A daughter of the snows
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A history of the world in 100 objects, neil macgregor hardback new and sealed collection from ireby in cumbria ca7 please view my other items for more books on history and historical places and buildings read more
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Dispatched with royal mail 2nd classold english and its closest relatives: a survey of the earliest germanic languages condition is good
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Binding: paperbacktitle: a history of the worldauthor(s): marr, andrew
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Oxfam shop moortown truth and revolution: a history of the sojouner truth organization by michael staudenmaier () new paperback book in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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No chips or cracks see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop newquay royal albert decorative plate a celebration of the old country roses garden good condition
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"the call of the wild" and "a daughter of the snows"two paperback novels by jack london
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Oxfam shop colne road jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry viwidowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivwith her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroinesof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry viwidowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivwith her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroinesof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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And, against his father's wishes, he intends to make berengaria, daughter of the king of navarre, his queenoxfam bookshop cheltenham at the age of thirty-two, richard the lionheart has finally succeeded henry ii to the english throneleaving england to begin his crusade, richard's kingdom is left in the hands of his brother, john, who casts covetous eyes on the crown, and his sister, joanna, who is willing to defy even a kingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut first he must fulfil his vow to his country to win back jerusalem for the christian world
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Oxfam bookshop harrogate memories of the kaiser's court by anne topham with 8 illustrations memoir of time spent at the court of the kaiser by anne topham who was teacher to the only daughter of the emperor and empress, princess victoria louise with 8 illustration used - fair, some foxing see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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One of jack london's early novelspanther paperbackbuyer pays costs of p&p read more
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Oxfam shop ulverston the daughter of the regiment la favorita il trovatore der rosenkavalier william tell i puritani la boheme see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Some of the stamps stills have a little of the envelope they were originally attached to still visiblethe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s and sall the stamps in the book have been unused, although they are not neatly presentedthe 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 tennisthere are two copies of each stampthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe book in a cellophane cover shows the full set of commonwealth games from 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 gamessome of the stamps are a little foldedit briefly explains some of the cultural traditions of victoria in canadasome of the stamps are unusedthe pictures on the stamps in this book show the high jump, wheelchair racing, indoor cycling around a velodrome, bowling and divingit details a brief history of the commonwealth games that took place in canadathe book is written in both english and frenchoverall the stamps in this pack are in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe 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 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 sailingsome of the stamps have a clearly shown printed postmark on themthe book describes the triumph of the personal achievements that the athletes gain while being able to participant in the commonwealth gamesit is a book of 8 pagesoxfam 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 canadaon the inside of the back cover there are white and brown stamps that are neatly presents in a cellophane coveringalong with the book included in this pack of sports there are 57 individual stampsone of the stamps shows the national stadium of jamaicaa couple of the stamps are a little fadedthe book describes the city of victoria and its surrounding countryside
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiexecutive producer jim beachthe copyright of this video recording is owned by queen films every time queen goes on tour, they always produce the most spectacular shows of their timethe construction of this massive set was filmed using a 35mm time lapse photograph during the week before the showthis was the case in july when they first played at wembley stadium on a tour of the united kingdom that played for people, breaking all previous attendance recordsthe set was so large that the supports had to be drilled in the concrete foundations of the stadiumthe result is an impressive record of one of the best rock bands of all timethe cameras covered all angles of the stadium, including aerial shots taken from a helicopterqueen ?– at wembley label: picture music international ?– mvp format: vhs, pal, stereo country: uk & europe released: genre: rock style: arena rock in ex condition queen ?– a kind of magic label: virgin emi records ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue, remastered, 180 gram, gatefold country: uk & europe released: 25 sep genre: rock, pop style: hard rock, pop rock, arena rock in mint & sealed condition directed and produced by gavin taylorwembley alone played for people for two nightsplease 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 storethe copyright of this video recording is owned by queen films vhs queen at wembley lp queen a kind of magic directed and produced by gavin taylorthe show itself incorporated the largest lighting ever assembled for a live show and featured the largest space; 160 feet wide and capable of filling an entire end of wembley stadiuma shipment will be made with tracking number, with a very resistant tube that guarantees the arrival of the package in excellent conditionscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Light wear along the board edges, top and base of the spine and along the surface of the spineunclipped dust jacket has some edge wear with a little chipping at the top of the spine and a short 3cm tear at the top of the front foldno other inscriptions and the binding is tighta little very light foxing on the first and last free endpapers and on the fore and lower edgesa gimlet book by the author of biggles, one of ten publishedsmall owner name on front pastedown dated and small number ‘4’ at the top right corner of the first free endpapersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lymington first editionbright blue cloth hard covers with black titles on the front and spine
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikias 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 manuscripthowever, there might be some slight signs of ageing or marginal dirt that do not damage anything at alltotal size of the handwritten parchment: 11size of the handwritten part: 6 x 4illuminated manuscript on parchment, xv century ( circa), written most likely in a scriptorium in central-northern francethis handwritten parchment is in rather good condition, considering its nearly 600 years of ageplease 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 storetext in latin and sometimes in french, liturgical manuscript in elegant gothich-batarde style, a classic of the xv centuryhandwritten text on one column of 16 lines with the use of a pale dark brown ink and annotated with pale red inkcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii have here a rare set of four books entitled a history of travel in america showing the development of travel and transportation from the crude methods of the canoe and the dog-sled to the highly organized railway systems of the present, together with a narrative of the human experiences and changing social conditions that accompanied this economic conquest of the continent vols i-iv by seymour dunbarfirst edition published in by the bobbs-merrill company, indianapolisplease 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 storethe set features 12 full page colour plates, 400 b/w plates and 2 folding maps, one showing travel and transportation system of the pioneers through the wilderness between the atlantic coast and missouri; and the other showing the itineraries described in capt marcy's prairie traveller, edited by capt r burtonin very good condition, vol i - 339 pages, vol ii - 401 pages, vol iii - 383 pages, vol iv - 405 pageslight blue hardboards with cream cloth spinescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The cover shows handling and shelf wear and some sections have copious underscoring in pencil with the occasional ink margin note however this is adequate as a reading copythe book incorporates recent work on topics such as reformation settlements in both countries: the destruction of anne boleyn and mary queen of scots: the characters of mary tudor, elizabeth i and james vi: french intervention in scotland: and the defeat of the spanish armadaoxfam books & music beaconsfield this volume examines the development of two sovereign nations over seventy-four momentous years, from the downfall of cardinal wolsey in england and the majority of james v in scotland to the succession of james's grandson to the throne of england in binding is soundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethroughout the narrative, the author reflects on the reliability of historical evidence, highlighting key interpretative issues for readers new to the periodthe author provides a narrative introduction to sixteenth-century english and scottish history, focusing on the political and religious developments in both countries while considering also economic, social, cultural and educational changecommon issues explored include the tensions between centre and periphery: the relationship between monarch and subject: the development of bureaucracies and 'reformed religion': and shifting attitudes towards ireland
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Some of the stamps are a little tornthe pictures shown on the stamps along with a number show a homing pigeon, a brass instrument, flowers and plants, a crown, a lion, an envelope, pretty patterns, roman gods and goddesses with their hands on a top of a globe, and a roman soldierthe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the netherlands, hungary, denmark, czechoslovakia, france, argentina, turkey, belgium, norway, and romaniathe newest stamp in this collection was issued ina couple of the stamps in this collection have been usedsome of the stamps have a noticeable and clearly shown printed postmark on themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremost of the stamps in this collection are in good conditionall the stamps in this collection have the main picture showing a bold numberthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 31 stampssome of the stamps are a little fragilethe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s,s, s, s, s, s and s
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Oxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 34 stampssome of the stamps are a little fadedthe other sporting events celebrated on the stamps are the international race of peace in poland and the pan american games inone of the stamps shows the logo of the london olympics ofa couple of the used stamps have a little of the envelope that they were attached to still on the back that can be seensome of the used stamps have a little of the printed postmark on themthe countries that the stamps were issued in are the grenada grenadines, great britain, united arab emirates, the former ussr, mongolia, poland, the former czechoslovakia, australia, rwanda and yementhe empire and commonwealth games in , and the commonwealth games in edinburgh inthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe decades the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, and smany of the stamps in this collection have not been usedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sports shown on the stamps are fencing, basketball, volleyball, ski-jumping, boxing, pole-vaulting, horse jumping, gymnastics, diving, sailing, running, canoeing, weight-lifting, and wrestlingthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe olympic games and the commonwealth games that the stamps celebrate are the munich summer olympic games, the montreal summer olympic games, the rome olympic games, the rome olympic games of
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The oldest stamp in this collection was issued in bosnia herzegovina inthe known tourist sights in this collection of stamps are limni voloy in greece, the monastery of las huelgas in spain, svetozarevo in yugoslavia, the corinth canal in greece, castello di ivrea in italy, castello di miramare in trieste in italy, zenica in yugoslavia, the wignacourt aqueduct horsetrough in malta, ravello in italy, thessaloniki in greece, the samaria gorge in greece, the great siege monument in malta, the mosta dome in malta, the torre de belem in lisbon, the cipresso cupressus semper virens in italy, the moinho de porto in santo madeira in portugal, the castelo branco in portugal, the salazar bridge in portugal, the castello di montagnana in italy, the auberge de castile in malta, the castello di montecchio castiglion fiorentino in italy, castello scaligero in sirmione in italy, the castello di mussomeli in italy, barcelona in spain, mnajdra temple in malta, the gazi egitim enstitusu in turkey, the grand harbour in malta, the victory church in malta, the santo mt de veruela in spain, the war memorial in malta, borrominin in italy, la sciabica in campania, the coimbra university in portugal, salamanca in spain, knossos in greece, kibris in cyprus, caesarea in israel, st simeons column in djebelsamaan in syria, and the rosh pinna in israelthe newest stamp in this collection was issued in spain inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 50 stampsa couple of the stamps are a little faded and a little tornthe stamps were issued in the decades of s,s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s and ssome the stamps in this collection will have some of the envelope they were attached to on the backall the stamps in this collection come from countries that have some of there coastline on the mediterranean seathe mediterranean countries in this collection of stamps are turkey, malta, italy, cyprus, spain, palestine, israel, morocco, portugal, yugoslavia, greece, bosnia herzegovina, syria, and greecesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall of the stamps have been used and so will have some of the postmark on them
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit was also released as the album's only singleit was an extraordinary soundthere are some chords you can't play on that instrument because they'd be so out of tunegenesis–watcher of the skies mega rare original germany single from "watcher of the skies"is the first track on genesis' album foxtrotthe title is borrowed from john keats' poem "on first looking into chapman's homer": then felt i like some watcher of the skies when a new planet swims into his kenthe song opens with a mellotron introa\twatcher of the skies b\twillow farm\t single/nm (very fine, and flate scratches from the years) cover/vg+ (damage that was professionally repaired on the charisma label, but can still be seen,otherwise except for a wrinkle, wonderful) ois/ mint see pictures (the pictures are an integral part of the condition of the lp) another rare unique single of "genesis" at "catawiki" read morethese chords created an incredible atmospherethe song was frequently used to open the group's live performances and features as the first track on their live album genesis livethat's why it's just an incredible intro numberplease 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 storetony banks it was intentionally melodramatic to conjure up an impression of incredible sizeon the old mellotron mark2 there were these two chords that sounded really good on that instrumentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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There is only one le carrédon't wait for the paperback' the times'perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in britainit 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 carréhe'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, 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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Yet, as ben wilson shows, there was nothing inevitable about this rise to maritime domination, nor was it ever an easy pathfew other nations have fallen so deeply in love with a branch of the armed forces as the british did with its navysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor much of our history britain was a third-rate maritime power on the periphery of europethis is a gripping, fresh take on our national storyoxfam bookshop cheltenham the story of our navy is nothing less than the story of britain, our culture and our empireempire of the deep also reveals how our naval history has shaped us in more subtle and surprising ways - our language, culture, politics and national character all owe a great debt to this conquest of the seasmuch more than a parade of admirals and their battles, this is the story of how an insignificant island nation conquered the world's oceans to become its greatest trading empire
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Coeval full havana-coloured binding with embossing and gold edging on the plates; spine redone with inadequate leather; marbled edges and endpapersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihere we describe the fourth volume of the original london edition, which tells of the trips to franceeach volume is illustrated by copious engravingsthe first story is "a journey to paris in the year " by drthe 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 tobookplate of thomas fitz gerald on the front counter-platefourth 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 inmartin 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 youngcopy 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 websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecover page; 722 numbered pages, inside, 16 tipped-in engraved plates, depicting french views except for one, depicting mont blanc seen from chamounia six-volume american edition of pinkerton's travel collection was published in philadelphia incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The 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 pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrationsoxfam 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 gama" 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 three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all presentan 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, &cholden 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 settlementssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe name of a previous owner is written on the fthe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the f
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Prothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningeach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic pastsummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feetsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologyin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald roxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planet
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The geological section is the longest and most detailedoxfam shop ulverston the mount everest region has excited man's imagination ever since when "peak 15" was computed on the old survey of india maps as the highest summit on earthundoubtedly, mount everest provides one of the most stimulating phenomena of geological consideration on earth, but it cannot be considered without a broad regional perspectivethis book is a compendium of selected information about the natural and human history of this region and contains a summary of details nowhere else available under one coverfour eminent scientists each contributed a chapter to this book, dealing respectively with the geology, ethnology, mountaineering history and mapping of the region see oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded in its pocket is a copy of the superb map of chomolongma-everest, published by the german and austrian alpine clubs and the german research association
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At the end of the game, points are awarded based on the amount of shields the players have left and whether or not they succeeded in destroying the ringenter the world envisioned in j here's your chance to prove you are worthy to save middle earththe game is played on two boards simultaneously--the master board and the scenario board, with each player assuming a hobbit character and advancing or retreating on the corruption line of the master boardyou'll soon see that this game is all about cooperation, friendship, and compromise--you are asked to give up valuable cards for the common good of the fellowshipthe goal is to stay on the light side of the corruption linethere is no individual winner; the group scores points as a wholethis game is intricate and may be daunting at first glance, but after playing it a time or two, you'll find it challenging, exciting, and wonderful for fostering cooperation in teens and adults alikethe goal of the game is to stop the dark lord sauron from winning back the magic ring, which frodo has inherited and which sauron would use to forever enslave the landthe action of the game is rather complicated, being dictated by the picking of event cards, feature cards, activity cards, and by rolling the dieoxfam shop kendal very good condition game with minimal wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are two double-sided scenario boards representing the regions of middle earth you'll be traveling throughdesigned by the acclaimed and prolific game designer reiner knizia and beautifully illustrated by longtime middle earth artist john howe, the result is thought-provoking game-play and a mystical gallery of cards and game boardsif you get all the way to the dark end of the corruption line, you'll be eliminated from the gametolkien's book lord of the rings and become a member of the fellowshipslight wear to box edges
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