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A collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchillcomplete in four volumesa history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()condition: goodwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumeschurchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etcit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other texts condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedpages are bright and cleanoxfam shop balham london - cassell and company ltdvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democracies) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own way
49 €
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The war was launched without a united nations mandate and was based on the erroneous claim that iraq had retained weapons of mass destructionit shows how and why the iraq crisis led to a confrontation between two longtime allies unprecedented since the time of charles de gaulle, and it exposes the deep and ongoing divisions within europe, the atlantic alliance, and the international community as a wholesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebased on exclusive french archival sources and numerous interviews with former officials in both france and the united states, a history of the iraq crisis retraces the international exchange that culminated in the iraq conflictfrance, under president jacques chirac and foreign minister dominique de villepin, spectacularly opposed the united states and british invasion, leading a global coalition against the war that also included germany and russiathe franco-american narrative offers a unique prism through which the american road to war can be better understoodthe diplomatic crisis leading up to the war shook both french and american perceptions of each other and revealed cracks in the transatlantic relationship that had been building since the end of the cold waroxfam bookshop glossop road scuffing to dust cover, otherwise good condition in march , the united states and great britain invaded iraq to put an end to the regime of saddam hussein
26 €
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Oxfam 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 thema 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 empirean intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreseen 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 imaginedencompassing 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 today
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Publisher: 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 meditationthe 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 australiathis 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 workbook is in excellent condition comes with a map of the journey bookmark
3 €
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But alice has always believed that all it would take to fall from grace is 'one stupendous error, or else an unfortunate accident'a map of the worldis a harrowing tale of guilt, betrayal and the loss of innocenceoxfam bookshop cheltenham because alice and howard goodwin run a small dairy farm in the midst of encroaching suburbia, and because their whimsical ways betray their city origins, they are shunned as 'that hippie couple', outsiders in the small midwestern town of prairie centerand one morning, while alice is babysitting her neighbour's children, a tragic accident does occur on the farmspellbinding, lyrical, and universal in its themes, this powerful, emotional page-turner shows that jane hamilton is a writer of exceptional talentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis sets into motion a devastating and irrevocable string of events that will change the goodwins' lives for ever as they find themselves trapped in a nightmare from which they cannot escapenevertheless, they feel that they and their two daughters are living in a self-made paradise
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A huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht club4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong kongwith a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath thatwith bibliography and lots of photographs1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club inin excellent, hardly-read used conditionoxfam books & music fareham chambers, gillianchapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course ahead(hong kong: the club, )eastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred yearsintroduction by vic locke, commodore
17 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery light and occasional foxing on the pages (usually on the rear of the plates)covers in excellent condition, only very light and occasional small marks/edgewear evident on coversvery good conditioncomplete 8 vols set james taylor: the age we live in: a history of the nineteenth century from the peace of to the present time - london - william mackenzie, edinburgh and dublin - cm x 20cm brown hardcovers with black and gold gilt decorationprospectus in front of vol 1all spines are straight and binding goodour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store8 volumes in 8 booksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease see pictures for referencegold gilding on all page endsthe owners name crossed out with marker on endpapers of each bookpage ends have light foxingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea beauty to the eye, would add value to any library
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The red boards are faded and wornoxfam bookshop newark hardback the pages are in a very good condition and are remarkably clean and brightthe head and tail pieces of each chapter are sketches of the norman corbel stones in the churchthere is a pedigree of the fleetwood and churchill families at the backthe gilt on the spine is still bright see oxfam website for delivery information read morebecause of this the book gets a fair conditioninside, the webbing can be seen - more at the front than at the back
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Unlike most other texts, 'a history of the british isles' is not just a history of englandproper weight is given to all four, often fractious, components of the british isles - england, ireland, scotland and wales - providing the reader with an admirably balanced and absorbing narrative of an extraordinary shared past see oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the earliest pre-history right up to the present day, this stirring account describes the astonishingly varied stages through which the british isles have passed to achieve their current identityoxfam bookshop cheltenham jeremy black's vigorous and fascinating study tells the story of a group of islands, their peoples, and their remarkable impact on the rest of the world
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The tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, bytitle: the tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: bloomsbury uk release date: language: english
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Among this line-up are the newport, a fine dining restaurant by masterchef winner jamie scottedinburgh 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 scotland
25 €
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Oxfam 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 anniversaryin very good conditionthe corners are very slightly bruised at the bottomsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 century
35 €
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The slip case is intact and shows slight rubbingcontains a number of illustrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was first published init also addresses the historical, political and sociological reasons that led to british settlementoxfam shop cotham hill this is a history of the birth of australia out of the suffering and brutality of britain's convict transportation systemthe book is in excellent condition
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17 €
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Some age-related stainsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibound in the original linen bindingsin good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume 2: from the accession of amenemhet 1 of the twelfth dynasty to the death of thutmose iii of the eighteenth dynasty to bplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehardcover - 22both books are in first conditiontwo ex-libris and a nameegytpt; arthur weigall - a history of the pharaos - london, thornton butterworth, - first edition - two volumes - ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume 1: the first eleven dynasties
39 €
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Yellowing paperare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition is goodgood impression on laid paperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefull title: "a view of the celebrated great wall of china,which divides that empire from tartary, & was originally built to prevent the invasions of the tartars"please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablean illustration to george henry millar's 'the new and universal system of geography, being a complete history and description of the whole world
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28 €
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This test pressing was supplied in a standard printed gatefold sleeve for this albumthe vinyl is in excellent condition with some very hairline scuffs visible on side 2matrix numbers are a/6t and b//3t, consistent with this releasesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreside 2 has a factory applied label, but this is plain white with ruled lines, no writing or other marks are presentoxfam shop petersfield early repress of this album this is in reasonable condition but has been graded due to light signs of wear and some minor damage on the insidethis is a test pressing and originally had no label on side 1, where a hand written label has been applied 'a trick of the tail side 1'
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Oxfam books & music totnes this is the english translation of a book initially published in under the title "erziehung zur freiheit" which was a survey of the work of the waldorf schools worldwide, with many colourful illustrations of the work of some of the pupilslanthorn hardback with full colour boards and no djsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno marks to the text and good bindinglandscape orientationseveral colour illustrations
24 €
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A prisoner of the past radio edit 3:51the title is a prisoner of the pastfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casinga prisoner of the past album version 5:03
7 €
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A framed engraving of a map of the world in it has enscribed on the bottom "from and original engraving by moses pitt in " the size is 22" x 18"
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A history of the tajiks iranians of the east by richard foltz (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
18 €
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Please look at my other ads by clicking the link at the bottom of the pagethank you for your interesthappy to post to uk postcodesa sister of the red cross by lt meadea tale of the south african war with illustrations
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Dust jacket: falseproduct category: bookstitle: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold warcondition: goodauthors: stone, normantitle: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold war
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Independent i, 18th september 'anyone with a desire to grow more unusual edibles can learn a great deal from his book, a taste of the unexpectedif a reader starts growing just one of these unusual plants, the book will surely have done its job
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikistamp booklet, bringing together a collection of the kings of the belgians, from leopold ii to albert ii in very good overall conditionplus 6 historic stampsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
41 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery good hardcover copy in green buckram with bright gold titles and decorationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefull-page illustrations and frontispiece (collated)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetwelve black and white illustrations / frontispiecewith twelve illustrations reproduced in exact facsimile from drawings made during the voyagesa narrative of the voyages round the world performed by captain's james cookcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebickers and son, london - 23 x 14 cm
59 €
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The title is a history of the modern middle eastthe sleeve condition is newthe item format is a book paperbackbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale for example: idz
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Oxfam bookshop ipswich a theology of the sublime is the first major response to the influential and controversial radical orthodoxy movementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreclayton crockett develops a constructive radical theology from the philosophy of immanuel kant - a philosophy attacked by radical orthodoxy - to show kant's relevance to postmodern philosophy and contemporary theology
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A tale of the sea in the days of queen bess new edition, illustrated by william rainey rsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music perth across the spanish maini spotting throughout the book, green boards with illustrated front and spine
9 €
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A tour of the loire valley: a journey of wine, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free shipping in the us
14 €
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A tour of the languedoc: a journey of wine, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us
12 €