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Emphasizes the practical application of the several facets of the teachingsgives deep insight into the philosophy of life and its practical applicationswami rama's translation and commentary on one of the world's most sacred and inspiring scriptures
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepostage is insured and tracked read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibeautiful stunning columbia award presented to sting to commemorate the sale of more than copies of the a &m records album, cassette and cd "the dream of the blue turtles" this a very rare opportunity to buy this official sales award
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In good condition (please see photos)only light edge wearoxfam shop inverness issue 2 of the marvel comics adaptation of the a team see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The book will serve as a useful introduction to the theory, and will draw attention to the possibilities that application of the asymptotic approach providesthis book will present this theory in a systematic accountoxfam bookshop preston boundary-layer separation from a rigid body surface is one of the fundamental problems of classical and modern fluid dynamicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere have been many papers devoted to different problems in the asymptotic theory of separated flows and we can confidently speak of the appearance of a very productive direction in the development of theoretical hydrodynamicsthe most fruitful of these has proved to be the method of matched asymptotic expansions, which has been widely used in mechanics and mathematical physicsthe major successes achieved since the late s in the development of the theory of separated flows at high reynolds numbers are in many ways associated with the use of asymptotic methods
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My own mother read me both the hobbit and the lord of the rings when i was eight, and the books became so important to me that i wrote my college application essay about how they shaped my view of the world (i got accepted)part 2 the two towers part 3 the return of the king barnes & noble blog: tolkien’s books ask a lot from their readers, and if a kid is too young to begin the journey, they might lose interest, and never finish the booksbut they give an awful lot back in return; reading the books at a young and impressionable age is a magical experience£1 each these were great reading for my child
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Format: hardback year printed: c language: english publisher: fleetway house binding: hardback place of publication: london isbn: does not apply postage price on an application6 hardback set of books in fair condition for their almost 100 year age, expected scuffing to the edges of the boards, some fading to the spine covering, some small dents to the edges of the boards, yellowing to some pages along with old age staining marks, some board fading, and marksthis is reflected in the asking priceplease see photographs for a better description
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On representation by exit laws for some bochner subordinated semigroups 02 on a functional equation connected to gauss quadrature rule 03 on pseudoadditive mappings 04 witt equivalence of rings of regular functions 05 on s-length of groups 06 application of the a* algorithm to problems of the euclidean shortest paths in the plane with polygonal obstacles 07 report of meetingthe eighth debrecen-katowice winter seminar on functional equations and inequalities fzfa pihen'park, poroszl (hungary), january 30 - februaryannales mathematicae silesianae
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Postage on applicationreaders digest?complete atlas of the british isles first edition?please see photographs for a better description read more?you will not find a better price for this item anywhere?the readers digest atlas is truly a piece of history) maps (part fold?this original first edition is in mint condition and comes in its original cardboard packaging box, which is in poor condition (see photographs) the book also comes with its original leaflets and cards and maps, which were placed as extras inside the book when purchased from readers digest back in
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Adjustable hole size to allow application of correct amount for different granular sizesgardena spreader in good conditiondesigned to spread granular lawn feed or lawn treatments easily
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Intraosseous lesions of the occiput; practical application of the cranial concept; 14infants and children; 12the temporal bone; 9principles of treatment; 6anatomy and physiology; 2the vault bones; 10line diagrams and black and white photographic illustrationsthe primary respiratory mechanism; 3the cranial academy, rd editionchapters are logically arranged as follows: 1medicolegal aspects of cranial osteopathy; 15lesions of the sphenobasilar symphysis and sacrum; 8mechanics of physiological motion of the sphenobasilar symphysis and sacrum; 4see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoriginal dust jacket (one small tear at back on bottom)an appendix and index followosteopathy in the cranial field, by harold ives magoun£ one of the standard (and now classic) textbooks in the field of cranial osteopathyaltering the pattern of fluid fluctuation; 7research in the cranial conceptprinciples of diagnosis; 5
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The remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipthe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessthe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master ch÷gyam trungpa on the reverse sidethrough these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifethere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp £149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgecan post extra £3an 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warrioralso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cardsshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp £149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't notice
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sinceas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentsfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary world" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economy"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leaderswe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power
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In addition, this informative study captures the mood of that early-mid nineteenth-century intellectual milieu which erskine's thought both embodies and transcended' - trevor hart, professor of divinity, st mary's college, university of st andrews, scotland 'don horrocks is a born researcher who writes with clarity and interesthorrocks' focus on erskine's soteriology opens up distinctive perspectives on a raft of key theological themes from the doctrine of god to the nature of faith and religious experience, and the authoritative sources for theologyvery good aproaching finehe was appointed public affairs manager for the alliance in septembername of previous owner written on title page but contents are otherwise tightly bound with clear text and no fadinghe completed his phhe has headed up the evangelical alliance's policy commission for four years'the name of thomas erskine is one of the more significant landmarks on the map of nineteenth-century british theology' - meic pearse, associate professor of history, houghton college don horrocks spent twenty-five years in business in corporate banking and management consultancyoxfam books & music winchester 361ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea research associate at london school of theology, he is married with three childrenthis book is a splendid contribution to the growing conversations concerning previously neglected theologiansin his study don horrocks introduces us to erskine's thought in a thematic way that is at once lucid, scholarly and stimulatinghe has edited books on transsexuality and on gm crops and foods for the evangelical alliance policy commissionit is likely to be the first recourse on the subject for many years to comeit should be on the bookshelf of every serious student of the periodon which this work is based at london bible college inunmatched in its analysis and evaluation of erskine's contributiondon horrocks has provided just such a study' - nick needham, lecturer in church history, highland theological college, dingwall, scotland 'don horrocks' work provides a searching analysis of this key nineteenth-century theologiana small amount of edgewear to the covers, minor scuffs to rear cover and clean blockerskine, though, is little read these days, and there has long been a need for an in-depth authoritative treatment of his thought in order to rekindle our interestthomas erskine's precocity has come of age and i can think of no better a presentation of his context and theology than that offered by horrocks' - graham mcfarlane, lecturer in systematic theology, london school of theology, uk 'thomas erskine is one of the seminal but neglected theologians of nineteenth-century scotland
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A beautyfull classical icon possibly from the school of jaroslav executed in eggtempera paint on levkas on a solid wooden panel that has survived all the upheaval of napoleontic wars and nazi invation in russiaconstantin and the patriarch are holding the cross relic flanked by deacons in byzantine liturgical vestmentscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteto the left we see the empress helena in a red robethe large size (89 x 65,5 cm) shows that this icon is made for a big church were it was part of the or even 22 icons that formed the feastday tieran attractive icon that will give the house an atmosphere of dignity and meditationan important and impressive icon which carries the spirit of byzanzduring this pilgrimage, they found back parts of the true cross on which jesus had suffered under the ruins of a roman temple that was constructed over golgothaon this 18th century icon of the jaroslav region, we see constantin and the patriarch flanked by deacons showing the true cross to the faithful in constantinopleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeconstantine and helena brought this priceless relic to constantinople and on this icon we see how this relic is shown to the faithfull of constantinopel in the hagia sophia cathedralare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiimportant russian icon from the feastday tier of a church iconostasis depicting the elevation of the true cross in the hagia sophia cathedral in constantinople in 319ad when emperor constantin and his mother empress elena returned jubilant from their pilgrimage to the holy landin the background the church iconostasisin general, in good condition, title restored, various retouchesto the right the onlookers, in the front a priest holding a gospelbookthe icon shows emperor constantine and the partriarch of constantinopel showing the true cross which was found back in 319 ad by emperor constantine and his mother helena in jerusalem under the ruins of a pagan temple
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' the novel that set the pattern for the modern western, riders of the purple sage was first published in , immediately selling over a million copiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe punishment is halted by the arrival of the hero, lassiter, a gunman in black leather, who routs the persecutors and then gradually recounts his own history of an endless search for a woman abducted long ago by the mormonshere was the unknown and the perilousin the remote border country of south utah, a man is about to be whipped by the mormons in order to pressure jane withersteen into marrying against her willabout the series: for over 100 years oxford world's classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globesecrecy, seduction, captivity, and escape: out of these elements zane grey built his acclaimed story of the american westoxfam bookshop cheltenham with searching eyes he studied the beautiful purple, barren waste of sageeach affordable volume reflects oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more
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Osterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwayshe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsjürgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionhe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and french
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodesa woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconyand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmthis first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisionthe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanyelisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the citytranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read morehis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and divergethose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold time
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Among 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 libertyrevisiting 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 lightfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnaturecom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 occurredby 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 unfoldedabraham 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 vboard of education
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When hannah heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript which has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of wartorn sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetimesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas meticulously researched as all of brooks's previous work, 'people of the book' is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survivalbut the trip will also set in motion a series of events that threaten to rock hannah's orderly life, including her encounter with ozren karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the bookoxfam bookshop cheltenham the new novel from the author of 'march' and 'year of wonders' takes place in the aftermath of the bosnian war, as a young book conservator arrives in sarajevo to restore a lost treasurea renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to bosnia to start work on restoring the sarajevo haggadah, a jewish prayer book - to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous survival
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Oxfam bookshop st albans after building an empire that has made her a legend in business, olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoythis summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the mediterranean, which she hopes will be the most memorable of allliz, her older daughter, is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer and is terrified of failure, againas each of these individuals confront the past and the challenges of the present and future, they also learn to accept the enduring, unconditional love of their family - and a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, and loving enough to accept them as they really aremore than anything, she hopes to express her love and her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early yearsthe question is: can they do the same for her? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreimmersed in the splendour of the riviera, this should be a summer to remember, but old resentments die hard, and olivia is still running the business full-timeand her sons john and phillip work for her, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn'tbut her younger daughter, cassie, a hip london music producer, refuses the invitation altogether as she does every year
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From the ballrooms and bordellos of london to the hostile spanish mountains battles every bit as deadly as those faced by the nation's soldiers are fought and men die as the two empires struggle for dominanceavailable in paperback or ebookultimately archie is faced with the ultimate choice, risk losing the most precious thing in his life with the life of king george himself at stakea gritty sometimes bawdy thriller, set in violent times with a new breed of hero caught up in one of the most turbulent times in historyserving with nelson in the mediterranean archie finds himself stranded in egypt where if he can survive he will play a vital role in the battle of the nile back in england, along with an oddball collection of friends archie risks everything to thwart the violent ambitions of napoleon's spymasteran agent of the king is a thriller set in the early years of the napoleonic warsin the tradition of bernard cornwell and his hero sharpe, archie dexter is pitted against the might of napoleons designs on europe, not on the battlefields but in the dark shadowy world of espionage
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Oxfam shop ulverston the first two movies from the popular action adventure franchisesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'pirates of the caribbean: dead man's chest' (), once again thrown into the world of the supernatural, jack finds out that he owes a blood debt to the legendary davy jones (bill nighy), captain of the ghostly flying dutchmanhowever, with the crew of the black pearl cursed to spend their time between the living and the dead and only the blood of elizabeth able to lift the spell, the pair face a race against time to overcome the undead crew and rescue her before it's too lateif jack can't find a way to rid himself of davy jones once and for all, it may just spell the end for the three adventurersneeding help to get on board the pirates' ship, will enlists eccentric captain jack sparrow (johnny depp) and quickly sets off in pursuitwith time running out, jack must find a way out of his debt or else be doomed to eternal damnation and servitude in the afterlifein 'pirates of the caribbean: the curse of the black pearl' (), when elizabeth (keira knightley), the daughter of governor swann (jonathan pryce), is kidnapped by captain barbossa (geoffrey rush) and his band of pirates, lovelorn will turner (orlando bloom) goes to her rescuebut jack will not give in without a fight, which is especially bad news for will and elizabeth, who get caught up in jack's mishaps
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No other inscriptions and the binding is tighta little very light foxing on the first and last free endpapers and on the fore and lower edgesa gimlet book by the author of biggles, one of ten publishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelight wear along the board edges, top and base of the spine and along the surface of the spinesmall owner name on front pastedown dated and small number ‘4’ at the top right corner of the first free endpaperbright blue cloth hard covers with black titles on the front and spineoxfam bookshop lymington first editionunclipped dust jacket has some edge wear with a little chipping at the top of the spine and a short 3cm tear at the top of the front fold
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle a unique work of reference, this book is the first serious attempt to describe and illustrate the military badges of all the forces of the british empire involved in the great warit is, however, much more than a catalogue of military badgespages are in good condition, boards are in good condition dust jacket is in good condition with some wear and tear see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is an invaluable aid to the serious collector and an essential work of reference for every dealer in militariathe description of each unit also includes mention of the theatres of war in which it was engagedthe result is a body of information that the military historian, too, will find of enormous valuethe author has not simply identified each military formation by the title it held during the great war, but has shown when it originated and, when not disbanded, the manner in which it has been preparedthe illustrations include hundreds of badges not previously listedthere are accounts of the badges worn by each unit of every country - australia, britain, canada, the colonies, india, new zealand and south africa - and a total of around badges are illustrated full size by first class photographs and line drawings
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This paperback edition is in a reasonable, used conditionthis volume addresses the following questions: is it possible to speak of a generalized filipino kinship and family organization, or, is it too risky to make such a generalization because of the geographical distances and dialect differences? felipe landa jocano was a filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his works in philippine anthropology, in particular for documenting and translating the hinilawod, a western visayan folk epicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe has authored numerous books on various aspects of filipino society and culturethe purpose of the series is to highlight the basic features of commonly shared patterns of culture and social institutions among the different lowland filipino ethnolinguistic groupsthere are marks on the front cover and the corners are creased and bumpedjocano served as professor emeritus at the asian center of the university of the philippines and executive director of punlad research house, incoxfam bookshop hexham this book is the third in the series of integrated studies on filipino society and culturehowever, the text block appears to be clean a free from annotations
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Meanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armieswhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'the fellowship of the rings' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayoxfam shop newquay peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of j
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe forehead is slanting back and is, just like the cheeks, adorned with a triangle of double lines filled with dotsclassic idimu handle mask – lega – dthe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinaprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselsde kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in aroundholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missingdimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmsold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drthis masks forms part of a very small corpus of idimu objects that are fitted out with a handle at the backour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewesterdijk, museum ethnologist and cultural anthropologist specialized, for over 50 years now, in the study of the material cultures in african nations that live south of the saharathe facial features of this example are very classical, consisting of a heart-shaped countenance with slit eyes, a rather long, slender nose and a low-placed slit mouth on the rim of the lower facethe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightpeople / region: the lega live in the southern part of the kivu province of southeast central dmaterial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treein good condition, but with signs of age written all over itfine old patina overallall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfaceobtained from him by hare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit dates back to the periodliterature: valentine plisnier and michel boulanger: l’art lega, paris, , figs on pp
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitespine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labelink mark to tail page edgeex-library copypencil ownership inscription of ‘wsmall tears to some margins, affecting text on p1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tablesrebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditionpencil notes on the last pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetitle-page repairedtables throughoutwe are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical ‘computer’however, he did not have a working portion until , several years after his first table was published, and that was insufficient computing power to produce the mathematical tablesrather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiashdown’ to head of title-pagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableitem is as picturedoverall, this book is a collectable work by the babbage, the originator of the concept of the digital programmable computer, a fascinating artefact in the history of mathematics and sciencecharles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine nocircular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pagebabbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tables
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteset in the trossachs region of scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single day[1] there are voluminous antiquarian notesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe lady of the lake is a narrative poem by sir walter scott, first published in"the lady of the lake: a poem" by sir walter scott longman hurst, london - fifth edition (rare early edition) - 432p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in leather binding with minor rubbing to spine, with name to title pagethe poem has three main plots: the contest among three men, roderick dhu, james fitz-james, and malcolm graeme, to win the love of ellen douglas; the feud and reconciliation of king james v of scotland and james douglas; and a war between the lowland scots (led by james v) and the highland clans (led by roderick dhu of clan alpine)the poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century, and inspired the highland revival
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Some of the stamps are a little fragilesome of the stamps have a noticeable and clearly shown printed postmark on themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of the stamps are a little tornthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe pictures shown on the stamps along with a number show a homing pigeon, a brass instrument, flowers and plants, a crown, a lion, an envelope, pretty patterns, roman gods and goddesses with their hands on a top of a globe, and a roman soldierthe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the netherlands, hungary, denmark, czechoslovakia, france, argentina, turkey, belgium, norway, and romaniaall the stamps in this collection have the main picture showing a bold numbera couple of the stamps in this collection have been usedmost of the stamps in this collection are in good conditionthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 31 stampsthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s,s, s, s, s, s and s
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