Shadows on the mountainside from the edges of twilight
List shadows on the mountainside from the edges of twilight
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Crest on front in gilt for stationer's school and school prize label inside for pages with marbled edgesthere is rubbing to edges of spine and wear at corners; also some minor scratches on leather coverpages inside in good conditionpublished by chatto & windusoxfam shop brentwood a short history of our own times from the accession of queen victoria to the general election of by justin mccarthysome minor spotting to few pages at front and backthe spine has five raised bands with fancy gilt decorationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebrown leather cover
49 €
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Minor age toning to edgesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki2 cms hand colorhistorically significant early octavo leaf with two woodcuts from fuchs' celebrated herbal, published nine years after the work first appeared, offered here with unusually careful hand coloring and in fine early additional manuscript notesvery good condition2 leaves with 4 hand coloured woodcuts (recto and verso)the woodcuts have a clear aspect of modernity based on first hand observation of the living plant and establish a standard of plant illustration which has been followed down to the presentplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefrom plantarum effigies, leaf size: 11the small editions of these works would have been used in the field, the kitchen, and the apothecary shopthe leaf on offer is from the scarce second lyon edition, distinctive as the first printing of a smaller version of the woodcuts used in the first edition, issued in in baselcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
(England)
35 €
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Oxfam shop lytham just a song at twilight: the second parlour song book hardcover first thus edition is vg in vg wrappermusic included with each song, with writer and composer stated signed inside cover see oxfam website for delivery information read more288pp with preface, introduction, 20 songs in 4 themes as follows: garden of girls, a life on the ocean waves, the sympathetic tear and poor but honest
10 €
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Gold title and edgesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidecorated spinebrown john london, william mackenzie, circalarge folio volume, original full leather binding with embossing on the plates, golden title on the spine, golden edges, ppxiii-lxxxii-(575) with beautiful lithographic cover page and frontispiece in colour, numerous maps and large tipped-in chromo-lithographs in colour and b/w, which illustrate the various episodes of sacred historygolden frames on the plates and gold coat of arms in the middle of the plateimpressive full leather binding with gold impressionsfull title: the holy bible, with notes and observationsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirm binding, crisp interior with beautiful lithographic cover page and frontispiece in colour, numerous maps and large tipped-in chromo-lithographs in colour and b/w, which illustrate the various episodes of sacred historyself-interpreting family bible: containing the old and new testaments; to which are annexed an extensive introduction, marginal reference, and illustrations, an exact summary of the several books; a paraphrase on the most obscure or important parts; explanatory notes, evangelical reflections, &ccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
114 €
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The edges of the pages do exhibit some discolouration, although it is only minimal, and the front and back end pages are slightly yellowed with age alsothe spine has some wear along the top and bottom, but this is minimalprivately printed in by the university press, aberdeenthe binding is still strong and intactthe first couple of pages appear to have small amounts of water damage, but it is only very slight and the ink on the pages has not run, with the other pages in the book unaffectedthis cloth-bound hardback book is in good conditionstanley redgrovethe pages themselves are an assortment of thick, high-quality paper for the written content, and glossy paper for the accompanying pictures see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cover has no signs of damage, aside from a bit of wear in the cornersthe pages on the inside are clean and free from any annotationsoxfam bookshop west bridgford the air mails of the british isles (the story of their development from the venture of the great western railway in to the outbreak of the war with germany), by h
50 €
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Folding engraving with some spots, a small tear at the top and slightly frayed along the edgesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: fairly goodpocock's travels through egypt with 9 engravings, 1 of which is hand-coloured and 1 folding mapthe world displayed; or, a curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations, volume xii - london newbery ppsome pages are a bit browned or smudgedbinding is scuffed, but attached to the bookblockwith the coat of arms (of john gray) glued in frontin this volume: - thevenot's travels in the levant - drlist of engravings: - a view of the city of alexandria - a view of old cairo (hand-coloured) - a section of the mikias in the isle of roida - a plan of the isle of roida - the obelisk of cleopatra, the pyramids of memphis and the sphynx - two colossal statues with the ruins of the palace of memnon - views of the noble remains of the edifices at luxerein - a view of the temple at com-ombo and of the serpent cauphis on the isle of elephantine - a view of the temple of the haniks and of the temple of isis in the isle of philae read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebeautiful travel book about the levant and egypt with (hand-coloured) engravings and a folding map of egyptcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableoverall in fairly good conditioncontemporary leather binding
57 €
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Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges yellowedall other pages in a clean conditionin the front, from the 2nd flyleaf to the 2nd half title page, these 6 pages have come loose from the text blockjames whitcomb riley () was an american writer, poet, and best-selling authorduring his lifetime he was known as the "hoosier poet" and "children's poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectivelybackboard, gilt decoration, small amount of staining, bumpedhis poems tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately one thousand poems that riley authored, the majority are in dialect" from the mid-s, riley was the nation's most read poet, a trend that accelerated at the turn of the centuryback paste-down, end-papers and flyleaf's all foxedin this warm and affectionate poem, riley has amusingly and quaintly emulated omar khayyam's more famous rubaiyat with his gentle and mildly dialectical poem celebrating a good country doctoroxfam shop darlington hardbackhis famous works include "little orphan annie," "america!," "the raggedy man," "the soldier," "when the frost is on the pumpkin," and the "rubaiyat of doc sifersused poor conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebound in green clothpublisher: longmans, green & cofront-board, gilt letters and decoration, with pictorial decoration, bumpedspine, gilt letters, bumped, water-stainedpaste-down and end-paper and flyleaf's all foxed, end-paper has a inscription by a previous owner
17 €
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Oxfam shop whitchurch road a fantastic bundle of comics, all in very good condition, with only minor wear on the edges of the pagesfind out about how the avengers fare in the race to defeat the alien dire wraiths, how the team rebuilds its assets with the space threat neutralised, and learn about the origin of the eternalsa great addition to any collectionfirst on the list: a new place to call hq! issue 247: in this issue: the origin of the eternals! the secrets of starfox! and a search for destiny that sets the wheels in motion for a truly cosmic event! you won't want to miss "the ties that bind!" see oxfam website for delivery information read morecaptain marvel and the wasp and must find a way of getting a runaway space ship safely into the earth's atmosphere without causing mass destructionit all happens in "bombshells!" issue 246: with the threat from outer space taken care of, earth's mightiest heroes get back to rebuilding the team's assets issue 245: it's an all-out battle for the avengers as they race against the clock to stop the alien dire wraiths from carrying out their mission
9 €
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There is slight scuffing on the woods inner bottom edges of the footwell but no other obvious defects that i can seefrom a non smoking homethere are 3 drawers across the top, 3 drawers down the left side and 2 drawers (looks like 3 but the bottom one is the depth of 2 drawers) on the right sidedimensions are: height: 77cm width: 137cm depth: 68 cm if you would like to see any more pictures from another angle, please let me know and i will be happy to helpthe leather is in a used (middle panel faded with use) but good condition (no rips or tears) and all drawers run on wooden basesa lovely chesterfield style twin pedestal writing desk with a gold edged green leather top inlay
175 €
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Light shelf wear to edges "signed by the author at waterstone's" wrapround, in good condition with wear to spine and front edges light surface wear and some dings to front cover a few light dings to front board with dust jacket in very good conditionhardback book in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moresigned in ink on half title "happy cooking - peter gordon"oxfam books & music berkhamsted pacific rim influenced recipes from the chef of the london restaurant
25 €
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" black cloth covered boards with red cloth band overlaid on leading edgesowner's bookplate affixed to front pastedownwe grieve to confess that he is purely imaginary, and we must add that he is not "intended" for anybodyvarious scuffs, marks and discolouration to boardsred text on black section of front boardoxfam bookshop newport "the reader of the following story may be induced to hope that so perfect a character exists in realitylightly but evenly tannedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morespine cloth missingif this little work should have the effect of making even one prig more priggish, the writer will not have laboured in vainblack endpapers, cracked at rear to reveal linen binding beneathsuperficial foxing and other marks throughout
14 €
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The page edges are a little grubby in placesthere is a brown water mark that runs along the edges of the first 30 pages of the book from the top to the bottom (see photos)externally, while the book's covers are intact, the front cover and the spine are very noticeably sun bleached (see photo)the text itself, however, is clearthere are no internal markings or annotationsthere is a crinkled patch of front cover that corresponds to where the water mark can be seen inside (see photo)oxfam books & music wells this softcover book is in a relatively poor conditiona book fit for use but has definitely seen better dayssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe damage to this book does not interfere with the text
19 €
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Some slight marks to cover and some wear on page edges hardcover bindingpages with full-page colour drawings, with illustration on the right page pagination and name and detailed description of the deity on the left see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lower petergate illustrated with full page colour plates, drawn from ancient monuments
60 €
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The owner of this book did not wait, which is why these plates are loose and the edges somewhat frayedhe married hester hoorn in(source: wikipedia) read morede mynstoffen - ppderde deels, tweede stukplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewikipedia) maarten willem houttuyn (hoorn, - amsterdam, 2 may ) was a dutch physician and naturalist (plant and bird expert)natuurlyke historie, of uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten, en mineraalen, volgens het samenstel van den heer linnæus, met naauwkeurige afbeeldingen, derde deels, eerste [tot en met] vyfde stukcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablederde deels, eerste stukhalf-leather binding with marbled boardsderde deels, derde stukderde deels, vierde stukin the derde deels, eerste stuk, the last 4 folding plates are loosely insertedvan der burgh en zoon, st edition 1de versteeningen, de delfstoffen, de steenen en de mynstoffenoverall in good and clean conditionin the derde deels, tweede stuk: some minor moisture stains in a small part, but not in the other partshis most influential works are species plantarum, of which the first edition () is considered the starting point of the botanical nomenclature since , and systema naturae, of which the tenth edition () is considered the starting point of the zoological nomenclaturefrom to he also worked as a church doctor for a mennonite congregation in amsterdamhouttuyn was the eldest son of willem maartenszoon houttuyn and aagje zeylemaker and a second cousin of the publisher frans houttuynare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin he moved to amsterdam, where he founded a publishing housede steenen - platesbetween and his 37-volume work ‘natuurlyke historie of uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten en mineraalen, volgens het samenstel van den heer linnaeus’ was publishedcomplete set of the third section of the famous series ‘natuurlijke historie over de mineralen’ illustrated with all 48 folding plates featuring images of minerals such as ‘versteeningen’, ‘delfstoffen’, ‘stenen’ and ‘mijnstoffen’, etcour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storede mynstoffen - ) ppcondition: scuffs on the bindings(in older literature it is sometimes incorrectly stated that maarten houttuyn was a son of frans houttuynderde deels, vyfde stuk5 volumes - amsterdam, fincluding all pages such as: inhoud, aanwyzing der platen, de bladwyzer, de registers etc) he studied medicine in leiden, where he obtained his doctorate inde delfstoffen - ) ppthis is explained by the “bericht van den boekverkooper” in which is stated that after the printing of this book the last 4 plates were not yet ready: “hebben wy, om het verlangen der liefhebberen niet meer te vergen, evenwel beslooten de uitgaave daar van niet op te houden: zullende dezelven by de uitgaave van het volgende stuk, in 't aanstaande voorjaar, gevoegd worden, en hierom zal het best zyn, zo lang te wagten met het inbinden van dit derde deels eerste stuk der natuurlyke historie”houttuyn did many translations for his second cousin franscarl linnaeus (latinised as carolus linnaeus) or, after his elevation to nobility in , carl von linné (latinised as carolus a linné) (råshult, 23 may - uppsala, 10 january ) was a swedish physician, botanist, zoologist and geologistboth were baptised in in the mennonite congregation de zon (later often called “bij de zon”)de versteeningen - - viii, ( pp
303 €
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Small tears on edgesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki(total of 2) read morefine examples from david roberts' monumental works on the middle east: 'the holy land' and 'egypt & nubia', considered the greatest lithographically illustrated works issued in the 19th centuryyellowing paperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetwo tinted lithographscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecondition is fine
(England)
45 €
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Some wear to the edges and spine edge of the dustjacketpage is torn by the side as shownare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirutgers hardback with dustjacketdustjacket is clipped on the front flap and has some browning by the folds25 x 19 cm tropical birds: published published by b5 cm please view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeenglish 321 pagesbatsford in hardback with dustjacketcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available2 books by john gould: birds of europe volume 2: published in colour plates from the lithographs of john gould text by a
(England)
34 €
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6 hardback set of books in fair condition for their almost 100 year age, expected scuffing to the edges of the boards, some fading to the spine covering, some small dents to the edges of the boards, yellowing to some pages along with old age staining marks, some board fading, and marksformat: hardback year printed: c language: english publisher: fleetway house binding: hardback place of publication: london isbn: does not apply postage price on an applicationplease see photographs for a better descriptionthis is reflected in the asking price
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This playpen has been designed to prevent accidents or injuries from corners and edgesthanks to the solid feet, the playpen won't wobble and will safely accompany your child on his/her first attempts at standing up and walkingthe brevi playpen conforms to european standards, it is free from phthalates and printed with harmless colours – made in italythe brevi green farm folding playpen will let your child discover the world from the safety of the rectangular playpen
59 €
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Slightly brownish on the edgesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatalogue reference: cramer, joan miro: the illustrated books, , nominimally bumping and partly slightly wrinkleddecorative lithograph with french text on the back, from the book named in the titleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
85 €
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Dust jacket, unclipped and in good condition, has rubbing chips and two tears and small surface damage to spineoxfam books & music beeston the last englishman the story of hereward the wake by hebe weenolsen "the last englishman is the story of hereward the wake, who returned from the crusades to find england at the mercy of the normans and fought with every breath of his life for her liberationvery rare to find book still with dust jackethardback is red cloth covered board with silver lettering to spine and embossed cartouche to front and is in excellent conditionpages have foxing to edges, tightly bound, clean and unmarkedfoxing to inside d/jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremap illustration to first and last pagesgreat adventure story based on fact" author explains research at end of the book
30 €
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The corners and edges are rubbed, and there is the odd small mark on the cloth, but the contents of the book are in excellent clean condition (and the ribbon marker is in place)including indexrecipes by reuben riffel, with photographs by craig fraseroxfam bookshop henley-on-thames first printing hardcover in dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe dust jacket has some minor wear around the edges, and some light marks on the reverse (unseen) side
40 €
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Pages have deckled edgesoxfam shop sherwood cover: brown cloth covered boards, blind stamped border and device, gilt lettering, corners and edges sharp, glassine wrapperspine: gilt lettering, ends very slightly softenedthe binding is in fine conditiona splendidly preserved and handsome copyfrontispiece; collotype of arnold churchthe text, collotype illustrations, tables and map are clear, clean and unmarkeda comprehensive account and history of arnold in the early s see oxfam website for delivery information read moreprevious owner name in small writing on the fly sheetpage block: slightly age toned
32 €
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Wear to board edges and corners bumpedtitle and book details in black lettering stuck on front-board labeldecorative green, silver and gold boardsinformation on the history and social importance of the geisha given in introductionpossible water damage to rear pastedown and rfepplates clean but foxing to pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morespine backstrip missingbinding loose but all pages presentoxfam books & music belper the studio limited, no datecondition: faireight tipped-in colour plates of geishas
9 €
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Barbie is the ballerina who befriends the brave young toy soldier and joins him on an adventure in the world of the toysbut they must beware, for danger lurks in the shadows, with the evil mouse king and his dreaded rodent army waiting to attack at a moment's noticesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries barbie makes a bid for screen stardom in this computer-animated retelling of the famous nutcracker story
1 €
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Dust jacket very slightly bumped along edgesblue cloth, silver titles, tight and square, with corners sharp, showing a touch of shelfwear but with contents as newoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames flat signed by colin henwood on the title pagea lovely copy of this beautiful bookwith photographs by michael englishsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea record of thirty years of the boatbuilders henwood & dean, and some of the boats and people that have played their part in creating the company, giving the reader a view, from one boatbuilder and his boatyard, of how and why they work with boats built of wood
100 €
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Good condition with no obvious marks, but there is a small amount of paint on the edges from when the walls of the room they were in have been paintedreverse sides are browndimensions are 200cm tall by 44cm wide (approx 79in x in)pair of wardrobe doors - basically white with a light oak coloured edginghave been removed from a diy built in wardrobe
15 €
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Condition: some rubbing to the edges of the spineoxfam bookshop exeter a miscellany of articles, poetry and fiction intended to educate the readership with "great thoughts" by a variety of authorsaward sticker on the pastedownthe binding is sound and the textblock cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome staining to the back cover
19 €
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Corners a bit bumped, resulting in some creasing at the very top corner of some of the pages; foxing to edges of page block, endpapers and prelims; contents otherwise cleanincluding indexoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames viii, 242 ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket a little bumped around edges, with small chips at corners, foxing (heavily on flaps) and a darkened spine, but is not price-clipped
20 €
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Bound in dark blue cloth, some marks from use on the edges of the book blocksome scuffing and wear to slipcase due to age and useoxfam bookshop sevenoaks published by book club associates by arrangement with oxford university press insee oxfam website for delivery information read morein two volumes inoriginal slip case with magnifying glass in box in top drawer of casein good used condition, a few pages have creases to corners
40 €
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The dust jacket (see photos) is worn at the folds and edgesthe spine is fadedthere is a small oup sticker on the inside flap £2 see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe brown boards with a green strip down the spine - in a used very good conditionthe essay include some material published in simone weil's lifetime but are mainly from her notebooks and essays published posthumouslydust jacket used goodoxfam bookshop newark hardback with dust jacket
199 €