Essay on the life and genius of dr johnson
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This work includes an essay on the life and genius of dr johnson  the binding on the lower part of the spine has worn away resulting in slight loosing of the pages; the upper part is in better conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the pages themselves are intact including the frontispiece on the inside front cover there are two bits of writing and there is foxing throughout the book this is vol 1 of x11 volumesthe front cover has a librarian's  sticker on itoxfam bookshop aylesbury published in , this book is in fair condition the front and back of the binding has discoloured and the corners have buffed
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An essay on the treatment and conversion of african slaves in the british sugar colonies by reverend james ramsay published: london, james phillips size: 22cm x 13cm (85 inches x 5 inches) selling here is an incredibly scarce copy of ramsay's, 'essay on the treatment and conversion of african slavesrare first editionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteinternally, front endpaper loose, title and subsequent few leaves loose at gutter - previous strengthening to margin, resulting in marking and tape residuecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethere is wear and scuffing to the remaining calf, spine cracked, but main block holdingan important eighteenth century workplease see our images for further descriptionthe books comprises of chapter i: of the various ranks in social life, ii: the advancement of slaves would augment their social importance, iii: the advancement of slaves must accompany their religious importance, iv: natural capacity of african slaves vindicated and v: plan for the improvement and conversion of african slavesgeneral toning and spotting, stained to margin towards rear of book - see imagesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: the book is bound in full calf, with both boards loose but presentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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An essay on the theory and practice of art in china and japan, based on original stories reprinted see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newark a small hardbackthe boards are a little worn around the edgesthe pages have foxing
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Illustrated with portrait frontispiece of drthe life and explorations of david livingstone, llit was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationspublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardcondition solid and firm boardscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished by walter scottrobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstone’s deathall pages are cleanminor wear to spine ends and boards’ cornersno foxing, aside from the end papers and otherwise just occasional tanned marksbook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320plates are brightour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegilt title and vignette of livingstone on spineare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe missionary explorer - j
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Illustrated with portrait frontispiece of drthe life and explorations of david livingstone, llit was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationspublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished by walter scottrobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstone’s deathcondition boards lightly rubbed, endpapers foxed, else this is a bright, very good copybook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegilt title and vignette of livingstone on spineare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe missionary explorer - j
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David livingstone - the life and explorations of david livingstone - london, adam & company, not dated ( pp - cm condition: goodhe gave him a group of 27 makololos to accompany him on his journeybookblock slightly loose after first quireplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteafter a journey of km through largely unknown territory, livingstone reached luanda where the he was warmly received by the portuguesecomplete with frontispiece, engraving on title page, 4 engravings and map wikipedia: david livingstone (blantyre near glasgow, 19 march - chitambo on lake bangweulum, 1 may ) was a scottish missionary and one of the most famous explorers in livingstone headed north from cape town towards the makololo settlement of linyanti (now in northern botswana)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablejust like his father, he showed himself very friendly towards livingstonein september livingstone retraced the journey back, but it took almost a year before he reached linyanti againhere he arrived in portuguese territory (angola) and came into contact with the slave trade for the first timethere he met the new king, sekeletu, son of sebituaneour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein original gilt-decorated hardcoverit filled him with disgustlivingstone left upstream on the zambezi in januaryafter following the zambezi almost as far as the source, he headed west towards the coastare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road the life and adventure of robinson crusoe, (with a memoir of the author); who lived eight and twenty years, all alone in an un-inhabited island on the coast of america, near the mouth of the great river of oroonoque; having been cast on shore by shipwreck, wherein all the men perished but himselfwith an account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by piratessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreepistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is a fictional autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is robinson kreutznaer)-a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers before being rescuedthis book is a maroon hardback edition with some marks on outer cover, yellowing pages with some stains but all pages still bound together
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurus by om books international the sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faiththe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only £10
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"the life and adventures of martin chuzzlewit" by charles dickens chapman & hall, london - first thus uk edition - with frontispiece by frank stone - 496p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, nice half leather binding with decorative spine, bookplate to front endpaper, some foxing frontispiece present read moreplease 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 catawiki
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"studebaker's" story is the chronicle of the life and death of an american automobile company where management's concept of "tradition" played a fundamental role in modeling corporate culture, rhetoric, and strategy"studebaker" may have failed in the long run, but its corporate life spanned more than a century, during which the company made a commitment to the community of south bend, accepted unions when other automobile manufacturers bitterly fought collective bargaining, and produced distinguished cars that still enjoy a loyal followingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehistory was characterized by an array of competing companiesoxfam books & music lichfield while the big three automobile companies came to dominate the industry, its early u"studebaker" explores managerial choice, corporate tradition, and the importance of ideas - not simply "market forces" - in shaping institutions in 20th-century america
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For sale are 2 hardback art books the life and works of constable by clarence jones the life and works of gainsborough by linda doeser lovely glossy pictures and details about the artists works of art
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The life and times of kings and queens collection, 18 book collection, editor antonia fraserbeautifully illustrated and ideal for anyone studying or has an interest in history of our kings and queenspages in very good condition, some of the sleeves show signs of wearcollection or can post for an additional cost
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford a chronicle of england's golden age of the late 16th century, recounting the life and times of the remarkable elizabeth i in a cycle of 6 playsbox set unused and in original cellophane packaging see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The life and times of king george v good condition apart from some damage to first page read more
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The life and times of king george v tothe story of seventy momentous years
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Hell's angel the life and times of sonny barger and the hell's angels motorcycle club by sonny barger (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Wounded by love the life and wisdom of saint porphyrios by elder porphyrios (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 life and times of english monarchsexcellent condition considering their ageall the books you see in the photopractically brand newany questions, please message me and i will do my best to answer (: collection onlya few are missing such as george iileeds 14, west yorkshire
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Christopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, d‘tamburlaine the greatplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignettescover with minor signs of use’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legmancatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copieswill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & tracewritten in or , the play is a milestone in elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexityotherwise the book is in very good conditionnote in ink on first endpaperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 ppwhereas the real timur was of turkic-mongolian ancestry and belonged to the nobility, for dramatic purposes marlowe depicts him as a scythian shepherd who rises to the rank of emperorstamp on half title pageit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam shop malmesbury the life and death of john mytton esq of halston shropshire the story of the regency rake and eccentric john mad jack mytton whose colourful life included being expelled twice from school and election as an mp when he spent only thirty minutes in the house of commons after finding the debates boring fourth edition published by george routledge and sons of the broadway ludgate hill red boards with black embossed sporting illustrations to front and spinetwo detached illustrations but both present preface to the first edition by nimrod with an introductory noticesee oxfam website for delivery information read more17 tissue protected aquatint sporting plates and frontispiece by h alken and t j rawlingsincludes notices of his hunting racing shooting driving and extravagant exploits by nimrodnimrod being the pseudonym of charles james apperley boards stained and edges bumpedspine worn at top and bottompage edges browned234 pages over four partsspotting and foxing to tissue guards and some pages but fair condition overallgilt title to front and spineformerly mp for shrewsbury high sheriff for the counties of salop and merioneth and major of the north shropshire yeomanry cavalrynames and addresses of two separate owners at front the address of one being on the subjects family seat of halston hall
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham based on robert martineau's "the office and work of a priest" which was written in the s, this guide is for those considering whether they have a call to the priesthood, and those newly ordained who are tackling a new job and want advice on how best to set about the many different aspects of parish lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurusthe sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only £10 read morethe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faith
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the third volume, published in , bound in blue boardsthere are a few white marks on the front board and signs of wear to the edges and corners and to the top and tail of the spinesome light tanning and some foxing to the textoxfam bookshop hexham covers the career of claverhouse from the accession of king james to the battle of killicrankie, and the death of dundee
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Dundee was called 'the devil dundee' but did he deserve this name? this is volume 2, published in and bound in blue boardsthere is some foxing and tanning and minor signs of wear to the edges and corners of the bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit exposes 'a vast amount of calumnious falsehood with which scotch fanaticism had debased the history of the country'oxfam bookshop hexham this book covers the period between the accession of charles 1st and the advent of king william
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moremcleavey's personal story is remarkable, but his contemporaries will recognise common themes: the religious upbringing, the struggle to be bohemian in repressive mid-century small town, the challenges of marriage and fatherhood, the dilemma of whether to stay or leave new zealand, and the need to make a markthe book is in very good, unmarked, clean condition and unclippedauthor jill trevelyan is a curator and award-winning writer specialising in twentieth century new zealand artoxfam bookshop witney the first biography of peter mcleavey, the charismatic, pioneering art dealer who since the s has shaped new zealand artfar more than a simple biography, this examines the growth and development of contemporary new zealand artthrough exclusive access to mcleavey's extensive and hitherto untapped archive of letters, diaries, exhibition files and more, this book offers insights into artists represented by mcleavey including: colin mccahon, toss woollaston, len lye, milan mrkusich, bill hammond, gordon walters, michael illingworth, robin white, richard killeen, john reynolds, yvonne todd and many more
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Oxfam shop cockermouth a definitive work on the principles and practice of maxicombustiongood condition with no marks or fading and the dust jacket is in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The topic deals with the complex story of the interdict from lecce with the behind-the-scenes action of city life in a period of struggles, skirmishes, insults, political, family and personal struggles, which involved guilty and innocent peopleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein excellent condition, crisp paperbased on the paper, the writing and binding date back to the early scatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableearly 18th century manuscriptour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesheets = pagesthe book does not feature the author’s name nor the date, but the texts end inin italian with notes partially in latinare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe deep contrast between ecclesiastical authority and the population was the cause of everything, and it led to the capture and deportation of bishop pignatelli out of the kingdom, and then the expulsion from the city of the vicar general scipione martirani, in addition to a prison sentence for the relatives of both! it will include the reduction of deductibles in favour of priests, the demolition of the mills held by the religious, the misery of a large part of the population, which demanded a better standard of living, information which are the factors that emerge from the analysis of the historical sources, kept so far only in the vatican archive
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Description a survey of the life of mozart from child prodigy to musical genius struggling against society's growing indifferencevery good condition: a book that has been read and does not look new, but is in good conditionkey features author(s)michael levey publisherlittle, brown book group date of publication language(s)english formatpaperback isbn- isbn- genrebiography: the arts
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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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