Five hundred years ago
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Still an attractive row of now two hundred years old booksdédié au roi - five volumes, complete - louvain, vanlinthout and vandenzande, - d'après la seconde edition, revue, corrigee et augmentée - softcover, publisher’s covers, largely uncut or not cut at all, 14 x 22 cm12) tome iii, 650 ppthe leather of the spine extremities, along the hinges, and the cover corners have weargood quality paper, minor browning and light to sometimes moderate foxing, little dirtonly sporadic paper damagethe book blocks are broken, though take in consideration that the sections were only affixed at publication with a single stitchplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesupplemental and uniformly bound: the four volumes 'supplement' (complete)small list with other publications of the publisherthe top of volume 6 has been reinforced with a linen strip and the leather has been somewhat supplementedas far as i have been able to determine, completethe spines of the publisher’s covers have crumbled and are missing parts of mainly the extremitiesall covers have been slightly retouchedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume 1 misses the publisher’s front cover8) tome onzième, i-r, 482 pp9) tome douzième, r-z, 578 pp11) tome ii, 554 ppde feller - dictionnaire historique ou histoire abrégé des hommes qui sont un nom par le génie, les talens, les vertus, les erreurs, depuis le commencement du monde jusqu'a nos jours - nine of twelve volumes - paris/lyon, méquignon/guyot, - nouvelle édition - hardcover, gold decorated leather spine, gold lettered title labels in (original) green and red, marbled covers, yellow page edges, 14 x 21 cmthe leather spines have signs of ageing here and there, though are (except for the wear) in complete and intact condition10) tome i, xv, 562 pp13) tome iv, 676 ppall corners have been treated with pva glue to stop the delaminationa blemish here and thereour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesmall list of other publications by the publisherare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki6) tome neuvième, a-b, 331 pp(wikipedia: 'college hageveld is an atheneum and a former small seminary in heemstede' etcthe back cover of volume 12 had some more damage and the leather of the spine has some shortcomings at the top4) tome septième, p-r, 660 ppthe exterior is smudgythe hinges of volume 3 have been re-closed with the help of linen strips and damage at the top has been treated with pva gluethe leather has been repeatedly treated with lanolin for preservationgood quality paper, sometimes minor to moderate foxing, little dirtthe book blocks are in very good condition, are compact, firmly bound, smooth page edgessmall blemishes here and there on the covers7) tome dixième, c-h, 512 pp1) tome troisième, c-e, 703 pp14) tome v, 687 ppde saint-victor - tableau historique et pittoresque de paris, depuis les gaulois jusqu'a nos jours5) tome huitième, s-z, 725 ppin a generally good condition2) tome quatrième, f-h, 687 pptwo multi-volume french language historical worksprovenance: ex-library college hageveldeach volume has two or three ‘planches’ with little portraits of famous people3) tome sixième, m-o, 680 ppin short: possibly a ‘project’ of a few thousand pages with a good basecondition: in good condition considering the binding method
62 €
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Resprung by an east end professional using horse hair and with a new cow hide on the seat some twenty years ago, this classic sofa had a patch on its left arm when it came into the family over thirty five years ago and now the right arm needs the same care and attentionlarge, very deep, heavy, comforting, undeniably battered, with a few loose buttons on the back - it always attracts admirationan opportunity to acquire a true classic, only selling with great sadness as moving abroad
550 €
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five chairs & lovely carver chairthe chairs were re-upholstered with new woven straw about 15 years agoi inherited the furniture 25 years ago and have used it with love ever since, but we are remodelling our house and need a lighter tabletable: length 137cm (227cm when extended); width 84cm; height 73cmit's heavy, solid, and of excellent qualitywe are sure all of this can be sanded and polished awaythe extension sections slide out on solid rods from under a central anchored piece and fall snugly into placethe chairs are easier to carryi cannot date the set exactly but its companion piece, a jacobean-style dresser (not for sale) was recently valued about about £ when it needed an insurance repair, and at the time the estimated period was scarver chair 107cm high, seat 54cm (at widest point) x 43cmchairs 99cm high, seat 48cm (at widest point) x 40cmthe table comes apart into a complete base section and three surface sectionsthe central panel/surface has seen some action and so is paler than the darkly-varnished extension panels, having been slowly 'sanded' by use, and there are a few scratches to this section and one significant dark cup-ring
300 €
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According to the boston consulting group's fascinating complexity index, business complexity has increased sixfold during the past sixty yearsbased on social sciences (notably economics, game theory, and organisational sociology) and the boston consulting group's work with more than five hundred companies in more than forty countries and in various industries, authors yves morieux and peter tollman recommend six simple rules to manage complexity without getting complicatedshowing why the rules work and how to put them into practice, morieux and tollman give managers a much-needed tool to reinvigorate people in the face of seemingly endless complexityas a result, you will improve productivity, innovate more, reengage your workforce, and seize opportunities to create competitive advantageit's time to manage complexity betteroxfam books & music perth new tools for managing complexity does your organisation manage complexity by making things more complicated? if so, you are not aloneand, all the while, organisational complicatedness that is, the number of structures, processes, committees, decision-making forums, and systems has increased by a whopping factor of thirty-fivein their attempt to respond to the increasingly complex performance requirements they face, company leaders have created an organisational labyrinth that makes it more and more difficult to improve productivity and to pursue innovationthis book shows you how and explains the implications for designing and leading organisationsit also disengages and demotivates the workforceemploy these six simple rules to foster autonomy and cooperation and to effectively handle business complexitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded are detailed examples from companies that have achieved a multiplicative effect on performance by using themclearly it's time for leaders to stop trying to manage complexity with their traditional tools and instead better leverage employees' intelligencethe way to manage complexity, the authors argue, is neither with the hard solutions of another era nor with the soft solutions such as team building and feel-good people initiatives" that often follow in their wake
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The significance of this voluminous study, running into more than five hundred pages, lies in its exposition of a new realm of material, hitherto unknown and the new insights it provides into the dynamics of the tamil liberation strugglewith the collapse of non-violent struggles, the tamil national movement underwent organisational transformation leading to the birth and growth of the armed resistance campaign spearheaded by the liberation tigers of tamil eelam (ltte)in this context, the author presents an illuminating study of the early military history of the organisation up to the racial holocaust of julysurveying the entire spectrum of the struggle, mr balasingham points out that non-violent struggles of the early stages generated the spirit of tamil nationalism and mobilised the tamil people into a collective national force, poised against the repressive sri lankan statemr balasingham also devotes a lengthy chapter analysing the ramifications of the indian intervention in sri lanka and the crucial role played by the ltte during that turbulent period frombased on his personal experience, mr balasingham offers a critical elucidation of all peace efforts the ltte participated in, from thimpu talks to the recent norwegian facilitated negotiationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop kingston upon thames the tamil national struggle, which spans a period of fifty years, has taken different forms at different times conditioned by the intensity of state repression and by the mode of tamil resistance
50 €
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Bought this couple of years ago but only ever used three timesdecided to stick to woodturning, so never used since! cost me over six hundred £s newcomes complete with thread cutting cogs which have never come out of bagcannot find instruction manual but that can be obtained online read more
400 €
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I had this made for my very wide, broad, short-backed cob through marti friddle at hundred oaks saddlery, usa, a few years ago, one of the last before she retiredit's based on a western tree, designed to be ridden where it puts you, not like a traditional english saddledue to a back injury which has affected my balance it has had very little use and is in excellent conditionmy horse's cross-saddle is " d-d to give an idea of sizing
1300 €
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I had this made for my very wide, short-backed cob through marti friddle (a recognised authority on sidesaddle riding in america) at hundred oaks saddlery a few years ago, one of the last before she retiredmy cross-saddle is " d-d to give an idea of sizingshe recommended this design for horses such as mine where a normal sidesaddle just won't stay put! due to a back injury which has affected my balance it has had very little use and is in excellent conditionit's slightly different to a traditional english saddle, designed to be ridden where it puts youmy horse is very sensitive to weight aids but had no problems with me riding on this saddle
1300 €
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'crystal skull' sees daniel disappear after finding a skull which was first discovered by his grandfather many years agoin 'a hundred days' stargate is destroyed by wayward meteors, leaving the sg1 team stranded on the planet edora with no way back homeoxfam shop kendal the complete third season of the popular sci-fi series'foothold' sees general hammond conspire with dr frasier and a pair of aliens after the entire team is rendered unconscious'point of view' sees sg1 visited by alternative versions of carter and kawalsky, who come from a parallel universe in which earth has been taken over by the goa'uld'deadman's switch' has the sg1 crew captured by a bounty hunter while on a routine mission'demons' finds the team in trouble when they get mistaken for demons by a medieval civilisationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'fair game' has carter attempt to expose thor's double-dealings with the goa'uld when the latter plan an attack on earth'pretense' has the sg1 team attend a 'triad' ceremony on the planet tollan, only to discover that this is a front for the trial of their friend, skaara'legacy' finds the sg1 team forced to make an enormous sacrifice when they discover a deadly parasitein 'into the fire' the sg1 team are taken prisoner on hathor's world, and it is left to hammond and teal'c to formulate a rescue plan'jolinar's memories' finds the team attempting to rescue major carter's father, who has been captured and imprisoned on a moon which has been converted into a literal hell'shades of grey' sees o'neill suspended by hammond after stealing a weapon from tollanain 'learning curve' jack o'neill disobeys orders when he attempts to save the twelve-year-old merrin from being used by the orbanians for memory storage'past and present' has the sg1 team visit an amnesiac planet, where jackson becomes attracted to a brilliant and mysterious young woman called ke'ra'new ground' has the sg1 team trigger off a war between two cultures when they visit a new planetin 'rules of engagement' the sg1 team comes to the assistance of a unit it believes to be the missing sg11 squadron'forever in a day' sees daniel jackson reunited with his wife, though this has a damaging effect on his friendship with teal'c'seth' sees the crew attempting to track down an ancient goa'uld who is on earth posing as a religious leaderin 'the devil you know' the sg1 team are tortured for information when they are taken hostage by one of the denizens of hellfinally, in 'nemesis', o'neill is kidnapped by the asgard and taken to a ship full of tiny metallic creatures who are on their way to destroy the planet earth'urgo' finds the team implanted with alien spores which enable them to see a strange creature called urgo, who claims to be their friend'maternal instinct' finds daniel attempting to save a mystical child from two warring factions
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"lionel and clarissa" and "a hundred years old" are duplicatescondition: mostly good and very good considering their ago and thin paper95 delivery charge does not apply to this itemoxfam shop didsbury 7 programmes from the lyric theatre londonthere is no additional charge for postage for this item whether bought on its own or as part of a larger order"the duenna" is not a duplicate - they are the same play produced in two different seasons, and , with different casts 6 are s, 1 ispaper discoloured with age as you would expectalthough listed as 'courier', this item will actually be sent by royal mail 2nd class - no signature requiredsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea few rips and tears here and there
9 €
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Edmunds nine hundred thousand years ago, something wiped out the amarantinoxfam books & music bury stfor brilliant but ruthless scientist dan sylveste, it's more than merelty intellectual curiosity - and he will stop at nothing to get at the truthfor the human colonists now settling the amarantin homeworld resurgam, it's of little more than academic interest, even after the discovery of a long-hidden, almost perfect amarantin city and a colossal statue of a winged amarantinsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeven if the truth costs him everythingbut the amarantin were wiped out for a reason, and that danger is closer and greater than even syveste imagines
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This delightful collection of country curiosities shows rural life in the raw a hundred or more years agoclassic writing on the idyllic british countryside, wodehousian ruminations on fishing and golf, and moving accounts of beloved (and unusual) petsflitting from observations on cheese rolling in gloucestershire to smuggling silk in sussex, from shakespeare's avon to the vanishing sign language of country trampswithin these lovely pages there will indeed be something for everyonewith a highly entertaining blend of expert views and humorous asides, curious observationsis a perfect christmas giftsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop bridgnorth 'not a cosy series of reminiscences but a slice of bygone realityhugely enjoyable, a real eye-opener and surprisingly useful!' alan titchmarsh a perfectly formed and beautifully presented collection of titbits from the ever-surprising pages of country lifeand all by way of a charming rumination on the origins of the simnel cake
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I bought it a few years ago which it costs me hundred euroif you are interested in it, just leave me a messageit is in great conditioncheers! read more
39 €
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Bought from ikea 6 years agothink i paid a few hundredgood condition few minor scratches read morereally don't want to part but downsizing and no space for it
50 €
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Pec dec / shoulder press / leg crunch, all in decent condition, selling due to lack of use, bought a few years ago for just shy of £, viewings are welcome, rip on the shoulder press seating, but not major, if in doubt you’re welcome to come and view before buying, as thy are all sold as seen, but there a hundred percent in good working condition read more
350 €
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Ceiling chandelier five arms with crystal drops,bought from harrods five years ago, drop is 56 cm (22ins) & width is 39 cm (15ins) beautiful condition (£150) read more
150 €
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Ceiling chandelier five arms with crystal drops,bought from harrods five years ago, drop is 56 cm (22ins) & width is 39 cm (15ins) beautiful condition £200 read more
200 €
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As a journalist, she's spent the past few years chasing the big scoops - no matter the consequencesat a loss, kitty finds distraction in a list of one hundred names her late mentor and boss, constance, has left herkitty's been given one final chance, the most important assignment of her life - to write the story behind the one hundred names as a tribute piece to constanceoxfam bookshop cheltenham the uplifting and captivating new novel from the worldwide bestseller cecelia ahernkitty logan has lost her wayas she tracks down the people on the list and tries to work out what connects them, kitty meets some extraordinary peoplewhen she makes a terrible mistake, she finds herself mired in scandal, her career implodes and even her personal relationships are tested to the limitscan these strangers' stories help her finally understand her own? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop colne road twelve yearsdetective constable ash henderson has a dark secret five years ago his daughter, rebecca, went missing on the eve of her thirteenth birthdayevery year another card: each one worse than the lastand he's sacrificed too much to give up before his daughter's murderer gets what he deservesthirteen will be unlucky for somethe tabloids call him 'the birthday boy'1 bestselling crime thriller from the award-winning stuart macbridehe's been snatching girls for twelve years, always just before their thirteenth birthday, killing them slowly, then torturing their families with his homemade cardsa bloody, brilliant and brutal story of murder, kidnap and revengetwelve dead girlssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea year later the first card arrived: home-made, with a polaroid picture stuck to the front - rebecca, strapped to a chair, gagged and terrifiedbut ash hasn't told anyone what really happened to rebecca - they all think she ran away - because if anyone finds out, he'll be taken off the investigation
4 €
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five stock bookseverything is cancelledare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifilled with a total of 300 blocks, souvenir sheets from various countriescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableeverything is depictedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease view the photos to form a good impressionlots of beautiful topical issuesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeregistered shipping
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Oxfam shop colne road in , the "guardian's" much-loved country diary column is a hundred years old, and to commemorate the anniversary martin wainwright has compiled a collection of the best of a century's writingthere are also diaries written by a leading suffragette, one of rupert brooke's mistresses, and even one of the "guardian's" printers! and martin wainwright (who also edited "a lifetime of mountains") has found diaries to reflect the changing of the countryside over a hundred years: from the prevalence of owls in first world war trenches full of vermin to the plant surveys of second world war bombsiteswhere harry griffin's "a lifetime of mountains", aurum's first and extremely successful collaboration with guardian books, was essentially a collection of writing about the lake district, this new book covers the landscape of the whole of the united kingdom, from wales to northern ireland, scotland to norfolkalso the country diary column has consistently attracted some of britain's best writers on natural history and the countryside: jim perrin the mountaineering writer, whose biography of don whillans won the boardman-tasker award, writes the dispatches from snowdonia; mark cocker, author of the bestselling "birds britannica", writes the country diary from norfolkname to endpaper see oxfam website for delivery information read more
5 €
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Three lockable drawers across the top, and five drawers across pedestals, approx 35 years old refurbished 20 years ago including new leather top, and re-staining to woodreproduction antique georgian style twin pedestal desk in yew wood with green leather inset top, with gold toolingcollection only read morecomes in three pieces for easy transportationexcellent condition, never used as a working desk, so very little wear and tear marks
260 €
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It is top quality pendle manufacture and cost £254 five years agoit has not been used for about 3 years and previously was only used about twice a year for holidays with 2 electric bikesso please note that it is kept at new romney, kentonce fitted you cannot, of course, use the tow bar for towing, but fitting is quick and easy and the buyer will be shown how to do itthis is a tow bar mounted bike rack, specially designed to take 2 heavier electric bikes up to 25 kgs eachi am selling it for a cycling friend who does not use computersit includes a lighting unit which plugs into your existing tow bar plug and all the original fixing straps for the bikesthe buyer will be given his telephone number to arrange cash on collection
50 €
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10" extras miles/speedo clock, rear light i purchased this bike some years ago for my wife, i think it was used once, twice tops it has probably covered no more that twenty five milesit has just been cluttering my garage for years, it is in very good condition a quality bike that was quite expensivev brake front disc and normal block brake to rear suspension front and rear schurmann wheels, 26" x 2barracuda showdown mountain bike blue and silver mountain bike, 21 speed, cera shimano gearsanyone wanting a great bike needs to see this, and the weather is just right, the price is open to a near offer
90 €
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10” extras miles/speedo clock, rear light i purchased this bike some years ago for my wife, i think it was used once, twice tops it has probably covered no more that twenty five milesv brake front disc and normal block brake to rear suspension front and rear schurmann wheels, 26” x 2it has just been cluttering my garage for years, it is in very good condition a quality bike that was quite expensiveanyone wanting a great bike needs to see this, and the weather is just right, read morebarracuda showdown mountain bike blue and silver mountain bike, 21 speed, cera shimano gears
90 €
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It was purchased about five years ago and hasn't seen the light of day for the past two yearsit has no tears of rips but has had one small repair to the rooffor sale is our sunncamp swift porch awning 225cm deep 220cm wideit is a handy little awning which will fit most caravans and is perfect for weekend useit has been taken from its bag today and checked and is all in orderit comes with all its poles and ropes etc etcit is in used condition
20 €
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Design is rustic and weathered as it has been in garden for about four(4) years since purchase from the kent show ground about four years ago for over £200 it's about 6 foot long and seats five aprox - no backrest it is just a bencha bargain at this pricesolid oak wood bench seat made from one length of oak tree wood
95 €
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Britax advansafix btx in dark grape, bought from the in car safety centre in milton keynes 5 years ago, for £280the five point harness system can be used up to 25kg, unlike most other seats which make you swap to the seatbelt when the child is much youngerattaches to the car using the car seatbelt, isofix points and top tether to make it extra secure and stablefrom a smoke free home, but we do have dogs and catsthis seat was permanently fixed in our car for about 4 and a half years, harldy ever taken out during that period, so hasn't been bashed around at allall covers are removeable and have just been washedthis is a heavy, robust seatonly selling as our daughter has outgrown itit is in very good condition, minimal wear although the fabric is slightly faded as might be expected from being in a car for so long
60 €
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Originally purchased five years ago (one careful owner!) but still in excellent conditioncot features a cot-top changing table on sliding rails - great for space-savingalso happy to include plastic 3-drawer cabinetfull set of original instructions includedone of the plastic teething guards has a crack in it but doesn’t affect usefully dismantled and ready for collection from west readingall in a ‘distressed oak’ finish and feels very sturdycheap but functional (from lidl), cute elephant design, great for storing medicines, toys, nappies etccontact me for more pics£200 the lot or make me an offer for individual itemsno noticeable marks, dents or scratcheshappy to sell as a set or individuallywidth 80cm, height 28cm, total depth 18cm, shelf depth 15cmmattress included should you want itmatching shelf is heavy duty, perfect for displaying a number of items on shelf and the frame itself56cm widest width, rail length 50cm, depth of feet 48cm, height cmtotal length 150cm, depth 78cm, height of toddler bed 30lots more pics of all options available! hanging rail perfect for putting nice outfits, fancy dress, coats etc on display when a full size wardrobe is not requiredalso includes a trundle storage drawer with wheels, perfect for storing beddingheight 62cm, depth 41cm, width 39cmtutti bambini cot/toddler bed for sale with matching hanging rail and shelfbed is suitable from approx 0-6 years; converts from high-sided cot with bars and adjustable height base (you lower it as they grow), to toddler bed, with option of retaining high-sided ends to form a day bed
150 €
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Originally purchased five years ago (one careful owner!) but still in excellent conditioncot features a cot-top changing table on sliding rails - great for space-savingalso happy to include plastic 3-drawer cabinettutti bambini cot/toddler bed for sale with matching shelfheight 62cm, depth 41cm, width 39cmwidth 80cm, height 28cm, total depth 18cm, shelf depth 15cmfull set of original instructions includedcheap but functional (from lidl), cute elephant design, great for storing medicines, toys, nappies etcfully dismantled and ready for collection from west readingmattress included should you want itcontact me for more picsmatching shelf is heavy duty, perfect for displaying a number of items on shelf and the frame itself£100 the lot or make me an offer for individual itemsno noticeable marks, dents or scratchesone of the plastic teething guards has a crack in it but doesn’t affect usetotal length 150cm, depth 78cm, height of toddler bed 30bed is suitable from approx 0-6 years; converts from high-sided cot with bars and adjustable height base (you lower it as they grow), to toddler bed, with option of retaining high-sided ends to form a day bedalso includes a trundle storage drawer with wheels, perfect for storing beddingall in a ‘distressed oak’ finish and feels very sturdy
100 €