An historical bibliography
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Xiii, 414pp, including historical bibliography - name and subject indexesoxfam shop malvern hardcover in fine condition internally with many illustrations throughout the book reprinted from the edition, this being spine is rubbed - see photosee 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) discoveriesowners’ name, and date , with neat ink on first title pageinternally, in very good condition indeedwear at extremitiesvaux's knowledge was large and varied, more especially in all that related to oriental antiquitiescondition solid and firm boardsno foxing; only occasional spotting marks to few pagespublished by arthur hall, virtue, & co, london (mdcccl, )are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteall pages are tightly held at the gutterour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store“vaux was born in in oxfordthe text is very clean, and plates are bright (please see pictures)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebook dimensions: 18 x 13 cm & number of pages: 437the book is illustrated, with fold out ‘map of part of western asia, the ancient assyria, media, susiana & persia’, frontispiece of ‘the king (n), did much to popularise the discoveries of layard and other travellers”rebound in brown boards with gilt lettering within purple labels on spinepalace, nimrud)’, full-page plates printed on thick papers, and wood-cut engravingsinner hinges are very good with no splits
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Oxfam books & music fareham gemology an annotated bibliography published by scarecrow pressin two volumes by john sinkankasin very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morehardbacks with red textured boards
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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 presssome fade marks to coversmaroon cloth covers with black titlesgrant and bartholomew, joxfam bookshop hove boards faded, spine torn though present still just; owner name, end-papers prelims minor fox, maps good clean robertson, c see oxfam website for delivery information read more rubbing to corners and head & foot of spine
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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 catawiki'in this volume we have attempted to delineate three of the most singular and interesting countries on the face of the earthillustrated by 2 maps, including folding map frontispiece, engraved title vignette, by 2 whole page engravings and by tablespublished anonymously but attributed to james nicol (), a scottish geologist with a keen interest in scottish geology and mineralogycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteslight wear to extremities; internally sound and cleancondition good plus; leather with minor abrasions' 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 yearsituated 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 diedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebound in contemporary full leather with gilt decorations on boards and spine with a leather title labela nice complete edition
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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-abasementthrough four distinct sections, he brings his tender lyricism to bear on the themes of love and loss, life and deaththe first section describes an experience in australia which provides a starting point for reassessing his past relationships and lovesoxfam shop dumfries cries of an irish caveman is paul durcan's most inspired and surprising collection of poemsthe second returns to ireland, its people and places, the celebrated and the unknownsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A 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 '' the book even has a pressed four leaf clover inside! see oxfam website for delivery information read morefrontispiece has steel engraving of 'tower of babel' with tissue guardleather and paper to cover bumped and rubbed but binding is solid and tight, paper hinge torn only after title page good conditionoxfam bookshop thame half bound in leather with marbled paper, five raised bands to spine with tooled decorationinternally 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 traditionsrobert 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 themeoxfam 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 musicmemento mori also prints numerous poetic texts, such as armenian, latvian, and german poetry, translated here for the first time into englishpresented 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 recordingsan 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 referenceit is a follow up to the author's previous work, dies irae: a guide to requiem musicsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 catawikiquarto, pp 561, pictorial printed laminated boardsapart 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(two of the volumes are signed by the author)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe next four volumes cover to , together with an addenda for the whole periodsix volumes, square 8vo, paperbacks, slightly wornvolumes 2 - 6 (in six parts){the first two volumes cover the periodbibliographia orchidacearumincluding 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 storethe covers are slightly curved, otherwise virtually as new[a highly detailed work
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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 termoxfam 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 skillsstudents preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing processits 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 morethe book's intellectually engaging discussions of the discipline of history in part one: the historian's craft are enriched by solid examples of published scholarshipthrough 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 skillsin addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignments
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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 termoxfam 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 skillsstudents preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing processits 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 historians 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 skillssee oxfam website for delivery information read more 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 scholarshipin addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignments
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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 libertyin these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredcom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreboard of educationabraham 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 improvementby 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://republicofnaturein topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown v
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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 crowdbut 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 lifedreyfus is exiled for life to devil's island; picquart is promoted to run the intelligence unit that tracked him down
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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 archersome segments of pages are loose from the binding and can be visiblemarks and bumping from age on the spine and edges of the boardsalso has detailed illustrations on the spine see oxfam website for delivery information read morefront endsheet has a signature from ernest burgess datedexamples of foxing and tanningthe age, signature, and obscurity of the book make it an interesting itemoxfam shop shirley crimson boards with detailed illustration of jousting knights on the front cover alongside title
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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 tapestryfinally, 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 westminsterthis 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 todaysee 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 crowdbut 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 lifedreyfus is exiled for life to devil's island; picquart is promoted to run the intelligence unit that tracked him down
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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 gentrybarak 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 rebelsworst of all, the economy is in collapse, inflation rages and rebellion is stirring among the peasantryand then east anglia explodes, as peasant rebellion breaks out across the countrythe three find layers of mystery and danger surrounding edith's death, as a second murder is committedsoon the rebels have taken over the city, england's second largestthe 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 norwichoxfam bookshop cheltenham tudor england is brought vividly to life in tombland, the seventh novel in chis uncle edward seymour, duke of somerset, rules as protectorthe yeoman robert kett leads a force of thousands in overthrowing the landlords and establishing a vast camp outside norwichsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 francesansom's number one bestselling shardlake series, for fans of hilary mantel and philippa gregory'when it comes to intriguing tudor-based narratives, hilary mantel has a serious rival' - sunday times'sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrativethis is the seventh stunning novel in the bestselling shardlake series, that began with dissolutionsince the old king's death, matthew shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of henry's younger daughter, the lady elizabeththe nominal king, edward vi, is eleven years oldthere they are reunited with shardlake's former assistant jack barak
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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 languagevolume ii; half-cover page, cover page, 1 blank sheet, 515 numbered pages; numerous blank sheets throughout the book, both in the first and second volumeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe 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 i: cover page, xxvi of preface and index, half-title page, 1 blank sheet, 494 numbered pagestext in italiancatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteapostle zeno () italian man of letters and one of the founders of the famous giornale de letteratiin 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 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 incoeval full parchment hardcovers, spines with tag with author, title, indication of the volume and friezes, all imprinted in goldour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegiusto fontanini () italian archbishop, historian and cultured bibliophile
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Illustrated with maps, tables and diagrams, and contains an extensive bibliographya textbook for undergraduate and post-graduate students and an invaluable reference source for research workerssmall owner name at the top of the first free endpaperoxfam bookshop lymington a used book showing wear at the corners with a little marking on the page edgesalthough there is a little wear externally the text block is clean and unmarked and the binding is tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Extensive textual references, a detailed index and an annotated bibliography will facilitate further studyoxfam 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 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 thinkinghans-johann glock places wittgenstein's ideas in their relevance to current debatesthe 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 more
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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 moreoxfam bookshop victoria appear unread, pages pristinethis 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 environments
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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 ironsidehardback no dust jacketgeneral condition is fair published by zondervan front hinge is cracked see oxfam website for delivery information read morepages are foxed boards are worn
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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 gardneroxfam bookshop ludlow an island shore: the life and work of robert rendallsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This revised edition () includes a substantial new concluding chapter and an updated bibliographylarge 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 rebellionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecrease to bottom left hand corner of front cover" book in good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundthis book explores the realities of life of the people who lived through those stirring timesit 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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Art design files were on an artista card but that is missing and 35 of those designs are now on a cd529 in the studio bernina seriesoriginally, the 38packing and postage (royal mail 2nd class to uk address) - £2the rest of the pack contents is present"historical embroidery" by pamela burke, nothese designs need artista software to be readdesigns and 33 are missingkept in a smoke and pet free home
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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 tappedsince 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 periodsamarra, 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 centuryoxfam bookshop hampstead an islamic city reconsidered: an interdisciplinary approach to samarra by chase fthis is in very good condition, although there are a few dust marks in placesthere is no dust jacket as issued this book represents the first sustained attempt to understand islamic urbanism and court life from an interdisciplinary approachthere is a label mark on the back cover which has been removedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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historical bookshistorical miniatures & rulesproduct line: historical miniatures - napoleonic victrix 28mmmanufacturer: victrixhistoric miniaturesthe condition of the item you will receive is mint/new
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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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