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Christopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, dotherwise the book is in very good condition) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copieswhereas the real timur was of turkic-mongolian ancestry and belonged to the nobility, for dramatic purposes marlowe depicts him as a scythian shepherd who rises to the rank of emperorwill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & tracenote in ink on first endpaperillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignettesstamp on half title page’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legmancatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewritten in or , the play is a milestone in elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexityare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 ppcover with minor signs of use‘tamburlaine the greatit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stage
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"studebaker's" story is the chronicle of the life and death of an american automobile company where management's concept of "tradition" played a fundamental role in modeling corporate culture, rhetoric, and strategy"studebaker" may have failed in the long run, but its corporate life spanned more than a century, during which the company made a commitment to the community of south bend, accepted unions when other automobile manufacturers bitterly fought collective bargaining, and produced distinguished cars that still enjoy a loyal followinghistory was characterized by an array of competing companiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more"studebaker" explores managerial choice, corporate tradition, and the importance of ideas - not simply "market forces" - in shaping institutions in 20th-century americaoxfam books & music lichfield while the big three automobile companies came to dominate the industry, its early u
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The life and explorations of david livingstone, llit was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societybook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320published by walter scottplates are brightminor wear to spine ends and boards’ cornersillustrated with portrait frontispiece of drlivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationsgilt title and vignette of livingstone on spineno foxing, aside from the end papers and otherwise just occasional tanned marksrobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstone’s deathpublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall pages are cleancondition solid and firm boardsthe missionary explorer - j
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The life and explorations of david livingstone, llit was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societybook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320published by walter scottillustrated with portrait frontispiece of drlivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationsgilt title and vignette of livingstone on spinerobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstone’s deathpublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition boards lightly rubbed, endpapers foxed, else this is a bright, very good copythe missionary explorer - j
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For sale are 2 hardback art books the life and works of constable by clarence jones the life and works of gainsborough by linda doeser lovely glossy pictures and details about the artists works of art
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Hell's angel the life and times of sonny barger and the hell's angels motorcycle club by sonny barger (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
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David livingstone - the life and explorations of david livingstone - london, adam & company, not dated ( pp - cm condition: goodhe gave him a group of 27 makololos to accompany him on his journeycomplete with frontispiece, engraving on title page, 4 engravings and map wikipedia: david livingstone (blantyre near glasgow, 19 march - chitambo on lake bangweulum, 1 may ) was a scottish missionary and one of the most famous explorers in livingstone headed north from cape town towards the makololo settlement of linyanti (now in northern botswana)after a journey of km through largely unknown territory, livingstone reached luanda where the he was warmly received by the portuguesein september livingstone retraced the journey back, but it took almost a year before he reached linyanti againafter following the zambezi almost as far as the source, he headed west towards the coastthere he met the new king, sekeletu, son of sebituanelivingstone left upstream on the zambezi in januaryin original gilt-decorated hardcoverit filled him with disgustbookblock slightly loose after first quirecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehere he arrived in portuguese territory (angola) and came into contact with the slave trade for the first timejust like his father, he showed himself very friendly towards livingstone
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road the life and adventure of robinson crusoe, (with a memoir of the author); who lived eight and twenty years, all alone in an un-inhabited island on the coast of america, near the mouth of the great river of oroonoque; having been cast on shore by shipwreck, wherein all the men perished but himselfthis book is a maroon hardback edition with some marks on outer cover, yellowing pages with some stains but all pages still bound togethersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreepistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is a fictional autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is robinson kreutznaer)-a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers before being rescuedwith an account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by pirates
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurus by om books international the sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only £10the year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faith
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurusthe sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only £10 read morethe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faith
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The life and times of king george v tothe story of seventy momentous years
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Wounded by love the life and wisdom of saint porphyrios by elder porphyrios (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The life and times of kings and queens collection, 18 book collection, editor antonia frasercollection or can post for an additional costbeautifully illustrated and ideal for anyone studying or has an interest in history of our kings and queenspages in very good condition, some of the sleeves show signs of wear
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford a chronicle of england's golden age of the late 16th century, recounting the life and times of the remarkable elizabeth i in a cycle of 6 playsbox set unused and in original cellophane packaging see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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"the life and adventures of martin chuzzlewit" by charles dickens chapman & hall, london - first thus uk edition - with frontispiece by frank stone - 496p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, nice half leather binding with decorative spine, bookplate to front endpaper, some foxing frontispiece present read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The life and times of english monarchspractically brand newall the books you see in the photoexcellent condition considering their ageleeds 14, west yorkshireany questions, please message me and i will do my best to answer (: collection onlya few are missing such as george ii
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The life and times of king george v good condition apart from some damage to first page read more
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the world's classics xixsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecard covered in vellum, a little rubbed and darkened, 264 roughcut pages, top edge gilt, bookmark now detached, owner's name on front endpaper, otherwise clean and brightsize: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tallpublisher's insert "on the choice of books" included
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Oxfam shop malmesbury the life and death of john mytton esq of halston shropshire the story of the regency rake and eccentric john mad jack mytton whose colourful life included being expelled twice from school and election as an mp when he spent only thirty minutes in the house of commons after finding the debates boringpage edges browned fourth edition published by george routledge and sons of the broadway ludgate hill preface to the first edition by nimrod with an introductory noticesee oxfam website for delivery information read morenames and addresses of two separate owners at front the address of one being on the subjects family seat of halston hallspotting and foxing to tissue guards and some pages but fair condition overallincludes notices of his hunting racing shooting driving and extravagant exploits by nimrodgilt title to front and spine red boards with black embossed sporting illustrations to front and spinespine worn at top and bottomnimrod being the pseudonym of charles james apperleytwo detached illustrations but both presentformerly mp for shrewsbury high sheriff for the counties of salop and merioneth and major of the north shropshire yeomanry cavalry17 tissue protected aquatint sporting plates and frontispiece by h alken and t j rawlings234 pages over four parts boards stained and edges bumped
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham based on robert martineau's "the office and work of a priest" which was written in the s, this guide is for those considering whether they have a call to the priesthood, and those newly ordained who are tackling a new job and want advice on how best to set about the many different aspects of parish lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Farrell examines the life and legacy of one of america's most controversial political figuresbut nixon had another legacy: an america divided and polarisedhis staff of bright young men devised forward-thinking reforms addressing health care, poverty, civil rights, and protection of the environmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea deeply researched, superbly crafted biography of america's most complex presidentbeginning in , when young navy lieutenant 'nick' nixon returned from the pacific and set his cap at congress, farrell traces how this idealistic dreamer became the ruthless man we remember nixon as todayin richard nixon, award-winning biographer john arichard nixon is a magisterial portrait of the man who embodied post-war american political cynicism - and was destroyed by itit was nixon who launched the mccarthy era, who set south against north, and who spurred the silent majority to despise and distrust the country's elitefinally, in august , two years after the watergate scandal, nixon became the only president to resign in disgraceit was a fine legacy, but nixon cared little for itoxfam books & music lichfield a sunday independent book of the yearwithin four years of that first win, nixon would be a senator; in six, the vice president; and then presidenthe aspired to make his mark on the world stage instead, and his opening to china was the first great crack in the cold war
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Oxfam bookshop ludlow  this book written by sir john marriott, a british educationist, historian, and member of parliament recounts the life of lucius carey, viscount falkland, who was a royalist leader during the english civil warbook is in very good conditionspine is firm, a little frayed at the ends overall an extremely handsome volumebinding and stitching tight358 pages with numerous illustrations, maps, & index tissue guard frontispieceminor browning and foxing to text commensurate with age  published by methuen, in , this is the second, preferred edition of this historic text green cloth boards with minor wear and gilt embossed spine bottom edge is rough-cut see oxfam website for delivery information read more 3 owners signatures and 1 owner's book plate
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Description a survey of the life of mozart from child prodigy to musical genius struggling against society's growing indifferencevery good condition: a book that has been read and does not look new, but is in good conditionkey features author(s)michael levey publisherlittle, brown book group date of publication language(s)english formatpaperback isbn- isbn- genrebiography: the arts
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Power play the life & times of peter hall by stephen fay hardback with dust jacket excellent condition home collection only from watford
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This official first edition biography is signed by the author and personally dedicated sent direct post free within the ukjimmy reveals his struggles with east end gangs, his family links to the krays and the dodgy world of boxing officialshow, when told to stop boxing when diagnosed with brain damage, he carried on being hit by the strongest men in the worldwhen the truth finally came out he went on to become an actor in tv and filmsjimmy batten boxing champion tv and film actor
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Some light tanning and some foxing to the textsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are a few white marks on the front board and signs of wear to the edges and corners and to the top and tail of the spineoxfam bookshop hexham covers the career of claverhouse from the accession of king james to the battle of killicrankie, and the death of dundeethis is the third volume, published in , bound in blue boards
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It exposes 'a vast amount of calumnious falsehood with which scotch fanaticism had debased the history of the country'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham this book covers the period between the accession of charles 1st and the advent of king williamthere is some foxing and tanning and minor signs of wear to the edges and corners of the bindingdundee was called 'the devil dundee' but did he deserve this name? this is volume 2, published in and bound in blue boards
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Oxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth centuryvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearsit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulationthe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspiration51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's styleart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern art
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The book is loose in the bindingthe flyleaves and the inside cover are affected by worm, though the book block isn’tthe front and back cover are smudgy and stainedit deserves a repairthe sections are loose here and therespecial book with a great inscription fromcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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