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Life, the universe and everythingfollowing a number of stunning catastrophes, arthur dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric earthit's not an easy thing to do, and arthur dent thinks he's the only human who's been able to master this nifty little trick - until he meets fenchurch, the woman of his dreamsfor arthur dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be rather a lot to cope withthe restaurant at the end of the universewhen all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains - 'where shall we have dinner?' the restaurant at the end of the universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry aboutthe hitchhiker's guide to the galaxyone thursday lunchtime the earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypassnot bad for a man in his dressing gownconvinced that the secret lies within god's final message to his creation, they go in search of itthe galaxy may offer a mind-boggling variety of ways to be blown up and/or insulted, but it's very hard to get a cup of teasee oxfam website for delivery information read morean eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, ford prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at lord's, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the vogonsescaping the end of the world for a second time, arthur, ford, and their old friend slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robotsso long, and thanks for all the fishthere is a knack to flyinghowever, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly dofenchurch once realized how the world could be made a good and happy placesadly, however, the weekend has only just begununfortunately, she's forgottenand, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find itthe knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and missoxfam shop colne road collected together in the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy: the trilogy of four are the first four titles in douglas adams' wildly popular comedy science fiction series
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Superb illustrations by arthur rackhamm dent & co londondent and co, first published the âingoldsby legendsâ with about one hundred illustrations of mineto here present the ingoldsby legends in something like an âedition definitive de luxeâfirst edition thus24 colour tipped plates all in very good condition, signed and dated, mountedto any great extent being now signed with both dates, andthis book has met with a very satisfactory reception, but the publishers have feltmcfarlane and erskine of edinburgh, and the text by the ballantine press of londona few illustrations12 plates with tint and approx 80 line drawingsthe text has been revised and entirely reset for this editionâhave been added those facing page 254 and on pages vi, and 333our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethat, with the edition of some new drawingsmany of the pen drawings have beenrackham writes hampstead, inthe colour printing has been done by messrspublisherâs: âit has been the desireto this end the following has been done: the frontispiece and the coloured illustration facing page 508 have been specially drawn, and all the othersworked on again, thosecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablehave been reproduced by the graphic photo engraving coof the rest, reproductions on a larger scale have been madehave been worked on to a considerable extent, and especially coloured for this editioncomplete edition ingoldsby legendsthe coloured picturesare 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 website
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Earthman arthur dent (martin freeman) is having a very bad dayarthur sets out on a journey in which he finds that nothing is as it seemsfor the novice space traveller, the greatest adventure in the universe begins when the world endsarthur's only chance of survival is to hitch a ride on a passing spacecraftoxfam shop colne road sci-fi adventure based on the novel by douglas adamssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe learns that a towel is the most useful thing in the universe, finds the meaning of life, and discovers that everything he needs to know can be found in one book:Â 'the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy'Â his house is about to be bulldozed, he discovers that his best friend is an alien and to top things off, planet earth is about to be demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass
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Publisher: dent & sonssize: (13 by 18 cm approx) 128 pagesgulliver's travelscoloured platesfoxing as is normal with books of this age, colour illustrations by rackham
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arthur dent (simon jones), an unassuming englishman, is whisked off the planet to safety by his alien neighbour ford prefect (david dixon), and launched on a dizzying journey through space and time, with only a towel and a fish to help them, culminating in the discovery of the meaning of life itselfoxfam shop lytham all six episodes from the popular bbc adaptation of the douglas adams' novelunbeknownst to its inhabitants, earth is to be demolished to make way for an intergalactic highwaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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arthur becomes a doctor, and then a writer; george a solicitor in birminghamoxfam bookshop cheltenham arthur and george grow up worlds and miles apart in late nineteenth-century britain: arthur in shabby-genteel edinburgh, george in the vicarage of a small staffordshire villagearthur is to become one of the most famous men of his age, george remains in hardworking obscuritywhile those already familiar with his work will enjoy its elegance, its wit, its profound wisdom about the human condition, arthur & george will surely find him an entirely new audiencearthur conan doyle, famous as the creator of the world's greatest detective, is mourning his first wife (having been chastely in love for ten years with the woman who was to become his second) when he hears about the edjali casehe is arrested and, on the flimsiest evidence, sent to trial, found guilty and sentenced to seven years' hard labourjulian barnes has long been recognised as one of britain's most remarkable writersgeorge edjali's father is indian, his mother scottishwhen the family begins to receive vicious anonymous letters, many about their son, they put it down to racial prejudicethis is a novel in which the events of a hundred years ago constantly set off contemporary echoes, a novel about low crime and high spirituality, guilt and innocence, identity, nationality and race; about what we think, what we believe, and what we knowthe reader sees them both with stunning clarity, and almost inhabits them as they face the vicissitudes of their lives, whether in the dock hearing a verdict of guilty, or trying to live an honourable life while desperately in love with another womansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreagain the police seem to suspect the shy, aloof birmingham solicitorthey appeal to the police, to no less than the chief constable, but to their dismay he appears to suspect george of being the letters' authorthen someone starts slashing horses and livestockbut as the new century begins, they are brought together by a sequence of events which made sensational headlines at the time as the great wyrley outrageswith a mixture of detailed research and vivid imagination, julian barnes brings to life not just this long-forgotten case, but the inner lives of these two very different menincensed at this obvious miscarriage of justice, he is galvanised into trying to clear george's name
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Illustrated with 30 colour off-text compositions by arthur rackham, all dated imprimerie ballantyne & coillustrated with 34 colour off-text compositions by arthur rackham, all dated imprimerie ballantyne & col'anneau du nibelung - volumes 1&2 - complete series 64 illustrations par arthur rackham the lot contains two books: 1) l'or du rhin et la valkyrie par richard wagner avec illustrations par arthur rackham5 cm 2) siegfried et le crĂ©puscule des dieux par richard wagner avec illustrations par arthur rackhamlimited - tavistock street covent garden - londres dimensions: 25 x 20 x 3the two volumes have a handwritten signature which could be of the countess valĂ©rie boissier (writer of the late nineteenth century) and have the original stickers of two historic libraries in geneva: âlibrairie htranslated into prose punctuated by alfred ernstparis [] hachette et cie quarto, (viii)-) pprobertâ and âgeorg et cothe ballantyne press - londres dimensions: 25 x 20 x 3paris [] hachette et cie quarto, x-) ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available5 cm these two volumes may have belonged to the important boissier family of genevaare 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 website
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arthur fiedler - christmas festivaltitle:arthur fiedler - christmas festivalartist:arthur fiedlerwe want your experience with world of books ltd to be enjoyable and problem freeall of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard
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arthur averages 10 million viewers weeklykids companion - night buddies plush arthur is durable and soft which is based on the popular pbs show arthurarthur has been on the air since ! longest running kids television shownight buddies, new
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Can you give arthur the loving home he deserves? read morearthur was left behind by his owner after she moved out of her rented propertyhe is looking for a home with access to a garden and away from busy roadshe is a quiet boy and a bit nervous of new things so would like a quiet home but could happily live with other cats
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Can you give arthur the loving home he deserves? read morearthur was left behind by his owner after she moved out of her rented propertyideally we would like to find him a home with his good friend milohe also loves to playhe is looking for a home with access to a garden and away from busy roadshe is a real fusspot and loves lots of attention and strokes
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arthur and george grow up worlds apart in late nineteenth-century britain: arthur in shabby-genteel edinburgh, george in the vicarage of a small staffordshire villagearthur is to become one of the most famous men of his age, while george remains in hard-working obscuritythis is a novel about low crime and high spirituality, guilt and innocence, identity, nationality and racebut as the new century begins, they are brought together by a sequence of events that made sensational headlines at the time as the great wyrley outragesmost of all it is a profound and moving meditation on the fateful differences between what we believe, what we know and what we can provesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham now a major tv series starring martin clunes, arsher ali and art malikfrom the winner of the man booker prize for fiction , an extraordinary true-life tale about a long-forgotten mystery
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Barrie / arthur rackham (ill) hodder & stoughton, london - , new revised and expanded edition of the first edition (considered to be a remarkable improvement with the additional colored plates; this is considered to be his best edition, his magnum opus) - 50 colored plates and several b/w in-text illustrations by arthur rackham - 124p, 26cmx20cm - condition: good condition (significantly better than usually encountered),,, all 50 colored plates present, inclhe explains to david that âall children in our part of london were once birds in the kensington gardens; a the central chapters of the book tell the story of one such child, peter pan, who âescaped from being a human when he was seven days oldâŠand flew back to the kensington gardensââŠthe peter pan chapters of the little white bird were re-issued in as peter pan in kensington gardens, with colour plates by arthur rackham; this was the book which first made rackhamâs work famousfrontispiece and tissueguardsendpapers tannedit should not be confused with peter and wendy (), barrieâs novelization of the play peter panâ (the oxford companion to childrenâs literature)gift inscription to endpaper, some wear to boards, fading to cloth and some page edgesa collectible copy for any serious rackham collectorour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available"peter pan in kensington gardens", by jbarrieâs novel the little white bird () âcontains the first sketches for peter panare 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 website
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"the arthur rackham fairy book" by arthur rackham george harrap, london - first uk edition - 8 colored plates plus many b/w in-text illustrations by rackham - 245p, 18cmx15cm - condition: about fine copy, minor spots to boards, small owner's name to ffep, complete with all plates" also featured are the traditional english folktale "jack and the beanstalk" and washington irving's american legend, "rip van winkleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available" rackham's intricate, otherworldly illustrations, rendered in rich muted tones, tie the wide-ranging tales together" in his introduction, rackham praises the imaginative legacy of these "old favourites" of the nursery: "their incidents, characters, and even phrases have become part of our everyday thought and expression, and help to shape our livesare 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 websitestories from the arabian nights, including "sindbad the sailor" and "the story of aladdin," appear beside european fairy tales like "beauty and the beast," "the ugly duckling," "cinderella," "little red riding-hood," and "hansel and grethel
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arthur price of england silver plated embossed gallery tray 14 inch handmade round gallery tray stills sells from arthur price and selfridges &co for ÂŁ189 ad id: delivery service consumer credit
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Vintage 's arthur d'arcy "bobby" locke golf clubs and golf bag in very good conditionarthur d'arcy "bobby" locke (20 november march ) was the first internationally successful south african professional golferhe won four open championships,[2] nine south african opens, seven south african pga championships and 15 pga tour eventsany questions feel free to ask
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10 volume childrenâs encyclopaedia by arthur mee - 's this is a vintage full set of the 10 volumes of the children's encyclopaedia by arthur meethis set is in good condition for its age with a little wear overall for books of this age but including some minor damage to cover edgesthis edition has maroon hardback covers with gilt lettering and decoration on spines and embossed front coversit is undated but seems to been published in the late 's by the educational book company ltd of london
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Commemorative spoon - limited edition by arthur price of england ~ complete with box excellent condition makers mark: arthur price ÂŁ300 p+p read more
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Vintage 's arthur d'arcy "bobby" locke golf clubs and golf bag in very good conditionarthur d'arcy "bobby" locke (20 november march ) was the first internationally successful south african professional golferhe won four open championships, nine south african opens, seven south african pga championships and 15 pga tour eventsany questions feel free to ask
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James arthur back to the boy a biography of the life of james arthur excellent condition
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Pair of silver plated goblets by arthur price (product code xhsr) "llewelyn-bowen collection"new, never been out of the box (apart from taking the pictures) inspired and stylish contemporary gift made by arthur price, the uk's most desired silver gifts brand top quality, silver plated items presented in a gorgeous designer gift box the perfect gift for every occasion size: each 24cm high x 78cm diameter happy to ask questions thanks for looking
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Watercolour by arthur parkinson signed: original watercolour by arthur parkinsondarnbrook, yorkshire dales national parkposted by mad in other goods, antiques in padiham
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Elizabeth lodor merchant â king arthur and his knights â illustrations: frank godwin â publisher: john ccondition: no tears or stainsbook firmly in binging3 stains (introduction and 2 on text pages)â cloth boards with colour paste-down illustration â 5 full-page plates in browns, white and orange; drawing before every chapter and at beginning and end - decorated endpapersjacobs, philadelphia â : first edition â 261 pages â 23 x 16 cmwinston company usa â : first edition â 256 pages â 22 x 17 cmsara hawks sterling â the lady of king arthurâs court â illustrations: clara elsene peck â publisher: george wendpapers somewhat stainedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablebook firmly in bindingare 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 websiteâ red cloth boards with colour paste-down illustration â 16 full-page plates, 4 in colour â decorated endpapers condition: no tears pagessome dog-eared pages; see detail photo
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Inleiding tot het denken van arthur schopenhauer â baarn: ambo, ppthe lot contains the following dutch language publications by (6) and about (4) german philosopher arthur schopenhauer (shipping with registrationhardcover, dust jacketpaperback â privĂ©-domein 30de wereld deugt nietpott â pessimisme als filosofiebespiegelingen over levenswijsheid â amsterdam/kapellen: wereldbibliotheek/dnb/pelckmans, ppde wereld een helpaperback â seventh revised editioncompiled and delivered by angelika hĂŒbscher â amsterdam: de arbeiderspers, ppde macht van de wil â kampen/[kapellen]: klement/pelckmans, ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storetijdschrift voor wereldliteratuur â volume 2, issue 7, june ppin superb condition with only minor signs of shelf ware and usedieter birnbacher â schopenhauerpaperback â special issue about schopenhauer (contents: see photos)translation and notes by heleen jcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablepott â meppel/amsterdam: boom, pper is geen vrouw die deugt â amsterdam: de arbeiderspers, ppde vrijheid van de wil - amsterdam: wereldbibliotheek, pppaperback â third editionrĂŒdiger safranki â de woelige jaren van de filosofie â baarn: tirion, pppaperback â privĂ©-domeinthe numbers 3-8 and 10 have the name of a previous owner in the frontover de grondslag van de moraal â amsterdam: wereldbibliotheek, ppare 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 website
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arthur blessitt is one of the most unique individuals to walk the face of the earthinducted into the guinness book of world records for the "world's longest walk," arthur has spent the last 40years traversing all seven continents, 315 countries, island groups and territoriesyou will laugh and cry at the inspiring story of the man who set out on a life-long mission to carry a symbol all too often associated with judgment and hatred and reinterpret it to the world with a smile and a message of peace, love and hopehe's dined with presidents and peasants,been greeted by hundreds of thousands in jammed packed squares and walked deserted highways all for one grand purposevariety see oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet perhaps even more amazing than the miles he's tread is the completely unquantifiable number of people that have been the focus of his journey along the waya remarkable story of survival, perseverance and unquenchable spiritual passionoxfam bookshop newport how do you live a life of purpose and destiny? it begins athe's survived war zones, firing squads and beatings,blazing deserts and deadly junglesin fact, he is the only individual to ever literally walk the face of the earth
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Oxfam shop macclesfield two poems which tell the legend of king arthursmall inscription on cover and on frontispiecesome scuffing and turning of page edgesslight staining to coverinside of hinge split slightly at top inside coverintroduction and notes by david frew see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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By arthur rackham year: author: wilhelm richard wagner () co-author(s): willem johannes theodorus kloos (); arthur rackham () publisher: amsterdam: van holkema & warendorf binding: original publisher's binding annotation: ills; nosolid binding, beautiful complete volume, the illustrations loosely mountedbeautiful book, deluxe limited and numbered edition from the heyday of book illustration, in beautiful gilt-stamped binding godenschemering: derde dag van de trilogie de ring van den neveling / by richard wagner; verse translation [from german] by willem kloos; illssize: 28 cm minor wear and age discolouration, the thick deluxe paper shows the usual light foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available217 comprising: 97 ppare 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 website
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"the devil's motor: a fantasy" by marie corelli and illustrated by arthur severn - hodder& stoughton, london -25cmx20cm, 52p - first uk edition - six tipped-in coloured illustrations by arthur severn - condition: good, some darkening of the pages as issued, complete with all plates, minor wear to boards an impassioned impeachment of the automobile - symbol of all the destructive forces of greed and modern industry - written at full flight with all of corelli's awkward grasp of the overwrought read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam shop budleigh salterton vintage mid 20th century ceramic tankard by arthur woodmark on base reads "arthur wood england"gilt on top, base and handlesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefeatures springer spaniel motif with moorland vignette on reversein very good condition apart from craquelure and very slight wear to gilt at base
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Complete set of royal doulton bunnykins king arthur legendsfigurines are king arthur, queen guinevere, sir galahad, sir lancelot merlin and sir gawainbase included (quite heavy), base alone was ÂŁ100all in excellent condition, no chips or cracksbuyer to collect, social distancing applies read morelooking for ÂŁ120 ovno
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