An historical bibliography
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Xiii, 414pp, including historical bibliography - name and subject indexesoxfam shop malvern hardcover in fine condition internally reprinted from the edition, this being spine is rubbed - see photosee oxfam website for delivery information read more with many illustrations throughout the book
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His nineveh and persepolis: an historical sketch of ancient assyria and persia, with an account of the recent researches in those countries (th ednineveh and persepolis: an historical sketch of ancient assyria and persia, with an account of the recent researches in those countries illustrated with frontispiece, folding map and full-page engravings item description a facilitating volume providing an in depth look at nineveh and persepolis with recent (for that time) discoverieswear at extremitiesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinner hinges are very good with no splitsno foxing; only occasional spotting marks to few pages), did much to popularise the discoveries of layard and other travellers”owners’ name, and date , with neat ink on first title pagethe book is illustrated, with fold out ‘map of part of western asia, the ancient assyria, media, susiana & persia’, frontispiece of ‘the king (nthe text is very clean, and plates are bright (please see pictures)palace, nimrud)’, full-page plates printed on thick papers, and wood-cut engravings“vaux was born in in oxfordcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevaux's knowledge was large and varied, more especially in all that related to oriental antiquitiespublished by arthur hall, virtue, & co, london (mdcccl, )all pages are tightly held at the gutterplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition solid and firm boardsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirebound in brown boards with gilt lettering within purple labels on spinebook dimensions: 18 x 13 cm & number of pages: 437internally, in very good condition indeed
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Oxfam books & music fareham gemology an annotated bibliographyin very good conditionhardbacks with red textured boards published by scarecrow press see oxfam website for delivery information read morein two volumes by john sinkankas
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Oxfam shop haverfordwest an historical index of navy-built trawlers, drifters, tugs and requisitioned shipsthis copy is the edition and is in good condition, there are several hand written notes but these are done in an informative way and do not distract from the reading areasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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An historical atlas of modern europe from to oxford university pressmaroon cloth covers with black titlesoxfam bookshop hove boards faded, spine torn though present still just; owner name, end-papers prelims minor fox, maps good clean robertson, csome fade marks to covers rubbing to corners and head & foot of spinegrant and bartholomew, j see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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[nicol, james] an historical and descriptive account of iceland, greenland, and the faroe islands with illustrations of their natural history edinburgh: oliver & boyd, th edition) 12mo (18x11 cm); 416 ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipublished anonymously but attributed to james nicol (), a scottish geologist with a keen interest in scottish geology and mineralogyillustrated by 2 maps, including folding map frontispiece, engraved title vignette, by 2 whole page engravings and by tables' a study of the geology, geography, topography and history of iceland, greenland and faroein nicol was appointed assistant secretary to the geological society of london, being appointed a fellow of the society in the same yearour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store'in this volume we have attempted to delineate three of the most singular and interesting countries on the face of the earthsituated in the stormy ocean of the north, and far from the modern seats of civilisationin he was appointed professor of geology in queen's college, cork, and in professor of natural history in the university of aberdeen, a post which he retained until a few months before he diedbound in contemporary full leather with gilt decorations on boards and spine with a leather title labelplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteslight wear to extremities; internally sound and cleana nice complete editioncondition good plus; leather with minor abrasionscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The third section is a meditation on his daughter's marriage, placing within an historical and sacramental context a very personal eventand finally, in some of his most daring and original writing, durcan describes his own twentieth-century romance, replete with ecstacies and inevitable agonies, beauty and hope, but also brutality and self-abasementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries cries of an irish caveman is paul durcan's most inspired and surprising collection of poemsthrough four distinct sections, he brings his tender lyricism to bear on the themes of love and loss, life and deaththe second returns to ireland, its people and places, the celebrated and the unknownthe first section describes an experience in australia which provides a starting point for reassessing his past relationships and loves
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Oxfam bookshop thame half bound in leather with marbled paper, five raised bands to spine with tooled decorationleather and paper to cover bumped and rubbed but binding is solid and tight, paper hinge torn only after title pagethe full title continues 'frontispiece has steel engraving of 'tower of babel' with tissue guard' the book even has a pressed four leaf clover inside! see oxfam website for delivery information read morea literal, critical and systematical description of other objects, whether natural, artificial, civil, religious or military; and an explanation of the appellative terms mentioned in the old and new testaments good conditioninternally clean and bright, just some age tanning to margins, name and address of owner in ink on front free endpaper and some pencil marks on fixed endpaper
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Through discussions of 71 composers with compositions from six continents, the book offers a general historical record of 20th and 21st century memorial composition and shows a variety of musical styles representing different religious and secular traditionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop alfreton memento mori: a guide to contemporary memorial music presents a useful reference listing of modern settings of the requiem and other forms of memorial musican extensive bibliography, a list of over 400 additional contemporary composers and their works, and appendixes of english translations of latin texts of the roman catholic requiem mass conclude this valuable referencememento mori also prints numerous poetic texts, such as armenian, latvian, and german poetry, translated here for the first time into englishit is a follow up to the author's previous work, dies irae: a guide to requiem musicrobert chase brings a relatively unexplored territory of musical repertoire to public attention, offering descriptions of previously unfamiliar or little known contemporary choral works devoted to the memorial themepresented alphabetically by composer, each entry contains a brief biography emphasizing the composer's choral output and an in-depth description of the work, including its origin, edition(s) of the music, length of the composition, structure and orchestration of the piece, and any known recordings
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A fine collection of orchid bibliography reference books: helga dietrichorchid bibliography orchideen-bibliographie - publications by members of the orchid society kurpfalz eare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki[a highly detailed workbibliographia orchidacearumour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolumes 2 - 6 (in six parts)(two of the volumes are signed by the author)the covers are slightly curved, otherwise virtually as newquarto, pp 561, pictorial printed laminated boardsincluding the numerous publications of karlheinz senghas index of the recorded literature untilplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesix volumes, square 8vo, paperbacks, slightly wornthe next four volumes cover to , together with an addenda for the whole periodapart from genus,species, crosses and hybrids, it includes indexes of non-orchid plants mentioned in the texts, persons including gardeners, nurseries etc, locations, societies, botanical gardens, fragrances, orchids on stamps etc{the first two volumes cover the periodcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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While a number of guides to historical research and writing and several historical methodology texts have appeared in the past several years, no single text accomplishes what doing history: an introduction to the historian's craft doesthe text integrates the complexities of historical research and writing into a single, comprehensive narrative without compromising depth and breadththey provide concrete examples of historical approaches and theories and detailed guidelines to help students complete their work within the constraints of the academic termits lively and accessible writing style helps students grapple with sophisticated ideas while also avoiding the pitfalls that commonly entrap them as they learn to think and write as historiansthrough a unique two-part organization, authors wendy pojmann, barbara reeves-ellington, and karen ward mahar offer specific assignments to identify students' weaknesses and build their skillsthe book's intellectually engaging discussions of the discipline of history in part one: the historian's craft are enriched by solid examples of published scholarshipoxfam bookshop knutsford in this era of twitter and text-messaging, which calls into question previously accepted notions of literacy, today's students need a new and more pragmatic approach to developing writing and research skillsin addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignmentssee oxfam website for delivery information read morestudents preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing process
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While a number of guides to historical research and writing and several historical methodology texts have appeared in the past several years, no single text accomplishes what doing history: an introduction to the historian's craft doesthe text integrates the complexities of historical research and writing into a single, comprehensive narrative without compromising depth and breadththey provide concrete examples of historical approaches and theories and detailed guidelines to help students complete their work within the constraints of the academic termits lively and accessible writing style helps students grapple with sophisticated ideas while also avoiding the pitfalls that commonly entrap them as they learn to think and write as historianssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignmentsoxfam bookshop knutsford in this era of twitter and text-messaging, which calls into question previously accepted notions of literacy, today's students need a new and more pragmatic approach to developing writing and research skills the book's intellectually engaging discussions of the discipline of history in part one: the historian's craft are enriched by solid examples of published scholarship through a unique two-part organization, authors wendy pojmann, barbara reeves-ellington, and karen ward mahar offer specific assignments to identify students' weaknesses and build their skillsstudents preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing process
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Revisiting 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 lightamong 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 libertycom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 occurredboard of educationby 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 unfoldedfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnatureabraham 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 improvementin 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 newin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experience
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A breathtaking historical spy thriller from robert harris, author of munich, conclave and the acclaimed cicero trilogy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham in the hunt for a spy, he exposed a conspiracy***winner of the walter scott prize for historical fiction*** paris, : an army officer, georges picquart, watches a convicted spy, alfred dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowddreyfus is exiled for life to devil's island; picquart is promoted to run the intelligence unit that tracked him downbut when picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the germans, he is drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honour but his life
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The work is an obscure collection of historical tales from madame de witt that includes various illustrations and is edited by emily millard and mary archeroxfam shop shirley crimson boards with detailed illustration of jousting knights on the front cover alongside titlealso has detailed illustrations on the spinefront endsheet has a signature from ernest burgess datedexamples of foxing and tanningmarks and bumping from age on the spine and edges of the boardssome segments of pages are loose from the binding and can be visible see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe age, signature, and obscurity of the book make it an interesting item
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Oxfam shop worcester an archaeological study of the bayeux tapestry provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestryby comparing illustrated extracts from the tapestry to historical and contemporary illustrations, maps and reconstructions rowley is able to provide the reader with a unique visual setting against which they are able to place the events on the tapestrytrevor rowley is the first author to have analysed the tapestry through the landscapes, buildings and structures shown, such as towns and castles, while comparing them to the landscapes, buildings, ruins and earthworks which can be seen todaythis approach allows rowley to challenge a number of generally accepted assumptions regarding the location of several scenes in the tapestry, most controversially suggesting that william may never have gone to hastings at allfinally, rowley tackles the missing end of the tapestry, suggesting the places and events which would have been depicted on this portion of william?s journey to westminstersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A breathtaking historical spy thriller from robert harris, author of munich, conclave and the acclaimed cicero trilogy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg in the hunt for a spy, he exposed a conspiracy ***winner of the walter scott prize for historical fiction*** paris, : an army officer, georges picquart, watches a convicted spy, alfred dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowddreyfus is exiled for life to devil's island; picquart is promoted to run the intelligence unit that tracked him downbut when picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the germans, he is drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honour but his life
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Includes an historical essay from the author on reimagining kett's rebellionlike hilary mantel, he produces densely textured historical novels that absorb their readers in another time' - andrew taylor, spectator the sunday times number one bestsellerengland, : two years after the death of henry viii, england is sliding into chaoshis uncle edward seymour, duke of somerset, rules as protectorsince the old king's death, matthew shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of henry's younger daughter, the lady elizabeththere they are reunited with shardlake's former assistant jack barakthe yeoman robert kett leads a force of thousands in overthrowing the landlords and establishing a vast camp outside norwichbarak throws in his lot with the rebels; nicholas, opposed to them, becomes a prisoner in norwich castle; while shardlake has to decide where his ultimate loyalties lie, as government forces in london prepare to march north and destroy the rebelssee oxfam website for delivery information read more'when it comes to intriguing tudor-based narratives, hilary mantel has a serious rival' - sunday times'sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrativethe extirpation of the old religion by radical protestants is stirring discontent among the populace while the protector's prolonged war with scotland is proving a disastrous failure and threatens to involve francemeanwhile he discovers that the murder of edith boleyn may have connections reaching into both the heart of the rebel camp and of the norfolk gentrysansom's number one bestselling shardlake series, for fans of hilary mantel and philippa gregorysoon the rebels have taken over the city, england's second largestoxfam bookshop cheltenham tudor england is brought vividly to life in tombland, the seventh novel in cthis is the seventh stunning novel in the bestselling shardlake series, that began with dissolutionand then east anglia explodes, as peasant rebellion breaks out across the countrythe gruesome murder of edith boleyn, the wife of john boleyn - a distant norfolk relation of elizabeth's mother - which could have political implications for elizabeth, brings shardlake and his assistant nicholas overton to the summer assizes at norwichthe three find layers of mystery and danger surrounding edith's death, as a second murder is committedthe nominal king, edward vi, is eleven years oldworst of all, the economy is in collapse, inflation rages and rebellion is stirring among the peasantry
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Uses the widest range of psychological approaches to explore movies, the people who make them, and the people who watch themwritten in an accessible style with vivid examples from a diverse group of popular films, such as the silence of the lambs, the wizard of oz, star wars, taxi driver, good will hunting, and a beautiful mindbrings together psychology, film studies, mass communication, and cultural studies to provide an interdisciplinary perspectivefeatures an extensive bibliography for further exploration of various research fields see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria appears unreadpsychology at the movies explores the insights to be gained by applying various psychological lenses to popular films including cinematic depictions of human behavior, the psychology of filmmakers, and the impact of viewing movies
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The work under consideration is an important bibliography of italian writers and a classification of knowledge with a revolutionary linguistic plan, the vernacular, now the national languageapostle zeno () italian man of letters and one of the founders of the famous giornale de letteratiare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigiusto fontanini () italian archbishop, historian and cultured bibliophilein good condition, defect of parchment at the top and bottom right corner of the first volume, a slight opening at the top left corner of the plate and another opening at the bottom of the spine of the second volumethe disciplines in which fontanini divides his biblioteca dell'eloquenza are: grammar, rhetoric, poetry, drama (theatre), lyric, history, philosophy, theology; there are both works in the vernacular and the translations of ancient works in the vernacularour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume i: cover page, xxvi of preface and index, half-title page, 1 blank sheet, 494 numbered pagesthe distinguished scholar and biographer bartolomeo gamba considers this book the best and most important edition of an important work on the history of italian literature, first published in rome intext in italianplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume ii; half-cover page, cover page, 1 blank sheet, 515 numbered pages; numerous blank sheets throughout the book, both in the first and second volumecoeval full parchment hardcovers, spines with tag with author, title, indication of the volume and friezes, all imprinted in gold
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Illustrated with maps, tables and diagrams, and contains an extensive bibliographysmall owner name at the top of the first free endpapersee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough there is a little wear externally the text block is clean and unmarked and the binding is tightoxfam bookshop lymington a used book showing wear at the corners with a little marking on the page edgesa textbook for undergraduate and post-graduate students and an invaluable reference source for research workers
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Extensive textual references, a detailed index and an annotated bibliography will facilitate further studythe dictionary entries are prefaced by a "sketch of a intellectual biography", which links the basic themes of the early and later philosophy and describes the general development of wittgenstein's thinkingthe entries delineate wittgenstein's lines of argument on particular issues, assessing their strengths and weaknesses, and shed light on fundamental exegetical controversiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreauthoritative, comprehensive and clear, the volume will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in wittgenstein - his life, work or influenceoxfam bookshop preston this lucid and accessible dictionary presents technical terms that wittgenstein introduced into philosophical debate or transformed substantially, and also topics to which he made a substantial contributionhans-johann glock places wittgenstein's ideas in their relevance to current debates
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A complete overview exploring the application of computing in literary studiesincludes the seminal writings from the fieldfocuses on methods and perspectives, new genres, formatting issues, and best practices for digital preservationexplores the new genres of hypertext literature, installations, gaming, and web blogsthe appendix serves as an annotated bibliography see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis companion offers an extensive examination of how new technologies are changing the nature of literary studies, from scholarly editing and literary criticism, to interactive fiction and immersive environmentsoxfam bookshop victoria appear unread, pages pristine
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Oxfam books & music fareham a historical sketch of the brethren movement; an account of its inception, progress principles and failures, and its lessons for present day believers by h a ironside boards are worn published by zondervangeneral condition is fair front hinge is crackedhardback no dust jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read morepages are foxed
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The orkney press very good (however front page has been written on) 8 1/2" x 5 3/4", with dust jacket yellow boards with gold type to spine, 30 b&w atmospheric drawings, selected letters, selected prose, selected poetry, and select bibliographyoxfam bookshop ludlow an island shore: the life and work of robert rendallforeword by george mackay brown; illustrations by isobel gardnersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This revised edition () includes a substantial new concluding chapter and an updated bibliographyoxfam shop mutley plain " between and medieval english society went through a series of upheavals: this was an age of war, pestilence and rebellionthis book explores the realities of life of the people who lived through those stirring timessee oxfam website for delivery information read morelarge tan mark to top and side edge of pages, otherwise all goodcrease to bottom left hand corner of front cover" book in good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundit looks in turn at aristocrats, peasants, townsmen, wage-earners and paupers, and examines how they obtained their incomes and how they spent them
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Kept in a smoke and pet free home"historical embroidery" by pamela burke, nodesigns and 33 are missingthese designs need artista software to be readart design files were on an artista card but that is missing and 35 of those designs are now on a cdthe rest of the pack contents is present529 in the studio bernina seriesoriginally, the 38packing and postage (royal mail 2nd class to uk address) - £2
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Although archaeologists and art historians have worked on the site extensively, the bounty of numismatic, literary, and historical evidence has hardly been tappedsamarra, the last great example of early islamic city building in iraq, was the capital of the abbasid caliphate and the centre of court culture during the second half of the ninth centurysince much of this evidence overlaps, samarra offers unique insights into the character of city building, administration, military history, court life (ritual, court poetry), and imperial ideology throughout this periodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is in very good condition, although there are a few dust marks in placesthere is a label mark on the back cover which has been removed this book represents the first sustained attempt to understand islamic urbanism and court life from an interdisciplinary approachthere is no dust jacket as issuedoxfam bookshop hampstead an islamic city reconsidered: an interdisciplinary approach to samarra by chase f
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historical bookshistorical miniatures & rulesproduct line: historical miniatures - napoleonic victrix 28mmmanufacturer: victrixthe condition of the item you will receive is mint/newhistoric miniatures
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historical booksproduct line: historical miniatures 28mm mirliton sgmirliton sg historical miniatures 28mm mirliton sg starter set - celts (mint/new)starter set - celts mint/newmanufacturer: mirliton sg
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