Yorkshire a lyrical history of englands
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Oxfam shop west hampstead first published in , this important history of natal begins with a description of the country and an account of its discovery by vasco da gamaan appendix inserted while the book was being prepared for publication contains "a brief history of the orange-river sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake ngami, commandoes of the dutch boers, &cthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrationsthe overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingp + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound inthe name of a previous owner is written on the f" the cloth cover of the book is in poor condition: there are numerous water and other markings, and tears along the edges of the spine, though it is still attachedthe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the fholden proceeds to describe the arrival of english and dutch settlers, the establishment of an english government, and the development of sugar and coffee plantations, trade and settlementsthe three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all presentsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentsdolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgraviawhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentthe successful bidder was fred fthe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off inconceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess annefrom to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forceshowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, inbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europedolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 yearsfrench, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker village
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Oxfam bookshop newport this ten-volume series covers the history of ireland from earliest times to the presentthe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt letteringthe present volume opens with a character study of the period, followed by twenty chapters of narrative history, with a survey of 'land and people, c 'Â the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spinerepresenting a harvesting of modern scholarship on the subject, its contributors are mainly historians, but include historical geographers and specialists in other related disciplines such as languages and literature, the visual arts, and musicfurther chapters cover the economy, legal developments, literature in english, education, administration and the public service, and emigration, ending with a study of ireland inthere are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text blockhowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithdrawn ex-library with all the usual markings
48 €
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Oxfam shop evesham in a second edition of their successful concise history of modern india, barbara metcalf and thomas metcalf explore india's modern history afresh and update the events of the last decadefrom the days of the mughals, through the british empire, and into independence, the country has been transformed by its institutional structuresin response to these dilemmas, the book grapples with questions of caste and religious identity, and the nature of the indian nationthese include the takeover of congress from the seemingly entrenched hindu nationalist party in , india's huge advances in technology and the country's new role as a major player in world affairsit is these institutions which have helped bring about the social, cultural and economic changes that have taken place over the last half century and paved the way for the modern success storysee oxfam website for delivery information read moredespite these advances, poverty, social inequality and religious division still fester
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Oxfam bookshop newark despite its position at the heart of europe and its quintessentially european nature, switzerland's history is often overlooked within the english-speaking worldthis comprehensive and engaging history of switzerland traces the historical and cultural development of this fascinating but neglected european country from the end of the dark ages up to the presentthe book concludes with a discussion of the contemporary challenges, often shared with neighbours, that shape the country todaythe authors focus on the initial confederacy of the middle ages; the religious divisions which threatened it after and its surprising survival amongst europe's monarchies; the turmoil following the french revolution and conquest, which continued until the federal constitution of ; the testing of the swiss nation through the late nineteenth century and then two world wars and the depression of the s; and the unparalleled economic and social growth and political success of the post-war erasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam original liverpool this is a novel, short, and eminently readable history of mathematicsmany histories provide a chronological history of the entire subject, which can sometimes make it difficult to follow the development of a particular branch over timethey also give an outstanding account of how the arabs not only preserved greek mathematics, but extended it in the 800 year period fromthe large number of informative illustrations support the text and contribute to what is a great readdahan-delmmédico and pfeiffer succeed splendidly in tracing each branch from its beginnings forwardsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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" what are myths? how have they evolved? and, why do we still so desperately need them? the history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each othermyths help us make sense of the universeoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street signed by the author! some wear to dustjacket - rubbing wear to corners and small marks on front cover, along with discolouration/shelf-wear "karen armstrong is one of britain's most renowned religious and social commentatorsheralding a major series of retellings of international myths by authors from around the world, armstrong's characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense - and why we dismiss it only at our peril" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"human beings have always been mythmakersarmstrong takes us from the palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the 'great western transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by science
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Oxfam shop mutley plain a definitive history of tin mining in cornwalla good readable copyinside pages are clean and securely boundsome creases to the covers and minor bumping to the cornerscomprehensive accounts of the working practices- and the grim realities- of this once major industry, tracing cornwall's rise as principal world source in the late 19th century through to its eventual and disastrous declineheavy tanning to the top page edges and slight brown stain to the side page edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morepaperback in fair condition with much sun fading to the borders of the covers and spine
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Oxfam bookshop st albans acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, above all the whole extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature - here is a history of theatre, worldwide in scope and ranging from its ancient origins in the choral hymns sung round the altar of dionysus to the fascinating variety of forms which it has taken in our own agesee oxfam website for delivery information read morelavishly illustrated with 262 plates, 34 in colour, this is part of thames and hudson's world of art library
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Oxfam shop dumfries this book offers a comprehensive thousand-year history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of hungary, from its nebulous origins in the ural mountains to the elections ofthe hungarian people preserved nevertheless a continuous individuality through its ural-born language and a specifically hungaro-european culturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefree and independent since , hungary continues to seek its rightful position in europedominated from the sixteenth century by the habsburgs, while ruling its own national minorities, hungary was deprived of two-thirds of its lands and peoples through successive treaties which followed the two world wars, after which it fell under soviet domination for nearly fifty yearsit tells above all the thrilling story of a people which became a great power in the region and then fought against - and was invaded by - ottomans, germans and soviets
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"the book is a pictorial history of europe's largest fun fair in the 20th centurythere is a text based introduction in which the author has selected numerous highlights, many personal quotes or extracts from contemporary newspapers"oxfam bookshop keynsham softback with glossy coverthe book has a large selection of black and white photosthe front cover shows signs of curling on the top rightthere is a 30mm crease on the back cover, near the left edge, with some mild scuffing on the bottom of the spine and some general scuffing to the edges of the both the front and back coversee oxfam website for delivery information read more the book is in good condition
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9 €
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The history of man-powered flightwe appreciate the impact a good book can havewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!
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A photographic history of english football by tim hill hardback bookusing over 400 photographs from the archives of the daily mail, many of which have never been published, this book tells the story of the great teams and great players of the country that gave football to the worldonly ÂŁ3 cash on collection in ramsgate read moreover 400 photographs, facts, figures and statisticsthis book charts all the key events in the game over the last 140 years
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A detailed military history of the english civil warpages very goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop truro hardback book with red boards in a very good conditionblack and white photographs and mapsit contains coherent and free floating histories of all the key campaigns and battles from edgehill to worcester during the periodillustrated dust jacket in a very good condition, minor shelf marking
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Oxfam shop brentwood a short history of our own times from the accession of queen victoria to the general election of by justin mccarthypages inside in good conditionthe spine has five raised bands with fancy gilt decorationscrest on front in gilt for stationer's school and school prize label inside for pages with marbled edgesbrown leather coversome minor spotting to few pages at front and backpublished by chatto & windusthere is rubbing to edges of spine and wear at corners; also some minor scratches on leather coversee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop alnwick a comprehensive history of world architecture from ancient egyptian to the present dayvery good condition for its ageslight loosening of the spinethis edition publishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop sevenoaks written by the reverend s h cooke and published in about , this is a local history of the church and parish of northfleet, kent from the earliest dayssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe volume is in good used condition without a dust jacket
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A global history of catholicismnew book still in sellophane coveringgiven as a gift
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Where’s a wally history of the world partworks4 complete binders50 per issue) collection only
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Oxfam shop west wickham the photographs in this pictorial history of rugby have been selected from the world-famous francis frith collection see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A definitive history of cwmbranfine condition in a nearly fine dustwrappergreen boards, gilt title to spineb/w illustrationsa fine copy in pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly scuffed to rear panelauthor: lloyd, w
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A complete history of the world’s great locomotives and fabulous train journeyscash on collection read morethe world encyclopaedia of locomotives
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Baslow and bubnell, often referred to as simply "baslow", is close to chatsworth house and the peak district national parkleft unpolished at his death, it has been edited and published another baslow residentwritten by a former headmaster of baslow school, who was born in baslow in and died inoxfam shop fulwood road published insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
24 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham from greek myths to graphicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe are helped to reach a greater awareness of how literature can transport us and help us make sense of what it means to be human
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history of yorkshire county cricket by j m kilburn in collaboration with j h nashpublished by the yorkshire county cricket club and printed inÂŁ12 +p&p read more
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" covering south and west yorkshireoxfam shop keswick volume 8 of the series" a regional history of the railways of great britain33 plates, including 7 illustrations in text, 8 regional maps and a folding mapsecond,revised and updated, , first beinga very clean copycontents in photo attachedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop ilkley a photographic history of the yorkshire wool industry from the bronze age to the present daysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle a comprehensive history of banking in yorkshire, detailing development from the eighteenth century to the present daynot price clipped see oxfam website for delivery information read moresoft cover in excellent condition, pages clean and tight
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An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsseen through macgregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedoxfam bookshop ealing neil macgregor's a history of the world in 100 objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined themencompassing a grand sweep of human history, a history of the world in 100 objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the olduvai gorge in africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in todaya stone pillar tells us about a great indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empiresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This set is the ideal geography and history referenceoxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history books'the times compact history of the world' is the most comprehensive small-format single-volume illustrated history of the world, richly enhanced with striking maps and photographs and featuring an accessible text by leading academicsall place names on the maps are fully indexedthe introductory section presents an extensive states and territories guide along with thematic maps and statistics on major world themes giving an accurate picture of today's world'the times world atlas' is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy-to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger times atlasesdetailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the worldall the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's worldcarrying the authority of the times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative guide to the world - past and presentit is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam husseinsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €