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miscellany: portsmouth fc miscellany: pompey trivia, history, facts & stats bytitle: portsmouth fc miscellany: pompey trivia, history, facts & stats series: miscellany format: hardback type: book edition: new edition publisher: pitch publishing uk release date: language: english
99 €
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Letters to the editor: a miscellany from the pages of country life by countrytitle: letters to the editor: a miscellany from the pages of country life format: hardback type: book publisher: simon & schuster uk uk release date: language: english
99 €
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Oxfam bookshop ipswich marcus berkmann, author of the cricket classics rain men and zimmer men, returns to the great game with this irresistible miscellany of cricketing trivia, stories and more fascinating facts than geoffrey boycott could shake a stick of rhubarb atwhich england captain smoked two million cigarettes in his lifetime? which australian captain, asked what his favourite animal was, said 'merv hughes'? what did hitler think of cricket? which national hunt trainer had a dog called sobers? who was described in his obituary as 'perhaps the only unequivocally popular man in yorkshire'?no other sport is so steeped in oddness and eccentricity(it was sir arthur conan doylethere's the only test player ever to be executed for murder, the only first-class cricketer to die on the titanic, and the only bestselling author to catch fire while playing at lord'sthe ball hit a box of matches in his pocket) all cricket is here, including an xi entirely made up of players who share their names with freshwater fishsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Oxfam shop ambleside miscellany of the twelve swallows & amazons series book in good condition with slight damage to jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read moregreen hardback cloth with dustjacket
14 €
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The england football miscellany by john white published by sevenoaksthere is something for every football supporter in this bookan excellent stocking filler for the football enthusiast in your lifethis small format hardback book is in excellent condition
1 €
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A used american bomber jacket made by schotts brothers new york, in reasonable condition with not tears
40 €
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Gent's used but in very good condition this schotts fleece's i have got 3 of them and would like ÂŁ20 for each one1grey 1black 1cream read more
60 €
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Books / reading / sport / interests / leisure / the new official england rugby missellany by chris hawkes book full of facts, trivia and fun publisher sevenoakes good condition collection only houghton-le-spring read more
2 €
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Oxfam bookshop exeter a miscellany of articles, poetry and fiction intended to educate the readership with "great thoughts" by a variety of authorscondition: some rubbing to the edges of the spinethe binding is sound and the textblock cleanaward sticker on the pastedownsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome staining to the back cover
19 €
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miscellany of several dutch-language workswilhelm de derde (cropped, possibly with text loss) - het vorstelyke huwelyxfeestde triumfeerende vredemichaël de ruiter - de zeegepraalende vreedeaan-maanige aan 't verongelykt europadaphnis harderszang op de vredejuvenaals tiende schempdicht door laurens bakeclc lc c lxxvi - wapen-twist tusschen aiax en ulyssescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerouwklagt over de dood van de koninginne van grootbrittanje - dafnis herders-zang door sylvius, with title printden lof van amsterdam door jan de regt - de nederdalende trouw tot den heer bruidegom pieter vanden bergehet swart toneel-gordyn opgeschoven voor de heeren gebroederen cornelis en johan de wittvrouwe-lof uyt jgedachtenis van wylen den weledelen, gestrengenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease 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 catawikiter bruyloft van monsieur jacobus blockrotgans: brief aan den hooggeleerden en godtvruchtigen heer joannes vollenhove, from - harderszang op de dood van mejuffrouw juliana vander schelling, (cropped, possibly with text loss) - de treurende zangheldin van alexis - algemeen rouw over de doodbabtista mantuanusgoden-pleit tusschen de heeren izak de schepperin 't jaer nae de scheppinge der wereldt, see pictures, they are part of the description! read more
63 €
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Suriname miscellany 1: onze west - author jhr3: historisch overzicht over suriname - edwolff - publication of surinaamsch handelskantoor, 's gravenhagebaillière, paris5: het ziekenfondswezen in suriname - author phpaper cover, 67 pagesde gelder (handwritten) - printed by de swart en zoon - (handwritten)8: trainingscentrum op agrarisch gebied, lelydorp, suriname - suriname onafhankelijk - publication of wereldwinkel vu, amsterdamnew hardcover (old cover mounted on it) - 119 pages (still uncut) - french texcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available6: het heden en de toekomst der kolonie “suriname” - author jpaper cover (damaged) - 23 pagesoudschans dentz - published by stoomdrukkerij jpaper cover, 76 pages4: la guyane neérlandaise, surinam - author van leent - published by jpaper cover, 115 pagesnew paper cover - 77 pages (title page splodgy) 7: geschiedkundige aanteekeningen over suriname en paramaribo (offprint from de west) - author fredelout van soeterwoude - martinus nijhoff, 's gravenhage, paper cover (lacks two small pieces of paper), 88 pages10: catalogus van de bibliotheek van het landbouwproefstation - author inspectie van den landbouw in west-indië - publication of hour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store2: west-indische begrootingen (offprint from the koloniaal tijdschrift 10e jaargang) - published in the haguepaper cover, 25 pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website9: landbouwopvoeding van de surinaamsche jeugd - author protestantsch werkcomité - published by eben haëzer, paramariboare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipaper cover, 58 pagesoliviera, paramariboredmond - publication of het nieuws, paramariboheyde, paramaribonew hardcover, 59 pages
51 €
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7 the regular features include: editorial letters diary dates from parish registers members' interests help sought web window miscellany from the pages pf world's fair new books the gypsiologists' bookshelf the journal also contains various articles and illustrationsthe binding has bumping on the lower outer corner of the front cover and also on the upper outer corner of the rear coverthere is some wear on the inside of the lower outer corner of the front cover and lower outer corner of the rear coveroxfam shop mutley plain title: romany routes the journal of the romany & traveller family history society the binding contains the following issues: december vol7 september vol3 september volthere is some staining to some of the journals on the front cover and some of the lower outer corners have mild bumpingissn   see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is in good conditionthe binding has red boards and gilt lettering to the spine4 december vol
11 €
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Flyleaf comment: 'mr lawrence continues his attack on modern society in a series of short satirical poemsthe sewn binding is soundall inside pages have noticeable foxing spots; most leaves are uncut' the jacked is wrapped around card covers and has separated down the spinethere is dust soiling around the edges, which are worn with some small chips and tears; slight creasing on the frontthe booklet was first published in and this is the second impression issued in marchsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg d h lawrence wrote this collection of poetry, 'nettles', as a response to criticism of his book, "lady chatterly's lover
9 €
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Oxfam shop colne road more than 100 vocabulary-building quizzes make up the core of the book, with shorter sections on: * the fascinating origins of words * quotes and misquotes* slang, dialects and secret languages * unforgettable adverts, famous lines from novels and movies* newspeak, basic english, spelling reform* malapropisms, politicians' blunders and 'mispeakings'* mnemonics and other memory joggers* palindromes and anagrams * semaphoremorse, tic-tac, hand gestures and other ways of speaking without wordsentry after entry explores the byways, oddities and curiosities of the english languagesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham an anthology and miscellany of everything an englishman should know: - from austen to wordsworth- jerusalem to the scout's honour- kings and queens of england to land of hope and glory - savile row tailors to jermyn st shirt makers- tying a windsor knot to making a pot of tea- victoria sponge to fish pie- the rules of cricket to gilbert and sullivan operas see oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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Oxfam shop evesham completely relaunched, revamped and repackaged edition of this hugely popular book which has already sold more than copies in its two previous editionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morepacked with facts, stats, lists and quirky anecdotes from the rich history of england's biggest and most famous football club, this much-loved book is the perfect christmas gift for manchester united fans of all ages
5 €
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Gorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationsas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skythe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timewas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselffrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedbirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezhe went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centuriesoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birdsnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and twhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earth
49 €
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The third book consists of a miscellany of poems from the archives of messalla; it is very doubtful whether any come from the pen of tibullus himselfcatullus (gaius valerius, bce), of verona, went early to rome, where he associated not only with other literary men from cisalpine gaul but also with cicero and hortensiusbook 1 mostly proclaims his love for 'delia', book 2 his passion for 'nemesis' tibullus (albius, cahis surviving poems consist of nearly sixty short lyrics, eight longer poems in various metres, and almost fifty epigramsthe pervigilium veneris, a poem of not quite a hundred lines celebrating a spring festival in honour of the goddess of love, is remarkable both for its beauty and as the first clear note of romanticism which transformed classical into medieval literaturefor consummate poetic artistry coupled with intensity of feeling catullus's poems have no rival in latin literaturethere is a little wear to the edges of the dust jacket but otherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding, sharp corners and clean, unmarked pagesoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacketbce), of equestrian rank and a friend of horace, enjoyed the patronage of marcus valerius messalla corvinus, whom he several times apostrophizesbut a special interest attaches to a group of them which concern a girl called sulpicia: some of the poems are written by her lover cerinthus, while others purport to be her own compositionthe manuscripts give no clue to its author, but recent scholarship has made a strong case for attributing it to the early fourth-century poet tiberianusthree books of elegies have come down to us under his name, of which only the first two are authenticsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein his work we can trace his unhappy love for a woman he calls lesbia; the death of his brother; his visits to bithynia; and his emotional friendships and enmities at romeall exemplify a strict technique of studied composition inherited from early greek lyric and the poets of alexandria
11 €
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This book contains the memoirs of david chipp's life in peking together with six essays that he wrote on the history of english journalism, and a miscellany of reflections on some of the diverse aspects of his lifean excellent clean copyoxfam books & music beaconsfield one of a limited edition of 500 printed privately by the author's estateabsolutely minimal shelf wear to the dust coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moredavid chipp had a distinguished career as a journalist which culminated in 17 years' service as editor in chief of the press association in fleet streethe was the first non-communist western correspondent to be granted residency by the communist government and he spent 30 months in pekingwith black and white and colour photographs
15 €
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Oxfam books & music totnes a small paperback book, number 31 in the criterion miscellany published by faber and faberthere is foxing throughoutthe cover is contained in a clear plastic protectiondespite this there is a little wear of the front hinge and the upper corner, and the spine of the cover has been mended by sellotapethe top of the text block has been rough cut in such a way that it looks somewhat chewedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno other marks and the binding is by thread not stapleseach has a short title which adds to the effectfaber and faber paperbacka series of 28 black and white line drawings by george grosz which remain as biting now as they were in their time
16 €
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miscellany with 6 rare works by and about augustineplease 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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefor the very detailed description, see the last photo
543 €
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An intriguing, entertaining and occasionally shocking insight into the vivid imaginations of mankind across the years, fox tossing, octopus wrestling and other forgotten sports is an unforgettable readoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'an entertaining new bookafter all, who would ever want to bring back fox tossing, a popular sport for men and women in 17th-century germany? as the name suggests, it would involve dozens of couples pairing up and standing feet apart in an enclosed field, each holding one end of a net, and then they would pull hard at both ends as the fox ran past, sending it flying high into the airwhich looks back at the most bizarre sporting activities ever devised by mankind' daily mail 'perfect book for the christmas stockings of adults and curious children' wall street journal for those who enjoyed the quirkiness of schott's miscellany, the erudition of the etymologicon or the extremes of the dangerous book for boys, this is the ideal readmeanwhile, ski ballet may not have been so risky, but suzy 'chapstick' chaffee's signature move - the suzy split (a complete forward split while balanced on the tips of her skis) - was probably not one to try at homesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom flagpole sitting to hot cockles, edward brooke-hitching has researched through piles of dusty tomes to bring vividly back to life some of the most curious, dangerous and downright bizarre sports and pastimes that mankind has ever devised, before thinking better of it and erasing it from the memorythere are many other sports revealed within these pages that are unlikely ever to make an appearance on our tv screens, such as firework boxing, which is just as dangerous as it sounds
4 €
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Lancashire lore 88 pages of miscellany county customs, sayings, dialect words, rhymes, games, village memories and recipes by the lancashire federation of women’s institutes and illustrated by vivienne keirby read more
10 €
