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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikireverse design the reverse of the coin features horses running over a fieldthis coin is a very special issue, due to ist unique shapeit comes in a great presentation case, which makes this collectors item a truly valuable onenew zealand mint is happy to release three beautiful lunar coins to celebrate the year of the horseit comes with a certificate of authenticity999 weight \t2 oz (62country \tniue year \t face value \t2 dollars metal \tsilver fineness \tcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewhen you spin the coin, the illusion becomes perfectexciting and extroverted, vivid and animated, those born during the year of the horse are the life of any party they attendplease 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 images are finely engraved into the silver proof background of the coinpackaging the year of the horse - rotating coin silver coin is housed in a specially designed blue wooden presentation boxobverse design this features the ian rank-broadley effigy of her majesty queen elizabeth ii, the denomination of the coin and the year of issuethey are bursting with energy, always looking for the next place to kick up their heels and hang loose2g) diameter \t60 mm mintage \t pcs finish \tproof read morethe coin can spin inside of the box and there is a cut out on top, to watch the horses runningcoin story the horse is the seventh animal in the twelve year zodiac cycle
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With her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroinesof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedwidowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivoxfam bookshop cheltenham jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry visee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book has some shelf wear which includes bumping to the corners and creasing to the back coverpolitical pluralismusing newly available archive material, the early chapters trace the emergence of the gdr out of the soviet zone of occupationthe enduring appeal of west germany's social market economythe disintegration of the regime in is explained in the light of: the chronic weakness of gorbachev's soviet unionthere is no spine creasing, the binding is tight and there are no loose pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is some slight foxing to the insideoxfam books & music bridport this new book investigates communist rule in east germany from its establishment as a sphere of soviet influence after world war ii to its rapid collapse after the fall of the berlin wallthis clear and comprehensive survey marshals secondary and original primary sources in order to give a unique insight into the gdr's struggles and achievementsthe subsequent stabilisation of the gdr and the establishment of an uneasy compromise between the ruling elites and the population in the later s and s are explained with reference to a range of internal social, economic and political factorsthe bravery of the protestorslater chapters cover the dramatic episodes of the uprising against soviet dominance and the building of the berlin wall in
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"the historie of the reigne of king henry the seventh" by francis bacon rare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiat the time of writing bacon had recently fallen from political power, and completed the work in late and sent a copy to james ilondon - edition - 241p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original leather boards, with rubbing and wear to boards, rebacked with cloth spine with title label, renewed endpapers, engraved title page loosening, but present, w/o francis bacon frontispiece as is usually missingbacon's portrayal of henry was extremely influential for the following three centuriesit was published the following yearthe book remains his only completed work of historyplease 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 storeit charts the reign of the first tudor monarch henry vii who took the throne from his rival richard iii inat the request of charles, prince of wales he began work on a follow-up account of the reign of henry viii, but only completed a brief introductionrare important historic work on the life of king henry the seventh by bacon history of the reign of king henry vii is a work by the english writer francis baconcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Coeval full havana-coloured binding with embossing and gold edging on the plates; spine redone with inadequate leather; marbled edges and endpapersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihere we describe the fourth volume of the original london edition, which tells of the trips to franceeach volume is illustrated by copious engravingsthe first story is "a journey to paris in the year " by drthe last two narratives concern the mountains: horace-bénédict de saussure’s story "an account of the attempts that have been made to attain the summit of mont blanc"; and louis-fransois ramond's "journey to the summit of mont perdu" dates back tobookplate of thomas fitz gerald on the front counter-platefourth volume of a collection of the most renowned and interesting travels in all parts of the world, consisting of 17 volumes written by the scottish historian and poet john pinkerton, published for the first time in britain inmartin lister, an english naturalist and physician; travels during the years and followed, with a focus on the agricultural resources of france described by the agronomist arthur youngcopy in good condition, except for the redone spine and sporadic mildew or yellowingplease 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 storecover page; 722 numbered pages, inside, 16 tipped-in engraved plates, depicting french views except for one, depicting mont blanc seen from chamounia six-volume american edition of pinkerton's travel collection was published in philadelphia incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Once they reach the elvish realm of rivendell, the hobbits form part of the fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), elf legolas (orlando bloom), dwarf gimli (john rhys-davies) and gandalf, tasked with destroying the ring by casting it into the fiery chasm of mount doomoxfam bookshop ipswich extended cut of the first instalment of the epic fantasy trilogy based on the novels by jwhen hobbit frodo (elijah wood) learns that his elderly uncle bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power, he is entrusted by wizard gandalf the grey (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into the hands of the nazgulsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo leaves the shire aided by merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from over
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The latest satellite images are showcased in the imagery section with 32 pages of stunning imagesas with all atlases in the times series it offers great authority, outstanding quality, and attention to detailthis feature is a first for world atlases and will dramatically illustrate the rapidly changing world we live ina unique collection of maps from the last 150 years of times atlases is also included in a historical mapping sectionupdated plans of 32 of the world's great cities are also included; a geographical reference section with flags, statistics, and facts for all the world's countries; and a comprehensive index to more than place names top off this crowning achievement in world atlas presentationthis is the second edition, published inthe reference mapping, produced in the beautifully clear and distinctive times style, has been completely updated with thousands of changes reflecting recent geopolitical and geographical change around the worldin very good condition, in slip casesee oxfam website for delivery information read morespecific geographical information beside each map gives the reader a greater understanding of each areaoxfam shop tunbridge wells the perfect world atlas for readers who want the authority and accuracy of a times atlas at an affordable pricea completely new edition of a world atlas in the most prestigious atlas collection in the world, this comprehensive book showcases 170 pages of mapping to provide an amazingly detailed view of the world
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is a rock opera that explores pink, a jaded rockstar whose eventual self-imposed isolation from society is symbolized by a wall2) quality: vinyl: vg ++ cover: vg ++ pink floyd ?– the wall label: harvest ?– 1a , harvest ?– 1a format: 2 × vinyl, lp, album, reissue country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: prog rock the wall is the 11th studio album by english rock band pink floyd, released 30 november on harvest and columbia recordsoriginally issued in the netherlands in as harvest 5c "the dark side of the moon" is the eighth studio lp to be released by pink floydit stands as one of the most successful commercial recordings of all time, and has been released in just about every known country on the entire planetrecorded at abbey road studios, london between june and januaryit was recorded at abbey road studios in london england and released inplease 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 storein the us, dsotm has spent more time in the "billboard 200" charts for best selling lp's, than any other release in modern historythe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectthe album was a commercial success, topping the us charts for 15 weeks, and reaching number three in the uknow offered these iconic and legendary pink floyd albums the albums 1) quality: vinyl: vg ++ cover: vg ++ pink floyd ?– the dark side of the moon label: emi ?– 1a , harvest ?– 1a format: vinyl, lp, album, repress, gatefold sleeve country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: psychedelic rock, prog rock notes "made in holland" on labels gatefold sleeve with lyricsit initially received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom found it overblown and pretentious, but later came to be considered one of the greatest albums of all timecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesee pictures for details
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Complete in four volumesvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democraciesit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdpages are bright and cleanwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumeschurchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etcthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: good condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are aged) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waya collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchilla history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()
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Oxfam shop scarborough used - disc in good playable condition ---------------------- lego the lord of the rings is based on the lord of the rings motion picture trilogy and follows the original storylines of the lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring, the lord of the rings: the two towers, and the lord of the rings: the return of the kinglego the lord of the rings takes players along on the adventures of frodo baggins and his unlikely fellowship as they set out on a perilous journey to destroy the one ring and save middle-earthsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers will take on the form of their favourite members of the fellowship - frodo the hobbit, aragorn the ranger, gandalf the wizard, legolas the elf, gimli the dwarf, boromir a man of gondor, and frodo's hobbit friends sam, merry and pippin - as they relive the most momentous events from the filmsnow the entire family can team up in pairs as adorable lego the lord the rings minifigures to experience countless dangers, solve riddles and battle formidable foes on their journey to mount doomkids, tweens, teens and parents can traverse the misty mountains, explore the mines of moria, knock on the black gate of mordor, and partake in epic battles with orcs, uruk-hai, the balrog and other fearsome foes while harnessing the humour and imagination of lego gameplay to solve puzzles and explore middle-earth
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Praise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artoxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpsesin the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforehe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramafans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each otherad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of rome
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The author clarifies the ways of understanding the body as a physical and metaphorical reality, but also the medieval conceptualization of violenceoxfam books & music lancaster the volume the spectacle of the body in late medieval england represents a study on the human body representation in medieval england by approaching the concept of the spectacle as a space of manifestationthe approach of the volume is dominantly christian reviewing the representations of the body through outstanding figures of christianity (crucifixion of jesus christ, body of virgin mary)on top of that, the author is making an investigation on the violent character of spectacles -Â representation in pursuit of picturing this subject more clearly and more relevantsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The book is otherwise as newin some respects the purge was inevitableabove all it was the sa that the army, the industrialists and, more than anyone else, adolf hitler fearedit remains one of the most significant killings of modern timeshitler had to eliminate all potential rivals if he was to consolidate his position of powerit was also an opportunity to settle personal scoresprevious owner's name has been obscured with a label on the title pagethe night of the long knives was a cull that eliminated somewhere between 300 and a thousand victims, the exact number has never been clear, many of them innocent of any intention to rival hitleroxfam books & music olneythe victims were not political opponents but friends, colleagues and fellow fascists who had helped the nazi party in its rise to powerthe night of the long knives broke the back and the will of the sturmabteilung, the sa, the brawling street thugs who had bludgeoned political opposition into submission  see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sa's ruthless bullyboy tactics played no small part in hitler's establishment of a dictatorship that was to influence affairs in germany - and the world - throughout the s and beyondröhm enjoyed a popularity that almost rivalled hitler's and so he had to go in the summer of adolf hitler planned and conducted the most ruthless purge of his thirteen-year period as leader of germanyand that meant that friends like ernst röhm, former german chancellor kurt von schleicher, and even former party comrades like gregor strasser were summarily shot without trial
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They feature in every major culture from the stone age onwards'there is something about owlsoxfam shop colne road the perfect gift for nature lovers'dusk is filling the valleyhuman-like, in other wordsin the secret life of the owl, john lewis-stempel explores the legends and history of the owlthey are creatures of the night, and thus of magicout in the wood, the resident tawny has started calling, hoo-hoo-hoo-h-o-o-obut owls - with the sapient flatness of their faces, their big, round eyes, their paternal expressions - are also reassuringly familiarno other species has so captivated us'john lewis-stempel is one of the best nature writers of his generation' country life see oxfam website for delivery information read morewe see them as wise, like athena's owl, and loyal, like harry potter's hedwigit is the time of the gloaming, the owl-lightthey are the birds of ill-tidings, the avian messengers from the other sideand in vivid, lyrical prose, he celebrates all the realities of this magnificent creature, whose natural powers are as fantastic as any myth
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The overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingp + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound inthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrationsoxfam shop west hampstead first published in , this important history of natal begins with a description of the country and an account of its discovery by vasco da gama" the cloth cover of the book is in poor condition: there are numerous water and other markings, and tears along the edges of the spine, though it is still attachedthe three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all presentan appendix inserted while the book was being prepared for publication contains "a brief history of the orange-river sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake ngami, commandoes of the dutch boers, &cholden proceeds to describe the arrival of english and dutch settlers, the establishment of an english government, and the development of sugar and coffee plantations, trade and settlementssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe name of a previous owner is written on the fthe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the f
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Prothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningeach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic pastsummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feetsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologyin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald roxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planet
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Once they reach the elvish realm of rivendell, the hobbits form part of the fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), elf legolas (orlando bloom), dwarf gimli (john rhys-davies) and gandalf, tasked with destroying the ring by casting it into the fiery chasm of mount doomwhen hobbit frodo (elijah wood) learns that his elderly uncle bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power, he is entrusted by wizard gandalf the grey (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into the hands of the nazgulsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo leaves the shire aided by merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overoxfam shop herne hill extended cut of the first instalment of the epic fantasy trilogy based on the novels by j
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6 billion years twenty years ago, when john mcphee began his journeys back and forth across the united states, he planned to describe a cross section of north america at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled withannals of the former world is the winner of the pulitzer prize for nonfictionlike the terrain it covers, annals of the former world tells a multilayered tale, and the reader may choose one of many paths through itas clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern non-fictionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe structure of the book never changed, but its breadth caused him to complete it in stages, under the overall title annals of the former worldoxfam shop ulverston the pulitzer prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4
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A research associate at london school of theology, he is married with three childrenunmatched in its analysis and evaluation of erskine's contributionvery good aproaching finethis book is a splendid contribution to the growing conversations concerning previously neglected theologiansname of previous owner written on title page but contents are otherwise tightly bound with clear text and no fadingon which this work is based at london bible college ina small amount of edgewear to the covers, minor scuffs to rear cover and clean blockhe was appointed public affairs manager for the alliance in septembererskine, though, is little read these days, and there has long been a need for an in-depth authoritative treatment of his thought in order to rekindle our interesthe completed his ph' - meic pearse, associate professor of history, houghton college don horrocks spent twenty-five years in business in corporate banking and management consultancyit is likely to be the first recourse on the subject for many years to comehe has headed up the evangelical alliance's policy commission for four yearshorrocks' focus on erskine's soteriology opens up distinctive perspectives on a raft of key theological themes from the doctrine of god to the nature of faith and religious experience, and the authoritative sources for theology' - graham mcfarlane, lecturer in systematic theology, london school of theology, uk 'thomas erskine is one of the seminal but neglected theologians of nineteenth-century scotland'the name of thomas erskine is one of the more significant landmarks on the map of nineteenth-century british theology' - trevor hart, professor of divinity, st mary's college, university of st andrews, scotland 'don horrocks is a born researcher who writes with clarity and interesthe has edited books on transsexuality and on gm crops and foods for the evangelical alliance policy commission' - nick needham, lecturer in church history, highland theological college, dingwall, scotland 'don horrocks' work provides a searching analysis of this key nineteenth-century theologianit should be on the bookshelf of every serious student of the perioddon horrocks has provided just such a studysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein addition, this informative study captures the mood of that early-mid nineteenth-century intellectual milieu which erskine's thought both embodies and transcendedthomas erskine's precocity has come of age and i can think of no better a presentation of his context and theology than that offered by horrocksin his study don horrocks introduces us to erskine's thought in a thematic way that is at once lucid, scholarly and stimulatingoxfam books & music winchester 361pp
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If you loved the heart of the shaman, the magic mala, and the celestine prophecy, you'll be moved by the inspiration and spirituality of way of the peaceful warriorlife as a peaceful warrior is a life of meditation, mindfulness, compassion, and acceptanceoxfam bookshop swanage an international bestseller - rediscover life's larger meaning and purposethe 20th anniversary edition with a new afterword and revisions by dan millmanawakened by dark dreams one night, dan found himself at a gas station with an old man named socrates, and his world was changed forevera book that could change your life: when dan millman was a young man, he expected that hard work would eventually bring a life of comfort, wisdom, and happinessinspirational and spiritual saga: this autobiographical novel is one of the most beloved spiritual sagas of our timehis other guides to peaceful warrior life include the life you were born to live and the hidden schoolhelp in these tumultuous times: in this 20th anniversary edition, the author offers an updated afterword for a new generation of readers looking for grounding in tumultuous timesfor decades, friends and families around the world have shared the book that teaches the way of the peaceful warrioryet, despite his many successes, he was haunted by the feeling that something was missingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreguided by this eccentric old warrior, and inspired by a young woman named joy, dan began a spiritual odyssey into realms of light and shadow, romance and mystery, toward a final confrontation that would deliver or destroy himway of the peaceful warrior is the iconic first book from dan millman
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Bilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battlethe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher leeset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)meanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainoxfam books & music durham the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogyin this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friends
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikion this 18th century icon of the jaroslav region, we see constantin and the patriarch flanked by deacons showing the true cross to the faithful in constantinoplethe icon shows emperor constantine and the partriarch of constantinopel showing the true cross which was found back in 319 ad by emperor constantine and his mother helena in jerusalem under the ruins of a pagan templeto the right the onlookers, in the front a priest holding a gospelbookimportant russian icon from the feastday tier of a church iconostasis depicting the elevation of the true cross in the hagia sophia cathedral in constantinople in 319ad when emperor constantin and his mother empress elena returned jubilant from their pilgrimage to the holy landin general, in good condition, title restored, various retouchesduring this pilgrimage, they found back parts of the true cross on which jesus had suffered under the ruins of a roman temple that was constructed over golgothathe large size (89 x 65,5 cm) shows that this icon is made for a big church were it was part of the or even 22 icons that formed the feastday tiera beautyfull classical icon possibly from the school of jaroslav executed in eggtempera paint on levkas on a solid wooden panel that has survived all the upheaval of napoleontic wars and nazi invation in russiaplease 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 storein the background the church iconostasisconstantin and the patriarch are holding the cross relic flanked by deacons in byzantine liturgical vestmentsto the left we see the empress helena in a red robean important and impressive icon which carries the spirit of byzanzconstantine and helena brought this priceless relic to constantinople and on this icon we see how this relic is shown to the faithfull of constantinopel in the hagia sophia cathedralcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablean attractive icon that will give the house an atmosphere of dignity and meditation
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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 paperbackof 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”the 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 heavensee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe front cover is slightly grubbythe 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 cover
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Constitutional history of the united kingdom offers an accessible and highly valuable overview for students with little or no prior knowledge of british historypaperback book in excellent condition, clean and with good bindingann lyon presents a vivid overview of fourteen hundred years of english legal history taking us on a rich journey from a feudal society to the fractured union of the present daythis second edition has been revised and updated to bring coverage up to the present day, including parliamentary reform; the scottish referendum on independence and further drives for enhanced devolution; the effect of eu membership on the uk constitution; and the impact of the european convention on human rights and the human rights actoxfam books & music totnes an appreciation of the development and evolution of the united kingdom constitution is vital in order to understand the existing nature of the constitution, proposals for reform and the many complex challenges it facessee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing on key constitutional themes, constitutional history of the united kingdom provides insight and context to modern constitutional problemsvery topical!(as of )
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Bilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battlethe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher leeset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)meanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainin this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogybilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friends
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Des comores, guinée-bissau, france, brazil, magyar, russia, equatorial guinea, italy, laos, mauritania, maldives, sierra leone, nevis, mozambique, serbia, grenada, hungary, south africaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe album contains stamps from various countries, both participating and non-participating countries of the football world cupthe history of worldcup virtually new condition! collector's album with special issues stamps on the occasion of the football world cup issues vary between to , all referring to the football world cup both cancelled and mnh stamps, fdc covers and sheets or blocksthe album, in black ring binder (4 rings) is composed of 90 separate stock pages (4 holes): total number of stamps: stamp sheetlets 19 fdc covers 49 mnh separate stamps 81 cancelled separate stamps 1 postcard 1st day cancellation 29 text pages in 3 languages, german, french, dutchclear photos included of each album page, both the stamps and the text29 x 29 cm, 4 cm thick read morealbum has pages with expert explanation in 3 languages: german, french and dutch order of the pages can be rearranged to your likingseparate pages with protective film for the stamps, covers and sheets (blocks)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 storethe photos show the order in which the album is currently arrangedall details are shown on the photos that were taken of each pagethe photos are part of the descriptionstamps from: palau, germany, liberia, the gambia, guyana, korea, commonwealth of dominica, mexico, republic of côte d'ivoire, libya, tunisia, rcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The fifth series (, first edition) has six platesthe green colour does vary with three volumes in a more olive-type green and three veering towards a more bottle-type greensome tanning to first and last endpapers particularly series sevenall spines are bumped at the tops and bases, the front board of vol ii is bumped at the top edge, the front board of vol v has a short yellowish line near the right edgewith prefaces by the authorillustrated with tissue-protected plates many of which are photogravure, some from photographsthe first series (, sixth impression) has seven platesthe third series (, first edition) has six plates the protective tissues of which are foxed and which in turn has lightly affected some of the platesbinding is good on all volumesgreen cloth covers with gilt titles on the fronts and spinesowner name dated on first free endpaper of first seriesthe seventh series (, first edition) has five plates the tissue guard of the frontispiece is tanned, no other protective tissuesthe second series (, first edition) has five platesthe fourth series (, first edition) has six platessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sixth series (, first edition) has five plates, the tissue guard of the frontispiece is tanned, no other protective tissuessir herbert eustace maxwell, 7th baronet of monreith, kt, pc, frs, frgs () was a scottish novelist, essayist, horticulturalist and conservative politician who sat in the house of commons from tomaxwell's memories of the months comprised seven series through tooxfam bookshop lymington a scarce seven volume set of 'memories of the months' by sir herbert maxwell, some of which are first editionall page edges are untrimmed, some still unseparated
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Oxfam shop magdelen street in harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry returns for his fifth year of study at hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil lord voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that voldemort has returnedwith the ability to play multiple characters, including harry potter, dumbledore and sirius black, the videogame of harry potter and the order of the phoenix offers fans the opportunity to wield a wand, explore all around hogwarts, and experience one of the most exciting and dangerous years in the life of the boy who livedfearing that hogwarts' venerable headmaster, albus dumbledore, is lying about voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the minister for magic, cornelius fudge, appoints a new defense against the dark arts teacher to keep watch over dumbledore and the hogwarts studentsbut professor dolores umbridge's ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends hermione and ron, harry takes matters into his own handssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "dumbledore's army," harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the dark arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead
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Oxfam shop wallasey lego the lord of the rings is based on the lord of the rings motion picture trilogy and follows the original storylines of the lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring, the lord of the rings: the two towers, and the lord of the rings: the return of the kinglego the lord of the rings takes players along on the adventures of frodo baggins and his unlikely fellowship as they set out on a perilous journey to destroy the one ring and save middle-earthsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers will take on the form of their favourite members of the fellowship - frodo the hobbit, aragorn the ranger, gandalf the wizard, legolas the elf, gimli the dwarf, boromir a man of gondor, and frodo's hobbit friends sam, merry and pippin - as they relive the most momentous events from the filmsnow the entire family can team up in pairs as adorable lego the lord the rings minifigures to experience countless dangers, solve riddles and battle formidable foes on their journey to mount doomkids, tweens, teens and parents can traverse the misty mountains, explore the mines of moria, knock on the black gate of mordor, and partake in epic battles with orcs, uruk-hai, the balrog and other fearsome foes while harnessing the humour and imagination of lego gameplay to solve puzzles and explore middle-earth
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The death of his parents, when he was three years old, has always been shrouded in mystery - he has never been told how or where it took place and has only a distant memory of his motherone day a coffin is delivered for his grandfather long before his death - a meticulous, beautiful piece of craftsmanshipedvard's desperate quest to unlock the family's tragic secrets takes him on a long journey - from norway to the shetlands, and to the battlefields of france - to the discovery of a very unusual inheritancethe sixteen trees of the somme is about the love of wood and finding your own self, a beautifully intricate and moving tale that spans an entire century"an intricate story about war, family, secrets and,yes, woodan engaging, satisfying read" the times"so cleverly plotted, and it builds up such effortless dramatic momentum as it zeroes in on its conclusion" scotsmanedvard grows up on a remote mountain farmstead in norway with his taciturn grandfather, sverreoxfam shop clitheroe a family story of epic scale, by the author of norwegian wood and the bell in the lakeperhaps einar is not dead after alla times bestsellermytting's book is as much a romantic historical thriller as it is a book of promise, a page-turner as it is a reflective journey into selfhood, history, life's meaning and individual moral responsibility - mika provata-carlone, bookanistatranslated from the norwegian by paul russell garrett see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut he knows that the fate of his grandfather's brother, einar, is somehow bound up with this mystery
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