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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 livingover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikeluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryluminous 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 moreaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixedthe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every moment
10 €
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book of the wyld exwhether you seek to defend the wyld or oppose its most outrageous creations, this is the book for youthe condition of the item you will receive is exmanufacturer: white wolf
40 €
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Oxfam bookshop st albans chosen as a book of the year in the times literary supplement, the evening standard, the daily telegraph, the guardian, the times'a brilliant novel of deception, love and trust to join his supreme cannon' evening standard'vintage le carréit gives the reader, at long last, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that have been missing for 54 yearseloquent, subtle, sublimely paced' daily mail'splendid, fast-paced, riveting' andrew marr, sunday times'remarkablehe's in the first rank' ian mcewan'one of those writers who will be read a century from now' robert harris see oxfam website for delivery information read moreimmensely clever, breathtakingthe reason? cold war ghosts have come back to haunt himintelligence operations that were once the toast of the service are to be dissected by a generation with no memory of the berlin walllike wine, le carré's writing has got richer with agethere is only one le carréreally, not since the spy who came in from the cold has le carré exercised his gift as a storyteller so powerfully and to such thrilling effect' john banville, guardianpeter guillam, former disciple of george smiley in the british secret service, has long retired to brittany when a letter arrives, summoning him to londonsomebody must pay for innocent blood spilt in the name of the greater goodvintage john le carré'utterly engrossing and perfectly pitcheddon't wait for the paperback' the times'perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in britain
2 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiilluminated manuscript on parchment, xv century ( circa), written most likely in a scriptorium in central-northern francehandwritten text on one column of 16 lines with the use of a pale dark brown ink and annotated with pale red inktotal size of the handwritten parchment: 11however, there might be some slight signs of ageing or marginal dirt that do not damage anything at allour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis handwritten parchment is in rather good condition, considering its nearly 600 years of ageas one can see, i used a chiaroscuro technique for the preparation of the photos, to try to make the audience understand and above all see the absolute homogeneous brilliance / shine that is present in the gold used to illuminate this type of manuscriptplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesize of the handwritten part: 6 x 4text in latin and sometimes in french, liturgical manuscript in elegant gothich-batarde style, a classic of the xv centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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It is a book of 8 pagesthe book is written in both english and frenchthe book describes the city of victoria and its surrounding countrysidealong with the book included in this pack of sports there are 57 individual stampsall the stamps in the book have been unused, although they are not neatly presentedthe book in a cellophane cover shows the full set of commonwealth games from canadathe pictures on the stamps in this book show the high jump, wheelchair racing, indoor cycling around a velodrome, bowling and divingthe book describes the triumph of the personal achievements that the athletes gain while being able to participant in the commonwealth gamesoxfam emporium manchester in this collection there is a book about the commonwealth games stamps that were issued in canada in that took place in victoria in canadathere are photos in the book of vintage sports equipment, famous athletes who had taken part in the commonwealth games in previous years, the natural world of victoria, the beautiful sights of victoria, and photos of some of the sports that were taking place at the commonwealth gamesoverall the stamps in this pack are in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit briefly explains some of the cultural traditions of victoria in canadathe countries that these 57 stamps were issued in are australia, ajman state, new zealand, north korea, great britain, finland, afghanistan, germany, antigua, hungary, guinea ecuatorial, ireland, jamaica, bulgaria and canadathe newest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the stamps are unusedthere are two copies of each stampit details a brief history of the commonwealth games that took place in canadasome of the stamps stills have a little of the envelope they were originally attached to still visiblea couple of the stamps are a little fadedone of the stamps shows the national stadium of jamaicaon the inside of the back cover there are white and brown stamps that are neatly presents in a cellophane coveringthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s and ssome of the stamps are a little foldedthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe sports shown on the stamps in this collection of the 57 stamps are hang-gliding, fencing, football, fun running, kayaking and canoeing, skateboarding, netball, white water rafting, sailboarding, diving, dance, fishing, horse racing, cycling, golf, running over hurdles, tenpin bowling, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, ice hockey, downhill skiing, mountain biking, squash, beach cricket, tenpin bowling, ski boarding, life guard swimming, kite flying, skiing, shooting, rock climbing, snorkelling, and tennissome of the stamps have a clearly shown printed postmark on themthe sports events that are celebrated in this collection of stamps are the empire games and the commonwealth games, the rugby world cup, the football world cup, the ryder golf cup tournament, the winter olympic games, the summer olympic games, and the international lightning class championships for sailing
5 €
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In very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead zildjian: a history of the legendary cymbal makers this book, fully authorized by zildjian, tells the exciting story of the world's most popular cymbal company on the monumental occasion of its 375th anniversarythe zildjian story is told firsthand by the zildjian family members and by the legendary drummers who participated in the important musical movements of the 20th centurythe corners are very slightly bruised at the bottom
35 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the traditional tunes harmonised by alfred moffatwillebeek le mairoxfam shop malvern hardcover in fine condition internallywith 104 tunes - see index page photocover design by hthe boards have pale foxing
8 €
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Edinburgh and east coast cook book: a celebration of the amazing food and drink on our doorstep, paperback by fisher, katie, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free p&p in the uk the edinburgh and east cook book celebrates the best of the area's food and drink scene with over 25 recipes contributed by a diverse selection of restaurants, bars, cafes and small producers across edinburgh and the east coast of scotlandamong this line-up are the newport, a fine dining restaurant by masterchef winner jamie scott
25 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicover page; 722 numbered pages, inside, 16 tipped-in engraved plates, depicting french views except for one, depicting mont blanc seen from chamounibookplate of thomas fitz gerald on the front counter-plateeach volume is illustrated by copious engravingscoeval full havana-coloured binding with embossing and gold edging on the plates; spine redone with inadequate leather; marbled edges and endpapersour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehere we describe the fourth volume of the original london edition, which tells of the trips to francethe first story is "a journey to paris in the year " by dra six-volume american edition of pinkerton's travel collection was published in philadelphia incopy in good condition, except for the redone spine and sporadic mildew or yellowingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe last two narratives concern the mountains: horace-bénédict de saussure’s story "an account of the attempts that have been made to attain the summit of mont blanc"; and louis-fransois ramond's "journey to the summit of mont perdu" dates back tocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemartin lister, an english naturalist and physician; travels during the years and followed, with a focus on the agricultural resources of france described by the agronomist arthur youngfourth volume of a collection of the most renowned and interesting travels in all parts of the world, consisting of 17 volumes written by the scottish historian and poet john pinkerton, published for the first time in britain in
108 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreencompassing 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 empireoxfam 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 theman 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 imagined
6 €
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A map book of the british islesvintage map book of the british islesinternall pages cleanthe cover is badly stained, front and rearpublished by macmillan & co
12 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storee miller - scripture history - t kelly - hardbacks - cm x 10 cm vol 1 - 74 pages of text each with a full page illustration accompanying it vol paginated continuously from volume 1 + index to volume 1 and 2 to rear of this volume both volumes are in v ery good condition both have firm tight bindings clean bright contents diamond patterned tooling to front and rear of boards gilt decorated edges to boards spine in 5 blocks decorated gilt - fine set occasional small flaw or blemish - very collectable beautiful illustrated edition of the scripture history with the lives of the most celebrated apostlesthe work is made up of two books all complete with beautiful engravings showing biblical scenes with figurated title page in each volumevolume i contains a large hand coloured folding plate representing what appears to be a scene from noahs ark - together with 44 more hand coloured plates to volume 1, the other plates being black and white -- volume 2 has all black and white plates - this is an exceptional and rare work coloured plates make this an exceptional set read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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164 €
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Oxfam shop redruth music time - a book of easy tunes with lithographs by sheila jackson a relatively rare survival in good condition, it's only fault is a crease to the bottom of the front cover all the pages are clean and unmarked a puffin picture book see oxfam website for delivery information read more
17 €
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book is in excellent condition comes with a map of the journey bookmarkthis book gives a thorough background to the path with much detail about the various insight stagesa map of the journey is an orginial, never previously published workthe sayādaw illustrates this with many stories from his own practice and from his many teachersit is a transcript of a series of eleven preparatory talks given by sayādaw u jotika of burma prior to a meditation retreat held in australiapublisher: inward path place of publication: malaysia format: paperback publication year: subject: buddhism language: english a map of the journey by sayādaw u jotika is over 400 pages long introduction to insight meditation
3 €
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Title: hagakure: the book of the samuraibinding: hardcoverlist price (msrp)condition: very goodauthors: tsunetomo, yamamotoproduct category: books
8 €
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Discover the story of the film inside! the book is newdisney frozen book of the film by parragon books ltd description: frozen is the story of anna, who sets off on an epic journey to save her kingdom…teaming up with an adventurer named kristoff, anna searches for her sister, elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in an eternal wintercash on collection
1 €
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Polar bear: a book of postcards (firefly postcard book) this postcard book is in excellent condition
2 €
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%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailseighty four rooms a unique collection of the most stylish & individual boutique hotels by sebastian schollgen (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 6 to 8 working days
30 €
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If a reader starts growing just one of these unusual plants, the book will surely have done its jobindependent i, 18th september 'anyone with a desire to grow more unusual edibles can learn a great deal from his book, a taste of the unexpected
17 €
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*selected as a book of the year in the sunday times and the observer*featuring all the inspiring, retail price £new, unwanted gift, at bargain price, which would make an excellent present for someone who likes cookingover 100 relaxed, achievable & delicious recipes
6 €
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*selected as a book of the year in the sunday times and the observer*new, unwanted hardback book by nigella lawson, at bargain price, which would make an excellent present for someone who likes cookingfeaturing all the inspiring, retail price £ read moreover 100 relaxed, achievable & delicious recipes
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Oxfam shop stafford the book of the goons, nd impression) some pages have come away from the spine (as shown in pictures)" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"incorporating a new selection of spike milligan's goon show scripts the authentic inter-goonal correspondence of peter sellers, harry secombe and spike milligan, photographs by snowdon and drawings by the goons
14 €
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Finest hour - the book of the bbc tv series authors tim clayton & phil craig first publication in by hodder & stoughton hardback with dust jacket approx 418 pages powerful account of events in very good clean condition inscription to previous owner added owned from new in same family please see photos for condition rrp £ bargain £6 ono from a smoke & pet free home can post out at buyers cost if required social distancing observed read more
6 €
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3 books, britain's heritage, the times book of the countryside and aa book of the carcollection retford read morein good used condition£5 each or £12 for the three
5 €
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The book of the righteous is truly a divine sourcebook like no othermanufacturer: green ronin publishingthese churches can be used in any campaign setting to bring a whole new level of detail to the religious characters
47 €
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Finest hour - the book of the bbc tv series authors tim clayton & phil craig first publication in by hodder & stoughton hardback with dust jacket approx 418 pages powerful account of events in very good clean condition inscription to previous owner added owned from new in same family please see photos for condition rrp £ bargain £5 ono from a smoke & pet free home can post out at buyers cost if required social distancing observed read more
5 €
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Any hard arsenal fan interested in some arsenal stuff a new scarf not worn two mugs and a book of the arsenals football history through the years read more
10 €
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Fantastic pictorial history book of the 20th century stunning in depth book of facts and photos £3
3 €
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Hardback edition of boys' book of the world cup, by kenneth wolstenholmecoloured laminated boards (too early for an isbn); in generally good condition with clean pages and a tight binding see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bedford 124 pages
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop stratford upon avon a book of lettering, by reynolds stone london a & c black ltd; third editionminor damage to cover and linen spine; staining to covers and foxing to internal pages; otherwise condition generally good £12 see oxfam website for delivery information read morea simple guide to the practice and appreciation of decent letter formsfully illustrated throughouthard cover; 48pp
12 €