An encyclopdia of armory
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An evening of wine tasting- produced by ginger fox brilliant fun new and sealed
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Oxfam bookshop lymington an anthology of song by john gossthe worn spine has been externally reinforced with strong tape, the cover corners are dented and the cloth shaded with marksinternally the binding is good, the contents are very sound and the music pages brightend papers darkenedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelarge blue cloth covered hardbacka collection of 80 classical songs with english and original language underlay
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Florence collectibles: an era of elegance (a schiffer book for collectors) by doug foland
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For this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casingthe title is revolt against an age of plent
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An assortment of games some never usedincluding: penguin race; jitterbugs; hopscotch, chase the cheese; yes/no game; splashy the whale; connect 4 dunk and more£3 each item contact me for more details read more
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In good used conditionan assortment of hot wheels track, curved, straight, loop the loop, joining strips, blocks, some cars, launcher
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A4 framed acrylic print an interpretation of lowry's "going to work" painted by lancashire artist pick up only will deliver if local read more
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For this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casingthe title is an evening of strausswo die zitronen bluh'n waltz op 364 where the lemons bloom
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Oxfam shop smithdown road the art of heraldry: an encyclopædia of armory is a book on heraldry and armory by arthur charles fox-davies, originally published in wikipedia see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book was originally conceived as an english translation of ströhl's heraldischer atlas, written in german
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The 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 ofoxfam 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 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 outthe 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 knowledgehardback 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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Please 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 catawikinineveh 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) discoverieswear 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 pagehis nineveh and persepolis: an historical sketch of ancient assyria and persia, with an account of the recent researches in those countries (th ed), 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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Will stand there all day to be fussedwill have a full set of shoes put onmother, daughter typewill live in or out, on own or with other horses, brilliant in the heaviest of trafficgenuine sale, only for sale as i just don’t have the time??????reduced price as need the room an no time!! ?????? here i have for sale a safe an sensible black an white gelding, ride an drive, 4 yrs oldbrilliant to catch, good in an out of stablemy 10 year old daughter rides himplease don’t hesitate to contact me for anymore details
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikion the old mellotron mark2 there were these two chords that sounded really good on that instrumentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegenesis–watcher of the skies mega rare original germany single from "watcher of the skies"is the first track on genesis' album foxtrota\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 moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit was an extraordinary soundthese chords created an incredible atmospheretony banks it was intentionally melodramatic to conjure up an impression of incredible sizeit was also released as the album's only singlethe song opens with a mellotron introthat's why it's just an incredible intro numberthe song was frequently used to open the group's live performances and features as the first track on their live album genesis livethe 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 kenthere are some chords you can't play on that instrument because they'd be so out of tuneour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam shop shirley title: an artist's life, the second burst, the finish author: sir alfred munnings, abridged by w pictorial covers, illustrated endpapers, 16 b/w illustrations as a block within the text, and many other illustrations spaced out within the body of the bookthe dust jacket shows sunning of the spine with an open tear of 30mm at its top and slightly chipped at the bottomsize 214mm tall x 143mm wide, 261 ppinternally the book is in a very good condition, lightly tanned by ageing but free from any other evident defects or markingsthe cover's spine is bumped and the cover's top and bottom edges show evidence of shelf wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreo (past president of the royal academy), into a single volume specially abridged for ru, with an introduction by wseveral small chippings and tears along the top edges and corner folds of djlight browning to dj front and back with 4mm diameter ink spot on dj frontluscombe publisher: readers union the museum press, londonpublished date: binding: hardcover book condition: very good dust jacket condition: good this edition is an abridgment of a three-volume autobiography by sir alfred munnings kpictorial covers are free from other marks
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But don't be fooled: this is an extremely practical book, which is why it remained in print for so many decades" see oxfam website for delivery information read moremaroon cloth boardsgeorge stapledonforeword by sir r'effect of turnips on' etcfold-out map in rearpoor jacket, book in good conditionthis volume's owner, one 'jthe pasture would be turned under after four to eight years, row crops grown until the humus levels declined to a threatening level, and then the field would be restored to grass/clover/herbal mixturesindeed the board of agriculture and the newly formed agricultural colleges were supporting the 'fertilizer and feeding stuff' approach to farming, which in elliot's view would be largely unnecessary under a rational system of grassland managementthis may be an unfair observation, but there can surely be few modern manuals on agricultural matters that quote both milton and confucius within the first few pagesbetween pages 52 and 53 he left interleaved an advertisement for 'stabilarsan veterinary for the treatment of blackhead in turkeys' (this is an example of the sort of casual ephemera that sets my own pulses racing): which suggests he was a proper farmer himself, and not just someone who approved of literary allusionsapparently "elliot developed a system of laying down land to grass, dependent on little input except a complex mixture of deep-rooting pasture seeds" it may be worth noting that regenerative farming of the kind recommended in these pages is currently making a comebackbrett' purchased it in foyles in? anyone who has a deep and abiding love of our northern borderlands (still largely devoted to sheep-farming) will want to read this insightful and informative little book about tried and tested methods of farming, both traditional and modern, in the hill country of roxburghshirebeside a photographic illustration (plate 1) of 'the seeds used in laying down land to grass on the clifton park system' one comes across a wonderfully poetic list of grassesoriginal dust-jacket (badly torn but still intact)the clifton park system of farming, by robert hthis is how one online source describes it: "the interest of the book to present-day readers lies not so much in the detailed methods adopted by elliot in the field, but rather in light shed on the agricultural problems of the closing years of the nineteenth century and the picture it gives of a man of highly independent mind striving to influence his fellow farmers with rather less than no support from official sourceswho can resist names such as 'italian ryegrass', 'tufted hair grass' 'mountain hair grass', or 'yorkshire fog'? or, after turning to the index, these names of fields (all from clifton park): 'alghope', 'bowmont side', 'hayhope shank', 'longshot' and 'stackyard'? or this entry: 'sheep, death from swallowing grit'
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Turabian drafted a set of guidelines to help students understand how to write, cite, and formally submit research writingstyle and citation recommendations have been revised throughout to reflect the sixteenth edition of the chicago manual of styleseven editions and more than nine million copies later, the name turabian has become synonymous with best practices in research writing and stylethe final section treats all matters of editorial style, with advice on punctuation, capitalization, spelling, abbreviations, table formatting, and the use of quotationswith an appendix on paper format and submission that has been vetted by dissertation officials from across the country and a bibliography with the most up-to-date listing of critical resources available, a manual for writers remains the essential resource for students and their teachersthe manual retains its familiar three-part structure, beginning with an overview of the steps in the research and writing process, including formulating questions, reading critically, building arguments, and revising draftsnow in its eighth edition, a manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations has been fully revised to meet the needs of today's writers and researcherssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreher manual for writers continues to be the gold standard for generations of college and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplinespart ii provides an overview of citation practices with detailed information on the two main scholarly citation styles (notes-bibliography and author-date), an array of source types with contemporary examples, and detailed guidance on citing online resourcesoxfam bookshop cheltenham a little more than seventy-five years ago, kate l
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Am after 2 carpet python cb 19 cb 20 an am also willing to re-home boas carpets an other species i have 10 years of experience in keeping larger species of snake an most of your smaller species such as corns kings milks ect can offer a small fee towards snake an set up read more
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" see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe shows how the cult of this particular saint developed, firstly, as an expression of sienese civil religion; secondly, as a focus for italian civil religion; and finally into an expression of european civil religionoxfam bookshop stirling very good gloss illustrated dust jacket, crease along top edgegerald parsons argues that the cult of catherine of siena constitutes a remarkable example of the cult of a particular saint which, across more than six centuries, has been the vehicle for an evolving sequence of civil religious rituals and meaningstext block is clean and binding solidinstead of the predominantly devotional - and frequently essentially hagiographical - approach of much of the literature on catherine of siena, parsons examines the significance of her cult from the perspective of civil religion and the social history of religion"this book examines the origins, development and history of the cult of saint catherine of sienavery good black cloth
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And woke up two days later in a skipout of time is not a self-help bookit's as though you went out one warm evening - an evening fizzing with delicious potential, so ripe and sticky-sweet you can taste it on the air - for just one drinkshe didn't run off with a pilates teacher, or blow thousands on a trip to find herselfoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the hugely respected journalist miranda sawyer, a very modern look at the midlife crisis - delving into the truth, and lies, of the experience and how to survive it, with thoughtfulness, insight and humourdays, weeks and months whizzed past as she struggled with feeling - knowing - that she was over halfway through her lifeexcept you're not in a skip, you're in an estate car, on the way to an out-of-town shopping mall to buy a balance bike, a roof rack and some stackable storage boxesit's an exploration of this sudden crisis, this joltit looks at how our tastes, and our bodies, change as we get olderit considers the unexpected new pleasures that the second half of life can offer, from learning to code to taking up running (slowly)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit wasn't a traditional onespeaking to musicians and artists, friends and colleagues, miranda asks how they too have confronted midlife, and the lessons, if any, that they've learned along the way'miranda sawyer's midlife crisis began when she was 44it seemed only yesterday that she was 29, out and aboutfrom the outside, all remained the samework, kids, marriage, mortgage, blah'you wake one day and everything is wrong
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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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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"ig" is an abbreviation for "interior gilded" (gold-plated interior) the marking "ox" (oxidised) stands for an artificial darkening of the surface of silver greythe mark "i / o" denotes the average thickness of silver applied to the surface of the base metal read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe famous stamp ‘wmf’ consists of an image of an ostrich running in a diamond with inscriptions in two lines with the meaning of wmf / g ‘gold-plated’ they are also placed in a shaded rectangle
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Can post at extra costi'm not entirely sure of its actual age, but it does look more antique than it does old vintagein expected used condition for an item of this age & nature it should post easily as obviously there's no glass or framei haven't noticed an actual signature by it's signed as "king arthur's castle tintagel"please study the images, as they also form part of the description & please do your own researchapprox just over 10" x just over 7"postage includes being signed fora small unmounted antique watercolour of "king arthur's castle tintagel" in cornwallplease feel free to make an offerit would significantly benefit if it was mounted & framed properlythere's minor foxing, a little discoloration & an odd small scratch
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Please feel free to make an offer, as i'm starting to sell off my collection of over 40 yearscan post at extra costthe top rim is a little sharpit would make a nice addition to a military collectioni believe it's ww1, but please do your own researchthe shell is empty & safeit would make an unusual poker standvertically it's approx just over 9" tall & 3 1/4" in diaplease study the images, as they also form part of the description & please do your own researchthe usual copper part would clean up better if you wishpostage includes being signed foran artillery ww1 mortar shell military artifactin expected, used, condition, for an item of this age & natureit's quite heavy at kgs
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Some of the black paint has worn off through usecan post at extra costin expected used condition for an item of this age & naturei've left the old bulb in, to give a better impression of how it would lookit requires rewiringthe cage that protects the bulb removes to allow the bulb to be changedan antique or vintage classic car vehicle inspection lamp or lightthen if it works, it's a bonusbut for the purpose of this, please assume that it doesn't work, as i've not been able to check itthe wire wraps around the central column, which is rotated by a small handle at the bottomthere's also a hook to suspend it from on the topapprox 6" long, not including the hook or handleplease study the images, as they also form part of the description & please do your own researchpostage includes being signed forit could be rewired by someone competent, to work off 12v or 240vplease feel free to make an offerit has been waxed & polished a little
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Throughout these wonderful colors and glowing patterns, the art of fair isle knitting conveys an unending sense of priceoxfam shop rosemount viaduct from the first small items sold to fishermen and tourists in the nineteenth century, to the highly fashionable androgynous sweaters of the s, to the large starry norwegian patterns popular after world war ii, to the hand- and machine-made yoke sweaters of the s and s, ann feitelson applies ardent dedication to her researchpride in the work of womenshe leads readers through the history of fair isle knitting to an examination of the style's techniques, explicating not only the unique colorways and pattern, but such valuable details as ways to hold the yarnsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea chapter on knitting math is both easy to follow and invaluable for planning sizes and patterns, while a glossary of shetland knitting terms links a way of life that is largely gone with the knowledge and skills that the art of fair isle knittinghelps to preservepride in the creation of exceptional garmentsan accomplished knitter herself, feitelson presents twenty-three original fair isle designs, and encourages readers to create their ownpride in a knitting style known throughout the worldpride in the dedication of shetland knitters
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A resident of hong kong and essex, england, courtauld is former chairman of the keswick foundationher publications have focused on asian travel, history and culture, including in search of burma, and guides to fujian, jiangsu and hong kongcourtauld has been a leading figure in the hospice care movement in hong kong (for which she was awarded an mbe) and now sits on a variety of ngo boardstogether with may holdsworth, she wrote the hong kong story, covering the history of the former colony, and the forbidden cityabout the author caroline courtauld is a writer-photographer and a film-maker specialising in burmese and chinese historyin she was the managing editor and an author of the history of the foundation, friendship first - the first thirty years
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Oxfam bookshop hexham many different opinions exist as to the appropriate diagnostic workup and therapy for spinal tumorsthis book is designed to meet this need, and is the first of its kind to offer an overview of the opinions of internationally renowned specialists in the fieldoverall in great condition, can't see any signs of wear/damagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the advent of new imaging techniques and therapeutic regimens, an up-to-date reference work has become an urgent requirementby addressing in detail all of the relevant topics and areas of contention, it should prove of great value in establishing rational imaging and therapeutic protocols for spinal tumors
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The board corners are bumpedi 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 turksbrown 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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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall pages are tight and clean and the book is in good condition internallycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitei have here a rare book entitled by the waters of carthage by norma lorimer with coloured frontispiece by bentonfletcher and 32 illustrations from photographs by garrigus of tunis published by hutchinson & cofront board has an illustration of an arab on a camelthis is a first edition bookfaded maroon cloth boards with evidence of damp damageslight bumping to top and bottom of the spinegilt lettering on the spinethis book deals with the unhappy life of an englishwoman married to a moor of tunis, and gives pictures of the life and sights of tunis and ancient carthageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morewe enter the excitement and mystery of the gospel origins at a time when christianity was under attack in europecrucially this is the story of two remarkable women who, as widows, were undeterred in their spirit of adventure and who overcame insuperable odds to become world class scholars with a place in historyit was agnes who recognized the obscured text for what it was - one of the earliest copies of the gospels written in ancient syriacin this enthralling book, janet soskice takes the reader on an astonishing journey from the ayreshire of the sisters' childhood to the lost treasure trove of the cairogenizahwe trace the footsteps of the intrepid pair as they voyage to egypt, sinai and beyond, murray's guide book in hand coping with camels, unscrupulous dragomen, and unpredictable welcomeshidden in a cupboard beneath the monastic library at st catherine's in the sinai desert the twins discovered what looked like a palimpsest: one text written over anotheronce they had overcome the stubborn reluctance of cambridge scholars to authenticate the find and had lead an expedition of quarrelsome academics back to sinai to copy it, agnes and margaret -in middle years and neither with any university qualifications - embarked on a life of demanding scholarship and bold traveloxfam bookshop cheltenham sisters of sinaitells an extraordinary tale of nineteenth century exploration; how two scottish sisters made one of the most important ancient manuscript finds of the age
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