Provincial of the dominicans
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikireverse design the reverse of the coin features horses running over a fieldthis coin is a very special issue, due to ist unique shapeit comes in a great presentation case, which makes this collectors item a truly valuable onenew zealand mint is happy to release three beautiful lunar coins to celebrate the year of the horseit comes with a certificate of authenticity999 weight \t2 oz (62country \tniue year \t face value \t2 dollars metal \tsilver fineness \tcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewhen you spin the coin, the illusion becomes perfectexciting and extroverted, vivid and animated, those born during the year of the horse are the life of any party they attendplease 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 storethe images are finely engraved into the silver proof background of the coinpackaging the year of the horse - rotating coin silver coin is housed in a specially designed blue wooden presentation boxobverse design this features the ian rank-broadley effigy of her majesty queen elizabeth ii, the denomination of the coin and the year of issuethey are bursting with energy, always looking for the next place to kick up their heels and hang loose2g) diameter \t60 mm mintage \t pcs finish \tproof read morethe coin can spin inside of the box and there is a cut out on top, to watch the horses runningcoin story the horse is the seventh animal in the twelve year zodiac cycle
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This loss is most frequently related to trauma occurring in the healthy young adult male and is often work relatedas a result, clinicians need to share their experiences so that the full range of options for optimum care and rehabilitation of the patient population may be consideredin children, the ratio of congenital to acquired amputation is 2: 1, and the ratio of upper-limb to lower-limb amputees is 1to meet this challenge for wider communication of clinical experience, a group of upper-limb amputee specialists met in houston, texas, in to serve as the core faculty for a course entitled "contemporary issues in upper extremity amputation and prosthetic functiontherefore, since relatively few amputations result in upper-limb loss, only a small number of health practitioners, even those specializing in amputee rehabilitation, have the opportunity to provide services for a significant number of arm amputees" this program provided the opportunity for surgeons, physiatrists, engineers, prosthetists, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists from the united states and canada to discuss their extensive experience in working with upper- extremity amputeesoxfam shop nether edge each year in the united states, an estimated persons lose a limbsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea second conference continuing the discussion of upper- limb amputee rehabilitation was held one year laterapproximately 3% of all amputees are born with congenital limb absenceof these amputees, approximately 30% lose a hand or an arm
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Light foxing to the front endpapers and the occasional spot of foxing on some pagesthe story in verse of the shy sir lance-a-little who finally wins a maiden with the help of the gentle dragon, delightfully enhanced by the quirky illustrations by peter firmin, in full colour on one double page and in ink and wash on the nexteven the horses are full of character! a very good copy of a charming children's book that gently mocks the world of the tourneyoxfam shop sherwood glossy white boards with a witty illustration of sir lance-a-little and stanley the dragon that mimicks a mediaeval manuscriptvery good condition, with sharp corners and no more than a light scratch and one or two tiny nicks to the edgeson the rear board stanley is entertained by a group of mermaidsthe very good, unclipped wrapper is lightly foxed; the top edge is worn but intact(a2) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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No inscriptionsgilt top page edges, fore edge and lower edge are untrimmedhalf bound with red leather corners and spine with raised bands, and marbled boardsthe front board is detachedfour other black & white illustrationsundated, possibly late 19th centurythe text block binding is tightshe gained literary and historical importance primarily through her correspondence, which is of cultural and historical value due to her sometimes very blunt descriptions of french court lifesaid to be the correspondence of elizabeth-charlotte, duchesse d'orleans, mother of the regent philippe ii, duke of orléans, france's ruler during the regencythe spine is discoloured and the top third is missing, the remaining part is decorated with giltmarbled endpaperssee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished in the usa by the grolier societyoccasional light foxing spotsoxfam bookshop lymington limited edition of 500 copies, this being number 36colour frontispiece photo-etching of madame de la valliere with protective tissue sheet
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With her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroinesof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedwidowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivoxfam bookshop cheltenham jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry visee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book has some shelf wear which includes bumping to the corners and creasing to the back coverpolitical pluralismusing newly available archive material, the early chapters trace the emergence of the gdr out of the soviet zone of occupationthe enduring appeal of west germany's social market economythe disintegration of the regime in is explained in the light of: the chronic weakness of gorbachev's soviet unionthere is no spine creasing, the binding is tight and there are no loose pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is some slight foxing to the insideoxfam books & music bridport this new book investigates communist rule in east germany from its establishment as a sphere of soviet influence after world war ii to its rapid collapse after the fall of the berlin wallthis clear and comprehensive survey marshals secondary and original primary sources in order to give a unique insight into the gdr's struggles and achievementsthe subsequent stabilisation of the gdr and the establishment of an uneasy compromise between the ruling elites and the population in the later s and s are explained with reference to a range of internal social, economic and political factorsthe bravery of the protestorslater chapters cover the dramatic episodes of the uprising against soviet dominance and the building of the berlin wall in
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicontinuation of marvels with the same screenwriter kurt busiek but supported by roger stern classic screenwriter for marvel and with the drawing of jay anacleto with a fantastic pencil to which colour was added, diluting the work done by this wonderful artistplease 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis page resembled the memory about new york of one of the most epic and important moments of walter simonson's x-factor, such as the arrival of the ship of apocalypse as it breaks the tip of one of the most iconic buildings in the city, which had already been portrayed in this case in the king kong film and in jay anacleto's glorious pencil
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"the historie of the reigne of king henry the seventh" by francis bacon rare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiat the time of writing bacon had recently fallen from political power, and completed the work in late and sent a copy to james ilondon - edition - 241p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original leather boards, with rubbing and wear to boards, rebacked with cloth spine with title label, renewed endpapers, engraved title page loosening, but present, w/o francis bacon frontispiece as is usually missingbacon's portrayal of henry was extremely influential for the following three centuriesit was published the following yearthe book remains his only completed work of historyplease 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 storeit charts the reign of the first tudor monarch henry vii who took the throne from his rival richard iii inat the request of charles, prince of wales he began work on a follow-up account of the reign of henry viii, but only completed a brief introductionrare important historic work on the life of king henry the seventh by bacon history of the reign of king henry vii is a work by the english writer francis baconcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Coeval full havana-coloured binding with embossing and gold edging on the plates; spine redone with inadequate leather; marbled edges and endpapersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihere we describe the fourth volume of the original london edition, which tells of the trips to franceeach volume is illustrated by copious engravingsthe first story is "a journey to paris in the year " by drthe last two narratives concern the mountains: horace-bénédict de saussure’s story "an account of the attempts that have been made to attain the summit of mont blanc"; and louis-fransois ramond's "journey to the summit of mont perdu" dates back tobookplate of thomas fitz gerald on the front counter-platefourth volume of a collection of the most renowned and interesting travels in all parts of the world, consisting of 17 volumes written by the scottish historian and poet john pinkerton, published for the first time in britain inmartin lister, an english naturalist and physician; travels during the years and followed, with a focus on the agricultural resources of france described by the agronomist arthur youngcopy in good condition, except for the redone spine and sporadic mildew or yellowingplease 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 storecover page; 722 numbered pages, inside, 16 tipped-in engraved plates, depicting french views except for one, depicting mont blanc seen from chamounia six-volume american edition of pinkerton's travel collection was published in philadelphia incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Printed cloth boardslyrical and powerful, there is no doubting the passion and devotion that created this poetrythese were the gnostic gospels, alternative christian texts - poems, myths, philosophy and gospels - which challenge those of the new testament at every turnwhat they revealed stunned the worldbrown leather spine with gilt title to spineit is a miracle in itself that they survivedxxviii and 724 pages including indexcontained in brown slipcase see oxfam website for delivery information read moreover years of neglect, however, was nothing compared to what happened to them upon discovery: the books were burned in an oven, confiscated and sold on the black market, before they were eventually decipheredoxfam books & music lancaster in , thirteen papyrus books that had lain buried since the 4th century were discovered in an earthenware jar near nag hammadi, in upper egyptthe sacred writings of the nag hammadi library, the berlin gnostic codex and the codex tchacosone text tells the story of the garden of eden from the serpent's point of view, while another casts god as partly femininethe gospel of thomas records sayings of jesus unlike any we have ever heard; that of philip describes mary magdalene as christ's companion 'whom he loved more than all the disciples'
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The perfect, traditional cotswolds villages offer historic places, friendly pubs and craft shopsthis area is a perfect blend of gentle rolling hills, plentiful archaeological sites and charming villages built from a local honey coloured limestoneoxfam shop wolverhampton set in the heart of england's countryside, the cotswolds occupies the area between gloucester, bath, oxford and stratford-upon-avonthe countryside with its gentle hills and open spaces is ideal for a variety of outdoor activities such as horse-riding, cycling, ballooning and walking, making the cotswolds a dream place to live and visitin recognition of the beauty of this quintessentially english countryside, the area covering 790 square miles was designated an area of outstanding natural beauty inmost of the villages and smaller towns have survived unspoiltdespite its popularity with tourists, the cotswolds remains tranquil and serenetraditional museums like corinium museum in cirencester, cotswolds museum in bourton-on-the-water, gloucester cathedral, roman baths, sudeley castle or blenheim palace are complemented by fabulous gardens of westonbirt, painswick, batsford and hidcotebeata moore's glorious photographs show the charm of the cotswolds through the seasonssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Into this turmoil steps her mother's formidable friend and former british mp, ethel leckwith, and her student son, lloyd, who soon learns for himself the brutal reality of nazismoxfam shop colne road winter of the world is the second novel in ken follett's uniquely ambitious and deeply satisfying the century trilogyberlin in is in upheavalon its own or read in sequence with fall of giants and edge of eternity, this is a magnificent, spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal dramaat cambridge, lloyd is irresistibly drawn to dazzling american socialite daisy peshkov, who represents everything his left-wing family despiseback in berlin, carla worships golden boy werner from afarbut nothing will work out the way they expect as their lives and the hopes of the world are smashed by the greatest and cruellest war in the history of the human racesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe international clash of military power and personal beliefs that ensues will sweep over them all as it rages from cable street in london's east end to pearl harbor in hawaii, from spain to stalingrad, from dresden to hiroshimahe also encounters a group of germans resolved to oppose hitler - but are they willing to go so far as to betray their country? such people are closely watched by volodya, a russian with a bright future in red army intelligencebut daisy is more interested in aristocratic boy fitzherbert - amateur pilot, party lover and leading light of the british union of fascistseleven-year-old carla von ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as hitler strengthens his grip on germany
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Once they reach the elvish realm of rivendell, the hobbits form part of the fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), elf legolas (orlando bloom), dwarf gimli (john rhys-davies) and gandalf, tasked with destroying the ring by casting it into the fiery chasm of mount doomoxfam bookshop ipswich extended cut of the first instalment of the epic fantasy trilogy based on the novels by jwhen hobbit frodo (elijah wood) learns that his elderly uncle bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power, he is entrusted by wizard gandalf the grey (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into the hands of the nazgulsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo leaves the shire aided by merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from over
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The latest satellite images are showcased in the imagery section with 32 pages of stunning imagesas with all atlases in the times series it offers great authority, outstanding quality, and attention to detailthis feature is a first for world atlases and will dramatically illustrate the rapidly changing world we live ina unique collection of maps from the last 150 years of times atlases is also included in a historical mapping sectionupdated plans of 32 of the world's great cities are also included; a geographical reference section with flags, statistics, and facts for all the world's countries; and a comprehensive index to more than place names top off this crowning achievement in world atlas presentationthis is the second edition, published inthe reference mapping, produced in the beautifully clear and distinctive times style, has been completely updated with thousands of changes reflecting recent geopolitical and geographical change around the worldin very good condition, in slip casesee oxfam website for delivery information read morespecific geographical information beside each map gives the reader a greater understanding of each areaoxfam shop tunbridge wells the perfect world atlas for readers who want the authority and accuracy of a times atlas at an affordable pricea completely new edition of a world atlas in the most prestigious atlas collection in the world, this comprehensive book showcases 170 pages of mapping to provide an amazingly detailed view of the world
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Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxoxfam shop evesham hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is a rock opera that explores pink, a jaded rockstar whose eventual self-imposed isolation from society is symbolized by a wall2) quality: vinyl: vg ++ cover: vg ++ pink floyd ?– the wall label: harvest ?– 1a , harvest ?– 1a format: 2 × vinyl, lp, album, reissue country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: prog rock the wall is the 11th studio album by english rock band pink floyd, released 30 november on harvest and columbia recordsoriginally issued in the netherlands in as harvest 5c "the dark side of the moon" is the eighth studio lp to be released by pink floydit stands as one of the most successful commercial recordings of all time, and has been released in just about every known country on the entire planetrecorded at abbey road studios, london between june and januaryit was recorded at abbey road studios in london england and released inplease 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 storein the us, dsotm has spent more time in the "billboard 200" charts for best selling lp's, than any other release in modern historythe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectthe album was a commercial success, topping the us charts for 15 weeks, and reaching number three in the uknow offered these iconic and legendary pink floyd albums the albums 1) quality: vinyl: vg ++ cover: vg ++ pink floyd ?– the dark side of the moon label: emi ?– 1a , harvest ?– 1a format: vinyl, lp, album, repress, gatefold sleeve country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: psychedelic rock, prog rock notes "made in holland" on labels gatefold sleeve with lyricsit initially received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom found it overblown and pretentious, but later came to be considered one of the greatest albums of all timecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesee pictures for details
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Brian sibley's famous adaptation has been divided into three corresponding parts, with newly-recorded beginning and end narration by ian holm, who now stars as bilbo in the feature films based on the lord of the ringssauron's black riders are on their trail as they travel to rivendell, attempt to cross the snow-swept misty mountains and, in desperation, enter the terrifying mines of moriapart one, the fellowship of the ring, introduces us to frodo bagginswith his uncle bilbo having mysteriously disappeared, frodo finds himself in possession of a simple gold ring that has great and evil powerit is the ruling ring, taken long ago from the dark lord, sauron, who now seeks to possess it againfrodo must do everything he can to prevent this, and with the help of gandalf the wizard and a band of loyal companions he begins a perilous journey across middle-earthoxfam shop colne road with its first broadcast on bbc radio 4 on march , this dramatised tale of middle earth became an instant global classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas new in shelfworn jewel caseit boasts a truly outstanding cast including ian holm (as frodo), sir michael hordern (as gandalf), robert stephens (as aragorn), bill nighy (as sam gamgee) and john le mesurier (as bilbo)
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Complete in four volumesvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democraciesit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdpages are bright and cleanwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumeschurchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etcthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: good condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are aged) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waya collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchilla history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()
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) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literaturethrough the changing fortunes of the jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first part of the story, the golden days, begins the tale of bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to confucian studies, and his two cousins: bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty dai-yuoxfam shop lytham the story of the stone (c
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Among the vessels that took them to the ice was the newfoundland, a wooden-walled steamship captained by the famous captain westbury keanjohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthe men who died didn't just drop like fliesoxfam bookshop wallingford "they didn't die like flies, you know, like i've heard some reporters say over the yearsmen both young and old left their homes from all over the province that year to pursue the annual seal hunt"cecil mouland, the last living survivor of the ss newfoundland sealing disaster, told his story to gary collins in the fall of while travelling to stthey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyeswith no wireless aboard the *, the stage was set for seventy-eight of the men who went over the side and their fates sealedwith new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster ofthere was nothing quick or easy about itsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoh no, it wasn't like that a'tallthis book grew from that encounter and stands alone as the defining tale of the bonavista bay men who were left to die on the icethe historic convergence of ice, seals, and men in late march marked the end of newfoundland's innocenceleft to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpiece
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Oxfam shop scarborough used - disc in good playable condition ---------------------- lego the lord of the rings is based on the lord of the rings motion picture trilogy and follows the original storylines of the lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring, the lord of the rings: the two towers, and the lord of the rings: the return of the kinglego the lord of the rings takes players along on the adventures of frodo baggins and his unlikely fellowship as they set out on a perilous journey to destroy the one ring and save middle-earthsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers will take on the form of their favourite members of the fellowship - frodo the hobbit, aragorn the ranger, gandalf the wizard, legolas the elf, gimli the dwarf, boromir a man of gondor, and frodo's hobbit friends sam, merry and pippin - as they relive the most momentous events from the filmsnow the entire family can team up in pairs as adorable lego the lord the rings minifigures to experience countless dangers, solve riddles and battle formidable foes on their journey to mount doomkids, tweens, teens and parents can traverse the misty mountains, explore the mines of moria, knock on the black gate of mordor, and partake in epic battles with orcs, uruk-hai, the balrog and other fearsome foes while harnessing the humour and imagination of lego gameplay to solve puzzles and explore middle-earth
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These latest exploits on the high seas take in the action of both dead man's chest and the final instalment of the seriesit's pirates of the caribbeanthere's pirating to be donethings were looking a bit bleak for the notorious captain jack sparrow by the end of dead man's chestwith characters modelled uncannily on their film counterparts you'll swash, buckle and leap your way through action lifted directly from the filmsbetween the fleets of the east india trading company and the supernatural (and super-creepy) davy jones, you and your motley crew will be up against itbut that's never been a problem for captain jack before, has it? grab your sword, raise the anchor, don your eye liner and cast offsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kingsthorpe what do you get if you mix swordplay, sailing, men with tentacle beards, beautiful women and keith richardsafter you've been drawn inexorably through the events of the second film you'll find captain jack (depp, not the one from the billy joel song) languishing in davy jones' locker while will turner and elizabeth swann are allied with captain barbossa in order to sail to his rescuesavvy? more specifically, its pirates of the caribbean: at world's end
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Praise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artoxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpsesin the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforehe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramafans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each otherad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of rome
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The author clarifies the ways of understanding the body as a physical and metaphorical reality, but also the medieval conceptualization of violenceoxfam books & music lancaster the volume the spectacle of the body in late medieval england represents a study on the human body representation in medieval england by approaching the concept of the spectacle as a space of manifestationthe approach of the volume is dominantly christian reviewing the representations of the body through outstanding figures of christianity (crucifixion of jesus christ, body of virgin mary)on top of that, the author is making an investigation on the violent character of spectacles -Â representation in pursuit of picturing this subject more clearly and more relevantsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The book is otherwise as newin some respects the purge was inevitableabove all it was the sa that the army, the industrialists and, more than anyone else, adolf hitler fearedit remains one of the most significant killings of modern timeshitler had to eliminate all potential rivals if he was to consolidate his position of powerit was also an opportunity to settle personal scoresprevious owner's name has been obscured with a label on the title pagethe night of the long knives was a cull that eliminated somewhere between 300 and a thousand victims, the exact number has never been clear, many of them innocent of any intention to rival hitleroxfam books & music olneythe victims were not political opponents but friends, colleagues and fellow fascists who had helped the nazi party in its rise to powerthe night of the long knives broke the back and the will of the sturmabteilung, the sa, the brawling street thugs who had bludgeoned political opposition into submission  see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sa's ruthless bullyboy tactics played no small part in hitler's establishment of a dictatorship that was to influence affairs in germany - and the world - throughout the s and beyondröhm enjoyed a popularity that almost rivalled hitler's and so he had to go in the summer of adolf hitler planned and conducted the most ruthless purge of his thirteen-year period as leader of germanyand that meant that friends like ernst röhm, former german chancellor kurt von schleicher, and even former party comrades like gregor strasser were summarily shot without trial
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They feature in every major culture from the stone age onwards'there is something about owlsoxfam shop colne road the perfect gift for nature lovers'dusk is filling the valleyhuman-like, in other wordsin the secret life of the owl, john lewis-stempel explores the legends and history of the owlthey are creatures of the night, and thus of magicout in the wood, the resident tawny has started calling, hoo-hoo-hoo-h-o-o-obut owls - with the sapient flatness of their faces, their big, round eyes, their paternal expressions - are also reassuringly familiarno other species has so captivated us'john lewis-stempel is one of the best nature writers of his generation' country life see oxfam website for delivery information read morewe see them as wise, like athena's owl, and loyal, like harry potter's hedwigit is the time of the gloaming, the owl-lightthey are the birds of ill-tidings, the avian messengers from the other sideand in vivid, lyrical prose, he celebrates all the realities of this magnificent creature, whose natural powers are as fantastic as any myth
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Various scuffs and marks to boardsbuff cloth covered boards with blind embossed design to front and gilt text to spine, which is discolouredcreases to lower leading corners of first few leaves of text block, which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spine and boardsoxfam bookshop newport generally referred to by its shortened title, the wealth of nations, this is the magnum opus of the scottish economist and moral philosopher adam smith see oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst published in , the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economicsdecorated endpapers (everyman design)by reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the industrial revolution, the book touches upon such broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free marketsneatly inked name to front free endpaper
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Nearly complete series of 'incredible hercules # the complete set started at #113 as a name change from the incredible hulkare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is on!" 141a\t"assault on new olympus, finale: everybody dies / godmarked, part 5: to battle a god!" insured shipping with track & tracethis way you avoid paying shipping costs twice#141 was the last issue before it changed back\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t shipping costs are all-in prices up to 10 kg (transport, packaging\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t standard delivery at your home address \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t pick up (delivery point) is also possible (please send a message about this when you have won the lot)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t save shipping costs by bidding on multiple lotscollection is not possible\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t items will be packaged with care(missing items #) all items in good condition - see pictures\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t you will only need to pay shipping costs once if you win multiple lots in the same auction) \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t for organisational reasons lots will only be shippednl/aanbod/user-7bf2d5b read moreplease 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 store\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t wait with payment until all lots are finished?" 135a\t"the secret origin of amadeus cho, meeting with the goddess" 136a\t"the replacement thor, thorcules versus hercuthor!" 137\t"the secret origin of amadeus cho, atonement" 138\t"assault on new olympus, act i: playing gods / godmarked, part 2: remember the titans?" 139\t"assault on new olympus, act ii: faithbomb / godmarked, part 3: jimmy & the atlasnauts" 140\t"assault on new olympus, act iii: the fourth extinction / godmarked, part 4: oh hades\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t be sure to check our other lots at: https://veilingtitles: 117a\t"secret invasion - sacred invasion, part one: the god squad" 118a\t"secret invasion - sacred invasion, part two: dream time / mini marvels" 119\t"secret invasion - sacred invasion, part three: contact / mini marvels: hulk splash" 120\t"secret invasion - sacred invasion, finale: infinite names" 121a\t"love & war, part one / mini marvels" 122a\t"love & war, part two: bullets and bracelets" 123\t"love & war, part three: axis mundi" 124a\t"love & war, part four: the weight of the world" 125\t"love & war, finale: liberated" 126\t"prince of power / the search for kirby" 127\t"dark reign " 128a\t"dark reign - gauntlet" 129\t"the descent" 130\t"the judgment" 131a\t"the harrowing" 132a\t"the replacement thor, part one" 133a\t"the secret origin of amadeus cho, road of trials" 134\t"the replacement thor, wcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Nor was she expecting him to be an ancestor of edward fitzberrangerit will appeal to girls and boys of upper primary and lower secondary age - primarily 8-12 - and to parents and teachers reading the book aloudellie's meddling has consequences she could never have foreseenellie's investigations into the spirit world have reached a medieval castle, where archaeologists are digging for the fabled sword of st merrellellie discovers that behind a legend of chivalry and bravery lies a dark and nasty truththis time, she may have gone too farand worse is to comebut she didn't expect to meet a real medieval knightsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollowing the success of his award-longlisted childish spirits and its sequel the spirit of london, prolific children's author rob keeley is back with the sword of the spirit, the third instalment in his thrilling and suspenseful spirits seriesthe sword of the spirit works both as a standalone novel and as part of a series
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The overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingp + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound inthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrationsoxfam shop west hampstead first published in , this important history of natal begins with a description of the country and an account of its discovery by vasco da gama" the cloth cover of the book is in poor condition: there are numerous water and other markings, and tears along the edges of the spine, though it is still attachedthe three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all presentan appendix inserted while the book was being prepared for publication contains "a brief history of the orange-river sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake ngami, commandoes of the dutch boers, &cholden proceeds to describe the arrival of english and dutch settlers, the establishment of an english government, and the development of sugar and coffee plantations, trade and settlementssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe name of a previous owner is written on the fthe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the f
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