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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 interesting 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 sourcewilling to post if postage is paid for by buyer, or collection availablehis renown is undisputed, and his work lives not only in the pages of dance history but in the ballet repertoire of most companies todaypictures show examples of some highlighted areas, all text is still entirely legibleno cash in handwritten 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 beforein excellent condition, but with some areas of text highlighted and some minor annotations (used as a study book)as 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 russian
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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
18 €
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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
13 €
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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 menoxfam bookshop cheltenham this story is a rare and utterly engaging experiencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morea 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 yorkit 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 degradation
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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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During his presidency, from november until april and again in june and july , he kept an almost daily diary of reflections, analyses, and perceptionswitness his youth, college years, and wartime experiences, events which would shape his outward philosophies and eventually his presidency-and shape our liveswith 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 presidencymemoirs, spanning nixons formative years through his presidency, reveals the personal side of richard nixonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollow his meteoric rise to national prominence and the great peaks and depths of his presidencyoxfam bookshop cheltenham former president richard nixon's bestselling autobiography is an intensely personal examination of his life, public career, and white house yearsthese 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 politicsthroughout his career richard nixon made extensive notes about his ideas, conversations, activities, meetings
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Oxfam bookshop bloomsbury street memoirs of my dead life, by george moorecondition: dark green cloth covering boardsbumping on top and bottom of spine, discolouration, and slight split from the front coverspine has title and author in gilt embossingvery small amount of tanning on the edges of the pagesprevious owners have written their names on the front end pages in pencil and inksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshelf wear on the bottom of the coversfront cover has an art deco embossingslight tanning on front and back end pages
40 €
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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
25 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham beware! only those who are mcfearlessly brave may read from the pages of these monstrous memoirsshe and her little brother max must set off to rescue himbut now the monsters have taken their revengeher family has been hunting down and destroying monsters for thousands of generationsthe dreaded zarmaglorg, the king of evil himself, has kidnapped minerva's fatherminerva mcfearless is an eleven-year-old monsterminatorthey 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 more
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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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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 streetoxfam books & music beaconsfield one of a limited edition of 500 printed privately by the author's estatehe was the first non-communist western correspondent to be granted residency by the communist government and he spent 30 months in pekingan excellent clean copysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith black and white and colour photographsabsolutely minimal shelf wear to the dust cover
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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, ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe text block is discoloured, a few blemishesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehardcover - 17 x 10of the various groups of roses, with accurate descriptions of the varieties now generally grown - new york, dodd, mead & companythe rose, a treatise on the cultivation, history, family characteristics, etcthe binding is stained, dents on the edges and cornerswill be shipped with registrationwithout date [ ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelinen decorated binding - 18 x 12 cmin good conditionthe flyleaves have browned, the text block is discoloured, bites from the side edge of the flyleaves
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 wounds
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A king's story: the memoirs of hits in good condition for its age & its a hardcoverpublished in & written by edward viiih the duke of windsor k
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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 £1 each
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Bronislava nijinska: early memoirs by irina nijinsky - hardcover **mint condition**
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The memoirs of the rtweighs approx 800 g unpacked read morecassell and co some slight rubbing on spine ends and corners as showna very interesting and knowledgeable readthe earl of woolton 452 pages in very good 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 - sold - 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 - sold price is £1 each
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Artist: ozzy osbourne - title: memoirs of a madman - format: cd - country: - label: sony - catalogue number: - year: - description
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Gorbachev ‘john major’ the autobiography (hardcover) ‘the memoirs of lord carrington reflect on things past’ by lord carrington (hardcover) ‘douglas hurd ‘biography by mark stuart (hardcover) collection from leigh on sea or will post, for £4 each read moremostly, vg condition£5 each or £45 for the collection(paperback) “the mighty & the almighty’ madeline albright (paperback) ‘ruling britannia: the failure & future of british democracy’ andrew marr (paperback) ‘alan clark diaries: into politics ’ paperback ‘the downing street years’ margaret thatcher (paperback) ‘churchill ‘ roy jenkins (paperback - acceptable condition) ‘the chancellors’ roy jenkins (hardcover) ‘as it seemed to me: political memoirs’ john cole (paperback) ‘a history of modern britain’ andrew marr (paperback) ‘mikhail gorbachev, memoirs’ (hardcover) mikhail s‘the alternativepolitics for a change” various writerspolitical history books
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The memoirs of sherlock holmes volthe memoirs of sherlock holmes volthe casebook of sherlock holmes volsherlock holmes the hound of the baskervilles 18the casebook of sherlock holmes vol 3 13sherlock holmes the valley of fear read morethe return of sherlock holmes volsherlock holmes the sign of the four 1718 bbc radio collection sherlock holmes audio cassettes, featuring the unrivalled partnership of the great clive merrison and the late, great michael williamsthe adventures of sherlock holmes volsherlock holmes a study in scarlet 16the return of sherlock holmes volthe casebook of sherlock holmes vosherlock holmes his last bow vol
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Churchill: memoirs of the second world war - an abridgement of the six volumes of the second world war memoirs by winston churchillpublished by bonanza books new york, printed in the usapublished by pimlicowinston churchill by elizabeth longfordnever give in! the best of winston churchill’s speeches selected & edited by his grandson winston spublished by sedgwick & jackson londonthe last lion: winston spencer churchill - visions of glory by william manchesterpublished by michael joseph london limitedwinston churchill: the wilderness years by martin gilbertpublished by macmillan london limitedmy early life by winston spublished by odhamschurchill and eden at war by elisabeth barker
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The memoirs of mr charles yellowplush - smith elder, london - edition - 337p, 18cmx15cm - condition: fair, internally good, complete with illustrations, rubbing to boards, front board detached2 "the memoirs of barry lyndon"- smith, elder, london - edition - 339p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good, all illustrations present, some rubbing and wear to leather boards 3 "samuel titmarsh and the great hoggarty diamond" - edition- 336p, 18cmx15cm - good condition, some wear and rubbing to boards, all illplease 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 availablethackeray - smith, elder, london - edition - 769p, 18cmx15cm - frontispiece present - good: condition: original green cloth, frontispiece present, owner's name to title page, scattered foxing"the virginians" by wour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepresent 4 the four georges; the english humourists - smith elder, london - edition - 338p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good, internally complete, wear and rubbing to leather boards 5the virginians: a tale of the last century () is a historical novel by william makepeace thackeray which forms a sequel to his henry esmond and is also loosely linked to pendennis
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Drawn from clare leighton's diaries, lectures, reminiscences, essays and memoirs this assemblage is the next best thing to an autobiography; touching on art, education, gardening, life and happinessillustrated with over 30 of clare leighton's wood engravings chosen on the basis that they are mentioned in the text" see oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of them are reproduced here for the first timeoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street some very light shelf-wear to corners but overall in great condition "a selection of clare leighton's talks and memoirs, illustrated by over 30 of her wood-engraved imagesfrontispiece photograph of the artist at work on a wood block edited by david leighton (the artist's nephew), with a foreword by simon brett
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Since they were first published, james herriot's memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal loversoxfam bookshop st albans the fifth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the bbc series all creatures great and small, and the new itv adaptationyet some things always stayed the same - gruff farmers, hypochondriac pet owners, and animals that never do quite what you expect them tocharming, funny and touching, every living thing is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of britain's best-loved authorsduring his decades spent as a country vet in yorkshire, james herriot saw huge advances in medical science, technological leaps, and a world irrevocably changed by warfrom a green young man in his first job in the s, to an experienced veterinary surgeon, married with two children, james spent his entire career among the people and animals of darrowbysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Interesting monographic study published for the first time in , in this volume i of the memoirs of the royal academy of moral and political sciencesplease 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 availablemadrid: real academia de ciencias morales y políticas (imprenta nacional)informe que la real academia de ciencias morales y políticas eleva al gobierno sobre la influencia del teatro en las costumbres públicas y la protección que en consecuencia debe dispensarle el estado read morebiblioteca de los economistas españoles de los siglos xvi, xvii y xviiimanuel colmeiro y penido (santiago de compostela, -madrid, ) was a galician historian, jurist and economistthis work, highly valued in its time, was published again in andour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein this first volume of the memoirs, two important works were also published for the first time: colmeiro, manuel ()informe sobre la influencia del teatro en las costumbres públicasmemorias de la real academia de ciencias morales y políticasit includes a historical summary of the academy, the royal decree of september by which its statutes were approved, and the installation speeches by the marquis of corbera, minister of public works and the marquis of pidal, president of the academy
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These are the long-awaited memoirs of the greatest political interviewer of our timeoxfam bookshop cheltenham the witty, incisive and frank memoirs from the legend of newsnight and long-standing quiz master of university challengehe discussed belief with religious leaders and philosophers, economics with ceos and bankers, books with writers, and art and theatre with artistsbut it wasn't just politiciansfrom john major to theresa may and tony blair to ed miliband, he has them quaking in their bootspaxman's interviews with dizzee rascal, david bowie, russell brand and vivienne westwood are legendaryfilled with views, opinions and stories from 4 decades in front of the camerasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter 23 years on university challenge, paxman is also the longest-serving active quizmaster on british televisionin a life in questions, the tables are turned: the quizmaster answers our burning questions, telling terrifying stories and laughing at much of the silliness in the world'bursting with good things' daily telegraphduring 25 years as bbc newsnight's supreme inquisitor, jeremy paxman proved himself as the master of the political intervview
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Oxfam original liverpool the memoirs of eugenia ginzburg, who described her memoirs as 'this cruel journey of the soulthis second volume opens as she is saved from certain death that would have ensued and sent to work as a prison nurse printed in , the cover displays signs of use, with a creased spine, yet the pages remain in tact with signs of fadingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more' ginzburg was falsely accused of terorrism during stalin's purges and made to fell tress in a hard labour camp
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