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 laterthe 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 animethis 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 ascentoff-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) peopleoff-white interrogates seminal anglo-american fiction and film on off-white bodies and voicessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethroughout this wish fulfillment, writers lean on grammatical and conceptual frameworks of their mother tongue to represent an alien land and its yellowface aliensoxfam 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 chinese
(England)
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
(England)
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 centurywhen playing surface noise may be evident, especially in the quiet soft passages and during intro and fadethe label on the disk is likely to have minor wear and possibly writing on the label
4 €
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Wristwatches: history of a century's development by helmut kahlert, richard muhe, gisbert lbrunner - hardcover **mint condition**
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 calvarythe height is 28are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibeautiful patinamounted on a modern wooden velvet covered basetotal height: 36part of an altarpiece/retable group - christ on the whipping column or the road to calvarycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe whip in hand is missingthe whip in his raised hand is missingnice soft patinaorigin: probably flanders - belgiumplease take a look at the photo,s as they are part of the descriptionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepresumably flanders - belgiumtotal height 36beautiful retable fragment with a representation of a roman soldier with helmet and long tunicplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea 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 shoulderdimensions: h 20cm; diameter of base 9our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeprobably from southern tirol (formerly part of the austrian empire, now italy)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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 ()milne, the famed author of 'whinnie the pooh' and various other children's poemsthis text contains an introduction by a'the wind in the willows' is a true classic of children's literature, penned by kenneth grahame and first published insee oxfam website for delivery information read morealternately 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 book forms part of our 'pook press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literaturepresented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine grahame's masterful storytelling
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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 allmeanwhile, peregrine 'woody' beeching, one of bertie's oldest chums, is desperate to regain the trust of his fiancée amelia, sir henry's tennis-mad daughterbertie, you see, has met georgiana on the côte d'azurjeeves and the wedding bells is a masterpieceoxfam books & music durham a gloriously witty novel from sebastian faulks using pfaulks's plot is bang on-message' 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 allbertie wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in cannes, finds himself at the stately home of sir henry hackwood in dorsetand though she is clever and he has a reputation for foolish engagements, it looks as though this could be the real thingfaulks captures perfectly both the tone and the spirit of wodehouse's originalswodehouse's much-loved characters, jeeves and wooster, fully authorised by the wodehouse estatebertie 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'at two memorable moments in jeeves and the wedding bells i did indeed laugh until i criedhowever, 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 venableslove, 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 triumphant
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 bookafter 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 morehistoire de l'inde ancienne & moderne ou l'indostancopy complete in itselfare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidescription 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 orientalescopy signed by the publishercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeparis, le normantcollin de bar beautiful & rare first editionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
74 €
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almost a century old! beautiful colour combination, with dark and some bright elementswill be sent carefully packed and by registered and insured mailare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe height is 8 cm, the width 26the décor is ponseau and you really don't see that very often (because it was only used very briefly)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepick up is of course also possible, by appointment5 cm and the depth 12our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeeach magnifying glass will find some traces of wear, but the flower pot is in good conditionwhite stains are caused by light, apologiesthe downside of high gloss when taking picturesstill entirely in the flowing, floral style of art nouveauplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebeautifully decorated high gloss jardinière of plateelbakkerij zuid-holland in gouda, from
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 centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinice low size: 210 cm high the top can be taken offcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablenice and high on its feet so that the cabinet certainly does not look massivequarter sawn oak inlaid with rosewood and ebonyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinside also oakalso nice with three ball feetsee also the lock, original, complete with a large forged copper key of 13especially 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 website
1289 €
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At the dawn of mankind, a tribe of ape-like beings are visited on earth by a large black monoliththousands 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 jupiterhowever, their mission comes under threat when their ship's sentient computer, hal (voice of douglas rain), seemingly develops a malfunctionoxfam shop hebden bridge sci-fi epic directed by stanley kubricksee oxfam website for delivery information read morea 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 purpose
2 €
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In the series a century of change (20th century) 3 books, all hardbacksglossary included each originally cost ÂŁ6richly illustratedÂŁ8 for the set of 3bought as a gift and never givencollect from near pimlico tube, or will paypal and post at costschools, in the street and the generation gap pubd hodder and stoughton suitable for junior school aged especially
8 €
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It is a century close quarters carp rod complete with century/thinking anglers padded holdallthese normally retail at ÂŁ249 without the casethis rod has never been usedi 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 moreimmensely clever, breathtaking'utterly engrossing and perfectly pitchedoxfam 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 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 londonvintage john le carrésomebody must pay for innocent blood spilt in the name of the greater goodeloquent, subtle, sublimely paced' daily mail'splendid, fast-paced, riveting' andrew marr, sunday times'remarkableintelligence 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 agethe reason? cold war ghosts have come back to haunt himit gives the reader, at long last, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that have been missing for 54 yearsthere is only one le carré
2 €
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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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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 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 cleareraccordingly, 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 oakamazingly good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe self-confident client may have been their commanderbody: outer width 166cm, inner width 161cm, inner height 174cm, inner depth 57cm read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerepresentative 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 cityno wood pests, all wooden parts free of irregular warpingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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)if unable to meet or collect please note packing/postage is not included within price however can be arranged, royal mail tracked/recorded servicea4 size with no writing/no folding still in good/mint condition, rare item only about 300 printed
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 full3 packs of a4 paper was as a gift for this itemthe paper is about sheets in alli just use it to print less than 20 papersprinter/ scanner in a great conditionand the price can go down if you like
(England)
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 €