An historical bibliography
List an historical bibliography
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Xiii, 414pp, including historical bibliography - name and subject indexesoxfam shop malvern hardcover in fine condition internally spine is rubbed - see photo with many illustrations throughout the book reprinted from the edition, this being see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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) discoveriespublished by arthur hall, virtue, & co, london (mdcccl, )condition solid and firm boardspalace, nimrud)’, full-page plates printed on thick papers, and wood-cut engravings“vaux was born in in oxfordbook dimensions: 18 x 13 cm & number of pages: 437wear at extremitiesthe text is very clean, and plates are bright (please see pictures)internally, in very good condition indeedno foxing; only occasional spotting marks to few pagesthe book is illustrated, with fold out ‘map of part of western asia, the ancient assyria, media, susiana & persia’, frontispiece of ‘the king (nare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki), did much to popularise the discoveries of layard and other travellers”owners’ name, and date , with neat ink on first title pageall pages are tightly held at the gutterour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevaux's knowledge was large and varied, more especially in all that related to oriental antiquitiesinner hinges are very good with no splitscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerebound in brown boards with gilt lettering within purple labels on spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam books & music fareham gemology an annotated bibliographyin very good conditionhardbacks with red textured boards published by scarecrow pressin two volumes by john sinkankas see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop haverfordwest an historical index of navy-built trawlers, drifters, tugs and requisitioned shipssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 area
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An historical atlas of modern europe from to oxford university press rubbing to corners and head & foot of spineoxfam bookshop hove boards faded, spine torn though present still just; owner name, end-papers prelims minor fox, maps good clean robertson, cmaroon cloth covers with black titlesgrant and bartholomew, jsome fade marks to covers 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 ppsituated in the stormy ocean of the north, and far from the modern seats of civilisationpublished anonymously but attributed to james nicol (), a scottish geologist with a keen interest in scottish geology and mineralogya nice complete editionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition good plus; leather with minor abrasionsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeslight wear to extremities; internally sound and cleancatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available' a study of the geology, geography, topography and history of iceland, greenland and faroe'in this volume we have attempted to delineate three of the most singular and interesting countries on the face of the earthbound in contemporary full leather with gilt decorations on boards and spine with a leather title labelin 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 diedin nicol was appointed assistant secretary to the geological society of london, being appointed a fellow of the society in the same yearplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteillustrated by 2 maps, including folding map frontispiece, engraved title vignette, by 2 whole page engravings and by tables
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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-abasementthe first section describes an experience in australia which provides a starting point for reassessing his past relationships and lovessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough 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 unknownoxfam shop dumfries cries of an irish caveman is paul durcan's most inspired and surprising collection of poems
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' the book even has a pressed four leaf clover inside! see oxfam website for delivery information read more 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 endpaperoxfam 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 pagefrontispiece has steel engraving of 'tower of babel' with tissue guarda 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 testamentsthe full title continues '
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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 traditionsoxfam 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 musicit is a follow up to the author's previous work, dies irae: a guide to requiem musicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morean 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 referencepresented 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 recordingsmemento mori also prints numerous poetic texts, such as armenian, latvian, and german poetry, translated here for the first time into englishrobert 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 theme
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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 e(two of the volumes are signed by the author)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolumes 2 - 6 (in six parts)six volumes, square 8vo, paperbacks, slightly wornthe next four volumes cover to , together with an addenda for the whole periodincluding the numerous publications of karlheinz senghas index of the recorded literature untilour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storequarto, pp 561, pictorial printed laminated boardscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe covers are slightly curved, otherwise virtually as newbibliographia orchidacearum[a highly detailed workplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteapart 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 period
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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 termin addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignmentsthe book's intellectually engaging discussions of the discipline of history in part one: the historian's craft are enriched by solid examples of published scholarshipstudents preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing processsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits 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 historiansoxfam 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 skillsthrough 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 skills
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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 termin addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignments 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 processsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits 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 historiansoxfam 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
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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 morein topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown voxfam 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 occurredin 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 newfor 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 improvementboard of educationthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceby 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 unfolded
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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 titlesome segments of pages are loose from the binding and can be visiblefront endsheet has a signature from ernest burgess datedmarks and bumping from age on the spine and edges of the boardsthe age, signature, and obscurity of the book make it an interesting itemalso has detailed illustrations on the spineexamples of foxing and tanning see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 tapestrysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 alltrevor 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 todayfinally, 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 westminster
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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 chaosmeanwhile he discovers that the murder of edith boleyn may have connections reaching into both the heart of the rebel camp and of the norfolk gentrythe three find layers of mystery and danger surrounding edith's death, as a second murder is committedworst of all, the economy is in collapse, inflation rages and rebellion is stirring among the peasantrythis is the seventh stunning novel in the bestselling shardlake series, that began with dissolutionsansom's number one bestselling shardlake series, for fans of hilary mantel and philippa gregorythe 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 franceoxfam bookshop cheltenham tudor england is brought vividly to life in tombland, the seventh novel in cbarak 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 morethere they are reunited with shardlake's former assistant jack barakand then east anglia explodes, as peasant rebellion breaks out across the countrythe nominal king, edward vi, is eleven years oldsince the old king's death, matthew shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of henry's younger daughter, the lady elizabeththe 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 norwich'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 yeoman robert kett leads a force of thousands in overthrowing the landlords and establishing a vast camp outside norwichsoon the rebels have taken over the city, england's second largesthis uncle edward seymour, duke of somerset, rules as protector
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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 morepsychology 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 moviesoxfam bookshop victoria appears unread
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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 letteraticoeval full parchment hardcovers, spines with tag with author, title, indication of the volume and friezes, all imprinted in goldin 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 volumeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigiusto fontanini () italian archbishop, historian and cultured bibliophileour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe 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 incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe 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 vernacularvolume ii; half-cover page, cover page, 1 blank sheet, 515 numbered pages; numerous blank sheets throughout the book, both in the first and second volumevolume i: cover page, xxvi of preface and index, half-title page, 1 blank sheet, 494 numbered pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetext in italian
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Illustrated with maps, tables and diagrams, and contains an extensive bibliographyalthough there is a little wear externally the text block is clean and unmarked and the binding is tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea textbook for undergraduate and post-graduate students and an invaluable reference source for research workersoxfam bookshop lymington a used book showing wear at the corners with a little marking on the page edgessmall owner name at the top of the first free endpaper
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Extensive textual references, a detailed index and an annotated bibliography will facilitate further studyhans-johann glock places wittgenstein's ideas in their relevance to current debatesthe 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 thinkingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 contributionauthoritative, comprehensive and clear, the volume will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in wittgenstein - his life, work or influencethe entries delineate wittgenstein's lines of argument on particular issues, assessing their strengths and weaknesses, and shed light on fundamental exegetical controversies
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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 front hinge is crackedpages are foxedgeneral condition is fair boards are wornhardback no dust jacket published by zondervan see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 bibliographyforeword by george mackay brown; illustrations by isobel gardnersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ludlow an island shore: the life and work of robert rendall
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This revised edition () includes a substantial new concluding chapter and an updated bibliography" book in good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundcrease to bottom left hand corner of front coverit looks in turn at aristocrats, peasants, townsmen, wage-earners and paupers, and examines how they obtained their incomes and how they spent themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelarge tan mark to top and side edge of pages, otherwise all goodoxfam 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 times
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Designs and 33 are missingthe rest of the pack contents is present529 in the studio bernina series"historical embroidery" by pamela burke, nopacking and postage (royal mail 2nd class to uk address) - £2kept in a smoke and pet free homethese 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 cdoriginally, the 38
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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 tappedthis is in very good condition, although there are a few dust marks in placessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a label mark on the back cover which has been removedoxfam bookshop hampstead an islamic city reconsidered: an interdisciplinary approach to samarra by chase fsamarra, 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 century this book represents the first sustained attempt to understand islamic urbanism and court life from an interdisciplinary approachthere is no dust jacket as issuedsince 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 period
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historical bookshistorical miniatures & rulesproduct line: historical miniatures - napoleonic victrix 28mmthe condition of the item you will receive is mint/newhistoric miniaturesmanufacturer: victrix
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historical booksproduct line: historical miniatures 28mm mirliton sgmirliton sg historical miniatures 28mm mirliton sg starter set - celts (mint/new)manufacturer: mirliton sgstarter set - celts mint/new
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