Cabinet of greek curiosities strange tales
List cabinet of greek curiosities strange tales
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'an odyssey through greek mythology'a romp through the lives of ancient greek godsin this companion to his bestselling mythos, stephen fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless talesif you like the sound of heroes, you'll love mythos - fry's first foray into the enthralling world of greek mythologyfew mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as greek heroespraise for mythos:'ebullient and funny' times'entertaining and edifying' daily telegraph'a rollicking good read' independent'the greek gods of the past become relatable as pop culture, modern literature and music are woven throughoutenter the world of stephen fry's sunday times bestseller, heroesin this companion to his bestselling mythos, stephen fry gloriously retells the epic myths of the greek heroes - which will be loved by young and old alikesee atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden applesheroes makes the stories relatable without skimping on the gory details, or sacrificing the truths of the mythall hail stephen fry' daily mailjoyfully informal yet full of the literary legacy' guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read morefry is at his story-telling bestthe gods will be pleased' times'assured and engagingthe pace is lively, the jokes are genuinely funny' guardian'an olympian featthe gods seem to be smiling on fry - his myths are definitely a hit' evening standard'just as delightful and difficult to put down as the firstoxfam bookshop byres road imagine sandals on your feet, a sword in your hand, hot sun beating down on your bronze helmetjoin jason aboard the argo as he quests for the golden fleeceit's rich, it's funny and you'll feel like you've learned a lot' heraldfilled with white-knuckle chases and battles, impossible puzzles and riddles, acts of base cowardice and real bravery, not to mention murders and selfless sacrifices, heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very bestwitness wily oedipus solve the riddle of the sphinx and discover how bellerophon captures the winged horse pegasus to help him slay the monster chimera
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6 €
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Spooky california: tales of hauntings, strange happenings, and other local lore, paperback by schlosser, shoffman, paul g(ilt), isbn , isbn-13 entertaining retellings of thirty popular folktales and eerie legends about real-life hauntings chronicle supernatural happenings, hauntings, and ghostly apparitions throughout the golden state, with stories about the queen of death valley, the ghost that haunts his claim-jumping killer, and the sea monster of monterey bay, among others
13 €
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This lot consists of 2 marvel masterworks limited edition (marble) these are the first 2 volumes of the human torch the first book contains stories from strange tales issues + annual 2 book two contains stories from strange tales issues those are the limited marvel marble edition issues 66 and 114are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe state of the books themself are great (nm), but there is some discoloration (see pictures)we have graded those book fn/vfplease 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 storeeverybody has his own way of looking at gradings, so please look at the pictures to get a good feel for the items listed click the fbi-comics beneath seller on the left side for combined shipping with other lots we do combine shipping and will refund the additional shipping when we have shipped the order read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
30 €
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Dead men do tell tales: strange and fascinating cases of a forensicdispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is acceptable
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We meet the greek navigator pytheus, whose description of the celts as prettanike (the 'painted people') yielded the latin word britannicinow, in great tales of english history, robert lacey captures one hundred of the most pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who helped shape a nationand we visit the new forest, in , and the mysterious shooting of king william rufusfrom ethelred the unready to richard the lionheart, the venerable bede to the black prince, this is, quite simply, history as history should be toldhardback signed first editionwe witness the roman victory celebrations of ad 43, where a squadron of elephants were paraded through colchesterthis first volume begins in bc with the life and death of cheddar man and ends in with wat tyler and the peasants' revoltin very good conditionsome shelf wear to the jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepacked with insight, humour and fascinating detail, robert lacey brings the stories that made england brilliantly to lifeoxfam bookshop victoria from ancient times to the present day, the story of england has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion - a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientists
6 €
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A strange force is disturbing the natural harmony in the land of earthseahe meets master wizard ged and a strange young girl named therru and finds friendship and protectionto save earthsea, arren must stop cob, but arren himself is desending into darknessa dark shadow, however, continues to haunt arren, drawing him closer to the evil sorcerer cob whose quest for eternal life is destroying the balance between the realm of the living and the deadhaunted by inner demons, prince arren stabs his father and absconds with the king's swordoxfam bookshop newark adapted from ursula kle guin's beloved children's fantasy book series, this animated film from studio ghibli marks the directorial debut of goro miyazaki, the son of the legendary hayao miyazaki ('spirited away', 'howl's moving castle')dragons are fighting, magic is dying out, and humanity is falling into chaos and disordersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Oxfam shop purley four tales from the 'neverending story' fantasy franchisebastian's imagination is inspired by the book's tale of an enchanted world called fantasia; a world ruled by the childlike empress (audrey gardiner) and inhabited by an assortment of heroes, villains, dark knights, centaurs, werewolves and other strange mythical creaturesbastian balthazar bux (mark rendall) is an average 12-year-old boy whose life revolves around going to school, watching tv and playing video gamesthat is until he discovers a magical book, 'the neverending story', in a fascinating curiosity shop owned by the mysterious carl coreander (john dunn hill)sadly, fantasia is being destroyed by a terrible evil force known as the nothingsoon he finds himself thrust into the fantasy world in the form of his alter ego, atreyu (tyler hynes), a 14-year-old woodland boy and an unlikely hero who may be able to find a cure for the nothing and save fantasiasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas bastian gets deeper into the book his actions in the real world begin to affect events in fantasia
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Oxfam shop cockermouth the fairy tales of the countess d'aulnoyafter having delighted old and young for nearly 200 years, are now, strange to say for the first time presented to the english reader in their integrityfair condition, front and back cloth boards are very faded and marked and also some of the pages are discolored and the spine is a little rippedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
44 €
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We hear some entertaining,comical,tragic,moving and frankly strange stories including tales of the‘stilyagi'soviet hipsters,the first disco in moscow,we ask if counterculture possible in the oppressive,repressive circumstances of the soviet union?and we hear how rock music evolved in secret before breaking into the light as perestroika transformed soviet societyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe author of that book was veteran russian broadcaster,cultural commentator and journalist artemyi troitskythis is the unique/pink floyd/"the gnome"x ray/spine **original packaging from included** i see that two times when i visited the exhibition with my father who,like myself,was thrilled by this peculiar wonderful type of anti-suppression after an exhibition in/the horse hospital,london:/07incredibly,they built their own recording devices and used an exceptional means to copy prohibited jazz,rockfeb16(see picture ) pure collectible recording audible but of course not so good!) unique item on catawiki from the pink floyd debut albumpink floyd/"the gnome" x-ray audio lost culture of bone music -in the ussr during the cold war,the music that people could hear was ruthlessly controlled by the statebut a secret underground subculture of music lovers and pirates opposed the censorshipthe first time the culture of x-ray records and bone music was written about in the west was in the book’back in the ussr:the true story of russian rock’please 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 storeand prohibited russian music to take the risk of making their own recordscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableart appeared in our first book
56 €
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Oxfam shop colne road double bill of animated shakespeare plays abridged and adapted by leon garfieldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'the tempest' is tells the story of prospero, the duke of milan, who is overthrown by his wicked brother and together with his baby daughter cast adrift in the oceanthe pair come upon a strange, enchanted island - and, with the aid of his magic books, prospero becomes the chief of the islandset in denmark, 'hamlet' is the story of a young man's revenge of his father's murder
3 €
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Filled with rat attack stories, strange tales of elderly women living with rats, and other interesting information, a fascinating foray into the world of the rat examines the way these creatures have survived through the ages despite many attempts to annihilate themoxfam bookshop chipping norton softbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome minor wear to font coverin good conditionkensington publishing corp
5 €
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A cabinet of curiosities, a time machine, a treasure trove - we love bookshops because they possess a unique kind of magiccontributors include alaa al aswany, stefano benni, michael dirda, daniel kehlmann, andrey kurkov, yiyun li, pankaj mishra, dorthe nors, yvonne adhiambo owuor, elif shafak, ian sansom, iain sinclair, ali smith, sasa stanisic, and juan gabriel vásquezthese inquisitive, enchanting pieces are a collective celebration of bookshops - for anyone who has ever fallen under their spella dazzling collection of original essays about the bookshop by fifteen bestselling international authorsin browse, henry hitchings asks fifteen writers from around the world to reveal their favourite bookshops, each conjuring a specific time and placesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a celebration of the greatest kind of shop in the world, by an award-winning cast of writers including ali smith, michael dirda, elif shafak and daniel kehlmann
2 €
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Superb for a vintage, retro decoration, cabinet of curiositiesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe third object is to be identified, i do not know if it is a kitchen, medicine or chemistry utensilthe cooking pot also named “marmite américaine” is a kind of autoclave pot, consisting of a tin cylinder closed with a lid that is screwed onlot of 2 broth pots, cooking pot and another object to be identifiedin good original conditionplease 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 meat boils there for six hours, leaving all its juiceprotected shippingthe photos are part of the descriptioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
35 €
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Tolkien - unfinished tales of numenor and middle-earth - london, george allen & unwin, st english edition - 472 pp - with folded map inside - red-linen hardcover with gilt printing on spine - 23 x 14,5 x 4,5 cm - text: englishtolkien - unfinished tales of numenor and middle-earth - boston, houghton & mifflin, st american edition - 472 pp - with folded map inside - green-linen hardcover with blind green/silver decorations and dustjacket - 23,5 x 16 x 3,5 cm - text: english¶ unfinished tales of numenor and middle-earth: is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the elder days of middle-earth to the end of the war of the ring and belongs to the collection of tolkien's mythical works, edited and published posthumously by his son, christopher, inshipping with 'track and trace' and registeredare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe maps that are included are in excellent conditioncondition: both items very good, only dustjackets slight damage of useplease 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 storeunfinished tales, along with tolkien's other works, forms an extensive, though incomplete, narrative that describes the universe of eä in which are found the lands of valinor, beleriand, númenor, and middle-earth within which the hobbit and the lord of the rings take placecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe rare english 1st edition and the even rarer american 1st edition
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Brand new greek total audio course cd for salecombining the learning from get talking greek in ten days and keep talking greek - ten days to confidence, this beginner audio course gives you the skills and confidence to speak and understandabout the author hara garoufalia middle teaches greek to adults of all ages and levels at the university of westminster and city literary institute, londonfeaturing [x] hours of audio materialhoward middle works as an elt publishing consultant and project manager
24 €
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There are exceptionally beautiful pieces and also nice curiositiesbeautiful lot of curiosities with 38 pieces, including 29 pieces mnh and 9 with hingeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwill be shipped with bpost with track & trace codealbert kepi with coloured spots, boudewijn glasses, hoyoux, sheet of buzin etcplease 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 storeplease view the photos to form your own impressioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The two superb indexes each cover seven topics: i - index of sacred texts cited ii - authors cited iii- index of words in hebrew, chaldic, syriac, samaritan, ethiopian iv - index of arabic words v - index of greek words vi - index of other languages including those deemed barbarous vii - index of animals citedde avibus, serpentibus, insectis, aquaticis, et fabulosis animalibusbochart () not only drew on biblical texts to write his zoological treatise on bible animals since he also integrated the writings of arab naturalists, such as al-damîrî and al-qazwini, none of whom work had not yet appeared in europe before this publicationbound in vellum (with tie holes) and cold pressed on both boardsbochart, pupil of erpenius, "collected all the news about the animals of the bible in the mighty tomean exceptionally scarce first edition of a spectacular bookfor index and errata] [4 ff315) bochart considers each animal mentioned in scripture and explores its treatment by ancient greek, roman, arabic, and hebrew naturalistshierozoicon sive bipertitum opus de animalibus sacrae scripturaeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenumbered in 888 columns (part two), [56 ffexcerpts from damiri (hayát ul hayawan; cfcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablede animalibus in genere et de quadrupedibus viviparis et oviparis partborn in rouen he was a pastor in caen, and also studied at oxford, where he was tutor to wentworth dillon, future earl of roscommon"the hierozoicon is still an inexhaustible treasure trove not only in zoological and historical terms, but also in literary terms" (carus, 'history of zoology', pharting 204), qazwini, the qamus and various other arab works occupy a broad space" (fueck)text in latin, greek, arabic, hebrew, and other semitic languagesindex and errata]numbered in columns (part one), [64 ffare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibocart clearly understood not only german and english (and one presumes french and italian) but greek, latin, hebrew, arabic, persian, aramaic and ethiopian! the work represents an important step in western research into arabic scientific literature, albeit in the service of bible exegesispars prior de animalibus in genere, et de quadrupedibus viviparis et oviparisour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebochart was a french protestant specialist in biblical exegesissome repair work on the vellum would be useful but the binding is solid, exceptionally so for such an old and heavy workcomplete in large and very heavy folio, in two parts, opening with an elaborate dedication to charles ii: [48 ffpars posterior de avibus, serpentibus, insectis, aquaticis et fabulosis animalibus
499 €
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Rare work of a bone pontoon! collector's showcase object from the late 18th or very early 19th century this item comes from a cabinet of curiosities condition: good general condition except for a few inconsequential cracks due to the age of the object shipped in a secure postal parcel (the postage fee includes packaging, materials, travel and postage costs) read moreare 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 websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
42 €
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Doctor strange #1-voldoctor strange #1 - voldoctor strange # 12 - vol st appearance of zelma stanton, an ally of doctor strangejoe quesada sketch coveruncanny origins feat
99 €
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Object coming from a cabinet of curiositiesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirare half-cut vanity with a man's head, superb carving work in detailcondition: good shipped in secure postal parcel (the postage fee includes packaging, supply, travel and postage)from 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
56 €
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Object coming from a cabinet of curiositiesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirare bronze vanity on secret box book! see latest photoscondition: good shipped in secure postal parcel (the postage fee includes packaging, supply, travel and postage)late 19th century periodplease 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
67 €
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Object coming from a cabinet of curiositiesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: good shipped in secure postal parcel (the postage fee includes packaging, supply, travel and postage)please 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 storerare bone vanity displayed on a carved wooden base, superb carved work in detailscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefrom the late 19th century
64 €
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strange flowers?–ortoflorovivaistica /in limited of 100 "red vinyl" how can you classify a band that is difficult to classify into a style! strange flower are comfortable and stirring,soulful psychedelic,haunting and hardbrilliant! (concreteweb, belgium) strange flowers profile: italian neo-psychedelic band from pisa formed in and active tillare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiinfluences by pink floyd and king crimson,but also parts of tangerine dream goes in the extraordinary music design,without neglecting your own direction! the big breakthrough is lacking in management,the necessary small change and the courage of the radio stations! probably the most ambitious work is "ortoflorovivaistica",which is a harmonious image of this underestimated italian formation,and generally received good reviewsmichele marinò (vocals,guitar) nicola cionini (guitar) matteo sciocchetto (bass) matteo d'ignazi (drums) tracklist a1\tmars behind our eyes\t a2\tjohn on the moon\t a3\tthe ghost in your room\t a4\ta telescope in reverse\t a5\tthe spider in the clock\t b1\tmy garden\t b2\tstrange girl\t mint for collectors of extraordinary bands of psychedelic rock! 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 won’t find in just any store*also appeared in a limited red special edition (quantity 100 in red) paul gerald(new music express) ortoflorovivaistica is full of beautiful and powerful masterpieces that are performed with so much feeling and passion you wonder what was going around the time of writing and recording…the boys from pisa should definitely be proud of themselves with this onecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
34 €
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Over the last sixty years scholars have increasingly become aware of links connecting early greek poetry with the literatures of mesopotamia, anatolia, canaan, and israelhe believes that an age has dawned in which hellenists will no more be able to ignore the near eastern literature than latinists can ignore greekoxfam bookshop raeburn place ever since neolithic times greek lands lay open to cultural imports from western asia: agriculture, metal-working, writing, religious institutions, artistic fashions, musical instruments, and much moremartin west's new book far surpasses previous studies in comprehensiveness, demonstrating these links with massive and detailed documentation and showing that they are much more fundamental and pervasive than has hitherto been acknowledgedhis survey embraces hesiod, the homeric epics, the lyric poets, and aeschylus, and concludes with an illuminating discussion of possible avenues of transmission between the orient and greecevery good conditionprevious owner's inscriptionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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45 €
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It teaches the reader enough greek in 20 chapters to be able to read selected passages from the new testament and from classical greek literature such as plato, aristophanes and euripideseach chapter also comes with sections on ancient greek history and culture and on the influence of the ancient language on oursoxfam shop thornbury based on the same principles that lay behind the book "learn latin", this book provides the chance to read real ancient greeksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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4 €
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In 'the canterbury tales' (), an adaptation of chaucer's medieval poem, eight tales are told concerning a disparate group of pilgrims making their way to canterburythe tales are: 'the merchant's tale', 'the friar's tale', 'the cook's tale', 'the miller's tale', 'the wife of bath's prologue', 'the reeve's tale', 'the pardoner's tale' and 'the summoner's tale'in 'the decameron' (), based on the stories of giovanni boccaccio, nine separate parts make up the drama, beginning with a young painter who comes to naples to paint a mural and also featuring tales of young lovers, betrayed husbands and immoral nunsfinally, in 'arabian nights' (), based on the ancient arabic folk tales, naïve young man nur-e-din (franco merli) becomes enamoured with a slave named zumurrud (ines pellegrini), however, through his own failings she is kidnapped and he sets off on a journey to try and rescue hermeanwhile, zumurrud disguises herself as a man and manages to flee from her captors, arriving in a kingdom where she is randomly selected as the new leaderon his travels nur meets many other travellers who share their own stories of romance and heartbreak with him see oxfam website for delivery information read moretriple collection of dramas from italian film-maker pier paolo pasolinioxfam bookshop wanstead new and sealed
19 €
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Find us at canalside curiosities the old stables mill lane burscough l40 5tjplease check out the video on our facebook page canalside curiosities or our instagram canalsidecuriositiesburscough to see what we have in at the momentbetween mill lane car park and burscough library down the cobbled pathor you can use other entrance on tow path via the car park gateopen every day except monday 10 till 4 ? read more
123 €
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Looking for best greek islands in one packageexplore greek islands including iconic beaches, small villages populated by idyllic whitewashed buildingswith too many choices, greek islands is perfect for families, couples and groups of friendsif you want to absorb as much of the essence of your holiday at red sandy beaches book your santorini island hopping packageswith its long sunny days and warm temperatures, it is ideal for your next holiday abroadfor more info and booking visit: https://googl/oyjhqx contact us: 3 princes street, london, w1b 2ld phone no
469 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport the last of the leatherstocking tales to be writtenthe story begins with the astonishing advance of civilization in new york state, which is the setting of four of the five leatherstocking talesthe novel's setting on otsego lake in central, upstate new york, is the same as that of the pioneers, the first of the leatherstocking tales to be published ()small book plate attached to front pastedowntext block is clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spine, which is also fadeddecorated endpapersvarious scuffs, marks and discolouration to boardsthe deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the seriesred cloth covered boards with gilt insignia to front and gilt text within decorative panel to spinediscolouration to edges of front and rear pastedownssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits time period makes it the first installment chronologically and in the lifetime of the hero of the leatherstocking tales, natty bumppolight wear to edges of boards
19 €
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Housman, his appointment at the age of 25 as professor of greek at the university of adelaide, his writing of poetry, his love for an aristocratic irish woman, his resignation from macmillans cabinet, the rivers of blood speech, and his spiritual godfathering of margaret thatcherthe book will cover all aspects of powell's life: his midlands childhood, his teaching by athere have been many biographies of enoch powell - this will be the 7th or the 8thsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit will also, effectively, be a history of postwar british politics from powell's perspectiveoxfam shop fulwood road the definitive, controversial, authorised biography of one of the defining political figures of postwar britainthey testify at least to the fascination we have for him, but none will be a patch on simon heffer's, the only one written with full access to all his personal and public papers, by one of britain's leading conservative commentators and, with his acclaimed book on carlyle published by weidenfeld & nicholson, one of it's most promising biographers
40 €