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Sceptre, hardcover, first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop swanage historical novel by jake arnott signed without inscription by him on title page (see pic)
14 €
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Nice copy of first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame red cloth covered boards with title in gilt on cover and spine, and a gilt representation of stagmany further b/w photos and drawings throughouttext block clean and firmly boundfrontispiece photograph of hunters in a boat off shorefoxing on front and back inner covers onlyowners signature in ink on flyleaf, dated
50 €
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Signed copy of first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford in europe, the americans are pulling out their troops in a tide of isolationismbut there is much more at stake than anyone realises - and many more people on their trail than they can possibly evadehepton decides to investigate his friend's suspicions and his trail leads him to dreyfuss, the mi6, the american military, and back to his former girlfriend, jill, who is an up-and-coming journalist with the contacts and the courage to cover the storyin america, a space shuttle crashes on landing, killing all but one of the crew on-board: a british man named mike dreyfuss, who will become vilified by the us press and protestersa colleague of hepton's who suspects something strange is going on is signed off sick, and never comes backbritain, torn between loyalties to america and the continent, is caught betwixt and betweenhalfway across the world, martin hepton, an english ground control technician watches as they lose contact with the most advanced satellite in europe
24 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop wimbledon picasso theatre - must have for picasso lovers! fabric covered uk first edition
130 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop harrogate a classic and vintage ladybird book familiar to children from decades gone bygenerally in good condition with some slight shelf wear due to age
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Signed and dedicated copy of first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford hardback with green cloth cover and gold embossed letteringsome bumping to corners as illustrated in digital image
19 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport a biography of robert edwin peary, the first man to reach the north pole inslight browning and wear to page edges, otherwise text block cleanin general, good condition for its age, no highlighting or other notesblack and white photographs, including diary extract, in centre of book (see image 2 for example)for this biography, author john edward weems gained unrestricted access to peary's papers, including his diary and recorded observations of the journey to the north pole and backunclipped dust jacket shows some scuffs, wear and tear, and corner bumping, with brown spotting and discolouration to inside flaps
9 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst introduced to the west by the british orientalist henry thomas colebrooke, the yoga sutra was revived largely in europe and america, and predominantly in englishoxfam bookshop cotham hill first edition grey boards and spine with gilt embossed title to spine light shelf-wear to corners and top and bottom of spine but otherwise clean small marks to dust cover which is not price-clipped light bumps to edges of cover rough-cut pages are clean and bright with no marks, creases, or tears book and spine are bright and tight previous owner's pencil commentary to front end flap ("far outshines any since") consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, patanjali's yoga sutra is today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practicevirtually forgotten in india for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the west, the yoga sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status-and translated into more than forty languages-only in the course of the past forty yearsas david gordon white demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrectwhite retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins down through its heyday in the seventh through eleventh centuries, its gradual fall into obscurity, and its modern resurgence since the nineteenth centurywhite brings to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations-and misappropriations-of the yoga sutra led to its revered place in popular culture todaytracing the remarkable trajectory of this enigmatic work, white's exhaustively researched book also demonstrates why the yoga of india's past bears little resemblance to the yoga practiced today
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35 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read more" first edition, published inoxfam bookshop newport "in st just, the handsome young orator, who was also a statesman, poet and a soldier, will be found the noblest expression of all that the men of the (french) revolution were trying to achievesome monochrome photos, maps and illustrationsvery good condition for agedust jacket has some minor scuffs but has missing pieces from top of back cover (see image 2)no highlighting or other noteshence low price for this scarce item
29 €
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Published ; hardback first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresee image 2 for detailsoxfam bookshop newport "the sloop "willing griffin" was the smallest boat ever to take part in the singlehanded transatlantic race, one of the toughest ocean races in the worldmany monochrome photosd/j intact but scuffed on edgesblagden was also a jobbing actor who appeared in 'kidnapped' and 'swallows and amazons'signed by the author and dedicated to 'mr hunnybun'he made the east-west crossing in world record time for so small a boat"no highlighting or other notesdavid blagden, convinced of the seaworthiness of his boat, was certain he could make the crossing - persuasion of the race committee to let him enter was another mattera newspaper clipping from detailing his untimely death can be seen on image 3
60 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe spine of the book is heavily sun damaged (please see image)oxfam shop magdelen street 'a survey' by max beerbohm published in by william heinemann (first edition) the book is bound in its original deep purple cloth and gilt letteringlight foxing can also be seen on some pagesall pages in the book are heavily aged and tanneda moderate amount of wear, rubbing and staining can be seen on the cover and spineall things taken into account, the book is in a fair condition considering its age the edges of the paper are lined with gold gilt
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see oxfam website for delivery information read more a first edition, published by george allen & unwin inoxfam shop porthmadog i hold my aim: the story of how the royal air force was armed for war by group captain cbumping is light there is a brief owner inscription to front endpapergrey cloth boards with dark blue lettering to spine condition is goodthe original dust jacket is included but is heavily damaged with missing sections (see photograph)  features 16 full page black and white plates and several text illustrations and diagramstext and illustrations are clear throughoutthe boards are intact and, apart from the upper and lower portions of the spine, unfadedas expected for a book of this age, the book block is soiledthe binding is very tight and firmthe inner pages are lightly tanned with no signs of staining or foxingincluding glossary, measuring 14cm x 22cm
17 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe still could not see his destinationthis copy is a first mayflower original edition, published inoxfam books & music beaconsfield when chaos broke loose on the world, one man set out to found a new society in spacethe world was sickhe had been travelling through space for three yearsthe paperback book is in good condition for its age with a little shelfwear, sound binding and pages unmarked apart from some yellowingryan chilled his family and packed them in cold storage, and set out for a planet called munichryan was alone in space and he was beginning to crack upeveryone at everybody else's throatleaders, fuhrers, duces, prophets, visionaries, gurus, politicianshe would be in space for another two yearsalone in space with the dormant hibernating lives of the people he loved most, ryan aimed to colonise a new world - a new society, happier, healthier, saner and more decent
7 €
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Tabretts fine art, first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more231 of an edition of only 250oxfam bookshop swanage very rare limited edition of a volume on british artist david inshawcertificate of authentication included this is nosigned by both the author andrew lambirth and the subject, david inshaw (see pic)otherwise immaculatea very rare piecegood+ conditionsome staining on rear board (see pic)
60 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read morea first edition pocket size paperback copy published by the pentice press ltdoxfam shop wallington "the concise metric converter" by eplease see all photos for an accurate idea of the condition of this bookthere is a pencil inscription from a previous owner on the inside back pagebook measures 140x85mmcovers are in good condition, showing some minor wear, especially to the spinethere is some slight loosening of the spine, however all pages remain attachedbook is in good condition, with wear commensurate with age
9 €
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1 crime writer'mirror'quite simply, crime writing of the highest order'express'worthy of agatha christie at her best'scotsman see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music aberdeen hardback book with dust jacket signed by author in november first edition the classic lost thriller from the iconic number one bestseller* * * * *it always starts with a small liea gripping, page-turning suspense masterclass - available in print for the first time in nearly thirty yearsafter his friend suspects something strange going on at the launch facility where they both work - and then goes missing - martin hepton doesn't believe the official line of "long-term sick leave"the only hope he has is his ex-girlfriend jill watson - the only journalist who will believe his storybut neither of them can believe the puzzle they're piecing together - or just how shocking the secret is that everybody wants to stay hiddenthat's how you stop noticing the bigger onesrefusing to stop asking questions, he leaves his old life behind, aware that someone is shadowing his every move* * * * *'rankin is a master storyteller'guardian'great fiction, full stop'the times'ian rankin is a genius'lee child'one of britain's leading novelists in any genre'new statesman'a virtuoso of the craft'daily mail'rankin is a phenomenon'spectator'britain's no
19 €
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first published , we believe this to be a first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beaconsfield an illustrated children's story written and illustrated by fifteen year old jenifer fordthe hardback cover is worn but intactthe pages are clean apart from a little spottingthe binding is sound
20 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop harrogate a first edition, first impression copy of this novel about a boy growing up in a south yorkshire mining village during the second world wardustwrapper unclipped, slight edgeweargreen cloth, gilt; unmarked, spine ends lightly bumpedinternally unmarkedpage edges very lightly browned/foxed
17 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop harrogate a first edition, first impression copy of this novel set in malaysia and inscribed on the title page by the author ("for martin, hope you like it rani manicka")dustwrapper unclipped and unmarked, edges slightly curledyellow cloth, gilt; unmarkedinternally unmarked, page edges slightly browned
17 €
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A signed first edition in very good conditionpublished see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop harrogate their operations are deniablethe trail leads first to a hate cleric in a north london mosque, and his connections to a devout saudi prince with a taste for hookers, drugs and boozetheir skill is deadlysas hero danny black is recruited to an assassination squad directed to hunt down and kill terrorist cells in a gripping thriller from the man who knows what it's like at the front linebut it's not only when danny tracks down his target to a training camp in the yemen that he finds there may be a connection a hell of a lot closer to homethe suicide bomb strikes central london
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see oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst edition, first printing - indicated by the single number 1 on the copyright pageoxfam bookshop kingsbridge signed by author job mcgregor to the title page, without date or dedicationmeanwhile, there is work that must still be done: cows milked, fences repaired, stone cut, pints poured, beds made, sermons written, a pantomime rehearsed 'mcgregor writes with such grace and precision, with love even, about who and where we are, that he leaves behind all other writers of his generation' (sarah hall, author of the wolf border')an extraordinary novel of cumulative power and grace, reservoir 13 explores the rhythms of the natural world and the repeated human gift for violence, unfolding over thirteen years as the aftershocks of a stranger's tragedy refuse to subsidea teenage girl on holiday has gone missing in the hills at the heart of englandfrom the award-winning author of if nobody speaks of remarkable things, reservoir 13 tells the story of many lives haunted by one family's lossthe villagers are called up to join the search, fanning out across the moors as the police set up roadblocks and a crowd of news reporters descends on their usually quiet homebinding has a slight lean, and there are light surface marks to the unclipped dust jacket, otherwise in very good clean conditionmidwinter in the early years of this centurywinner of the costa novel award; longlisted for the man booker prize; shortlisted for the goldsmiths prizethe search for the missing girl goes on, but so does everyday life
9 €
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first english edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop swanage novel by albert memmitranslated by brian rhys , the onion press, hardcover good conditionneat library stamp "the cohen library, park avenue synagogue" in ffep and library voucher in rear (last stamp ) otherwise pages clean and bright
9 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read more one of the first english school anthologies of poetry, in an extremely handsome gilt decorated leather bindingoxfam shop magdelen street two volumes of 'elegant extracts or useful and entertaining pieces of poetry selected for the improvement of youth in speaking, reading, thinking, composing and in the conduct of lifebut he also wrote extensively on literature, and this work perhaps finds its source from his position as an educatorsmall inscription written in ink on title page as shownsticker damage and worn patches on front covers as shown knox, who compiled the extracts, was headmaster of tonbridge school, and notorious as a moralist and pacifist the extracts contain an extensive selection of contemporary literature for pupils of the time, which could be added to the classical texts already available, and aid in their linguistic and moral growthhe was controversial also for his support of womens rightsworm damage on end pages and some inner pages (not extensive) as shownfoxing on some of the inner pagesfoxing on flyleaf and end pages as shown
120 €
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oxfam bookshop cotham hill first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst printing grey boards with faux leather-bound-book look minor bumps to boards and spine near fine dust cover with minor creases at edges and corners not price-clipped pages are clean and bright with no creases, nicks, or tears binding is tight and straight late summeras the german army smashes deep into soviet russia and the defenders of the motherland retreat in disarray, a new bomber squadron arrives at a russian forward airbasein the deadly skies of the eastern front, they will become a legend- known, to friend and foe alike, as the night witchesfor the pilots of the 599th night bomber regiment are womenits crews will fly flimsy wooden biplanes on lethal night missions over german lines, risking fiery death as they fling themselves against the invader- but for these pilots, the consequences of capture will be even worse
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40 €
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oxfam bookshop cotham hill first editionfirst printing arguably the best of the luna brothers' work, the sword has good pacing and a plot set in modern day usa a pre-owned copy which has had very light use some rubbing to corners and marks to covers sticker residue to front cover pages are clean and bright with light nick to page edge half way through spine is uncreased and securely bound it was a day like any other for dara brighton, a promising young college student, until three strangers knocked on her door, looking for a unique sword, and destroyed her life! a modern day fantasy series from the creators behind ultra and girls! praised as the fusion of buffy the vampire slayer and kill bill! see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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9 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop kingsbridge from the limited edition collection, the great masterpieces of americathe scarlet letter is also available from oxfam kingsbridge, in the same limited editionaccording to the notes, the paper is a specially-milled offset laid book sheet in text shade - the name being derived from the year in which its formula was first conceivedbeautiful red-brown silk endpapersa few light nicks and marks to the gilt page edges, and some fading to the endpaper extremities, but all in all, an extremely attractive book which is a work of art in itself" janson typefaceseparate john brown's body leaflet included with notes from the editors a stunning edition, bound in black buffalo calf leather with intricate gilt decorations, raised spine bands, and gilt page edges, with a brown ribbon marker
19 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst edition, published inoxfam bookshop woodbridge an affectionate and unusual portrait of plymouth past and presentgrowing from a fishing hamlet to the port of elizabethan seamen and later the home of the naval dockyard, the city was practically obliterated during some of the fiercest bombing of the war in and has restored itself in a new central mapillustrated with black and white photographswritten by j c trewin, with a dedication to his son, writer and publisher ion trewin, from whose library this book has been gifted to us to selldust jacket edge worn and faded, cloth boards sound, pages clean and bright, with some light soiling to outside edges
9 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read morehutchinson, london, hardcover, first edition condition: very good condition for ageoxfam bookshop swanage undated but research suggest ca beautiful setno jacket as issuedsmall name in ffep of volume i and some foxing to endpapers but otherwise pages clean and the 300+ illustrations bright
29 €
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop stratford upon avon andre deutschfirst edition hardback with no d/j in very good condition - some light marking/ fading to boards/ spine otherwise book is finethe story of the rise and spectacular fall of the company set up by tory cabinet minister peter walker
9 €
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first edition number 141 of see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop pangbourne autographed certificate of authenticity included
14 €