Being the chronicle of the tucci scientific expedition to western tibet
List being the chronicle of the tucci scientific expedition to western tibet
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The subtitle to this book is "being the chronicle of the tucci scientific expedition to western tibet ()" the book was written by dr giuseppe tucci and captain e ghersi, it was translated from the italian edition by mary a johnstone the buff cloth cover is grubby but is only damaged at the corners and the ends of the spine, which is discoloured internally there are some marks on some pages and some of the hinging is damagedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the facing page there is an inscription of "liverpool nov 30th - " there are several photographic plates some of which are loose, there is also a loose mapoxfam bookshop aylesbury first edition: reader copy only the side edges of the pages are rough cut the book looks to be complete but as there is no list of illustrations it is difficult to be sure it was published in by blackie and son inside the front cover an ex-libris sticker covers what may be a library stamp, on the exlibris sticker is another sticker saying "offered at 3/6 ex-libris" the book has a lean
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A facsimile of the editionken trotman military history monographs noauthor: burleigh, bennetvery good conditiona few marks to coversfoxing to outer page edges
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Oxfam books & music perth with wingate in burma: being the story of the adventures of sargent tony aubret of the king's (liverpool) regiment during the wingate expedition into burma, william hodge and company see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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"studebaker's" story is the chronicle of the life and death of an american automobile company where management's concept of "tradition" played a fundamental role in modeling corporate culture, rhetoric, and strategyhistory was characterized by an array of competing companiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield while the big three automobile companies came to dominate the industry, its early u"studebaker" explores managerial choice, corporate tradition, and the importance of ideas - not simply "market forces" - in shaping institutions in 20th-century america"studebaker" may have failed in the long run, but its corporate life spanned more than a century, during which the company made a commitment to the community of south bend, accepted unions when other automobile manufacturers bitterly fought collective bargaining, and produced distinguished cars that still enjoy a loyal following
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Within it is a letter sent from london in january , stating that the presentation was at the instigation of lloyd george in recognition of the services rendered by macleod to the committeethere is some wear to the spine coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moremarbled end papersoxfam books & music totnes this is a detailed book describing the work done by this committee with many tables and other datathe scottish liberal federation hardback with no djall gilt edges to the text blockpresentation certificate on ffep which appears to have been signed by lloyd georgeit is a presentation copy for mr joseph macleod, who was a member of the highland sub-committeethere is a mass of sociological and statistical dataleather binding with gilt lettering to front and spine cover
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This is herbie he is a horse field tortoise, i’ve had him just over a year, he is lovelyunfortunately i need to rehome himhe always comes to the front of the glass every morning to greet you, loves a shell scratch and a good soak in a bath but isn’t a massive of fan of having his legs cleanedherbie is being sold with his vivarium, heat lamp and uv lamp and his hides and accessories
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Hand written name and date on front end pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreattractive marbled boardsoxfam bookshop hertford being the history of the town, manor, and estates, the priory and the church
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Sa14 6dd interested? telephonedue to health issues forcing retirement i have a number of horses for sale prices start at £ they are only for sale to the right home ----------------- i have no wish to offend any person interested in considering owning one of my horses but i do hope you understand, --- my horses are my children having mainly been created or greatly influenced by me, they have little fear and are not dangerous, they have never been knocked about -- whipped -- or abused, and do not understand ignorance or lack of confidence, when i am asked "how much" i have to ask the enquirer what they are looking for and how much they wish to spend, this is to ascertain their knowledge and possible ability to take care and become a "partner" to one of my "children" also the suitability of the animal in question to fulfil the enquirers needs the partnership i have built up with the daddy of them all is as follows:- thank god the president utterly looks after me --- he keeps me in the saddle, bucks very gently when he`s feeling good, and if i do become insecure he will find a way of putting me back where i should be, you would think this is not possible but its true, in 12 years i have come off him once only and he was mortified !!! i do hope you understand and if still interested if you can answer my questions i will certainly do my best to answer yours, much as i have to reduce my stock i care very much who may be caring for them !!! http://southsidebroadcastingcom/watch?v=6nz5yf6bqdocom/e/horse-training-a… we are based in cross hands, carmarthenshire, wales, u(click to reveal full phone number) email: click to contact http://www
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As the novel tells us the story of the years leading up to these events, we learn what has happened to the hopes and dreams of a family caught up in malaysia's troubled post-colonial historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreher parents, meanwhile, seem to be hiding something away - from themselves, and from one anotheroxfam bookshop cheltenham a spellbinding, exuberant first novel, set in malaysia, that introduces us to a prosperous indian immigrant family, as it slowly peels away its closely guarded secretswhat bought the rajasekharan family to the big house in malaysia? what was chellam's unforgivable crime? why did the eldest daughter leave the country under strained circumstances? what is appa - the respectable family patriarch - hiding from his wife and his children?through this vibrant cast of characters, and through a masterful evocation of the clashes and strains in a country where malays, indians and chinese inhabitants vie for their positions in society, preeta samarasan brings us an enthralling saga of one household and the world beyond ither grandmother has passed away under mysterious circumstances and her older sister has disappeared for a new life abroad, with no plans to returnwhen the family's servant girl, chellam, is dismissed from the big house for unnamed crimes, it is only the latest in a series of losses that have shaken six-year-old aasha's life
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Neillands paints a broad picture, and tells of events from the participants viewpoint: the men who flew on the dresden raid or fought the battles in the hurtgen forest, the bulge, the reichwald, and at the rhine crossing, those who made the horrific discoveries of belsen, dachau, buchenwald and dorasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story is told in the words of ordinary people: american infantry, british paratroopers, canadian gunners, australian pilots, new zealand pows and german civilianshe talks to those who survived the concentration camps, and to allied pows who lived through the death marches from the eastoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is the story, from new year's day to ve day, 8 may , of the conquest of nazi germany in the words of those who were thereit is the follow-up to robin neilland's "d-day : voices from normandy"
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe album was their first to feature vocalist bruce dickinson and their last with drummer clive burrsince the release of the number of the beast and its subsequent tour the beast on the road, "the beast" has become an alternate name for iron maiden and was later used in the titles of some of their compilations and live releases, including best of the beast and visions of the beastplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikistunning riaa gold record award for iron maiden's "the number of the beast" presented to the band! the number of the beast is the third studio album by english heavy metal band iron maidenpostage is insured and tracked read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe album produced the singles "run to the hills" and "the number of the beast", the former of which became the band's first top-ten uk singlethe album was also controversial, particularly in the united states, due to the religious references in its artwork and the title track's lyricsthe number of the beast was met with critical and commercial success, and became the band's first album to top the uk albums chart and reach the top 40 of the us billboard 200it was released on 22 march in the united kingdom by emi records and in the united states by harvest and capitol records
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Alan discovered he had entrepreneurial skills in his early forties and founded a successful engineering company that in three short years he'd sold on to an american corporation he continued to manage the company until when they relocated to the usaalan then started a another engineering companyalan's career has been rewarding and interesting and sometimes fraught with danger! occasionally events that have befallen him which seem too funny to be true! my ladder of life encompasses such varied events as alan having an audience with pope john paul 2 and seeing frank sinatra on the same daysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford my ladder of life is a depiction of a time gone by in the lancashire mill town of blackburnit starts just before the second world war, and covers 73 years of alan duffy's life as an engineer, company owner and family manthe dust jacket has numerous, slight scratches and some indentationssigned and dedicated on the front free end paper, by the author'with best wishesthe pages are in very good condition with clear text and photographsalan duffy' hard back book with dust jacketthe life of an engineer might appear to be boring but, if alan's own experiences are anything to go by, nothing could be further from the truthbinding is tightalan also writes about his family who have brought infinite love and support to him throughout the yearsalan's autobiography is set against an ever-changing social background and serves to remind the reader of the way things used to be
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreof this book he wrote “we have decided to publish the pure, original words of jesus, translated directly from the aramaic tongue spoken by jesus and his beloved disciple john, who alone among jesus' disciples noted with perfect accuracy, his master's personal teachings”oxfam books & music totnes the contents of this book were written before the discovery of the dead sea scrolls and are, therefore something of a foreword to the author’s the gospel of the essenesc w daniel paperbackthe teachings of the essenes from enoch to the dead sea scrolls is the vital key to guide the reader and interpret the communions with angels of earth and heaventhe binding is good and there are no marks apart from the owner’s name on the top left hand corner of the inside of the coverthe front cover is slightly grubby
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile, vera has thrown herself into environmental causes, winning the courgette competition at great shags' greener gardens showfinding out that doris was a fervent campaigner, and aware that vera is a keen recycler, irene decides to send doris' clothes to vera - with explosive resultssoon, both ladies are eco-enthusiasts, tying bricks to ballcocks, running cars on chip fat, and even emailing al gore to update him on the state of the local bottle bankinevitably, disasters occur, with toilets blocking, cars self-combusting, and even rivers getting divertedirene is worried about the peoples of the planet, but people closer to home are causing problems too: her son, christopher, who has been travelling the world carbon trading, has fallen in lovebut who is the mystery paramour? with familial chaos on the horizon, the ladies find that saving the planet is the least of their worrieswhen irene hears that her aunty doris has died and she must sort out her personal effects, she is filled with a sense of personal and global doomthe thoughts of the indomitable ladies turn to all things green in this latest collection of letters
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Marriage medal celebrating the marriage of the duke of your to princess mary on 6th julyslightly buckled and needs a cleanplease see the images and make your own mind up as to the conditionfound with the use of a metal detectorideal for the junior or senior coin or coin and medal collector
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Seasoned for over a year, i will empty the bags out so you can see the quality of the logs,all cut to size ready to burn
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Anne frank remembered the story of the woman who helped to hide the frank family by miep gies (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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5" x 4 1/4" x 3" (game approx same)each face of the 'kube' should have one of each number showing from 1 to 9from a pet and smoke-free homegood, used condition – a crack/tear in the 'kube' cradle, but this doesn't affect the gamesu dokube – the diabolical mind teaser! based on the original su doku gamethe aim of the game is similar to traditional su doku
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Second editionslight marking to dust-jacket (see photo)buyer pays postage at costdifficult to find especially now the 40th anniversary of the treasure hunt is upon usbook store stamp in front (see photo)all pages present and in excellent conditionthe terrific story of kit williams's book masquerade written by bamber gascoigne who witnessed the burying of the golden hare
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Use your brain, exercise your patience, is unable to untie the k, but as long as the master of the structure, is sure to solvedon't throw the away to each otherthe lock may look simple, but it contains lots of mysteries
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place the ski-runner - ea number on red paper has been fixed to front endpaperpublished by the author from 1, mitre court, fleet street, london attached is a small fly-leaf at the bottom of the page with corrections to price and textdecorative, embossed front board in very good condition, some slight discolourationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morerichardson with 143 text illustrations and 20 art platesoverall a scarce first edition in very good (minus) conditionfrontispiece is loose except for top three inchesprevious owner's name and date at top right of title page
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethese rubbings originate from asia and initially were made by monks from the old carvings within the templesthis contemporary piece would have been taken from a stone carving or cast made specifically for the purpose of rubbing and are still made and sold by monks in china and thailandpaper size 26" x 23" approximatelythe work will arrive rolled in a tubewe had a donation of several of these works on paper, so please check our other items if you are interestedthis practise ceased at the turn of the century in order to preserve the ancient wall piecesoxfam shop redruth beautiful original inkstick rubbing from a stone template depicting a horse drawn chariot on a delicate tissue paper
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Includes up-to-date material on recent developments and topics of significant interest, such as elliptic functions and the new primality test selects material from both the algebraic and analytic disciplines, presenting several different proofs of a single result to illustrate the differing viewpoints and give good insight see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston this hardback book is in very good condition internally there si a gift inscription at the top of the free front endpaper ("to tori! with best wishes graham + thomas ward"), but otherwise the pages are clean, tight and unmarked the cover has slight shelf wear and a little fading on and near the spine, but is otherwise in very good condition with little general wear
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morenine activities with grid paper supplied in a fold-out pocket inside back covera4 booklet highlighting the use of geometry and patterns in the tilingoxfam bookshop newport "a visit to the alicatados of the alhambra allows us to understand the magnificence of the work which defines the infinite using the finite, the abstract using the concrete, transcendence using material, light using colour, divinity using humanity"published in a limited edition ofimage 2 is a typical page for one of these activities
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Maybe the best unique aviation christmas gift this yearpersonally and originally signed by her final flight captain wing commander bill ramsey (rtd)all proceeds in aid the raf scampton commemorative stained glass window appeal'the vulcan’s final flight for christmas' a beautifully framed vestige telling the story of the last ever vulcan to flywith thanks to vulcan to the sky trust, rafat and wg cdr bill ramsey (rtd) for their support of this meaningful tributefree red arrows gift pack with every order courtesy of the raf aerobatic team
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Personally and originally signed by her final flight captain wing commander bill ramsey (rtd)all proceeds in aid the raf scampton commemorative stained glass window appealmaybe the best unique #aviation #christmas gift this year'the vulcan’s final flight for christmas' a beautifully framed vestige telling the story of the last ever vulcan to flywith thanks to vulcan to the sky trust, rafat and wg cdr bill ramsey (rtd) for their support of this meaningful tributefree red arrows gift pack with every order courtesy of the raf aerobatic team
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Oxfam bookshop harrogate the magic faraway tree is the second story in the faraway tree series by the world's best-loved children's author, enid blytonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewill they ever make it home for tea? anything's possible in the magic faraway tree! the faraway tree stories have been delighting readers for over 75 yearscondition- very goodcome on a journey full of magic and adventure! join joe, beth and frannie as they take their cousin rick on a an adventure he'll never forget up the magic faraway tree! along with their friends moon-face, saucepan man and silky the fairy, the children tumble from the fun of the land of toys to the thrill of trying to escape the land of dreams
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Dimensions are: 106cm wide 48cm deep 65cm to the top of the cabinet 155 cm to the top of the mirror mirror measures: 76cmx 64cm price is ÂŁ140 ono and would need to be collected from horley, surreybeautiful unique antique dresser with original bevelled mirror and pretty inlaywould look fabulous in a hallway as a stunning piece to open your front door to and equally as good in a bedroomrefinished in frenchic loof with gold drawer pulls
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Dive deeper into the universe with an unprecedented 40+ hours of special features, highlighted by never-before-seen content sourced from the lucasfilm archivesthis nine-disc collection brings the wonder of the entire saga direct to your living room, where you can revisit all of your favourite star wars moments in gorgeous high definition and with pristine 61 dts surround sound
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Includes 4 hardback disney fairies storybooks with beautiful colourful illustrations the magic of the fairies is brought to life with lovely illustrations, so spread your wings and off you go!
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