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Very good condition ? as shown ? minor scuffing around the edges of the dust jacket ? but inside is in immaculate condition oxford illustrated encyclopedia of the arts ? edited by john julius norwich ? a large & very heavy hardback book ? printed in by oxford university press ? 500 pages ? jam-packed with loads of information plus colour & black & white photography a stunning book ? in lovely condition ? priced reasonably to take account of the high postage costs this book is extremely heavy - so collection would be preferred - however, i'll send it to anywhere in the uk for an additional charge of ÂŁ10 read more
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In which is included the legend of queen emma, and an account of the ancient monuments in the parish church; its records, and charitiescompiled entirely from original documents in the british museum, record office &cthe author's copy of the original book, including his annotations, was used for this editionoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames in full: "the history of wargrave, berkssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" tallplus appendices and introductory matterclean and bright, boards slightly sprung, corners a little rubbed, some sticker residue on the front endpaper
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After living with such a master for almost seven years, the author gives an account of  surat shabd yoga, the yoga of the audible life stream, which is the scientific system through which the masters attain the highest degree of spiritual developmentthe edges of the doxfam shop west hampstead this book is a comprehensive statement of sant mat, the teachings of the great spiritual masterssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshow some signs of shelf-wear, but the book is otherwise in very good condition
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This is an account of what happened in the northern ireland conflict, and why, told by award-winning ireland correspondent for the "independent", david mckittrick, and historian david mcveathousands of books, articles and theses were published, dissecting every possible aspect of the problem and making it the most researched civil conflict in historyin that time, the conflict never strayed far off the news schedules of the world's mediabehind the wall of information and opinion there is a straightforward storysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ilkley the troubles in northern ireland rolled grimly on for almost 30 years from the late s until the onset of the current shaky peace process
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This book examines and defends the most famous dualist account of the mind, the cartesian, which attributes the immaterial contents of the mind to an immaterial selfit holds that there exists two very different realms, one mental and the other physical john foster's new book exposes the inadequacies of the dominant materialist and reductionist accounts of the mindin doing so he is in radical conflict with the current philosophical establishmentboth are fundamental and one cannot be reduced to the other - there are minds and there is a physical worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brainambitious and controversial, the immaterial self is the most powerful and effective defence of cartesian dualism since descartes' own
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Oxfam shop ecclesall road in bookmen: london, victor gray gives an account of the evolution of antiquarian bookselling in britain while exploring the history of the sotheran family business" sotheran's celebrated their 250 year anniversary in , making it one of the oldest surviving antiquarian booksellers in the world and victor gray charts this journey here in one of only 750 paperback copies published by henry sotheran ltd to mark the anniversary - a rare find! this copy is in very good used condition, with a couple of very slight marks to the front cover see oxfam website for delivery information read more"there was a time when a telegram addressed simply to 'bookmen: london' would find its way straight to one of the best-known names in the world of antiquarian bookselling - henry sotheran ltd
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames hostelries of henley: or an account of the alehouses, beerhouses, breweries, hostelries, hotels, inns, malthouses, public houses, taverns and typpling houses in the town of henley-on-thamessigned and inscribed on the title page by ann cottinghamthe front cover has some creases and wrinkles across the top, the book is otherwise in very good condition, with a slight bump to the bottom corner, but contents clean and bright throughoutincluding index and bibliographysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Also a narrative of the affair of the english frigate topaze, , with remarks on homicides and an account of the fire of canton' this series includes ethnographic and general histories of distinct peripheral coastal regions that comprise south and east asiaoxfam books & music beaconsfield full title 'notices concerning china and the port of cantonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished as part of the british library, historical print editions, in the history of asia collection the laminated cover softback is in very good condition with only light shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pagesno copyright date
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Oxfam bookshop st albans  3 volumes: parts 1 and 2 of an account of the history and development of the architecture of greece and rome; a general view of the architecture of renaissance italy for the use of students and others spines a little shelf-worn; some age-staining on inside of boards; binding firm, pages clean see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff a beautifully written and illustrated 2 volume set the jewish historian, containing twenty books of the jewish antiquities, seven books of the jewish war, and the life of josephus, written by himself, translated from the original greek, according to havercamp's accurate edition, together with explanatory notes and observations, parallel texts of scripture, the true chronology of the several histories, an account of the jewish coins, weights and measures, and a complete index by the late william whiston amprofessor of mathematics in the university of cambridge, a new edition, now first revised and improved by the revthomas smith, in two volumes see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It is a journal covering some fifty years of a single handed medical practitioner in rural quebec and an account of the difficulties and rewards of such a practicehistorical society of gatineau soft back with no djreverse of front cover is a line map of the relevant districtsome black and white photographssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe outside of the covers are a photocopy of the covers of the original journal with superimposed a pair of spectacles and some white printoxfam books & music totnes this is a family archive with a differenceno marks and good binding
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Volumes 1-6 the invasion of the crimea; its origin and an account of its progress down to the death of lord raglan by alexander william kinglake containing multiple plates / fold out maps uniform volumes 22 x 14 cm hardbackthe spines have white writing on them as seenare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipublished by william blackwood and sonsvolume 1 and 4 have pieces missing from the top of the spineall volumes are cracked along the edges of the spinesplease 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 storevolume pages published in volume pages published in volume pages published in volume pages published in volume pages published in volume pages published in these books are all ex-libris books so contain the stamps and stickers in all the volumesvery few of the maps have tears, but they are shown if a map does contain a tearplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop victoria an account of the experiences of the women internees of the japanese in sumatra, most of whom were refugees from the last-minute evacuation of singapore and fewer than half of whom survived in the jungle camps to the end of wwiisee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music olney an account of the life and work of john bridges, antiquary bornrare book: £25 0nline see oxfam website for delivery information read more a slightly worn paperback 1st edition, green cover with architectural drawing, ruins of holdenby house, on front, notes about the book & authors on the back
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Oxfam shop gillingham an account of the infamous american musicals launched in new york fromsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe documentary explores the epic of popular american culture as it has changed in every era amidst reflecting the talent of varied prominent composers - irving berlin, george gershwin, rogers and hart through to the present day of stephen sondheim to name but a few
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Oxfam bookshop skipton an account of the history and life of lythamsigned by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea little tearing of the spine coverin good condition, pages tight with some staining on a few of them
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames hostelries of henley: or an account of the alehouses, beerhouses, breweries, hostelries, hotels, inns, malthouses, public houses, taverns and typpling houses in the town of henley-on-thamesincluding index and bibliographysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexcellent clean condition
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Will arrange delivery at cost a biography of the queen mother which also provides an account of the twentieth centurypre owned in new conditionthe queen mother has lived through the years of the most rapid progress in mankind's history and two world wars yet retains the charm, elegance and dignity that epitomised the edwardian lady
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Oxfam bookshop ashbourne an account of the corps from its beginnings in the mid nineteenth centurycondition: very good  includes a list of old boys who have served in the boer war and first and second world wars see oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated in black and white
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Oxfam books & music fareham a historical sketch of the brethren movement; an account of its inception, progress principles and failures, and its lessons for present day believers by h a ironsidegeneral condition is fair front hinge is cracked boards are worn published by zondervan see oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback no dust jacketpages are foxed
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Oxfam bookshop newport sub-titled: "being an account of the events that took place on the eve of the third sunday in advent in in a hertfordshire village"see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This memoir was his brutal and deeply personal account of the russian front's appalling carnagefirst published in the late s, this memoir's savage realism shocked the post-war german publicsome readers were outraged at the book's final scenes, while others wrote, 'now, at last, i know what our men did in the eastfaust describes how his tiger unit fought pitch battles in the snows of western russia against the full might of the red army: the t34s, stalin tanks, sturmovik bombers and the feared katyusha rocket brigadesoxfam bookshop knutsford wolfgang faust was the driver of a tiger i tank with the wehrmacht heavy panzer battalions, seeing extensive combat action on the eastern front in' today it stands as one of the great semi-autobiographical accounts of warfare in world war 2: a crescendo of horror, grom survival and a fatalistic acceptance of the panzer man's destinysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis astonishing testimony reveals the merciless decisions that panzer crews made in action, the devastating power of their weaponry and the many ways that men met their deaths in the snow and ice of the ostfront
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This unique book gives a detailed genealogical account of the authentic line of succession of the royal blood from the sons of jesus and his brother james down to the present daythere is also a fascinating history of the knights templars of jerusalemit casts penetrating new light on the bible story and onto the enigmatic figures of joseph of arimathea and mary magdalene, and on the real truth behind the arthurian legends and the holy grailoxfam shop evesham did jesus marry and have children? if so, what happened to his family? are there descendants of his still alive today? at last the truth can be told, this extraordinary and controversial book, packed with intrigue, begins where others have endedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelaurence gardener has been granted privileged access to european sovereign and noble archives, along with special insight into chivalric and church repositorieshe proves for the first time that there is a royal heritage of the messiah in the west, and documents the systematic and continuing suppression of records tracing the descent of the sacred lineage by regimes down the centuries
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At the request of charles, prince of wales he began work on a follow-up account of the reign of henry viii, but only completed a brief introduction"the historie of the reigne of king henry the seventh" by francis bacon rare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiat the time of writing bacon had recently fallen from political power, and completed the work in late and sent a copy to james ilondon - edition - 241p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original leather boards, with rubbing and wear to boards, rebacked with cloth spine with title label, renewed endpapers, engraved title page loosening, but present, w/o francis bacon frontispiece as is usually missingbacon's portrayal of henry was extremely influential for the following three centuriesit was published the following yearthe book remains his only completed work of historyplease 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 storeit charts the reign of the first tudor monarch henry vii who took the throne from his rival richard iii inrare important historic work on the life of king henry the seventh by bacon history of the reign of king henry vii is a work by the english writer francis baconcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a good copy of this small format account of the life of the mother of st theresa of lisieuxsmall split to base of spine and shelf wear to coverstranslated from the frenchpublished see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Poetic account of the history of britain, attempting to follow the verse form of the various ages from 55 bc to the battle of britain pagesthe island by francis brett younga sound unmarked wartime publication
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This book explores these films and looks at how these films dealt with the fundamental question of portraying an individual thought to have either divine status or a very special and unique status among human beingsslight indentation on front cover and light scratches on back coveroxfam bookshop hampstead the challenge of the silver screen: an analysis of the cinematic portraits of jesus, rama, buddha and muhammad by freek lalthough religious leaders did not always approve of these films, they did find a ready audience among believersthis book will thus benefit not only students of religious film but also those studying the portrayal of central religious figures in the contemporary worldthis and other films about jesus became examples for and an inspiration for films on other important religious figures like rama, buddha and muhammadin very good conditionbakker in - only two years after the invention of film - the first feature film about jesus appearedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreclean, crisp pages with slight damage on the bottom corner of a couple of pages
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In both albums, the stamps, with mounts, are attached to richly illustrated collection sheets with a lot of information in dutchare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikikennedy family and all us presidentsregistered shippingin addition, an issue with the john fband 1 "usa": this section contains only usa postage stamps with patriotic and nationalist subjects issued between approxsee photos for a complete overview of the lot, everything is depictedand , with obama's inauguration fdcplease 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 storestrap 2 is an overview of the history of the usa since the colonisation by the netherlands and england in with issues of grenada, norfolk, virgin, belize, antigua & barbuda and morecollection "history of the united states in postage stamps" in 2 compilation albumscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivalue €520 mnh, the photos are an integral part of the lot description, take a good look at the photos to get an impression of the conditions of the stampitaly - cyrenaica colony - series of flights of italian cruises catplease 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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The paperback is in very good condition throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreforgotten books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copyoxfam bookshop wallingford excerpt from boundaries of the united states and of the several states and territories: with an outline of the history of all important changes of territory boundary line between southeastern alaska and canada as fixed by award of alaska boundary tribunal, octoberthis book is a reproduction of an important historical work
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