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Sardonic and sympathetic in equal measure, confessions of a bookseller will reunite readers with the characters they've come to know and lovethe diary of a bookseller (soon to be a major tv series) introduced us to the joys and frustrations of life lived in bookswith more than a mile of shelving, real log fires in the shop and the sea lapping nearby, the shop should be an idyll for bookwormsshaun bythell is the owner of the bookshop in wigtown, scotlandoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardbackin very good conditionprofile books ltdsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunfortunately, shaun also has to contend with bizarre requests from people who don't understand what a shop is
7 €
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Oxfam shop pershore in spring award-winning journalist asne seierstad spent four months living with the bookseller and his familythe result is a unique portrait of a family and a countrysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
1 €
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Ravensburger the bemused bookseller piece jigsaw puzzlecompleted once from new, excellent condition!!
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The spine is in fine condition with beautiful motifs and the titleclean, solid and crisp and with gilt edges(by the way: many psalms are said to have been written by king davidtwede druk naukeurig door hem zelf nagezien en vertertplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteberge, delin: et schulp;” the book starts with a dedication to kornelis kalkoen (), schepen of amsterdamgedicht en zamengestelt door kornelis zweerts met hondert en vyftig printverbeeldingen versierton one page is a quote from both the old and new testament and from the apocryphacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableeach of the 150 contributions occupies two pagesbelow this quote, a contemplation is included under the title “zielzucht”kornelis zweerts - zede- en zinnebeelden over koning davids harpzangen: nevens daar op toegepaste zielzuchtendied in maarssen 23 march, buried in amsterdam in the nieuwe kerk 29 march , was a poet, playwright and publisherwijnman (): nieuw nederlandsch biografisch woordenboekhis bookseller's address was ‘op de cingel bij de appelmarkt’; in he lived on 't water for a short time(2) followed by a message to the reader (11) and seven poems (by a(11) an additional illustrated title page with a print, also by pieter van den berge (signed with “pfor instance, the vierde harpzang (protgans, among others) written in response to this book[iii] - cm this is the second edition of a beautiful collection of emblems from the end of the golden agehe was a son of hieronymus sweerts and on 10 january he became a member of the amsterdam bookseller's guildthe binding is from a slightly later time, late 18th / early 19th century, just like the marbled endpapers) below the quote from psalms is an explanation of the image with a concluding observation in capitalsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihowever, the front cover is loosening and the back cover is missing11) is accompanied by a text that says verse 9, but this is actually verse 6 in the dutch translationthe binding is not so goodthe chosen verses and images will sometimes still be very recognisable today, as with the seventh harp song: “hy valt in den kuil voor anderen gegraeven” (see photos)rare collection of 18th-century emblemsthe frontispiece is by pieter van den berge, signed at the bottom with “pon the inside is an ex-libris including coat of arms, “bibliotheque i” (see photos) sweerts (cornelis of kornelis), later written as zweerts, which spelling has been preserved by his descendants, born in amsterdam 20 febschorsch”, a collector of emblem booksour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe bible texts all seem to be from the dutch authorised version from the seventeenth centuryon the opposite page is a print with a quote from the psalms on which the image is basedat the end of the book there is a 3-page overview in which the back list of the printer is shown: “register van boeken die by jacob ter beek gedrukt of te bekomen zyn, beneffens veele anderet'amsterdam, by jacob ter beek, boekverkooper bezyden de beurs, in de gekroonde bybellater leather binding - [xxxii]301 ppin the last twenty pages there is a spot at the bottom right (see pictures) the book consists of 150 contemplations and as many copper engravings”) condition: the bookblock is in excellent conditionon the blank page of the marbled front endpaper is, in pencil, a phrase from the song of solomon (6:10) written in english: “who is she who looks forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun” (see pictures)there are, however, small errors in the exact reference to the psalmsthe edition has two variant title pages; one (like this copy) with and the other without mention of ‘second edition’in addition to ‘davids harpzangen’ he also has many other publications to his name, such as: jacoba van beijeren, erfgravin van holland (); apollo en dafne (); tafereel der deugden en ondeugden () en boertige en ernstige minnezangen in
81 €
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Small blue bookseller's label inside front coverwith some diagrams in the textix, 236pp including bibliography and indexthe book has a few pencilled annotationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprevious owner's name written in ink on front free endpaperfor contents - see photosoxfam shop malvern hardcover in very good condition, spine ends and outer corner edges very slightly rubbed
14 €
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bookseller sticker on front flapcomprehensive practical guide to its use, illustrated with 31 ppdescription of the origins of the alexander technique and background of the man who developed itpages clean and unmarkedoverall book condition fair, hard cover worn at top and bottom of spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecover condition poor, torn along top and bottom edges
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9 €
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The author of the work, frèdèric nicolai, a bookseller in berlin and a member of the academy of sciences, was one of the leading german writers of the 18th centuryparis, léopold collin, , jansen jare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicurious and interesting essay, translated from german into french, on the use of wigs from ancient times to the nineteenth centurytradusse half parchment and spotted paper binding, red tag on the spine, author, title and friezes, all engraved in gold( numbered pages including title and half-title page, 2 tipped-in plates folded several times and engraved on copper depicting a total of 65 small figures of human heads to highlight their hairstyles or headgearplease 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 storecopy in good condition; incomplete due to the missing frontispiece; slight, even reddening of a few sheetscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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* beautifully designed sales catalogue of amsterdam antiquarian bookseller wouter van leeuwenare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwouter van leeuwen - “the 'nieuwe kunst”sewn, original covernederlandse beeldende kunstenaars - joden in de verstrooiing - wassenaar, miranda, ppbound in the original decorated and plasticised publisher’s bindingillustrations) - sewn, original cover ( cm)over 110 drawings, books, prints and one piece of furniture - amsterdam, the van leeuwen print bcondition: all these three titles are in good to very good conditiondijsselhof, lion cachet, nieuwenhuisde miranda - mendes da costa / jessurun de mesquita( cm) * double monograph on the jewish artists jessurun de mesquita, both of whom can also be considered among the innovators of dutch art at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th centuryplease 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 store(including 78 ppthe dutch contributions to the international art nouveaueen studie in art nouveau - utrecht, oosthoek's uitgeversmaatschappij bvcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableernst braches - het boek als nieuwe kunst* the first edition of this in-depth study on the development of dutch graphic (book) art at the end of the 19th century, originally published as a dissertation
42 €
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Added: detailed letter about this copy from antiquarian bookseller piet van winden (from antiquarian bookshop aioloz) to a collector* apparently, the collector was a little disappointed with the small number of correctionsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicopy with corrections and deletions for a reprintname (?) on half title pagebased on the correction on page 51, we conclude that the corrections in pencil have been made by reve himselfvan winden explains in detail the authenticity and origin of the copytien vrolijke verhalenin the original envelopeplease 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 storethe opening interview by gorré mooses (= reve) and the italic ending of five stories are crossed out with a black ballpoint penthree small corrections were made with a pencilamsterdam, van oorschotsigned and dated ‘leiden, 31 oktober lines of textcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
39 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames clean and bright, 360 pages including index, dust jacket a little bumped on edges
15 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners and edges rubbed and bumped, spine and boards faded, owner's name on front pastedown, otherwise clean and bright, 489 pagessize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
10 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 256pp; textblock may have had a blue top edge, but now faded; pages clean and unmarked; beginning to detach from spine at rear; boards marked with white paint(?) and bumped at edges and corners; the book is very slightly cocked; only part of the dustwrapper survivessize: 145x23x35cm
25 €
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'dark, funny, crackling with magic' - author artemis cooper on midnight for charlie bone 'a fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by harry potter' - bookseller on midnight for charlie bone jenny nimmo is the acclaimed author of the charlie bone seriesa secret legacybut who is he? and can he help charlie defeat the bloors once and for all? have you collected all of the charlie bone series? midnight for charlie bone charlie bone and the time twister charlie bone and the blue boa charlie bone and the castle of mirrors charlie bone and the hidden king charlie bone and the wilderness wolf charlie bone and the shadow of badlock charlie bone and the red knight also look out for the snow spider trilogythe eighth and final instalment of the international best-selling series from jenny nimmo starring charlie boneshe lives in wales with her husband, davidand lord grimwald, dagbert's father, is enlisted to drown charlie's father and mother on their second honeymoon using his magical sea globeshe has won several significant awards for her children's fiction, including the nestle smarties book prize and the tir na n-og welsh arts council award for the snow spidera destiny unfulfilledit looks like charlie's only hope might be the mysterious red knight see oxfam website for delivery information read morean academy for magic and special talentsoxfam shop addlestone classic magic and mystery from one of britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventurethe bloors are gathering their evil forces - thieves, poisoners, kidnappers, swindlers and even murderers from piminy streetperfect for fans of harry potter, eva ibbotson, cornelia funke's inkheart and shane hegarty's darkmouth
2 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners and edges rubbed and bumped, spine and title darkened, owner's name on first endpaper, 4 colour plates and 3 b & w line drawings, text clean and brightsize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
12 €
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Corners, edges and spine-ends rubbed and bumped, some shelf wear, ink mark and bookseller's label on front pastedown, otherwise clean and bright, all plates present but one loose, binding otherwise strongincluding appendix and indexsize: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tallsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames xvi+351 pp
20 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 339pp including notes, bibliography and index; book is in almost as new condition with almost as new dustwrapper complete and not price-clippedsize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
15 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 128pp; textblock tight and clean with no marks or inscriptions; boards clean and bright with minimal bumping to head of spine; dustwrapper has come into contact with something sticky which has torn off part of the surface of the front, and the price has been torn off
12 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames unpaginated; the book is in lovely unmarked condition with only a hint of bumping to the bottom edge of the boards and front top corners; black endpapers and pastedowns; the dustwrapper has a little sunning to the top edge and spine and a tiny nick at the top edge of the spine, but is complete and not clipped
45 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners and edges rubbed and bumped, with some loss from top and bottom of spine, endpapers have been removed, clean and bright inside
25 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 160pp including index; bright and clean with no annotationssize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
35 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreauthenticated by publisher, nooxfam bookshop henley-on-thames bevelled edges to boards rubbed and bumped, ex libris label on pastedown, otherwise clean and brightsize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall56 of 125 copies, 516 pages
25 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames edges and corners a little bumped, owners' name on front endpaper, otherwise clean and bright, 413 pages including indexproceedings of the 18th world congress on fertility and sterility held in montreal, canadasize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
15 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreowner's name on front endpaper, otherwise clean and brightoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames very good/goodsize: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" talldust jacket rubbed on corners and edges, with chips and small tears, in good condition only
5 €
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'dark, funny, crackling with magic' - author artemis cooper on midnight for charlie bone 'a fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by harry potter' - bookseller on midnight for charlie bone jenny nimmo is the acclaimed author of the charlie bone seriesa secret legacyshe lives in wales with her husband, davidcan he trust her, and will she perhaps lead him to find someone he lost long before the animals? the fifth instalment of the international best-selling series from jenny nimmo starring charlie bonehave you collected all of the charlie bone series? midnight for charlie bone charlie bone and the time twister charlie bone and the blue boa charlie bone and the castle of mirrors charlie bone and the hidden king charlie bone and the wilderness wolf charlie bone and the shadow of badlock charlie bone and the red knight also look out for the snow spider trilogyshe has won several significant awards for her children's fiction, including the nestle smarties book prize and the tir na n-og welsh arts council award for the snow spidercould the discovery of an ancient mirror, and the movement of the shadow in the red king's portrait have something to do with it? then a strange girl appears outside charlie's housea destiny unfulfilledcharlie bone awakes one morning to find the city covered with snow and all the animals gone see oxfam website for delivery information read morean academy for magic and special talentsoxfam shop addlestone classic magic and mystery from one of britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventureperfect for fans of harry potter, eva ibbotson, cornelia funke's inkheart and shane hegarty's darkmouth
2 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreowner's name on title page, otherwise clean, 66 pages including index with many black and white illustrationssize: small 4tooxfam bookshop henley-on-thames this book was originally a catalogue conceived and designed by dr elisabeth maxwell and roman halter to accompany the exhibition of original drawings and reproductions by victims of the holocaust from concentration camps and ghettos , displayed at the royal institute of british architects in london, from 11 to 20 july
5 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners and edges rubbed and bumped, board spotted, owner's name on endpaper, 192 pages with b/w illustrations
15 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket stained, with chips, tears and some lossoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners a little bumped, boards a little faded at the bottom, a brown stain on front and back endpapers, also owner's name, otherwise clean and brightsize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
15 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames unpaginated; except for one which has had the bottom corner folded, the pages are all clean and bright with no markings or inscriptions; blue patterned endpapers and pastedowns; the boards have minimal shelfwear; wax paper jacket which is a little ragged, in poor condition only
22 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 64pp; textblock tight, bright and clean; boards bumped and worn at edges and corners, and original laminate has been removed; maroon cloth spine a little worn; a lovely book to help teach music to very young childrensize: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall - oblong
25 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 167pp; ink inscription on ffep 'to alan from gran, grandad, xmas '; minor browning to edges of textblock, but otherwise tight and clean; shelfwear to edges and corners and head and heel of spine; dustwrapper has some tears and losses, but is not price-clipped, in fair condition only
22 €