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  • Oxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentswhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentthe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off inbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europethe successful bidder was fred fthe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgraviafrom to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forceshowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, inconceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess annefrench, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker villagedolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 years

    6 €

  • Harry potter: a history of magic by jharry potter: a history of magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between bloomsbury, jbook condition: as new - clean covers, tightly bound, no imperfections inside and outside, clean throughoutit promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry - from alchemy and potions classes through to herbology and care of magical creatures  see oxfam website for delivery information read morerowling's magical inventions alongside their cultural and historical forebearsreaders will be able to pore over ancient spell books, amazing illuminated scrolls that reveal the secret of the elixir of life, vials of dragon's blood, mandrake roots, painted centaurs and a genuine witch's broomstick, in a book that shows jthis is the ultimate gift for harry potter fans, curious minds, big imaginations, bibliophiles and readers around the world who missed out on the chance to see the exhibition in personeach chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the british library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the harry potter archiverowling and the brilliant curators of the british librarypublished by bloomsbury october pprowling, bloomsbury and the british librarythere's also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition - absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from steve backshall, the reverend richard coles, owen davies, julia eccleshare, roger highfield, steve kloves, lucy mangan, anna pavord and tim peake, who offer a personal perspective on their magical theme

    (England)

    5 €

  • " what are myths? how have they evolved? and, why do we still so desperately need them? the history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"human beings have always been mythmakersarmstrong takes us from the palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the 'great western transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by scienceheralding a major series of retellings of international myths by authors from around the world, armstrong's characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense - and why we dismiss it only at our perilmyths help us make sense of the universeoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street signed by the author! some wear to dustjacket - rubbing wear to corners and small marks on front cover, along with discolouration/shelf-wear "karen armstrong is one of britain's most renowned religious and social commentators

    15 €

  • Purnells history of the second world warcomplete set of all 24 volumes of this definitive history serieshoused in three bespoke upvc slip folders

    99 €

  • Selling these two old history books of englandÂŁ25 the story of the british race by munro, john the history of england from the accession of james the second vol i lord macaulay

    25 €

  • It's a 50th anniversary history"john keegan's history of the 2nd world war7 newspaper histories (part 6 is missing, sorry)part 7 is a reprint of the daily telegraph announcement of war - 4th sept" (delivery quite possible but needs costing first)

    4 €

  • A huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht clubeastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred yearsoxfam books & music fareham chambers, gillian1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club inforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong kongwith a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath thatchapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course ahead(hong kong: the club, )4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein excellent, hardly-read used conditionintroduction by vic locke, commodorewith bibliography and lots of photographs

    17 €

  • A complete set of eight books in large format, the history of britain series published by heinemann in , all in excellent conditionthe eight books series chronicles the history of britain from the saxons and the vikings through to modern britain with 48 pages perbook which include lavish full colour illustrationsformat size (each book): 28 cmwill post or collection in person possible, read more

    32 €

  • Bradbury history of britain stamp sheet - nobradbury has sold out - now scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! read more6 - coronation of george v1 - mint condition

    175 €

  • The tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, bytitle: the tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: bloomsbury uk release date: language: english

    99 €

  • The myth of the great war: a new military history of world war i by john mosiertitle: the myth of the great war: a new military history of world war i format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: profile books uk release date: language: english

    99 €

  • Strap 2 is an overview of the history of the usa since the colonisation by the netherlands and england in with issues of grenada, norfolk, virgin, belize, antigua & barbuda and moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiband 1 "usa": this section contains only usa postage stamps with patriotic and nationalist subjects issued between approxin addition, an issue with the john fcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableand , with obama's inauguration fdckennedy family and all us presidentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein both albums, the stamps, with mounts, are attached to richly illustrated collection sheets with a lot of information in dutchsee photos for a complete overview of the lot, everything is depictedcollection "history of the united states in postage stamps" in 2 compilation albumsregistered shippingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store

    61 €

  • The documentaries are: `the history of gp racing', `great circuits', `ferrari' and `senna'oxfam bookshop swanage new & sealed collection of four documentaries on the history of motor racing and some of its most iconic driverssee oxfam website for delivery information read more

    5 €

  • Moody, a new history of ireland is harvesting of modern scholarship on irish history from the earliest times to the presentplanned and established by the late tthere are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text blockhowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughout  the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spinethe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt letteringoxfam bookshop newport bl reissued with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographical supplementsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere will be ten volumes, six of which have been published to datewithdrawn ex-library with all the usual markings

    58 €

  • Oxfam bookshop newport this ten-volume series covers the history of ireland from earliest times to the presentthe present volume opens with a character study of the period, followed by twenty chapters of narrative history, with a survey of 'land and people, c 'there are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text blockhowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughoutfurther chapters cover the economy, legal developments, literature in english, education, administration and the public service, and emigration, ending with a study of ireland inthe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt letteringrepresenting a harvesting of modern scholarship on the subject, its contributors are mainly historians, but include historical geographers and specialists in other related disciplines such as languages and literature, the visual arts, and music the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithdrawn ex-library with all the usual markings

    48 €

  • Oxfam books & music marlborough it is now nearly 120 years since lee's history of tetbury was publishedthis book will therefore bring an account of tetbury to within the easy reach of everyone interested in local historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit has long been out of print and much has happened since then and material not then available has to light

    24 €

  • Oxfam shop evesham in a second edition of their successful concise history of modern india, barbara metcalf and thomas metcalf explore india's modern history afresh and update the events of the last decadethese include the takeover of congress from the seemingly entrenched hindu nationalist party in , india's huge advances in technology and the country's new role as a major player in world affairsin response to these dilemmas, the book grapples with questions of caste and religious identity, and the nature of the indian nationfrom the days of the mughals, through the british empire, and into independence, the country has been transformed by its institutional structuressee oxfam website for delivery information read moredespite these advances, poverty, social inequality and religious division still festerit is these institutions which have helped bring about the social, cultural and economic changes that have taken place over the last half century and paved the way for the modern success story

    5 €

  • Half-a-million years of human historyoxfam bookshop brigg a history of ancient britainthe real story of humankind on these islandsbook in generally very good condition just with some wear to edges of jacket and small marks to page edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read more

    6 €

  • It traces the history of western cosmology from ancient mesopotamia to isaac newtonoxfam bookshop carlisle the sleepwalkers: a history of man's changing vision of the universe is a book by arthur koestlernot that they arise by chance, but rather that scientists are neither fully aware of what guides their research, nor are they fully aware of the implications of what they discoverexcellent pages, some edge and board wearhe suggests that discoveries in science arise through a process akin to sleepwalkingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more

    14 €

  • Written by a former police officer who is now archivist of northamptonshire constabulary, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the policing and crime in britainrichard cowley's history of the british police charts its development from the anglo-saxon reeves to 'blunkett's bobbies' (community support officers), and, unlike most such accounts, does not focus on a specific area, but includes the whole country' as the population grew, magistrates and parish constables would become the main weapons in the fight against crime, and, as the industrial revolution changed the nature of society, the organised constabularies that we know today began to evolve, most notably with robert peel's establishment of the metropolitan policehe therefore appointed a shire reeve for each county, who was responsible for maintaining 'the king's peaceoxfam original liverpool having expelled the norse invaders from his kingdom, alfred the great wanted to ensure that it remained peaceful and law-abidingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more

    49 €

  • history of modern (part i) - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (history of modern (part ii) - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (sometimes - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (new babies: new toys - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (new holy ground - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (pulse - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (the future, the past, and forever after - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (green - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (rfwk - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (bondage of fate - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (oxfam books & music belper disc 11if you want it - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (20) see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe right side? - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (8sister marie says - orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (

    9 €

  • The postal history of doncaster by william sedgwick and ronald wardsoftback publications 139 pages plus a detailed bibliography and samples of the cancellation stamps used, map/s and copies of other documents to do with the postal history of doncasteroxfam bookshop brigg this is one of a limited edition of 300see oxfam website for delivery information read more

    45 €

  • Oxfam bookshop woodbridge from the bestselling author of a history of the world in 21 women they were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politiciansjenni murray presents the history of britain as you've never seen it before, through the lives of twenty-one women who refused to succumb to the established laws of society, whose lives embodied hope and change, and who still have the power to inspire us todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world

    4 €

  • Oxfam original liverpool this is a novel, short, and eminently readable history of mathematicsmany histories provide a chronological history of the entire subject, which can sometimes make it difficult to follow the development of a particular branch over timethe large number of informative illustrations support the text and contribute to what is a great readsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredahan-delmmĂ©dico and pfeiffer succeed splendidly in tracing each branch from its beginnings forwardthey also give an outstanding account of how the arabs not only preserved greek mathematics, but extended it in the 800 year period from

    29 €

  • Oxfam shop didsbury an interesting social history of the period between ,  a history of everyday things in england "has been written for boys and girls of public-school agethe beige cloth boards with dark green titling and decoration are marked in places with corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed and a scuff to lower edgeit is an account of the work of the people, rather than the politics which guided theminside, the lightly tanned pages are generally clean and bright, however the rear end paper is browned" easy to read, and illustrated with black and white drawings and charts, and colour platesthe hardcover copy is in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is firm but the rear board is slightly creaky when opened

    9 €

  • Unlike most other texts, 'a history of the british isles' is not just a history of england  see oxfam website for delivery information read moreproper weight is given to all four, often fractious, components of the british isles - england, ireland, scotland and wales - providing the reader with an admirably balanced and absorbing narrative of an extraordinary shared pastfrom the earliest pre-history right up to the present day, this stirring account describes the astonishingly varied stages through which the british isles have passed to achieve their current identityoxfam bookshop cheltenham jeremy black's vigorous and fascinating study tells the story of a group of islands, their peoples, and their remarkable impact on the rest of the world

    4 €

  • The history of flight parragon book service ltd; reprint edition (1 septtells the dramatic and inspiring story of the people, technology and events that made aviation historyfeatures more than 350 archive and contemporary photographs and colour profile artworks3 cm "a stunningly illustrated and evocative celebration of flight, from the first pioneering aviators to 21st century air travelpages, hardcover 27" can deliver within north/west kent, west sussex areas

    7 €

  • Bradbury history of britain stamp sheet - nobradbury has sold out - now scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! free tracked postage read more6 - coronation of george v1 - mint condition

    175 €

  • Bradbury history of britain smiler stamp sheet - nobradbury has sold out - now scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! free tracked postage read more6 - coronation of george v1 - mint condition

    175 €

  • The times mapping history complete history of the world 7th editionthe ultimate work of historical reference by richard overy

    5 €

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