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Furthermore, an eighteenth century tin plate (diameter 24 cmfurthermore, an eighteenth century tin sand spreader (height 10) and an eighteenth century folk art painted wooden spoon rack (height 38catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikion the bottom a mark of the maker " kamphof zwolleâ in perfect condition, with beautiful patinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storenine tin objects and a wooden painted âfolk artâ spoon rackplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe tin objects are a large porridge bowl (diameter 23 cm and height 8 cm)5 cm) with six tin spoons with various hallmarksthe lot will be carefully packaged and shipped by registered mailthe photos are part of the description) with three nice clear tin hallmarks in the edge
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead the worst of crimes: homosexuality and the law in eighteenth century london in the eighteenth century homosexuality became an issue, especially in london with its fast growing populationthere are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno one dared to say publicly that it should be tolerated, yet the reactions of men and women to the homosexuals in their midst were varied and complexthere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spineshe also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinity' by studying original trial documents and other manuscript sources netta murray goldsmith has discovered hitherto unsuspected facts about some cases, including one important instance in which a prosecutor, aided by members of the judiciary, was able to pervert the course of justicein good conditionmoving from the old bailey to the court of king's bench, the author discusses the anomalies, inconsistencies and miscarriages of justice that arose as our ancestors decided what to do with defendants accused of the so-called 'worst of crimesthe inside pages are clean and unmarked
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An important eighteenth century workcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigeneral toning and spotting, stained to margin towards rear of book - see imagesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storean essay on the treatment and conversion of african slaves in the british sugar colonies by reverend james ramsay published: london, james phillips size: 22cm x 13cm (85 inches x 5 inches) selling here is an incredibly scarce copy of ramsay's, 'essay on the treatment and conversion of african slavesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethere is wear and scuffing to the remaining calf, spine cracked, but main block holdingthe books comprises of chapter i: of the various ranks in social life, ii: the advancement of slaves would augment their social importance, iii: the advancement of slaves must accompany their religious importance, iv: natural capacity of african slaves vindicated and v: plan for the improvement and conversion of african slavesplease see our images for further descriptionrare first editioncondition: the book is bound in full calf, with both boards loose but presentinternally, front endpaper loose, title and subsequent few leaves loose at gutter - previous strengthening to margin, resulting in marking and tape residue
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The base is a very finished fragment of an eighteenth century fireplace base, carved in peperino, a sedimentary rock from laziocatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethis head was sculpted in neoclassical times by an exceptional sculptor and was part of an equally beautiful bustlarge and exceptional head of the emperor nero claudius caesar augustus germanicus, better known simply as nero; he was the fifth roman emperor, the last of the julio-claudian dynastyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe reigned for fifteen years from 54 to 68, the year in which he committed suicidepiece of great charm and importance for collectors, which alone can decorate any roomthe head alone is 44 cm high while the base is 21 cm highthis sculpture has many qualities: first of all the size, surely it belonged to a large draped bust, and, not less important, the type of material, greenish alabaster used in roman times by various emperors
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Fine english bone china made in the pembroke styling, a reproduction of an eighteenth century aynsley designgold coloured trim read more13 cms wide, 6 cms deepaynsley trinket bowl
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A lovely 18th century sterling silver fork with âfermierâ hallmark hallmarkcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeweight: 75 grams length: 19 cm secure shipping with tracking read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefor heavy items other hallmarks to be identified (see photos) monogrammed âgarnier llf "s"â the tips are worn down due to use
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A lovely 18th century sterling silver fork with âfermierâ hallmark - âaâ with crown: hallmarkcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablefor heavy items other hallmarks to be identified (see photos) monogrammed âgarnier bare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5 cm secure shipping with tracking read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteweight: 75 grams length: 19â the tips are worn down due to use
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An 18th century oak corinthian capital (6a very beautiful 18th century sculpted corinthian capitalcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storedimensions: height: 38cm width: 26please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprofessional packaging + shipping with track & trace8 cm length: 37 cm weight: 11
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Beautiful antique miniature piece of table silver that is mounted with a small silver screw on an 18th century chinese dish from the wanli periodcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwill be sent by registered mailour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storesome light scratches and some usual frits along the edges of the dishsilver mark in the sailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website2 birds fly in the air of which 1 carries a twiga beautiful chocolate dish in the form of a mariale between holland and chinathe sailing ship is 8 x 4 cmthis dish has a scene with a house on a raging seathe dish is 13 x 2smoke billows from the chimneyold dutch silver sail (fishermen's botter) under sail on a silver stylised wave
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This carving was part of an 18th century wall panellingcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethere are some restorations visibleare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeit was placed above a door or a windowplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebecause of old age it has small drought cracksthe photos are part of the description
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An 18th century painted wooden statue representing a saintcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigood craftsmanship, with small broken partsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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An 18th century dutch silver pendantcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe photos are a part of the descriptionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis lot will be shipped registeredin good conditiondecorated with two lions, one of which is incomplete
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Herman moll (c) moll was one of the most important figures in the english map trade in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuriesit was one of the most famous english atlases of the eighteenth century, and long-lived; the atlas was completed in ; the maps, in other hand, were still being advertised for sale inmuch of his career was spent as a jobbing engraver for mapmakers and publishers, particularly in the book trade for people like james knapton, providing the maps for their travel accountsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikieach map leaf 29please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit seems likely that he came from germany, possibly bremen, and was in london byhis son gilles hendrick obviously predeceased his father, while the surviving daughter, henderina amelia moll, is little more than a name on a will]; an actuall survey of the north west road from london to holy head &ctwentieth-century blue morocco gilt over marbled boards, endpapers marbled en suitemoll later claimed that he was employed by prince rupert to assist them]; and a further five road mapsvery handsomely done too7cm, and with chamfered or canted angles and laid down within a conserving paper frame]; an actuall survey of the road from london to the lands-end []; a pocket companion of ye roads of ye north part of great britain called scotland []; () an actuall survey of the road from london to bath [an album of 12 two-page engraved maps delineated in contemporary hand-colouring, comprising: a pocket companion of ye roads, of ye south part of great britain, called england and wales []; an actuall survey of the rod from london to aberistwith (sic, aberystwyth) [catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableshortly after the pitt atlas project failed, moll tried to establish a business as a mapmaker, or âgeographerâ as he termed himself, but was unsuccessfulit was the availability of an engraver that gave the impetus to so many publishers to commission maps for publications, and may account for some of the success of such publicationsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storehe worked hard, had a substantial output of cartographic material, as engraver, mapmaker or publisher, such that one might assume that he had assistants or apprentices to help, but there is no evidence of this, and, after his death in , the âmoll firmâ disappears without tracehowever, very little is known about his backgroundin moll commenced work on his most famous publication, âthe world describedâ, a collection of two sheet maps of the world]; an actuall survey of ye road from london to stmoll first appears in as an engraver working on moses pittâs âthe english atlasâ with sir robert hooke, one of the patrons of the project
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Beautiful northern italian canvas of the eighteenth century, full french rococo styleitalian master of the eighteenth century, "leda e il cigno", oil on canvas, 80catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storewith certificate of authenticitythis usually takes about daysplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe subject, taken from mythology, was among the most popular in the great courts of the time and tells of the loves of jupiter who turns into a swan to own the sweet ledacomplete with certificate of authenticity and lawful originin case of purchase, buyers are reminded to provide their tax code in order to issue an electronic invoiceto date, due to covid-19, its completion is further delayed by the limitations of the appointed officesplease note that in the case of international sale, the item will be shipped after obtaining the export document
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As a consummate statesman and prolific writer, kennan has distinguished himself as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth centuryfilled with lively and sometimes haunting vignettes collected from archives and libraries across new england, an american family is a fascinating detective story and brings to fruition a family memoir begun by kennan's grandfather nearly a century agohis prophetic american diplomacy influenced several generations of cold war policy makers, and sketches from a life, one of the most lyrical accounts of a life in public service ever written, chronicled his extraordinary diplomatic career spanning more than half a centurybeginning with the kennans' life of unmitigated poverty in scotland in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, an american family details the kennan family's passage to america and the hardships they faced as early settlers in connecticut and massachusetts, "the epitome of the backcountry family of the most remote northern fringes of new england life" he adroitly captures life in colonial times and in the period following the revolutionary war, and chronicles the major events of a nation's early history with the rare intimacy of a family member reflecting on his forebearsembarking on a genealogical journey spanning several decades, he traces the roots of the kennan family back more than five generations, discovering a family history that has all the makings of a classic american storynow in his late nineties, kennan turns an eye to a matter closer to his heart in an american family: the kennansgraceful yet revealing, it is a cherished reminder of three hundred years of a nation's history through the eyes and words of one of america's most remarkable sonssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries accompany george kennan as he explores his family's roots in the american pastkennan has forged one of the most illustrious careers in the annals of american letters and politics
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Ranging from the mid eighteenth century to the present, the book explores evidence from a host of different sources including the first histories of liverpool, a rare slaving drama set in the port, a poor house report which records the first use of 'scouse' (the dish), nineteenth century debates on gladstone's speech, the 'lost' literature of the city, early to mid twentieth century newspaper accounts of liverpudlian words, idioms and traditions, little-known essays which coined the use of 'scouse' to refer to the language of liverpool, aspects of popular culture in the s and 60s, the lern yerself scouse series, and examples drawn from contemporary literaturein addition the analysis draws on recent developments within the fields of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology - particularly with regard to the study of language and identity and the relationship between language and a sense of place - in order to provide a radically new understanding of 'scouse' in terms of its history, its representation, and its contemporary social and cultural significancescouse: a social and cultural history presents a ground-breaking and iconoclastic account which challenges many of the forms of received wisdom about language in liverpool and presents an alternative version of the currently accepted historyoxfam bookshop reigate nowhere in britain is more closely associated with a form of language than liverpoolsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet the history of language in liverpool has been obscured by misrepresentation and myth-making and narratives of liverpool's linguistic past have scarcely done justice to the rich, complex and fascinating history which produced it
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" the work had about fifteen editions over the centuries, almost all in the eighteenth centurycatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablea conceptually simple and historically revolutionary idea: to halve the grain surfaces to replace a part of them with clover meadows, dedicating to the remaining wheat surface the largest working force made available and the mass of manure obtained from the highest load of cattle allowed by the new crop of fodderare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith regards to the one under examination, re (iv, pour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storein the 18th century, in addition to the present one, a beautiful edition was published in bergamo in96) emphasises it as the most useful one, thanks to the additions by scottonihalf-cover page, beautiful etched frontispiece with agricultural-astrological subject, cover page with title and typographic frieze, 8 numbered pages, on the third page with dedication there is a large engraved heraldic coat of arms, 296 numbered pages, 2 tipped-in plates folded several times, the first with a table, the second one depicting an interesting table on the average age of the moon, on new moons and full moons, on the average quadratures from the year to ; on the back, handwritten ownerâs note: libro di me venturini, giugnoplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe greater number and care of the processing, together with the most abundant fertilizers will allow ab increase in wheat productionthe first edition dates back toin good condition, some slight, sporadic mildewmid-nineteenth-century half leather and decorated paper binding; author, title and fillets in gold on the spinethe author experimented with a revolutionary method of cultivation, for which he obtained a patent from the venetian republic in
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Although traditionally associated with the eighteenth century, when wealthy englishmen would complete their education on the continent, the grand tour is here investigated in a wider context, from the decline of the roman empire to recent timesoxfam shop devizes the grand tour has become a subject of major interest to scholars and general readers interested in exploring the historic connections between nations and their intellectual and artistic productionthis copy is complete with uncut dust jacketauthors from chaucer to erasmus came to mock the custom but even the reformation did not stop the urge to travelthe english had previously travelled to italy to study the classics; now they travelled to learn italian and study medicine, diplomacy, dancing, riding, fencing, and, eventually, art and architecturefamous men, and an increasing proportion of women, all contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate european cultureit has very minor fading but is otherwise in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the mid-sixteenth century, northern europeans justified travel to the south in terms of educationdocumenting the lives and travels of these personalities, professor chaney's remarkable book provides a complete picture of one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of western civilisation
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When british cartographer and scientist jonathan green (jason flemyng) travels to the wilds of the far east in the early eighteenth century, he stumbles upon a remote village nestled in an impenetrable forestsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere, he is told stories of a terrifying creature with a gaze that can pierce a man's soul, a creature known only as 'viy'oxfam shop colne road remake of the russian horror film based on the short story by nikolai gogolwhat he finds there confounds science and imagination, revealing a horrific truth about the village and its peopledespite repeated warnings, the pragmatic green sets off towards the boarded-up local church in an attempt to disprove the stories
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Of a very fine engraving work, this late 18th century aquatint is printed in colourcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableles bouquets - dedicated to the mothers of the family," painted and engraved by de bucourt, the king's paintersubject is in an oval set in a frame as is and under glass, this impeccable print has the following dimensions: print: cm frame dimensions: cm for your information, i also sell "le compliment ou la matinĂ©e du jour de l'an", dedicated to the fathers of the family", which is its counterpart, engraving dated ; see last photo from the fĂ©lix doistau collectionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitephilibert-louis de bucourt, (), painter - engraver - illustrator - student of joseph-marie vien - admitted to the academy in
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The stag minstrel range was designed by john and sylvia reid, fusing together eighteenth century elegance and modern day thinkingpainted in f&b strong whitethis tallboy also comes with new crystal knobsthe chest has four large drawers and three small drawersromantic vintage stag minstrel chest of drawers (7) tallboy unithere we have a very lovely vintage stag minstrel tallboy / chest of drawers unitthe measurements are, width: 82cm height: 112cm depth: 46 cm ask for very sensible offers note, this piece was already used, now is refurbished one, painted an in completely working order but it may has some marks due their age, it make it more unique and full of characterthis piece is made of african cherry (makore) which is similar in appearance and texture to mahoganystag minstrel remains to this day one of the most successful ranges of furniture ever produced
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Timely yet now new, these also are subjects addressed by john wesley in the eighteenth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morea travelling preacher in great britain at the time of the founding of america, widely renowned today as the founder of methodism, wesley was an immensely influential cleric in his timeoxfam bookshop hexham 'the natural sinfulness of man, moral dissipation, spreading the gospel, and salvation by faith are all important topics preached from modern day pulpits' overall in good condition, signed by the authorsome minor rips on the book cover and slight rubbing to the corners
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Oxfam shop covent garden this book provides an historical perspective on the growth of russian military power, studying the emergence of the russian regular army from until the end of the eighteenth centuryin the process he evaluates the relative importance of western and native influences on the creation of this formidable military machine, and indicates the ways in which russian power was projected in the westthe book includes general discussions of the russian soldier, the russian officer and the rapacious cossacks, and concludes by identifying certain important continuities between the russian past and presentsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The work belongs to the series of the grandiose views of rome, which piranesi worked on from to the last years: in these plates the master, who is remembered as one of the greatest engravers of the eighteenth century, intended to celebrate the magnificence of the eternal city, seat of the ancient emperors and popescatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeat the bottom is the building of the scala sancta (which encompasses the medieval chapel of sancta sanctorum); on the right is the palazzo lateranense, the hall of blessings and the obelisk, brought by the circus maximusthe square is shown in the appearance that domenico fontana gave it between and , at the time of pope sixtus vthe making of this plate is dated by hindplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein the foreground, on the right, the old baptistry that dates back, like the basilica, at the time of emperor constantine (who died in 337)on the left, among buildings that are now gone, you can see the arches of an aqueduct, built by nero to bring water to the domus aurea and the celiothe beautiful image is one of the four plates dedicated by piranesi to the basilica of san giovanni in laterano: the sheet under consideration is the only piranesi view in which the basilica lateranense is depicted with the baptistry beside itoriginal etching on copper matrix, i print run out of four, printed on thick paper; within the illustrated part, in the bottom right corner, title and references within cartouche; also on the plate, under the bottom left framing line, indication of the author, cavalier piranesi f
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Professor hibbard's illuminating and original introduction explains the process by which variant texts were fused in the eighteenth century to create the most commonly used text of todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe oxford shakespeare edition presents a radically new text, based on that first folio, which printed shakespeare's own revision of an earlier versionthe result is a 'theatrical' and highly practical edition for students and actors alikeoxfam bookshop st albans hamlet's combination of violence and introspection is unusual among shakespeare's tragediesit is also full of curious riddles and fascinating paradoxes, making it one of his most widely discussed playsdrawing on both critical and theatrical history, he shows how this fusion makes hamlet seem a much more 'problematic' play than it was when it originally appeared in the first folio of
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Carving neapolitan jesus polychromed with glass eyes with two wooden sheep eighteenth century 18th century dimensions: x cm (jesus) x 35 cm (base) conditions: goodcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprovenance: spain read more
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The penguin english library - 100 editions of the best fiction in english, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the first world warvery good condition: some yellowing to pages, minor shelfwear see oxfam website for delivery information read morewe rich can 'only connect' is the idea at the heart of this book, a heartbreaking and provocative tale of three families at the beginning of the twentieth century: the rich wilcoxes, the gentle, idealistic schlegels and the lower-middle class bastsforster 'the poor cannot always reach those whom they want to love, and they can hardly ever escape from those whom they love no longeras the schlegel sisters try desperately to help the basts and educate the close-minded wilcoxes, the families are drawn together in love, lies and deathfrequently cited as eforster's finest work, howards end brilliantly explores class warfare, conflict and the english characteroxfam bookshop ealing the penguin english library edition of howards end by e
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Age: seventeenth to eighteenth centuryyou are extremely welcome to come and have a good lookapproximately: 20 feet, 13 inches wide york sandstone
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Oxfam bookshop harrogate the marlboroughs both traces the career of one of the eighteenth century's most intriguing and gifted men and, as a duel biography, provides a convincing portrait of his wife, the outrageous, quarrelsome, amusing and ultimately endearing sarah, who became so inordinately rich and who, after her husband's death, brought to a triumphant conclusion that great memorial to his achievements, sir john vanbrugh's masterpiece, blenheim palacesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Superb edition in perfect condition of this work that marked a turning point in the aesthetic thinking of the eighteenth centurycatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume iii missingbindings in very good condition, work in their glazed marbled calfskin (period binding), decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in havana and red morocco, marbled edges - interior in very good condition, lovely headbands and end pieces, marbled endpapers - delivery service provided by chronopost within a few days - read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitel'abbĂ© du bos - rĂ©flexions critiques sur la poĂ©sie et sur la peinture - pages (complete volumes)
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