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oxfam books & music totnes "the substance of a series of lectures given by professor edmond szekeley at the summer school of natural health and healing, held at leatherhead, surrey, in augustsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe contents indicate the book describes the theory and practice of cosmotherapy, with diagramsblue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to the spinepage edges are a little tanned and there is foxing to the front and rear end papersthere is a date and inscription on ffepthe covers are clean with a little rounding of the corners
70 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a small book of black and white photographs of the streets, buildings and, in once case, menagerie inhabitants of wellingtonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morejudging by the female dress and horse drawn carts in the streets it dates from victorian/edwardian timestanner brothers soft back with no djlandscape orientationshows signs of having been stored badly, bottom right corner bent and tanning to edges of covers and edges of covers somewhat raggedthis booklet is undated and has no end pagesfoxing and tanning throughouttitle on front faded so that it is difficult to make out
9 €
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oxfam books & music totnes cover has minor edge damage, marking and some creasingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretextblock edges are lightly soiled with clean pages
28 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a book-length discussion of dakinis, who are one of the most elusive aspects of tibetan vajrayana buddhism, combines traditional stories with commentaries by contemporary buddhist teacherssee oxfam website for delivery information read more the spine is slightly faded, otherwise this book is in very good condition
9 €
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oxfam books & music totnes this edition has an introduction by his grandson harry a cockburn and portraits in colour by sir henry raeburn tipped insee oxfam website for delivery information read morean autobiography of the scottish lawyer, politician and literary figurethe portraits are all in colour and protected by an opaque sheet with identification of the subjectfoulis hardback with no djsome minor stainingbrown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine and front and a small decorative cartouche of a thistlebrown end pagesinscription on ffepthere are also some black and white illustrationscorners and spine ends bumpedprint block gilt on upper margin and the other margins are rough trimmed
14 €
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oxfam books & music totnes an early textbook which has been extensively produced in print on demand editionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis edition is the second edition (revised)there is a list of other texts in blue ink on the rear end pageblue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spinehardback with no djthe lettering is somewhat faded and there has been localised bleaching of the outside of both front and back coversthis does not involve the text which is easily legible throughoutthere is some generalised foxing, most marked on the page edgesone or two vertical pencil lines in margins
19 €
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oxfam books & music totnes max brod was a close friend and confidant of kafkasee oxfam website for delivery information read moresecker and warburg hardback with intact djthe text block shows mild generalised tanning and some minor foxing to front and rear ffepthe dj is protected by a plastic sleevethe boards are covered with orange cloth with gilt lettering to spineit is unclipped and shows a little erosion of the upper front edgethere is minimal bleachingthere are four black and white photographs in the middle of the blockno marks and good binding
14 €
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oxfam books & music totnes an anthology of 10 essays by distinguished contributors to highlight the many facets of john keane see oxfam website for delivery information read morein original decorated dust jacketkeane on front boardvery good in good dust jacketdust jacket is intact and worn on spine ends and has some minor marks and scuffsprinted on yellow, high quality paper, bright and clean image of john bbook in excellent condition
34 €
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oxfam books & music totnes sub title “a psychoanalytic essay on femininity”see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe main ideas the author now shares publicly, are ones the author has considered for many years: the classification of the 'eves', the masochistic character of women, the concept of giraffe women, etcalthough it is quite possible that many will consider this book irreverent or disrespectful of ideas or institutions, the author is certain that they will also perceive it as a defender of women and their unquestionable transcendence throughout historykarnac paperback with no marks and good bindingthe author believes that there is a universal feminine principle just as there is a masculine one, the difference remains in the fact that, from the very beginning of creation, everything about man has already been said and nothing continues to be undisclosed, whereas woman, is an untold story yet to be discoveredother ideas appeared afterwards, some at the last moment, as the author enjoyed the company of friends, who frequently and generously lend their time to discuss with me their own opinions
18 €
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oxfam books & music totnes the second volume of the author’s gifford lectures delivered in edinburgh immediately prior to the warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblue cloth covered boards with silver lettering to spineowner’s name on ffep but no other marksnisbet hardback with intact dj protected by transparent sheet
24 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a series of aphorisms and proverbs printed initially in breton with a french translation underneathillustrations by maria menguy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreno english content georama soft back with folds to both front and backclean with good binding and no marks
17 €
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oxfam books & music totnes the subtitle reads “ le diable boiteux, gil blas, la bachelier de salamanque, gusman d’alfarache, theatresee oxfam website for delivery information read moremarbled edges to the text block5 raised bands to spinefrontispiece of lesagea handsome half leather volume with marbled cover to boards and leather to spine and cornersnouvelle edition ornee de 7 vignettes gravees par ferdinand, après les dessins nap thomas preceee d’une notice biographique et litteraire par m prosper poitevin”gilt lettering to spine and gile library numberthe text, entirely in french, is in two columns throughoutsome foxing front and reara heavy book so some negotiation may be required over postage costsbook plate of charles awdry on reverse of front cover and exeter city library on facing pagethe only other evidence of its library provenance in this volume is a pencilled annotation on reverse of title page and a bar code taped on the inside of the rear covera little wear to top and bottom of the spine coverthe remaining illustrations show a little foxing
37 €
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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 boards are enclosed in brown cloth with a gilt pattern to front and back and on the spine coverthere is a frontispiece if cincinnatusharvey and darton hardback with no djthere is also gilt lettering to the spinethe first edition was but i cannot find a date for this second editionthere are some pencil annotations on the front end papersthe binding is good and there are no other marksthere are two brown marks on the inside of the front cover and inside the rear cover; they look like the remnants of sellotape
45 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes this book brings all aspects of tensegrity/biotensegrity together for the first time, from its discovery, the basic geometry, significance and anatomy to its assimilation into current biomechanical theoryit provides an explanation of why biotensegrity forms part of the basic science that underpins clinical reasoningmany illustrationsa new view on anatomy and its relation to functionthe majority of listings of this book are in the usahandspring paperback in very good conditionthe author is a practising osteopathno marks and good binding
199 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a nice little book copiously illustrated with black and white photographssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno internal markings and good bindingblue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spinedutton vista hardback with unclipped djdj chipped at the edges and a little grubbythe story of the evolution of armour matching the parallel development of weapons
12 €
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oxfam books & music totnes this is the third volume of the eliots sequencesee oxfam website for delivery information read more there is quite marked foxing of the end papers and the the edges of the page blockthere is a certificate signed by the author on the ffep and dated september hardback with no dj the bottom of page has a tear and between pages 131 and 158 some of the pages have been cut shortotherwise in good condition with no internal annotations and good bindingthe front and back covers have water or grease spots on them the spine cover is a little grimy and the title, in gilt on a blue background is faded and difficult to read
14 €
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oxfam books & music totnes this annual series started insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno marks and the internal binding is goodpaperback with almost complete disruption of the anterior hinge internallythe edges of the covers and the text block are a little worn and grimyalthough photograms are defined as pictures created on a sensitive surface without the interposition of a camera, these illustrations are clearly produced by a cameraan astonishing array of images showing considerable technical and artistic enterprisethere are also several pages of advertisements at the endthe spine cover has been replaced with black duct tape which, while aesthetically uninviting, does seem to have achieved its purposea large number of black and white pictures from various sources and countries
34 €
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oxfam books & music totnes this is a rare little booksee oxfam website for delivery information read morelight tan in colour with “jimmy bear smoked peacefully” on the frontthere are many black and white drawings scattered through the text they are unattributed - ? by the authorthe four tales are entitled the baby man, the electric fence, himalaya bear and jimmy the brush-tail rathassell press paperbackdedication on title page in biro “for stephanie and caroline from daisy fry “it is of it's time and has references which may be offensive to somethe card covers have turned in flapsno other marks and the binding is goodthe pages are slightly tanned
46 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes subtitled: the moral maze of complementary and alternative medicine - this book reveals the numerous ways in which moral, ethical and legal principles are being violated by those who provide, recommend or sell complementary and alternative medicine' (cam)this book could and should interest all medical professionals who have contact to complementary medicine and will be an invaluable reference for patients deliberating which course of treatment to adoptprofessor emeritus of complementary medicine edzard ernst together with bioethicist kevin smith provide a thorough and authoritative ethical analysis of a range of cam modalities, including acupuncture, chiropractic, herbalism, and homeopathypaperback book in excellent condition; a good clean copyadditionally the book presents a number of brief scenarios, both hypothetical and real-life, about individuals who use cam or who fall prey to ethically dubious cam practitionerspage 61 and pp have been turned over at some point, but are now not, however page 213 - the beginning of the glossary is turned downthe corners and edges are slightly bumpedthe events and conundrums described in these scenarios could happen to almost anyonethe book analyses both academic literature and internet sources that promote cam
12 €
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oxfam books & music totnes large paperback book in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein europe and beyondan interesting directory of contemporary fashion trends in various forms - art, architecture, ceramics, clothes etcshows signs of reading and shelf wear - corners, edges and spine ends slightly bumpedthe binding is good and there are no internal markings
24 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes this book grew out of a three-year, seven-campus study aimed at explaining the national loss of 40 to 60 percent of undergraduates from science, mathematics, and engineering majors into non-science disciplinesthe authors' findings, culled from over 600 hours of ethnographic interviews and focus group discussions with undergraduates, explain the intended and unintended consequences of some traditional teaching practices and attitudesbased on a three-year, seven-campus study, the volume takes up the ongoing national debate about the quality of undergraduate education in these fields, offering explanations for net losses of students to non-science majorspaperback book in very good condition; clean, slightly scuffed around the edges, good binding and no internal markingstalking about leaving is richly illustrated with students' accounts of their own experiences in the sciencesdata show that approximately 40 percent of undergraduate students leave engineering programs, 50 percent leave the physical and biological sciences, and 60 percent leave mathematicsthis is a landmark study-an essential source book for all those concerned with changing the ways that we teach science, mathematics, and engineering education, and with opening these fields to a more diverse student bodya landmark study, the volume is an essential source book for all those concerned with changing the ways that we teach science, mathematics, and engineering education, and with opening these fields to a more diverse student bodyconcern about this waste of talent is heightened because these losses occur among the most highly qualified college entrants and are disproportionately greater among women and students of colour, despite a serious national effort to improve their recruitment and retentionworking from extensive interviews with undergraduates, the authors are able to offer explanations for the loss of able students, including students of colour and womenthis intriguing book explores the reasons that lead undergraduates of above-average ability to switch from science, mathematics, and engineering majors into non-science majors
29 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes the contents of this book were written before the discovery of the dead sea scrolls and are, therefore something of a foreword to the author’s the gospel of the essenesc w daniel paperbackof this book he wrote “we have decided to publish the pure, original words of jesus, translated directly from the aramaic tongue spoken by jesus and his beloved disciple john, who alone among jesus' disciples noted with perfect accuracy, his master's personal teachings”the teachings of the essenes from enoch to the dead sea scrolls is the vital key to guide the reader and interpret the communions with angels of earth and heaventhe front cover is slightly grubbythe binding is good and there are no marks apart from the owner’s name on the top left hand corner of the inside of the cover
9 €
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oxfam books & music totnes sub titled: “ integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioural sciences”see oxfam website for delivery information read moresage paperback with no marks and good bindingmixed methodology has become an increasingly popular way of both researching and teaching methodology across the social sciences, and students across these fields are expected to be proficient in both quantitative and qualitative techniquespage 14 is turned over, the corners are slightly bumped and the front cover and some of the pages look to have been bent over at some pointthis text begins with an introduction to and overview of the development of mixed methodology, and then takes students through all aspects of working with mixed methods from research design and data collection through to analysis and conclusionsthe spine cover is not creased
48 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a catalogue of art and artefacts from around the world to be sold during the month of may by the auctioneers sothebys at their various officessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cover and first internal page has a small tear at the topit has a few marks on the cover, but overall is is in a very good conditionan interesting and varied selection
14 €
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oxfam books & music totnes an exciting collection of poems by wislawa szymborskasee oxfam website for delivery information read morelike nowhere else, or almost nowhere, you're given your own torso here, equipped with the accessories required for adding your own children to the resttranslation by clare cavanagh and stanislaw baranczak of some 27 poems by the sometime nobel laureatethe russian text is one side and the english translation on the facing pagehere we manufacture chairs and sorrows, scissors, tenderness, transistors, violins, teacups, dams, and quipsfrom the title poem: i can't speak for elsewhere, but here on earth we've got a fair supply of everythingblack cloth on board covers with gilt lettering to spinehoughton mifflin harcourt hardback with intact djwhen here was published in poland, reviewers marveled, "how is it that she keeps getting better?" these twenty-seven poems, as rendered by prize-winning translators clare cavanagh and stanislaw baranczak, are among her greatest evernot to mention arms, legs, and astonished headwhether writing about her teenage self, microscopic creatures, or the upsides to living on earth, she remains a virtuoso of form, line, and thought
10 €
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oxfam books & music totnes the title continues “ comprising descriptions of more than nine hundred species and varieties accompanied by instructions for their cultivation and mode of management”see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are several editions of this book and the number of species increases in eachthe frontispiece is a double page black and white picture of “the large observatory in the victoria nursery” and is attributed to w g smiththere is an owner’s name dated on the ffepwilliams hardback with no djdark cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spinea little foxing, particularly of the fold out platesthe remaining illustrations, many on fold out pages, some across facing pages and some embedded in the text, are not attributedin the preface it is said that the woodcuts are original, some from friends and colleaguesthere are a number of illustrationsthere is some discolouration of the lower corner of the front cover and the free edge of the rear cover
24 €
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oxfam books & music totnes hardback with clean clipped dustjacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith price guideincludes cavalry, yeomanry, infantry, militia, volunteer, and territorial regiments, women's units, royal marines, and officers' training corpsover 400 british collar badges depicted in life-size b/w photographs
12 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a book of essays written to subvert from the story of the author's lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepaperback book in good condition, although a little scuffed and marked in places, the binding is good and there are no internal markingsit has a section at the back of the book entirely in chinesethe book has been translated by ngai-lai cheng
9 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a collection of 21 essays offering fresh approaches to questions of relativism in philosophy and a range of cultural disciplines, with an introduction by michael krausz  see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is sound and the text pages are clean with no annotation so this volume is perfectly acceptable for study purposesthis book show some wear to the cover
9 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes in this book, michael arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with mary hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans 'construct' reality through interaction with the social and physical world around themon the lower end of the spine there is also has an orange sticker with the letters 'arb' written on it and sellotaped onthe ffep has been torn outthe dustjacket is sunned on the spine and has signs of wear around the edgeshardback book with dustjacketthe book integrates an accessible exposition of background information with a cumulative marshalling of evidence to address fundamental questions concerning human action in the world and the nature of ultimate realitythe authors reconcile a theory of the individual's construction of reality as a network of schemas 'in the head' with an account of the social construction of language, science, ideology and religion to provide an integrated schema-theoretic view of human knowledgethe book is a major expansion of the gifford lectures delivered by the authors at the university of edinburgh in the autumn ofthe boards are of blue cloth with silver gilt titlingthe authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of god
19 €