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In very good conditionslight creasing to dust jacket and one or two pencil marks in the textsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefaber and faberoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardbackthe autobiography of the world-renowned potter, bernard leach with insights into the practical application of his ideas and how his work was influenced by the period he spent in the far east
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This book contains the memoirs of david chipp's life in peking together with six essays that he wrote on the history of english journalism, and a miscellany of reflections on some of the diverse aspects of his lifedavid chipp had a distinguished career as a journalist which culminated in 17 years' service as editor in chief of the press association in fleet streetan excellent clean copyabsolutely minimal shelf wear to the dust coverhe was the first non-communist western correspondent to be granted residency by the communist government and he spent 30 months in pekingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beaconsfield one of a limited edition of 500 printed privately by the author's estatewith black and white and colour photographs
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The volume embraces university journalism; essays from waugh's years of drift after oxford; forcefully emphatic articles and contrasting sophisticated reviews written for the metropolitan press from to (the most active and enterprising years of waugh's career); reports for three newspapers of a coronation in abyssinia and essays for the times on the condition of ethiopia and on british policy in arabiafiction and non-fiction volumes will also contain a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantsthis first volume of evelyn waugh's articles, essays, and reviews contains every traceable piece of journalism that research could uncover written by waugh between january , when he first went up to oxford, and december , when he had recently returned from british guiana and was enjoying the runaway success of a handful of dustthis volume is part of the complete works of evelyn waugh critical edition, which brings together all waugh's published and previously unpublished writings for the first time with comprehensive introductions and annotation, and a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantslong interred in fashion magazines, popular newspapers, sober journals, undergraduate reviews, and bbc archives, 110 of the 170 pieces in the volume have never before been reprintedseveral typescripts of articles and reviews are published here for the first time, as are a larger number of unsigned pieces never before identified as waugh'soxfam bookshop victoria the complete works of evelyn waugh offers the first scholarly edition of waugh's work, bringing together all of his extant writings and graphic art: novels, biographies, travel writing, short fiction, essays, articles, reportage, reviews, poems, juvenilia, parerga, drawings, and designsthis is a young writer's book, and the always lucid articles and reviews it presents read as fresh and lively, as challenging and opinionated, as the day they first appearedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonly 15% of waugh's letters have previously been publishedthe edition's general editor is alexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson and editor of the twelve-volume personal writings sequenceoriginal texts, so easily distorted in the production process, have been established as far as possible using manuscript and other controlsno other edition of a british novelist has been undertaken on this scaleall volumes will be beautifully produced, and have comprehensive introductions and detailed annotationwaugh was 19 when his first oxford review appeared, 31 when the spectator printed his last review ofwaughs works are placed in their rich literary and historical context, enabling readers to appreciate for the first time the range and complexity of his thinking and artistic practice, and linking this to the work of his contemporaries in britain, america and europefinally, in early waugh travelled for three months in remote british guiana, resulting in nine travel articles and a handful of dust, acclaimed as one of the most distinguished novels of the centurythe complete works will revolutionize waugh studies, and offer new insights for twentieth-century literary and cultural studies generallyalexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson, is editing a twelve-volume personal writings sequence for the series, intercalating over letters with the complete, unexpurgated diariesthe origins of the works are explored, and annotations to each piece seek to assist the modern reader
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"these highly entertaining memoirs of marius petipa, the great franco-russian choreogapher had never before been translated into english before their first publication inpetipa's memoirs reveal many interÂesting details of his career and of the people he worked with, including tchaikovsky and the young pavlova, and give an insight into his character and genius that it is not possible to gain from any other sourcein excellent condition, but with some areas of text highlighted and some minor annotations (used as a study book)written towards the end of his long life, in a mood of disillusion, when his work was neglected and in decline, he would have been delighted to know that his great ballets such as sleeping beauty, swan lake, and la bayadere are more popular today than ever beforeno cash in handas virtual dictator of the russian ballet in the second half of the 19th century, petipa moulded its course for many years and may have been said to have created the style of classical dancing still known as russianhis renown is undisputed, and his work lives not only in the pages of dance history but in the ballet repertoire of most companies todaywilling to post if postage is paid for by buyer, or collection availablepictures show examples of some highlighted areas, all text is still entirely legible
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Published for the occasion of the issue of the series paradise portraits by erwin olafthe series paradise portraits consists both of separate close-up portraits as from panoramic 'tableaus vivant' with the graffiti basement of paradiso in amsterdam as decor with really not funny clowns as masters of ceremonyhardcover block with photos of postcard formatour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeerwin olaf goes all out, aided by computer simulationsplease 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 availablein the series paradise portraits, erwin olaf gives us a suggestive impression of the party culture at the beginning of the 21st century
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" the essays were first published in and cover a wide range of topicsoxfam shop whitchurch road he essays (french: essais, pronounced [es?]) of michel de montaigne are contained in three books and 107 chapters of varying lengthmontaigne's stated design in writing, publishing and revising the essays over the period from approximately to was to record "some traits of my character and of my humours[these three volumes were translated by charles cotton and edited by w carew hazlitt see oxfam website for delivery information read morethey were originally written in middle french and were originally published in the kingdom of france
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Published on the occasion of the appearance of the series paradise portraits by erwin olafthe series paradise portraits consists of separate close-up portraits and panoramic tableaus vivant, with the graffiti basement of paradiso in amsterdam serving as the background, and unfunny clowns as masters of ceremonyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein the series “paradise portraits” erwin olaf provides a suggestive image of the party culture at the beginning of the 21st centuryhardcover block with postcard-size photosare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableerwin olaf pulls out all the stops, and is even using computer manipulations
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I have around 40 portraits to gounique, one off portraits of stars for sale) portraits are in their own 'simple' framewhen working, i do do portraits of animal and 'normal' humansthey range in price from around ÂŁ40 to ÂŁ150, so you'll need to ask if i have your star (as i'm not doing any artwork at the moment), then i'll give you a quotebuyer to collect or pay postageincluding many 'old tv stars' and pop stars, inc paul mcartney, david essex, marlene detrich, paul numan, henry fonda and many moreprices could be negotiated a littlei will sell in bulk
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Oxfam bookshop st albans the text of this edition follows the texts of the first editions of elia, and the last essays of elia see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Title: how to be a christian: reflections & essays (how to books)title: how to be a christian: reflections & essays (how to books)list price (msrp): 8product category: bookscondition: very good
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This wide-ranging collection of essays by some of the leading classicists in the british isles today examines different aspects of the play, its historical and dramatic context, and the issues which it raisesessays, edited by david stuttard and tamsin shasha, include 'who was to blame?' by sir kenneth dover, 'women's' voices, women's hands' by ruth hazel, and 'melos and the trojan women' by alex garvieit is thus not only an ideal introduction to trojan women but an excellent overview of reactions to the play at the beginning of the 21st centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreset in the aftermath of international conflict, euripides' trojan women is one of the most powerful and controversial of classical greek tragediesotherwise tightly bound and clean throughoutit is published by aod publications book condition: good - slight foxing to top page edge,former owner's inscription to title page
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Oxfam bookshop lincoln 'essays in memory of sir hilary jenkinson' is a volume of essays written about the first president of the society of archivists by his friends and colleagueshollaender and black and white photos of reference such as of the seals from arundel castle pages are not discoloured at all but book cover is torn considerably includes a preface by editor albert esee oxfam website for delivery information read more they make a tribute to his career, including his trips to jamaica and italy the book was intended as a celebration to be presented to him for his eightieth birthday but upon his death was continued as a memorial to the british archivist who had done great public service other than that and minor marking the book is in excellent condition
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"these seven essaysin very good condition apart from owner's name in pen on inside of front cover plus pen underlining during the 'introduction' and one of the essayshence low price for this bookoxfam bookshop newport the british isles provided more overseas settlers than any country in continental europe during the nineteenth century, but english emigrants to north america have remained largely invisible, partly for lack of records about their departure or their experiencesthoughtful, scholarly, and stimulating"--virginia quarterly reviewsee oxfam website for delivery information read morerepresent the considered reflections on the nature, motives and myths surrounding 19th-century transatlantic migration from one of the pioneers of this field of inquiryhere charlotte erickson uses new sources to understand this long-neglected group and the nature of their lives in a new land
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Van inwagen adopts a generally 'quinean' position in meta-ontology, yet reaches ontological conclusions very different from quine'sthe volume includes two previously unpublished essays, one of which is an introductory essay where van inwagen explains his conception of the relation between the language of 'the ordinary business of life' and that of 'the ontology room'topics discussed include the nature of being, the meaning of the existential quantifier, ontological commitment, recent attacks on metaphysics and ontology, the concept of ontological structure, fictional entities, mereological sums, and the ontology of mental statesthe volume will be an important collection for students and scholars of metaphysicsin this collection of thirteen recent essays, peter van inwagen applies the techniques of analytical philosophy to a wide variety of problems in ontology and meta-ontologysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston the problem of the nature of being was central to ancient and medieval philosophy, and continues to be relevant today
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The wartime memoirs of robert einternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailslee by edward aronoff (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days
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Alice von hildebrand memoirs of a happy failure by alice von hildebrand (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Her memoirs conjure up the perfection and the ugliness of life behind rice-paper screens, where young girls learn the arts of geisha - dancing and singing, how to wind the kimono, how to walk and pour tea, and how to beguile the land's most powerful mena young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha houseshe tells her story many years later from the waldorf astoria in new yorkoxfam bookshop cheltenham this story is a rare and utterly engaging experienceit tells the extraordinary story of a geisha -summoning up a quarter century from to the post-war years of japan's dramatic history, and opening a window into a half-hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Told with james's unassailable sense of humour and self-effacing charm, unreliable memoirs is a hilarious and touching introduction to the story of a national treasurea million-copy bestseller, this classic memoir is a celebration of life in all its unpredictable gloryonly 50p read morebrand new never read as double present copy
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Master of the russian ballet - the memoirs of enrico cecchetti, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk
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Throughout his career richard nixon made extensive notes about his ideas, conversations, activities, meetingswith startling candor, nixon reveals his beliefs, doubts, and behind-the-scenes decisions, shedding new light on his landmark diplomatic and domestic initiatives, political campaigns, and historic decision to resign from the presidencywitness his youth, college years, and wartime experiences, events which would shape his outward philosophies and eventually his presidency-and shape our livesmemoirs, spanning nixons formative years through his presidency, reveals the personal side of richard nixonduring his presidency, from november until april and again in june and july , he kept an almost daily diary of reflections, analyses, and perceptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollow his meteoric rise to national prominence and the great peaks and depths of his presidencythese notes and diary dictations, quoted throughout this book, provide a unique insight into the complexities of the modern presidency and the great issues of american policy and politicsoxfam bookshop cheltenham former president richard nixon's bestselling autobiography is an intensely personal examination of his life, public career, and white house years
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Oxfam bookshop bloomsbury street memoirs of my dead life, by george mooreslight tanning on front and back end pagesspine has title and author in gilt embossingshelf wear on the bottom of the coversbumping on top and bottom of spine, discolouration, and slight split from the front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprevious owners have written their names on the front end pages in pencil and inkcondition: dark green cloth covering boardsfront cover has an art deco embossingvery small amount of tanning on the edges of the pages
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth the memoirs of zaven der yeghiayan, armenian patriarch of constantinople, see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham beware! only those who are mcfearlessly brave may read from the pages of these monstrous memoirsthe dreaded zarmaglorg, the king of evil himself, has kidnapped minerva's fatherminerva mcfearless is an eleven-year-old monsterminatorbut now the monsters have taken their revengeshe and her little brother max must set off to rescue himthey are armed only with the monstranomicon - a living book that holds every secret about every bloodthirsty beast known to mankindsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreher family has been hunting down and destroying monsters for thousands of generations
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Copy of the memoirs of harriette wilson volume 2 published by the navarre society see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop purley as pictured
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memoirs of the rose: comprising botanical, poetical, and miscellaneous recollections of that celebrated flower in a series of letters to a lady - london, printed for francis westley, ppthe text block is discoloured, a few blemishesthe binding is stained, dents on the edges and cornerslinen decorated binding - 18 x 12 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewill be shipped with registrationthe rose, a treatise on the cultivation, history, family characteristics, etcplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteof the various groups of roses, with accurate descriptions of the varieties now generally grown - new york, dodd, mead & companythe flyleaves have browned, the text block is discoloured, bites from the side edge of the flyleaveshardcover - 17 x 10in good conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewithout date [ pp
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Oxfam shop west wickham these compelling memoirs, as absorbing and entertaining as any novel, comprise an unrivalled account of the many famous events in which jean baptiste antoine marcelin, baron de marbot participated during the period to , culminating in the first abdication of the emperor napoleon - years in which this distinguished office served as adc to five marshals and received thirteen woundssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A king's story: the memoirs of hh the duke of windsor kits in good condition for its age & its a hardcoverpublished in & written by edward viii
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memoirs of hecate county by edmund wilson - hardcover *excellent condition*
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A selection of autobiographies/memoirs including: - that's my story: julie walters published by weidenfeld & nicholson - hardback in excellent condition - joe longthorne: the official autobiography published by great northern - hardback in good condition - dear fatty: dawn french published by century - hardback in good condition - only fools and stories: david jason published by century - hardback in excellent condition - head on: botham the autobiography published by ebury press - large format paperback in excellent condition - life and laughing my story: michael mcintyre published by penguin - paperback in excellent condition price is ÂŁ1 each
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Bronislava nijinska: early memoirs by irina nijinsky - hardcover **mint condition**
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