Oxford illustrated history
List oxford illustrated history
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The legacy of the ancient greeks has shaped our worldthe first half of the book focuses on political and military history, from mycenae and the golden age of athens to the campaigns of alexander the greatpublisher: lorenz books; new edition edition (28 april )
24 €
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Oxfam bookshop altrincham beautifully produced and illustrated history of the christian church published by folio society inpreface by rowan williams as new condition the book itself has a decorated cloth cover and comes with a slipcasesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
29 €
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"the book is a pictorial history of europe's largest fun fair in the 20th centurythe book has a large selection of black and white photosthere is a 30mm crease on the back cover, near the left edge, with some mild scuffing on the bottom of the spine and some general scuffing to the edges of the both the front and back coverthere is a text based introduction in which the author has selected numerous highlights, many personal quotes or extracts from contemporary newspapers"oxfam bookshop keynsham softback with glossy coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe front cover shows signs of curling on the top right the book is in good condition
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9 €
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Oxfam bookshop ashbourne guide book to a derbyshire stately home, issued in the s, telling the history of the house and the familyadvertisement pages at front and backpaperback, sewn with glued on coverpages clean and unmarkedbinding paperback, sewn with glued on cover cover present but has come unglued at the spine  see oxfam website for delivery information read more with a large number of attractive line illustrations  condition:fair
8 €
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Interesting illustrated history of huyton, roby and surrounding villages with references to local people throughout the agespick up or happy to post for cost of postage
9 €
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The text is illustrated throughout in beautiful black and white wood-blocks by the highly acclaimed engraver, john lawrence, together with specially printed three-colour pull out maps of lyra's oxfordthe book includes a wonderful new story by philip pullman, fully illustrated intricate maps and other ephemera from lyra's universethe short story contained within lyra's oxford finds lyra with her daemon pantalaimon a couple of years after the end of the amber spyglassin lyra's oxford the reader shares the huge excitement of discovering a small bundle of material that has somehow slipped between lyra's universe and our ownsitting on the roofs of oxford she sees a bird, the daemon of a witch, a storm petrel flying towards her pursued by a huge and angry flock of starlingsthis publication could have come from a parallel universe" very fine unmarked copyappears unread see oxfam website for delivery information read morebirds play a big part in this storyoxfam bookshop skipton this is a wonderful new episode from the world of philip pullman's bestselling trilogy, his dark materialsand gradually a mystery unfolds
10 €
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English history (oxford history of england) (hardcover) by ataylor oxford university press; st edition; 1st printing; 9" tall 2" thick; hardcover; ex-library with the usual markingspaypal acceptedprice includes uk p&pnext day dispatch guaranteedall pages intact with discolouration and wear from age and handlngsome loosening of boards, but still intact
50 €
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Great book the history silver by claude blair illustrated guidethis profusely illustrated guide by claude blair to silver is as much for the reader with a interest in the decorative arts and their historical background as for the serious collector
4 €
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2 genealogy books: the family tree detective & the oxford guide to family historythe oxford guide to family history: practical guidance on how to trace family origins through the basics of researchonly ÂŁ2 for bothgood, used conditionfrom a pet and smoke-free homemore than 100 black & white illustrationsby colin d rogersthe family tree detective (enlarged & updated): a manual for analysing and solving genealogical problems in england and wales, to present day ()
2 €
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Collins primary dictionary, oxford illustrated junior dictionary and oxford primary dictionarycollins maths dictionary and usborne junior illustrated maths dictionaryfrome smoke free homecollection onlyall in excellent condition
5 €
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Piece jigsaw puzzle - oxfordoxford - piece jigsaw puzzle by gibsonsoxford - oxford, the city of dreaming spires, is famous the world over for its university and place in historygibsons new planet friendly puzzle boxes are kinder to our planet
12 €
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The oxford history of the novel in english volume 4: the reinvention of the british and irish novel by patrick parrinder (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
121 €
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The oxford history of the novel in english volume 12: the novel in australia, canada, new zealand, a by coral ann howells (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
93 €
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An illustrated brief history of china culture, religion, art, invention by wang jian (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
12 €
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Quarto, illustrated with watercolours by jobillustrated history of france and the battles of france from to , seen by a young drummersuperb illustrated book of france and the french battles from to through the eyes of a young military drummermember of the society of people of letters, playwrights and journalists in paris illustrated by: jacques onfroy de bréville, known as job, was a french draughtsman, caricaturist and illustrator, born in bar-le-duc on 25 november and died on 15 september in neuilly-sur-seinebeautiful colour illustrations from the illustrator job (jacques onfroy de bréville ) specialising in the illustration of children's booksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikistunning watercolours of military uniforms and of napoleonbinding in perfect conditionlaw degree and political science degreeno inscription or foxingpublisher’s cardboard, first cover decorated with a large polychrome and gold plate very good general condition, completehis artist's name, “job”, is composed from the initial of his common first name, jacques, and the initials of his surname, onfroy de brévillecorners very lightly wornplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetours, alfred mame et fils, s140 pages rarely offered for sale and very difficult to find in this state of freshness (see many photos) author: louis sonolet bordeaux paris man of lettersthere is a reconstruction of his studio in the metz museumjob is known for his remarkable illustrations of children's bookscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
36 €
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Placing maritime affairs in their larger historical context, the encyclopedia shows how seafaring has both reflected and influenced the major economic, cultural, military, and political developments in world historyit emphasizes the connections between maritime history and many related fields, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, exploration and maritime geography, oceanography and hydrology, and international maritime lawoxfam shop mutley plain this is volume 3 of this collection that continues to cover the entire history of seafaring - from ancient egyptian shipbuilders to viking sea-raiders, from nelson and the napoleonic wars to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of todaybook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundas a result, a wealth of information is available in a single reference work that can otherwise be found only with the help of an extensive librarysome bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top guttersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approach
19 €
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It includes traditional subjects such as bibliography, palaeography, the history of printing, editorial theory and practice, textual criticism, book collecting, and libraries, but it also engages with newer disciplines such as the history of the book and the electronic bookoxfam bookshop preston the oxford companion to the book is a unique work of reference, covering the book, broadly conceived, throughout the world from ancient to modern timesboth the books and the slipcase are in pristine conditiontwo large hardback books quarter-bound in red leather, with gilt stamping and bookmark ribbon, presented in an attractively decorated cardboard slipcasetext is printed on high-quality gloss paper, with black-and-white illustrationsit pays particular attention to how different societies shape books and how books shape societiesthe work includes a substantial series of introductory essays alongside an a-z section of over entries, all linked by thorough cross-referencing and served by a classified index of entries see oxfam website for delivery information read more
199 €
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Oxfam shop cockermouth these four volumes of trevelyan's famous ' illustrated english social history ', were owned by ruth c wright, who selected the illustrationsthere are various typed letters, pasted in to the front of the volumes, which passed between trevelyan and mrs wright, with trevelyan's signature on themsee oxfam website for delivery information read more3 of the volumes have their dust wrappers, but volume 1's has gone missing
24 €
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Oxfam bookshop holmfirth early history of the cape otway and king island lighthouses (bass strait, australia) an illustrated history of efforts to establish lighthouses and lifesaving facilities at the treacherous entrance to australia's bass strait no inscriptionssome creasing to soft coverssee oxfam website for delivery information read more  good readable copy
11 €
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oxford history of england - complete set of 16 books all in good conditionprefer collection due to weight, buy will enquire for postage costs if neededspines not bent, pages not marked
45 €
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The oxford history of music, introductory volume, percy cnew york: cooper square
10 €
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The history of the tides is in part the history of a broad area of science and the subject provides insight into the progress of science as a whole: this book will therefore appeal to all those interested in how scientific ideas developthe volume is amply illustrated with diagrams from historical scientific papers, photographs of artefacts, and portraits of some of the subject's leading protagonistsoxfam shop haverfordwest this book, first published in , provides a history of the study of the tides over two millennia, from the primitive ideas of the ancient greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniquestidal physics has puzzled some of the world's greatest scientists and mathematicians: amongst many others, galileo, descartes, bacon, kepler, newton, bernoulli, euler, laplace, young, whewell, airy, kelvin, glamb, have all contributed to our understanding of tidesit will particularly interest specialists in oceanography, hydrography, geophysics, geodesy, astronomy and navigation the book is a good readable copy but does have some water damage to base of spine and several pages but this does not impact on the reading areasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
57 €
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Eight bright, funny history students in the mid s are pursuing an undergraduate place at the country's two finest universitiesas they prepare for the daunting admissions process, the journey of the history boys becomes as much about how education works as where education leadstheir headmaster is obsessed with breaking into the ranks of those schools that regularly send boys up to oxford and cambridge and enlists irwin (stephen campbell moore), a shrewd newcomer, to coach the boys into intellectual shape for the trials aheadseduced though they are by the exam-busting bag of tricks offered by the temporary supply teacher, the boys are torn by their loyalty to the hugely eccentric, poetry-spouting english master hector (richard griffiths) and the regular diet of nourishing facts and figures dispensed by mrs lintott (frances de la tour), their history mistressoxfam shop elgin comedy adapted from the play by alan bennettsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
2 €
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Printed souvenir artefacts, faithfully reproduced for authenticity, link the reader to history and help the past come to lifethese include programmes, photographs, team sheets, newspaper clippings, tickets, menus and anything else that brings the average reds fan closer to club historythe treasures of liverpool fc presents the history of the club, from up to the present with dozens of artefacts and replicas from the different erasthe treasures of liverpool fc celebrates this great club in a unique way, comprising a running history of the club, features of liverpool fc greats and a portable museum in the shape of more than 60 items of memorabilia, some of which are removable mementoesthe club's home ground, anfield, is populated by of some the most famous and knowledgeable fans in the worldoxfam shop smithdown road liverpool football club is england's most successful club with eight european cup victories (five in the european cup, three in the fairs/uefa cup), and 18 league titles, 15 fa charity/community shields, eight league cups, seven fa cups and three uefa super cupsco-written by a veteran liverpool echo journalist and the curator of the anfield museum, in association the club and fully authorised, this book is the perfect addition to the shelves of every koppiteto their supporters, liverpool fc are not just a massively successful football club with a magnificent tradition - they are an all-consuming passionno self-respecting fan who collects reds memorabilia will want to miss out on the treasures of liverpool fcsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book lavishly documents the greatness of liverpool fc, featuring the legends who have graced anfield for more than 110 years
24 €
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Small change: a history of everyday coinage, paperback by johnson, peter, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us a fascinating, thoroughly illustrated social history of how currency was democratisedwill appeal both to fans of both social history and numismatics
24 €
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As new condition oxford university press complete 20th century history revision guide for cambridge igcse by ray ennionsuperb gcse history revision book - time to prepare for the mocks and the real thing next summer! just what every aspiring history gcse student needshappy to take paypal and non-online payment methods, buy covers fees if using the formersee my other adverts for lots more cheap gcse and igse course books and revision aidscovers the full curriculum at just the right level of detail to help you get the mark you deserve! sixth editionstandard postage is likely to be cheaper - happy to look into this; please asktracked and insured p&p = ÂŁ3
1 €
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War walks 2 - prof richard holmes, 224 pages, illustratedatlas of dday & normandy campaign - john man, 143 pages, illustratedmilitary heritage of britain & ireland - martin matrx evans, 246 pages, illustratedvery good condition ÂŁ7 + ÂŁ4 p&p read more
7 €
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A large format hardback edition of the illustrated encyclopaedia of the world, published by parragon and in excellent condition, with 256 lavishly illustrated full colour pagesthe book has seven thematically arranged sections - earth and space, living world, human body, the way we live, science and technology, history, atlas of the worldformat size: 34 cmwill post or collection in person possible
22 €
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Subjects range widely: several brilliant set-pieces on oxford college elections, books, journalism, publishing, politics (postwar europe, ex-nazis and collaborators, the cold war, suez, etc), history and history-writing, personal life (including marriage to earl haig's daughter alexandra after her messy divorce), travel, gossip, and so on trevor-roper was an intellectual heavyweight, but the overall tone here is one of amusement at the human comedy', the vanity, snobbery and human weakness he sees all around himoxfam bookshop shaftesbury when they met in trevor-roper, a young historian at christ church, oxford, was 33berenson, the world-famous art critic, was 82, frail but still intensely curious about the worldfigures in the letters include evelyn waugh, isaiah berlin, a book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleanat the same time he loves intrigue and controversytaylor, arnold toynbee, dimitri shostakovitch, clewis and harold macmillanelegantly constructed, beautifully and precisely written, they are shot through with high-octane malice, sharp judgements and blistering comments, and many wonderfully funny episodessee oxfam website for delivery information read morerowse, anthony eden, gerald brenan, a he has a memorable journey on a pilgrims' bus in persia, goes behind the iron curtain to meet communist dignitaries and speeds in his glamorous grey bentley to visit duchesses in the scottish borderstrevor roper promised to write to him and his letters continued until berenson's death in in
4 €
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The concise oxford dictionary of english etymology publisher: oxford university press publication date: binding: paperback a clear account of the origins, history, and sense-development of a major part of the modern english vocabulary, including both basic words and a wide selection of derivative forms
5 €