Kaspar hauser
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We meet victor, the wild boy of aveyron, now famous as the subject of a truffaut film; kaspar hauser, raised in a cell, civilized, and then assassinated; and the wolf girls of india, found early this century huddled among wolf pups in a forest den (they were originally believed to be ghosts by superstitious villagers, who nearly shot them as they were being captured)he begins with a look at past efforts to civilize feral childrensee oxfam website for delivery information read morein each case, it was hoped that the study of these children would help clarify the age-old nature/nurture debate, but, as candland shows, so much of the information "revealed" was really only a projection of beliefs previously held by the investigating scientistswhat is it that sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom? what makes us unique? what makes us human? in this provocative book, douglas candland shows that as we begin to understand the way animals and non-speaking humans "think," we hold up a mirror of sorts to our own mental world, and gain profound insights into human natureoxfam shop kendal looks new, hardback with dust jacketweaving together diaries, contemporary newspaper accounts, and his own enlightening commentary, candland brings to life a series of extraordinary stories
10 €
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Because everything changes with a cat like kaspar aroundbut johnny didn't expect to end up with kaspar on his hands forever, and nor did he count on making friends with lizziebeth, a spirited american heiresspretty soon, events are set in motion that will take johnny - and kaspar - all around the world, surviving theft, shipwreck and rooftop rescues along the wayafter all, he's prince kaspar kandinsky, prince of cats, a muscovite, a londoner and a new yorker, and as far as anyone knows, the only cat to survive the sinking of the titanicoxfam shop rosemount viaduct a heart-warming, colour-illustrated novel about kaspar the savoy cat, from the award-winning author of born to run and the amazing story of adolphus tipskaspar the cat first came to the savoy hotel in a basket - johnny trott knows, because he was the one who carried him insee oxfam website for delivery information read morejohnny was a bell-boy, you see, and he carried all of countess kandinsky's things to her room
3 €
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kaspar by michael morpurgo hardback book - very good condition read more
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During his career he performed illustrative work for johann heinrich sulzer, johannes gessner, johann kaspar lavater and johann kaspar füssliold library stamp to verso of leafour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeold ownership stamp to verso (not visible as paper is fine and thick)recent hand colourare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available8 cm johann rudolph schellenberg was a swiss artist, writer and entomologist best known for his illustrations of insects
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41 €
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Important german photobook, mentioned by manfred heiting in "autopsie" and by michael koetzle in "drhardback with dustjacketbechhold verlagsbuchhandlung (inhbreidenstein), frankfurt32 pages with textdustjacket with small imperfections, like so often spine sunned, crease on the rear side, but still very impressive; lightly foxed from the front, strongly foxed from behindim gemeinschaftsverlag von volk und reich verlag, berlin und hexhaustive collection of images of workers and industry, many in sepiaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefirst edition, first printingcondition: inside all photo pages excellent, the first two and the last text pages lightly foxed; no marks of previous owner, no defectspaul wolff and afred tritschlerhardback from outside (protected by the jacket) in very good condition, also letters on the spine and the front cover, but foxed; fragile spine like so often teared at the top and at the bottom of the spine, but strong bindingpaul wolff, alfred tritschler" one of the best books by drour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith the scarce original dustjacketoverall very good conditionbeside "schwarzes revier" by heinrich hauser, "metal" by germaine krull, "fabrik" by jakob tuggener and "eisen und stahl" by albert renger-patzsch one of the best german industrial (industry) photography books ever publishedpaul wolff; very hard to find with original dustjacket200 pages with 200 photos in photogravure printinglight and shadow - photographs
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First edition, first printingtext: susane langesoftcover with jacket (as issued)the bechers - teacher of andreas gursky, thomas struth, candida höfer, thomas struth and othersour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store13 black and white photosthe bechers - famous for the " becher-class " or " becher - school "condition: inside new, mint, unreadoutside front and rear cover perfect, spine lightly sunned (marginal)text in german and englishthe bechers - maker of " anonyme skulpturen " (martin parr, the photobook vol 2, page 266)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableoverall near mint, near perfect conditionthe bechers are famous for their artist books (martin parr, the photobook, vol 2, page )museum für moderne kunst, frankfurt am main
32 €
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In his subsequent investigations, hart gradually uncovers new information about the killing, and begins to question mcnamara's role in the proceedingssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecolonel mcnamara (willis), the officer in charge of us prisoners, requests that scott be put on trial and orders lieutenant hart (colin farrell) to stand as his defence counselbruce willis stars as a us officer determined to protect the details of an escape attempt in this tough second world war drama set in a prisoner-of-war camp in belgiumdisc and case in very good conditionwhen racist prisoner and known traitor sergeant bedford (cole hauser) turns up murdered, suspicion turns to african-american pilot lieutenant scott (terrence howard)oxfam bookshop carlisle world war ii adventure
2 €
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Two original objects from the company elastolin hausser: - roman chariot (so-called quadriga) - medieval siege tower with drawbridge material: polystyrene / hard plastic size: for figures 1:24 or 76 mm manufactured in the s in perfect condition / no damage read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
59 €
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Lesluie craven (clarinet) and michael pollock (piano) with guests stjpan hauser and yoko musumioxfam books & music fareham brahms sonatas for clarinet and piano opus 120 nos 1&2Â see oxfam website for delivery information read morerota:sonata for clarinet and piano and trio for clarinet cello and piano
7 €
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On the dam side out of a ryeside ewe, herself by dolwen kaspar and an arberth ewegood temperamentpedigree white ryeland shearling ram for saleby broomwell venturer, himself by mansel solitaire
250 €
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At the top of the 1st page a small tear and handwritten text: anna maria chatarina reiziger voor haar st nicolaas 4 colour lithographs by pieter hermanus luitjes van der meulen read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehet boek van kabus uit het persisch voor den jeugd bearbeid benevens een aanhangsel van oostersche verhalen (uit het hoogduitsch vertaald) met platenbookblock slightly loose in the bindingcover with wear and stain on the back coverare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
37 €
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When in kaspar schott published his "cursus mathematicus", like a good jesuit, he contextualised the work in the religious sphere and addressed both aspects of mathematics or, more specifically, geometry: its great usefulness and religious ideasback in germany, he began a massive publication of his many worksin the text, numerous mathematical and geometric illustrationsa small defect at the bottom right corner of the frontispiece, far from the engraved part; prevalence of sheets with strong or medium browning, due to the oxidation of the paperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecoeval full parchment hardcover; spine with 5 raised bands with handwritten author, title and placement number; red edgesthe work contains sections of astronomy, astrology, chronography, geography, mechanics, optics, hydrostatics, military fortification, etcthe author, gaspar schott, was a jesuit and one of the most educated physicists and mathematicians of his timehe lived twenty years in palermo, where he taught mathematics, physics and theology; a pupil of the great kircher, he was his assistant during his stay in romefor schott, arithmetic and geometry were the tools for the beginner in order to penetrate the sanctuaries of mathematics (mathematicae adyta - adytum, the innermost part of the sanctuary)this is followed by 24 unnumbered pages, including the cover page; 660 numbered pages; 56 unnumbered pages of indexes; inside, 42 tipped-in plates, engraved on a single page and folded, of scientific iconography: armillary spheres, constellations, celestial orbits, meridians, solar clocks, fortification systems, fountains, geometric dial, flat and linear figureson the front counter-plate, handwritten placement number; on the front of the front endpaper, handwritten notes on the text and owner’s note dated blank sheet; a beautiful illustrated frontispiece by andreas frölich; on the plate, leopold i, to whom the work is dedicated, is depicted dressed with great pomp and sitting on the throne at the top of a staircase, in front of him, a crowned female depiction of mathematics offers him the book as a gift; below the scene, a magnificent architecture and astronomical and mathematical symbolsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelatin text on two columns
285 €
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Little foxes clare and her captain ÂŁ4 (hardbacked) an eagle in the snow ÂŁ4 (hardbacked) why the whales came flamingo boy boy giant my friend walter kaspar prince of cats the dancing bear kensuke's kingdom billy the kid read moremichael morpurgo ten books very good condition
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