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Because firmin is a ratfirmin is born in the basement of a ramshackle old bookstoreeloquent and witty, firmin speaks for the book-loving rodent in all of usas firmin navigates the shadowy streets of his decaying area, looking for understanding, his excitement, loneliness, fear, and self-consciousness become remarkably human and undeniably touchingfirmin may be a rat - poisoned by people he thinks are his friends - but his imagination soars as high as that of any humanbrilliantly original and richly allegorical, firmin is brimming with charm and wistful longing for a world that understands the redemptive power of literature and treasures its seedy theaters, one-of-a-kind characters, and cluttered bookshopsfirmin soon realizes his source of nourishment has given him the ability to read and this discovery fills him with an insatiable hunger for literature and a very unratlike sense of the world and his place in ithe's a sensitive, creative soul but misunderstoodbut the days of the bookshop and of the close community around it are numberednot only that, but as the runt of the litter, he is forced to compete for food and ends up chewing on the books that surround him' guardian'surprising and moving meditation on the advantages (and disadvantages) of an entirely fictional life' karen joy fowler, bestselling author of we are all completely beside ourselves see oxfam website for delivery information read more'a wonderful celebration of the way reading enriches your lifethe area has been marked out for 'urban regeneration' and soon the faded glory of the bookshop, the small local theatre, the unique shops and small cafes will face the bulldozers and urban plannersoxfam bookshop cheltenham a darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of books
2 €
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Paris, librairie firmin didot frères, fils et cieencyclopédie de famille repertoire général des connaissances usuelles publié par mm firmin didot frères, avec le concours de savants, d'artistes et de gens de lettresthe books have some library stamps and a vignette on each front coverhalf bound in leatherare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikislight signs of wear on the coversvolume 1: aaron - arbre volume 2: arbre à cire - biberach volume 3: bible - carébarie volume 4: carême - cloporte volume 5: clotaire i ier - déni de justice volume 6: denier - espagne volume 7: espagnolette - germanicus volume 8: germanie - ixion volume 9: jabot - médoc volume 10: méduse - perdrix volume 11: père - sarcophage volume 12: sardigne - zwingle weighs 7 kg and measures 20 x 13 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefast and secure shipping with trackingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe books are in good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
32 €
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Complete in 4 volumes in-12, xii-412pp - 390pp - 388pp - 387pp, full sheepskin binding of period, smooth back adorned with title piece and volume in red leather - edition stereotype, according to the process of firmin didot - worn binding, blunt corners, if not bindings pleasant, good condition of the printing and foundry stereotypes pierre didot l’ainé, and firmin didotare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablean x (), parisplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
38 €
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This book by sas soldier rusty firmin tells the story of his 15yrs spent with this elite unit and the actions he took part in over those years and makes a great read book is in good condition
1 €
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Complete set of figurines from the oliver postgate and peter firmin television serieslimited edition with original boxes
125 €
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The jacket has decorated firmin & sons buttons with the initialism "sfrs" onsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis possibly is the scottish fire and rescue serviceoxfam shop oxford this vintage marching band uniform is made of pure new wool, with thurston london suspendersthe trousers are black with a red stripe down the pant leg
225 €
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Pogles wood was a bbc childrens tv series which was produced by oliver postgate with puppets by peter firminoriginal price tag still there no pen marks but the first 7 pages have hole punch marks from when we're childrencan post for a small feelovely nostalgic colourful drawings 2 pages are loss but all thereselling our original vintage pogles annual printed in great britain by purnell and sons ltd
8 €
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Having a clear out selling our original vintage classic childrens collectable books an extra large hardback copy of orlando the marmalade cat by kathleen hale lovely illustrations through out with original dust jacket see pics in lovely condition and arthur the white cat by ernest dudley beautiful drawings throughout the book with original dust jacket an original s edition see pics and from the days of peter firmin an original edition of the pogles annual, the days before children had computers, hours of nostalgic readingselling all 3 together for only ÂŁ10 can post recorded delivery for ÂŁ4
10 €
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Louis van den eynde, van hetzelfde geboortejaar als léon spilliaet, pablo picasso, behoorde tot de grote groep traditionele kunstenaars begin 20e eeuw: emile bulcke, alfred bastien, fernand toussaint, louis clesse, charles swyncop, hubert glansdorff, firmin baes… was volledig doordrongen vd klassieke academische idealen: realisme & goede technische bagagede villa werd in door de nabestaanden geschonken aan de gemeente die er een museum hebben ingerichtin werd le chalutier beschermd als monumentzee brussel, kmsk read moreare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableartistieke opleiding tekenschool in anderlecht kunstacademie in brussel van montald, titz en dillenswerkte als leraar: academie van anderlechtin de panne liet hij in in de dumontwijk een villa met de naam le chalutier bouwen met een ruim en luchtig atelier architect dumont en gaston remy)germaine, dochter van van den eyndetentoonstellingen société des artistes français brussel, galerie le roy salon , paris: “l’aïeul” , de panne, gemeente , oostende, muzee musea de panne, le chalutier oostende, muplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
92 €
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” paris, firmin didot, volumes, recently bound half-leather bindings with gilt titles on the spinesprony, gaspard-marie riche baron deare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki37 folding plates, plates 31 and 44 are missing and have been replaced by a facsimile copyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store„nouvelle architecture hydraulique, contenant l’art d’élever l’eau au moyen de différentes machines, de construire dans ce fluide, de le diriger, et généralement de l’appliquer, de diverses manières, aux besoins de la sociétécatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume ii; ) ppin good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website16 folding plates
152 €
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Published in pages written by oliver postgate illustrated by peter firmin see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music aberdeen this book celebrates the 30th anniversary of the printing of the first noggin book
14 €
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Journal de la famille” 52 weekly newspapers in black-and-white librairie de firmin didot et cie, parisare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableadded are 3 patterns from june, august and december folio, cm weight kg read morebeautiful book with brown-speckled cover, black spine with gilt lettering“la mode illustréewith many engravingsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
34 €
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] - paris, firmin didot frères éditeurs, parts in one volume / instalments collected in book form - 1st edition - frontispiece + + iv + 180 pphardcover; half-leather binding with marbled boards and endpapers, two leather letter pieces on the spine (title & name of series) - cm - good copy; reading fold, front cover loose (in the past reattached with tape - photo), ex-libris on endpaper, occasional foxing8+4 engravings outside the text * îlots du littoral libyen, les syrtiques, îles pélagiennes, malte et le goze - seconde partie: îles africaines de l'océan atlantique - 300 pp* madagascar, bourbon, maurice, rodrigues, galéga, les séchelles, les almirante, etc* jacques mac carthy () was a french geographer, translator, printer?) shipping: carefully packaged and insured* frédéric lacroix () * victor charlier (* archipel des açores, archipel de madère, archipel des canaries, îles du cap-vert, archipel de guinée, les sporades de l'atlantique - troisième partie: îles africaines de la mer des indes - iv+163p10 engravings outside the textare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis lot contains: - première partie: îles africaines de la méditerranée - pppascal de castera-macaya d'avezac aour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store* eugène de froberville () was a french ethnographer, linguist and cartographerl'univers; îles d'afrique [histoire et description de tous les peuples, de leurs réligions, moeurs, industrie, coutumes, etc120!) - table des matières 12 pp14 engravings outside the textîles arabes, îles du mer érythrée * marie-armand pascal de castera-macaya d'avezac () was a french archivist (of the archives of the navy and colonies) and geographerwere bound after pcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available* jean chrétien ferdinand hoefer () was a german-french physician and lexicographerplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
65 €
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L'illustration, journal universel - 52 issues - paris, typographie de firmin didot frèresmagazines; l'illustration, journal universel - 52 issues - 2 bindings - complete volume, illustrated with numerous images (including of the crimea) in the text and full-page engravingsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin some pages the tears are reinforced with paper stripssee pictures for a good impressionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions: cm combined weight: g read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecondition: fair to goodhalf-leather bindings - dimlot includes: binding 1: volplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe half-leather bindings show minor wear, especially on the boards
46 €
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Edition composed in firmin didot typeface from the deberny-peignot foundries, the machine made hollande paper was specially made by van gelder zonen and bears the signature of anatole france as a watermarkparis, calmann-lévyvolume xix: 356ppvolume xxiii: 600ppl'ile des pingouins - la comédie de celui qui épousa une femme muettevolume xxii: 333ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwoodcuts engraved by louis caillaudœuvres complètes d'anatole france volume xvii: 332pple génie latin - les poèmes du souvenirlarge quarto paperback volumes, 27x20cm, under covers with flaps, set in lovely condition, light discolouration of some covers, insides in perfect conditionvolume xxi: 390ppweight of the set: 10kgillustrated by carlègeillustrated by edy legrandillustrated by miranderabelais - auguste comte - pierre laffiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepages d'histoire et de littératurevolume xxiv: 456ppla révolte des angesvolume xviii: 495ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablele petit pierre - la vie en fleursles contes de tournebroche - les sept femmes de la barbe-bleueillustrated by maggie salcedo, woodcuts engraved by baudierillustrated by emilien dufourplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
32 €
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Even the horses are full of character! a very good copy of a charming children's book that gently mocks the world of the tourneyoxfam shop sherwood glossy white boards with a witty illustration of sir lance-a-little and stanley the dragon that mimicks a mediaeval manuscript(a2) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the rear board stanley is entertained by a group of mermaidsthe story in verse of the shy sir lance-a-little who finally wins a maiden with the help of the gentle dragon, delightfully enhanced by the quirky illustrations by peter firmin, in full colour on one double page and in ink and wash on the nextthe very good, unclipped wrapper is lightly foxed; the top edge is worn but intactvery good condition, with sharp corners and no more than a light scratch and one or two tiny nicks to the edgeslight foxing to the front endpapers and the occasional spot of foxing on some pages
9 €
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L'illustration, journal universel - 52 issues - paris, typographie de firmin didot frèresare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikijanuary through vol xii - nothis lot contains: vol x - noour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe half-leather bindings show minor wear, especially the boards and the top and bottom of the spine are slightly frayedthe pictures provide a good impressionhalf-leather bindings - dimdecember condition: fair to goodmagazines; l'illustration, journal universel - 52 issues complete volume, illustrated with numerous images in the text and full-page engravings from the year in which many revolutions in europe took placedimensions: cm total weight: g read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
43 €
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Essais de michel seigneur de montaigne: a paris, de l'imprimerie et de la fonderie stéréotypes de pierre didot l'aîné, et de firmin didot, an x ( (complete)volume iii: 390pphalf leather (publisher’s) binding with corners, adorned smooth spine, gilded fillets, brown leather title label, covers adorned with motifs known as “à écailles”, red edgesvolume i: xii, 412ppvolume iv: 388ppare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefirst edition, published after the bordeaux manuscripts, stereotype edition, notes, sources and vocabulary at the bottom of the pages, at the end of volume 4 are the letters by michel de montaigne and the treatise servitude volontaire ou le contr'unvolume ii: 391ppfriction, signs of wear (nothing serious) on the corners (blunt, lightly compacted) and borders; signs of wear on the leather at the head and tail (nothing serious); inside: lightly soiled from use (nothing serious); bookplate (see photos)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
33 €
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Magazines; l'illustration, journal universel paris, typographie de firmin didot frèresdecember condition of these three bindings: fair to goodhalf-leather bindings illustrated with numerous images inside the text and full-page engravings from the year53, 2 march to noare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume is a little loose in the bindingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe half-leather and cloth bindings show minor wear, especially on the boardsvolume does have some scattered tears at the bottom of the pagesvolume lacks a piece from the top of the spinethe pictures provide a good impressiondimensions: cm total weight: grams read morelot includes: vol 3 - noplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
52 €
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Rare registered letter sent from clermont ferrand to mesnil saint firmin with three stamps nosee the photos, extremely rare to find i thinkare 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 storeregistered letters are uncommon; there may be one registered letter left for every ordinary letterscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein addition, this letter was never opened by the recipient because it was refused and returned to the senderplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
54 €
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Oxfam bookshop clifton duc de la rochefoucauld - maximes et reflexions morales / maxims and moral reflections ()Â pierre didot et firmin didot / effingham wilson, paris / londoncondition: very good - leather bound, rubbing on edges, inscriptions from previous owners inside, french () & english () combinedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
(England)
19 €