Early eighteenth centuries
List early eighteenth centuries
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Herman moll (c) moll was one of the most important figures in the english map trade in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuriesit was one of the most famous english atlases of the eighteenth century, and long-lived; the atlas was completed in ; the maps, in other hand, were still being advertised for sale in]; and a further five road mapsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki]; a pocket companion of ye roads of ye north part of great britain called scotland [shortly after the pitt atlas project failed, moll tried to establish a business as a mapmaker, or “geographer” as he termed himself, but was unsuccessful7cm, and with chamfered or canted angles and laid down within a conserving paper frame]; an actuall survey of the rod from london to aberistwith (sic, aberystwyth) []; an actuall survey of the north west road from london to holy head &cmoll later claimed that he was employed by prince rupert to assist themhowever, very little is known about his backgroundtwentieth-century blue morocco gilt over marbled boards, endpapers marbled en suiteit seems likely that he came from germany, possibly bremen, and was in london byhis son gilles hendrick obviously predeceased his father, while the surviving daughter, henderina amelia moll, is little more than a name on a willvery handsomely done toomuch of his career was spent as a jobbing engraver for mapmakers and publishers, particularly in the book trade for people like james knapton, providing the maps for their travel accountsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe worked hard, had a substantial output of cartographic material, as engraver, mapmaker or publisher, such that one might assume that he had assistants or apprentices to help, but there is no evidence of this, and, after his death in , the “moll firm” disappears without trace]; an actuall survey of the road from london to the lands-end []; an actuall survey of ye road from london to stan album of 12 two-page engraved maps delineated in contemporary hand-colouring, comprising: a pocket companion of ye roads, of ye south part of great britain, called england and wales [it was the availability of an engraver that gave the impetus to so many publishers to commission maps for publications, and may account for some of the success of such publicationseach map leaf 29moll first appears in as an engraver working on moses pitt’s ‘the english atlas’ with sir robert hooke, one of the patrons of the projectcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available]; () an actuall survey of the road from london to bath [in moll commenced work on his most famous publication, ‘the world described’, a collection of two sheet maps of the worldplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Beginning with the kennans' life of unmitigated poverty in scotland in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, an american family details the kennan family's passage to america and the hardships they faced as early settlers in connecticut and massachusetts, "the epitome of the backcountry family of the most remote northern fringes of new england life" he adroitly captures life in colonial times and in the period following the revolutionary war, and chronicles the major events of a nation's early history with the rare intimacy of a family member reflecting on his forebearsoxfam shop dumfries accompany george kennan as he explores his family's roots in the american pastnow in his late nineties, kennan turns an eye to a matter closer to his heart in an american family: the kennansfilled with lively and sometimes haunting vignettes collected from archives and libraries across new england, an american family is a fascinating detective story and brings to fruition a family memoir begun by kennan's grandfather nearly a century agokennan has forged one of the most illustrious careers in the annals of american letters and politicsas a consummate statesman and prolific writer, kennan has distinguished himself as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth centurygraceful yet revealing, it is a cherished reminder of three hundred years of a nation's history through the eyes and words of one of america's most remarkable sonssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis prophetic american diplomacy influenced several generations of cold war policy makers, and sketches from a life, one of the most lyrical accounts of a life in public service ever written, chronicled his extraordinary diplomatic career spanning more than half a centuryembarking on a genealogical journey spanning several decades, he traces the roots of the kennan family back more than five generations, discovering a family history that has all the makings of a classic american story
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Pioneers covered include early years pioneers in contextthis accessible text provides an international study of critical educational leaders who established the foundation for early childhood education across continents in the 19th and early 20th centuries
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Made in germany, in the late 19th - early 20th centuriesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5 cm with some spots and slight signs of ageingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe handle is in silver 800 silver and each piece is hallmarkeddimensions:- forks 17our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 cm - case approxthe set comes in its original casecutlery set marked by solingenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Likely made in the middle east between the late 19th and the very early 20th centuriesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisilver tested with positive result: it’s made of solid silver and is not a silver plated itemtracked shipping with insurancecatawiki’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 storewithout hallmarksoverall weight: 547 gramswith a middle eastern inscription on bottomin good overall condition; the main body shows some small dents, that cannot be photographedrare unusual vase, likely an old censer, in solid silverplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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An invaluable source for book-trade and parliamentary historians, giving unique insight into the activities of a small but resourceful provincial printer during the 's, and the organisation of the largest printing house in london of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries99 see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop stratford upon avon the autobiography of luke hansard, printer to the houselondon, printing historical society xx+96pp; hardback with green cloth covers, spine blocked in black/gilt; text clean and unmarked; condition very good/near fine
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Although unsigned, this ptolemaic armillary sphere is very typical of those produced in france in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by globe and instrument makers such as louis charles desnos (), charles françois delamarche “very likely” (), and jean fortin ()a rare french ptolemaic armillary sphere, of traditional form, pasteboard with applied engraved paper calibrations, on ebonized wood standare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe names of the rings and geographical information are printed in frenchour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe signs of wear are clearly visible on the photosthe photos are therefore part of the descriptionpasteboard on ebonized wood stand dimensions height: 42 cm diameter: 25 cm condition: original unrestored armillary sphere read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Sixteenth to early nineteenth centuries, new york ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiitalian and spanish booksmillard architectural collection in the national gallery of art, washingtonbibliographical info and an indexvolume i: dora wiebenson, the mark jvery nice set of 4 volumes (complete set) on old books of architecture from the mark jsun wear on spine of dust jacketvolume iv: frances kianka (edeach volume is a clothbound hardcover with dustjacket and b/w illsmall tear in front cover of dust jacket; sun wear on spine of dust jacketvolume ii: susan higman (edvolume iii: susan higman (edsixteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemillard architectural collectionnorthern european booksseventeenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefifteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock twenty-four italian songs and arias of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries arranged for the medium high voice and piano very good conditioncover and pages clean and tightly boundschirmer's library of musical classics volumesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreslight damage from label at top right corner of cover and very slight marking on back cover
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead the worst of crimes: homosexuality and the law in eighteenth century london in the eighteenth century homosexuality became an issue, especially in london with its fast growing populationthe inside pages are clean and unmarkedno one dared to say publicly that it should be tolerated, yet the reactions of men and women to the homosexuals in their midst were varied and complexin good conditionthere are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boardsshe also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinity' by studying original trial documents and other manuscript sources netta murray goldsmith has discovered hitherto unsuspected facts about some cases, including one important instance in which a prosecutor, aided by members of the judiciary, was able to pervert the course of justicesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spinemoving from the old bailey to the court of king's bench, the author discusses the anomalies, inconsistencies and miscarriages of justice that arose as our ancestors decided what to do with defendants accused of the so-called 'worst of crimes
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Old dance card, which was used in the late 19th and early and mid 20th centuriesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is very old and deteriorated, the inner notebook has peeled off, just like the blue lining, on the left sidethe two covers are lacquered in black, with a gold trim framing themcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe main cover of the card, has a hand drawing of a landscape of a garden, with fountains, people watching, all thoroughly detailed(seen in the photos)the drawing is perfectour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit looks like, it's 80 to 100 years oldthey used the debutantes, to write down the names of the possible gentlemen, with whom they were going to danceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in this classic textbook history of early medieval europe, roger collins provides a comprehensive account of the centuries during which europe changed from being an abstract geographical expression to a new culturally coherent, if politically divided, entityclear and insightful, this is an invaluable guide to an important era in the history of both europe and the wider worldthis third edition has been fully updated, augmented and revised to take account of the latest scholarship and research on all aspects of the period it coversthis essential volume:examines how the social, economic and cultural structures of antiquity were replaced by their medieval equivalentsdefines the european context by looking at the external forces which helped to shape it through conflictexplores key topics such as the fall of the roman empire, the rise of both christianity and islam, the vikings, and the expansion of latin christian culture into eastern europefeatures maps, genealogies, a chronology and bibliography to aid understanding and further studysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe text has also been extensively rewritten to make it more accessible for students
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When british cartographer and scientist jonathan green (jason flemyng) travels to the wilds of the far east in the early eighteenth century, he stumbles upon a remote village nestled in an impenetrable forestdespite repeated warnings, the pragmatic green sets off towards the boarded-up local church in an attempt to disprove the storieswhat he finds there confounds science and imagination, revealing a horrific truth about the village and its peopleoxfam shop colne road remake of the russian horror film based on the short story by nikolai gogolsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere, he is told stories of a terrifying creature with a gaze that can pierce a man's soul, a creature known only as 'viy'
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In centuries of change bestselling historian ian mortimer takes you on a whirlwind tour of the last ten centuries of western historycenturies of change is a journey into the past like no otherwe journey from a time when there was a fair chance of your village being burnt to the ground by invaders, and dried human dung was a recommended cure for cancer, to a world in which explorers sailed into the unknown and civilisations came into conflict with each other on an epic scalethe pages show some signs of use and a small 1-2cm stain on the first few pagesour understanding of change will never be the same again, and the lessons we learn along the way are profound ones for us allthe pages are tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket shows some minor shelf wearit is a journey into a past vividly brought to life and bursting with ideas, that pits one century against another in his quest to measure which century saw the greatest changehere is a story of godly scientists, shrewd farmers, cold-hearted entrepreneurs and strong-minded women - a story of discovery, invention, revolution and cataclysmic shifts in perspectivethe black cloth boards are in very good conditionoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in good conditionthere are two sections of colour illustrations
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Oxfam shop hull fundamental accounting principles (eighteenth edition) chinese edition book in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Metcalfe and son was a printer and publisher in cambridge during the 19th and early 20th centuriesthis is an unused books of cards in the original box with lovely printing read more
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, american missionary encounters in the middle east set foundations for later uthese engagements prompt larger questions about the consequences of american christian cultural projection into the wider worldthis is an excellent resource for specialists in history, middle eastern studies, american studies, religious studies, missiology, and anyone interested more broadly in american engagement in the middle eastthis volume focuses on regions that were once part of the ottoman empire in western asia, the balkans, and north africasee oxfam website for delivery information read moremiddle eastern relationscontributors explain the distinctly american dimensions of these missionary encounters, the cultural influences they exerted on the region, and their consequences for local nationalism, print culture, education, and moremissionaries presented examples of american culture to middle eastern peoples, just as they interpreted the middle east for americans back home
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Oxfam shop lytham explores the brief but glorious golden age of the ocean liner, during the 19th and early 20th centuries, containing articles and illustrations from the period, concerning how they were built, how they performed, and what the lifestyle aboard was like see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop dumfries a revised and enlarged edition of william hardie's work on the vigorous flourishing of the visual arts which occurred in scotland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and which was of major significance in the context of european artsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardie's survey continues through to modern times
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Oxfam bookshop newport sir george edward wade, cbe, known professionally as george robey, was an english comedian, singer and actor in musical theatre, who became known as one of the greatest music hall performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuriesorange geometric textured cloth covered boardssuperficial scuffs and markssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreneatly inked name to front endpaperheavy discolouration and foxing to first and last few leavescorners and edges slightly wornas a comedian, he mixed everyday situations and observations with comic absurdityfoxing to edges of text block and sporadically withinspine discoloured
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Extended thumbnail biographies of a variety of prominent figures from the 19th and early 20th centuriesoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good condition considering its year of publicationrupert hart-davis
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Oxfam bookshop thame gallery hymns of the 18th and early 19th centuries: 1instrumental: the twenty-ninth of may or the jovial beggars 10o thou who camest from above 4who would true valour see 2and can it be? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreall hail the pow'r of jesus' name 12rejoice ye shining worlds 3the god of abraham praise 9away with our sorrow and care 14lord, in the morning 13o worship the king 16o for a thousand tongues to sing 7christ the lord is ris'n today 15as pants the hart 8how firm a foundation 6light of the world 11lo he comes with clouds descending 5
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the beaten track is a major study of european tourism during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuriesa couple of bumps at corners, contents in excellent clean condition throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit draws on a wide variety of sources from high literature and travel writing to periodicals and guidebooks to reveal an important current in the history of the modern concept of 'culture', in both popular and elite formsincluding bibliography and index
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Oxfam bookshop hove 10" vinyl disc (78rpm) + special edition video + cd singleto recapture the essence of the pioneering recordings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries - and in celebration of its centenary - it was natural for emi to chose the outstanding young artists roberto alagna and antonio pappano for this unique settheir performances of canio's dramatic aria from pagliacci and gastaldon's popular ballad were recorded direct on to wax using an original acoustic recording machine, thus reviving a system last used more than 70 years agosee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe set includes the recording as both a double-sided 78rpm vinyl record and a cd single, and also a documentary video featuring footage of this remarkable event
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They journey from amphora's beginnings in the turn-teplitz region of what was once bohemia, to foreign markets where their artworks garnered mass appeal and on to the world's largest art exhibitions of the late 19th and early 20th centurieswith access to the most extensive amphora collections worldwide and recently unearthed archives and records from the czech republic, the authors - all three specialists in their fields - piece together a fascinating story of talent, ambition, family ties and innovationincluded are hundreds of specially commissioned photographs with detailed descriptions, chapters on collecting, care and conservation, and a lengthy study of marks, signatures and the amphora numbering systemoxfam bookshop victoria here is the definitive account of the house of amphora, the innovative ceramic artworks bearing that name in fact or by association, and the five workshops that produced themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecognizant that all works of art reflect the times from which they emerge, the authors discuss the vital relationship between the ceramic workshops and the many movements - political, economic and artistic - that swept through europe and the rest of the world at that time
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This book challenges this dominant view by revealing the wide transnational repertoires of protest and resistance that the unemployed have deployed from the early nineteenth century to the presentthe case studies in this volume deal with contentious actions of the unemployed across different european countries, the united states, new zealand, and palestinethe seminal study of marienthal's unemployed in the s, based on pioneering methodology and rich empirical findings, helped to entrench this image as cross-disciplinary common sensesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop kingston upon thames the unemployed are usually depicted as passive and politically apathetic individuals who are traumatized by their experience and broken in body and spiritthey have contested their situation in a discontinuous but recurrent battle for recognition, for rights to work or welfare, and for dignity
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The hallmarks and the processing style let us think it might be made in italy between the late 19th century and the early 20th centuriesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiamazing cutlery set of 6 spoons in italian silvertracked shipping with insurancein good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehallmarks: as picturedperfect for a luxury table settingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetotal weight: 140 gramsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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5 centuries of tileplease see the photos for an accurate impressionregistered shipping via ctteverything is on displaymotifs i to xviwith stamp
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Five centuries of versecan be posted by arrangementexcellent conditioni accept paypalthe essential book of poetryany questions, please feel free to contact me
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Through five centuries published by the university, cream card covers illustrated in blue on the front cover with the datessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music perth the university of glasgow
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