Elizabeth r the life and times
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The life & times of william 1 by mthis is an ex library book in good conditionit contains photos of monuments pertaining to william 1ashley box 14 inland postage £450, overseas please ask
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Packed with insight, humour and fascinating detail, robert lacey brings the stories that made england brilliantly to lifethis first volume begins in bc with the life and death of cheddar man and ends in with wat tyler and the peasants' revoltoxfam bookshop victoria from ancient times to the present day, the story of england has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion - a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientistswe witness the roman victory celebrations of ad 43, where a squadron of elephants were paraded through colchesterhardback signed first editionand we visit the new forest, in , and the mysterious shooting of king william rufuswe meet the greek navigator pytheus, whose description of the celts as prettanike (the 'painted people') yielded the latin word britannicifrom ethelred the unready to richard the lionheart, the venerable bede to the black prince, this is, quite simply, history as history should be toldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome shelf wear to the jacketnow, in great tales of english history, robert lacey captures one hundred of the most pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who helped shape a nationin very good condition
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Her wisdom in making her benefactions to the local community here in wye on the last day of her life has been greatly to the benefit of wye ever since, and especially to its young peopleslight stains on the edgesthere is slight damage to the cover but overall the book is in good conditionoxfam shop haverfordwest as this book successfully shows, lady joanna thomhill was a remarkable woman, remarkable in any age, but especially in her ownthis is first edition published insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is sticker damage inside
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At once a fictional exploration of the life and times of one of britain's finest novelists - his struggle to find a way of living and being - and a stunningly vivid evocation of the mysterious alchemy of the creative process, arctic summer is a literary masterpiece, by one of the finest writers of his generationoxfam bookshop cheltenham shortlisted for the walter scott prize for historical fiction sunday times barry ronge fiction prize university of johannesburg english literary award nominated for the folio prize in , the ss birmingham approaches indiathe seeds of a story start to gather at the corner of his mind: a sense of impending menace, lust in close confines, under a hot, empty skyon board is morgan forster, novelist and man of letters, who is embarking on a journey of discoveryforster's great work of literature, is publishedduring these years, morgan will come to a profound understanding of himself as a man, and of the infinite subtleties and complexity of human nature, bringing these great insights to his remarkable novelsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas morgan stands on deck, the promise of a strange new future begins to take shape before his eyesit will be another twelve years, and a second time spent in india, before a passage to india, e
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Oxfam bookshop wanstead condition: as new a book of hope for uncertain timesenter the world of charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessonsthe boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared millions of times online - perhaps you've seen them? they've also been recreated by children in schools and hung on hospital wallssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreperhaps you saw the boy and mole on the comic relief t-shirt, love wins? here, you will find them together in this book of charlie's most-loved drawings, adventuring into the wild and exploring the universal thoughts and feelings that unite us allthey sometimes even appear on lamp posts and on cafe and bookshop windows
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So opens the unsanctioned priesthood of the sin-eater: a breviary-thomas lynch's collection of two dozen, twenty-four line poems-a book of hours in the odd life and times of argyle, the sin-eaterceltic and druidic, scapegoat and outlier, a fixture in the funerary landscape of former centuries, argyle's doubt-ridden witness seems entirely relevant to our difficult times" and the widow paid himhis "loaf and bowl," consumed over corpses, become the elements of sacrament and sacrilegewith photographs by michael lynch and cover art by sean lynch, the author's sonsoxfam books & music aberdeen argyle eased the warm loaf right and leftand downed swift gulps of beer and venial sinthen lit into the bread now leavened withthe corpse's cardinal mischiefs, then he said"six pence, i'm sorrysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby turns worshipful and irreverent, good-humored and grim, these poems examine the deeper meanings of eucharist and grace, forgiveness and faith, atonement and reconciliation
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in this, the first biography of flaubert to be written for many years, geoffrey wall brilliantly recreates the life and times of a writer of immeasurable talent and influence - a writer who wrote to within an inch of his life and in the process left a body of work that stands comparison with the greatest writers of the agesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Following his international bestsellers 'a short history of nearly everything' and 'the life and times of the thunderbolt kid', bill bryson has written a short biography of william shakespeare for the eminent lives series - which seeks to pair great subjects with writers known for their strong sensibilities and sharp, lively points of viewincludes an exclusive q&a session with the authoroxfam books & music aberdeen this short biography of william shakespeare by world famous writer bill bryson brims with the author's inimitable wit and intelligenceall cds in excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreshakespeare's life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and scholars, is still a thicket of myths and traditions, some preposterous, some conflicting, arranged around the few scant facts known about the bard - from his birth in stratford to the bequest of his second best bed to his wife when he died
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Oxfam bookshop altrincham large album containing a mix of mint stamps, memorial covers and memorial coin covers: the stamps and covers include detailed information on the life and time of the queen mother2 x different guernsey, each with different $1 sierra leone coin see oxfam website for delivery information read more13 mint stamps (all from grenadines of st vincent) memorial covers (4 different showing scottish castles) and 11 different stamp/coin covers detailed belowstamp/coin covers: 2 x different gibraltar each with different 1 crown coin 3 x different gb one with £5 coin, one with 50p ascension coin and one with 50p st helena coin 2 x different iom each with different 1 crown coin 2 x different zambia each with different kwacha coin
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Little is a stunning artefact of a novel; a wonderfully grisly reimagining of the life and times of madame tussauddickensian in style with an unforgettable cast of characters, little is a masterpiece for modern timesoxfam shop clitheroe from little beginnings: the extraordinary story of a bloodstained, diminutive crumb of a servant girl who went on to shape the worldexuberant and utterly distinctive, little recalls a momentous stretch of french history through the eyes of marie groscholtz, who survives the harshest of beginnings and most violent of revolutions to craft her place in historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morecarey weaves a tale of heartfelt sympathy and jet-black humour; eccentric oddity and utter enchantment
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Ex-library; both volumes have a name in ink, dated , and a library label on ffep, together with dewey classification number on the spinevolume i is slightly water speckled on the front board and both are somewhat foxed throughoutoxfam books & music romsey bound in dark blue cloth with title on spine in gilt; teg, other edges untrimmd; 8vo originally published in , this edition was translated from the french by mrssee oxfam website for delivery information read moredevonshire, and published invol i: (vii) 293 pp, with tissue-guarded, frontispiece photogravure portrait of pasteur; vol ii: (vii) 336 pp, inc index
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With numerous sepia photographs that captured the life and times of hong kong from victorian times dustjacket in very good condition, 176pp  a very thin faded line just along bottom edge of boards  see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop malvern hardcover in fine condition internally
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Chosen by the show's guests, each biography reveals the life and times of artists, sportsmen, statesmen, authors, monarchs, actors, musicians and scientists, showing why they inspire, what they achieved and how they have influenced the world at largesee oxfam website for delivery information read morediscover the intriguing lives of clement attlee and henri matisse, king alfred and samuel johnson, tommy cooper and robert kennedy, robin day and edith wharton, along with many moreoxfam shop ulverston based on the popular radio 4 series, great lives highlights some of the world's most fascinating and influential characterswith a foreword by the show's presenter, matthew parris, great lives is an ideal gift for history and biography enthusiasts, and for fans of the radio 4 seriesfrom the famous to the obscure, the historical to the contemporary, each biography provides an insight into the character's personality, why they were driven to achieve so much, and separates fact from fiction
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham everyone has heard of ramesses the great - but what is the truth behind the legend? joyce tyldesley's lively book explores the life and times of egypt's greatest kingramesses ii was the archetypal egyptian pharoah: a mighty warrior, an extravagant builder and the father of scores of childrenthis is his amazing storyhis momuments and image were to be found in every corner of the egyptian empiresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In addition, a chronological list of events that have shaped hereford is provided, giving some interesting details about life and times in the city as a wholewin morgan-brewer came to live in foley street in and by the early s she had started researching the family history of both her paternal and maternal relativesover 25 colour and 120 b&w illustrations signed by the authormany interesting themes emerge - the number of residents who worked on the railways or in the tile industry; how many families adopted children; the widespread place of birth across the british isles of those who lived in the street at any one time; the age at which many of the boys, especially, began workingin , with retirement not too far away, she decided to start writing, which resulted in published articles in newspapers and magazinessee oxfam website for delivery information read more a picture emerges of a number of families settled in the street for the long term - 110 years and counting in one case - and of a number of lodgers, often taken in to help cover bills, who pass througharound she started to delve into the history of her house and the people who occupied it, research which snowballed into this history of foley streetoxfam books & music hereford as a result of exhaustive research in a range of records, and from knowledge built up over the years of living in foley street in hereford, win morgan-brewer gives a thorough history of each house in the street in terms of when it was built, who was living there at any one time and their occupations
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On some faraway beach is the first serious, critical examination of the life and times of brian eno, from an idiosyncratic childhood to s art school and the sharp end of pop charts around the worldoxfam shop inverness authorised biography of brian eno - the 'father of ambient music'a sonic alchemist to the stars, brian eno's address book is a veritable who's who of rock and popsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretellingly, his involvement with roxy music, david bowie, talking heads and u2 has coincided with these artists producing their most challenging and critically revered work
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield subtitled - the life and times of the beatles: the spurious chronicle of their rise to stardom, their triumphs and disasters, plus the amazing story of their ultimate reunion - a novel by mark shipper see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe pages are tanned but otherwise unmarkedthe binding is soundthe paperback cover is worn and dog-eared in line with having been readthe front endpaper appears to have been removedit is in reasonable condition for the age and type of bookthis copy is the first new english library paperback edition published in
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It's this premise that both drives eliade's exhaustive exploration of the sacred-as it has manifested in space, time, nature and the cosmos, and life itself-and buttresses his expansive view of the human experienceoxfam bookshop cheltenham a highly original and scholarly work on spirituality by noted historian mircea eliade  in the sacred and the profane, mircea eliade observes that while contemporary people believe their world is entirely profane, or secular, they still at times find themselves connected unconsciously to the memory of something sacred see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Sporting life horse racing -laugh with the life cartoon book illustrated by williams frombook of cartoons from the then sporting life from(the sporting life horse racing newspaper ended in the late 's / early 's) each page has a cartoon illustrated by the then sporting life cartoon artist "williams"92 pages of cartoonsa collectable item for the horse race enthusiast or a great giftfront cover has a small pen mark on top right corner
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First edition: falseauthors: adams, maxpublication datedust jacket: falsepublisher: head of zeuslist price (msrp): 9
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Very interesting for anyone interested in the victorian life and timesdark brown with gilt lettering on spine and fronthardback book plus small pamphletquite good condition with lots of fascinating articlescassell and company ltdbargain only £8 read more
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Title: lifting the latch: a life on the land - based on the life of mont abbott of enstone, oxfordshire (oxford paperbacks)title: lifting the latch: a life on the land - based on the life of mont abbott of enstone, oxfordshire (oxford paperbacks)
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Oxfam shop kendal the life and times of america's most famous modern general, george patton (george cscott), are recreated in this screen biography which focuses on patton's controversial exploits during the second world war, where he eventually gave up command of the seventh army after slapping a soldier and accusing him of being a coward - patton was highly successful in his campaigns over north africa, sicily and parts of europesee oxfam website for delivery information read morescott won an oscar for his performance but didn't accept it, and the film won a further six academy awards
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beaconsfield some shelf wear to the dust cover and there is a dent in the board cover at the base of the spine there is a previous owner's name on the inside cover page otherwise this is a very good clean copy
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The life and times of america's most famous modern general, george patton (george coxfam shop kendal box in very god condition but with stickers of previous salessee oxfam website for delivery information read morescott won an oscar for his performance but didn't accept it, and the film won a further six academy awardsscott), are recreated in this screen biography which focuses on patton's controversial exploits during the second world war, where he eventually gave up command of the seventh army after slapping a soldier and accusing him of being a coward - patton was highly successful in his campaigns over north africa, sicily and parts of europedisk in excellent condition
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The life of governor joan gideon loten ()the life of governor joan gideon loten () is the first published biography about this international civil servantthe colour sections have gorgeous depictions of the natural historian watercolours that loten made and collected during his lifethe publication contains a chronological overview of loten’s life and career, a genealogy of his family, a dutch language summary and an elaborate set of notes of no less than 90 pptogether), besides the many images in black and whiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit are those pieces that make studying loten attractive, despite raat’s special effortscondition: as newplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea personal history of a dutch virtuoso, uitgeverij verloren, hilversum x 24raat attempts to show other sides of loten: his role as an employee of the voc and his position of holland virtuoso in political and academic circles in londonthe book contains two impressive colour sections (32 pp\traat, alexander jup till now, he was mainly known amongst ornithologists and art historians that have studied his large collection of drawings and watercolours of birds and natural panoramasour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle collection of seven christmas specials of the bbc sitcom mrs brown's boys (-present), depicting the life and times of mrs agnes brown (brendan o'carroll) and her unruly broodepisodes: mammy's ass (), mammy christmas (), the virgin mammy (), buckin' mammy (), who's a pretty mammy? (), mammy's ticked pink () and mammy's gamble ()see oxfam website for delivery information read morediscs and packaging in very good condition
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A collection of 37 books about the life and times of the legendary frank sinatra each is in excellent condition and includes some rare editions and out-of-print titlesthis collection was built up over several decadesstrong storage box includedthe collection is available for inspection near sleaford, lincolnshireopen to negotiation on a price in the region of £200detailed list available
200 €
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A collection of 37 books about the life and times of the legendary frank sinatra each is in excellent condition and includes some rare editions and out-of-print titlesthis collection was built up over several decadesstrong storage box includedthe collection is available for inspection near sleaford, lincolnshireopen to negotiation on a price in the region of £100onodetailed list available
100 €
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A collection of 37 books about the life and times of the legendary frank sinatra each is in excellent condition and includes some rare editions and out-of-print titles(click to reveal full phone number)must sell, i need the space! strong storage box includedthis collection was built up over several decades(click to reveal full phone number) ordetailed list available
40 €