Bladestorm: the hundred years war (ps)dispatched with royal mail 2nd class large lettercondition is good
4 €
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Three hundred years of kitchen collectibles (300 years of kitchen collectibles) by linda c
14 €
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Paperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdomsthe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a danehe certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sidesby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallthis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern sea
1 €
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Fifty pence celebrating one hundred years off girlguiding uk i don’t know how much this is warth
300 €
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Celebrating one hundred years of girlguiding uk 50p read more
250 €
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Rare fifty pence coin hundred years of girl guidescash on collectioncirculated but in good condition
5 €
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) the band?–the last waltz the last waltz was the farewell concert of the canadian rock band the band and is the resulting live albumthe band were a roots rock group consisting of four canadians and one american: rick danko (bass guitar,vocals,fiddle), garth hudson (keyboards,accordion,saxophone), richard manuel (keyboards,drums,vocals),robbie robertson (guitar,vocals),and levon helm (drums,vocals,mandolin,guitar)the concert on november (thanksgiving) in winterland in san francisco lasted over five hours the specialty of the last waltz was the number of stars among the guest musicians, the recordings of muddy waters ’mannish boy, van morrison's caravan and the performances of neil young, joni mitchell and bob dylan are considered outstandingin the mid-s they gained recognition backing bob dylan,and the tour was notable as dylan’s first with an electric band 1our 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 availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki) the band–cahoots 1\tlife is a carnival\t 2\twhen i paint my masterpiece\t(bob dylan) 3\tlast of the blacksmiths\t 4\twhere do we go from here?\t 5\t4% pantomime\t 6\tshoot out in chinatown\t 7\tthe moon struck one\t 8\tthinkin' out loud\t 9\tsmoke signal\t 10\tvolcano\t 11\tthe river hymn 1st japanese pressing all mint the bang / legendary collectors-set read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebetween and ,they originally formed as the hawks,a backing band for rockabilly singer ronnie hawkinsincludes a 78 page booklet,with nice pictures and rare story`s from "the band" all in mint 2
34 €
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Night shyamalan directs this live-action adaptation of the animated nickelodeon tv series 'avatar: the last airbender'when aang (noah ringer) discovers that he is the last successor in a long line of avatars, he must lay aside his childhood ways and do all he can to bring peace and harmony to a war-torn worldjoining forces with waterbender katara (nicola peltz) and her brother sokka (jackson rathbone), aang harnesses his newfound powers to manipulate the four elements and foil the attempts of the fire nation to conquer and enslave the water, earth and air nationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham m
2 €
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" four light years" boxed set of four vinyl lbox showing signs of wear but the vinyl is in near mint condition
35 €
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four complete years with the blocksour 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 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 websiteplease see the scans for details
55 €
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A unique insight into the last desperate years of the german army at war on the eastern frontrare and previously unpublished photographs with in-depth captionson the vast steppes of the soviet union, it describes how the german army, together with the elite mountain troops and luftwaffe field divisions played a decisive role in trying to stem the rout along the disintegrating front linessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lymington scarce bookpublished by hellion & company, publishers of high quality military bookslarge format, illustrated laminated hard covers
29 €
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four pickaxes (bad joke, the joker's revenge, ivy axe, kingmaker)stop the press: the last laugh bundle brings the joker, poison ivy and more to fortnite! three back blings (laugh riot (reactive), back bloom, midas crest)
15 €
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It has been stored in bubble wrap in my home for the last couple of yearsin i bought this signed artist's proof of last tangoas can be seen from the photos taken in the last 6 months the print and the frame are in perfect conditiona mutually day/time to be agreedcollection onlyframed measurements are by inches
2700 €
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Fats waller & his rythm - the last years disc set see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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7 €
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Suitable for readers aged 5-8 yearslowri loves hearing about the last red kites which nested on the farm when granny sarah was a little girlgranny sarah and the last red kite, paperback by doyle, malachy; brown, petra (ilt), isbn x, isbn-13 a story featuring granny sarah and her granddaughter lowrithe environment is an important theme as is welsh conservation
7 €
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Brilliantly ambitious and powerfully written, the last time they met is a tale not so much of life, but of a life not livedoxfam bookshop ipswich when linda fallon and thomas janes meet at a writers' festival in toronto, it is a first time they have seen each other for twenty-six yearswritten with reverse chronology, anita shreve's new novel is a haunting story of mesmerising beauty, with a strong narrative pull that inescapably draws the reader in, and leaves its most stunning revelation until the very last sentencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moretheirs is a story bound by the irresistible pull of true passion - a love which begins in massachusetts in the early s, is rekindled in kenya in the mid s and which is about to play out its astonishing final episode
4 €
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Antique firescreen with a embossed copper panel depicting the scene of the last supperoverall size is 24" wide, 23" high, with the copper panel being 20" wide, 10" highreally great patina on the screen with the layers of polish that must of been used over the years, actually helps to bring the scene to lifesouth molton - delivery available for a small chargereally nice ornamental piecenot sure on age but we're thinking the copper is much older that then wood surround
50 €
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Told with boundless warmth and affection, the last act of love by cathy rentzenbrink is a heartbreaking yet uplifting testament to a family's survival and the price we pay for lovethis is the story of what happened to cathy and her brother, and the unimaginable decision that she and her parents had to make eight years after the night that changed everythingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the summer of , cathy's brother matty was knocked down by a car on the way home from a night outit was two weeks before his gcse results, which turned out to be the best in his schoolthey did not know then that there are many and various fates worse than deathsitting by his unconscious body in hospital, holding his hand and watching his heartbeat on the monitors, cathy and her parents willed him to surviveit's a story for anyone who has ever watched someone suffer or lost someone they loved or lived through a painful time that left them forever changedoxfam bookshop cheltenham a richard and judy book club selection
3 €
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Over the last four centuries, this economic ideology has become the dominant ideology in much of the worldinsurance may be a more efficient way to organise resources than a community barn raising, but the deep social and human ties that are constitutive of community are weakened by the shift from reciprocity to market relations marglin dissects the ways in which the foundational assumptions of economics justify a world in which individuals are isolated from one another and social connections are impoverished as people define themselves in terms of how much they can afford to consumesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, as stephen marglin argues, market relationships erode community marglin presents an account of how this happened and an argument for righting the imbalance in our lives that this ideology has fosteredin the past, for example, when a farm family experienced a setback - say the barn burned down - neighbours pitched inoxfam bookshop hertford economists celebrate the market as a device for regulating human interaction without acknowledging that their enthusiasm depends on a set of half-truths: that individuals are autonomous, self-interested, and rational calculators with unlimited wants and that the only community that matters is the nation-statenow a farmer whose barn burns down turns, not to his neighbours, but to his insurance company
13 €
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The last mughalis an extraordinary revisionist work with clear contemporary echoesthe last mughalis a portrait of the dazzling delhi zafar personified, the story of the last days of the great mughal capital and its final destruction in the catastrophe ofbahadur shah zafar ii, the last mughal emperor, was a mystic, a talented poet, and a skilled calligrapheras the british commissioner in charge insisted, no vestige should remain to distinguish where the last of the great moghuls restsdeprived of real political power by the east india company, zafar nevertheless succeeded in creating a court of great brilliance, and presided over one of the great cultural renaissances of indian historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe siege of delhi was the rajs stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreatbut while zafars mughal ancestors had controlled most of india, the aged zafar was king in name onlythen in zafars flourishing capital became the centre of an uprising that reduced his beloved delhi to a battered, empty ruinwilliam dalrymples powerful retelling of this fateful course of events is shaped from groundbreaking material: previously untranslated urdu and persian manuscripts that include indian eyewitness accounts, and the records of the delhi courts, police, and administration during the siegeit is the first account to present the indian perspective on the siege, and has at its heart the stories of the forgotten individuals tragically caught up in one of the bloodiest upheavals in historyoxfam shop colne road at 4 pon a hazy november afternoon in rangoon, , a shrouded corpse was escorted by a small group of british soldiers to an anonymous grave in a prison enclosurewhen zafar gave his blessing to a rebellion among the companys own indian troops, it transformed an army mutiny into the largest uprising the british empire ever had to face
14 €