An actuall survey of the road from london to bath
List an actuall survey of the road from london to bath
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After an historical preface there is an introductory survey of the iliad and odysseyoxfam shop sherwood this a volume from the series 'the dawn of european literature'the title is in gilt with two decorated capitalsthe fold-out map 'to illustrate the catalogue of the ships' is present and in perfect conditiona2 see oxfam website for delivery information read moreblue-grey boards with black lettering and simple design on both front and spinein his introduction the author explains that this is aimed at those who wish to study the topic in earnestthe two poems are then presented in a continuous summary, accompanied by detailed explanationsthe hesiodic poems are then treated in the same wayinternally there is a prize plate to the back of the front board but otherwise the book is impeccablejust slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the bottom corners
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** this lot is part of an important collection that will be auctioned in the coming months through the catawiki collection serviceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki252 pp (numbered )all in all a very good copy* spencer le marchant moore () was an english botanistintern a clean, uncut copymap, 19 lithographswrappers, spine a bit crudely strengthened, back looseplease 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 storetransactions of the linnean society of london, 2nd serhe was as a botanist involved in the expedition to the brazilian province of matto grosso in and in an expedition to remote parts of western australia from december to octoberif you also need assistance to sell your collection at auction, ask for our terms directly at this seller's account! #bookspartnership read morehe worked at the royal botanic gardens, kew, from about to , wrote a number of botanical papers, and then worked in an unofficial capacity at the natural history museum from until his deathcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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An anatomical survey of the skeleton and muscles from an artists point of viewfigure drawing and anatomy for the artist john raynes a comprehensive companion for the figure artistimmaculate condition
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A pdf copy of manon by english national ballet, london coliseum programme, elegant and stylish programme for spring seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe orchestral playing by the english national ballet philharmonic orchestra was excellent, along with the dancingthe final scene in the mississippi swamp was dramatic with the past memories and the use of the dry ice to give the impression of the swamp mistthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthis kevin mcmillan production received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the 18th century costumes which were excellentthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthe music was set to massenet with revisions for the production to make it more flowing, which was very successful
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A serious introduction to the then new science of aeronautics and an exciting survey of the future possibilitiesno inscriptionsunclipped dust jacket has a slightly discoloured spine, and creasing at the upper and lower edgesblue cloth hard covers with blue titles on a white panel on the spine, white earth and rocket design on the frontfirst published in , this second edition brought the contents up to date in the light of the achievements of the intervening yearsoxfam bookshop lymington second editionslight bumping at the top and base of the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop colne road since the nineteenth century, children's literature has been adapted for both the stage and the screenalthough such adaptations are now recognised as a significant part of the culture of childhood and popular culture in general, little has been written about the range of products and experiences that they generateas the twentieth century progressed, children's books provided the material for an increasing range of new media, from radio to computer games, from television to cinema blockbustersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book brings together writers whose work offers contrasting perspectives on the process of adaptation and the varying transformations - social, historical and ideological - that take place when a text moves from the page to another mediumlinking all these contributions is an interest in the changing definition of children's literature and its target audience within an increasingly media-rich society
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Pdf copy of swan lake, english national ballet london coliseum programme, elegant and stylish programme for winter seasonthe orchestral playing by the english national ballet philharmonic orchestra conducted by gerry cornelius was excellent, along with the dancingthe grouping of the swans and choreography was superb and received much critical acclaimhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourhas tragic ending with both prince siegfried danced by francesco frola and odette danced by erine takahashi dying at the finale by both throwing themselves off the cliff, and ending with them both being taken up into eternity on a sleighthis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance although the sets were rather bland in comparison with the roh production
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Published in by william collins of london and glasgoware you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis is the first series, so presumably more were planned or actually publishedi have here for sale a book entitled all round the world: an illustrated record of voyages, travels and adventures, in all parts of the globe, edited by wf ainsworthfold out plate showing jerusalem from the mount of olives; illustrated title page with vignette of the great eastern laying the atlantic cable; plain text title page; xii pages of preface, contents and illustrations; 820 pagesquarter bound in brown buckram on maroon buckram hardboards, with five raised bands on the spine, and gilt letteringwith 200 illustrations after drawings by gustave dore, berard, lancelot, jules noel and other eminent artists, and six finely engraved full coloured mapsplease 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 storevery good condition with both boards firmly attached and no pages loose or missingcontents - five days at jerusalem; sicily as it is; china (pages ), cochin china and japan; islands of the indian and eastern seas; up and down the amoor; from asia to america; vancouver island; from the atlantic to the pacific; cremation ghats at calcutta; cuba and the cubans; to cuba and back; the search for the franklin expedition; dalmatia; galapagos archipelago; coral islands; maldiva islands; society islands; mount athos and its monasteries; the great plains of north america; travel and sporting adventures in south africa; the steppes of russia and the caucasus; morocco or maroccocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethere are 72 full pages plates in this book, together with innumerable woodcut illustrations in the text, and of course the six coloured maps of asia; china and the indo-chinese states; north america; south america; turkey in europe and greece; and africa
95 €
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On the road is an emotional road map in which each chapter has its own registration number, and its own distinctive interioron the road surges on to its destination, reversing or moving quickly through the gears, reliving the central episodes and conflicts of richard's lifehe is driving a furniture delivery van as part of his first job in and around riponevery chapter is a stage in a longer journeyhe's at the wheel of his first car (and in the back with his first girlfriend)he's on his first bike, a red one, in solihull, then on his first motorcycle, a honda mtx50most importantly, each chapter sets off and arrivessee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow he is showing off with a friend, risking everythinghe's a child in the back seat of dad's car on the way to the seaside in weston-super-mareoxfam bookshop cheltenham on the road: growing up in eight journeys - my early years is a new form of autobiography, in which top gear presenter richard hammond tells the story of his early life through a series of significant driving episodesalthough there are precious few road-rage monologues against four-wheel drivers and men in vests in white vans, richard hammond's readers will quickly recognise the funny self-deprecating and balanced ease that has made him one of britain's best-loved writers and television presenters
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From 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 dominanceserving 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 spymasterultimately archie is faced with the ultimate choice, risk losing the most precious thing in his life with the life of king george himself at stakein 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 espionagean agent of the king is a thriller set in the early years of the napoleonic warsa gritty sometimes bawdy thriller, set in violent times with a new breed of hero caught up in one of the most turbulent times in historyavailable in paperback or ebook
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Oxfam shop colne road history is written over time, in the wake of research, by students doing their best to understandan uncertain idea of france provides a perspective which emerges from analysis of materials as disparate as french military doctrine and strategic planning, elite and popular mentalites, social biography and cultural propaganda, combined with the author's personal reminiscences about where and how his own past has intersected with the past of interwar francehere, in one volume, historian robert jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyoung has assembled ten of his previously published essays on france in the s and s, in such a way as to offer an interpretive overview of the contentious third republic
15 €
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Published by the war office in inch to the mileslight split in the folds in two places some writing at the foot of the mapplease look carefully at the photographs these form an important part of the descriptionÂŁ6 includes uk postage read moregenerally in good to fair conditionbristol and stroud gsgs sheet 156 edition3
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The first album with her and the single venus became a worldwide successare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimariska veres performed at a party by the rock band golden earring,which had their first number 1 hit in the netherlands?– mp series: rock & rock battle series – format: 2 × vinyl, lp, compilation, limited edition country: japan released: genre: rock, pop style: psychedelic rock, blues rock, pop rock *shocking blue was founded in by robbie van leeuwenrob van leeuwen,invited as a guest, was so enthusiastic about veres that he fired his singer and hired veresthe shocking blue, golden earring ?– battle of the shocking blue & golden earring label: polydor ?– mp , nippon grammophon cothe second single lucy brown is back in town,sung by fred de wilde,immediately reached the top 5 in the netherlands invan leeuwen got outthe group finally broke upplease 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 storegolden earring–anybody knows!!! \tthe shocking blue \t never marry a railroad man\t \thello darkness\t \tlong and lonesome road\t \ti'll write down your name through the fire\t \tpickin'tomatoes\t \tsend me a postcard\t \troll engine roll \t \tvenus\t \talaska country\t \tlittle cooling planet\t scorpoi's dance\t \tmighty joe\t \tsally was a good old girl\t \t golden earring back home\t the truth about arthur\t landing\t one huge road\t gipsy rhapsody\t this is the time of the year\t see see\t eight miles high\t meta can &12 pages lyric booklet,tag,advertisement insert,sponge sheets lp`s/nm(light scratches with no effect) cover(tin can) front nm/back vg+to nm(slight signs(rust)of wear such as scratches) booklet/vg+to nm(ligt wrinkles) see pictures (the pictures are an integral part of the description of the condition) hard to find collectors special-edition! read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop colne road with its first broadcast on bbc radio 4 on march , this dramatised tale of middle earth became an instant global classicbrian sibley's famous adaptation has been divided into three corresponding parts, with newly-recorded beginning and end narration by ian holm, who now stars as bilbo in the feature films based on the lord of the ringssauron's black riders are on their trail as they travel to rivendell, attempt to cross the snow-swept misty mountains and, in desperation, enter the terrifying mines of moriapart one, the fellowship of the ring, introduces us to frodo bagginswith his uncle bilbo having mysteriously disappeared, frodo finds himself in possession of a simple gold ring that has great and evil powerit is the ruling ring, taken long ago from the dark lord, sauron, who now seeks to possess it againfrodo must do everything he can to prevent this, and with the help of gandalf the wizard and a band of loyal companions he begins a perilous journey across middle-earthsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas new in shelfworn jewel caseit boasts a truly outstanding cast including ian holm (as frodo), sir michael hordern (as gandalf), robert stephens (as aragorn), bill nighy (as sam gamgee) and john le mesurier (as bilbo)
6 €
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Oxfam shop macclesfield an interesting survey of the animal kingdom mixing literature, science and historywith illustrationscover has some wearbinding has one part splitpages are largely unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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Oxfam bookshop preston large green cloth bound hardback book with minor scuffing and wear and tear on the edgesstrong binding, in excellent condition considering age! 'an album of pictures from photographs of the chief places of interest in all paarts of the world' black and white images with accompanying facts and stories form the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
15 €
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For one group of passengers settling in to their seats and taking their first sips of champagne, the journey from london to venice is more than the trip of a lifetimeoxfam bookshop royal exchange square the orient expressa mysterious errand; a promise made to a dying friend; an unexpected proposal; a secret reaching back a lifetimeas the train sweeps on, revelations, confessions and assignations unfold against the most romantic and infamous setting in the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The album produced the singles "run to the hills" and "the number of the beast", the former of which became the band's first top-ten uk singleare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe album was also controversial, particularly in the united states, due to the religious references in its artwork and the title track's lyricsstunning riaa gold record award for iron maiden's "the number of the beast" presented to the band! the number of the beast is the third studio album by english heavy metal band iron maidenpostage is insured and tracked read moreit was released on 22 march in the united kingdom by emi records and in the united states by harvest and capitol recordsplease 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 album was their first to feature vocalist bruce dickinson and their last with drummer clive burrcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesince the release of the number of the beast and its subsequent tour the beast on the road, "the beast" has become an alternate name for iron maiden and was later used in the titles of some of their compilations and live releases, including best of the beast and visions of the beastthe number of the beast was met with critical and commercial success, and became the band's first album to top the uk albums chart and reach the top 40 of the us billboard 200
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit was also released as the album's only singleit was an extraordinary soundthere are some chords you can't play on that instrument because they'd be so out of tunegenesis–watcher of the skies mega rare original germany single from "watcher of the skies"is the first track on genesis' album foxtrotthe title is borrowed from john keats' poem "on first looking into chapman's homer": then felt i like some watcher of the skies when a new planet swims into his kenthe song opens with a mellotron introa\twatcher of the skies b\twillow farm\t single/nm (very fine, and flate scratches from the years) cover/vg+ (damage that was professionally repaired on the charisma label, but can still be seen,otherwise except for a wrinkle, wonderful) ois/ mint see pictures (the pictures are an integral part of the condition of the lp) another rare unique single of "genesis" at "catawiki" read morethese chords created an incredible atmospherethe song was frequently used to open the group's live performances and features as the first track on their live album genesis livethat's why it's just an incredible intro numberplease 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 storetony banks it was intentionally melodramatic to conjure up an impression of incredible sizeon the old mellotron mark2 there were these two chords that sounded really good on that instrumentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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So take a cruise down memory lane with this fond look back on a time when tail fins and chrome were the standard, and the american car was the true king of the roadthe economic prosperity of the country made for an "ultramatic" boom in car manufacturing, and the advertising industry followed suitoxfam books & music lichfield the s were the golden age of the american automobile, and the cars were faster, bigger, and more boldly styled than ever beforesunday driving--cleaver-style--in the regal family ford, edsel or plymouth topped the list of national pastimes; and teenagers, behind the wheels of their daddies' thundering t-birds, had fun, fun, fun across america's highwayssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretheir colorful illustrations and catchy copy give these ads a "power-packed beauty" all their own, offering a fun look at 50s culture and values this reprint of a chronicle books classic collects the "masterpieces" of automobile advertising, culled from the pages of such popular periodicals as life, the saturday evening post, collier's, look, and holiday
6 €
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Format: hardback year printed: c language: english publisher: fleetway house binding: hardback place of publication: london isbn: does not apply postage price on an applicationplease see photographs for a better descriptionthis is reflected in the asking price6 hardback set of books in fair condition for their almost 100 year age, expected scuffing to the edges of the boards, some fading to the spine covering, some small dents to the edges of the boards, yellowing to some pages along with old age staining marks, some board fading, and marks
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With the road map (two pages included in the binding)lolos and miao-tzethe tibetan borderlandthe country of the loloscontents: introduction, the object of the missionfrom hanoi to sze-chuanplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecrossing the land of grassarrival in pekincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesecond impression october (after: first edition april )the heart of the great cold mountainsthe gate of tibetare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiattacked by the tibetans - lhbrangtranslated from french by bernard miallfrom tibet into mongoliaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerock-sculptureswith 41 illustrations and images - luxury edition with a decorated binding (other copies have a blue linen binding)condition: good copy with only minor foxing - the flyleaves have strongly browned - the book block is uncut - a few pages with images are (partly) loosethe last of the independent territory
84 €
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Istanbul has evolved into an industrial city and an enormous metropolis: its silhouette, architecture, vehicles, bridges, quays, streets and public spaces have attained an entirely different appearancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe unique selection from the suna and inan kirac foundation photography collection reveal the magnificent structures,the daily life and the intriguing personalities of a past istanbuloxfam shop magdelen street photographs of the rumeli shore of the bosphorus from the mid-19th to the 20th century was comprised of works by photography masters who practised their art in istanbul from the end of the 19th to the early years of the 20th century
19 €
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It presents fascinating new details for each year that gold coins were minted, the existing distribution of these scarce coins, a survey of the greatest collections ever assembled, and the provenances of the rarest of the gold coinsthis book explores the history of newfoundland through its coinage
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The development of birmingham is traced through descriptions of the economic and social effects of the great war and a fascinating survey of the inter-war years, covering many aspects of social lifeoxfam bookshop truro this is the history of the city in its formative yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyrevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightin these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnatureby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedcom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreboard of education
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As the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentsthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economythe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencefrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-stateoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincesee oxfam website for delivery information read more" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt
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Richly illustrated with maps, engineering drawings, newspaper engravings, and architectural photographs, this book suggests new ways of understanding london's sewers and makes visible these vital, yet hidden spaces of the cityoxfam books & music lichfield in this fascinating and innovative look at how the underbelly of victorian london, paul dobraszczyk offers a new account of how the city's sanitation was revolutionised in the s and s by means of gigantic new sewers and magnificent pumping stationshe focuses on the question of how these new spaces were understood and represented - by both those who planned and promoted them (reformers and engineers) and also by those whom they impacted, namely london's populacesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
50 €
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Picks up all 4 feet, great to bath etc etc! halter broken - leads, loads and ties up! can be handled by any member of the family, from children to grand parentsbilly the blagdon super cool gypsy cob gelding! to make at least 13’2 masses of bone, dripping in feathera real kind chap! has mainly lived out in the field, but will stable with no issues! will make a cracking riding horse in the futurea real easy project for someone looking to put their own stamp onhas received plenty of handling since a foal, he really enjoys human company!! stands to be brushed and fussed, perfect to catch, even in the biggest of fields! lives with mares and geldings with no fussplease contact me for more details
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He is an amazing rabbit and the friendliest boy i've ever come across! his favourite thing is being strokedif you have any questions or feel you may be able to give dennis the home he needs, please get in touchhe is a chewer, so he has a metal run we connect to his cage to keep him in one place, but with room to exercisehe is an indoor rabbit who is used to being out of his cagehe comes with his cage, run and any food/hay we havehe lives with cats and a small dog and is completely comfortable with them allunfortunately our beloved little dennis is in need of a new homeso he is no longer getting out of his cage as much as he's used to and is confined to a small space for too long in the dayunfortunately for him, i have now started working mon-fri and i'm out of the house from 8am to 4pmhe needs a home where somebody is in most of the day and can allow him to have his cage open and enjoy his runhe loves attention and companyas soon as you touch him, he gets himself comfyhe hasn't yet been neutered, so couldn't live with an unmetered female or another male
60 €