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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 itthe 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 planners' guardian'surprising and moving meditation on the advantages (and disadvantages) of an entirely fictional life'a wonderful celebration of the way reading enriches your life' karen joy fowler, bestselling author of we are all completely beside ourselves see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut the days of the bookshop and of the close community around it are numberedoxfam bookshop cheltenham a darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of bookshe's a sensitive, creative soul but misunderstoodnot 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
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 lettresare 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 storevolume 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 cmslight signs of wear on the coversplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe books have some library stamps and a vignette on each front coverthe books are in good conditionhalf bound in leathercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefast and secure shipping with tracking
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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitean x (), pariscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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" onthe trousers are black with a red stripe down the pant legthis possibly is the scottish fire and rescue servicesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop oxford this vintage marching band uniform is made of pure new wool, with thurston london suspenders
225 €
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Pogles wood was a bbc childrens tv series which was produced by oliver postgate with puppets by peter firminlovely nostalgic colourful drawings 2 pages are loss but all thereselling our original vintage pogles annual printed in great britain by purnell and sons ltdoriginal 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 fee
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 bagageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiartistieke opleiding tekenschool in anderlecht kunstacademie in brussel van montald, titz en dillensin 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)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein werd le chalutier beschermd als monumenttentoonstellingen société des artistes français brussel, galerie le roy salon , paris: “l’aïeul” , de panne, gemeente , oostende, mude villa werd in door de nabestaanden geschonken aan de gemeente die er een museum hebben ingerichtzee brussel, kmsk read morezee musea de panne, le chalutier oostende, mucatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegermaine, dochter van van den eyndewerkte als leraar: academie van anderlecht
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 catawiki16 folding plates„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 sociétéour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website37 folding plates, plates 31 and 44 are missing and have been replaced by a facsimile copyvolume ii; ) ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 catawikiwith many engravings“la mode illustréeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeadded are 3 patterns from june, august and december folio, cm weight kg read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebeautiful book with brown-speckled cover, black spine with gilt letteringcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
34 €
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] - paris, firmin didot frères éditeurs, parts in one volume / instalments collected in book form - 1st edition - frontispiece + + iv + 180 pp* eugène de froberville () was a french ethnographer, linguist and cartographer10 engravings outside the textour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store14 engravings outside the text* jacques mac carthy () was a french geographer, translator, printerîles 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 geographer* jean chrétien ferdinand hoefer () was a german-french physician and lexicographer120!) - table des matières 12 ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available* madagascar, bourbon, maurice, rodrigues, galéga, les séchelles, les almirante, etc?) shipping: carefully packaged and insured8+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 ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis lot contains: - première partie: îles africaines de la méditerranée - ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikil'univers; îles d'afrique [histoire et description de tous les peuples, de leurs réligions, moeurs, industrie, coutumes, etcwere bound after phardcover; 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 foxing* 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+163ppascal de castera-macaya d'avezac a
65 €
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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 catawikihalf-leather bindings - dimthe half-leather bindings show minor wear, especially on the boardsdimensions: cm combined weight: g read morelot includes: binding 1: volin some pages the tears are reinforced with paper stripssee pictures for a good impressionmagazines; l'illustration, journal universel - 52 issues - 2 bindings - complete volume, illustrated with numerous images (including of the crimea) in the text and full-page engravingsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: fair to goodplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 watermarkour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeillustrated by edy legrandl'ile des pingouins - la comédie de celui qui épousa une femme muettele génie latin - les poèmes du souvenirillustrated by maggie salcedo, woodcuts engraved by baudierœuvres complètes d'anatole france volume xvii: 332pples contes de tournebroche - les sept femmes de la barbe-bleuele petit pierre - la vie en fleursillustrated by carlègevolume xxiii: 600ppvolume xxi: 390ppvolume xviii: 495ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume xxiv: 456ppvolume xix: 356ppillustrated by emilien dufourplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiterabelais - auguste comte - pierre laffitelarge quarto paperback volumes, 27x20cm, under covers with flaps, set in lovely condition, light discolouration of some covers, insides in perfect conditionillustrated by mirandeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiparis, calmann-lévyla révolte des angeswoodcuts engraved by louis caillaudvolume xxii: 333ppweight of the set: 10kgpages d'histoire et de littérature
32 €
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The 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 nextoxfam shop sherwood glossy white boards with a witty illustration of sir lance-a-little and stanley the dragon that mimicks a mediaeval manuscripteven the horses are full of character! a very good copy of a charming children's book that gently mocks the world of the tourneylight foxing to the front endpapers and the occasional spot of foxing on some pages(a2) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the rear board stanley is entertained by a group of mermaidsvery good condition, with sharp corners and no more than a light scratch and one or two tiny nicks to the edgesthe very good, unclipped wrapper is lightly foxed; the top edge is worn but intact
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 catawikihalf-leather bindings - dimjanuary through vol xii - nothe half-leather bindings show minor wear, especially the boards and the top and bottom of the spine are slightly frayedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis lot contains: vol x - nomagazines; 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 placeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe pictures provide a good impressiondimensions: cm total weight: g read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledecember condition: fair to good
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)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume ii: 391ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirst 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'unfriction, 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)volume iii: 390ppvolume iv: 388ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehalf leather (publisher’s) binding with corners, adorned smooth spine, gilded fillets, brown leather title label, covers adorned with motifs known as “à écailles”, red edgescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume i: xii, 412pp
33 €
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Magazines; l'illustration, journal universel paris, typographie de firmin didot frèresare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume lacks a piece from the top of the spinehalf-leather bindings illustrated with numerous images inside the text and full-page engravings from the yearour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedecember condition of these three bindings: fair to gooddimensions: cm total weight: grams read morethe half-leather and cloth bindings show minor wear, especially on the boardsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume does have some scattered tears at the bottom of the pagesthe pictures provide a good impressionlot includes: vol 3 - novolume is a little loose in the binding53, 2 march to nocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
52 €
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Rare registered letter sent from clermont ferrand to mesnil saint firmin with three stamps noare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiregistered letters are uncommon; there may be one registered letter left for every ordinary lettersour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesee the photos, extremely rare to find i thinkplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein addition, this letter was never opened by the recipient because it was refused and returned to the sendercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 / londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: very good - leather bound, rubbing on edges, inscriptions from previous owners inside, french () & english () combined
(England)
19 €