Narrative descriptive and dramatic
List narrative descriptive and dramatic
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The cloth-covered hardback is sound but discoloured with some bumpingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is in good condition and the pages unmarked apart from a little yellowingpublished in the world's classics seriesoxfam books & music beaconsfield a reprint of this anthology of english prose compiled by h a treble
5 €
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Sydney descriptive and illustrative and country scenes in new south wales:Â acondition: goodc covers a bit worn from handling o/w sound see oxfam website for delivery information read moredecorative cloth
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39 €
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The ring and the book is a long dramatic narrative poem, and, more specifically, a verse novel, of lines, written by robert browningare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit was published in four volumes from to by smith, elder & co"the ring and the book" by robert browning smith elder, london - first uk edition (true first edition) - volour 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 websitei - 244p, 14cmx12cm - condition: good, bound in fine half leather binding with some wear and rubbing to boards and spine, gift inscription to ffep, some foxingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
32 €
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Dust jacket condition: nonecondition: goodall edges gilt, illustrated with numerous wood engravings and 25 steel engravingsmaroon leather binding with gilt decorations, raised bands on spine
110 €
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Oxfam books & music olney the first free endpaper has the previous owner's name and an indian bookshop stamp the text has a few little marks in itsee oxfam website for delivery information read more overall a very good copy  second edition revised and enlarged illustrated with 101 plates in colour and 145 in black and white in line illustrations the dust jacket has been protected with cellophane (removeable) but has become a little ragged on the very edges
15 €
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Oxfam bookshop hexham in his own controversial style, arthur berger provides an examination of narrative theory and its application to readers' everyday experiences with popular forms of mass mediasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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A very moving and dramatic account of how he overcame his biggest fear - his motherfrom the author of the lost boyboth books sure to bring a tear to the eyea man named dave relates his later life and his own outlook on childhooddave pelzer tells the award winning story of his own upbringing in a child called it
2 €
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Combining rare archive footage, cgi illustrations of the camp never before seen on television and dramatic reconstructions of the key decision-making moments, this series tells the story of auschwitz and the horrific ideology behind itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe destructive dynamism of auschwitz became both a microcosm of the nazi state and the logical consequence of hitler's warped worldviewfew know the true and surprising history of this infamous place, nor how it fitted into the nazis' overall plan for the mass extermination of the jews - what they called the 'final solution'oxfam bookshop swanage this bbc documentary series tells the chilling story behind auschwitz - the site of the largest mass murder in the history of the world
5 €
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A must-have and dramatic appearance for easy display[your own guardian angel]--our hand-carved angels will serve to protect, nurture, and heal the mind and bodymade of high quality resin material
8 €
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But his life story was every bit as extraordinary and dramatic as the musicians he looked afterthe late peter grant managed led zeppelin to global stardom
13 €
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Oxfam books & music wells this softcover book is in an acceptable conditionthese are in ink, but do not obscure the text (see photos)see oxfam website for delivery information read morea book in acceptable conditionexternally, there are a number of creases dissecting the book's front cover (see photo)the top right corner appears to have received a bump affecting not only the cover but a number of pages directly underneath (see photo)there are a number of annotations made in the margins throughout the book together with some underliningthe spine remains unbrokenthere is a note made in black ink on the book's first page (see photo)the page edges and ends are a little grubby with one corner sporting a particularly dark mark (see photo)
12 €
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Contains a booklet,with a descriptive of the opera, foxedin contrast with most of handel's oratorios, the singers in messiah do not assume dramatic roles; there is no single, dominant narrative voice; and very little use is made of quoted speechsleeves, some are foxed, one has a small tearthe messiah who is called christ, is identified with the person of jesus, known by his followers as the christ or "jesus christ"33 see oxfam website for delivery information read more side 3 erster teil (3) nrhandel's messiah has been described by the early-music scholar richard luckett as "a commentary on jesus christ's nativity, passion, resurrection and ascension", beginning with god's promises as spoken by the prophets and ending with christ's glorification in heaven  deutsche grammophon19 zweiter teil (1) nrin christian theology, the messiah is the saviour of humankindalbum box is in very good condition15 side 5 zweiter teil (3) nr21 side 4 zweiter teil (2) nrside 1 sinfonia erster teil (1) nrside 2 erster teil (2) nroxfam shop darlington records in excellent condition,spindle marks6 side 6 dritter teil nr
12 €
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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 moremiller 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 worldwidethis 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 inscriptionsreading 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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[nicol, james] an historical and descriptive account of iceland, greenland, and the faroe islands with illustrations of their natural history edinburgh: oliver & boyd, th edition) 12mo (18x11 cm); 416 ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipublished anonymously but attributed to james nicol (), a scottish geologist with a keen interest in scottish geology and mineralogyillustrated by 2 maps, including folding map frontispiece, engraved title vignette, by 2 whole page engravings and by tables' a study of the geology, geography, topography and history of iceland, greenland and faroein nicol was appointed assistant secretary to the geological society of london, being appointed a fellow of the society in the same yearour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store'in this volume we have attempted to delineate three of the most singular and interesting countries on the face of the earthsituated in the stormy ocean of the north, and far from the modern seats of civilisationin he was appointed professor of geology in queen's college, cork, and in professor of natural history in the university of aberdeen, a post which he retained until a few months before he diedbound in contemporary full leather with gilt decorations on boards and spine with a leather title labelplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteslight wear to extremities; internally sound and cleana nice complete editioncondition good plus; leather with minor abrasionscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
48 €
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Oxfam books & music bedford ersttagsblatt - 36 west german stamps on descriptive cards west germany ersttagsblatt (bonn postmark) 36 stamps in total on 26 cards condition- very fine used see oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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Handwritten bookplateare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigilded title labelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenouveaux elemens d'anatomie descriptive, par phquite complete with both volumesspine with gilded smooth bandsfirst volume: 784psecond volume: 796pplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitechief of anatomical work at the paris faculty of medicine, surgeon at the hotel-dieu, member of the académie royale de médecine, professor of anatomy and surgery, etcpaper browned here and therehalf bound in leathercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
48 €
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A descriptive catalogue of playing and other cards in the british museumexcellent condition with dust coverpostage ÂŁ8 (uk) read moreb&w and colour illustrations
95 €
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The subject of pettigrew's bizarre, nightmarish narrative is arthur wpublisher: hodder and stoughton limitedendpaper, inscription by a previous owner foxedthe main focus of the book is the activity of the honeycombers, a secret society founded by aggspaste-down, inscription by a previous owner, some foxinghoneycombing is defined as "taking things away from people who do not need themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall edges yellowedbound in green clothspine, black letters lined decoration, bumped top and bottom, shelf-wornback end-papers and paste-down, foxed, stainedflyleaf's, half-title and last 2 pages, foxedall other pages in a clean condition" in short, the honeycombers are housebreakersused good conditionoxfam shop darlington hardbackfront-board, black letters, lined border, bumped, shelf-wornbackboard, stained, bumped, shelf-wornaggs, 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
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 is one of the most important records of tripolitan life during the 18th centurybound in full leather boardsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis book is in very good condition, the pages are tightly bound with no loose pageslight foxing to the title page and tanning to the page edgesthis first edition was published in by henry colburn, london'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)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegilt title lettering on a red block to the spinethe board corners are bumped370 pages, 28cm 23 cm read morethe work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seragliobrown endpapers, with bookplate to the inside of the front boardthe female members of tully's family were on intimate terms with the bashaw's family and were admitted into all the life of the seraglioplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis is an ex- library copy with the usual stampsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiat some stage in its' life it has been sympathetically restored with a new leather spinethe boards having an embossed crosshatch pattern
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 cookare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibickers and son, london - 23 x 14 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefull-page illustrations and frontispiece (collated)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith twelve illustrations reproduced in exact facsimile from drawings made during the voyagestwelve black and white illustrations / frontispiececatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery good hardcover copy in green buckram with bright gold titles and decoration
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
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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 environmentit is also seen as the art of designing spaces, which we experience through movement and useoxfam 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 whole
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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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 systemit 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 there is also a mark on the front of the bottom edgeoxfam books & music wells internally a very good clean copy of this paperback book 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 cureits 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 moreit is often a tale of despair and frustration, yet also gives a compassionate voice
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 in very good conditionsome moderate wear but no inscriptions or foxing see oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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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
11 €
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Leigh hunt may be reckoned the first english dramatic criticsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lower petergate hardcover in overall good condition with some marking to the cover edge and spinepages are in good condition, with some spotting to page edgeshe was the first writer of any note who made it his business to see and report upon all the principal theatrical events of the day
14 €
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Onyx detailing to the arms and central curvaceous body, along with knurled carved brass make these chandeliers really stand out in terms of detailing and really make a very dramatic statement! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a truely stunningly beautiful pair of chandeliers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ they can each hold up to 5 x 60 watt bulbs to illuminate the largest size room or entrance halls beautifully, and they are also compatible with low energy bulbs tooyou can however shorten the chain length to whatever is required, or add further chain if you want a longer drop~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ each chandelier measures approx cm) wide and cm) drop at the shortest depth with the top cup, or using the full length of chain the chandeliers drop to cm)all items are carefully packed and posted with tracking and insurance includedthe wiring is in full working order and they have been completely refurbished so all in excellent condition for their age and they are all complete and ready to hang with gorgeous matching ceiling rosesamazing detail throughout and dripping in sparkling lead crystal large almond dropletss and lead crystal buttons, which would match in any setting, and are complimented by a further crystal sconce at the top with further crystal droplet detailingan irresistable pair of real french antq all crystal chandeliers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ they are made of the most gorgeously shaped brass, metal & gilt with pretty curled arms with a beautiful rich old brass patina ***************************** a pair of 5-lights *********************** heavy & super qualityfor all my overseas bidders- please email me for shipping costs prior to biddingthank you for looking read morequite a rare example of chandelier as they are down-facing, each with a set of 5 beautifully fluted glass shades, all in perfect condition, which sit in matching brass galleriessome of the drops have been repinned~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ photo's can not express how truely beautiful these are!!! ***soo gorgeous*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ please do not hesitate to contact me, and please remember that vintage and antique items invariably show signs of age and usage and therefore will not be 'pristine', but i always point out and flaws or damagei am always happy to combine postage for multiple purchases
400 €