Book of the century
List book of the century
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The observers book of the lake district john parker vgc
20 €
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Action & adventurechildren's music & audio storieswithin one month following receipt of your goods, you can send them back to us without specifying reasonswe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possibleschool & studies
3 €
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Any hard arsenal fan interested in some arsenal stuff a new scarf not worn two mugs and a book of the arsenals football history through the years read more
10 €
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Schubert: 15 lieder (great recordings of the century) by christa ludwig possible
4 €
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book of the series, with paul merton, ian hislop and angus deayton read more
2 €
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Published in , privately printed by rixon and arnold and edited by edwin freshfield (doctor of laws, treasurer of the society of antiquaries of london) lists all the income and expenditures of the church parish see oxfam website for delivery information read morealso contains two ex-library stamps from the sir john soane's museum library; one on inside front cover and one on first end pageoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street wear commensurate with age, fading to the spine and darkening on some parts of covers (please see photos)
20 €
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Slipcase in green board typeset at the the folio society in monotype bulmer, printed on caxton wove paper by cambridge university press and bound by them in full cloth blocked with a design by the artist, john holderoxfam shop portishead in as new condition illustrated with 7 full colour plates and many black and white drawingssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea small faint black square at the top of the front free page (see photos) is the only sign of usea wonderful collection of extracts from classic english books, memories of christmases past and poems, including queen victoria (at windsor castle ), pudding making (anon) (from surrey within living memory ), jane austen (a letter to my sister cassandra, december 24th ) cotswold carol singing (laurie lee, cider with rosie ) and robert graves (the christmas robin)
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30 €
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Oxfam bookshop aylesbury four volume set of the classic one thousand and one nights translated from the original french text by powys mathers all four volumes' blue cloth covers are in very good condition, they have gilt titles on the spine the dust jackets are intact on all the volumes but some have some wear and slight sunning, one, volume 3, has a white mark across part of the title volume 4 has a creased corner to the front  see oxfam website for delivery information read more internally the books are clean, bright and tightly bound apart from volume 4 in which a few of the pages are discoloured
35 €
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The curious incident of the dog in the night time (brand new) by mark haddon winner whitbread book of the year paperback copy right mark haddon pages read more
7 €
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Huge immaculate condition book of the atlas of the world 223 pages must be seen
20 €
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This is a very informative but delightful book of the best of what nature has to offerwith over 600 illustrations, details of 120 specific species in full colour throughoutbeautiful illustrations and clear sentences to make for easy reading and understandingchaffinch to green finch, goshawk to kestral, moorhen to pigeon
4 €
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We ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationaction & adventurewe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possiblechildren's music & audio stories
14 €
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He 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 developmentshe 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 moreoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionjĂĽrgen 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 eruditionthis 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 frenchosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railways
19 €
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Antique 19th century hardback book of sheet musiccollection from newchurch, romney marsh or happy to postcobb advertising for popular songs and musical publicationsmore photos available upon requestgood condition for ageaspinall a song of sleep – lord henry somerset farwell! our love to sever – frcowen (facimile autograph) oh promise me! - reginald de koven songs of our empire – john bradford (facimile initials jb) britain's glory – george sschubert the scent of the mignonette – hope temple (facimile autograph) the scent of the lillies – gerard fall my world – hope temple (facimile autograph) the promise of life – frederic hsmall area of indentations to front; light distressing to corners and base of spine; some fading of coverapprox: 13” x 10” x ½” from a pet and smoke-free homeall firmly held in spinesome sheets signed (and some additionally dated) by original owner
5 €
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The puffin book of twentieth century children’s stories edited by judith elkin and beautifully illustrated by michael foreman and the puffin book of twentieth century children’s verse edited by brian patten and again beautifully illustrated by michael foremanboth brand new would make lovely presentsbargain only £1 each
1 €
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Paperback book of pickering castle north yorkshire by english heritage this book contains 36 pages of drawings, photos of pickering castle from the grassy mound to the curtain walls and towers of this royal fortress the mound was raised by william the conqueror the inner courtyard is of early 12th century and was built for henry 111 the towers built by order of edward 11 in this book contains a quick tour (centre pages) with descriptions of the buildings and the castles history in its changing role the book is as new also comes free to you only a colour map of over 400 english heritage places to visit ÂŁ2
2 €
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The book is an attempt to present a sampling of these storiescoupled with the most newsworthy stories of the period and other relevant backdrop information, the book attempts an understanding of life in donegal during the 20th centuryoxfam bookshop wallingford donegal is a county which is steeped in historyeach locality has its own rich plethora of lore, tales anecdotes and historical datasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Original manuscript - 15th century - vellum - cmthis is an original piece from the 15th centurythis 15th-century leaf is from a latin book of hours, written in franceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikione sentence begins with a gilt-heightened initial with red, blue and white penworkelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful initials decorated with penworkthis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionplease 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 won’t find in just any storecondition: although more than 550 years old, the leaf is still in good condition, apart from damage by micecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
57 €
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Original manuscript - 15th century - vellum - cmthis is an original piece from the 15th centurythis 15th-century leaf is from a latin book of hours, written in franceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikielements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful initials decorated with penworkone line begins with a gilt-heightened initial with red, blue and white penworkthis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionplease 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 won’t find in just any storecondition: although more than 550 years old, the leaf is still in good condition, apart from damage by micecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
55 €
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Original manuscript - 15th century - vellum - cmthis is an original unique piece from the 15th centurythis 15th-century manuscript page is from a latin book of hours that was written in franceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikione line begins with a gilt-heightened initial with red and white penworkthis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautiful initials decorated with penworkelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenesscondition: although more than 500 years old, the leaf is in good condition; there are a few small holesplease 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 won’t find in just any storethis is a masterpiece in any serious collectioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
58 €
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Oxfam shop colne road the dictionary of 20th century british book illustrators alan horne antique collectors society woodbridgecontaining potted biographies of over british illustratorsunclipped wrappervg++ ÂŁ see oxfam website for delivery information read moremore than 300 b/w and 160 full colour illustrations
20 €
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book binding:hardbackicons of 20th century landscape designwe appreciate the impact a good book can haveauthor:campbell, katiewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!
19 €
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Title: crisis of the twelfth centurycatalogue number
29 €
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He went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustgorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationswith the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centuriesbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and twhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earthas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skybirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timewas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birdsnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwin
49 €
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Peterson in his devastating new book the madness of crowds, douglas murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and raceoxfam original liverpool the sunday times bestseller a times and sunday times book of the year 'douglas murray fights the good fight for freedom of speecha truthful look at today's most divisive issues' - jordan bwe are living through a postmodern era in which the grand narratives of religion and political ideology have collapsedreaders of all political persuasions cannot afford to ignore murray's masterfully argued and fiercely provocative book, in which he seeks to inject some sense into the discussion around this generation's most complicated issueshe ends with an impassioned call for free speech, shared common values and sanity in an age of mass hysteriasee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe reveals the astonishing new culture wars playing out in our workplaces, universities, schools and homes in the names of social justice, identity politics and 'intersectionality'narrow sets of interests now dominate the agenda as society becomes more and more tribal - and, as murray shows, the casualties are mountingin their place have emerged a crusading desire to right perceived wrongs and a weaponization of identity, both accelerated by the new forms of social and news media
12 €
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A late victorian or very early 19th century book of french engravings, with 97 illustrated engravings would make excellent framed prints, the book is in mint condition for age and been carefully stored ÂŁ25 posted
25 €
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book details:- title: the wonderful journeya good solid copy of this rare bookthis book is based on his stories to the children of his congregation on the pilgrims progressdr brown was the highly influential early 20th century baptist minister of the ferme park baptist church (crouch end london) whose congregations regularly exceededthere is no publication date but it is believed to be printed in the late s - early '30s this is the rarer edition with the full colour illustration on the front coveroverall rubbing/light soiling, separation tear between front board & front flap (see photo) some edge of leaf damage to pages (see photos) some spinal gapping between pages but no loose leafs90 (uk) i only take payment by paypal read moretalks with young people on "the pilgrim"s progress" author: brown, revbuyer pays postage ÂŁ3(see photos) name & address of previous owner written in flypagecorners a bit bumped, pages yellowed (normal for books such as this), presentation full colour plate frontispiece by harold coppingcharles binding: hardcover publisher:Â the religious tract society, london condition: very good - clean condition with no significant faultsmay have a few minor defectsblue cloth boards with central illustration on front boardthe wonderful journeytalks with young people on "the pilgrim"s progress" by the rev charles brown d
15 €
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Don't wait for the paperback' the times'perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in britainhe's in the first rank' ian mcewan'one of those writers who will be read a century from now' robert harris see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans chosen as a book of the year in the times literary supplement, the evening standard, the daily telegraph, the guardian, the times'a brilliant novel of deception, love and trust to join his supreme cannon' evening standard'vintage le carréthere is only one le carréit gives the reader, at long last, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that have been missing for 54 yearsthe reason? cold war ghosts have come back to haunt himreally, not since the spy who came in from the cold has le carré exercised his gift as a storyteller so powerfully and to such thrilling effect' john banville, guardianpeter guillam, former disciple of george smiley in the british secret service, has long retired to brittany when a letter arrives, summoning him to london'utterly engrossing and perfectly pitchedsomebody must pay for innocent blood spilt in the name of the greater goodlike wine, le carré's writing has got richer with agevintage john le carréimmensely clever, breathtakingeloquent, subtle, sublimely paced' daily mail'splendid, fast-paced, riveting' andrew marr, sunday times'remarkableintelligence operations that were once the toast of the service are to be dissected by a generation with no memory of the berlin wall
2 €
