Nineteenth centuries
List nineteenth centuries
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1 "the poets of the nineteenth century" by rev robert aris willmott george routledge, london - first thus edition - 394p, 20cmx15cm - condition; good, original binding with some wear and rubbing, some page foxing, some scribbling and inscription endpapers"english sacred poetry of the sixteenth seventeenth eighteenth and nineteenth centuries" selected by willmott george routldge, london - new edition - ill by various incl gilbert and engraved by brothers danziel - 419p, 25cmx20cm - condtion: good, gift inscription to ffep, some foxing, complete with all illustrations, housed in mylar coverour 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 websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
34 €
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Sixteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppfifteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppseventeenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppsixteenth to early nineteenth centuries, new york ppnorthern european booksvolume iii: susan higman (edare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisun wear on spine of dust jacketsmall tear in front cover of dust jacket; sun wear on spine of dust jacketour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeeach volume is a clothbound hardcover with dustjacket and b/w illbibliographical info and an indexplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume ii: susan higman (edmillard architectural collectionmillard architectural collection in the national gallery of art, washingtonvery nice set of 4 volumes (complete set) on old books of architecture from the mark jitalian and spanish booksvolume i: dora wiebenson, the mark jvolume iv: frances kianka (edcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
120 €
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Oxfam bookshop preston the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries witnessed the transformation of the old rural order to the modern class societythis book is in very good condition for its age, with clean, white pages throughoutwhile historians have studied this transition as it occurred in individual countries, jerome blum offers the first view of it as a european experience that transcended political frontierssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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An invaluable source for book-trade and parliamentary historians, giving unique insight into the activities of a small but resourceful provincial printer during the 's, and the organisation of the largest printing house in london of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centurieslondon, printing historical society xx+96pp; hardback with green cloth covers, spine blocked in black/gilt; text clean and unmarked; condition very good/near fine99 Â see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop stratford upon avon the autobiography of luke hansard, printer to the house
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth this book is about the homes of the rural poor during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and in particular the materials, techniques and processes used to build themit is based on evidence derived from the buildings themselves,documents and contemporary descriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
35 €
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This book challenges this dominant view by revealing the wide transnational repertoires of protest and resistance that the unemployed have deployed from the early nineteenth century to the presentthe case studies in this volume deal with contentious actions of the unemployed across different european countries, the united states, new zealand, and palestinethe seminal study of marienthal's unemployed in the s, based on pioneering methodology and rich empirical findings, helped to entrench this image as cross-disciplinary common senseoxfam bookshop kingston upon thames the unemployed are usually depicted as passive and politically apathetic individuals who are traumatized by their experience and broken in body and spiritthey have contested their situation in a discontinuous but recurrent battle for recognition, for rights to work or welfare, and for dignitysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
32 €
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Although unsigned, this ptolemaic armillary sphere is very typical of those produced in france in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by globe and instrument makers such as louis charles desnos (), charles françois delamarche “very likely” (), and jean fortin ()the photos are therefore part of the descriptionthe signs of wear are clearly visible on the photosour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe names of the rings and geographical information are printed in frenchplease 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 availablea rare french ptolemaic armillary sphere, of traditional form, pasteboard with applied engraved paper calibrations, on ebonized wood standpasteboard on ebonized wood stand dimensions height: 42 cm diameter: 25 cm condition: original unrestored armillary sphere read more
173 €
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In the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when rome's cultural predominance was assured, artists and tourists from all over europe converged on the cityhughes brilliantly analyses the defining works of caravaggio, velasquez, rubens and bernini5 cm) see oxfam website for delivery information read more hughes' rome is a vibrant, contradictory, spectacular and secretive place; a monument both to human glory and human errorhughes vividly recreates the ancient rome of julius caesar, marcus aurelius, nero, caligula, cicero, martial and virgilwith the artistic blossoming of the renaissance, he casts his unwavering critical eye over the great works of raphael, michelangelo and brunelleschi, shedding new light on the old mastersin equal parts loving, iconoclastic, enraged and wise, peopled with colourful figures and rich in unexpected details, rome is an exhilarating journey through the story of one of the world's most glorious cities5" x 1" (14 x 14 x 2oxfam shop budleigh salterton for almost a thousand years, rome held sway as the spiritual and artistic centre of the worldread by david timson running time 11 hours 37 minutes on 9 cdsin very good condition with minimal signs of wear dimensions: 5
19 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham spanning the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, here are the authentic voices of our ancestors as they went about their daily lives: loving, hating, gossiping and scheming in the kitchens, bedchambers and narrow cobbled streets of old londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreusing the actual records from the london church courts at doctor's commons, these are the often harrowing true stories from beyond the grave
4 €
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In centuries of change bestselling historian ian mortimer takes you on a whirlwind tour of the last ten centuries of western historycenturies of change is a journey into the past like no otherdust jacket shows some minor shelf wearour understanding of change will never be the same again, and the lessons we learn along the way are profound ones for us allit is a journey into a past vividly brought to life and bursting with ideas, that pits one century against another in his quest to measure which century saw the greatest changethe black cloth boards are in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are two sections of colour illustrationsthe pages are tightoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in good conditionhere is a story of godly scientists, shrewd farmers, cold-hearted entrepreneurs and strong-minded women - a story of discovery, invention, revolution and cataclysmic shifts in perspectivewe journey from a time when there was a fair chance of your village being burnt to the ground by invaders, and dried human dung was a recommended cure for cancer, to a world in which explorers sailed into the unknown and civilisations came into conflict with each other on an epic scalethe pages show some signs of use and a small 1-2cm stain on the first few pages
14 €
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The picture printer of the nineteenth century: george baxter (hardcover) stock photo, not the actual bookbinding: hardcoveredition: first edition description: condition: in very good condition without dust wrapper as issuedyou can cut the plates out and sell individually95 or free collection read morecovers with minor rubbing and corners very slightly bumpedplates in good condition with good colourbeing printed on hand made paper the edges are in original condition ie not been trimmeddate of publicationpublisher: sampson lowasin: beu38o plates in good condition with good colour
29 €
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Oxfam shop knaresborough nineteenth century ornamented typeface by nicolete graycondition: very good large format hardcover in jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more
199 €
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Oxfam bookshop stratford upon avon church builders of the nineteenth century, by basil f l clarke  david & charles reprintshardback; 8vo, xx+296ppa reprint with new preface, corrections and annotations by the authorinternally cleantext and illustrations bright and clear throughoutdust jacket condition: good see oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: very goodbinding tight and appears little read; owners bookplate to ffepreprint of the originalin overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age and handling
9 €
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London's lost theatres of the nineteenth century by erroll shersonhardback, red cloth boardsfeaturing numerous black-and-white plates detailing the stadiums, performers, and streets of london during this time period (all checked and accounted for), this volume revisits the olympic theatre, the princess's theatre, the old strand theatre, toole's theatre, the bower saloon amongst many othersbook condition: very good - clean covers, tightly boundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenotes on the plays and players follow the likes of ellen terry, edward blanchard, and henry irvingpublished john lane pplight foxing to fore-edges and preliminaries, otherwise clean throughout
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14 €
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5 centuries of tileeverything is on displayregistered shipping via cttmotifs i to xviwith stampplease see the photos for an accurate impression
66 €
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Five centuries of versethe essential book of poetryi accept paypalcan be posted by arrangementexcellent conditionany questions, please feel free to contact me
7 €
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Through five centuries published by the university, cream card covers illustrated in blue on the front cover with the datesoxfam books & music perth the university of glasgowsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
12 €
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In centuries of darkness, a group of archaeologists presents a controversial challenge to this claimdeciphering the clues from papyri and pottery, they search layer by layer through the excavated treasures of a vast area from spain to france and from denmark to the sudan, until they reach egypt - where they unearth 250 years of "ghost historythe dates for the near east and mediterranean are derived from the highly regarded chronology of ancient egyptpeter james and his team ask whether those dates might have been miscalculatedin this intricate piece of scholarly detective work, the authors propose a pioneering theorysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop lytham the old world has confronted archaeologists with many riddles, perhaps the most tantalizing of which is the dark age, an economic and cultural recession so devastating that it is supposed to have lasted for 400 years, from to 800 bcas a result, our notions about the trojan war, the foundation of rome, the origins of the greek alphabet, and the golden age of solomon all have to be reexamined, revolutionizing our view of the ancient world" their discoveries lead to a questioning of the so-called dark age and the purposes which belief in it has served
10 €
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Oxfam bookshop truro this book is the first to tell the full story of killigarth's most colourful three centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
15 €
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Bought many years ago for ÂŁ40 from gems in scarborough, many centuries old, prefer collection but will post for ÂŁ3 extra, very unusual item read more
30 €
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Very old ring, many centuries old, bought from gems in scarborough ago, just been in a drawer ever since i can remember, prefer collection but will post for ÂŁ3 extra read more
30 €
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, american missionary encounters in the middle east set foundations for later umiddle eastern relationsthis is an excellent resource for specialists in history, middle eastern studies, american studies, religious studies, missiology, and anyone interested more broadly in american engagement in the middle eastsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis volume focuses on regions that were once part of the ottoman empire in western asia, the balkans, and north africacontributors explain the distinctly american dimensions of these missionary encounters, the cultural influences they exerted on the region, and their consequences for local nationalism, print culture, education, and moremissionaries presented examples of american culture to middle eastern peoples, just as they interpreted the middle east for americans back homethese engagements prompt larger questions about the consequences of american christian cultural projection into the wider world
17 €
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700 to the middle of the nineteenth centuryoxfam bookshop newport the chief object of this book is to moderate as far as possible the difficulties of reading presented by the hand written in england for administrative, legal or business purposes during the past eight or nine centuriesblue cloth covered boards, some scuffs, marks and discolourationthe invaluable series of 36 plates shows 56 examples of english handwriting from cpale blue endpaperstext block is clean and tight and free from annotation and marginaliasee oxfam website for delivery information read morevarious superficial scuffs and dents, discolouration to outer edges and spineglossy blue pictorial dust jacket
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop ipswich kennedy's latin books have acquired a firm place in english culture: they are not simply excellent textbooks on the latin language but are symbols of what schoolchildren have endured and enjoyed in the nineteenth and twentieth centurieseven thought this famous book is being brought to you in a new edition it remains complete and includes extra material from kennedy's other grammar booksthese books provide clear and simple explanations of written and spoken latin see oxfam website for delivery information read morecomprehensive and easy to use with coverage of all the key points of latin grammar, the shorter primer is the ideal learning tool for the beginner in latin
18 €
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White retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins down through its heyday in the seventh through eleventh centuries, its gradual fall into obscurity, and its modern resurgence since the nineteenth centuryoxfam bookshop cotham hill first edition grey boards and spine with gilt embossed title to spine light shelf-wear to corners and top and bottom of spine but otherwise clean small marks to dust cover which is not price-clipped light bumps to edges of cover rough-cut pages are clean and bright with no marks, creases, or tears book and spine are bright and tight previous owner's pencil commentary to front end flap ("far outshines any since") consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, patanjali's yoga sutra is today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practicevirtually forgotten in india for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the west, the yoga sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status-and translated into more than forty languages-only in the course of the past forty yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhite brings to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations-and misappropriations-of the yoga sutra led to its revered place in popular culture todayfirst introduced to the west by the british orientalist henry thomas colebrooke, the yoga sutra was revived largely in europe and america, and predominantly in englishtracing the remarkable trajectory of this enigmatic work, white's exhaustively researched book also demonstrates why the yoga of india's past bears little resemblance to the yoga practiced todayas david gordon white demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrect
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35 €
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From the early nineteenth century and james hogg's justified sinner to the amazing riches of the victorian period, with robert louis stevenson, george macdonald, andrew lang, jbarrie, and thomas carlyle, to such ground-breaking modern writers as david lindsay and alasdair gray, manlove demonstrates that for nearly two centuries this literature "may represent scotland's only dialogue with its more barbaric and dark emotions"see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop byres road just a glance at some of the writers included here convinces one that scotland has had a truly incredible and vibrant tradition of fantasy and supernatural literature which deserves close scrutinymanlove's final chapter, discussing a wealth of minor writers, provides numerous lines of inquiry for the reader interested in learning more about this genre
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25 €
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the beaten track is a major study of european tourism during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuriesit draws on a wide variety of sources from high literature and travel writing to periodicals and guidebooks to reveal an important current in the history of the modern concept of 'culture', in both popular and elite formsa couple of bumps at corners, contents in excellent clean condition throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluding bibliography and index
20 €
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nineteenth century, neapolitan schoolthe bottom shows a crack visible in pictures - the central beam has 2 holes on the sides because, most likely, some pieces from the side have gone lost over the centuries - a small iron nut and bolt on the back have been replaced (these are the only 2 parts that are not made of silver) for customs issues, shipping to eu countries only read moreour 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 websitethe figure of christ and the skull below date back before tothe cross consists of several pieces cross and title date back to the period , according to the parthenope hallmark, in use at that timeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe crucifix is entirely made of silver, including loop and pins
415 €
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Work by a magnificent watercolourist who lived and painted between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, enrique marĂn sevilla (granada -madrid )he was a contemporary of enrique marĂn higuero (arriate -madrid ), a sculptor from malagahe was a painter and draughtsman belonging to the andalusian school of the 19th centuryour 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 websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe devoted himself to watercolour, a specialty that he mastered with great skill
303 €
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionjĂĽrgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionhe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentshe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €