A sense of history
List a sense of history
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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
13 €
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The middle section of the triangle incorporates the names of 999 other important women in our cultural historyd/j intact though scuffed at top and bottom ends of spineoxfam bookshop newport the author writes about her celebrated artwork comprising a triangular structure with 39 dinner placings for women who are fundamental to our heritage see oxfam website for delivery information read moreno highlighting or other notes/marksthe 39 guests include sappho, emily dickinson, mary wollstonecraft, hildegarde of bingen and virginia woolf, to name only the prominent literary personaetwo of the plates in those placings are in images 2/3 and a detail of the endpapers in image 4text block clean/intact
13 €
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Moreover, the history and the culture of its speakers are otherwise undocumentedprevious owner name on first pagekwaza is not clearly related to any other known languagepart ii contains a selection of kwaza texts with morphological analyses and free translationspart iii is a dictionary of kwaza, with many examples and an english-kwaza register original publisher's white & green paperback, white title spine and frontcover, thick large 8vo, xxij, 760ppuntil recently, almost nothing was known about kwaza and with only 25 remaining speakers this indigenous language is likely to become extinct some time this centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read more6 photographs, 2 small maps, footnotes & references, abbreviations, appendicespart i deals with the grammar of kwaza in detail and gives an overview of its social, cultural and historical contextoxfam books & music lancaster this is a comprehensive description of the kwaza language of southern rond nia, in the brazilian amazonthe present work is part of an attempt to preserve the kwaza language
32 €
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An illustration to george henry millar's 'the new and universal system of geography, being a complete history and description of the whole worldare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition is goodgood impression on laid paperyellowing paperfull 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 websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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28 €
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Oxfam bookshop holmfirth a source of inspiration & delight: the buildings of the state library of new south wales since this book is a history and description of the library's buildings, from its early makeshift premises to the new macquarie stthe appendices lists the architects and builders of the new premises; the library council of new south wales, australia; and the senior staff of the library owners name on first pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecolour illustrated
12 €
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Written to appeal to the ordinary reader, this first edition two volume set has a wealth of history relating to the isle of bute beginning with the origins of the island's name and its prehistoric inhabitants through to the 19th centurybindings of both volumes are soundvol i is celtic saints and heroes; vol ii is the royal stewards and the brandanesoxfam bookshop lymington a rare first edition set of vol i & vol ii , with illustrations, maps and plansvol i front board has some water spotting and vol ii front board has some light, uneven sunningheads and tails of spines are worn and chipped and both are sunnedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregilt titles on the spines and gilt illustration of a standing stone on the frontsfoxing on the endpapersburgundy cloth hard covers have edge and corner wear
175 €
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Country & western - a ride through history by johnny cash, al dexter possible
34 €
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The traditional chinese game of mahjong 144 wooden playing pieces a pair of dice and rules and history of the game
10 €
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?the readers digest atlas is truly a piece of history?you will not find a better price for this item anywherereaders digest?complete atlas of the british isles first edition?please see photographs for a better description read morepostage on application?this original first edition is in mint condition and comes in its original cardboard packaging box, which is in poor condition (see photographs) the book also comes with its original leaflets and cards and maps, which were placed as extras inside the book when purchased from readers digest back in) maps (part fold
(England)
25 €
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The readers digest atlas is truly a piece of history? the forward is by "admiral of the fleet the right honourable the earl mountbatten of burma kg" you will not find a better price for this item in this condition anywhereother please contact?this mint reader digest complete atlas of the british isles st edplease see photographs as part of the description read moreoriginal first edition in mint condition and comes in its original cardboard packaging box, which is in poor condition (see photographs) the book also comes with its original leaflets and cards and maps, which were placed as extras inside the book when purchased from readers digest back in) maps (part foldfree postage within the uk
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45 €
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Rugby union is our national sportbut above all it is a story of wing forwards and fullbacks, of don clark and jonah lomu, of the block of wood and the abcs, of supporters on the grandstand and crackling radios at 2 a
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Translated from the french by nigel abercrombiejean-guenolé-marie daniélou () was a roman catholic cardinal, theologian and historian, and a member of the académie françaisehardback, no dust jacketpage ends are a little grubby, and the spine is discoloured with faded lettering, but binding is tight, and there are no notes or inscriptionsoxfam shop cowley road by jean daniélou, sjsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished by longmans, second impression, (first published in this translation in )hardback with blue boards
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford donegal is a county which is steeped in historythe book is an attempt to present a sampling of these storieseach locality has its own rich plethora of lore, tales anecdotes and historical datasee oxfam website for delivery information read morecoupled with the most newsworthy stories of the period and other relevant backdrop information, the book attempts an understanding of life in donegal during the 20th century
9 €
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Enjoy the history and excitement of a century of flight take the controls of nine historic aircraft dynamic weather system based on realistic atmospheric physics interactive 3-d virtual cockpits for 1 player see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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5 €
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Great as a piece of history but also suitable for decorative purposesencyclopedia set of 10 in good conditionplease leave a message or text as i cannot always answer the phone whilst working
15 €
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Htc desire z (a) - best phone ever owned and so uniquethe device does not turn onown a piece of history, it's worthy as a souvenirit might be that i have the wrong spec battery (the original had died) and that is whyany microusb charging cable will workkeyboard qwerty
20 €
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97 issues of picture post fromstarting with number or nearest offer
500 €
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Try finding another a piece of history.
10 €
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A pair of unique hand carved wooden carp sculptures one of a kind mirror carp measurements tail to nose 21 and a half inches floor to top of tail 14 in width of carp body 2 and a half inches width of base 5 and a half inches length of base 14 inches height of base 2 inches common carp measurements tail to nose 20 in floor to top of tail 15 in and a half width of carp body 3 inches width of base 5 and a half inches length of base 14 inches height of base 2 inches
145 €
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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
35 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisamshuijzen, jelle catalogue of a collection of 225 old watermarks 15th - 19th century rockingstone wageningen, rockingstonea large part was made by dutch papermills, but also by english, french, german and portugese papermillssome groups of watermarks: - arms of amsterdam used between - vryheit in wreath, lion, spear and seven darts - vryheit in crowned circle pro patria - garden of holland or maid of dordrecht pro patriaone of the most popular watermarks aftersoftcover, oblong, 99 ppcovering the period 15th - 19th centuryit stayed in use until the beginning of the 19th centurythis includes a box with 26 samples of the paper (without watermarks) as described in this cataloguesome names: honig, blauw, pannekoek, pieter van der ley, van gelder, koning & desjardin, proost, wendelin richel, vierevant, gerrevink, middelink, koldewyn, etcsize of the paper samples: caplease 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 store¶ limited edition of 25 numbered copieswith a description of each sheet with back-lit pictures of all the watermarks and a cd-rom with all the files of the pictures of the watermarkscatawiki’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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He buys the big house on the hill to cement their union and nail his aspirations to the futurefor ambitious industrialist charles freeman, it brings new opportunities and marriage to marysee oxfam website for delivery information read morecharles' business grows in direct proportion to his girth and becomes synonymous with the town's fortunes as britain claws its way from the grey austerity of the war yearstheir stories create a generous epic, an extraordinarily rich and plangent hymn to the death and perhaps rebirth of middle england over the past fifty yearsat its heart are a diverse and persuasive cast of loveable and odious characters whose various attempts to break free are chronicled in an addictive and compelling narrative of extraordinary power and resonanceoxfam bookshop st albans in a small town somewhere in the middle of england, the aftermath of the second world war brings changeas times change, so do their fortunes for better and worse, ebbing and flowing as the years go byin quick succession, three sons and a daughter bring life to the big house and, with it, the seeds of joy and tragedy: simon, large and ebullient like his father, follows in his footsteps into the business; james becomes a photographer and proceeds to document the town; robert, wilful and self-assured, submerges himself in the darker side of life; and alice, a dippy individualist who is almost transformed into a picture of convention when she succumbs to the efficient attentions of harry singh, grocer's boy turned property entrepreneurquite simply, in a land of plenty is the story of our lives
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Slight tear to outer box see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut sherlock holmes deduces that the prince has been murdered - and is soon untangling an international web of intrigue, in which all threads appear to lead to criminal mastermind professor moriarty (jared harris) in 'sherlock holmes: a game of shadows' () the crown prince of austria is found dead and inspector lestrade (eddie marsan) pronounces suicide as the cause of deaththe supporting cast includes stephen fry, kelly reilly, geraldine james and noomi rapace 'sherlock holmes' (), based on a new story by producer lionel wigram using arthur conan doyle's famous characters, follows sherlock holmes (downey jr) and his loyal assistant dr watson (law) as they deal with a mysterious new nemesis: lord blackwood (mark strong), a cult leader and satanist who harbours the most deadly of intentionsabandoning the accepted portrayals of holmes and watson, as perfected by basil rathbone and nigel bruce in the films of the s and '40s, downey jr's holmes is a modern, bohemian man of action and intellect, while law's watson is no longer the bumbling fool of old, but a much sharper character with an eye for the ladies and a taste for gamblingoxfam shop ulverston guy ritchie directs this double bill of action thrillers starring robert downey jr and jude law
6 €
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But sherlock holmes deduces that the prince has been murdered - and is soon untangling an international web of intrigue, in which all threads appear to lead to criminal mastermind professor moriarty (jared harris)the supporting cast includes stephen fry, kelly reilly, geraldine james and noomi rapacein 'sherlock holmes: a game of shadows' () the crown prince of austria is found dead and inspector lestrade (eddie marsan) pronounces suicide as the cause of deathsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'sherlock holmes' (), based on a new story by producer lionel wigram using arthur conan doyle's famous characters, follows sherlock holmes (downey jr) and his loyal assistant dr watson (law) as they deal with a mysterious new nemesis: lord blackwood (mark strong), a cult leader and satanist who harbours the most deadly of intentionsabandoning the accepted portrayals of holmes and watson, as perfected by basil rathbone and nigel bruce in the films of the s and '40s, downey jr's holmes is a modern, bohemian man of action and intellect, while law's watson is no longer the bumbling fool of old, but a much sharper character with an eye for the ladies and a taste for gamblingoxfam shop elgin guy ritchie directs this double bill of action thrillers starring robert downey jr and jude law
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Precious colourful lithograph series depicting seats of nobles and gentlemen of great britain and irelandwilliam mackenziesix volumes with red canvas bindings with elaborate gold and black titles and very elaborate decorations on the plates and spinesix volumes, ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefirst edition of this important collection of 240 beautiful large-format plates, colour chromo-lithographs (each protected by tissue) including the colourful frontispieces that describe english historical mansions600 in total of explanatory textthe pages are complemented by a total of 200 colour plates (40 in each volume), including cover pages, plus an additional cover page engraved in each volumea classic 19th-century work with a truly prodigious iconography of the most stately mansions in britain and irelandpp: vol 1: iv, 90pps, [2], 40 plates vol 2: iv, 80pps, 40 plates vol 4: iv, 82pps, 40 plates vol 5: iv, 80pps, 40 plates vol 6: iv, 88pps, 40 plates each volume contains 40 full-page chromolithographsit describes all major locations, with full lists of (former) ownerssome signs of wear to the corners and platesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume one to sixour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesome signs of wear, excellent conditionall edges are goldenelegant canvas binding, entirely decorated in black and goldtheir original signatures are listed in the subscriber volumefull title: a series of picturesque views of seats of noblemen and gentlemen of great britain and irelanda publication wanted by a list of titled subscribers, representing the noblest families of great britain and ireland
242 €
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It looks at the beginnings from their home town in liverpool, to thier rise and subsequent conquer of the united statesthis book was first published in by souvenier press, then later re-issued up tillthe book itself though is in very good conditiona 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 undertookthis 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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It is a transcript of a series of eleven preparatory talks given by sayādaw u jotika of burma prior to a meditation retreat held in australiathe sayādaw illustrates this with many stories from his own practice and from his many teachersa map of the journey is an orginial, never previously published workbook is in excellent condition comes with a map of the journey bookmarkpublisher: 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 meditationthis book gives a thorough background to the path with much detail about the various insight stages
3 €
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Game of thrones - paperback box set - as new unreadcollect or will deliver within a reasonable distance the box set includes: a game of thrones a clash of kings a storm of swords, 1: steel and snow a storm of swords, 2: blood and gold a feast for crows a dance with dragons, 1: dreams and dust a dance with dragons, 2: after the feast read more
30 €