An account of the attempts
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames an unknown people in an unknown land - an account of the life and customs of the lengua indians of the paraguayan chaco, with adventures and experiences met with during twenty years' pioneering and exploration amongst themwith fold-out map at rear330 rough cut pages, including indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblack and white plates original blue cloth, gilt titles, gilt vignette to front, corners and edges rubbed and bumped, boards (especially front) marked, spine and edges browned, name on ffep, endpapers browned, some pages foxed, a few heavily but text everywhere clear
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The 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 toare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableeach volume is illustrated by copious engravingscoeval full havana-coloured binding with embossing and gold edging on the plates; spine redone with inadequate leather; marbled edges and endpapersbookplate of thomas fitz gerald on the front counter-platecover page; 722 numbered pages, inside, 16 tipped-in engraved plates, depicting french views except for one, depicting mont blanc seen from chamouniplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefourth 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 ina six-volume american edition of pinkerton's travel collection was published in philadelphia 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 yellowinghere we describe the fourth volume of the original london edition, which tells of the trips to francethe first story is "a journey to paris in the year " by drour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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In developing this theological realism, the book furnishes an account of christian criticism capable of addressing key debates in contemporary theology and political theorybourne develops this account and shows how it is consonant with aspects of the work of a range of contemporary theologians including stanley hauerwas, john milbank, karl barth, and dietrich bonhoefferthe book concludes by developing an account of the impact such a theological realism and practice of critique might have on contemporary political theory--with explorations of the doxological nature of social change, the changing shape of the state, governmentality and political sovereignty, and the status and role of religious communities in civil societythis realism bases social and political criticism in the purposes of a nonviolent, patient, and reconciling godrichard bourne identifies a theological realism found in the work of john howard yoderoxfam books & music lancaster seek the peace of the city provides a robust engagement with the theological foundations and practices of christian social and political criticismbourne begins by arguing for the public status of theological political claimssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe demonstrates that only a vigorous theological realism, grounded in the universal lordship of christ, is capable of providing a foundation for local, particular, and ad hoc practices of critique
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Oxfam bookshop exeter an account of tibet: the travels of ippolito desideri of pistoia, sin broadway travellers seriesbumped at corners and spinefoxing to fore edges, but inner pages bright and clean, and binding is gooddenison ross and eileen powerthis is the revised editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morespine and top edge of boards fadedred cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam wartranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don lucesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pageswritten by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic events
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An account of the history of cambridge university from its foundation to the late 19th centuryvery minor wear and bruising to coversoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardbackfront end paper slightly detached from spinein excellent condition considering its year of publicationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelongmans, green and co
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A gritty sometimes bawdy thriller, set in violent times with a new breed of hero caught up in one of the most turbulent times in historyultimately archie is faced with the ultimate choice, risk losing the most precious thing in his life with the life of king george himself at stakeserving with nelson in the mediterranean archie finds himself stranded in egypt where if he can survive he will play a vital role in the battle of the nile back in england, along with an oddball collection of friends archie risks everything to thwart the violent ambitions of napoleon's spymasterfrom the ballrooms and bordellos of london to the hostile spanish mountains battles every bit as deadly as those faced by the nation's soldiers are fought and men die as the two empires struggle for dominancein the tradition of bernard cornwell and his hero sharpe, archie dexter is pitted against the might of napoleons designs on europe, not on the battlefields but in the dark shadowy world of espionageavailable in paperback or ebookan agent of the king is a thriller set in the early years of the napoleonic wars
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Journeys of frodo- an atlas of the lord of the rings by barbara strachey – an essential for lord of the rings and tolkien fans
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Will send as required at costjourneys of frodo- an atlas of the lord of the rings by barbara strachey – an essential for lord of the rings and tolkien fans
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Oxfam bookshop swanage the book of common prayer and an administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the united church of england and ireland together with their proper lessons for sundays and other holy days and the new version of the psalms of davidleather bound with metal clasp28 pages loose but intactsee oxfam website for delivery information read morerubbing to spine and head and foot of spineinscription on front fly sheet
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Limited edition £2 coinan act of the abolition of the slave trade
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Sensing the world an anthropology of the senses by david le breton (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Nichols and stich develop and defend a new account of the psychological mechanisms underlying mindreadingwhat has been missing is a detailed and integrated account of the mental components that underlie this remarkable capacitythis account provides a valuable framework for future work on mindreading and has broad implications for philosophical debates that have surrounded the issue for the last quarter centuryas a result, the authors begin with an explicit and systematic account of pretence and imagination which proposes that pretence representations are contained in a separate mental workspace, the 'possible world box', which is part of the basic architecture of the human mindwhat we find, then, is an intricate web of mental components to explain our fascinating and multifarious knack of understanding mindsnone of these mechanisms, though, explain how we read our own minds, which, according to the authors, requires invoking an entirely independent set of mechanismsthey maintain that it is, as common sense would suggest, vital to distinguish between reading others' minds and reading one's ownin addition, the authors argue, reading other minds involves important processes that don't fit into either categorythe mechanisms underlying pretence get recruited when people attempt to understand others and predict their behaviourhowever, mindreading also implicates very different kinds of mechanisms that rely on rich bodies of information, as suggested by information-based accounts of mindreadingin some cases, we use our own mental mechanisms to simulate the mental processes of another, as suggested by the 'simulation theory' of mindreadingoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear to cover, otherwise very good condition the everyday capacity to understand the mind, fancifully dubbed 'mindreading', plays an enormous role in our livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein reading other minds, the imagination plays a central rolein the latter half of the 20th century mindreading became the object of sustained scientific and theoretical research, capturing the attention of a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, developmental psychology, behavioral ecology, anthropology, and cognitive psychopathology
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The authors reconcile a theory of the individual's construction of reality as a network of schemas 'in the head' with an account of the social construction of language, science, ideology and religion to provide an integrated schema-theoretic view of human knowledgeoxfam books & music totnes in this book, michael arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with mary hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans 'construct' reality through interaction with the social and physical world around themthe book integrates an accessible exposition of background information with a cumulative marshalling of evidence to address fundamental questions concerning human action in the world and the nature of ultimate realityon the lower end of the spine there is also has an orange sticker with the letters 'arb' written on it and sellotaped onthe book is a major expansion of the gifford lectures delivered by the authors at the university of edinburgh in the autumn ofthe dustjacket is sunned on the spine and has signs of wear around the edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe ffep has been torn outhardback book with dustjacketthe authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of godthe boards are of blue cloth with silver gilt titling
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His nineveh and persepolis: an historical sketch of ancient assyria and persia, with an account of the recent researches in those countries (th ednineveh and persepolis: an historical sketch of ancient assyria and persia, with an account of the recent researches in those countries illustrated with frontispiece, folding map and full-page engravings item description a facilitating volume providing an in depth look at nineveh and persepolis with recent (for that time) discoveriesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe book is illustrated, with fold out ‘map of part of western asia, the ancient assyria, media, susiana & persia’, frontispiece of ‘the king (n“vaux was born in in oxfordall pages are tightly held at the gutterno foxing; only occasional spotting marks to few pagesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepalace, nimrud)’, full-page plates printed on thick papers, and wood-cut engravingsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwear at extremitiesbook dimensions: 18 x 13 cm & number of pages: 437inner hinges are very good with no splitsrebound in brown boards with gilt lettering within purple labels on spineowners’ name, and date , with neat ink on first title page), did much to popularise the discoveries of layard and other travellers”published by arthur hall, virtue, & co, london (mdcccl, )the text is very clean, and plates are bright (please see pictures)internally, in very good condition indeedvaux's knowledge was large and varied, more especially in all that related to oriental antiquitiescondition solid and firm boards
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This is his testament, an account of the journey that took him into the blazing desolation of the western deserts; that transported him east down the river and imprisoned him in the verdant hell of the jungle's darkest heart; that led him deep into the labyrinths and caverns of the underworldthe question is, which one of them will inherit this earth? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ross-on-wye humanity clings to life on a dying earth in an epic, far-future science fiction novel from an award-winning authorbeneath its baneful light, shadrapar, last of all cities, harbours fewer than human soulshe will meet with monsters, madman, mutantsbuilt on the ruins of countless civilisations, shadrapar is a museum, a midden, an asylum, a prison on a world that is ever more alien to humanitythe sun is bloated, diseased, dying perhapsbearing witness to the desperate struggle for existence between life old and new is stefan advani: rebel, outlaw, prisoner, survivor
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth an account of the evolution of lord of the rings and a full account of the evolution of the original mapsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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I have here a very rare beautifully illustrated book entitled narrative of a ten years' residence at tripoli in africa: from the original correspondence in the possession of the family of the late richard tully, the british consul, comprising authentic memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning bashaw, his family and other persons of distinction also an account of the domestic manners of the moors, arabs and turksthe board corners are bumpedbrown endpapers, with bookplate to the inside of the front boardplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe female members of tully's family were on intimate terms with the bashaw's family and were admitted into all the life of the seragliocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis first edition was published in by henry colburn, londonthis is an ex- library copy with the usual stampsthe boards having an embossed crosshatch patternbound in full leather boardsgilt title lettering on a red block to the spineour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is one of the most important records of tripolitan life during the 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilight foxing to the title page and tanning to the page edges370 pages, 28cm 23 cm read moreat some stage in its' life it has been sympathetically restored with a new leather spinethis book is in very good condition, the pages are tightly bound with no loose pages'it is a delicious mixture of sensational subject-matter and deadpan delivery' very readable and interesting includes the plague, moor customs and beliefs, african gardens, inside the great mosque, bey of tripoli murdered etc etcillustrated with 3 hand coloured full page plates plus a fold out map (unfortunately 2 of the original plates are missing there should have been 5 plates and a map)the work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seraglio
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Oxfam 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 gamap + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound inthe overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingan 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, &cthe three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all present" 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 endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the fsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreholden 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 settlementsthe name of a previous owner is written on the fthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrations
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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 poisoningin 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 pastthe story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologyprothero 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 planetsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresummarizing 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 feeteach 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 past
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Her book, 700 days in el salvador, is an account of the civil war there, which she saw from the insidewho is this man who threatens rome? is christianity, as kennedy claims, dying in australia? see oxfam website for delivery information read morethen follows a variety of viewpoints on kennedy and the church today, what he has done and what the roman catholic church has done in banning him from his churchthe case against kennedy is lucidly put by catholic academic neil ormerodthe voices range from singer/songwriter shane howard to international theologian hans kungthe introduction is by former catholic priest and media commentator paul collinsthen there is a secular portrait of kennedy as a man by journalist martin flanaganshe stands inside the church now known as st mary's-in-exile and describes eleven of the parishioners as she sees themthe book ends with journalist martin flanagan meeting kennedy for a second timeflanagan asks, not so much what has kennedy done, but who is he? freelance writer and author michele gierck stands with the congregationoxfam shop kendal paperback in excellent condition in february father peter kennedy, of saint mary's catholic church in south brisbane, was sacked by his archbishop for contravening aspects of catholic doctrinethis book is an assembly of voices
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Oxfam bookshop ipswich the silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkien's worldthe tales of the silmarillion are set in an age when morgoth, the first dark lord, dwelt in middle-earth, and the high elves made war upon him for the recovery of the silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of valinorthis first edition by tolkien and published by george allen & unwin is in good condition but with a slight catch on the top right of the dust jacket complete with the map after page 365 please see the picturesit is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as elrond and galadriel took partsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book was donated to oxfam durham books and music by a local donor
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Nests and eggs of familiar birds: described and illustrated; with an account of the haunts and habits of the feathered architects and their times and modes of buildingsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelondon, groombridge, ppan attractive copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith 16 colour plates of eggs (chromolithographs) illustrating 86 speciessome shadows of the coloured plates on the opposite pagesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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It is an account of the work of the people, rather than the politics which guided themthe beige cloth boards with dark green titling and decoration are marked in places with corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed and a scuff to lower edgeinside, the lightly tanned pages are generally clean and bright, however the rear end paper is brownedoxfam shop didsbury an interesting social history of the period between , a history of everyday things in england "has been written for boys and girls of public-school age" easy to read, and illustrated with black and white drawings and charts, and colour platesthe hardcover copy is in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is firm but the rear board is slightly creaky when opened
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield an intricatly detailed exploration of the hundred of bradford (north), you'll find information about and black and white photography of adderley, to hodnet, to shawbury & whitchurchthis book, with stamps from edmond hall school, newport, was published in
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This beautifully designed book, the first to focus solely on the diamond sutra, features a full-color reproduction of the work, along with an account of the discovery of the sutra by sir aurel stein in may in a hidden cave on the edge of the gobi desertoxfam shop burleigh street the buddhist text known as the diamond sutra is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the worldit reveals how the sutra was originally made and the conservation work that the british library employs to preserve itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe diamond sutra was hidden for centuries in a cave in northwest china, and it was created from seven strips of yellow-stained paper that were printed from carved wooden blocks and pasted together to form a scroll over five meters longmade in 868 ad and written in chinese, the text contains a significant dialogue on perception, and is one of the most important sacred works of the buddhist faiththe diamond sutra is a stunning book for anyone curious about the earliest origins of printing and the sacred foundations of buddhismthe book extensively discusses the content of the sutra and also describes the invention of paper in china and the origins of far eastern printingthe oldest dated example of wood block printing, produced some six hundred years before gutenberg's movable type printing in europe, it is clearly the product of a mature printing industry in china
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This first volume provides a general introduction to bacteriology, including an account of the morphology, physiology and variability of bacteria, disinfection, antibiotics, bacterial genetics and bacteriophages, bacterial ecology and the normal flora of the body and the bacteriology of the air, water and milkthe dustjacket is very sunned on the spine, rubbed and bumped along all edges, and there is a small tear on a back cornerit is complete with its dustjacket and is bound in blue-cloth boards which are gilt-stamped on the spineoxfam bookshop hexham this is the seventh edition, published in , volume 1 onlythe page block is clean but yellowing and a little warpedthose engaged in other branches of clinical medicine and virology may also need it for purposes of referencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume 1 provides a firm foundation for the general microbiologist who intends to work on bacterial chemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering or the prevention and control of infectious diseasesthe binding is slightly cocked but otherwise the volume is in a reasonable, used conditionthe second area is that of immunology and explanations for many of the processes involved in the response to infection and work on immunoglobulins, lymphocyte functions and the major histocompatibility complex
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Oxfam shop lytham linked to a channel four television documentary, this is an account of the ocean liner from the mid-19th century to the presentit explores the history of the world's great passenger ships, the lines that operated them, and the people they carriedbeginning in the age when steamships revolutionized travel, the book ends with a glimpse of the technology of the 21st century when, it is predicted, there will be floating cities up to four times the size of the largest passenger liner ever builtthe story encompasses changing technologies and economies, rivalry between nations, the rise and fall of empires both political and commercial, momentous events such as the sinking of the "titanic", and the conversion of many liners for use as troopships during world war ii, when conditions on board became so appalling that many soldiers died or mutiniedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethose who populate the story include poor emigres seeking a new life, shipping magnates and heads of government pitting their ambitions against each other, and the wealthy and famous, travelling in a style very different from that of the steerage passengers
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This updated edition includes an account of the contracts (rights of third parties) act and important recent case law, particularly in the fields of implied terms and damagesthe law of contract (sweet & maxwell - a thomson company) fourth edition jthis text expounds the fundamental principles of the law clearly, concisely and, where appropriate, critically
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