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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  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 conditionthe front cover has a librarian's  sticker on itoxfam bookshop aylesbury published in , this book is in fair condition this is vol 1 of x11 volumes on the inside front cover there are two bits of writing and there is foxing throughout the book the pages themselves are intact including the frontispiecesee oxfam website for delivery information read more the front and back of the binding has discoloured and the corners have buffed
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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 moreoxfam bookshop st albans an anthology that encompasses the wide range of johnson's thought, written and spoken, in prose and in verse the chronological arrangement shows the development of of his style
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There is a small amount of spotting of the top edges of the page blocksthe 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 newthe 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 ivincluding index combined weight 5 kgsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames five volume set, all hardcovers in dust jacketsincluding index volume iiicombined size 25including index volume iiincluding index volume v: appendices & comprehensive index
120 €
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Oxfam 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 iiipublished by longmanthe rev todd was chaplain to the kingjohnson, samuel; todd, revlondon, ; 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 housecats'as a child helen macdonald was determined to become a falconerplease note - slight damage to dust cover but interior 'very good'it's a book about memory, nature and nation, and how it might be possible to try to reconcile death with life and lovewhen her father dies and she is knocked sideways by grief, she becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawkbirds of deep woodland, not gardens, they're the birdwatchers' dark grailas the days passed and i put myself in the hawk's wild mind to tame her, my humanity was burning awaythen 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 animalswhite'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 cambridgeyou seem to feel what it feelseventually you don't see the hawk's body language at all'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 untamingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including tthe hawk's apprehension becomes your ownwhite, best known for the once and future kingat the same time, it's a kaleidoscopic biography of the brilliant and troubled novelist tbut bulkier, bloodier, deadlier, scarier, and much, much harder to see'to train a hawk you must watch it like a hawk, and so gain the ability to predict what it will do next
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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 everyonealexander 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 tennysonmany 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 editionit comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 biographersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria edinburgh-born james boswell, at twenty-two, kept a daily diary of his eventful second stay in london from tothe 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"price is for bothlarger table - 47cm high, 75cm wide, 64cm deep smaller table - 40cm high, 55cm wide, 46cm deep read morei have upcycled this pair of coffee tables depicting london landmarks such as the gherkin, the london eye & st paul's cathedrallegs painted black then they have been clear matt varnished to seal & protectfor sale as a set but would splitlarger one ÂŁ30 & smaller one ÂŁ25 individually
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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 walpolebinding: hardback, green boards with decorative blind blockingeach section separately paginated binding rather fragile but holding one page torn and detached in titles listings engraved frontispiece and on title page, protected by tissue sheetlisting of other titles at beginning and endcorners of cover bumped and rubbedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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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 morechosen 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 largewith 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 seriesoxfam shop ulverston based on the popular radio 4 series, great lives highlights some of the world's most fascinating and influential charactersfrom 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 fictionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
8 €
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition 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 availableplease carefully study all photos as they are part of the descriptionplease 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 catawiki
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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 rubbedi: 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
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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 scoutsyears 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 britainnew style coin th anniv of christopher ironside, brilliant uncirculated in royal mint presentation packseleven in good cirulated condition and 16 in brilliant uncirculated royal mint presentation packs(the only one not included is kew gardens - available seperately if requiredcharles babbage years of insulintwo free bonus coins – bu in presentation packswinners design for olympics coinwithdrawal from eu) full list:- circulated 50p'sall uk 50 pence coins from introduction of smaller type in to , inclusive
250 €
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Blaser, samuel - temporarily 3:46blaser, samuel - umbra 2:10blaser, samuel - homage 1:06blaser, samuel - cry want 4:05blaser, samuel - the first snow 3:42blaser, samuel - missing mark suetterlyn 5:38
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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” livincidentally, 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 rijksmuseumthere is a sign with a swan and a smoking man sitting at a tableeach image comes with a protective sheet of paperthe spine has been professionally replaced and it has a new letter piece\tthe briel, across the maes 4on verso title page it says “jthe logo of the wican free public library has been inconspicuously blind-stamped to several pages in the book (see photos)the report of this journey was first published in in two volumes, of which this is the first volume\tryswick, near the hague 9\tvillage of broek in north holland 21\tdresses of the north hollanders 22please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website\tthe canal called de heere gragt, amsterdam 20instead of using a needle to apply lines in a varnish layer on an etching plate, a resin layer is used in aquatintsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki\tentrance to the harbour at helvoet sluys 3\trotterdam from kattendregt-ferry across the maes 5\tamsterdam and bridge across the amstel 19\tentrance to delft from rotterdam 8i” in pencil and there is a library stamp (see photos)\tview from the entrance to harwich 2\tcrossing the maes from gorcum 27london: may 1st printed for tthe preface describes that the mapping of the coastal landscape was the primary purpose of the journey to the low countries\thouse in the wood, near the hague 12therefore, apart from some illustrations produced by ireland himself (signed “si”), apostool made most of the illustrations in the bookimages) condition: goodthe endpapers show the ex-libris of “estcourt library” and the ex-libris of “wican free public library” (see photos)the 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 innegerton, whitehall - cm - (xvi) 213 (excl\tde zwaan-ferry, on the maes, near gorcum 26\tentrance to the hague from delft 10furthermore, these images are included in the book (see photos): 1catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepartly because of his preference for aquatint, ireland appealed to the amsterdam painter cornelis apostool () who was known as a master of aquatint\tthe canal, called de oude rhyn, leyden 14(?)” and in pencil it the yearthere are age spots throughout the book (see photos), but the bookblock is otherwise clean and firmly boundin this way, it is possible to create more even surfaces instead of having to mark them all with lines\tbergen op zoom read more\tferry-house at viannen, crossing the rhine, between utrecht and gorcum 25\twater-gate, utrecht, and the dom tower 24\thalf-way house, between leyden and haerlem 15this is a variant of traditional etchingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store\tthe house where wouvermans resided, on the bakenessegragt, haarlem 18\tstatue of erasmus, and house in which he was born 6\tscheveningen 11the background shows a busy harbour and a lighthouse\tentrance to leyden 13the first free leaf says in old handwriting “cat bought december hhope's villa, near haarlem 17\thouse where peter the great resided at saardam, in north holland 23\thaerlem from amsterdam road 16\tdordrecht or dort 7
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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 - rrugaartist:samuel rohrerthe disc will play perfectly without interruption and the case, inlay notes and sleeve may show limited signs of weartitle:samuel rohrer - rrugayour item will be previously owned but still in great condition
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johnson, holly - sjohnson, holly - feel goodjohnson, holly - got it madejohnson, holly - atomic cityjohnson, holly - heaven's herejohnson, holly - deep in lovejohnson, holly - love train
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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 novelhouse 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 btrawl () 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 trawlereach novel is separately paginated ( and 204) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 wayscartledge 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 biblesoxfam 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 more
34 €
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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 culturehis life encompassed happenings of huge historical and human impact - the execution of charles i and the great fire of london to name but twothe 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 sourcesit provides accounts of all aspects of contemporary life, from the arts and entertainment, to politics and religionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 ÂŁ395(payment through paypal) please message if you need more information thanks read moremade from hard anodised aluminium
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samuel windsor men's shoesto buy the same shoe from samuel windsor is ÂŁ plus ÂŁ5leather soles,leather lining, rubber heelscash or paypal on collection or can send in the post with payment through paypalcovid restrictions apply for collection as i am currently in a lockdown areathese are from the more expensive prestige rangebrand new boxed and never worn
40 €
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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 johnsonrobert hardwickea beautiful bright copyimportant english herbarium with 144 colour plates by john eour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehalf leather binding with marbled plates and gold title on the spinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepp: [2], xxxii, 192pp, 144 colour platesvery clean pages and colour plates on bright papernot only the history of plants but also their uses, medicines, edible plants, healing etcplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe pages are complete with 144 colour plates by john eare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith 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 ltdno chips or crackswith blue and white coloursh & r circular trivet / tileblue peter style ship to the front on white backgroundthe ship is blue - background whitethe numbers, 69 - 5 and the letter r at the bottom of the tilemeasures 11 inches roundalso to the rear, "made in england"trivet blue and white tile
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