Almost a century later
List almost a century later
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It commences with one nobel laureate, pearl buck, and ends with another, kazuo ishiguro, almost a century lateroxfam bookshop byres road how do english-speaking novelists and filmmakers tell stories of china from a chinese perspective? how do they keep up appearances of pseudo-sino immanence while ventriloquizing solely in the english language? anglo writers and their readers join in this century-old game of impersonating and dubbing chineseoff-white interrogates seminal anglo-american fiction and film on off-white bodies and voicesthis universal drive to fashion a foil is ingrained in any will to power, so much so that even millennial china creates an "off-yellow," darker-hued orient in huallywood films to silhouette its global ascentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoff-white or yellow-ish characters and their foreign-sounding speech are thus performed in anglo-american fiction and visual culture; both yellowface and chinglish are of, for, by the (white) peoplethroughout this wish fulfillment, writers lean on grammatical and conceptual frameworks of their mother tongue to represent an alien land and its yellowface aliensthe trajectory in between illustrates that the detective and mystery genres continue unabated their stock yellowface characters, who exude a magnetic field so powerful as to pull in japanese anime
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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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Lionel trains: a century of timeless toy trains by dan ponzol may have limited writing in cover pagespages are unmarked~ thriftbooks: read more, spend less
8 €
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The title is end of a centurythe label on the disk is likely to have minor wear and possibly writing on the labelwhen playing surface noise may be evident, especially in the quiet soft passages and during intro and fade
4 €
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Brunner - hardcover **mint condition**wristwatches: history of a century's development by helmut kahlert, richard muhe, gisbert l
28 €
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Second-hand copy of 'a century of russian ballet: documents and eyewitness accounts, ' by roland john wileyexcellent condition, but with some highlighted areas of text (book used while studying) - all text remains entirely legiblewilling to post if buyer pays postage, or collection available
15 €
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Date: 16th century it is mounted on a pedestal later on lined with velvet16th century carved oak retable element showing a roman soldier from the flagellation of christ or the road to calvaryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipresumably flanders - belgiumpart of an altarpiece/retable group - christ on the whipping column or the road to calvarybeautiful patinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetotal height: 36beautiful retable fragment with a representation of a roman soldier with helmet and long tunicplease take a look at the photo,s as they are part of the descriptionthe whip in his raised hand is missingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe whip in hand is missingnice soft patinaorigin: probably flanders - belgiumthe height is 28total height 36catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemounted on a modern wooden velvet covered base
254 €
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Early 19th centurybeautifully carved and detailed ! on a slightly later turned wooden base with label underneath "vom gipfel der rosengarten spitze" (the label partly completed in the middle, due to wear)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia rare and unusual carved and polychrome painted oak figure of a child, wearing a hood and cloak and holding a jug and hop, a barrel next to him and a cat seated on his shoulderprobably from southern tirol (formerly part of the austrian empire, now italy)dimensions: h 20cm; diameter of base 9our 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
247 €
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One of the most celebrated painters of the british golden age of illustration, which encompassed the years from until the start of the first world war, rackham's artistry still delights both young and old over a century laterit is also accompanied by a series of dazzling colour illustrations by arthur rackham ()alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a traditional bucolic version of the english thames valley - a novel notable for its adventure, mysticism, morality and unceasing camaraderiethis text contains an introduction by apresented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine grahame's masterful storytellingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremilne, the famed author of 'whinnie the pooh' and various other children's poemsthis book forms part of our 'pook press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature'the wind in the willows' is a true classic of children's literature, penned by kenneth grahame and first published in
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14 €
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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 historyoxfam 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'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 more
2 €
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This is a pitch-perfect undertaking: proof, almost a century after his debut, that jeeves may not be so inimitable after allhowever, georgiana is the ward of sir henry hackwood and, in order to maintain his beloved melbury hall, the impoverished sir henry has struck a deal that would see georgiana becoming mrs rupert venablesbertie, you see, has met georgiana on the côte d'azuroxfam books & music durham a gloriously witty novel from sebastian faulks using pbertie wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in cannes, finds himself at the stately home of sir henry hackwood in dorsetmeanwhile, peregrine 'woody' beeching, one of bertie's oldest chums, is desperate to regain the trust of his fiancée amelia, sir henry's tennis-mad daughterfaulks's plot is bang on-messagefaulks captures perfectly both the tone and the spirit of wodehouse's originals'at two memorable moments in jeeves and the wedding bells i did indeed laugh until i criedbertie is more than familiar with the country house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to jeeves, his gentleman's personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressed' matthew dennison, the spectator see oxfam website for delivery information read moreon this occasion, however, it is jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while bertie finds himself below stairs - and he doesn't care for it at alllove, as so often, is at the root of the confusionbut why would this necessitate bertie having to pass himself off as a servant when he has never so much as made a cup of tea? could it be that the ever-loyal, spinoza-loving jeeves has an ulterior motive?evoking the sunlit days of a time gone by, jeeves and the wedding bells is a delightfully witty story of mistaken identity, a midsummer village festival, a cricket match and love triumphantjeeves and the wedding bells is a masterpiecewodehouse's much-loved characters, jeeves and wooster, fully authorised by the wodehouse estateand though she is clever and he has a reputation for foolish engagements, it looks as though this could be the real thing
8 €
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A member of a family that had lived in india for almost a century, collin de bar was governor of france in pondicherry, and was imprisoned for eight years during which he created the bookare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicopy complete in itselfhistoire de l'inde ancienne & moderne ou l'indostanour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecollin de bar beautiful & rare first editiondescription générale de l'inde - antiquités - religion des indous - lois, mœurs, usages & coutumes des indous - invasion d'alexandre - principales révolutions - obscurités de l'histoire - établissements des portugais - formation de l'empire mogol - règne d'aureng-zeb - guerres civiles - formation de la compagnie anglaise des indes orientalesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecopy signed by the publisherparis, le normantafter a general description of india, its antiquities, its religion and laws, its walls and its customs, it traces the history of ancient and modern india, and european rivalries, mainly those of france and england, until read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
74 €
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almost a century old! beautiful colour combination, with dark and some bright elementsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe height is 8 cm, the width 26each magnifying glass will find some traces of wear, but the flower pot is in good conditionthe décor is ponseau and you really don't see that very often (because it was only used very briefly)still entirely in the flowing, floral style of art nouveauour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewhite stains are caused by light, apologies5 cm and the depth 12will be sent carefully packed and by registered and insured mailthe downside of high gloss when taking picturesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepick up is of course also possible, by appointmentbeautifully decorated high gloss jardinière of plateelbakkerij zuid-holland in gouda, fromcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
49 €
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Very nice 17th century gelderland pillow cabinetminimal restorations - left and right the lower rear part of a leg is flawed and the back panels have been replaced - panels a century younger, from the 18th centuryquarter sawn oak inlaid with rosewood and ebonyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiinside also oaknice low size: 210 cm high the top can be taken offnice and high on its feet so that the cabinet certainly does not look massiveour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeespecially on the hood you can see that the cabinet is from gelderland: that straight plane with expertly carved ornamentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesee also the lock, original, complete with a large forged copper key of 13also nice with three ball feetcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
1289 €
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Thousands of years later, in the year , scientist dr heywood floyd (william sylvester) discovers a similar black monolith on the moon, which then emits a signal aimed at the planet jupitera year later, astronauts dr david bowman (keir dullea) and dr frank poole (gary lockwood) are en route to jupiter to investigate the signal's destination and purposesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hebden bridge sci-fi epic directed by stanley kubrickat the dawn of mankind, a tribe of ape-like beings are visited on earth by a large black monolithhowever, their mission comes under threat when their ship's sentient computer, hal (voice of douglas rain), seemingly develops a malfunction
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In the series a century of change (20th century) 3 books, all hardbacksschools, in the street and the generation gap pubd hodder and stoughton suitable for junior school aged especiallycollect from near pimlico tube, or will paypal and post at costÂŁ8 for the set of 3glossary included each originally cost ÂŁ6bought as a gift and never givenrichly illustrated
8 €
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It is a century close quarters carp rod complete with century/thinking anglers padded holdallthis rod has never been usedthese normally retail at ÂŁ249 without the casei will not take offers on this rod if it does not sell i will keep it
140 €
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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 moreoxfam 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'remarkableimmensely 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 pitched
2 €
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In very nice condition, a must for every collectionfree postage to mainland uk read morethis 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 history
13 €
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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
46 €
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After a century of use, the glaze is slightly worn off on some edges, giving the cabinet a unique and inimitable patina in this wayare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe self-confident client may have been their commanderour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeamazingly good conditionaccordingly, the frame and head consist of approximately 30 cm wide oak planksalso, all other parts of the cabinet, even the rear panel, are also made of solid oakno wood pests, all wooden parts free of irregular warpingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebody: outer width 166cm, inner width 161cm, inner height 174cm, inner depth 57cm read morerepresentative baroque officer’s cabinet , solid oak, spherical feet, frame with profile and 4 octagons, body with 10 oak frames with fillings, majestic cornice, casper*henrich*hauptman*fon*blancken*ano*, design of the front consists of countless polygonal fields that each frame a strong profile, reflects the military bastions of a baroque citycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe hinges of the doors and the door lock indicate a revision from about 100 years ago, in which all surfaces were varnished in dark brown, making the grain even clearer
743 €
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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
5 €
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Hi, for sale is a century excalibur x-cell 12 foot river rod in as new condition, very strong rod
100 €
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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 ÂŁ130 pick up sunderland
130 €
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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
45 €
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A beautiful young pair of endem geese almost almost a year old lovely birds for breeding although they start to sit better from 2 years old any questions please ask read more
50 €
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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
50 €
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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 printeddue to the coronavirus measures packing and postage is included within price, royal mail tracked/recorded service
50 €
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It is almost a new one, the ink both black and color newly fullprinter/ scanner in a great conditionand the price can go down if you likethe paper is about sheets in all3 packs of a4 paper was as a gift for this itemi just use it to print less than 20 papers
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25 €
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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
7 €