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6 gilt bands, a dark red title block and gilt lettering to the spinei have here for sale a book entitled a summary of geography and history, both ancient and modern by alexander adamthe book covers the political state and principal revolutions of the most illustrious nations in ancient and modern times; their manners and customs; the local situation of cities; especially of such as have been distinguished by memorable events: with an abridgment of the fabulous history of mythology of the greeksthe highlight in this book are the 14 excellent fold-out maps which include: world in hemispheres map of america with the latest discoveries accurate map of europe a new map of africa aegyptus antiqua asiae quae vulgo minor dicituret syriae orbis veteribus notus palaestina italia antiqua graecae antiquae britannia antiqua gallia antiqua orbis romanus the solar system half dark brown leather on orange marbled boardsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki858 pages, 22 x 14 cmit is a fourth edition published in by cadell and davies, londonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinternally the binding is tight and the maps are in fine condition as are the pagesfirst map of the world is detachedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableboth hinges are cracked but the boards are still in fine condition
57 €
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book in good condition, some foxing/tape spots on front and rear end papers but none on the plates or interiorincludes frontispiece for the the rime of the ancient mariner, drawing for title page of of wives and wiving, lettering and handwriting for john donne's "why puritans make long sermons", drawing and title page for love poems by anton vogt and many moreoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street a second book of leo bensemann's work exemplified in twenty drawings in pen & pencil together with six engravings on wood and specimens of calligraphy and typography with a grand piece of german text and other select pieces never before engraved contains 31 plates of various art pieces from bookplates to typeset design by leo bensemanfading to top edge of original pink boards front and rearcorners bumped and top edge has shelf rub and bump/creaseshelf rub/dirt on outside of plastic filmprinted by caxton press, marchsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket wrapped in plastic film which has shrunk and caused the edges to curl slightly
95 €
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book is hardback bound in green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spineex-library book with usual stamps and marks overall in good condition for a book of its ageoxfam bookshop ludlow translated by james michie and widely considered to be one of the best translations of horace's work, this book was published by hart-davis insome foxing and staining to edges but text bright and clear see oxfam website for delivery information read morefull dj torn in parts
7 €
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Gilt title lettering to the spineillustrated throughout with many sketch maps, and it has 5 full page plates plus a huge fold out map at the back of the bookthis book is in good condition, the pages are clean and bright, and tightly bound with no loose or missing pages 634pp 25cm x 17cmare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigilt illustration of a ship to the front boardbound in green linen boardsnewspaper cutting stuck to the title pageillustration of queen victoria is stuck to the title versothe ends of the spine are worn, and the board corners are bumpedpencil inscription to the inside of the front boarda history of newfoundland from the english, colonial, and foreign records by dplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis second edition was published in by eyre & spotiswoodecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
61 €
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Published by the anglican book centre hardback with gold lettering on front boardoxfam books & music fareham the book of alternative services of the anglican church of canadasee oxfam website for delivery information read more in very good condition
8 €
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Oxfam bookshop cotham hill first edition of this classic children's book featuring our hero noggin the nog black boards and spine with gilt lettering to the spine boards showing signs of wear on the corners and edges as is usual for a book of this age ink inscription on publisher's page no dust jacket page edges stained through age and sunlight but otherwise crisp and tightly bound to the spine with no creases or tears see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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15 €
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An illustrated book of "the book of canaries and cage birds" by wgreen morocco cover with spine lettering in goldalso has 65 drawings on wood( first edition?)in due to retirement and death the publisher changed name to cassell onlyprinted by cassel, petter55 coloured picture plates each with tissue guardsswayland and august f
400 €
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The green cloth pictorial boards with gilt lettering along the spine, are lightly rubbed and bumped at the corners and edges the book is the tale of a lost race climaxing in the discovery of a secret location occupied by incans, and contains illustrations, including a frontispiece by frances ewanthere a small rip to the top of the spine ends and some slight crushing to the spine endsa very rare editionthe hardback is in good condition for its agethere is a crack at the hinge near the back as shown in the photo, and a date has been written on the front endpaper inside, the uncut pages are lightly tanned with age, with some foxing throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop didsbury "a princess of vascovy: her trials and troubles, her adventures, and misadventures and where they brought her" is a romantic novel by john oxenham, otherwise known as william arthur dunkerley, the english journalist, novelist and poet, born in manchester in
19 €
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Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to a somewhat bleached spine coveroxfam books & music totnes a book of very considerable scope synthesising history from early times to recent and cosmic science including “ethnology, medicine, world politics and economics and all human culture”end papers are highly stylised black and white illustrations and there are two similar illustrations on fold out pages which are intact and in good conditionreview pasted neatly into the front end papersa little wear to the corners and edges of the boardsthere is extensive annotation and underling throughout the text and on the rear end pagesas far as can be ascertained all these are in pencil and thus erasabletwo owners’ name in ink one below the review and the other on the title pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredaniel hardback with no dj
35 €
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Volume 2 hardback is green cloth covered board with gold lettering no spinevolume 1 hardback is green cloth covered board with gold lettering on spine in excellent conditionrest of pages tightly bound, clean and unmarkedpages are tightly bound, clean and unmarkeddust jackets of both books show signs of wear and tearvery minor scuff mark to edge of spine otherwise boards are in excellent conditioninscription to first page in black ink and discolouration to pageinscription in black ink on first on pageoxfam books & music beeston a history of british livestock husbandry by robert trow-smith (2 vol) hardback with dust jackets volsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
55 €
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Condition: good to fine (corners bumped, lettering on spine somewhat faded) and: hubert crackanthorpe - last studiescondition: good to fine (corners bumped, lettering on spine somewhat faded) *first edition of one of the very finest, and most underrated, short story writers of the yellow ninetiesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihubert crackanthorpe - sentimental studies and a set of village tales - london - wcrackanthorpe () died young and under mysterious circumstances read morewith an appreciation by henry james - london - wstories about 'the cruelty of life', as the great henry james puts it in his, little know, introductionoriginal green cloth - frontispiece photographic portrait of the authororiginal green clothplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecontemporary and kindred spirit of writers like oscar wilde, ernest dowson, aubrey beardsleycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableheinemann - - first edition - 8vo, 13 x 20 cm
42 €
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New breakthrough french - macmillan, book + 4x60 mns audio cassettes palgrave macmillan: breakthrough french 2 - book + 3x60 mns audio cassettes breakthrough further french - book + 3 x 60 mns audio cassettes a textbook of translation, peter newmark - book, prentice hall macmillan le français des affaires - didier / hatier, 2 vhs video cassettes 1 + 2 (pal) les affaires en francais, hatier international - book hodder and stoughton: business french - book + 2 audio cassettes en route vers l'europe (life, work, study) - book + 2 audio cassettes telephone french - book + audio cassette ligne directe - hodder and stoughton, book and 2 x audio cassettes (a & b) hachette francais des affaires - 350 exercises book + corrigés book (answers) grammaire (niveau debutant) - 350 exercises book grammaire (niveau superieur exercises book + corrigés book (answers) vocabulaire - 350 exercises book stanley thornes the key to french grammar, ian lane - book talking business french - book + 2 audio cassettes working with french, development level - book + (foundation level and cassette 1) l'expression francaise - flem, exercise book + corrigé book (answers) affaires à faire, pratique de la negociation d'affaires en francais - flem, book french for starters - 2 audio cassettes get by in business french - bbc business course for beginners, book + 2 audio cassettes french business situations - routledge, book + 2 audio cassettes professionnellement votre, entrainement a l'expression orale, jeux de roles et discussions - larousse, book 1 and book 2 french for business assignments - malcolm bower and lucette barbarin, 2 audio cassettes read moreformer career in languagesbargain price for the lot at £34!!! all items genuinepostage at buyer's expense via hermesa selection of french learning material - some hardly used
29 €
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4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spine(hong kong: the club, )eastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred years1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club inchapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course aheadwith a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath thatoxfam books & music fareham chambers, gillianintroduction by vic locke, commodorein excellent, hardly-read used conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith bibliography and lots of photographsforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong konga huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht club
17 €
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book in very good clen conditionpublished - paper back book in very good clean condition, signed edition of the bookpsalms of osagyefo chanting down babylon ******signed booka book of poetry by the jamacian born poet(lrbs) psalms of osagyefo chanting down babylon *******signed book********this is a signed book signed by the writer, inscription inside****** printed in the united states of america******** published by jah roots productions******** read more
75 €
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Blue cloth with gilt to lettering on spine and disc on front which says 'arts and commerce promoted', some browning, pages tanned and occasionally foxed, good in original blue cloth gilt, extremities worn and bumpedcondition: goodoxfam shop darley street a history of the royal society of arts henry trueman wood published by john murray, london () used hardcover about this item: john murray, londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
19 €
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Fremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the livingusing vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightenedoxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhismhere, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixedover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikethe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentluminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
10 €
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Hardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine in excellent conditionoxfam books & music beeston a history of emmanuel college cambridge by sarah bendall, christopher brooke and patrick collinson hardback with dust jacket "emmanuel college was founded by the royal minister sir walter mildmay in ; he chose a leading moderate puritan, laurence chaderton, as first master, and aimed to educate godly ministers and good preacherspages bright, tightly bound, clean and unmarked" dust jacket in excellent condition with bumping to edges onlythis history presents its development from these beginnings to the present daysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
15 €
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The little book of hygge is the book we all need right now, guaranteed to bring warmth and comfort into your lifethe little book of hygge is the definitive, must-read introduction to hygge, written by meik wiking, ceo of the happiness research institute in copenhagenthe book is packed full of original research on hygge, conducted by meik and his team, along with beautiful photographs, recipes and ideas to help you add a touch of hygge to your lifewhat is important is that you feel itoxfam bookshop cheltenham **the international, new york times and sunday times bestseller, with over a million copies sold around the world**denmark has an international reputation for being one of the happiest nations in the world, and hygge is widely recognised to be the magic ingredient to this happinesshooga? hhyooguh? heurgh? it is not really important how you choose to pronounce or even spell 'hygge'hygge has been described as everything from "cosines of the soul" to "the pursuit of everyday pleasures"see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether you're cuddled up on a sofa with a loved one, or sharing comfort food with your closest friends, hygge is about creating an atmosphere where we can let your guard down
3 €
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Both book and dust jacket are slightly bumped at extremities, but the jacket is wonderfully glossy, the binding is sound and tight, the contents of the book are close to as new, and the jacket is not price-clippedthe community spirit endures in sennen, and through memories and a rich harvest of photographs, a way of life that is fast disappearing is celebrated and preserved in this bookoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames sennen can lay claim to being the first and last parish in britain, sited at the most westerly tip of cornwall, it is a landscape of coves, farms, and hamlets, and includes the famous promontory of land's end which, over the centuries, has attracted thousands of visitorsincluding list of subscribersa close-knit community grew up in this once remote parish and a strong sense of friendship and family ties continues to this daysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sea has played a vital part in the life of the parish with fisherman gaining a tough living from it and the lifeboat, coastguards and lighthouse keepers have all been part of its proud maritime tradition
30 €
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A guide book of united states coins : official red book (guide book of united states coins (hardcover hidden wiro)) (official red book: a guide book of united states coins (spiral)) by ryeoman *excellent condition*
16 €
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A large rare antique book of "modern practical farriery" in poor conditionthe spine & corners are leather bound in red leatherhowever, it is still a very interesting book, with some great reference materialthere's a little foxingit would be a great piece of history for the equestrian, historian or farrierplease free to make an offerit's in poor condition, as there's lots of staining & discoloration on the front & back coverspostage includes being signed forit contains 528 pages, then at the back of the book, it strangely contains another 96 pages on "diseases of cattle, sheep & pigs"how to buy, keep & treat a horse in health & disease etc etc"it's very large & heavy at approx " tall by 10"quite interesting for equestrian & keepers of horsesplease study the images, as they also form part of the description & please do your own research it covers "history, varieties & uses, breaking, training, feeding, stabling & groominga lot of the pages are loose & there is some spine damagei can only assume that it's designed to be a taster to get the reader to purchase more books on a similar subject mattercan post at extra cost
125 €
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And for £1 a book (each)this is quite a collection of guinness book of world recordsthey're all yourskind regards jed read morecollection would be best but i will delivery these locally for a small feecollection of 30 x guinness book's of world records dates i am selling these books for a friend, and so do please get in touch if you have any questions
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The book itself though is in very good conditionthis book was first published in by souvenier press, then later re-issued up tilla cellarful of noise brian epstein this is a book by the beatles iconic manager 'brian epstein' it charts the story of the most famous band in the world, through just some of their ups and downs and the journey they undertookit looks at the beginnings from their home town in liverpool, to thier rise and subsequent conquer of the united statesthis is one of the first editions printed inthe dust cover is showing a few signs of age, but is still in very good condtion for a 49 year old publication
100 €
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Islamic prayer book of en'am with gold illumantion ottoman period writing date is hijri / adyou can find a writing date end of the book and i added photo of writing date, you can control itare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicontain lot of verses from holy quran and special prayeri added photo of these speacil illumantion pages photodimensions is 13 cm x 7 cmcondition is goodcover is a original and leathertotally 100 leaf and 200 pagesmiddle of the book, 10 pages has a special gold decorativeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirst page has a illumantion with gold and this is an islamic art, which is teshib, islamic illumantion artespecially borders are goldplease look at photo carefullycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
140 €
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Paperback book of pickering castle north yorkshire by english heritage this book contains 36 pages of drawings, photos of pickering castle from the grassy mound to the curtain walls and towers of this royal fortress the mound was raised by william the conqueror the inner courtyard is of early 12th century and was built for henry 111 the towers built by order of edward 11 in this book contains a quick tour (centre pages) with descriptions of the buildings and the castles history in its changing role the book is as new also comes free to you only a colour map of over 400 english heritage places to visit £2
2 €
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Lavishly illustrated with over 130 full-colour photos, the professional's book of budgerigars is a practical, easy-to-read book that will be helpful to the beginning fancier and advanced aviculturist alikeoxfam shop colne road the professional's book of budgerigars is a comprehensive and beautiful book that provides all of the information that is necessary for the proper feeding, care and breeding of these popular pet birdssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
8 €
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He introduces the monks who made the book and guides the reader through the intricate detail of this ancient and exotic bookoxfam bookshop carlisle a beautiful and simple introduction to the book of kells here george otto simms, a world-renowned authority on the book of kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscriptwith 60 illustrations hardback with dust jacket in excellent conditionpages clean and unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read more not price clipped
4 €
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The book itself though is in very good conditionthis book was first published in by souvenier press, then later re-issued up tilla cellarful of noise brian epstein this is a book by the beatles iconic manager 'brian epstein' it charts the story of the most famous band in the world, through just some of their ups and downs and the journey they undertookit looks at the beginnings from their home town in liverpool, to thier rise and subsequent conquer of the united statesthis is one of the first editions printed inthe dust cover is showing a few signs of age, but is still in very good condtion for a 57 year old publication
100 €
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A guide book of united states coins : official red book (official red book: a guide book of united states coins) by ryeoman - hardcover
14 €
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book binding:hardbackthe boys' book of airfixwe 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!author:ward, arthur
9 €