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The royal mint samuel johnson's dictionary silver proof fifty pence coin ÂŁ30
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The royal mint samuel johnson's dictionary silver proof fifty pence coin ÂŁ20
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This work includes an essay on the life and genius of dr johnson on the inside front cover there are two bits of writing and there is foxing throughout the book  the binding on the lower part of the spine has worn away resulting in slight loosing of the pages; the upper part is in better conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the front and back of the binding has discoloured and the corners have buffedoxfam bookshop aylesbury published in , this book is in fair conditionthe front cover has a librarian's  sticker on it this is vol 1 of x11 volumes the pages themselves are intact including the frontispiece
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The chronological arrangement shows the development of of his styleoxfam bookshop st albans an anthology that encompasses the wide range of johnson's thought, written and spoken, in prose and in verse slight wear to board edges; age staining to back and front end papers; otherwise in very good condition with clean pages; pocket-size edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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There is a small amount of spotting of the top edges of the page blocksincluding index volume v: appendices & comprehensive indexoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames five volume set, all hardcovers in dust jacketsincluding index combined weight 5 kgsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecombined size 25the spines of the jackets have all lightened, and the jackets all have minor marks and other light wear, mainly on the backs or edges or at cornersincluding index volume iiincluding index volume ivthe binding of all volumes is sound and tight, the cloth of all volumes is in excellent order, and the contents of all volumes are close to as newincluding index volume iii
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johnson, samuel; todd, revthe rev todd was chaplain to the kingpublished by longmanoxfam shop shirley a dictionary of the english language; in which the words are deduced from their originals; and illustrated in their different significations, by examples from the best writers; together with a history of the language, and an english grammar; volume iiilondon, ; poor condition; volume v only of 5 volumes; brown leather covers; no dust jacket; front board detached but present; decorative gold ruling on both boards; spine has raised bands and gold titles and decoration but very worn and starting to detach; corners and some edges worn to boards; marbled end papers and text block edges; binding reasonably tight; several hundred pages; please see photographs see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition: fair
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the samuel johnson prizewinner of the costa book of the year awardshortlisted for the duff cooper prizeshortlisted for the thwaites wainwright prize 'in real life, goshawks resemble sparrowhawks the way leopards resemble housecatsthen she fills the freezer with hawk food and unplugs the phone, ready to embark on the long, strange business of trying to train this wildest of animals'to train a hawk you must watch it like a hawk, and so gain the ability to predict what it will do nexteventually you don't see the hawk's body language at allas the days passed and i put myself in the hawk's wild mind to tame her, my humanity was burning awaywhite, best known for the once and future kingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'as a child helen macdonald was determined to become a falconerwhen her father dies and she is knocked sideways by grief, she becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawkthe hawk's apprehension becomes your ownshe learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including tat the same time, it's a kaleidoscopic biography of the brilliant and troubled novelist t'destined to be a classic of nature writing, h is for hawk is a record of a spiritual journey - an unflinchingly honest account of macdonald's struggle with grief during the difficult process of the hawk's taming and her own untamingyou seem to feel what it feelsbirds of deep woodland, not gardens, they're the birdwatchers' dark grailit's a book about memory, nature and nation, and how it might be possible to try to reconcile death with life and loveplease note - slight damage to dust cover but interior 'very good'white's tortured masterpiece, the goshawk, which describes white's struggle to train a hawk as a spiritual contestshe buys mabel for ÂŁ800 on a scottish quayside and takes her home to cambridgebut bulkier, bloodier, deadlier, scarier, and much, much harder to see
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Hailed by samuel johnson as "a performance which no age or nation could hope to equal," this is a classic text that has moulded centuries of british and american culture through its beautiful and timeless poetrythis edition provides a perfect rendering of this fine english verse which captures wonderfully the song of homer - a must-read for absolutely everyonesee oxfam website for delivery information read morealexander pope (), was an english poet most renowned for his satirical verse and for the writing of this bookhe is also the third-most quoted writer in 'the oxford dictionary of quotations' after shakespeare and tennysonit comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the authormany vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality editionoxfam bookshop victoria this book contains alexander pope's seminal interpretation of the original homeric poem, published serially from to
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the sunday times bestsellershortlisted for the samuel johnson prizethe original bestseller from the beloved author of underland, landmarks and the lost words - robert macfarlane travels britain's ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape'the old ways confirms macfarlane's reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about nature' scotland on sundayfollowing the tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes criss-crossing the british isles and beyond, robert macfarlane discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts; above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginationsit sets the imagination tingling, laying an irresistible trail for readers to follow' sunday times'read this and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again' metro'he has a rare physical intelligence and affords total immersion in place, elements and the passage of time: wonderful' antony gormley see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This journal, not discovered for more than 150 years, is a deft, frank and artful record of adventures ranging from his vividly recounted love affair with a covent garden actress to his first amusingly bruising meeting with samuel johnson, to whom boswell would later become both friend and biographeroxfam bookshop victoria edinburgh-born james boswell, at twenty-two, kept a daily diary of his eventful second stay in london from tosee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe london journal is a witty, incisive and compellingly candid testament to boswell's prolific talents
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The writer samuel johnson said that "when a man is tired of london he is tired of life"larger table - 47cm high, 75cm wide, 64cm deep smaller table - 40cm high, 55cm wide, 46cm deep read morelarger one ÂŁ30 & smaller one ÂŁ25 individuallyi have upcycled this pair of coffee tables depicting london landmarks such as the gherkin, the london eye & st paul's cathedralfor sale as a set but would splitprice is for bothlegs painted black then they have been clear matt varnished to seal & protect
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Oxfam bookshop ashbourne bohn's cabinet edition, a nineteenth century collection of famous stories:  rasselas by samuel johnson, the vicar of wakefield by oliver goldsmith, the exiles of siberia by madame cottin, paul and virginia and the indian cottage by bernadin saint-pierre, gulliver's travels by jonathan swift, a sentimental journey through france by laurence sterne, the sorrows of werther, theodosius and constantia by john langhorne, and the castle of otranto by horace walpoleeach section separately paginated engraved frontispiece and on title page, protected by tissue sheetsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecorners of cover bumped and rubbedlisting of other titles at beginning and end one page torn and detached in titles listings binding rather fragile but holdingbinding: hardback, green boards with decorative blind blocking
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Discover the intriguing lives of clement attlee and henri matisse, king alfred and samuel johnson, tommy cooper and robert kennedy, robin day and edith wharton, along with many moresee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the famous to the obscure, the historical to the contemporary, each biography provides an insight into the character's personality, why they were driven to achieve so much, and separates fact from fictionchosen by the show's guests, each biography reveals the life and times of artists, sportsmen, statesmen, authors, monarchs, actors, musicians and scientists, showing why they inspire, what they achieved and how they have influenced the world at largeoxfam shop ulverston based on the popular radio 4 series, great lives highlights some of the world's most fascinating and influential characterswith a foreword by the show's presenter, matthew parris, great lives is an ideal gift for history and biography enthusiasts, and for fans of the radio 4 series
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Are 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 storeplease carefully study all photos as they are part of the descriptionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition of the book: fair; with signs of use, but still in good condition considering the age of the bookcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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I: 340 pages; vol ii: 372 pages; vol iii: 360 pages; vol iv: 367 pages plus index and erratum note see oxfam website for delivery information read more foxing prevalent throughout all four volumesoxfam books & music aberdeen 4 volume set, complete, published in half leather boards with marbling effect to front and back covers five raised bands to spines which are rubbed tops of title pages on all volumes have been cut off there is foxing in places throughout the text blocks which are however pretty clean and tight corners and edges of boards also rubbed
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1 x 100yrs girl guides no 47 on coin hunt 1 x sir samuel johnson's dictionary no 46 on coin hunt four coins all circulated but in very good condition1 x vc cross 2 no 54 on coin hunt4 x 50p coins collection 1 x beatrix potter 50th anniversary coin no 12 on coin hunt
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Uk presidency of the eu th anniv of nhs th anniv of public libraries act suffragettes th anniv of 4 minute mile th anniv of samuel johnson dictionary th anniv of vc (medal) th anniv of vc (soldier carrying wounded comrade) centenary of scouts) full list:- circulated 50p'sall uk 50 pence coins from introduction of smaller type in to , inclusiveyears of girl guiding years of world wildlife fund th anniv birth of benjamin britten glasgow commonwealth games th anniv of battle of britain battle of hastings rio olympics team gb beatrix potter anniv sir isaac newton representation of the people act sherlock holmes – conan doyle stephen hawking rosalind franklin (dna) diversity built britainwithdrawal from eutwo free bonus coins – bu in presentation packscharles babbage years of insulineleven in good cirulated condition and 16 in brilliant uncirculated royal mint presentation packs(the only one not included is kew gardens - available seperately if requiredwinners design for olympics coinnew style coin th anniv of christopher ironside, brilliant uncirculated in royal mint presentation packs
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Blaser, samuel - temporarily 3:46blaser, samuel - homage 1:06blaser, samuel - umbra 2:10blaser, samuel - cry want 4:05blaser, samuel - missing mark suetterlyn 5:38blaser, samuel - the first snow 3:42
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samuel ireland () was an english engraver and writersamuel ireland initially wanted to etch each image himself but eventually abandoned this idea for fear that he might not be good enough, but also because he now preferred aquatintsfirst volume of the first edition of the beautiful report of a journey through holland, with beautiful aquatint images of dutch cities and landscapes a picturesque tour through holland, brabant and part of france made in the autumn of illustrated with copper plates in aqua tinta from drawings made on the spot by samuel ireland, “ipse oculis perlustravit” liv\tthe house where wouvermans resided, on the bakenessegragt, haarlem 18the preface describes that the mapping of the coastal landscape was the primary purpose of the journey to the low countries\tthe briel, across the maes 4\thaerlem from amsterdam road 16\twater-gate, utrecht, and the dom tower 24our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store\thouse in the wood, near the hague 12\tentrance to leyden 13\tentrance to delft from rotterdam 8the report of this journey was first published in in two volumes, of which this is the first volumeegerton, whitehall - cm - (xvi) 213 (excleach image comes with a protective sheet of paper\tryswick, near the hague 9the endpapers show the ex-libris of “estcourt library” and the ex-libris of “wican free public library” (see photos)(?)” and in pencil it the yearinstead of using a needle to apply lines in a varnish layer on an etching plate, a resin layer is used in aquatints\tcrossing the maes from gorcum 27\tstatue of erasmus, and house in which he was born 6\tentrance to the harbour at helvoet sluys 3the first free leaf says in old handwriting “cat bought december hfurthermore, these images are included in the book (see photos): 1partly because of his preference for aquatint, ireland appealed to the amsterdam painter cornelis apostool () who was known as a master of aquatintthe spine has been professionally replaced and it has a new letter piece\tthe canal called de heere gragt, amsterdam 20london: may 1st printed for ttherefore, apart from some illustrations produced by ireland himself (signed “si”), apostool made most of the illustrations in the bookthe title page - which is cut a bit short at the top - of this first volume shows an image of a couple in front of an inncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein this way, it is possible to create more even surfaces instead of having to mark them all with lines\trotterdam from kattendregt-ferry across the maes 5\tferry-house at viannen, crossing the rhine, between utrecht and gorcum 25\tdordrecht or dort 7\thouse where peter the great resided at saardam, in north holland 23there is a sign with a swan and a smoking man sitting at a table\tbergen op zoom read more\tamsterdam and bridge across the amstel 19incidentally, apostool later in his career also worked as a diplomat and was eventually appointed as the first director of what would eventually become the amsterdam rijksmuseumthe logo of the wican free public library has been inconspicuously blind-stamped to several pages in the book (see photos)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website\tview from the entrance to harwich 2this is a variant of traditional etchingimages) condition: goodhope's villa, near haarlem 17are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki\tthe canal, called de oude rhyn, leyden 14\tscheveningen 11i” in pencil and there is a library stamp (see photos)\thalf-way house, between leyden and haerlem 15there are age spots throughout the book (see photos), but the bookblock is otherwise clean and firmly boundthe background shows a busy harbour and a lighthouseon verso title page it says “j\tdresses of the north hollanders 22\tentrance to the hague from delft 10\tde zwaan-ferry, on the maes, near gorcum 26\tvillage of broek in north holland 21
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Iver johnson handguns is a comprehensive listing of the handguns of johnson & bye & co , iver johnson & co , iver johnson arms & cycle worksalso includes the story of norwegian immigrants iver johnson and martin bye, and the story of how they turned a small massachusetts gunsmithing operation into the largest firearms company in america
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samuel rohrer - rrugayour item will be previously owned but still in great conditionartist:samuel rohrerthe disc will play perfectly without interruption and the case, inlay notes and sleeve may show limited signs of weartitle:samuel rohrer - rruga
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johnson, holly - deep in lovejohnson, holly - sjohnson, holly - atomic cityjohnson, holly - feel goodjohnson, holly - got it madejohnson, holly - love trainjohnson, holly - heaven's here
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The eponymous albert is an architect by training but a supply teacher through economic necessity, and as his character begins to question what he wants to achieve, johnson attempts to reproduce the dissatisfactions and disappointments we experience as an inevitable part of lifejohnson's most famous and critically acclaimed novelsalbert angelo () was johnson's second noveleach novel is separately paginated ( and 204) see oxfam website for delivery information read moretrawl () is johnson's convincingly authentic and harrowing attempt to describe the human condition, as seen through the eyes of the solitary passenger on board a deep-water trawlerhouse mother normal: a geriatric comedy () is a remarkable study of old age as the same events are relayed through the eyes of eight different inmates of an old people's homeoxfam shop fulwood road reissued for the first time in many years, and for the first time together, this omnibus contains b
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From the counsel of samuel through the determination of saul to the towering figure of david, this commentary thoughtfully considers the debt that our religious and literary heritage owes to the books of 1&2 samuelwritten in commentary form with the addition of numerous insights and visuals drawn from the worlds of art, archaeology, literature, history, and geography, 1&2 samuel opens up the biblical text in significant and faithful waysoxfam emporium manchester returning to the ground of the highly successful first volume in the smyth & helwys bible commentary series, walter brueggemann's 1&2 kings, scholar, writer, and preacher tony cartledge explores the beginnings of kingship in israelitem is pre-owned, in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morecartledge describes and analyzes the events in these books as central to the preservation of the traditions that influence the remainder of the hebrew and christian bibles
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham though no king or great general, thanks to his diary samuel pepys is one of the most interesting characters in historyvoices from the world of samuel pepys captures the spirit of restoration london, as it grew to become a major centre of international commerce and culturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis life encompassed happenings of huge historical and human impact - the execution of charles i and the great fire of london to name but twoit provides accounts of all aspects of contemporary life, from the arts and entertainment, to politics and religionthe book takes pepys' diary, which he kept almost daily from , as its central resource, but also includes 'voices' from all levels of society, taken from a wide variety of contemporaneous sources
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Here for sale is a brand new samuel groves of birmingham mermaid baking tray/dishsize 41cm/16" rrp ÂŁ52 on samuel groves website collection only from lu55 area or can post for ÂŁ3made from hard anodised aluminium95(payment through paypal) please message if you need more information thanks read more
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samuel windsor men's shoesto buy the same shoe from samuel windsor is ÂŁ plus ÂŁ5these are from the more expensive prestige rangeleather soles,leather lining, rubber heelscash or paypal on collection or can send in the post with payment through paypalbrand new boxed and never worncovid restrictions apply for collection as i am currently in a lockdown area
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johnson may need a service ÂŁ120 onoselling johnson 4hp engine also parts like long shaft and short johnson 4hp /2hp
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The grasses of great britain by charles johnson illustrated by john edescribed, with observations on their natural history and uses, by charles johnsonvery clean pages and colour plates on bright paperare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia beautiful bright copynot only the history of plants but also their uses, medicines, edible plants, healing etcour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe pages are complete with 144 colour plates by john ehalf leather binding with marbled plates and gold title on the spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepp: [2], xxxii, 192pp, 144 colour platesimportant english herbarium with 144 colour plates by john erobert hardwickecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith observations on their natural history and uses
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H & r johnson ltdh & r johnson ltdbrand: h & r johnson ltdto the rear of the item " h & r johnson ltdh & r circular trivet / tilethe ship is blue - background whitealso to the rear, "made in england"no chips or crackswith blue and white coloursthe numbers, 69 - 5 and the letter r at the bottom of the tilemeasures 11 inches roundtrivet blue and white tileblue peter style ship to the front on white background
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