A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue
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"a classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue" will appeal those with an interest in lexicography and historical slang, and it would make for a charming addition to any collectionoxfam bookshop brigg first published in , this book is an extensive dictionary of contemporary slang and colloquialisms written by francis grosefrancis grose was an english draughtsman, antiquary, and lexicographerother notable works by this author include: "the antiquities of england and wales", "a glossary of provincial and local words used in england" and "the antiquities of scotland" in good condition complete with dust jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop keynsham the imperial gazetteer; a general dictionary of geography, physical, political, statistical and descriptivethere is all some minor creasing but generally the internal pages and clean the dictionary is beautifully interspersed with etched illustrationsthere is lots of embossed gold detail to the spine and the edges of the front and back covers  see oxfam website for delivery information read moreboth volumes show wear and tear to the outer leather coverspage is completely detached in volume 1 but still presentthese two volumes are bound in full leather with marbled boardsboth volumes show some foxing particularly present on the first few pages up until the title pagethe leather on the front and back covers has a cross hatched embossed pattern on itthe top, bottom and fore edges of both volumes are marbled, the internal marbling is in beautiful conditionthere is some small tears, stains and some significant scuffing to the leather to the top and bottom and corner edgesdecorative spines with raised bands, titles in goldcompiled from the latest and best authoritiesthe front and back covers of both volumes are starting to detach slightly interally along the gutter but the binding otherwise feels tight
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100 €
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Oxfam shop lytham webster's international dictionary of the english language: being the authentic edition of webster's unabridged dictionary, comprising the issues of and thoroughly revised and much enlarged under the supervision of noah porter with a voluminous appendix and reference history; to which is now added a supplement of twenty-five thousand words and phrases wharris, editor in chief' reasonable condition for age was repaired insome damaged pages in frontispiece and seven following pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
50 €
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Oxfam shop shirley a dictionary of the english language; in which the words are deduced from their originals; and illustrated in their different significations, by examples from the best writers; together with a history of the language, and an english grammar; volume iiijohnson, samuel; todd, revlondon, ; poor condition; volume v only of 5 volumes; brown leather covers; no dust jacket; front board detached but present; decorative gold ruling on both boards; spine has raised bands and gold titles and decoration but very worn and starting to detach; corners and some edges worn to boards; marbled end papers and text block edges; binding reasonably tight; several hundred pages; please see photographs see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe rev todd was chaplain to the kingbook condition: fairpublished by longman
40 €
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He explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionjĂĽrgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developments
19 €
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He paints a colorful picture of wars and conquests; of grand works of art; of the advances and limitations of science; of remarkable people and remarkable events, from confucius to catherine the great to winston churchill, and from the invention of art to the destruction of the berlin wallsee oxfam website for delivery information read more for adults seeking a single-volume overview of world history, for students in search of a quick refresher course, or for families to read and learn from together, gombrich's little history enchants and educatesrather than focusing on dry facts and dates, e" so begins a little history of the world, an engaging and lively book written for readers both young and oldgombrich vividly brings the full span of human experience on earth to life, from the stone age to the atomic agegombrich's sweeping history of the world, for the curious of all ages  "all stories begin with 'once upon a timeoxfam bookshop cheltenham the international bestseller: e' and that's just what this story is all about: what happened, once upon a time
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehammerton (editor) - a popular history of the great war: 6 volume set - the amalgamated press - hardback - undated (circa cm x 13 cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume 1 (the first phase) - 640 pages () volume 2 (extension of the struggle) - 640 pages () volume 3 (the allies at bay) - 640 pages () volume 4 (a year of attrition) - 640 pages () volume 5 (the year of victory) - 640 pages () volume 6 (the armistice and after) - 640 pages this set is in good condition - clean bright contents - no inscriptions - gilt titles to spines with tooled titles and decorations on front boards - each volume contains a large number of images derived from the conflict spanning from through to - a very nice collector's setour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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46 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehammerton (editor) - a popular history of the great war: 6 volume set - the amalgamated press - hardback - undated (circa cm x 13 cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume 1 (the first phase) - 640 pages () volume 2 (extension of the struggle) - 640 pages - () volume 3 (the allies at bay) - 640 pages () volume 4 (a year of attrition) - 640 pages () volume 5 (the year of victory) - 640 pages () volume 6 (the armistice and after) - 640 pages this set is in good condition - clean bright contents - gilt titles to spines with tooled titles and decorations on front boards - each volume discusses various events that unfolded during the global conflict which spanned from to - a very nice collector's set
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46 €
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The cover is badly stained, front and rearinternall pages cleanvintage map book of the british islespublished by macmillan & coa map book of the british isles
12 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t be sure to check our other lots at: https://veiling1) - 1a/2a/3a/4a/5a - act two (vol\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t wait with payment until all lots are finishedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki2) - 1a/ act three (vol) \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t for organisational reasons lots will only be shippedcollection is not possible3 #1-5 in good condition (see the photos)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t you only pay shipping once if you win multiple lots in the same auctionthis way you avoid paying shipping costs twiceromero empire of the dead, vol\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t pick-up (delivery-point) also possible (please send a message about this when you have won the lot)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t save shipping costs by bidding on multiple lotsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t standard delivery to your home address\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t shipping costs are all-in prices up to 10 kg (transport, packagingnl/aanbod/user-7bf2d5b read morecomplete series of george a\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t the items will be properly packed1 #1-5 + vol 2 #1-5 + vol3) - 1a/ will be sent by insured mail including track & trace
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New - back of the net! -v/a - back of the net! -v/a - cd cdfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
6 €
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Stamped: the wall berlin belonged to a relation and it was handed down to mea genuine piece of the berlin wall in display casei am having to declutter! no texts collect rudgwick
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%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailseighty four rooms a unique collection of the most stylish & individual boutique hotels by sebastian schollgen (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 6 to 8 working days
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International delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsa jewish understanding of the new testament by samuel sandmel (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days
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And has been signed by him, published in by the royal society read morea brief history of the law society was written by e
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Hardback no dust jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more boards are worn front hinge is crackedoxfam books & music fareham a historical sketch of the brethren movement; an account of its inception, progress principles and failures, and its lessons for present day believers by h a ironsidegeneral condition is fair published by zondervanpages are foxed
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A complete set of the children's encyclopedias by arthur mee 10 vols read more
50 €
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Condition is like newa devotional map of the psalmsdispatched with royal mail 2nd class
13 €
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First published in and incorporating addenda from , this concise dictionary has become the standard work of reference and is now in its tenth printingoxfam bookshop cardiff this concise dictionary of 'middle egyptian' - that phase of the ancient egyptian language which had the widest general application - contains carefully selected words most likely to be encountered by students and scholars in the course of their regular work on egyptian textseach entry gives the most common hieroglyphic form of the word, accompanied by its transliteration, translation, references to texts where it occurs, its less usual hieroglyphic variants, and phrases in which it is usedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
39 €
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen this is the only publication that presents a modern interpretation of the classical ordersalong with additional plates, this book gives aclear introduction to those not familiar with the classical genre and is an easy to follow guide which assists architects, interior designers and conservators with the quality of their designthe new edition of this successful title now includes the proportions in both metric and imperial measurements to make the orders more accessible and to provide a valuable reference for designersthe inclusion of both 100-part and 96-part systems of proportion is underpinned by an essay on james gibbs - one of the 18th century authors of standardized proportioning systems - and his influence in americapublished in nd edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The concise oxford dictionary of english etymology publisher: oxford university press publication date: binding: paperback a clear account of the origins, history, and sense-development of a major part of the modern english vocabulary, including both basic words and a wide selection of derivative forms
5 €
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Oxfam shop wolverhampton the pronouncing dictionary of mythology and antiquities: giving a concise account of the gods, heroes, statesmen, poets, philosophers, painters, sculptors, places and wonders of antiquitysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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A classical collection of the great masterpieces, 44 cds in total, cd number 34 missingcollection from gloucestersee photograph for details of what is includedopen to sensible offers
15 €
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A literal, critical and systematical description of other objects, whether natural, artificial, civil, religious or military; and an explanation of the appellative terms mentioned in the old and new testaments' the book even has a pressed four leaf clover inside! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally clean and bright, just some age tanning to margins, name and address of owner in ink on front free endpaper and some pencil marks on fixed endpaperoxfam bookshop thame half bound in leather with marbled paper, five raised bands to spine with tooled decorationthe full title continues 'leather and paper to cover bumped and rubbed but binding is solid and tight, paper hinge torn only after title pagefrontispiece has steel engraving of 'tower of babel' with tissue guard good condition
250 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecondition of the book: fair; with signs of use, but still in good condition considering the age of the bookplease carefully study all photos as they are part of the descriptionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
159 €
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Issued in: encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (encyclopedia, or a systematic dictionary of the sciences, arts, and crafts) by denis diderot () engraving from size (in cm): the overall size is caa few minor marks to one engravingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableoverall very good conditionfine recent hand colourour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeon offer 2 fine large folio copper engravingsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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72 €
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Magnificent, huge and ancient marble bust of apollo, one of the most important deities in classical greek and roman religionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease note that buyers from non eu countries such as switzerland and usa must collect the item in personour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeapollo was the god of sun, of all arts, music, prophecy, poetry and of medical arts, he was the god of pestilence and of science that illuminates intellectapollo was later also revered in roman religionfast and safe shipping on wooden palletsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis main symbol is the sun or the lyre
515 €
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Universal dictionary of the english language edited by henry cecil wyld printed by amalgamated press ltdin very good conditionconsidering it's age and is in it's entirety
40 €
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The purpose of the series is to highlight the basic features of commonly shared patterns of culture and social institutions among the different lowland filipino ethnolinguistic groupsthis volume addresses the following questions: is it possible to speak of a generalized filipino kinship and family organization, or, is it too risky to make such a generalization because of the geographical distances and dialect differences? felipe landa jocano was a filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his works in philippine anthropology, in particular for documenting and translating the hinilawod, a western visayan folk epichowever, the text block appears to be clean a free from annotationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morejocano served as professor emeritus at the asian center of the university of the philippines and executive director of punlad research house, incthere are marks on the front cover and the corners are creased and bumpedoxfam bookshop hexham this book is the third in the series of integrated studies on filipino society and culturehe has authored numerous books on various aspects of filipino society and culturethis paperback edition is in a reasonable, used condition
14 €