Some sixty years later
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This 'queen of the seas' was even more magnificently luxurious than the titanic and unlike her, a remarkable salvage operation was achieved some sixty years later by two young and relatively inexperienced diversthey were soon making plans to locate the "undivable wreck" and salve its extremely valuable non-ferrous metalthe story is a combination of treasure hunting and remarkable diving operations, the excitement of pin-pointing the wreck, diving and discovering the massive wreckagethe story was first told in and is reproduced now just as it was originally written, although an introduction and postscript have been addedin this book one of these divers tells the story of the disaster and the remarkable salvage work that he and his partner alec crawford undertooksee oxfam website for delivery information read morein all they salvaged nearly 250 tons of valuable metalfor simon martin the dive was the greatest achievement of his life, but for alec crawford it was a stepping stone to greatnessafter the war salvage attempts were abortive and written off as impossible until simon martin and alec crawford took a lucky trip to foula inoxfam books & music perth in , just after the outbreak of world war i, the greatest liner of its day, the white star liner oceanic, struck a remote reef off shetland and sanktoday he stands at the peak of his profession having successfully carried out a salvage operation which no-one else in the world could even have attempted - working with his own patented systems he located the wreck persia in almost 2 miles depth of water and lifted millions of gold, silver, diamonds and jewels
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"sixty years a queen - the story of her majesty's reign" by sir herbert maxwell eyre & spottiswoode, london - first uk edition - 35cmx25cm, 240p - condition: half leather binding with some wear and rubbing to boards ands spine, complete internally, incl colored frontispiece a beautifully illustrated book on the life and reign of the english royal, queen victoria by sir herbert maxwellare 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 storethis book features impressive illustrations and photographs throughout including a chromolithograph frontispiece portrait of the queenmaxwell wrote this work in a chronological manner giving special attention to the imperial celebrations which pay homage to the lady ruler read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Title: sixty years of jump racing: from arkle to mccoytitle: sixty years of jump racing: from arkle to mccoyproduct category: booksbinding: hardcovercondition: very goodlist price (msrp)
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It celebrates the very special anniversary of 'sixty years of reindeer on the cairngorms'oxfam books & music lancaster swedish sami, mikel utsi and his wife ethel lindgren, doctor of anthropology, re-introduced reindeer to britain in , beginning a truly remarkable story'hoof prints' is a nostalgic collection of time sensitive photos and press cuttings, interspersed with stories and anecdotesthe cairngorm reindeer herd live within scotland's largest mountain range and complete the landscape of britian's last remaining arctic habitatsee oxfam website for delivery information read morededication signed by author on page 3
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock on the eve of the citroen 2cv's fiftieth birthday, this book chronicles the conception, life and death of this revolutionary french peoples's car, a story that can be traced back over sixty years to foreword by l j k sterightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboth dust jacket and book in very good condition, contents clean and unmarked
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The diary went missing, and it was not until he was reunited with his daughter in america some forty years later that it came to light and became blood red snowmilitary illustrateda horrifying personal story of world war ii's most savage frontlater, the horror and confusion of fighting in the streets of stalingrad are brought to life by his descriptions of the others in his unit, their differing manners and techniques for dealing with the squalor and deaththe author's excitement at the first encounter with the enemy in the russian steppe is obviousthis book stands as a memorial to the huge numbers on both sides who did not survive and is, some six decades later, the fulfilment of a responsibility the author feels to honour the memory of those who perishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregunter koschorrek wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on, storing them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leaveoxfam bookshop cheltenham for anyone seeking to understand the experiences of the ordinary german soldier during world war ii, blood red snow provides an excellent starting pointmilitary book clubhe is also posted to romania and italy, assignments he remembers fondly compared to his time on the eastern front
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Bound in green cloth which is faded/surface damaged in some areas, with gold lettering to spinefirst edition, earliest issuein good used condition for ageslightly cockedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop sevenoaks by alfred lord tennyson, published by macmillan and corough cut pagesspine cracked internally
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Includes an enclosed letter from the general secretary of the trades union to sir henry slesser see oxfam website for delivery information read moresouvenir editionoxfam bookshop aberystwyth leatherbounda unique copy of this souvenir gifted from the trades union general secretary to sir henry slesserslightly work cover and some slightly warped pages, otherwise fine condition
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames viii, 351 ppcorners and edges rubbed and bumped, with some loss at top corner of spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecloth a little marked, and spine a little darkenedendpapers browned, frontispiece almost detached, scattered foxing to pages, occasionally heavy, but no annotationsincluding indexred cloth boards with black lettering, no dust jacket
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This unique travelogue celebrates an important american character and the indomitable spirit of a nation that was to inspire cooke's reports and broadcasts for some sixty yearshe talked to everyone he encountered on his extensive trip, from miners to lumberjacks, to war-profiteers, to day-laborers, to local politicians - even the unfortunate japanese-americans who had been rapidly interned in stark, desert campshis prescient observations on what was happening and considerations on where america was headed provide a clearer understanding of a critical moment in world history just prior to the dropping of the atomic bombntertwined with his reflections on changing landscapes and cityscapes and with his unique storytelling skills and insight, his acute ability to define detail and catch the sounds and syntax of different regional accents, this is alistair cooke moving into his prime as a reporter and a writerwithin weeks of the pearl harbor attack, with a reporter's zeal cooke set off on a circuit of the entire country to see what the war had done to peoplesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries alistair cooke, then a washington correspondent for the guardian, recognized a great story to be told in investigating at first hand the effects of the second world war on america and the daily lives of americans as they adjusted to radically new circumstances
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Oxfam books & music bridport lovely small hardback edition of seven passports of palestine published by longfield publishing company inpages see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is tight and there are no loosenice bright read dust jacket with some slight bumping and fading to the spinethe inside is signed by the author, and is otherwise lovely and cleanthe red cloth boards are in great condition with gold type down the spine
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Will put some pictures on later in the week of him all cleaned uplovely temperamentregistered black shire coltsire: kerrial williamstanding over 17hds at present
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After nearly sixty years, these stories of rip-roaring adventure and good clean fun are as charming and entertaining as everoxfam books & music aberdeen former walt disney studios artist jesse marsh illustrated these inventive stories from gaylord dubois for a full nineteen years, expanding the mythology of edgar rice burroughs' world-renowned character in the processsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first tales of tarzan of the apes ever to be told in comics form, this collaboration was read by millions and has proved an enduring vision of the iconic jungle man
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2 hardback beano and dandy books - no dust covers - used condition sixty years beano and dandy history of fun dandy and beano 101 great stories read more
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Bruch's first violation concerto, composed some twenty years later than mendelssohn's, is considerably further removed from the classical conception of concerto-form1 in g minor, opsee oxfam website for delivery information read more side 1 play violin concerto noside 2 play scottish fantasia for violin and orchestra, op
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Now some 70 years later this can very properly be called vintagein my opinion, the british are scot’s greys, coldstream guards, life-guards and dragoons and the french are both old guard, being guard cavalry and a guard commanding officeri am selling a collection of six from the time of waterloo inandrew rose made these soldiers in the ’s and 60’s and they were considered amongst the best available at the timei am by no means certain of the uniforms, but i believe there to be 4 british ad 2 french in this groupprices of rose soldiers vary enormously but i have set mine at the low endi would be happy to be contradicted by any expert
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Now some 70 years later this can very properly be called vintageit is numbered of the seriesandrew rose made these soldiers in the ’s and 60’s and they were considered amongst the best available at the timethis is an immaculately made 65mm example of a saxon house carle 9th cprices of rose soldiers vary enormously but i have set mine at the low end
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Now some 70 years later this can very properly be called vintageandrew rose made these soldiers in the ’s and 60’s and they were considered amongst the best available at the timeit is not numberedprices of rose soldiers vary enormously but i have set mine at the low endthis is an immaculately made 65mm example of an early medieval warrior, i believe viking
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Now some 70 years later this can very properly be called vintageandrew rose made these soldiers in the ’s and 60’s and they were considered amongst the best available at the timethis is an immaculately made 65mm example of a roman eagle bearerprices of rose soldiers vary enormously but i have set mine at the low endit is numbered 3/8 of the series
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3 - eight years later format: paperbackjump eight years into the future and catch up with the web-slinging and wall-crawling spider-man family!amazing spider-man: renew your vows vol
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For years the band struggled with obscurity, homelessness, and more than its share of breakdowns (both mental and vehicular)fifteen years later, the bouncing souls have signed with epitaph records, toured four continents, and played with countless legendary punk bands, including fugazi, bad brains, green day, agnostic front, the descendents, and the ramonesculled from over 400 hours of archive footage shot and collected by lead singer greg attonito, and over 50 hours of interviews with the band and their extended family of friends, do you remember? is the story of the good times and the bad, and the music that was born out of bothoxfam shop magdelen street in , four new jersey teenagers wrote a punk song called "braindeadbut it wasn't always so glamoroussee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut it was also a blast" it was terribleand it was enough for the members of the bouncing souls to turn away from the path of college and career to pursue their music
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Postcard celebrating the first posting of the 1d black(may ) from bath and stamped on same date 150 years later with the 20p double header stampÂŁ5 each or 4 for ÂŁ15
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Some last years and some this yearsroughly have about 12 for sale read morecollection cummertrees near dumfrieswhite fantail pigeons for sale ÂŁ10 each
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Selling some this years cochins trio of blue trio of blacks some pure coloured and some from my mixer blue and black flockwill throw pure coloured off springprice is per bird
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Hi, i have some last years shamo and aseel hens for salethey are all layingmale not for saleall wormed and have got access to grit 24/7these birds are only 9 months old, and have more growing to doyou can see the quality of the birds from the photosmost hens are now broodyfeel free to ask any questions
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Miss sixty girls velour hoodie, age 3-4 years beautiful garment uk size: 4 years rrp: ÂŁ45 colour: pink condition: brand new with tags material: mixed fabric paypal payment accepted read more
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Following an illness in the diaries, kept for over sixty years, ceasepublished here alongside these last diaries are tony benn's highly personal insights into the challenges of old age and failing health, of widowhood,and of moving out of the family home after sixty yearsfinally, we share in tony benn's hopes for the future based on his years of experience and his natural optimismsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the support of a small circle of friends and his extended family, he continues his activities on behalf of social justice, peace and accountability in public life, to a background of political change and the international economic crisisoxfam shop gloucester in this final volume of diaries, tony benn reflects on the compensations and the disadvantages of old age
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This work had a second edition only 4 years later, in , which proves the success of the french editiontwo years later, in , the french version le miroir du monde was published in prose because heyns did not have enough time for the translation of the rhymed versionthe map shows some spotsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe last, published the year of ortelius’ death, contained 123 mapscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe sheet size is 10our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe source is le miroir du monde, the french prose edition of the spieghel der werelt, the first pocket atlas published in in the dutch language by philip galle, with text in rhyming verse edited by peeter heyns and printed st the plantin typographythe plates were designed and engraved by philip gallefrom to , galle & heyns published 11 editionsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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As our queen marks sixty years on the throne, hardman travels with her around the country and the worldnot only has elizabeth ii reigned through britain's transformation from an imperial power to a multicultural, multimedia nation, but she has steered the monarchy through more reforms in the last 25 years than in the previous centurythe more you talk to her majesty's family and to her people, the more you look at her life, the more impressive the scale of her achievement becomesoxfam bookshop cheltenham history has known no monarch like her'there is this timeless quality about hershe has known more historic figures than anyone alive - from churchill to mandela, de gaulle to obamanow, the distinguished royal writer robert hardman has been granted rare and privileged access to the world of queen elizabeth ii to produce this enthralling new portrait of one of the most popular public figures on earthhe follows the devoted team around her, from her lord chamberlain to her footmenit is neither down to luck nor longevityit is down to the shrewd judgement of a thoroughly modern monarch with no small assistance from the longest-serving consort in historyhere is the inside storyonly one other monarch - victoria - has celebrated a diamond jubileehe meets her majesty's family, her closest advisers and her prime ministers past and presentstaff who would once have lived an existence straight out ofupstairs downstairsordownton abbeynow find themselves working in a surprisingly young and dynamic environment - with some interesting perkssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe has travelled farther than all her predecessors put together and lived longer than any of them'so much has changed around the queen yet she has remained utterly true to herself,' says hardmanour queen sits at the head of an ancient institution which remains, simultaneously, popular, regal, inclusive and relevant in a twenty-first-century world
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Forty eight years later the dutch conductor eduard van beinum recorded this performance with the london philharmonic orchestra in london's kingsway hallnow we have assembled from rushes salvaged some years ago an impression of london at the timeelgar in a letter to his publisher described it as "cheerful and londony - 'stout-and-steaky' "the film can be viewed with subtitles detailing locations of shotsaudio extra - cockaigne overture (elgar): part of this performance is used in 'operating london'childrens' coronation: children from all over london rise early to travel to the victora embankment to view the coronation procession on tuesday 2nd juneelgar conducted the first performance in junesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome footage turned up in all that mighty heart, overhaul (yb30 the london bus) and under nights streets (yb39 fifties underground)casing and disk are in good conditionafter shooting some feet of film in it was shelvedelgar subtitled this overturn 'in london tower'oxfam books & music romsey operating london was never completed by btf
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