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The shell features hyvent⢠fabric, which offers reliable waterproof protection and is exceptionally breathable, so you stay dry at all timesouter jacket: centre front zip outer jacket: two pit zip pockets outer jacket: two zip hand pockets outer jacket: adjustable roll away hood that stows in collar outer jacket: cinch cord adjustment at hem outer jacket: adjustable cuff tabs outer jacket: embroidered logo inner jacket: centre front zip inner jacket: two secure-zip hand pockets inner jacket: elastic binding at cuffs and hem inner jacket: embroidered logo size: medium fleece measurements: when laid out flat, the chest width taken from the join under the left arm to the join under the right arm measures approx 23 inches when laid out flat, the total length taken from the top of the shoulder to the base hem measures approx 25the lightweight mesh lining also helps to circulate air and keep your body comfortable all daythis mens 3 in 1 north face hyvent jacket is built to excel in any weather condition5 inches condition: this jacket has not been worn and is subsequently in excellent, as new and unworn condition with no marks, tears or broken bits5 inches the inside sleeve length, taken from the join under the arm to the cuff end of the sleeve measures approx 235 inches when laid out flat, the total length taken from the top of the shoulder to the base hem measures approx 265 inches the inside sleeve length, taken from the join under the arm to the cuff end of the sleeve measures approx 22 inches outer jacket measurements: when laid out flat, the chest width taken from the join under the left arm to the join under the right arm measures approx 23wear the shell or inner fleece alone on warmer days, or zip them together for superior warmth and protection when coldit is 100% authentic the north face as shown by the holographic label, which i've highlighted in photo 3 read morethe jacket combines two zip-in layers to give you versatile 3-in-1 protection on the trailwith an adjustable stowable hood, adjustable cuffs and cinch cord hem, youâll be comfortable no matter how much you bound around features outer jacket: waterproof breathable, hyvent⢠technology with sealed seams for reliable protection in the heaviest rain
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Size: " x " conditionthe second album is the confederacy, columbia album number , published inmeasures 14" x 12first is the union, columbia records number dl-244 published in , with 60 pages of text and photographs, and a columbia masterworks lpcolumbia records proudly presents "the confederacy" based on music of the south during the yearsit has 32 pages of text and photographs and a columbia legacy lpthe albums are both in plastic covers and inserted at the end of the book and are in excellent condition they have some water damage, which is reflected in the asking pricecolumbia masterworks dl-" lp record album in beautifully embossed fabric album with gilt titles and illustrations, applied flag lithograph, and attached 32-page illustrated book about the civil war and the confederate armyrecorded at the national gallery of art, washington, dabout the confederacyfeaturing the national gallery orchestra, conducted by richard bales; the cantata choir of the lutheran church of the reformation, mezzo-soprano florence kopleff, baritone thomas pyle, and narrator reverend edmund jennings lee condition vinyl ex case books some water damagethank you for lookingincludes an attached 32-page illustrated book about the civil war, with essays by bruce catton, and clifford dowdeyâs the union & confederacy ) illustrated collector casebooks here for sale we have 2 illustrated books about the american civil war including a 12âlp excellent condition with each oneplease see photographs as part of the description
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Players roll a dice to move around the boardplayers have to collect interest badges by successfully answering questions on the subjects chosenmost of the tiles represent brownie badges in several categories, a few are hazardous events, and one shows the trefoil, crucial to winning the gamethe object of this game is just the samethe game can end prematurely if too many brown owl spaces are landed onplayers can steal badges from brownies who trespass on another player's campsiteif it is answered incorrectly, the tile is turned face down againall parts included, with origal instructions, dice and shakersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreupon landing on an interest badge space, they must choose one of the tiles from a face down selectionif the question is answered correctly, the badge tile is placed on the player's arm card (representing the badge being sewn onto the player's shirt sleeve)"part of the fun of being in the brownie organization is trying to collect badges by achieving efficiency in a number of categories"players try to collect five badges and be the first to collect the trefoil badgeto collect a badge of the revealed category, the player must answer a trivia question relating to the categorybonus badges can be won by landing on toadstool spaces and answering a general knowledge questionoxfam shop great dunmow this is a rare opportunity to buy a vintage board game, in very good conditionbadges are available in the following categories:animal lover; artist; book lover; brownie friendship; cook; collector; conservation; craft; discoverer; first aid; house orderly; music lover; pony rider; rambler; safety in the homedesigned in conjunction with the girl guides associationwhen a player has collected five badges on her arm card, she must try to find the trefoil badge from the face down selection in order to win the game
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The clamp, which clamps onto a horizontal surface, holds the stand in which the 3-arm spinner sitsa piece of wood with a suitably sized hole clamped with any g-clamp should sufficethe pin of the "hub" should locate in a recess in the "bracket / clamp" and the "bracket / clamp" clamped to a suitable horizontal surface, but the "bracket / clamp" has become separated at some time in the past and so is not availablethe items for sale are the 3 "arms" that slot into the circular "hub" and the "hub"the "hub" will therefore need to fit into something that will allow it to turn as the wool is wound off the "arms"this is in the original box,some of the chrome has gone rustythe "easyway" adjustable woolwinderthere is a g-shape "bracket / clamp" shown in the picture on the boxref: l read more
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storereferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ÂĄâvive l´emperatrice!â) - 7thbritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontgarde impĂŠriale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtrythe king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)these figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)it includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresreferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)the british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series âscotland the braveâ)they are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetomas picton by britains, referenceall of them have been sold out and retiredit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series âbold chevaliers)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikieach king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original catalogueregiment of the line, by king and countrycuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countryit consists of close to 32 figuresreferences andit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)the french army commanded by napoleĂłn - the french 3rdit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresna112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series âcuirassiersâ)coldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series âon campaignâ)references na111the scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the âcharge of the greysâthe 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series âscum of the earthâ)it also includes srreferences na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series âvive l´empereurâ)french artillery, by king and countryreferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole âto take the king´s shilling series)catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargethe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)it consists of 11 figurescharacteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxfrench light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumont
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The futuristic and symbolist sets and props were lavish in this keith warner production of the four operas, rhinegold, die valkure, siegfried and gotterdammerung of richard wagner's famous ring cycle and there appear to have been changes from the original previous and productionshas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the four operas in this cyclethe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colourthese performances received some good but mixed reviewsthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcpdf copy of der ring des nibelungen royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red programme with royal arms for autumn seasonwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by antonio pappano was excellent, although the "donner" anvil in the finale of rhinegold was replaced by a loud thud and thunder flashes, and on the first performance on 1st october, what may be some additional tubas and horns appear to have been added among other changes to the score to the gotterdammerung finale, with no special effects for the collapse of valhalla, which does not appear to have been picked up by the criticsthe finale appeared not to be quite the same as the recordings of say solti, von karajen, and othersthe singing was excellent by john lundgren as wotan the wanderer, sarah connolly as fricka, gunter groissock as fasolt, johannes kranzle as albericht, gerhard siegal as mime, stevan vinke as siegfried, nina stemme as brunnhilde, heather engebretson as the woodbirdthere were also other flat horns in both siegried and gotterdammerung
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The genesis of the work was a request to elgar to write an organ voluntary for a convention of american organists in the english city of worcester in the outer movements follow the classic sonata form; the inner movements are in three-part a-b-a formelgar wrote, "one week's work", in the score inscription, but that measures only the final constructive push28 is edward elgar's first sonata composed for the organ and first performed on 8 julythe four movements are:iit also exists in arrangements for full orchestra made after elgar's deathhe had worked on the piece off and on for nearly three monthsthe work was dedicated to elgar's friend and fellow-musician charles swinnerton heap ()see oxfam website for delivery information read more it was first performed by the worcester cathedral organist, hugh blair, on 8 julythe sonata in g major, opoxfam bookshop carlisle our copy is editon breitkopf nobiographer jerrold moore notes that elgar depended, in order to complete a work, on the stimulation of an imminent deadlinevg pages, some edge and cover wearpresto (comodo)the opening theme resembles the beginning of elgar's the black knight, a cantata completed two years earlier and gaining acceptance when elgar began work on the organ sonata michael kennedy observes that to play the finale successfully, the organist needs to be a mental and physical athletethis was the first time, but not the last, that elgar cut it so close that there was insufficient time for rehearsalallegro maestosoiiandanto espressivoivinstead, elgar decided on a four movement sonata of nearly half an hour's length
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If you lift up the right hand side of this pocket, you find it is attached with velcroam having a massive clear-out of a diverse range of stuff, includinb science degree and bhs level equestrian books, arts degree drama books, antique books and maps, ladies and gents clothing and footwear, horsey kit, tack, various collectables, jewellery, kitchenalia, antiques, bags, more books, furniture, curtains, cushions, an old feather bolster, lamps, comics, stationery and tech stuff, leather goodsdennis, is embossed on this sectionrear of bag also has a deep slot pocketon the right hand side, there is one full length open slot pocket and a pen loopi've taken photos to show how the cheque book cover and purse/ card holder slide in and out of the right hand sidequality full grain jet black leather zip around wallet/ purse/ multi-function organiser bagvery good quality leather and silky-lined throughout, this is a vintage item from probably the s or 80spockets big enough to take passports, toobelow that are 3 wider slots slightly on the diagonal so they're a bit wider than the standard sized card slots on the left, and at the bottom is an ingenious pocket with a flaphas a very useful and sturdy clip on carrying strap, and zips all the way round for complete security of your travellers chqs, chq book, cards, tickets, etcwide zip means this bag expands to around 1" thick if you were to fill it upthis flap also fastens with a secure press-studmore than happy to put extra purchases into same parcel to reduce over-all postage/ delivery costs, so feel free to check out my vast array of other items on here - just click on the âview all nicciâs adsâ link on this pageunfilled, it goes from c,1/2" thick at the top, to 3/4" at the bottom, where the extra purse section isunder the flap is a gussetted pocket, suitable for coinsweâre midway between huntingdon and peterboro, in ne cambsthis pocket purse can also be used independently, because it folds in half and secures one side to the other with velcroouter surfaces are lightly paddedplease see the photos for a fuller visual descriptionany questions, just ask:) happy to post, with payment by paypal or direct bank transfer, or cash on collection equally welcomedbrilliantly practical multi-function wallet/ purse/ document organiser/ card holder/ chq book holder/ travel cheques holder/ ticket holderlong full length open slot on left hand side for notepad, cheque book, paying in book, etc, with 9 credit card / store card / loyalty card slots, plus a clear id window pocket belowthe space that it leaves if you detach it is just one broad slot, open on both sideson top of that, there is a cheque book/ paying in book/ traveller's cheques/ notes holder, with two external card slots, which slides into the very top slot you can see, and is attached by a flap and press-stud fasteningmeasures 9 1/4" tall x 5 1/4" closed, " when opengenuine vintage leather bargainif you release the velcro, you can then slide this whole unit out, whereupon it reveals a lined open section running the whole length of the unfolded pocket, plus two more card slotshonestly, i seem to have accumulated more stuff than i can comfortably house, and with a downsizing house move on thd horizon, i simply must reduce some of my various collections! multiple purchases will naturally be more likely to get offers accepted where applicable, obv:) thanks for reading my ad, and i hope to hear from you soon! read morefull length open slot pockets behind
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store4 singles from: waistcoats* / beyond lickin' ?â untitled label: teen scream records ?â tsr-004 format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: garage rock, punk media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic seal(teen scream records) al the singles are still new and in a open plastic seal the condition is: media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! note: there is one special single in red vinyl from the firebirds, there only 7 copies made13 singles from: ubangi 4 ?â red hot rod label: teen scream records ?â tsr format: vinyl, 7", ep country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: rock & roll media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic seal the perverts dutch garage rock nederbiet band from amsterdam active in the 90's1 single red vinyl: the firebirds ?â on special request label: teen scream records ?â tsr format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, ep, limited edition, 7 singles printed in red vinyl country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: surf, lo-fi, punk media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new single in open plastic sealcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiubangi4 90âs band from the frisian city of leeuwarden the dutch band members ronnie pietersma, leo de blaauw, leo van der rol en herman scheltinga11 singles from: the perverts ?â (i'm in love with the) headcoat girl label: teen scream records ?â tsr format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, ep country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: garage rock media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic sealthe firebirds band from groningen, the netherlandsthe waistcoats garage rock'n'roll band from groningen, holland formed in by three friends and a dog, according to waistcoats drummer jack "genius" outhuisespecially for vinyl resellers, a total 42 singles from four dutch 90âs garage bands on the label teen scream records (tsr)their sound is heavily influenced by mid-sixties garage and punk-rockplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemembers: arnold veenkamp, gerhard rinsma, hans dallinga, titus smid, tombaka 13 singles from: the firebirds ?â on special request label: teen scream records ?â tsr format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, ep country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: surf, lo-fi, punk media condition: mint! sleeve condition: mint! new singles in open plastic sealnotes debut single for both band and labelthe singles are from the archive of the former owner of tsr
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethe cd in this set has been encoded with the mqa process (master quality authenticated)the pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectsince its debut, the album has sold millions of copies around the globe and contributed to the doors' legendary canon, including the #1 smash, "hello, i love you"botnick says: "i prefer some of these rough mixes to the finals, as they represent all of the elements and additional background vocals, different sensibilities on balances, and some intangible roughness, all of which are quite attractive and refreshingthe doors waiting for the sun deluxe numbered, limited edition 180g lp & 2cd set the box: nrplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteto commemorate the 50th anniversary the doors release waiting for the sun: 50th anniversary deluxe editionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe set also includes a second disc of 14 completely unreleased tracks: nine recently discovered "rough mixes" from the album recording sessions and five live songs from a september copenhagen showmqa (master quality authenticated) has offered to us music lovers a way to listen to our favorite tunes in a manner that was intended by the original recording artists, without the limitations of file sizes previously describedsimilarly, the most advanced sound recording innovations were used to make the anniversary edition of waiting for the sunwhen connected to an mqa enabled device it will play the same disc in hi-res 176khz/24 bitthe doors ?â waiting for the sun label: elektra ?â , rhino records (2) ?â r format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue, remastered, stereo, 180 gram cd, album, reissue, remastered, stereo cd, album, stereo box set, deluxe edition, numbered, 50th anniversary country: uk, europe & us released: 14 sep genre: rock style: blues rock, psychedelic rock * description 50th anniversary deluxe numbered, limited edition 180g lp & 2cd setthis 2-cd/1-lp collection features a new version of the album's original stereo mix on both cd and 180-gram vinyl lp, which has been newly remastered from the original master tapes by bruce botnick, the doors' longtime engineer/mixerusing a manner of "folding" the music files like origami, mqa is able to take the original analog recording resolution, and deliver it in a smaller filewhile going through his archive, bruce botnick uncovered a cache of rough mixes from the sessions that hadn't been played in 50 years" when the doors recorded waiting for the sun in , they were among the first bands to use dolby a301 noise reduction processors, which was cutting-edge recording tech at the timeonce that file gets processed through an mqa encoder (more on that in a bit), it then "unfolds" the file back to its fullest and highest resolution, thus providing us with a very similar resolution to what was produced in the recording studioremastered audio + 14 unreleased studio & live recordingsthis is fully compatible with standard cd playersgranted, your playback quality will ultimately be determined by the system you have, but at least you re working with a file that should at least in theory, mimic that of the original recordingthe doors released their third studio album, waiting for the sun, in julycatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablefeatures: ⢠50th anniversary deluxe edition ⢠housed in a numbered, limited edition hardbound book ⢠180g vinyl lp & 2cd set ⢠original stereo mix remastered on cd and vinyl ⢠remastered from the original master tapes by bruce botnick, the doors' longtime engineer/mixer ⢠14 never-before-released studio and live recordings ⢠cd - mqa encoded see pictures for detailsit was the band's third platinum album in less than two years, and the first to top the album chart
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecover / vinyl the rubettes 7 singles 1 // the rubettes ?â sugar baby love / you could have told me - polydor - belgium - near mint / mint 2 // the rubettes - tonight / silent movie queen - polydor ?â - belgium - near mint / mint 3 // the rubettes - foe-dee-o-dee / with you - state records - - belgium june - mint / mint 4 // the rubettes ?â i can do it / if you've got the time - state records - - belgium - near mint / mint 5 // the rubettes ?â julia / dancing in the rain - state records - - belgium - mint / mint 6 // the rubettes ?â you're the reason why / i think i'm in love - state records - - mint / mint 7 // the rubettes ?â little darling / miss goodie two shoes - germany - white cover / near mint 8 // gilbert o'sullivan ?â nothing rhymed / everybody knows - mam 3 y - mint / mint 9 // the walkers â there's no more corn on the brasos - killroy ?â kr ks - mint / mint 10 // titanic ?â half breed / santa fe - cbs - holland july - mint / near mint 11 // les humphries singers ?â mexico / jennifer adam -decca-y - naer mint / near mint 12 // ray stevens ?â turn your radio on / loving you on paper - near mint / near mint 13 // tee-set ?â marie claire / i don't wanna know - cardinal international ?â ccatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibelgium - mint / near mint 14 // three dog night ?â never been to spain / peace iof mind - probe ?â 1c - germany - white cover / mint 15 // argent ?â hold your head up / tragedy - s epc - uk - near mint / mint 16 // jvincent edwards & the midnights - back in majorca again / uschi - buschi - holland - excellent / near mint 17 // the cats ?â there has been a time /,how did you feel - imperial ?â 4c - belgium - near mint / near mint 18// hawkwind ?â silver machine / seven by seven - united artists records ?â up - uk - white cover / mint 19 // lobo ?â standing at the end of the line / stoney - germany - near mint / near mint 20 // peter henn ?â flip flap / song of the rising country wind - omega international ?â om y 110 - belgium - near mint / excellent - green sleeve - 21 // billy preston ?â get back/space race - a&m records - ams -holand - near mint / near mint 22 // albert west ?â put your head on my shoulder / waves - cbs - cbs - holland - near mint / near mint 23 // little jimmy osmond ?â long haired lover from liverpool / mother of mine - belgium - near mint / mint 24 // sandra & andres ?â true love / let me love you like before -philips - - philips holland - mint / near mint 25 // charlie rich - i love my friend / why oh why - epic ?â epc - holland - mint / mint read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeiron maiden ?â the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?â format: 2 Ă cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dellâunita dâitalia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiiron maiden ?â the number of the beast label: parlophone ?â series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered â format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cdplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Sugar shack - the safaris (earthquake - the safaris (scratch - the safaris (louie, louie - the safaris (hot rod graveyard - the safaris (wax board and woodie - the safaris (shazam - the safaris (2murphy the surfie - the safaris (go go go for louie's place - the safaris (moon dawg - the safaris (apache - the safaris (i'm leaving town - the safaris (dune buggy - the safaris (little deuce coupe - the safaris (13) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreburnin' rubber - the safaris (i wanna take a trip to the islands - the safaris (oxfam bookshop west bridgford single disc and case in very good condition with no damage to eithercomin' home baby - the safaris (hot rod high - the safaris (hiawatha - the tiger lillies (hound dog - the safaris (be true to your school - the safaris (scatter shield - the safaris (mystic island drums - the safaris (big surge - the safaris (
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham with searching eyes he studied the beautiful purple, barren waste of sagesecrecy, seduction, captivity, and escape: out of these elements zane grey built his acclaimed story of the american westsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe punishment is halted by the arrival of the hero, lassiter, a gunman in black leather, who routs the persecutors and then gradually recounts his own history of an endless search for a woman abducted long ago by the mormonsin the remote border country of south utah, a man is about to be whipped by the mormons in order to pressure jane withersteen into marrying against her will' the novel that set the pattern for the modern western, riders of the purple sage was first published in , immediately selling over a million copieshere was the unknown and the perilouseach affordable volume reflects oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much moreabout the series: for over 100 years oxford world's classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe
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A secret legacya destiny unfulfilledand lord grimwald, dagbert's father, is enlisted to drown charlie's father and mother on their second honeymoon using his magical sea globeshe lives in wales with her husband, davidan academy for magic and special talentsperfect for fans of harry potter, eva ibbotson, cornelia funke's inkheart and shane hegarty's darkmouthit looks like charlie's only hope might be the mysterious red knightshe has won several significant awards for her children's fiction, including the nestle smarties book prize and the tir na n-og welsh arts council award for the snow spider'dark, funny, crackling with magic' - author artemis cooper on midnight for charlie bone 'a fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by harry potter' - bookseller on midnight for charlie bone jenny nimmo is the acclaimed author of the charlie bone series see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop addlestone classic magic and mystery from one of britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventurebut who is he? and can he help charlie defeat the bloors once and for all? have you collected all of the charlie bone series? midnight for charlie bone charlie bone and the time twister charlie bone and the blue boa charlie bone and the castle of mirrors charlie bone and the hidden king charlie bone and the wilderness wolf charlie bone and the shadow of badlock charlie bone and the red knight also look out for the snow spider trilogythe eighth and final instalment of the international best-selling series from jenny nimmo starring charlie bonethe bloors are gathering their evil forces - thieves, poisoners, kidnappers, swindlers and even murderers from piminy street
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On this occasion, however, it is jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while bertie finds himself below stairs - and he doesn't care for it at allbertie wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in cannes, finds himself at the stately home of sir henry hackwood in dorsetmeanwhile, peregrine 'woody' beeching, one of bertie's oldest chums, is desperate to regain the trust of his fiancĂŠe amelia, sir henry's tennis-mad daughterbertie, you see, has met georgiana on the cĂ´te d'azur'at two memorable moments in jeeves and the wedding bells i did indeed laugh until i criedjeeves and the wedding bells is a masterpiecefaulks's plot is bang on-messagethis is a pitch-perfect undertaking: proof, almost a century after his debut, that jeeves may not be so inimitable after alland though she is clever and he has a reputation for foolish engagements, it looks as though this could be the real thingbertie is more than familiar with the country house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to jeeves, his gentleman's personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressedoxfam books & music durham a gloriously witty novel from sebastian faulks using p' matthew dennison, the spectator see oxfam website for delivery information read morewodehouse's much-loved characters, jeeves and wooster, fully authorised by the wodehouse estatefaulks captures perfectly both the tone and the spirit of wodehouse's originalshowever, georgiana is the ward of sir henry hackwood and, in order to maintain his beloved melbury hall, the impoverished sir henry has struck a deal that would see georgiana becoming mrs rupert venablesbut why would this necessitate bertie having to pass himself off as a servant when he has never so much as made a cup of tea? could it be that the ever-loyal, spinoza-loving jeeves has an ulterior motive?evoking the sunlit days of a time gone by, jeeves and the wedding bells is a delightfully witty story of mistaken identity, a midsummer village festival, a cricket match and love triumphantlove, as so often, is at the root of the confusion
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A secret legacya destiny unfulfilledcharlie bone awakes one morning to find the city covered with snow and all the animals goneshe lives in wales with her husband, davidan academy for magic and special talentsperfect for fans of harry potter, eva ibbotson, cornelia funke's inkheart and shane hegarty's darkmouthshe has won several significant awards for her children's fiction, including the nestle smarties book prize and the tir na n-og welsh arts council award for the snow spider see oxfam website for delivery information read more'dark, funny, crackling with magic' - author artemis cooper on midnight for charlie bone 'a fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by harry potter' - bookseller on midnight for charlie bone jenny nimmo is the acclaimed author of the charlie bone serieshave you collected all of the charlie bone series? midnight for charlie bone charlie bone and the time twister charlie bone and the blue boa charlie bone and the castle of mirrors charlie bone and the hidden king charlie bone and the wilderness wolf charlie bone and the shadow of badlock charlie bone and the red knight also look out for the snow spider trilogyoxfam shop addlestone classic magic and mystery from one of britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventurecould the discovery of an ancient mirror, and the movement of the shadow in the red king's portrait have something to do with it? then a strange girl appears outside charlie's housecan he trust her, and will she perhaps lead him to find someone he lost long before the animals? the fifth instalment of the international best-selling series from jenny nimmo starring charlie bone
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the sunday times top 10 bestsellerand they cannot resist the causeway revealed with every turn of the treacherous tide, the old house they glimpse at its end'this is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the barely grasped or understood, crammed with dark holes and blurry spaces that your imagination feels compelled to fill' observer'a masterful excursion into terror' the sunday times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreyear after year, their family visits the same sacred shrine on a desolate strip of coastline known as the loney, in desperate hope of a curemany years on, hanny is a grown man no longer in need of his brother's careit's an amazing piece of fiction' stephen kingtwo brothersone mute, the other his lifelong protectorand the loney always gives up its secrets, in the endin the long hours of waiting, the boys are left alonethe british book awards book of the yearbut then the child's body is founda brilliantly unsettling and atmospheric debut full of unnerving horror - 'the loney is not just good, it's greatwinner of the costa first novel award
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He explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwayshe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionjĂźrgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Written with the support of squadron association members, the author has collected individual stories to capture the flavour of past eras and events, such as the early days of the air force during the first world war, the bomber attacks of and the berlin airlift of99 squadron of the royal air force, from 197 tosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice signed copy of this work charting the history of nothe book has been signed by the author with an inscriptionthe author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the warin good condition, there is one medium tear to the top of the dust jacket
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As the new york times carried stories about the ""slow massacre of a race,"" public outrage over this tragedy led to an unprecedented philanthropic crusade spearheaded by near east relief, an organization rooted in protestant missionary endeavors in the near east and dedicated to saving the survivors of the first genocide of the twentieth century""starving armenians"" is an eloquent narrative of an all but forgotten part of that experienceoxfam bookshop knutsford the persecution and suffering of the armenian people, a religious and cultural minority in the ottoman empire, reached a peak in the era of world war i at the hands of the turkspart of a generation who were admonished as children to ""remember the starving armenians,"" peterson went to armenia in as a peace corps volunteer and became fascinated by the country's troubled history"" the west gradually began to take noticethe extensive research he embarked upon afterwards revealed not only the scope of the people's hardship and amazing resilience; it located in the american effort to help the armenians a unique perspective on our own nation's experience of the twentieth centurybetween and as many as 1the book also addresses the armenian aspirations for an independent republic under american auspices; these hopes went unfulfilled in the peacemaking after the war and ended altogether when armenia was absorbed into the soviet unionin ""starving armenians,"" merrill peterson explores the american response to these atrocities, beginning with the initial reports to president wilson from his ambassador to the ottoman empire, henry morgenthau, who described turkey as ""a place of horrorfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more5 million armenian men, women, and children died in ottoman turkey, victims of execution, starvation, and death marches to the syrian desert
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Among the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vrevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightin these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnatureoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experiencecom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreboard of educationabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvement
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But what has all this to do with thomasyn jade, a girl driven to the edge of madness by the foul rituals of exorcism? and what is the link to a group of priests held prisoner in the bleak confines of wisbech castle?from the pain-wracked torture rooms of the inquisition in seville to the marshy wastes of fenland, from the wild coasts of cornwall to the sweat and sawdust of the elizabethan playhouses, and from the condemned cell at newgate to the devilish stench of brimstone and fear as demons are driven out by unspeakable means, the heretics builds to a terrifying climax that threatens the life of the queen herselfbut as john shakespeare tries to get a grip on events, england's secret defences begin to unravel as one by one his network of spies is horribly murderedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresir robert cecil demands answersoxfam bookshop cheltenham *****part of the bestselling john shakespeare series of tudor spy thrillers from rory clements, winner of the ellis peters historical fiction award*****'(clements) does for elizabeth's reign what cj sansom does for henry viii's' sunday times**********england may have survived the armada threat of , but when spanish galleys land troops in cornwall on a lightning raid seven years later, is it a dry-run for a new invasion? revenge for the sacking of spanish shipping and ports? a warning shot to drake and hawkins? or is there, perhaps, a more sinister motive?the queen is speechless with rage at spain's temerity
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The contributors cover a wide range of subjects, including the discourse of anti-imperialism in the early republic and civil war, anti-imperialist actions in the uby tracking the diverse manifestations of american anti-imperialism, this book highlights the different ways in which historians can approach it in their research and teachingduring the mexican revolution, the anti-imperial dimensions of early usee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas noted by ian tyrrell and jay sexton, however, american "anti-imperialism was clearly selective, geographically, racially, and constitutionallywith the revolution, and again in , the nation stood against the most powerful empire in the world and declared itself independent" empire's twin broadens our conception of anti-imperialist actors, ideas, and actions; it charts this story across the range of american history, from the revolution to our own era; and it opens up the transnational and global dimensions of american anti-imperialismoxfam bookshop knutsford across the course of american history, imperialism and anti-imperialism have been awkwardly paired as influences on the politics, culture, and diplomacy of the united statesthe declaration of independence, after all, is an anti-imperial document, cataloguing the sins of the metropolitan government against the coloniesencounters in the middle east, and the transnational nature of anti-imperialist public sentiment during the cold war and beyond
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham as a small child in a wintry bremen, hanna dreams about the other side of silence, the place where the wind comes from and palm trees wave in the sunsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollowing atrocious punishment for daring to resist the advances of an army officer, she arrives in a phantasmagoric refuge in the african desert - 'prison, nunnery, brothel, shithouse, frauenstein'when the drunken excesses of a visiting army detachment threaten her only companion, hanna revoltsmounting a ragtag army of female and native victims of colonial brutality, she sets out on an epic march through the desert to take on the might of the german reichthis apocalyptic journey through the darker regions of the soul will also reveal to her the hidden meanings of suffering, revenge, companionship, love and compassionseeing her chance to escape from years of abuse in an orphanage and in service, hanna joins one of the shiploads of young women transported in the early years of the twentieth century to the colony of german south-west africa to assuage the needs of the male settlers
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Faust describes how his tiger unit fought pitch battles in the snows of western russia against the full might of the red army: the t34s, stalin tanks, sturmovik bombers and the feared katyusha rocket brigadesthis memoir was his brutal and deeply personal account of the russian front's appalling carnagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford wolfgang faust was the driver of a tiger i tank with the wehrmacht heavy panzer battalions, seeing extensive combat action on the eastern front insome readers were outraged at the book's final scenes, while others wrote, 'now, at last, i know what our men did in the east' today it stands as one of the great semi-autobiographical accounts of warfare in world war 2: a crescendo of horror, grom survival and a fatalistic acceptance of the panzer man's destinyhis astonishing testimony reveals the merciless decisions that panzer crews made in action, the devastating power of their weaponry and the many ways that men met their deaths in the snow and ice of the ostfrontfirst published in the late s, this memoir's savage realism shocked the post-war german public
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The diamond sutra was hidden for centuries in a cave in northwest china, and it was created from seven strips of yellow-stained paper that were printed from carved wooden blocks and pasted together to form a scroll over five meters longoxfam shop burleigh street the buddhist text known as the diamond sutra is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the worldthe oldest dated example of wood block printing, produced some six hundred years before gutenberg's movable type printing in europe, it is clearly the product of a mature printing industry in chinathis beautifully designed book, the first to focus solely on the diamond sutra, features a full-color reproduction of the work, along with an account of the discovery of the sutra by sir aurel stein in may in a hidden cave on the edge of the gobi desertsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit reveals how the sutra was originally made and the conservation work that the british library employs to preserve itmade in 868 ad and written in chinese, the text contains a significant dialogue on perception, and is one of the most important sacred works of the buddhist faiththe diamond sutra is a stunning book for anyone curious about the earliest origins of printing and the sacred foundations of buddhismthe book extensively discusses the content of the sutra and also describes the invention of paper in china and the origins of far eastern printing
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A day like today is both a sharp, shrewd memoir and a backstage account of the great newsworthy moments in recent history - from the voice behind the country's most authoritative microphoneas presenter of radio 4's today, the nation's most popular news programme, he is famed for his tough interviewing, his deep misgivings about authority in its many forms and his passionatecommitment to a variety of causesoxfam bookshop knutsford for more than three decades, millions of britons have woken to the sound of john humphrys' voicesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein typically candid style, he also weighs in on the role the bbc itself has played in our national life - for good and ill - and the broader health of the political system today humphrys was the bbc's youngest foreign correspondent; he was the first reporter at the catastrophe of aberfan, an experience that marked him for ever; he was in the white house when richard nixon became the first american president to resign; in south africa during the dying years of apartheid; and in war zones around the globe throughout his careerjohn was also the first journalist to present the nine o'clock news on televisionhumphrys pulls no punches and now, freed from the restrictions of being a bbc journalist, he reflects on the politicians he has interrogated and the controversies he has reported on and been involved in, including the interview that forced the resignation of his own boss, the director generala day like today charts john's journey from the poverty of his post-war childhood in cardiff, leaving school at fifteen, to the summits of broadcasting
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There is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp £149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgecan post extra £3the remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipan 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorthe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessthrough these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifeshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp £149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticealso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cardsthe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chágyam trungpa on the reverse side
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An agent of the king is a thriller set in the early years of the napoleonic warsa gritty sometimes bawdy thriller, set in violent times with a new breed of hero caught up in one of the most turbulent times in historyin the tradition of bernard cornwell and his hero sharpe, archie dexter is pitted against the might of napoleons designs on europe, not on the battlefields but in the dark shadowy world of espionageavailable in paperback or ebookfrom the ballrooms and bordellos of london to the hostile spanish mountains battles every bit as deadly as those faced by the nation's soldiers are fought and men die as the two empires struggle for dominanceultimately archie is faced with the ultimate choice, risk losing the most precious thing in his life with the life of king george himself at stakeserving with nelson in the mediterranean archie finds himself stranded in egypt where if he can survive he will play a vital role in the battle of the nile back in england, along with an oddball collection of friends archie risks everything to thwart the violent ambitions of napoleon's spymaster
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