Early nineteenth centuries
List early nineteenth centuries
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Sixteenth to early nineteenth centuries, new york ppseventeenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppfifteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppsixteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppvolume iii: susan higman (edvolume i: dora wiebenson, the mark jitalian and spanish booksvery nice set of 4 volumes (complete set) on old books of architecture from the mark jbibliographical info and an indexeach volume is a clothbound hardcover with dustjacket and b/w illcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemillard architectural collection in the national gallery of art, washingtonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume ii: susan higman (edmillard architectural collectionvolume iv: frances kianka (edsun wear on spine of dust jacketplease 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 storesmall tear in front cover of dust jacket; sun wear on spine of dust jacketnorthern european books
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1 "the poets of the nineteenth century" by rev robert aris willmott george routledge, london - first thus edition - 394p, 20cmx15cm - condition; good, original binding with some wear and rubbing, some page foxing, some scribbling and inscription endpapers"english sacred poetry of the sixteenth seventeenth eighteenth and nineteenth centuries" selected by willmott george routldge, london - new edition - ill by various incl gilbert and engraved by brothers danziel - 419p, 25cmx20cm - condtion: good, gift inscription to ffep, some foxing, complete with all illustrations, housed in mylar covercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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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 centuriesoxfam bookshop stratford upon avon the autobiography of luke hansard, printer to the house99 see oxfam website for delivery information read morelondon, 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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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 presentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey have contested their situation in a discontinuous but recurrent battle for recognition, for rights to work or welfare, and for dignityoxfam 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 spiritthe 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 sensethe case studies in this volume deal with contentious actions of the unemployed across different european countries, the united states, new zealand, and palestine
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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 ()the photos are therefore part of the descriptionpasteboard on ebonized wood stand dimensions height: 42 cm diameter: 25 cm condition: original unrestored armillary sphere read morethe names of the rings and geographical information are printed in frencha rare french ptolemaic armillary sphere, of traditional form, pasteboard with applied engraved paper calibrations, on ebonized wood standcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 photos
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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 centuriesdimensions:- forks 17cutlery set marked by solingenthe set comes in its original casethe handle is in silver 800 silver and each piece is hallmarked5 cm with some spots and slight signs of ageingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 cm - case approx
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Likely made in the middle east between the late 19th and the very early 20th centuriestracked shipping with insurancesilver tested with positive result: it’s made of solid silver and is not a silver plated itemwith a middle eastern inscription on bottomwithout hallmarksin good overall condition; the main body shows some small dents, that cannot be photographedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerare unusual vase, likely an old censer, in solid silveroverall weight: 547 grams
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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 usee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese engagements prompt larger questions about the consequences of american christian cultural projection into the wider worldcontributors 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 moremiddle eastern relationsthis 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 africamissionaries presented examples of american culture to middle eastern peoples, just as they interpreted the middle east for americans back home
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From the early nineteenth century and james hogg's justified sinner to the amazing riches of the victorian period, with robert louis stevenson, george macdonald, andrew lang, jbarrie, and thomas carlyle, to such ground-breaking modern writers as david lindsay and alasdair gray, manlove demonstrates that for nearly two centuries this literature "may represent scotland's only dialogue with its more barbaric and dark emotions"see oxfam website for delivery information read moremanlove's final chapter, discussing a wealth of minor writers, provides numerous lines of inquiry for the reader interested in learning more about this genreoxfam bookshop byres road just a glance at some of the writers included here convinces one that scotland has had a truly incredible and vibrant tradition of fantasy and supernatural literature which deserves close scrutiny
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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 centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluding bibliography and indexa couple of bumps at corners, contents in excellent clean condition throughoutit 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 forms
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Oxfam bookshop preston the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries witnessed the transformation of the old rural order to the modern class societythis book is in very good condition for its age, with clean, white pages throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile historians have studied this transition as it occurred in individual countries, jerome blum offers the first view of it as a european experience that transcended political frontiers
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth this book is about the homes of the rural poor during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and in particular the materials, techniques and processes used to build themit is based on evidence derived from the buildings themselves,documents and contemporary descriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when rome's cultural predominance was assured, artists and tourists from all over europe converged on the cityread by david timson running time 11 hours 37 minutes on 9 cdsoxfam shop budleigh salterton for almost a thousand years, rome held sway as the spiritual and artistic centre of the world5" x 1" (14 x 14 x 25 cm) see oxfam website for delivery information read morehughes vividly recreates the ancient rome of julius caesar, marcus aurelius, nero, caligula, cicero, martial and virgilin very good condition with minimal signs of wear dimensions: 5hughes brilliantly analyses the defining works of caravaggio, velasquez, rubens and berniniin equal parts loving, iconoclastic, enraged and wise, peopled with colourful figures and rich in unexpected details, rome is an exhilarating journey through the story of one of the world's most glorious cities hughes' rome is a vibrant, contradictory, spectacular and secretive place; a monument both to human glory and human errorwith the artistic blossoming of the renaissance, he casts his unwavering critical eye over the great works of raphael, michelangelo and brunelleschi, shedding new light on the old masters
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham spanning the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, here are the authentic voices of our ancestors as they went about their daily lives: loving, hating, gossiping and scheming in the kitchens, bedchambers and narrow cobbled streets of old londonusing the actual records from the london church courts at doctor's commons, these are the often harrowing true stories from beyond the gravesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 forebearsgraceful 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 sonsembarking 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 storysee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow 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 agooxfam shop dumfries accompany george kennan as he explores his family's roots in the american pastkennan has forged one of the most illustrious careers in the annals of american letters and politicshis 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 centuryas a consummate statesman and prolific writer, kennan has distinguished himself as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century
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Old dance card, which was used in the late 19th and early and mid 20th centuries(seen in the photos)the two covers are lacquered in black, with a gold trim framing themthey used the debutantes, to write down the names of the possible gentlemen, with whom they were going to dancethe drawing is perfectit is very old and deteriorated, the inner notebook has peeled off, just like the blue lining, on the left sidecatawiki’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 detailedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit looks like, it's 80 to 100 years oldare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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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 worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 studythis 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 coversthe text has also been extensively rewritten to make it more accessible for students
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Such were the trials facing the men who shipped out as doctors on south seas whalers in the early nineteenth centurytropical diseasein this lively and often darkly humorous tale we learn what type of person would sign on for a dangerous three year voyage across the globe, what types of medicines and surgical tools were available and what sort of people they encountered on remote south seas islandsirritable captainsusing diaries, journals and correspondence the author tells a fascinating story of remarkable men undergoing unbelievable hardships
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A very useful insight into early nineteenth century french medicine by a renowned montpellier medicodictionnaire de médecine-pratique, mis à la portée de tout le monde, ou moyens les plus simples, les plus modernes et les mieux éprouvés, de traiter toutes les infirmités humaines(4), then 433 totwo tomes in one substantial octavo volume, with continuous pagination: (4)-xii-( ppboards a little scuffed but interior is remarkably cleancatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeornate half calf with prettily decorated spine
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Spectacular illustrations, after nicholas henri jacob () and perhaps the most beautiful anatomical and surgical atlas of the nineteenth centurywaller ; wellcome ii, pprecisely-detailed hand-coloring was done by an elaborate system of stencils; otherwise the time involved in the intricate hand-coloring all of the large plates might have made the edition impossibleall our prints are authentic hand coloured antique prints, and the bourgery’s are about 160 years old & in outstanding conditionthe anatomical images are still very useful and informative, and the surgical images are among the best illustrations of nineteenth-century intruments and operationsbibliography reference: roberts & tomlinson ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeeach print measures approximately inches wide - inches long (32,0x43,0 cm)
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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 otherthere are two sections of colour illustrationswe 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 are tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in good conditionthe black cloth boards are in very good conditionour understanding of change will never be the same again, and the lessons we learn along the way are profound ones for us allit 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 changedust jacket shows some minor shelf wearthe pages show some signs of use and a small 1-2cm stain on the first few pageshere 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 perspective
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Balliol blazed the trail in the early nineteenth century by introducing a competitive entrance examination, becoming a dominant influence throughout the british empire in victorian and edwardian timesthe college's sometime members include many poets and men of letters, heads of government, heads of state, and religious leaderssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe revised second edition has been brought up to in the extended epilogueballiol men were prominent in the collection of humanist literature in the fifteenth century, and the college was notorious in the century after that for adherence to romeoxfam bookshop wallingford balliol college has existed as a community of scholars on its present site without interruption since aboutthe second edition included new detail throughout, a greatly increased number of illustrations, and it brought coverage up to in an extended epilogueby this token it is the oldest college in oxford or cambridgethe first edition () which used much fresh material and was revisionist in its conclusions, ended with the outbreak of war ineven the relative obscurity of the next two hundred years was occasionally illuminated by famous members such as john evelyn the diarist () and james stirling the mathematician ()
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Oxfam shop elgin adaptation of thackeray's satirical masterpiece about the constant battle for wealth and social success amongst the aristocracy of the early nineteenth centurybut will becky sharp come to regret the ruthlessness of her agenda, and can she keep climbing the social ladder forever? see oxfam website for delivery information read morein a society growing rich on the wealth generated by an expanding empire, becky sharp (reese witherspoon) is the ambitious daughter of a poor family, who will let nothing stand in her way in her attempt to climb the social laddertaking a position as nanny to the children of sir pitt crawley (bob hoskins), becky insinuates her way into the family's favours and into london society, eventually marrying crawley's eldest son rawdon (james purefoy)when rawdon proves to be a gambler and a drunkard, becky wastes no time in approaching the influential marquess of steyne (gabriel byrne), in the hope that he will help advance her position
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Broadside is based on the naval warfare of the early nineteenth century, the era of the great sailing shipsbroadside is a fast-moving game of pure skill and strategyvintage american heritage broadside naval battle board game mb # 14
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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 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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Herman moll (c) moll was one of the most important figures in the english map trade in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuriesit seems likely that he came from germany, possibly bremen, and was in london by]; and a further five road maps]; () an actuall survey of the road from london to bath [each map leaf 29]; an actuall survey of the rod from london to aberistwith (sic, aberystwyth) [an 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 publicationsit 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 inshortly after the pitt atlas project failed, moll tried to establish a business as a mapmaker, or “geographer” as he termed himself, but was unsuccessfulmoll later claimed that he was employed by prince rupert to assist themplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein moll commenced work on his most famous publication, ‘the world described’, a collection of two sheet maps of the worldhis son gilles hendrick obviously predeceased his father, while the surviving daughter, henderina amelia moll, is little more than a name on a will]; an actuall survey of ye road from london to stcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki]; an actuall survey of the road from london to the lands-end [however, very little is known about his backgroundvery handsomely done toohe 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 trace7cm, and with chamfered or canted angles and laid down within a conserving paper frametwentieth-century blue morocco gilt over marbled boards, endpapers marbled en suite]; an actuall survey of the north west road from london to holy head &cmoll first appears in as an engraver working on moses pitt’s ‘the english atlas’ with sir robert hooke, one of the patrons of the project]; a pocket companion of ye roads of ye north part of great britain called scotland [much 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 store
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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 centuriescorners and edges slightly wornsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing to edges of text block and sporadically withinneatly inked name to front endpaperheavy discolouration and foxing to first and last few leavesspine discolouredsuperficial scuffs and marksas a comedian, he mixed everyday situations and observations with comic absurdityorange geometric textured cloth covered boards
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