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" by geoffrey chaucer w"the canterbury tales of chaucer with an essay upon his versification, an introductory discourse, notes, and a glossary by tpickering, london - first thus uk edition - vol i-iv - 18cmx15cm - condition: good internally, owner's name to ffep, some wear to boards and spine, scattered foxing, chaucer frontispiece present read morecatawiki’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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Oxfam bookshop thame folk music of romantic england of chaucer, shakespeare, fielding and keats see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The tales are: 'the merchant's tale', 'the friar's tale', 'the cook's tale', 'the miller's tale', 'the wife of bath's prologue', 'the reeve's tale', 'the pardoner's tale' and 'the summoner's tale'in 'the canterbury tales' (), an adaptation of chaucer's medieval poem, eight tales are told concerning a disparate group of pilgrims making their way to canterburyoxfam bookshop wanstead new and sealedon his travels nur meets many other travellers who share their own stories of romance and heartbreak with himfinally, in 'arabian nights' (), based on the ancient arabic folk tales, naïve young man nur-e-din (franco merli) becomes enamoured with a slave named zumurrud (ines pellegrini), however, through his own failings she is kidnapped and he sets off on a journey to try and rescue hermeanwhile, zumurrud disguises herself as a man and manages to flee from her captors, arriving in a kingdom where she is randomly selected as the new leadertriple collection of dramas from italian film-maker pier paolo pasoliniin 'the decameron' (), based on the stories of giovanni boccaccio, nine separate parts make up the drama, beginning with a young painter who comes to naples to paint a mural and also featuring tales of young lovers, betrayed husbands and immoral nuns see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The consolation was extremely popular throughout medieval europe and his ideas were influential on the thought of chaucer and dantesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in pavia, it was to the greek philosophers that he turned the consolation was written in the period leading up to his brutal executionher instruction on the nature of fortune and happiness, good and evil, fate and free will, restore his health and bring him to enlightenmentthis folio edition is the vbook and slipcase are in excellent conditionoxfam bookshop carlisle boethius was an eminent public figure under the gothic emperor theodoric, and an exceptional greek scholarwatts translation, with a preface by brian kenait is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between the ailing prisoner and his 'nurse' philosophy
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chaucer (literature in perspective stitle: chaucer (literature in perspective sweight: 505 gmsbinding: paperbackauthors: grose, mcondition: good
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Oxfam bookshop reading a scholarly work demonstrating how chaucer's work reflects his familiarity with the writings of boccaccio there is a small stamp from healthy planet on the flyleaf and slight bumping at the top of the spine but otherwise this copy is 'as new'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop west wickham a collection of 24 stories that runs to over lines written in middle english by geoffrey chaucer between andin see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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chaucer - collector's plate - wonderful condition with no chips or cracks etc read more
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Oxfam shop newquay tales from chaucer - farjeon, eleanorsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby flint, william russell good condition with some minor water marks on pages
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Oxfam shop beverley tales from chaucer, the canterbury tales done into prose by eleanor farjeon, the medici society see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The doucet tart, enjoyed by chaucer and the court of henry iv, with its intoxicating marriage of honey and saffron, will surprise even the most sophisticated palate, as will the rich, delicate perfection of tamasin's souffled crab tart and the ambrosial peach, vanilla and amaretti tarte tatinsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretarts, tourtes, quiches, tartelettes, the myriad variants of both form and content, are celebrated in this collection of ninety tarts for all seasons and all occasionsfrom the most classic of tarts, the quiche lorraine and the strawberry tart, to the airy heights of a tomato and prosciutto tart on a puff pastry base, anyone can bake a tart, and everyone will enjoy cooking their way through this bookoxfam bookshop cheltenham the marriage of textures and flavours, colours and aromas make tarts the most satisfying of foods to make and eatclassical, historical and modern tarts are all included, as are the childhood experiences of making jam tarts, eating them bubbling hot from the oven and invariably searing one's mouth in the haste to devour them
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A total of fourteen volumes (complete) from the series ‘bell's edition of the poets of great britain complete from chaucer to churchill’, with the collection title 'the poetical works ofthe texts were in edinburgh on an apollo pressthe paper of the text blocks is very freshuniformly bound in full calf leatherall volumes have a frontispiece as illustration of and reference to a poem, printed outside the texta marvellously preserved setthe engravings were printed in londonthe front and back cover are blind stamped with an edge decorationthe bindings have minor signs of use (the corners of the covers have light dents, see photos)all authors have an engraved portrait (printed outside the text) and a life description in volume 1the poetry by john milton (four volumes), thomas parnell (two volumes), alexander pope (four volumes), and edward young (four volumes)paper: minor signs of acidification, especially on the edges of the, printed on heavier paper, engravings (see photos)all engravings with the mention of the designer and engraver, and with the date it was madecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe book blocks are firmly affixed to the spineplease 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 storetake note: the four milton volumes all have the same portrait and the same frontispiecemost ribbon markers have been preserved, though are often frayed and sometimes loose from the spine
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Authors from chaucer to erasmus came to mock the custom but even the reformation did not stop the urge to travelsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the mid-sixteenth century, northern europeans justified travel to the south in terms of educationoxfam shop devizes the grand tour has become a subject of major interest to scholars and general readers interested in exploring the historic connections between nations and their intellectual and artistic productionalthough traditionally associated with the eighteenth century, when wealthy englishmen would complete their education on the continent, the grand tour is here investigated in a wider context, from the decline of the roman empire to recent timesdocumenting the lives and travels of these personalities, professor chaney's remarkable book provides a complete picture of one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of western civilisationthis copy is complete with uncut dust jacketthe english had previously travelled to italy to study the classics; now they travelled to learn italian and study medicine, diplomacy, dancing, riding, fencing, and, eventually, art and architecturefamous men, and an increasing proportion of women, all contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate european cultureit has very minor fading but is otherwise in very good condition
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Endpapers discolouredsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebeige cloth covered spine with red textcream paper covered boards with black and gold text and decoration to frontoxfam bookshop newport the purpose of this prologue is to give readers a general overview of the characters that are present, why they are present there, and what they will be doingfoxing to text blockthe narrator begins by telling us how it is the season in which people are getting ready to make a pilgrimage to canterburyillustrations protected with tissuescuffs, marks and soiling to boardssome pages uncutthe pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travel
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chaucer cherry printed tape curtains read moreone pair of curtains never used purchased from the range
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Oxfam bookshop bloomsbury street some wear/fading to dust-jacket commensurate with age (published )original price sticker on back cover of dust-jacketdust-jacket price-clipped and previous owners name blacked-out on front end pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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4 vintage burleigh ware plates5cm wide x 3cm deepeach plate measures approx 22please contact me if you are interested or need more informationthanks for looking! read more2 vintage burleigh ware large dinner plateseach dish/bowl measures approx 19cash on collection please"candida" designfloral pattern on white background with metallic painted line around the rimmarked on the underside of each plate: "burleigh ware, made in england, candida" or just "burleigh, made in england, candida"otherwise good vintage pre-owned used conditiona few surface scratches indicative of age and usewear/rubbing to the metallic line, a few faint surface scratches showing these have been usedeach plate measures approx 25good vintage used pre-owned conditionclick on "read more +" for full description, even if it looks greyed outjob lot, comprises: 2 dinner plates, 4 lunch plates, 2 shallow wide bowls/dishesplain white background with sprigs of flowersjob lot of assorted burleigh ware "candida" pattern china: 6 plates, 2 bowls/dishesbases marked "burleigh ware, burslem, england, candida" and "burleigh, made in england, candida"some age-related wear on the silver tone highlightsno other obvious chips/cracks/crazingcollection in person required2 vintage burleigh ware dessert/cereal bowls/dishesmarked on the underside of each dish: "burleigh ware, made in england, candida" or just "burleigh, made in england, candida"please check the photos carefully as they are part of the description - you are buying the job lot of assorted burleigh ware "candida" china/crockery shown, as shown
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R elton2) early medieval england written by mh keen4) england under the stuarts written by gm trevelyan5) anglo-saxon england written by peter hunter blair editiont clanchy3) england in the later middle ages written by moxfam shop hebden bridge 5 x volumes: 1) england under the tudors written by g a history of england () is a series of reprints of twelve classic, magisterial volumes of different periods of english history, together constituting a continuous history from ancient roman times to the end of the 20th centuryvolumes come without slipcasesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe volumes were selected by, and under the general editorship of, british historian felipe fernandez-armesto, and published by the folio society
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In january a nine-year-old boy was proclaimed king of englandit is a fascinating record of tudor england through the eyes of its monarchthe diary narrates all the momentous events in the young king's life but also observes the wider world, noting down news from england and keeping a watchful eye on ireland, scotland and mainland europesometimes naive, sometimes astute and calculating, the diary is a faithful record of six years in english historyedward's diary is complete with explanatory and biographical notes and a detailed chronology, and is a fascinating record of astonishing timessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethroughout edward's short reign the young ruler kept a journal, a detailed diary recounting events in his kingdomthe young monarch, edward vi, was the son of henry viii and all the power which that ruler had eagerly amassed found itself in the youthful hands of a frail and sickly childoxfam shop kendal hardback as newvery light pencil markings to some textedward reveals an increasing awareness as his reign progresses, showing an interest in religious reform, commerce and political machinationsit makes a delightful historical treasure and provides a wonderful insight into the life of an unfortunate tudorhe gleefully recounts the fate of traitors and rebels and ponders on the ups and downs of scottish politicsthat child, england's boy king, would last just six years on the throne before dying of tuberculosis and taking the hopes of many with him to the gravean age in which political and religious parties rushed to secure their influence over the last of the tudor kings whilst still darker forces wait in the wings, with religious revolution and rebellion never far awaybut he also notes down items which have a personal interest for him - an earthquake in croydon in may , presents from france, jousting on boats on the thames
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The imperial gazetteer of england and wales; six volumespacked with interesting information on the many towns and villages throughout england and walescomprehensive gazette all towns and villages and communities without a church called hamlets throughout england and wales showing details of eachvolume 1 coloured chart of the bristol channel for the frontispiecevolumes 3-6 other volumes similar layouteach volume has maps & engraved views protected by tissue guardsdouble-page colour maps and black and white engravings in the six volumesdouble page plan of london, metropolitan burghs and southern and eastern environs and a double page plan of the town & burgh of liverpool with birkenheadarranged in double columnsthe 6 volumes dated contain about printed pages in each volumevolume 2 plan of hull for the frontispiece an engraved view of liverpool coloured maps of the channel islands, and a double page plan of leeds25 pages of maps and also engraved viewscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableall in alphabetical order the history topography industry and situation of eachplease 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 volume covers are a little fragile but volumes are considered as a reading copy generally in a fair conditiondioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: these dated and published 6 volumes were carefully updated with new revised information at the time
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Waddesdon church of england secondary school boy's school blazer99 waddesdon church of england secondary school boy's pe hoodiewaddesdon church of england secondary school boy's pe rugby top99 waddesdon church of england secondary school boy's pe polo topsize is i think 34"because current social distancing rules would put on door step/ path in a plastic bag when you come to collectthis item costs £21 new from the school uniform supplier shop! collect from aylesbury close to town centrethere is a back of a name label on the front of the top (see pic) so you would need to either get that off (i don't want to dig it off in case i damage) or glue/sew your own name tag overthere is a letter 0 on the frontindividually priced or bundle (all 4 items) for £25because of current social distancing rules would put on door step/ path in a plastic bag when you come to collectthere is a faded name label sewn into inside collar that you could either unpick or glue/sew your name label overmachine washablecollect from aylesbury close to town centrenot sure of size perhaps about 36"this item costs £36 new from the school supplier shop! collect from aylesbury close to town centreused but in reasonable conditionthis item costs £32 new from the school uniform supplier shop! collect from aylesbury close to town centre
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12mo?, (17x10cm), ppit has been described as "one of the most successful pieces of catholic polemics produced by the first generation of anti-protestant writers", and is particularly notable for its defence of papal authority and the indissolubility of marriagefull brown leather binding in very good condition material with blind stamped 2-line plain rectanglerebacked on later boards (19th century), spine more modernto which is adjoin'd his epistle to the pope, mrthe title was later revoked following the king's break with the catholic church in the s¼ page to first papal bull pagethe english translations were only published after henry’s death, the first insome peeling, scuffs, corners bumpedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiby henry the eighth, king of england, france, and irelendsome insect damage and staining to pages, foxingspine in very good condition, black leather title-label with gilt lettering" we are pleased to offer a rare copy of a rare early english translation of this work by king henry viii of england, an attack on luther that earned him the title of fidei defensor from pope leo xsome pencil noteslacks frontisportraitjohn clark's oration, and the pope's answer thereunto; as also the pope's bull2 pages torn through, loss of cplease 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 storeitem as picturedhenry ’s book, originally published in in latin, offers an argument strongly in favour of traditional medieval doctrine, and criticises luther for his discourteous defamations
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Oxfam bookshop victoria book appears as new longlisted for the penderyn music book prize: in victorian times, england was famously dubbed the land without music - but one of the great musical discoveries of the early twentieth century was that england had a vital heritage of folk song and music which was easily good enough to stand comparison with those of other parts of britain and overseassee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut after over a century of collection and discussion, publication and performance, there are still many things we don't know about traditional song - where did the songs come from? who sang them, where, when and why? what part did singing play in the lives of the communities in which the songs thrived? more importantly, have the pioneer collectors' restricted definitions and narrow focus hindered or helped our understanding?this is the first book for many years to investigate the wider social history of traditional song in england, and draws on a wide range of sources to answer these questions and many morececil sharp, ralph vaughan williams, percy grainger, and a number of other enthusiasts gathered a huge harvest of songs and tunes which we can study and enjoy at our leisure
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Courtship in georgian england was a decisive moment in the life cycle, imagined as a tactical game, an invigorating sport, and a perilous journey across a turbulent seathe game of love in georgian england brings together love letters, diaries, valentines, and proposals of marriage from sixty courtships sourced from thirty archives and museum collections, alongside an extensive range of sources including ballads, conduct literature, court cases, material objects, newspaper reports, novels, periodicals, philosophical discourses, plays, poems, and prints, to create a vivid social and cultural history of romantic emotionsit also charts the increasing modernization of romantic customs over the georgian era - most notably with the arrival of the printed valentine's card - revealing how love developed into a commercial industryit provides new insights into the making and breaking of relationships, beginning with the formation of courtships using the language of love, the development of intimacy through the exchange of love letters, and sensory engagement with love tokens such as flowers, portrait miniatures, and locks of hairsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearlove emerges as something that we do in practice, enacted by couples through particular socially and historically determined ritualsthe book demonstrates the importance of courtship to studies of marriage, relationships, and emotions in history, and how we write histories of emotions using objectsthis volume brings to life the emotional experience of courtship using the words and objects selected by men and women to navigate this potentially fraught processthe book concludes with the rituals of disintegration when engagements went awry, and pursuit of damages for breach of promise in the civil courts
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Spanning the years , the set comprises: * a land of liberty, england - julian hoppit – * a polite and commercial people, england – paul langford – * a mad, bad, and dangerous people? england – boyd hilton – * the mid-victorian generation, england – kthe individual hardback books currently retail at £ when bought from the publishersearle - price excludes p&ptheodore hoppen – * a new england? peace and war – gpublished by oxford university press these 5 volumes have never been thumbed and are in pristine condition
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Oxfam bookshop newport the first of a set of four volumes detailing the history of england from roman timessee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing to edges of text block and sporadically withinowner's bookplate to front pastedownvarious superficial scuffs, marks and discolourationgreen cloth covered boards with blind embossed text to front board and gilt text to spinelight tanning to endpapersthe author has attempted to combine detail of narrative and date with the presence of general theses: that religion is the determining force of society; that the inhabitants of this island were never very greatly changed in stock by any invasion; that its institutions derive not from an imaginary barbaric german ancestry but from known and recorded roman civilisation
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Africa v england winter tour read moreafrica v england winter tour one pint glasses 5 of the same from1 supporter of the england cricket teams, otheside image of a cricket player and text underneath: stext on the glasses: tetley bitter, the official sponsor and notetley bitter:one pint glasses 5 glasses - s
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Whilst 'the nineties' sees rob howley presenting his selection of wales' best six games from the nineties: the first victory over england for nearly 4 years in february ; their wins over france in and ; another close win over england in ; the miraculous victory over argentina in ; and their win over south africa in june in the first game to be played at the millennium stadium'the eighties' sees jonathan davies presenting his selection of wales' best six games from the eighties: davies' debut in against england; wales' victory over scotland in ; their victory against ireland: the unforgettable win over australia in ; the 3-11 win over england in ; and the comeback victory against scotland inoxfam shop crawley a box set covering 3 decades of welsh rugbyin 'the seventies' gareth edwards presents his selection of wales' best six games from the seventies: the dramatic wins over scotland and france in ; the win over scotland the following year; the defeat of france in ; the overwhelming 9-34 win over ireland in ; and the magnificent victory of 16-7 over france insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop evesham sir bobby charlton is widely acknowledged as the greatest player ever to wear an england shirthere, in the second volume of his bestselling autobiography, sir bobby talks in detail about his phenomenal career with englandduring the 12 years he played for his country, he was involved in some of the greatest england games of all time: the 9-3 thrashing of scotland, the and world cup games against the brazilians, the classic world cup quarter-final against west germany and, of course, the triumph of the world cuphe won a record number of caps and scored a record number of goalssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea truly inspirational story from a true football legendhis story encompasses drama, passion, goals, controversies, classic matches, world-class players, and moments of footballing genius
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