Eastern winds a history of the royal hong
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eastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred years1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club inforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong konga huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht cluboxfam books & music fareham chambers, gillianin excellent, hardly-read used conditionchapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course aheadwith a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath that4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spine(hong kong: the club, )introduction by vic locke, commodorewith bibliography and lots of photographssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop darley street a history of the royal society of arts henry trueman wood published by john murray, london () used hardcover about this item: john murray, londonsize: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" tallcondition: goodblue cloth with gilt to lettering on spine and disc on front which says 'arts and commerce promoted', some browning, pages tanned and occasionally foxed, good in original blue cloth gilt, extremities worn and bumpedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Illustrated, hardback copy of the history of the royal botanic gardens, kew published in , this is the second editionit has red linen boards, a printed dust jacket in good condition with gilt lettering on spinerather a heavy tome with many full page illustrations and maps see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bedford 476 pages
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Oxfam shop portishead this volume in the series of the history of the royal regiment of artillery tells the story of the four year artillery duel of the first world war from the point of view of the half a million british gunners, together with those of the dominions and empire, nearly gave their livesthis copy is in excellent condition other than some slight 'lifting' on edges of the dust-jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated with many photographs, artwork reproductions and maps
(England)
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history of the royal air force by michael sharpe - in very good condition publish in (more than 90 black and white and full colour photographs, fourteen full colour artworks, thirty self contained feature boxes on a range of subjects including the hawker hind, supermarine spitfire, the messerschmit bf 109, the hawker hurricane and the dambusters) read more
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An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsseen through macgregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedoxfam bookshop ealing neil macgregor's a history of the world in 100 objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined themencompassing a grand sweep of human history, a history of the world in 100 objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the olduvai gorge in africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morea stone pillar tells us about a great indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire
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A 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 ()churchill'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 etcvolume 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 democracies) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waypages are bright and cleanthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplesit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textswith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumes condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are ageda collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchilloxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdcomplete in four volumesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: good
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The tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, bytitle: the tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: bloomsbury uk release date: language: english
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Unlike most other texts, 'a history of the british isles' is not just a history of englandproper weight is given to all four, often fractious, components of the british isles - england, ireland, scotland and wales - providing the reader with an admirably balanced and absorbing narrative of an extraordinary shared pastoxfam bookshop cheltenham jeremy black's vigorous and fascinating study tells the story of a group of islands, their peoples, and their remarkable impact on the rest of the worldfrom the earliest pre-history right up to the present day, this stirring account describes the astonishingly varied stages through which the british isles have passed to achieve their current identity see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Title: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold wartitle: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold warcondition: gooddust jacket: falseauthors: stone, normanproduct category: books
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Oxfam bookshop st albans readable and provocative and written with paul johnson's customary vigorous, direct and colourful style, a history of the american people charts the sweep and drama of america's history through its politics and economics, its art and literature and science, its society and manners and, not least, its complex religious beliefsfrom walter raleigh to bill clinton, paul johnson casts an admiring but not uncritical eye over events and personalities through the past 400 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Based on exclusive french archival sources and numerous interviews with former officials in both france and the united states, a history of the iraq crisis retraces the international exchange that culminated in the iraq conflictit shows how and why the iraq crisis led to a confrontation between two longtime allies unprecedented since the time of charles de gaulle, and it exposes the deep and ongoing divisions within europe, the atlantic alliance, and the international community as a wholefrance, under president jacques chirac and foreign minister dominique de villepin, spectacularly opposed the united states and british invasion, leading a global coalition against the war that also included germany and russiathe franco-american narrative offers a unique prism through which the american road to war can be better understoodthe war was launched without a united nations mandate and was based on the erroneous claim that iraq had retained weapons of mass destructionthe diplomatic crisis leading up to the war shook both french and american perceptions of each other and revealed cracks in the transatlantic relationship that had been building since the end of the cold warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road scuffing to dust cover, otherwise good condition in march , the united states and great britain invaded iraq to put an end to the regime of saddam hussein
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A history of the world in 100 objects, neil macgregor hardback new and sealed collection from ireby in cumbria ca7 please view my other items for more books on history and historical places and buildings read more
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead zildjian: a history of the legendary cymbal makers this book, fully authorized by zildjian, tells the exciting story of the world's most popular cymbal company on the monumental occasion of its 375th anniversarythe zildjian story is told firsthand by the zildjian family members and by the legendary drummers who participated in the important musical movements of the 20th centurythe corners are very slightly bruised at the bottomin very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop cotham hill this is a history of the birth of australia out of the suffering and brutality of britain's convict transportation systemit was first published inthe book is in excellent conditionit also addresses the historical, political and sociological reasons that led to british settlement the slip case is intact and shows slight rubbingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontains a number of illustrations
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17 €
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Egytpt; arthur weigall - a history of the pharaos - london, thornton butterworth, - first edition - two volumes - pphardcover - 22two ex-libris and a nameplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’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 catawikiin good conditionbound in the original linen bindingsboth books are in first conditionvolume 1: the first eleven dynastiessome age-related stainsvolume 2: from the accession of amenemhet 1 of the twelfth dynasty to the death of thutmose iii of the eighteenth dynasty to b
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Complete 8 vols set james taylor: the age we live in: a history of the nineteenth century from the peace of to the present time - london - william mackenzie, edinburgh and dublin - cm x 20cm brown hardcovers with black and gold gilt decoration8 volumes in 8 booksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecovers in excellent condition, only very light and occasional small marks/edgewear evident on coverspage ends have light foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeprospectus in front of vol 1the owners name crossed out with marker on endpapers of each bookgold gilding on all page endsvery good conditiona beauty to the eye, would add value to any libraryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery light and occasional foxing on the pages (usually on the rear of the plates)please see pictures for referenceall spines are straight and binding good
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A history of the tajiks iranians of the east by richard foltz (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The title is a history of the modern middle eastthe sleeve condition is newthe item format is a book paperbackbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale for example: idz
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Through the lion gate a history of the berlin zoo by gary bruce (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Fire and flames: a history of the german autonomist movement by geronimo (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 6 to 8 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Title: a history of the worldbinding: paperbackauthor(s): marr, andrew
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Oxfam shop moortown truth and revolution: a history of the sojouner truth organization by michael staudenmaier () new paperback book in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop st albans the royal stuarts ruled for over 300 years in scotland and for a century as the royal family in britain and ireland; this book gets beyond the received generalisationsfine in unclipped unworn dust jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The history of the royal welsh fusiliers, up to the middle of the great war cloth cover stained and marked; jacket worn at edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read more from the country life series
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20 €
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The essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social contextoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakersan overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulationsome of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographersothers are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Written by a former police officer who is now archivist of northamptonshire constabulary, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the policing and crime in britainrichard cowley's history of the british police charts its development from the anglo-saxon reeves to 'blunkett's bobbies' (community support officers), and, unlike most such accounts, does not focus on a specific area, but includes the whole country' as the population grew, magistrates and parish constables would become the main weapons in the fight against crime, and, as the industrial revolution changed the nature of society, the organised constabularies that we know today began to evolve, most notably with robert peel's establishment of the metropolitan policeoxfam original liverpool having expelled the norse invaders from his kingdom, alfred the great wanted to ensure that it remained peaceful and law-abidinghe therefore appointed a shire reeve for each county, who was responsible for maintaining 'the king's peacesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge from the bestselling author of a history of the world in 21 women they were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politiciansjenni murray presents the history of britain as you've never seen it before, through the lives of twenty-one women who refused to succumb to the established laws of society, whose lives embodied hope and change, and who still have the power to inspire us todaythey all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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To date no important study of the history of the roller coaster has appeared until nowoxfam shop derby amusement park books cartmell, robert robert cartmell's study dissects the subject, examining every phase from the use of the roller coaster by albert einstein to demonstrate his theory of physics, to john allen's use of psychology in designing one no inscriptins or annotations dj has a very small amount of shelfwear to one corner but is otherwise unmarked and uncreasedthompson's switchback railway - erected at coney island'   see oxfam website for delivery information read more pages are clean and bright throughout dj condition: very good book condition: fine'in america celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first successfull roller ciaster device - la marcus a
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham history of the great western railway volume 3: wartime and the final years see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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