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Escaping the nazis on the kindertransport (encounter: narrative nonfiction stories) paperback – 1 janwe will do our best to turn any less than satisfactory experience into a positive onecommunication is key to helping us give you the best experience
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The subject of pettigrew's bizarre, nightmarish narrative is arthur wpublisher: hodder and stoughton limitedspine, black letters lined decoration, bumped top and bottom, shelf-wornfront-board, black letters, lined border, bumped, shelf-wornused good conditionoxfam shop darlington hardbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read morepaste-down, inscription by a previous owner, some foxingall edges yellowedbound in green clothflyleaf's, half-title and last 2 pages, foxedbackboard, stained, bumped, shelf-wornall other pages in a clean conditionthe main focus of the book is the activity of the honeycombers, a secret society founded by aggsback end-papers and paste-down, foxed, stainedendpaper, inscription by a previous owner foxedaggs, an eccentric who may or may not have paranormal abilities (he may be telepathic and be able to read and control minds, or simply a skillful con man), who is carrying on his dead uncle's psychic research at longshaws, an ancient manor house in scotland" in short, the honeycombers are housebreakershoneycombing is defined as "taking things away from people who do not need them
24 €
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I 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 turksthis book is in very good condition, the pages are tightly bound with no loose pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe female members of tully's family were on intimate terms with the bashaw's family and were admitted into all the life of the seragliothe work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seragliothe boards having an embossed crosshatch patterngilt title lettering on a red block to the spine'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 etclight foxing to the title page and tanning to the page edgesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeat some stage in its' life it has been sympathetically restored with a new leather spinethe board corners are bumpedbrown endpapers, with bookplate to the inside of the front boardthis is an ex- library copy with the usual stamps370 pages, 28cm 23 cm read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibound in full leather boardsthis is one of the most important records of tripolitan life during the 18th centurythis first edition was published in by henry colburn, londonillustrated 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)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
121 €
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Dostoevsky and the ethics of narrative form suspense, closure, minor characters by greta matzner-gore (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is within 4 to 6 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
44 €
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Our southern highlanders: a history and narrative of adventure in the southern appalachian mountains, and a study of life among the mountaineers in th, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk
12 €
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A narrative of the voyages round the world performed by captain's james cookcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebickers and son, london - 23 x 14 cmtwelve black and white illustrations / frontispiecewith twelve illustrations reproduced in exact facsimile from drawings made during the voyagesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevery good hardcover copy in green buckram with bright gold titles and decorationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifull-page illustrations and frontispiece (collated)
59 €
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Oxfam bookshop byres road this book attempts to clarify the narrative conditions of humanism, asking how we can use stories to complicate our understanding of others, and questioning the ethics and efficacy of attempts to represent human social complexity in fictionwith case studies of films like parenthood (), american beauty (), little miss sunshine () and the kids are all right (), this original study synthesises leading discourses on media and cognition, evolutionary anthropology, literature and film analysis into a new theory of the storytelling instinctsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
(England)
9 €
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Conceptual ordering, spatial and social narrative are fundamental to the ways in which buildings are shaped, used and perceivedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexamining and exploring the ways in which these three dimensions interact in the design and life of buildings, this intriguing book will be of use to anyone with an interest in the theory of architecture and architecture's relationship to the cultural human environmentoxfam books & music islington architecture is often seen as the art of a thinking mind that arranges, organises and establishes relationships between the parts and the wholeit is also seen as the art of designing spaces, which we experience through movement and use
24 €
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Oxfam shop nether edge feminism, utopia, and narrative (tennessee studies in literature) by sarah wgoodwin and libby fjones 1 jan see oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop swanage olaudah equiano's narrative recounts his kidnapping in africa at the age of 11, his service as the slave of an officer of the british navy, and his years of labour on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom insome moderate wear but no inscriptions or foxing very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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With the growing academic readership of bande dessinee this book proves to be an invaluable analysis for scholars of the postmodern narrative artreading bande dessinee is also an essential resource for anyone interested in the cultural context, visual and narrative meaning and intricacies of the art form miller's groundbreaking book demonstrates exactly why bande dessinee is considered to be a visual narrative art form and encourages the reader to appreciate and understand it to the best of their abilitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis volume explores the controversy surrounding the comic strips in contemporary french society and traces the historical and cultural implications surrounding the legitimization of bande dessineeno inscriptionsmiller also provides the terminology, framework and tools necessary for study, highly relevant to current curriculum and she creates a multi-disciplinary, comprehensive approach to the subject matteroxfam bookshop holmfirth the increasing popularity of bande dessinee, or french-language comic strip, means that it is being established on university syllabuses worldwidereading bande dessinee provides a thorough introduction to the medium and in-depth critical analysis with focus on contemporary examples of the art form, historical context, key artists, and themes such as gender, autobiography and postcolonial culture reading bande dessinee draws from analytical viewpoints such as narratology, cultural studies and gender studies to illuminate the form fully, examining how it can be seen to undermine mythologies of national and cultural identity, investigating the satirical possibilities and looking at how the comic strip may contest normative representations of the body according to gender theories
14 €
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This de-structuralising of the main narrative increased dramatically in later issues, with the second half of the series often taking the form of illustrated prose poetry within an associative narrativethe comic book's detailed artwork by michael zulli, which focused primarily on wildlife and nature, was superposed to a loose narrative with a druggy, dreamy, new age apocalyptic atmosphere# 1/23, complete seriescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website(the colour of the folder may varypublished first by aardvark one international and later by mirage studios, the story is set around the millennium and follows gavia immer, a governmental fauna agent (aka game warden), as he goes through an existential dilemma while watching videos his father left for him after his deathshipped with dedicated packaging, cardboard folder with dust bagsit ran from june to somewhere in the beginning of , stretching over 23 regular issuesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe puma blues, aardvark one international st editionthe comic books are nm- conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe puma blues was a comic book written by stephen murphy and drawn by michael zulli
32 €
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Its narrative is completely carried out in second personthe narrative covers 20 centuries of european and american culture, and prominently features the construction of el escorial by philip iithe novel received the xavier villaurrutia award in and the rómulo gallegos prize inthe first english translation, by lysander kemp, was published in by farrar, straus and girouxcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"terra nostra" by carlos fuentes - secker & warburg, london - first uk edition first printing - 777p, 25cmx20cm - condition: very good in first issue dust jacket terra nostra is a novel by the mexican writer carlos fuentes[1] it was adapted to the screen in in la strega in amore, starring richard johnson, rosanna schiaffino and gian maria volonté"aura" by carlos fuentes - farrar straus, ny - first american edition first printing - 74p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good in very good first issue dust jacket with minor wear aura is a short novel written by mexican novelist carlos fuentes, first published in in mexicoour 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 catawikithe title is latin for "our earth"this novel is considered as a fantastic literature for its remarkable description of “dreamlike” themes and the complexion of “double identity” portrayed by the character
35 €
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Six teams of major names in european comics and graphics novels collaborate on a single narrativethe story, a single narrative divided into six chapters, follows the catastrophic effects of a small rise in sea levels on the county's heavily populated low lying areas and how society reimagines itself in the face of a huge population shift in a world of scarce resourcesoxfam bookshop cheltenham an environmentally-themed graphic novel brings together a dream-team of european artists and writers-including denise mina and irvine welsh- to imagine scotland in 30 yearsa graphic novel in collaboration with the edinburgh international book festival to mark its 30th anniversary, idp (short for "internally displaced person or persons") imagines a scotland 30 years in the futurecelebrated french graphic novelist and illustrator barroux, dotter of her father's eyes author mary talbot, artist kate charlesworth, "grandfather of british comics" and co-creator of ad pat mills, graphic novelist hannah berry, enfant terrible of scottish letters and author of trainspottingirvine welsh, graphic artist dan mcdaid, and graphic novelists adam murphy and will morris have been brought together by story editor, crime writer, and graphic novelist, denise minasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
12 €
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Tracing the narrative of the jewess from its beginnings in romantic and evangelical literature, and reading canonical writers including walter scott, george eliot and anthony trollope alongside more minor figures such as charlotte elizabeth tonna, grace aguilar and amy levy, valman demonstrates the remarkable persistence of this narrative and its myriad transformations across the centuryoxfam bookshop knutsford stories about jewesses proliferated in nineteenth-century britain as debates about the place of the jews in the nation ragedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morereading a range of texts from popular romance to the realist novel, she investigates how the complex figure of the jewess brought the instabilities of nineteenth-century religious, racial and national identity into uniquely sharp focuswhile previous scholarship has explored the prevalence of antisemitic stereotypes in this period, nadia valman argues that the figure of the jewess - virtuous, appealing and sacrificial - reveals how hostility towards jews was accompanied by pity, identification and desire
14 €
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge voice & vision is a comprehensive manual for the independent filmmakers and film students who want a solid grounding in the tools, techniques, and processes of narrative film in order to achieve their artistic visionthe ultimate goal of this book is to help you develop your creative voice while acquiring the solid practical skills and confidence to use itothers recount common production challenges encountered on real student and professional shoots which will inspire you to be innovative and resourceful when you are solving your own filmmaking challengessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book includes essential and detailed information on relevant film and digital video tools, a thorough overview of the filmmaking stages, and the aesthetic considerations for telling a visual storyevery decision, from the largest conceptual choices to the smallest practical solutions, has a profound impact on what appears on the screen and how it moves an audience"in practice" sidebars throughout connect conceptual, aesthetic and technical issues to their application in the real worldsome provide a brief analysis of a scene or technique from easily rentable films which illustrate how a specific technology or process is used to support a conceptual, narrative, or aesthetic choiceunlike many books that privilege raw technical information or the line-producing aspects of production, voice & vision places creativity, visual expression, and cinematic ideas front and centerafter all, every practical decision a filmmaker makes, like choosing a location, an actor, a film stock, a focal length, a lighting set-up, an edit point, or a sound effect is also an expressive one and should serve the filmmaker's vision
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The author provides a narrative introduction to sixteenth-century english and scottish history, focusing on the political and religious developments in both countries while considering also economic, social, cultural and educational changeoxfam books & music beaconsfield this volume examines the development of two sovereign nations over seventy-four momentous years, from the downfall of cardinal wolsey in england and the majority of james v in scotland to the succession of james's grandson to the throne of england incommon issues explored include the tensions between centre and periphery: the relationship between monarch and subject: the development of bureaucracies and 'reformed religion': and shifting attitudes towards irelandthroughout the narrative, the author reflects on the reliability of historical evidence, highlighting key interpretative issues for readers new to the periodsee oxfam website for delivery information read more binding is sound however this is adequate as a reading copythe cover shows handling and shelf wear and some sections have copious underscoring in pencil with the occasional ink margin notethe book incorporates recent work on topics such as reformation settlements in both countries: the destruction of anne boleyn and mary queen of scots: the characters of mary tudor, elizabeth i and james vi: french intervention in scotland: and the defeat of the spanish armada
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Remarkably flexible, this narrative can organize diffuse materials into a coherent story that has a powerful hold on our imagination"black-jewish relations," jeffrey melnick argues, has mostly been a way for american jews to talk about their ambivalent racial status, a narrative collectively constructed at critical moments, when particular conflicts demand an explanationmelnick also contends that this cultural activity competed directly with harlem renaissance attempts to define blackness"a right to sing the blues" offers just such a revisionoxfam shop dumfries all too often an incident or accident, such as the eruption in crown heights with its legacy of bitterness and recrimination, thrusts black-jewish relations into the newssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremelnick elaborates this idea through an in-depth look at jewish songwriters, composers, and perfomers who made "black" music in the first few decades of this centuryhe shows how jews such as george gershwin, irving berlin, al jolson, and others were able to portray their "natural" affinity for producing "black" music as a product of their jewishness while simultaneously depicting jewishness as a stable white identitymoving beyond the narrow focus of advocacy group politics, this book complicates and enriches our understanding of the cultural terrain shared by african americans and jewsa volley of discussion follows, but little in the way of progress or enlightenment results--and this is how things will remain until we radically revise the way we think about the complex interactions between african americans and jews
6 €
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Schweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensionsoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no marks or wear the fundamental book of eliezer schweid is a modern interpretation of the bible as narrative and law which can reopen the dialogue of contemporary jews with the bible, from which a dynamic jewish culture can continue to draw its inspirationthe approach draws at the same time from the philosophical modernism of hermann cohen, the dialogical philosophy of buber, the religious phenomenology of heschel, and the insights of contemporary biblical scholars, including literary analysts of the biblesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe world is gods creation, and its resources are to be deployed as necessary for the sustenance and need-fulfillment of all peoples and all creatures equally a message very much relevant to the ecological crisis facing us all at the present time
30 €
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In a spellbinding narrative that spans several continents, brands brings the fervour and excitement of the gold rush vividly to lifethe age of gold is narrative history at its best -- the astonishing tale of one of the most extraordinary speculative frenzies in history, told by a master historiansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road the discovery of gold by a team of mormon mill workers in sparked a frenzy that shook the worldthey came by ship and overland, braving tierra del fuego and the pestilences of panama, lured by the promise of goldpeople swarmed to california from as far as china and australiathey came from england and france, from ireland and chile, leaving behind their families and everything they owned in the hope of making their fortunes in the new world
10 €
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Jocelin of brakelond was a monk in the abbey of bury st edmunds, and his narrative of events between the years of and provides a unique insight into the life of a medieval religious communitythe translation brilliantly communicates the interest and immediacy of jocelin's narrative, and the annotation is particularly clear and helpfuloxfam books & music lichfield this is the first english translation for forty years of a medieval classic, offering vivid and unique insight into the life of a great monastery in late twelfth-century englandsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Transpersonal and transgenerational psychotherapeutic insights back up the personal narrativeit is in the main a personal and moving narrative of a mother looking to help her son avoid such a lifelong sentence of medication whilst trying to research holistic resources and alternative approaches for treatment at the same time as negotiating the vagaries of the current mental health system there is also a mark on the front of the bottom edgeoxfam books & music wells internally a very good clean copy of this paperback bookits hypothesis is that if we cannot understand our own unconscious responses how can we understand those of our loved ones in psychotic episodes? see oxfam website for delivery information read more this is a book written not just by a professional transpersonal psychotherapist but by someone who has walked the heart-rending path and experienced the psychological trauma of loving someone in psychosis; psychosis which still remains the greatest taboo in society today, together with its implicit diagnosis of a lifelong sentence of medication and no cureit is often a tale of despair and frustration, yet also gives a compassionate voiceit includes an accessible inquiry into how unconscious forces influence our mind, our bodies and the entire family system the cover has a few marks and bows away from the book
14 €
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The game boasts a hybrid gameplay style, blending strategy card game and tactical 4x mechanics with narrative elementsin story mode, two factions use a story guide to follow a branching narrative campaign with varied, asymmetric actions, objectives, and win conditionsunits and leaders add new twists with their own unique actions while in playthis makes it quite likely that players will experience both sides of the story throughout a campaignas these rifts open, factions from each world collide as their realities blend into one anotherthe basic round structure begins with all players setting one action die matching their map tile, rolling 3 more dice (with an optional reroll), then spending dice to take actions one player at a timeaction dice allow you to play unit and action cards, attack enemies, and explore and control map tilesskirmish mode functions as an ideal way to learn, practice, and master the game in friendly or competitive matchesalso included in the story guide are solo quests for each of the game's leaders, offering scalable challenges with multiple endingsat the end of the round, all leaders reset their hands with new cards, a rift tile morphs the worlds it is connecting, then players check for objectives and influencea leader acts as your avatar in the games worldsinfinities offers two primary game modes: story and skirmishsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreleaders are represented as a board with a set of actions, three attribute tracks, and a reaction track which holds resource tokensoxfam bookshop chelmsford infinities: defiance of fate is a 4x-lite adventure game based in a cross-over setting of fantasy and science-fiction worlds connected by multiversal riftsthese changes range from removing leaders, shuffling cards into other decks, or permanently increasing action diceall, and cooperative engagementsadditionally, each chapter may change allegiances, leading players through free-for-all, team, one vshowever, the cross-over doesn't end with the storywith shared or separate decks, dice-based actions, shifting turn order, a player-created game map, optional unlockable powers, a myriad of dynamic victory conditions, and session-specific actions, you will find that the possibilities in this game are infinitebased on the events and outcomes within a chapter, players will proceed to one of many possible chapters and make a thematic change to the game's assets for the remainder of the campaignin skirmish mode, players strive to collect more points than their opponents from a set of objectives
39 €
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“the illustrations are remarkable for their attentiveness to the narrative and descriptive details, yet it would be a mistake to regard cleyn as a bland imitator of vergil or an artist lacking in creativity and originality… he is both a skilled craftsman and, at his best, a subtle and insightful interpreter of vergil… cleyn’s rigorous attention to detail stems less from a pedantic desire to transform word into image than from a deliberate attempt to serve a particular 17th-century aesthetic— one that that favors ornateness and an intricacy of design within a tightly compressed visual space… he had a habit of bringing together several separate, though related, narrative moments in a single image” (david jcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website4 folio engravings by francis cleyn () and wenceslaus hollar (bohemian, prague london) original from x 22 cms engravings for this series constitute francis cleyn’s most important contribution to book illustrationlight age toning to outer marginsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetwo leaves a little foxedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease view our photographs to gain a good impression of the condition
(England)
80 €
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Napoleon: total wart is the new chapter in the critically acclaimed total war series and opens up a new narrative layer to the genre-defining franchisefrom the early italian campaign to the battle of waterloo, napoleon covers two decades of relentless battles, a backdrop of a world in flames against which the story of an extraordinary military career unfoldswhether you play as the legendary general or against, the outcome of war can never be guaranteedthe genre-defining franchise brings napoleon to life: napoleon: total war defines a new standard within the genre with exciting characters and a cinematic narrative, mind-blowing battle sequences and an unrivalled mix of turn-based and real-time strategythree new episodic campaigns: take command and lead your armies on land and sea over three campaigns: italy, egypt and mastery of europesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecutting-edge multiplayer: napoleon features fully integrated multiplayer modes and a complete set of online functionalities: steam achievements, gameplay bonuses, uniform editor and voice communicationsoxfam shop ulverston history is as yet unwrittenthe seamless mix of objective-based missions and sandbox experience makes this the most complete total war experience to datethe course of history relies on your ability to lead your troops through the most intense battles as never seen before in a total war gameall new napoleonic battles and units: advanced weaponry enables new tactical options and even more exciting real-time battles on an epic scale, while the highly detailed environments and improved battlefield buildings guarantee a realistic recreation of famous historical battles
4 €
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Oxfam bookshop st albans a new volume which includes the original screenplay, with its copious director's notes, and the narrative - this has followed on from a previously undiscovered manuscript by steinbeck being found in the ucla research library - the narrative treatment of the story on which he based his screenplaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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A mixture of photos and narrative about the groups successaha 'stay on these roads' world tour programmeexcellent condition
(England)
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This anniversary edition interweaves 80 crosswords with history, narrative and anecdotefrom , this diurnal puzzle has infuriated and entertained thousandsdiscover the origin of your favourite puzzle, chart its development and read interesting facts about language and censorship, particularly during ww2 and the cold war and pit your wits against eight decades of setters80 years of cryptic crosswords, unused the daily telegraph 80 years of cryptic crosswords is unique
10 €
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This anniversary edition interweaves 80 crosswords with history, narrative and anecdotefrom , this diurnal puzzle has infuriated and entertained thousandsthe daily telegraph 80 years of cryptic crosswords is uniquediscover the origin of your favourite puzzle, chart its development and read interesting facts about language and censorship, particularly during ww2 and the cold war and pit your wits against eight decades of setters
10 €
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Please note that the front cover for each individual issue removed to ensure continuous narrative within folder12 volumes housed in bespoke red covershistory of the second world war from orbis publishingcurrently single issues can retail ÂŁ499 upwards on internetrunning to pagescomplete 170 issue part work seriesvolumes 1-10 describe wwii, volume 11 uniforms etc, volume 12 post war conflicts and general index
299 €