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oxfam books & music totnes a series of essays on the relationship of sociological investigation to alterations in planning and implementing alterations in a societysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno internal markings and good conditiona signed first editionabt press hardback with no djblue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spinevery slight foxing to page edges and some corners (unintentionally) turned over
13 €
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oxfam books & music totnes the blessed virgin mary stands at the heart of the christian traditiongracewing paperback in as new condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe holds a unique place in the church's theology, doctrine and devotiona lot has been written about her, in this book the author gives a clear and structural overview concerning mary set in a historical perspective
9 €
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oxfam books & music totnes an autobiography of the twentieth century feudal chief of the island of sarksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreseveral black and white photographsit tells of her unconventional upbringing and covers the second world war when the remnant of the duchy of normandy, now in the possession of the queen of england, was occupied by german troopssigned on title page " sibyl hathaway dame de sark" (sic) although the title is "of" sarkthe dame "continued to treat the enemy with an off-hand condescension which they clearly found bewildering"heinemann first editionundated gift annotation on ffepthere is light foxing and tanning throughoutred cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spinethere is a little wear to the free edges of the text blockthe corners are slightly bumped
130 €
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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 moreend papers are highly stylised black and white illustrations and there are two similar illustrations on fold out pages which are intact and in good conditionreview pasted neatly into the front end papersa little wear to the corners and edges of the boardsthere is extensive annotation and underling throughout the text and on the rear end pagesas 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 pagedaniel hardback with no djblack cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to a somewhat bleached spine cover
35 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes an appreciation of the development and evolution of the united kingdom constitution is vital in order to understand the existing nature of the constitution, proposals for reform and the many complex challenges it facesconstitutional history of the united kingdom offers an accessible and highly valuable overview for students with little or no prior knowledge of british historypaperback book in excellent condition, clean and with good bindingann lyon presents a vivid overview of fourteen hundred years of english legal history taking us on a rich journey from a feudal society to the fractured union of the present daythis second edition has been revised and updated to bring coverage up to the present day, including parliamentary reform; the scottish referendum on independence and further drives for enhanced devolution; the effect of eu membership on the uk constitution; and the impact of the european convention on human rights and the human rights actdrawing on key constitutional themes, constitutional history of the united kingdom provides insight and context to modern constitutional problemsvery topical!(as of )
29 €
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oxfam books & music totnes the full title “the geisha a story of a tea housesee oxfam website for delivery information read morelist of dramatis personae and the cast as performed at daly’s theatre in londontext block in good conditiona japanese musical play in two acts” this is probably a rebound volume with gilt lettering to spine but no other decorationthe title page is very tanned and bears an owner’s name and a facsimile of the signature of sidney jones
19 €
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oxfam books & music totnes original publisher's pale red cloth, lettered gilt at the spine and gilt signature of rabindranath tagore on the frontsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreleonard elmhirst and rabindranath tagore are accompanied by a chinese scholar with his two children and the young chinese poet, shu tsemouthe photograph on the jacket was taken in china in aprilbright and tight textbook with unclipped dustjacket in excellent condition but with very slight markings and a small tear at the bottom of the back of the cover
45 €
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A good book here in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes the majority of aestheticians have focused their attention during the past three decades on the identity, or essential nature, of art: can 'art' be defined? what makes an object a work of art? under what conditions can we characterize in a classificatory sense an object as an art work? the debate, and at times controversy, over these questions proved to be constructive, intellectually stimulating, and in many cases suggestive of new ideasexperience, and evaluate iti hope this debate continues in its momentum and creative outcome'aesthetic experience' - which occupies a prominent place in the philosophy of artwe do not only create art; we also enjoy, igood binding and no other marksowner's name on ffephow can we theorize about the nature of art in general and the art work in particular, and about what makes an object a good work of art, if we do not experience it? nijhoff hardback with no djthe time is, however, ripe to direct our attention to another important, yet neglected, concept - viz
49 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a small paperback book, number 31 in the criterion miscellany published by faber and fabersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno other marks and the binding is by thread not stapleseach has a short title which adds to the effectdespite this there is a little wear of the front hinge and the upper corner, and the spine of the cover has been mended by sellotapea series of 28 black and white line drawings by george grosz which remain as biting now as they were in their timefaber and faber paperbackthe cover is contained in a clear plastic protectionthere is foxing throughoutthe top of the text block has been rough cut in such a way that it looks somewhat chewed
16 €
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oxfam books & music totnes minor edge wear and corner damage to coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moretext block edges slightly soiled with crisp, clean and unmarked pages
27 €
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oxfam books & music totnes new translations of poetry written in german between andsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is a bilingual edition showing the german original side by side with an english translation by charlotte melinthis book has been read and shows signs of wear on the spine but is otherwise in very good condition
14 €
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oxfam books & music totnes sub titled: “ a selection of odes from the divan of shems of tabriz”see oxfam website for delivery information read moreno other marks and good bindingsome 49 odes with an introduction, a selected bibliography and some work pointselement paperbacktranslated by james gowner’s name in pencil on the ffep and some small annotations to the introduction
9 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes these tales were collected in the siona reserve of buena-vista and the kofan reserve of santa rosa del guamuez between and traditionally each story has the unmistakable style of the narrator and thus there exist many different versions of the same taleit has a glossary and an indexthe binding is good and there are no markingssmall paperback book in very good condition, which shows minimal wear and tearthe stories were narrated to the author by people who speak spanish as a second languagethe text is both in spanish and english
19 €
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oxfam books & music totnes one of a series of small booklets describing the origins and design of desirable motor cars from all around the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresoft backed book; the covers are bent back on themselves to provide a double thickness and thus better protection to the contentsgood binding and no markscopiously illustrated in colour and with some line drawings of the mechanical plansoriginally in italian this is the english translation
17 €
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oxfam books & music totnes green cloth covered boards illustrated on front and spine in black and gilt lettering to spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinner front hinge is slightly brokencover rubbed on corners and top an bottom edges of spinetext block edges are tanned as are prelims front and reargeneralised light tanning of pagesall pages are securerest of binding is goodvery small specks of possibly white paint on left hand front cover with a white line wiped off at lower 2 inches of left hand bottom
23 €
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oxfam books & music totnes the extracts vary in length from a few lines to a paragraph or twosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreswedenborg society paperbackthere is the remnant of some damp at the margins of the covers but no staining of the text blockno marks and the binding is goodthe covers are slightly larger than the text block and so they have become a little distorted at their edges
12 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes the aim of this book was to provide original indian text extracts in an easily accessible form for western scholars - and cover the bhagavad-gita, yoga, buddhism and many other philosophical texts/ideas, through the different periods of timethe binding is good dark red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spineextensive bibliographyotherwise in very good conditionthere is an owner’s name on the ffep (dated ) and one or two pencil lines in the marginsprinceton hardback with no dj
19 €
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oxfam books & music totnes an awesome festival of sporting excellence and competition, the olympic games have now evolved into a major international event with great cultural, political, economic and social importancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein excellent condition with no marks and good bindingroutledge paperback with no dj"the olympic games explained is an introductory guide to the history and meaning of the four-yearly phenomenon that is the modern olympic games”each chapter offers a range of study tasks and review questions to help students develop their understanding of key concepts in olympic studiesthe book provides a comprehensive overview of 'olympism' from its ancient greek origins through the beginnings of the international olympic committee to the global olympic movement in the twenty-first centurythe olympic games explained is an introductory guide to the history and meaning of the four-yearly phenomenon that is the modern olympic games
19 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a very rare little book written in london during the blitzsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethree printed articles lying free within the boards on various aspects of colour/human interactionone page has a dog-ear of the upper cornerdaniel card backed little book with unclipped covers which have flaps for front and back but do not detach totally because the spine cover is attachedthere is some foxing throughout, but particularly to the front and rear boards and ffeps and at page 83 there is a corner of the page turned over which has made foxing to itself and the adjacent pagesthe author describes various forms of lighting and colour which can, he avers, "lead to healing in our individual and communal lives”there are a few black and white illustration which, in a book on colour, is a drawback, but merely reflects the production difficulties at the timebooksellers sticker inside front cover and pencilled price on ffep
14 €
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oxfam books & music totnes cover has minor edge damage and markingssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretextblock edges are lightly soiled with bright, clean and crisp pages
35 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes throughout their lifetime, men and women are subject to a wide variety of risks, such as illness, accident, death, or less directly, unemployment, crop failure, loss of property, disability, business failure and skill obsolescencethis volume investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and developmentways in which these strategies may be re-examined and improved by governments and international organizations are proposedbuilding upon the author's work in the area, it summarizes the contributions of recent theoretical and empirical work to our understanding of how risk affects rural poverty levels in developing countriesedward elgar hardback with intact djin "fine" condition with no marks and good bindingin particular the book examines what we do and do not know about risk coping strategies among modern poor rural societies
19 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes what does the bible teach about divorce? may a christian remarry during the lifetime of a divorced partner? with the increasing number of divorces and second marriages, such questions now touch every family and every churchbook in as new conditioncornes addresses these and other questions in a comprehensive and balanced manner
10 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a little book which clearly had much appeal, being initially published in and running to many editions, even to meeting print-on-demand editions recentlysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is goodsmall book with no djthere is a place holderthere is an inscription in ink on the ffep and there are also some underlinings and marginal notes and lines, which all appear to be in pencilhard covers with gilt lettering to frontcloth spine cover again with gilt letteringfrontispiece of the author with tissue protection
9 €
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oxfam books & music totnes cover has minor edge damage with some slight markingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretextblock edges are clean with bright, crisp and unmarked pages
12 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes encompassing thousands of islands from the remote shores of rapa nui to the dense rainforest of papua new guinea, oceania is one of the world's most extraordinary and diverse regionsthis is a large book and may require an extra posting costfeaturing over 300 colour illustrations, and text from editors peter brunt, senior lecturer at victoria university of wellington and nicholas thomas, director of the museum of archaeology and anthropology, university of cambridgethis book, accompanying the spectacular exhibition at the royal academy, showcases oceanic art - imposing statues, dazzling fabrics, remarkable ritual objects and intricate ornaments tell the story of the subsequent migrations of people, cultures and objects from the pacific around the world, from the unrivalled navigational feats of the first settlers who traversed the open ocean in wooden canoes to the explorations of captain cook 250 years agobringing together the most up-to-date scholarship by experts in the field, this book presents oceania through the eyes of its own people - artists, poets and photographers - who explore the legacy of the past and the future of a world and way of life threatened by globalisation and climate changelarge paperback in excellent condition with very minor signs of wear, no marks and good binding
24 €
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oxfam books & music totnes letters in translationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are some pencil annotations on the ffep and a single small stamp on the page facing the prefacepp have some dog-earing of their lower cornerhardback with no djboards covered in light blue cloth with impressed pattern on front, rear and spine cover with gilt lettering to spineapart from these relatively minor defects this book is in good condition with firm binding and no other marksthere is quite marked tanning of the end pages and generalised light tanning throughoutthe boards are somewhat worn as are the extremities of the spine cover
34 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a series of short stories set in the second world war as seen from the soviet army’s perspectivesee oxfam website for delivery information read moregreen cloth covered boards with red lettering to front and a red letter to spinehardback with no djgood binding and no marksa few black and white illustrations by v shcheglov
19 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes osip mandelstam belongs to the small company of great russian poets that includes boris pasternak and anna akhmatova, who were keepers of the nation's conscience during the long nightmare of stalin's rulebook condition very good, slight wear and tear to dust jacket, binding in good condition, no annotations or foxingin this book his widow nadezhda mandelstam tells the story of his confrontation with stalin, which led to his banishment, humiliation and death
9 €
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oxfam books & music totnes dialogues, dramatic projects, unfinished plays and a filmscript, edited and translated from the spanish by john londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese are the first translations of lorca's manuscripts, offering an alternative repertoire to his better known plays this book shows signs of wear and minor stains on front cover and is otherwise in a fair condition with sound binding and no annotation
9 €
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oxfam books & music totnes translated from the russian by paul lequesne***please note - this book is entirely written in french *** see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are a number of black and white photographs by the author; and some line drawingsit describes celebrated cemeteries in moscow, london, jerusalem, yokohama and new yorknoir sur blanc paperback in very good conditiona book where the text is entirely in french although the original was in russianno other marks and the binding is goodthere is an adhesive label on the upper part of the spine extending onto the adjacent rear cover
14 €