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Oxfam books & music olney an account of the life and work of john bridges, antiquary born a slightly worn paperback 1st edition, green cover with architectural drawing, ruins of holdenby house, on front, notes about the book & authors on the backrare book: £25 0nline see oxfam website for delivery information read more
15 €
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Best known later in life as an astronomer, antiquary, liberal campaigner for women's suffrage, and generous philanthropist, lee's lifelong interest in mineralogy, antiquities, industry, and popular culture, and his concern for the poor, are evident throughout these early diariesmost of the content relates to ireland, where lee arrived on 29 august and remained until 6 marchhis itinerary included most of the key sites on the ?home tour', such as llangollen, the lakes of killarney, and the wicklow mountains, but also less- visited sites such as the blasket islands, cohis observations paint a picture of irish social, cultural, and political life in the aftermath of the and rebellions, and the act of unionthe memory of looms large in the diaries, as lee recorded conversations with witnesses and participants on both sidesthe volume includes an annotated transcription of lee's five diaries and notes from his three sketchbooks, reproductions of some of his sketches, and a critical introduction setting lee's diaries within their historical, cultural, and intellectual contextsshortly after graduating from cambridge university, lee set out on a seven-month walking tour through england, wales, and ireland on 31 julyoxfam shop arnold brand new, hardback copy, was donated with original receipt which shows the price paid for this book was over £100these observations are laid against the backdrop of lee's assessments of the irish landscape, evaluated verbally and pictorially within the frameworks of the sublime and picturesquea scientific, antiquarian, and picturesque tour: john lee in england, wales and ireland, , is a critical edition of the travel diaries and sketchbooks of dr john lee frs (né fiott, ), published for the first timelee also paid much attention to the physical remains of irish history (earthen forts, early-christian religious sites) and to the endurance of gaelic culture (the irish language, gaelic games, ?pattern' days) that made ireland exotic to the english visitorit makes lee's detailed observations available to researchers for the first time, a valuable resource for irish social, cultural, and political history, local history, and the histories of travel and antiquarianisma scientific, antiquarian and picturesque tour hardback edition by angela byrne see oxfam website for delivery information read more
59 €
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150 mm x 240 mm 228 g spine a little torn at baselocal holy wellsthe pamphlet has some stamps and markings of the halifax antiquarian society as it is a library copymanningham in reign of james ijoseph priestley yeoman-clothier of 17th centurycovers are brown -paper and slightly torn on edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplus society's annual reportpaper inside is glossy finish and pages are untorn and unmarkedand other snippets and articles from earlier sourcesthere are fold out diagrams and family trees etcarticles / lectures on william claridge obituary stott hill halloxfam bookshop holmfirth new series part xxv
14 €
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Acquired in a venetian-florentino antiquaryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiexceptional collector's piecevenetian chasuble from the 18th centuryattributed to the dressmaker bendari, active in florence in the 18th-centuryit´s an exceptional piece both for its beauty, rarity and its conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
119 €
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Other notable works by this author include: "the antiquities of england and wales", "a glossary of provincial and local words used in england" and "the antiquities of scotland" in good condition complete with dust jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read morefrancis grose was an english draughtsman, antiquary, and lexicographeroxfam bookshop brigg first published in , this book is an extensive dictionary of contemporary slang and colloquialisms written by francis grose"a classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue" will appeal those with an interest in lexicography and historical slang, and it would make for a charming addition to any collection
14 €