Journey of a lifetime
List journey of a lifetime
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When hannah heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript which has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of wartorn sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetimea renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to bosnia to start work on restoring the sarajevo haggadah, a jewish prayer book - to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous survivalas meticulously researched as all of brooks's previous work, 'people of the book' is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survivalbut the trip will also set in motion a series of events that threaten to rock hannah's orderly life, including her encounter with ozren karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the new novel from the author of 'march' and 'year of wonders' takes place in the aftermath of the bosnian war, as a young book conservator arrives in sarajevo to restore a lost treasure
2 €
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Oxfam shop cotham hill nadja salerno-sonnenberg is an american classical violinist and teacherafter three decades of touring the world, giving solo recitals, and performing with every major orchestra, violin soloist and chamber musician nadja salerno-sonnenberg took on a new role: music director and concertmaster of the san francisco-based new century chamber orchestrathis item is new and still sealed in its original wrappingon our way chronicles how nadja's dynamic leadership has brought a renewed sense of vitality to an already accomplished and acclaimed ensemblesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe film weaves together a live tour concert from the eli and edyth broad stage in santa monica with rehearsals, on-camera anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes footage to reveal the makings of a legendary partnership
(England)
19 €
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This pony is an outstanding pony of a lifetimeponies like this are so hard to find and we know that joe has got an amazing future ahead of himthistledown little joehis movement really is top class!! excellent conformation, a real quality stamp of a section a pony which are so hard to find! good amount of bone and very straight movingwas broken as a four year old but has not been ridden since due to no jockey and not enough time but was a very easy break and very responsive ridehas a cracking jump on him and has jumped 3ft with rider with ease and 4ft loosejust had feet trimmed and is microchippedcurrently stabled in a yard also consisting of mares and geldingsjoe is an absolutely top quality lad looking for a home that has a use for himvery sad sale, we've owned him for the past three yearssad sale of our absolutely amazing rising 7 year old grey registered with green book and licenced wpcs welsh section ahe really does stand out in the ring and would easily get medalled with someone who has the time to compete or would make an equally great assett as a whpjoe could be an excellent hoys contender as a lr/fr in the right hands or a cracking open pony but would need to start his ridden education again as not been ridden for a couple of yearsvery good doer, very clean in stableloads onto trailer or horsebox first time every time and is good stabled but also respects electric fencinghas been shown in hand with great success, always in the ribbons and his movement and presence catches eyes everywhere we go3hh with a leg in each corner, stunning presence in the ring and moves for funpictures taken as a 4 year old, he's filled out alot since these pics
2000 €
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Warnock draws heavily on a lifetime of experiences at all levels in football, but particularly on his tumultuous spells at crystal palace, queens park rangers, and leeds unitedhow does a top professional football manager cope with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, with living, breathing and sleeping football 24 hours a day, 365 days a year? how does the man in charge handle the ever-present danger of getting sacked in the ultimate results business?neil warnock's the gaffer contains countless insights into the trials and tribulations, the joyous peaks and the soul-destroying troughs of life as a football managersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyou won't have read a football book like this beforethis wonderful new book takes fans into the changing room, the training ground and the boardroomfrom transfer dealings to negotiations with agents, from half-time team-talks to training sessions, from scouting trips to team-bonding sprees, from administrators to chairman, from injuries to referees - the gaffer spills the beans
(England)
12 €
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Oxfam shop cotham hill jack hargreaves experience with dogs, both as pets and as working animals, is that of a lifetime the powers of a dog side two 4 buying a puppy the lp and the inner sleeve are both in excellent condition there is a little bumping and rubbing to the edges of the outer sleeve but otherwise it is intact and in very good condition a dog's food 5tracks: side one 1see oxfam website for delivery information read more training your dog 6 the mind of a dog 3 why keep a dog? 2on this record jack hargreaves suggests how you should treat your dog, what sort of dog might be best for you, depending on where you live and tells you many interesting and often unknown facts
(England)
7 €
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This pony is an outstanding pony of a lifetimeponies like this are so hard to find and we know that joe has got an amazing future ahead of himthistledown little joehas a cracking jump on him and has jumped 3ft with rider with ease and 4ft loosecurrently stabled in a yard also consisting of mares and geldingsjust had feet trimmed and is microchippedvery sad sale, we've owned him for the past three yearshis movement really is top class!! excellent conformation, a real quality stamp of a section a pony which are so hard to find! was broken as a four year old but has not been ridden since due to no jockey and not enough time but was a very easy break and very responsive ridehe really does stand out in the ring and would easily get medalled with someone who has the time to compete or would make an equally great assett as a whpjoe could be an excellent hoys contender as a lr/fr in the right hands or a cracking open pony but would need to start his ridden education again as not been ridden for a couple of yearsvery good doer, very clean in stableloads onto trailer or horsebox first time every time and is good stabled but also respects electric fencingjoe is an absolutely top quality little lad looking for a home that has a use for himsad sale of our absolutely amazing rising 7 year old grey registered and licenced wpcs welsh section ahas been shown in hand with great success, always in the ribbons and his movement and presence catches eyes everywhere we go3hh with a leg in each corner, stunning presence in the ring and moves for fun
1500 €
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During his lifetime he was internationally successfulplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis lot will be carefully packaged and sent by registered and insured mailvery minor wear commensurate with ageborn in senlis in , studied with comolera, a sculptor specializing in birdsmost of his works were cast by his father, who opened a foundry for the familyin , suffering a prolonged illness, he committed suicidecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea napoleon iii period 19th century statue of a hunting dog holding a rabbit or hare, cast in bronzecondition: very good, no damages or repairsat 20, he participated in the universal exhibition and thereafter regularly at the salon des artistes français from toour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeafter his death, his father continued to cast his workssigned to the base "jare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
143 €
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Diary of a modern pilgrim: life notes from one man's journey by browning ware **mint condition**
17 €
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Adventure of a lifetime 6hymn for the week 4a head full of dreams 2cd opened and played once,as new cd with case including tracks 1colour spectrum 11up & up ÂŁ4 pick up or ÂŁ5 posted read more
4 €
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On the search for my life time horse no full tbs don't mind cobs must be safe tack is needed unless under budget !! must hack able to pop a jump is a bonus close to lincolnshire as possible but in cambridgeshire today do can trial if close budge of ÂŁ read more
1300 €
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames very good plus/very good plus356pp including sung texts and translations, appendix of prizewinners, index of people; textblock tight and clean save for slight damp mark to top of ffep; dustwrapper complete and not price-clipped; includes cdsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
10 €
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Artist: king kobrayou are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failurewe want you to be 100% happy with your orderwe cannot be held responsible for delays if you do not use this reference
31 €
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Oxfam bookshop hertford a trip with the tycoon - determined to bring her confident, fiery self back, tamara rayne is in india on an adventure of a lifetimedancing in her oh-so-delicious boss's arms, she knows it's too good to be true - but for now alice is going to enjoy every minutesee oxfam website for delivery information read morelove isn't on her itinery, so she hardly notices when blast from her past ethan brooks boards her traininvitation to the boss's ball - expecting to work behind the scenes at her boss's company ball, alice is knocked for six when an invitation drops on her doorstep
2 €
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Could do any job, very trainable and just wants to pleasehis dam is by the legendary donnerhall himselfpooka x donnerhall x feiner stein absolutely stunning 2yo palomino colt soon to be geldedhe has pink aes papersshe has produced competition horses competing in bd and even a supreme show winner at bramham international horse trialshe should mature around 16lovely temperamenthis sire pooka has produced show winners, his eldest are just coming under saddle proving theirselves to be very talented and are mostly in competition homes
6500 €
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Includes: 1 diary of a wimpy kid (paper back) 2 diary of a wimpy kid: rodrick rules (paper back) 3 diary of a wimpy kid: the last straw (paper back) 4 diary of a wimpy kid: dog days (paper back) 5 diary of a wimpy kid: the ugly truth (paper back) 6 diary of a wimpy kid: cabin fever (paper back) 7 diary of a wimpy kid: the third wheel (paper back) 8 diary of a wimpy kid: hard luck (hard back) 9 diary of a wimpy kid: the long haul (hard back) 10 diary of a wimpy kid: old school (hard back) all paper back in good conditions and hard backs in excellent conditions
25 €
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Diary of a wimpy kid - old school by jeff kinney diary of a wimpy kid - the long haul by jeff kinney diary of a wimpy kid - hard luck by jeff kinney diary of a wimpy kid - the third wheel by jeff kinney diary of a wimpy kid - cabin fever by jeff kinney diary of a wimpy kid - the ugly truth by jeff kinney diary of a wimpy kid - dogs day by jeff kinney diary of a wimpy kid - the last straw by jeff kinney diary of a wimpy kid - rodrick rules by jeff kinney diary of a wimpy kid - by jeff kinney
15 €
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In very good condition certificate of authenticity read more" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music boxlimited edition winnie the pooh hunny of a day music box by ardleigh elliott winnie the pooh and friends grace a "hunny of a day" ferris wheel collectible music box! a hundred acre wood exclusive first! - it's a hunny of a day whenever winnie the pooh and friends get together, and now you can join in with this first-of-a-kind musical ferris wheel collectible music box! pooh, piglet, tigger, eeyore, roo, rabbit and owl enjoy a special treat in the heart of the hundred acre wood, where every detail is sure to charm you! the "homemade" ferris wheel turns and everyone smiles as their barrel-style seats swing, while honeybees flit amongst the scenes of fun and friendship that grace the base! this exclusive, limited-edition winnie the pooh musical ferris wheel collectible music box from ardleigh elliott is crafted of triple-fired heirloom porcelain, richly accented in 22k gold, and plays the melody of "love makes the world go round
100 €
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The diary continues with a down to earth account of the highs and lows of the next few monthsindividual accounts are certainly in a minority and those from the lower ranks are even more scarceswapping their glengarries for red berets albert and his comrades had to adapt to their new way of getting to war by glideri also have a signed hardback version of this book, along with another account of the battle of arnhem for sale, a bridge too far by cornelius ryanhis diary is a most interesting account of a young vehicle mechanic who also had to learn to be a infantry soldiersadly albert died in but his diary survived and his daughter maggie clifton has edited a unique account of the fighting at arnhem from the frontline soldier's perspectiveplease contact me for further detailsnew signed paperback copy of wwii diary of a red devil - by glider to arnhem with the 7th kings own scottish borderers - author: albert blockwell, edited by maggie clifton - unique personal account of the formation of britain's airborne forces and their epic actions during operation market gardenthis book relates to the war time experiences of a young man, albert blockwell from the north-east of england, who in february was called up for service with the armythe battle of arnhemtaken prisoner on the last day his account then describes the spartan life in pow camp without pulling any punchesthen in late much to their surprise the unit was posted to lincolnshire to become the third infantry unit in the 1st airlanding brigade then in the process of returning from italy with the rest of the 1st airborne divisioninitially conscripted into the royal army ordnance corps and trained as a vehicle mechanic, he was then posted in march to a pre-war territorial unit - the 7th kings own scottish borderers, then a home defence unit based near londonfeatures a large number of rare photographs and documents - this version is now out of printalbert remained with this unit for all his war-time service, later going to the shetland islands when the 7th kosb were part of osdef (orkney and shetlands defence force)the copy is personally signed by the authors daughter, editor maggie clifton many books have been written about the second world war and the majority of them either concentrate on a particular battle, campaign or unitthen in september albert flew to holland on operation market-garden and his account (written in pow camp) describes the savage nine days fighting at arnhem from the slit trench level
19 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website" wurzbach undescribed from a group of early impressionpersonal work where you feel close to the creative artistetching and drypoint with full plate border and smal lmargins on laid paper tipped with one side on a collectors sheetprint made by: jan chalon signed at left side of the print: "jlater prints were published by his son-in-law christian josi () who also released the ploos van amstel aquatintsas far for the artist's family treecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe made etchings in the manner of rembrandt and was very critical of his work, those who were approved were only printed in limited edition during his lifebust of a woman with curly hair, wearing a feathered hat and a pearl necklace, slightly turned to right; retouchings addedjan chalon was no commercial but a searching artistour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storejan was the brother of christina chalon () who was a pupil of the daughter of cornelis troost () who once again was the father-in-law of ploos van amstelthe comparison with rembrandt is obviousare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
32 €
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A large part was made by dutch papermills, but also by english, french, german and portugese papermillsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome names: honig, blauw, pannekoek, pieter van der ley, van gelder, koning & desjardin, proost, wendelin richel, vierevant, gerrevink, middelink, koldewyn, etccovering the period 15th - 19th centurythis includes a box with 26 samples of the paper (without watermarks) as described in this catalogueone of the most popular watermarks afterwith a description of each sheet with back-lit pictures of all the watermarks and a cd-rom with all the files of the pictures of the watermarkscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available¶ limited edition of 25 numbered copiessamshuijzen, jelle catalogue of a collection of 225 old watermarks 15th - 19th century rockingstone wageningen, rockingstoneit stayed in use until the beginning of the 19th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesoftcover, oblong, 99 ppsize of the paper samples: casome groups of watermarks: - arms of amsterdam used between - vryheit in wreath, lion, spear and seven darts - vryheit in crowned circle pro patria - garden of holland or maid of dordrecht pro patriaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
85 €
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Bound in full leather boardsbrown endpapers, with bookplate to the inside of the front boardcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis is one of the most important records of tripolitan life during the 18th centurygilt title lettering on a red block to the spineare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki370 pages, 28cm 23 cm read morethe boards having an embossed crosshatch patternthe work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seraglio'it is a delicious mixture of sensational subject-matter and deadpan delivery' very readable and interesting includes the plague, moor customs and beliefs, african gardens, inside the great mosque, bey of tripoli murdered etc etcillustrated with 3 hand coloured full page plates plus a fold out map (unfortunately 2 of the original plates are missing there should have been 5 plates and a map)the board corners are bumpedthis is an ex- library copy with the usual stampslight foxing to the title page and tanning to the page edgesthis first edition was published in by henry colburn, londonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteat some stage in its' life it has been sympathetically restored with a new leather spinethe female members of tully's family were on intimate terms with the bashaw's family and were admitted into all the life of the seragliothis book is in very good condition, the pages are tightly bound with no loose pagesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storei have here a very rare beautifully illustrated book entitled narrative of a ten years' residence at tripoli in africa: from the original correspondence in the possession of the family of the late richard tully, the british consul, comprising authentic memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning bashaw, his family and other persons of distinction also an account of the domestic manners of the moors, arabs and turks
121 €
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Oxfam bookshop market harborough portrait of a seaside town: historic photographs of whitstable from the douglas west collection - emprint whitstable: emprintbinding very good but a couple of sections are a little looseclean faces brimming with local historybright imagery of the old lifeemprint's press appeared to have a defective 0: on the back jacket face there are two suspicious handwritten edits thereofmany b/w images of the old oyster-centric life but there is much on more general local history and there are plates of the world's first railway bridge (we are informed) and the first photograph of sea ice, which was a frequent occurrence due the the dilution of seawater by the medwayas-new red boards with gilt titles to spinewith the jacket stored safely in a drawer this book will grace any shelfsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket with light creasing along top and bottom edges and two tears of 3 cms to the rear facealternatively its appearance may be restored by careful work with tape and ironingthis book will keep the local historian occupied for monthsthere is no reference to an editor of this book, which appears to have been published post-deathsecond edition
24 €
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Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuriesthe quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (gbp) to anyone whose method or device proved successfulthe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answerin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutionexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of useno highlighting or other notesdust jacket unmarkedtext block clean see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude, and the unlikely triumph of an english geniusthousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolutionlacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landfull of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking
5 €
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Dolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementthe 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 infrench, 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 villagethe 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 yearsoxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentsthe 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, 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 europesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreconceived 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 annedolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe successful bidder was fred fwhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for development
6 €
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With these books, which the new yorker's james wood described as "large, captivating, amiably peopledin these neapolitan novels, elena ferrante, the acclaimed author of the days of abandonment, gives readers a poignant and universal story about friendship and belongingyet in doing so she has created a world in which readers will recognize themselves and has drawn a marvellously nuanced portrait of friendshipin the story of a new name, lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business; elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighbourhood that she so often finds stiflingmarriage appears to have imprisoned lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for elenathe story of a new name is the second book in this seriesshe writes vividly about a specific neighborhood of naples from the late-s through to the current day and about two remarkable young women who are very much the products of that place and timea beautiful and delicate tale of confluence and reversal," ferrante proves herself to be one of italy's most accomplished storytellerslove, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their storiesyet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and is a source of strength in the face of life's challengessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ealing in , elena ferrante's my brilliant friend introduced readers to the unforgettable elena and lila, whose lifelong friendship provides the backbone for the neapolitan novels
4 €
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Cash on collection only please12 book collection box set diary of a wimpy kid diary of a wimpy kid - rodrick rules diary of a wimpy kid - the last straw diary of a wimpy kid - dog days diary of a wimpy kid - the ugly truth diary of a wimpy kid - cabin fever diary of a wimpy kid - the third wheel diary of a wimpy kid - hard luck diary of a wimpy kid - the long haul diary of a wimpy kid - old school diary of a wimpy kid - double down diary of a wimpy kid - do-it-yourself book used but in good condition, read by my children but have now outgrown the books
12 €
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This lovely girl has found herself homeless through no fault of her own, at a time of her life where she should be settled and loved by her family, she so deserves to have the security and stability of a loving home to spend the rest of her daysif you can offer her this then please get in touch asap, who can resist that kind face? read moretear is a rescue dog currently in kennels in south yorkshire tear is a very sweet and friendly, steady, older cross breed (staffy possibly boxed cross) girl who is approx 9 years old and medium in size so slightly bigger than a staffshe is brindle in colour, going greyshe has been no trouble whilst being in kennels, she tries to stay clean inside so is probably house trained, knows some basic commands and has shown no issues around other dogs
95 €
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Shaun bythell is the owner of the bookshop in wigtown, scotlandwith more than a mile of shelving, real log fires in the shop and the sea lapping nearby, the shop should be an idyll for bookwormsin very good conditionoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardbackunfortunately, shaun also has to contend with bizarre requests from people who don't understand what a shop issardonic and sympathetic in equal measure, confessions of a bookseller will reunite readers with the characters they've come to know and lovethe diary of a bookseller (soon to be a major tv series) introduced us to the joys and frustrations of life lived in bookssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprofile books ltd
7 €
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The rigid steps with stand-offs, keep the feet off the wall total length 6m (20 ft) - suitable for three storey buildingsthis is a quality made product that sells for ÂŁ153 plus ÂŁ9 delivery, (see pictures)the adjustable hooks fit over most walls (up to 50(a life saver in case of a fire)the width of the rungs and frame is 30 cm (12 inches)8 cm - 20 inches thick) and can even be used if there is a radiator on the inside of the wallweight of ladder: 10also in the pictures is an example where this product would have saved two livesfire escape ladderladder carries load of up to 450 kg (992 lbs)in an emergency lift the ladder, place it over the wall and pull the release toggle, the ladder will then automatically unfold and the sections will inter-lock
90 €