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oxfam books & music beeston a history of british livestock husbandry by robert trow-smith (2 vol) hardback with dust jackets volsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jackets of both books show signs of wear and tearvolume 2 hardback is green cloth covered board with gold lettering no spineinscription in black ink on first on pagevolume 1 hardback is green cloth covered board with gold lettering on spine in excellent conditionpages are tightly bound, clean and unmarkedinscription to first page in black ink and discolouration to pagerest of pages tightly bound, clean and unmarkedvery minor scuff mark to edge of spine otherwise boards are in excellent condition
55 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston a history of emmanuel college cambridge by sarah bendall, christopher brooke and patrick collinson hardback with dust jacket "emmanuel college was founded by the royal minister sir walter mildmay in ; he chose a leading moderate puritan, laurence chaderton, as first master, and aimed to educate godly ministers and good preachersthis history presents its development from these beginnings to the present day" dust jacket in excellent condition with bumping to edges onlyhardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine in excellent conditionpages bright, tightly bound, clean and unmarked
15 €
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oxfam books & music perth "a history of fascism is an invaluable sourcebook, offering a rare combination of detailed information and thoughtful analysis"-publishers weekly see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe term 'fascist,' used so freely these days as a pejorative epithet that has nearly lost its meaning, is precisely defined, carefully applied and skillfully explainedit is a masterpiece of comparative history, for the comparisons enhance our understanding of each part of the whole"-susan zuccotti, the nation"a magisterial, wholly accessible, engaging studythe analysis effectively restores the dimension of evilpayne defines fascism as a form of ultranationalism espousing a myth of national rebirth and marked by extreme elitism, mobilization of the masses, exaltation of hierarchy and subordination, oppression of women and an embrace of violence and war as virtues
10 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakersthe essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social contextsome of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographersan overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulationothers are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null in
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oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionso too with the history of lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe history of life is littered with accidents: any twist or turn may lead to a completely different worldeyes, brains, tools, even culture: all are very much on the cardsexternally there are some small marks on the back cover and some slight edge wear along the top and bottom of the book the assassin's bullet misses, the archduke's carriage moves forward, and a catastrophic war is avoidedgould claimed, and the outcome must be entirely different: an alien world, without humans and maybe not even intelligencenow this view is being challengedre-run the tape of life, as stephen jso if these are all evolutionary inevitabilities, where are our counterparts across the galaxy? the tape of life can only run on a suitable planet, and it seems that such earth-like planets may be much rarer than hopedinevitable humans, yes, but in a lonely universeinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedsimon conway morris explores the evidence demonstrating life's almost eerie ability to navigate to a single solution, repeatedly
9 €
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oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the scots pine to the one-flowered wintergreen, "scottish wild plants" provides a wealth of detailed factual material about over 40 of the most rare and interesting species, focussing on special features of interest, the history of their discovery and their particular ecological needsit is superbly illustrated throughout with sydney clarke's stunning photographsexternally the cover is in very good condition with minimal signs of wear  in every corner of scotland, wild plants grow in habitats specific to their needs and evolution, from open moorland to mountain ledges and from grasslands to wetlandsinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked
9 €
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oxfam books & music beeston this paperback book is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the cover is in very good condition, with just slight general wearthe projects were cancelled one by one as britain's attempts to keep up militarily with the two superpowers weakened, as a consequence of treasury pressure and the belief that there was no economic future in space technology internally the margin on page 145 has two red inked symbols in the margin, bit otherwise the pages are in excellent condition - clean and tight, with little sign of usea vertical empire describes the work in rocketry and space research carried out in the uk in the s and smuch of the material in this invaluable book has never been available before, due partly to the 30-year rule concerning government documents, and partly to the sensitive military nature of the workthe projects covered include rocket-propelled aircraft, large military missiles such as the medium range ballistic missile blue streak, the test rocket black knight and the re-entry experiments it carried, and the satellite launcher black arrowin addition, proposed projects that could have been developed from these vehicles are covered in depththere is also considerable political analysis of why these projects were eventually discontinuedat one time, the programme was as sophisticated as those in the us and russia
14 €
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oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreif yoga does accomplish all that-as many practitioners report-how exactly does yoga do it? how does yoga work? believe it or not, the answers lie in how the human body and mind functionon the front cover and spine there is some signs of wear to the dust jacketinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedit describes the mechanics taking place beneath the surface of our bodies and shows how we can consciously use yogic practices to direct and change our lives in positive waysyoga was created as a science for liberation, but in modern times it is used by many to improve physical and mental health, helping us become more productive at work, more caring in relationships, more responsible contributors to society, and better inhabitants of this planeteddie stern's one simple thing: a new look at the science of yoga and how it can transform your life explains from both a yogic and a scientific perspective how the human nervous system is wired
9 €
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oxfam books & music fareham chambers, gilliansee oxfam website for delivery information read morea huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht clubeastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred yearsintroduction by vic locke, commodorewith bibliography and lots of photographschapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course ahead(hong kong: the club, )with a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath that1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club in4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spinein excellent, hardly-read used conditionforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong kong
17 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston the peregrine by j a baker hardback with dust jacket dust jacket has tears top and bottom of back flap fold and scuff marks to front and backpages have foxing to top edges otherwise are tightly bound, clean and unmarkedcover is in excellent condition with slight bumping to corners and very slight fading to edges, hardly noticeablehardback is green cloth covered board with gold lettering on spine
30 €
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oxfam books & music beeston sisters by a river by barbara comyns 1st edition first book by the author to be publishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more" unclipped dust jacket, although grubby, is intact with curling to edges but no sign of tears; is very good for age"the river is the avon, and on it's banks the five sisters are bornhardback is red cloth covered board with black lettering to spine in very good conditionglue or tape staining to first and last pages, imperfection to gluing of last page to board, pages off-white, still tightly bound, clean and unmarkedtop of pages stained red to match cloth coveringvery faint date to inside front cover
55 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston written by leading psychology authors, cara flanagan, dave berry, matt jarvis and rob liddle, this book's engaging visual style and tone will support you through the year 2 course and help you prepare for your examsthis paperback aqa psychology for a level year 2 book is in good conditionthis book is approved by aqa and offers high quality support and informationeach topic is presented on one spread to help you instantly see the whole picture, with description and evaluation clearly separatedunique 'apply it' activities for concepts and research methods provide plentiful opportunities to help you practise your application skillsinternally, the pages are clean and tightly boundnew mathematics requirements are thoroughly covered with plentiful support provided throughoutnew mathematics requirements are thoroughly covered with plentiful support provided throughout and practical research activities will help you develop your research method skillsthe front and back cover show slight signs of shelf wear to the corners of the book (see picture), a name has been written in the front of the book, and are some pen marks and highlighting on the page edges, otherwise this book is in very good condition
15 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston john wiley, , paperback good condition, some wear teaches students to use the language of sythesis directly (utilizing the grammar of synthon and disconnection) rather than translating it into that of organic chemistry
10 €
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oxfam books & music marlborough it is now nearly 120 years since lee's history of tetbury was publishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book will therefore bring an account of tetbury to within the easy reach of everyone interested in local historyit has long been out of print and much has happened since then and material not then available has to light
24 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book retells and updates this history of a dark age sometimes receiving christian light using new archaeological discovery and interpretationoxfam books & music lichfield how did a new belief move from the backwaters of oppressed galilee to centres around the mediterranean, across europe and to britain? why did the brutal romans turn christianity into a state religion? did the heathen saxons accept the faith earlier than is thought? how did the native celts assimilate the roman church? what happened to the church with the interference of kings and the invasion of vikings? acceptance of christ's resurrection changed the lives of emperors, kings, bishops, abbots and people, sometimes for good and occasionally with dreadful consequencesthe first millennium was a struggle for survival and equally a struggle in beliefprogression of christianity was never inevitableit recounts the development of our nationhood, culture and religious foundation
4 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a small book with an abbreviated and simplified history of romesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first edition was but i cannot find a date for this second editionthere is a frontispiece if cincinnatusthere is also gilt lettering to the spinethere are two brown marks on the inside of the front cover and inside the rear cover; they look like the remnants of sellotapethe boards are enclosed in brown cloth with a gilt pattern to front and back and on the spine coverthe binding is good and there are no other marksthere are some pencil annotations on the front end papersharvey and darton hardback with no dj
45 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 inthe 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 binding is soundthe 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 changethroughout the narrative, the author reflects on the reliability of historical evidence, highlighting key interpretative issues for readers new to the periodcommon 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 ireland however this is adequate as a reading copy
6 €
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oxfam books & music aberdeen paperback book published in this book is based on an earlier work by the same author and was the first up to date history to be published in the english language previous owner's name on title page see oxfam website for delivery information read more
21 €
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oxfam books & music aberdeen all ten episodes of the bbc series presented by archaeologist neil oliver, that traces the events, intrigues and history that have come to define the scottish nationblu-rays all in excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morebeginning his journey years ago, oliver takes in such famous figures as william wallace, robert the bruce and sir walter scott, before bringing the story up to date by looking at the drive for devolution and the opening of the scottish parliament
24 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a book of very considerable scope synthesising history from early times to recent and cosmic science including “ethnology, medicine, world politics and economics and all human culture”see oxfam website for delivery information read morea little wear to the corners and edges of the boardsblack cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to a somewhat bleached spine coverend papers are highly stylised black and white illustrations and there are two similar illustrations on fold out pages which are intact and in good conditionthere is extensive annotation and underling throughout the text and on the rear end pagesdaniel hardback with no djas far as can be ascertained all these are in pencil and thus erasabletwo owners’ name in ink one below the review and the other on the title pagereview pasted neatly into the front end papers
35 €
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Un-clipped dust-wrapper book in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music aberdeen ferranti "a very wordy summary of the board-level business processes in the middle period of the life of a fascinating company - from the point where its bankers withdrew support and it was bailed out by the uk labour government, leading to the loss of control by the family which founded it, to the end of the cold war which led to its fraudulent takeover by a us company and subsequent collapse"
14 €
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oxfam books & music olney issued on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the formation of the companysee oxfam website for delivery information read more the text is all clean and unmarked soft red card covers which are a little bumped in places and lightly faded on the spine very good condition includes lots of photographs of the locomotives
9 €
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oxfam books & music bridport a history of tierra del fuego and the fuegianssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition details: light shelf wearno signs of useillustrated and with fold-out mapslarge hardback with dust jacket
50 €
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oxfam books & music beaconsfield no author's name but may be by rev diobnysius lardersee oxfam website for delivery information read more two pages have folds where they were folded over due to faulting cutting pages tanned but very little foxing leather bound with gold tooling; marbled end papers and page edges
35 €
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oxfam books & music salisbury a very good copy, used but with no major flawssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
8 €
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Published by black dog booksoxfam books & music fareham a dorset utopia; the little commonwealth and homer lane by judith stintonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good conditionadolescent childrenmostly with criminal records were taken to remotest dorset, where they were encouraged to build their own houses, make their own laws and work together as part of a unique communitythe little commonwealth was set up as a unique experiment in rehabilitation and self government
22 €
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oxfam books & music bedford a generation missingquite good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morecarroll carstairs was an american art dealer, who served in the grenadier guards during the first world warmainly clean and in good condition; some age-browning/foxing to opening and closing pagesthis is a memoir of his experiences, publishedgood brown boards, gilt letteringxiii plus 208 pages
14 €
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oxfam books & music beaconsfield a first novelsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe unclipped dustjacket is worn, discoloured and tornthe binding is intactthe cloth-covered hardback is also a little worn but soundthird impression publishedthere is some spotting of the pages and a dedication on the front endpaper
10 €
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oxfam books & music durham a detective no one believes incan they prove everyone wrong before someone else dies? see oxfam website for delivery information read moregripping standalone thriller from the sunday times noso when an ancient mummy is found at the oldcastle tip, it's his job to track down its ownera killer with nothing to loseofficers like dc callum macgregor, lumbered with all the boring go-nowhere caseswelcome to the misfit mob - where police scotland dumps the officers it can't get rid of, but wants tono one expects the misfit mob to solve anything, but right now they're all that stands between a killer's victims and a slow lingering deathbut then callum uncovers links between his mummified corpse and three missing young men, and life starts to get a lot more interestingbeware of the dark1 bestselling author of the logan mcrae series
4 €
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oxfam books & music romsey a linen mix designer jacket with chunky buttons and a peplum style hemlength 24", bust 36" see oxfam website for delivery information read morefully lined with 3/4 sleeves
10 €