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This is a fully illustrated book, 1st edition , in fact every page is crammed full of photographs on the buses of north staffordshire over the last century, a lot of the photographs have never been published, with detailed captions to appeal to lay readers, local historians & enthusiasts of bus historyfree postage to mainland uk read morein very nice condition, a must for every collection
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In a decisive victory in a war with spain lasting less than four months, it acquired territories in the caribbean and pacific, and positioned itself so that the twentieth century became to manywas the year in which the united states first became a world power
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Don't wait for the paperback' the times'perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in britainhe'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 morethere is only one le carréit gives the reader, at long last, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that have been missing for 54 yearsthe reason? cold war ghosts have come back to haunt himreally, 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 london'utterly engrossing and perfectly pitchedsomebody must pay for innocent blood spilt in the name of the greater goodlike wine, le carré's writing has got richer with agevintage john le carréimmensely clever, breathtakingeloquent, subtle, sublimely paced' daily mail'splendid, fast-paced, riveting' andrew marr, sunday times'remarkableoxfam 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 carréintelligence operations that were once the toast of the service are to be dissected by a generation with no memory of the berlin wall
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A fascinating read about the city of cardiff from late victorian britain through to the late 20th centuryhardback version with dust jacket
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Hi, for sale is a century excalibur x-cell 12 foot river rod in as new condition, very strong rod
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Here is a century vectra sport in vgc just could do with new reel seat the rest of the rod is in good nick i'll sell for £130 pick up sunderland
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A century in the skies booklet/order of service to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the royal air force, sunday 29 april at hereford cathedral, 26 pages (including front/back covers)a4 size with no writing/no folding still in good/mint condition
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A century in the skies booklet/order of service to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the royal air force, sunday 29 april at hereford cathedral, 26 pages (including front/back covers)a4 size with no writing/no folding still in good/mint condition, rare item only about 300 printedif unable to meet or collect please note packing/postage is not included within price however can be arranged, royal mail tracked/recorded service
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A century in the skies booklet/order of service to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the royal air force, sunday 29 april at hereford cathedral, 26 pages (including front/back covers)due to the coronavirus measures packing and postage is included within price, royal mail tracked/recorded servicea4 size with no writing/no folding still in good/mint condition, rare item only about 300 printed
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Oxfam shop st ives microsoft flight simulator a century of flight pc-cd rom softwareus/canada distribution see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A century in the skies booklet/order of service to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the royal air force, sunday 29 april at hereford cathedral, 26 pages (including front/back covers)if unable to collect happy to arranged packing and postage, tracked and recorded servicea4 size with no writing/no folding still in good/mint condition, rare item/raf memorabilia with only about 300 printed
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Oxfam bookshop exeter copy of "a century of song", composed by roy dean with piano arrangements by janet bishop, and first published indog-earring - nonethere are lyrics for vocalists, and notation for piano (sample photo two)see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 40-page booklet is in ex+ conditioncompression marks - nonepen marks - at the bottom of page 8, "colin bayliss" is written (reffoxing marks - none1) "i can't get fat like father" (music hall style) 2) "beneath the bajan moon" (parlour style) 3) "spring weather" (rondeau style) 4) "bromley blues" (new orleans style) 5) "the unwanted" (folk style) 6) "flying fish" (calypso style) 7) "seven days of loving" (rock / musical style) 8) "queen of my heart" (country & western style) 9) "hymn to the arts" (festival style)
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Used but in excellent condition, a century professional stretch machinestretches to 190 with degree indicator - quick release lever - two position stretching arm - stretching handles on each thigh deck - rugged steel construction - multi position thigh pads - degree indicator to chart stretching progress - operating mechanism buyer collects from dn17 read more
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I have had it from new, refurbished it a month agothe battery was put in about a month ago, the screen too64gb rose gold (unlocked), boxed for christmasit is icloud free, network unlocked
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£100 ono bluetooth speaker extra base amazing condition brought a month ago !
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Where harry griffin's "a lifetime of mountains", aurum's first and extremely successful collaboration with guardian books, was essentially a collection of writing about the lake district, this new book covers the landscape of the whole of the united kingdom, from wales to northern ireland, scotland to norfolkoxfam shop colne road in , the "guardian's" much-loved country diary column is a hundred years old, and to commemorate the anniversary martin wainwright has compiled a collection of the best of a century's writingthere are also diaries written by a leading suffragette, one of rupert brooke's mistresses, and even one of the "guardian's" printers! and martin wainwright (who also edited "a lifetime of mountains") has found diaries to reflect the changing of the countryside over a hundred years: from the prevalence of owls in first world war trenches full of vermin to the plant surveys of second world war bombsitesalso the country diary column has consistently attracted some of britain's best writers on natural history and the countryside: jim perrin the mountaineering writer, whose biography of don whillans won the boardman-tasker award, writes the dispatches from snowdonia; mark cocker, author of the bestselling "birds britannica", writes the country diary from norfolkname to endpaper see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Many years later she tells her story from a hotel in new york, opening a window into an extraordinary half-hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradation and summoning up a quarter of a century of japan's dramatic history'intimate and brutal, written in cool, lucid prose it is a novel whose psychological empathy and historical truths are outstanding' mail on sunday see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford 'an epic tale and a brutal evocation of a disappearing world' the timesa young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha house
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(edt), isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk thirty-five contributions are arranged in sections on foundations a century of approaches; sensitivity issues for contemporary counselors; and counseling approaches throughout the lifespanintended as a resource for a wide range of counselors, psychologists, nurses, clergy, teachers, social workers, and others in the helping professionsannotation copyright book news, inccounseling sourcebook: a practical reference on contemporary issues, paperback by ronch, judah l(edt); van ornum, william (edt); stilwell, nicholas ceach article includes suggested further reading and resources for more information
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Once upon a time lord offers an original take on this singular hero's journey, reading the unsettled enigma of the doctor in relation to the characters, narratives and locations that he has encountered across more than half a centuryhe discusses doctor who as a mythology that has drawn on its own past in often complex ways, at the same time reworking elements from many other sources, whether literary, cinematic, televisual or historicalin once upon a time lord, ivan phillips explores a wide range of perspectives on these stories and presents a lively and richly-varied analysis of the accumulated tales that constitute this popular modern mythology' (the doctor, 'hell bent', ) stories are, fundamentally what doctor who is all aboutsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop folkestone 'every story ever told really happenedconcerned equally with 'classic' and 'new' who, phillips looks at how aspects of the time lord's story have been developed on television and beyond, tracing lines of connection and divergence across various media
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The work quickly won wide recognition, both as an admirable digest of the numberless observations made with regard to the development of animals during the quarter of a century preceding its publication, and as a work of original researchhe lost his life while attempting the ascent of mont blanccovers plain with impressed line borders, spine with gilt bands top & bottom, and title etc in gilt letters - all rather dulledrubbing of edges & angles, shelf wear to top & tail of spine, and bumped corners with some frank damageendpapers appear slightly newer than the main textblockinside, however, the binding is firm with no loose pages; all pages clean and bright apart from slight browning of edgestwo pencilled annotations: 'almeida'Â at the top of the front pastedown, and 'shere the author turns his attention to vertebrates, displaying a vigorous scientific imagination, controlled by a logical sense that rigidly distinguished between fact and hypothesisroughcut page fore-edgesfrancis (frank) maitland balfour () was a british biologist, and younger brother of the politician arthur balfoursee oxfam website for delivery information read more'on the halftitle pagehe was regarded by his colleagues as one of the greatest biologists of his day and a successor to charles darwinoxfam books & music islington this is the second volume of a ground-breaking and seminal research publication, the first having dealt with invertebratesour book is in good general condition for its age, its green cloth covers somewhat battered, stained and faded in places
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More than a century has passed since the mighty struggle between the wizards and the mages ended in their mutual destruction, and more than forty years since the empress ouri na became the divine incarnation of the devouring moonappointing twelve deadly sorcerers as her priests, she rules the land in darkness unendingyet there is a small chance for hope, if one foreordained princess can survivebut she has vanished behind enemy lines, and even a brave band of heroes may not be able to reach her in timefor ouri na's dark reign has woken the ancient terrors of legend, and their vengeance will be swift and all-consuming
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A chronology of aviation - the ultimate guide to more than a century of powered flight hardback good condition collection see my other items
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A very clean book about gold mining and ordinary mining
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good condition but with bumps to the upper cornersoxfam bookshop birmingham this edited volume is a reappraisal of the legacy and historiographical impact of johan huizinga's masterwork for the centenary of its publication in the field of medieval history, art history, and cultural studies
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Oxfam bookshop truro legends about the orient express have grown over the yearsthe book itself is unmarked and tightly bound and contains many photographs, drawings and maps in both colour and black and whitethe authors have had the use of official and unpublished archives of the international sleeping car company (wagons-lits) together with authentic information known only to specialists to offer a hundred years of real life adventuressee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The plastic cd case is in relatively good condition, but does have a crack on the back coverthe cds themselves are in clean conditionthe tracks on this 2-cd album span from to , and include such artists as fred astaire, ella fitzgerald, judy garland, and billie holidayhis compositions have been adapted for use in film and television, with several becoming jazz standards recorded and covered in many variationsoxfam bookshop lincoln george gershwin was an american pianist and composer, whose compositions spanned both popular and classic genressee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe liner notes are included, with both french and english versions of the text
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Only a dust jacket has minimal signs of wearunclipped dust wrapper see oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket condition: very goodcondition: very goodinternally very good clean and tidy copy in tight bindingcarptalk enterprises
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Oxfam bookshop st albans the royal stuarts ruled for over 300 years in scotland and for a century as the royal family in britain and ireland; this book gets beyond the received generalisationsfine in unclipped unworn dust jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Cole-mackintosh, ronnie, a century of service to mankind, very good, hardcover1 (dictionary of blue & white printed pottery, )the dictionary of blue and white printed pottery, : vjohnson, jeannie, the rest of our lives, very good, mass market paperback
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