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The great churches and cathedrals - st paul's, westminster abbey and the rest - are included, in addition to hundreds of other stately homes, public buildings, towns and rural landscapes which have played some part in britain's royal historylooking down the cameraman's lense, this book provides a view of the historic buildings and landscapes which represent britain's royal heritagethe royal palaces - windsor castle, balmoral, buckingham palace and others - are seen from a view the public don't normally seejason hawkes, the photographer, has spent the last year flying by helicopter over the country, searching for places with historic royal associations and recording them in evocative compositions
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Written by dr david starkey, a leading authority on britain's royal historyoxfam bookshop carlisle this lavishly illustrated catalogue, published to accompany a major exhibition a major exhibition at the national maritime museum in greenwich this year, explores the history of the thames as a stage for royal power, celebration and symbolismexcellent pages, a little edge and cover wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit provides a thematic overview of major events and key associated individuals from the tudor age onwards
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It is a collectors item and a must for anyone interested in royal historythis book is in superb condition
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Eastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred years1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club ina huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht clubintroduction by vic locke, commodorewith bibliography and lots of photographschapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course ahead(hong kong: the club, )with a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath that4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music fareham chambers, gillianin excellent, hardly-read used conditionforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong kong
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These operations were fertile territory for sappers as the history relatesoxfam bookshop wallingford the twelfth volume of the history of the corps of royal engineers chronicles the final two decades of the second millennium adthis was replaced by a less direct but much more complex array of challenges which saw the army committed to un and nato operations under the 'force for good' notion of human interventionwith shelfwear and bumping to edges and corners, otherwise a very good copythis period from to straddles the fall of the berlin wall and with it the end of the cold war; an end also to the relative certainty of the bipolar world that had dominated uk's security concerns sincesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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history of the royal air force by michael sharpe - in very good condition publish in (more than 90 black and white and full colour photographs, fourteen full colour artworks, thirty self contained feature boxes on a range of subjects including the hawker hind, supermarine spitfire, the messerschmit bf 109, the hawker hurricane and the dambusters) read more
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Oxfam shop darley street a history of the royal society of arts henry trueman wood published by john murray, london () used hardcover about this item: john murray, londoncondition: goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblue cloth with gilt to lettering on spine and disc on front which says 'arts and commerce promoted', some browning, pages tanned and occasionally foxed, good in original blue cloth gilt, extremities worn and bumpedsize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Inside the royal wardrobe: a dress history of queen alexandralanguage: this book should contain text in 0publication dateauthor: strasdin, katepublisher: bloomsbury publishing plc
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Illustrated, hardback copy of the history of the royal botanic gardens, kewoxfam books & music bedford 476 pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morerather a heavy tome with many full page illustrations and maps published in , this is the second editionit has red linen boards, a printed dust jacket in good condition with gilt lettering on spine
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Oxfam shop portishead this volume in the series of the history of the royal regiment of artillery tells the story of the four year artillery duel of the first world war from the point of view of the half a million british gunners, together with those of the dominions and empire, nearly gave their livesillustrated with many photographs, artwork reproductions and mapsthis copy is in excellent condition other than some slight 'lifting' on edges of the dust-jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He has had numerous works published, was editor of surrey history from to , and was local history officer for the royal borough of kingston-upon-thames from tohe is a full-time writer and lives in surreyabout the author tim everson has been researching and writing about kingston-upon-thames and the surrounding area since the early s
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This history presents its development from these beginnings to the present dayoxfam books & music beeston a history of emmanuel college cambridge by sarah bendall, christopher brooke and patrick collinson hardback with dust jacket "emmanuel college was founded by the royal minister sir walter mildmay in ; he chose a leading moderate puritan, laurence chaderton, as first master, and aimed to educate godly ministers and good preacherssee oxfam website for delivery information read more" dust jacket in excellent condition with bumping to edges onlyhardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine in excellent conditionpages bright, tightly bound, clean and unmarked
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Oxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentsfrom to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forcesthe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgraviaconceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess annehowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, inthe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off indolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe successful bidder was fred fdolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementthe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europefrench, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker village
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Don quixote, royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the ballet by marius petipa with musical score by ludwig minkus inthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, conducted by martin yates, along with the dancing, including gary avis as don quixote, mayara magri as kitra, jonathan howells as sancho panza, bennet gartside as lorenzo the innkeperat the end there was a large one that came on stagethere were spanish town scenes and in act ii a wood scene of walt disney style trees with windmills that movedthe costumes were also very rich and exuberantthis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the sets which were extremely colourful and exotic
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La bayadere, royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the ballet by marius petipa inthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the dancing, including both steven mcrae as solor, akane takada as nikiya, and yasmine naghdi as gamzattithis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the sets which were extremely colourful and exoticthe costumes were also very rich and exuberant, especially the bronze idol, played by alexander campbell, who was painted in gold
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Collective - the royal readers, noas the name indicates, the history was predominantly based on the british empire, their battles and courageous actions5 cm - good copy - front flyleaf broken at the reading fold (text block binding intact), flyleaves discoloured, text block semi-pure, front flyleaf damaged due the scratching-off of identity information, owner’s stamp - publication in the series: 'the royal school series'catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe first four paginated with roman numbers) - hardcover - linen binding with a punched title and illustration (coat of arms with the text: ‘honi soit qui mal y pense’ - 12are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithey discuss reading and spelling from the start of school to graduationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevi) concerns the final book from the seriesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website(a total of 400 ppthe lot will be securely packaged and shipped with insurancefrom through , educational books make up almost 90% of the profits of thomas nelson and sonsthe series consisted of eight books, the first two for the somewhat younger readers, and volumes i through vi for older readers* - thomas nelson and sons (editor) introduced the ‘royal readers’ and 'royal school series' as reaction to the introduction of mandatory school laws and increasing demand for instruction booksvi, illustrated - london/edinburgh/new york, thomas nelson and sons, - first edition - vlll + 392 pp*the british series ‘royal readers’ contained informative material, excerpts from english literature and historical storiesthe aim of the series was to cultivate the love of reading by presenting interesting topics in an attractive style
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Nutcracker by royal ballet, royal opera house season, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the balletthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by koen kessels, was excellent,along with the dancingthis performance received excellent reviews for the ballet performance although the sets were better in the second half than the firstpostage extra but can be collected in personthe toy soldiers and mice were superb
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The nutcracker, royal ballet, royal opera house winter season, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by koen kessels, was excellent,along with the dancingthis performance received excellent reviews for the ballet performance although the sets were better in the second half than the firstthe toy soldiers and mice were superb
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Don pasquale royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with bryan terfel as don pasquale, markus werba as dr malatesta, ioan hotea as ernesto and olga peretyatko as norinathere is also a neon lighting stage contraption, which is typical of the paris opera productions, and also use of film montage, again a feature of paris opera productions, which both the royal opera house and the coliseum seem to be incorporating into quite a number of their productionsthe current production is from the paris opera where it was performed earlier this yearwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestednorina also wears some glamorous gowns, including a striking red one when wanting to go out for the evening to the theatre, much to the consternation of don pasqualethe first act opens with don pasquale in a dressing gownit is set in the 's with some period cars on site
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Don pasquale royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with bryan terfel as don pasquale, markus werba as dr malatesta, ioan hotea as ernesto and olga peretyatko as norinathere is also a neon lighting stage contraption, which is typical of the paris opera productions, and also use of film montage, again a feature of paris opera productions, which both the royal opera house and the coliseum seem to be incorporating into quite a number of their productionsthe current production is from the paris opera where it was performed earlier this yearnorina also wears some glamorous gowns, including a striking red one when wanting to go out for the evening to the theatre, much to the consternation of don pasqualethe first act opens with don pasquale in a dressing gownit is set in the 's with some period cars on site
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The nutcracker, pdf copy of royal ballet, royal opera house winter season, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by koen kessels, was excellent,along with the dancingthis performance received excellent reviews for the ballet performance although the sets were better in the second half than the firstwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcthe toy soldiers and mice were superbthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colour
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A pdf copy of meyerling, royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the dancing with steven mcrae as crown prince rudolf of austia-hungarythis performance received some good reviewsthe late 19th century period sets and costumes were colourful and lavish in this current kenneth macmilland production of this tragic ballet set in and with music by franz listwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colour
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A pdf copy of swan lake, royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red programme with royal arms for summer seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the balletthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the dancing, including both vadim muntagirov and frederico bonelli as prince siefgriedthe production is being revived for the winter seasonwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the new sets which were sumptuous and set in the period style of the late 's when the ballet was first performed inthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colour
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La bayadere, royal ballet, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the ballet by marius petipa inthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the dancing, including both steven mcrae as solor, akane takada as nikiya, and yasmine naghdi as gamzattiwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcpostage extra or collect in person freethis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the sets which were extremely colourful and exoticthe costumes were also very rich and exuberant, especially the bronze idol, played by alexander campbell, who was painted in goldthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colour
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Don pasquale, pdf copy of royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for autumn seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the current production and the music and history of the operathe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra conducted by evelino pido, was excellent, along with the singing with bryan terfel as don pasquale, markus werba as dr malatesta, ioan hotea as ernesto and olga peretyatko as norinathere is also a neon lighting stage contraption, which is typical of the paris opera productions, and also use of film montage, again a feature of paris opera productions, which both the royal opera house and the coliseum seem to be incorporating into quite a number of their productionsthe current production is from the paris opera where it was performed earlier this yearwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcpostage extra or collect in person freenorina also wears some glamorous gowns, including a striking red one when wanting to go out for the evening to the theatre, much to the consternation of don pasqualethe first act opens with don pasquale in a dressing gownit is set in the 's with some period cars on sitethe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colour
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Nutcracker, pdf copy of royal ballet, royal opera house winter season, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the balletthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by koen kessels, was excellent,along with the dancingthis performance received excellent reviews for the ballet performance although the sets were better in the second half than the firstwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcthe toy soldiers and mice were superbthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colour
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Fashion at royal ascot is a breathtaking sweep through the history of international fashion seen through the prism of this unique occasionjames sherwood, who is not only the bbcs royal ascot fashion commentator but will also be acting as the fashion commentator for the royal wedding in april , has written the text, which is arranged chronologically in five chapters interspersed with twelve photo-essaysroyal ascot is a unique occasion in the british social season and arguably the last where formal day dress is still requiredascot is attended by royals, movie stars, the international jet set, the british establishment and also every strata in society, all united in their mission to dress their best for an occasion led by the presence of hm the queenoxfam bookshop hove very light wear to dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Don quixote, pdf copy of royal ballet, royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the ballet by marius petipa with musical score by ludwig minkus inthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, conducted by martin yates, along with the dancing, including gary avis as don quixote, mayara magri as kitra, jonathan howells as sancho panza, bennet gartside as lorenzo the innkeeperat the end there was a large one that came on stagethe scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etcthere were spanish town scenes and in act ii a wood scene of walt disney style trees with windmills that movedwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe costumes were also very rich and exuberantthis performance received excellent reviews both for the ballet performance and the sets which were extremely colourful and exoticthe photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colour
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Falstaff royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operathis performance received some good reviewsthe sets were noted for their 's oak pannelled room and the antlers during the final scenepostage extra but can be collected in persona real horse was also used in one of the scenes, although only the head was visible
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La boheme royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for seasonthe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra was excellent, along with the singinghas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the operapostage extra but can be collected in personin particular, there was criticism of the garret, and the cafe scenesthis performance received some good reviews but there was criticism of some aspects of the sets
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