The 15th to the 19th century
List the 15th to the 19th century
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Oxfam books & music hereford "vicenza beautiful city: vicenza iconography printed from the 15th to the 19th century" (book in italian) with an assay by giuliana mazzi(see photos) see oxfam website for delivery information read moremany reproductions of plans, cards and viewscondition: some minor corner bumps to boards and minor fading otherwise clean and bright with no inscriptions or notations
14 €
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England, late 19th centuryslight signs of usebeautiful weathered patinawalnut tilt top table in good and original conditionthe table top is manufactured from a single piece of woodelegant and functionalin original and authentic condition
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Oxfam shop bishop's stortford ex library copy lo! a mighty prophet of the unexplained has come forward to search out the truth, and light the way for mankind! it's the end of the 19th century and the city of new york has been plagued by fish falling from the sky, strange lights in the night, bizzare collections of microbial goo, and vanishing citizens! it's up to one man to expose the truth behind these eventscharles fort! a mild mannered librarian by day, fort seeks out the truth and exposes the bizarre to the light of day! see oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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First edition: falseproduct category: bookslist price (msrp): 4dust jacket: falsecondition: goodpublication date
7 €
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Oxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centurythe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextsthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestockwithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nationsin particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human ends
80 €
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Oxfam books & music totnes secular buildings from the 11th to the 17th centurykings lynn archaeological survey volume 1 very clean copy in very good dustjacketpen inscription see oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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Who were importers of a number of instruments around the end of the 19th century/beginning of the 20th centurythe viola is also a very nice instrument, and although unlabelled, it is probably french and made in the latter half of the 19th centuryit will include a voigt wooden three quarter size shoulder rest (brand new!) i want to sell both instruments preferably together, but i will consider selling them seperatelythese instruments are in first class playing condition and are without cracks etcthis very nice sounding violin is labelled 'the maidstone violin' and was made in germany circapick up in person preferredviolas are made in a variety of sizesthe cases are not at all good, but suitable for transporting the instrumentsthis is a fullsize instrument and measures mm) along the backit was imported by john gthis instrument measures mm) along the back
3500 €
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Peculiar shaped icon of the late 19th century, painted in oil or tempera on boardour lady’s mantle is decorated with flowersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit depicts a madonna with child sitting on the throne, of western styleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecolours are still original and unrestored, it may only need a light cleaningsize: 79 x 40 x 1 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
94 €
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Decorative walnut wood panels from late 19th or early 20th century, carved with subjects inspired by hunting and fishingplease note: shipping with professional packagingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5 cm, depth 4 cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein good overall conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetotal measurements: width 45 cm, height 55please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
59 €
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Oxfam bookshop ilkley of all the military campaigns fought by the british during the 19th century, no area saw more conflict than the subcontinent of indiadozens of encounters, both great and small, involved many of its races as either friends or foes of britain - indeed, it was not unusual for an area to furnish both ally and enemy at the same time! this volume covers the british, indian and anglo-indian troops who fought for the honourable east india company and britain over the varied landscape of what is present day afghanistan, india, pakistan and bangladesh, between the years andthe vast array of uniforms and dress worn by soldiers serving in india during this period is examined in detail, and extensive information is also provided on regimental colourssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
75 €
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Oxfam bookshop holmfirth the biography of one of the most enigmatic figures of the 19th century, described by verlaine as the only true king of his centuryin realization of his fantasies, he created a ferment of creativity among artists and craftsmen, although his neglect of bavaria's political interests made powerful enemies among those critical of his self-indulgence and excesses no inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read morea man of wildly eccentric temperament and touched by a rare, imaginative genius, ludwig ii of bavaria is remembered both for his patronage of richard wagner and for the fabulous palaces which he created as part of a dream-world to escape the responsibilities of stateat the age of 40, declared insane in a plot to depose him, ludwig died in mysterious circumstancesgerman and european history
10 €
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" as a result of giving himself this extra leg-room, this version of the story has been judged "more successful in capturing the feel of early 19th century society than many of the other sequels, but probably much lighter and cheerier than austen had originally intended the book to turn out"watson is a widowed clergyman with two sons and four daughtersoxfam books & music hereford the watsons was an abandoned novel by jane austen, probably begun about4cm tear to top of dj at spine edgethere she is chagrined by the crude and reckless husband-hunting of two of her twenty-something sisterscondition: book: very goodjohn coates was born in into a yorkshire engineering family john coates, a writer with no family connection but who had earlier written a time-travel novel, here today (), featuring a man who claimed to have wooed jane austen wrote this book, the watsons: jane austen's fragment continued and completed which appeared from british and american publishers inthe youngest daughter, emma, has been brought up by a wealthy aunt and is consequently better educated and more refined than her sisters foxing to early and later pages but text block generally in clean, bright conditionhe went to haileybury and then read english at cambridge, where he spent most of his time acting and writing plays and became president of footlights minor foxing and spotting to outside edges of pageschips to edges of dj at spine top and bottom and corners by flapsgilt titles to spinebut when her aunt contracts a foolish second marriage, emma is obliged to return to her father's house jane austen's original fragment of this novel consisted of only 6 complete chapters and a few paragraphs in his postscript he admits to having rewritten the original fragment in order to develop the characters differently, including renaming emma watson as emily john coates has finished jane austen's fragment of a novel in fine style, preserving the wit and satirical view of his co-author while adding some fine new charactersburgundy cloth boards in very good conditioneven before the manuscript fragment was eventually published in , a continuation based on it by austen's niece appeared inhe also points out that the tempo of jane austen's contribution had been "leisurelyyet it comprises a half of oulton's book and almost half of the browns' book dust jacket: goodit is the start of a long book, not of a short one(see photos) see oxfam website for delivery information read more jacket designed by charles mozley
30 €
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As a 19th century unlike our own comes to a close, mycroft holmes is found murdered outside his london clubstrange forces are stirring into life around the globe, and in the shadow game of spies nothing is certainin the great game, world fantasy award winning author lavie tidhar concludes his epic trilogy of a victorian era that could never have been: filled with literary references galore, not to mention airship battles, frankenstein monsters, alien tripods and death-defying actsit is up to retired shadow executive smith to track down the killer ' only to stumble on the greatest conspiracy of his lifeit is a world where nothing is certain - not even deathsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresmiley's people meets war of the world
(England)
2 €
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Your first stop in the train book is the groundbreaking steam locomotives of the 19th century and your final destination is the high-speed bullet trains of todayyou'll pick a seat on the most iconic locomotives, including the orient express, the blue train, and the eurostaryou can also inspect the engines of famous british trains, such as rocket, mallard, and javelin, and international trains, such as india's palace on wheels and america's thatcher perkinsyou'll meet the true pioneers of train and track, including "father of the railways" george stephenson, engineering legend isambard kingdom brunel, and métro maestro fulgence bienvenüefor train-spotters and transport enthusiasts everywhere, this is your trip of a lifetimeoxfam bookshop brigg this glorious visual celebration of train travel keeps you on the right track with stop-offs at the most important and incredible rail routes from all over the worldfrom the union-pacific railroad to the trans-siberian railway, you'll cross the continents to experience epic journeys and staggering scenerysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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As virtual dictator of the russian ballet in the second half of the 19th century, petipa moulded its course for many years and may have been said to have created the style of classical dancing still known as russianwilling to post if postage is paid for by buyer, or collection availablein excellent condition, but with some areas of text highlighted and some minor annotations (used as a study book)petipa's memoirs reveal many interÂesting details of his career and of the people he worked with, including tchaikovsky and the young pavlova, and give an insight into his character and genius that it is not possible to gain from any other sourceno cash in handpictures show examples of some highlighted areas, all text is still entirely legiblewritten towards the end of his long life, in a mood of disillusion, when his work was neglected and in decline, he would have been delighted to know that his great ballets such as sleeping beauty, swan lake, and la bayadere are more popular today than ever beforehis renown is undisputed, and his work lives not only in the pages of dance history but in the ballet repertoire of most companies today"these highly entertaining memoirs of marius petipa, the great franco-russian choreogapher had never before been translated into english before their first publication in
5 €
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Of a rather loose construction, its main points of interest lie for today's readers in lively descriptions of "la vie de bohême" and different parts of paris through the second half of the 19th century, pages on mechelen in belgium and whitby in the s, and its superb illustrations there is some writing by previous owner on the title page see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop bishop's stortford the martian, by george du maurier, published in (uk edition) is a long, largely autobiographical, novel that describes the lives of two bosom friends, barty josselin and robert maurice, starting from their school days in paris in the sthis original hardback copy has some minor damage to the spine, but the pages and cover are in excellent condition, making it a fine collectablewritten in long descriptive passages with very little dialogue and many digressions, the book had considerably less success in its time than its predecessor, the popular trilby
9 €
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Antique 'day or night' proctor beilby & co, london telescope most likely dates to the 19th century, the company were active and famous for their high quality optical workscan be posted at cost within the uk, for around ÂŁ15
(England)
225 €
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Priced reduced from ÂŁ50 to ÂŁ40 the victoria and albert museum, walking out dresses of the 19th century, numbered limited edition the crinoline
38 €
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50cmx26cm closed 62cmx50cm opened height 48cm age believe to be the turn of the 19th century owned for over forty five years reason for sale (decorating & downsizing)table- coffin oval small wooden folding side table size: approx
25 €
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An account of everyday life in scotland from earliest times to the 19th centuryoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardbackthree parts bound in oneprevious owner's name on front end papergeorge allen & unwinin good condition considering its year of publication12 black and white illustrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome wear and tear to dust jacket
19 €
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Lavish eight-part itv drama series made in , following vienna's strauss family through most of the 19th centuryderek jacobi, jane seymour and stuart wilson staroxfam bookshop swanage as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe saga spans 85 years and focuses primarily on the waltz kings of the day, composers johann strauss the father and johann strauss the son
5 €
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Malthus' original thoughts on population and its pressures on national resources gained much notoriety in the turn of the 19th century the book has some minor ageing and tears in its dust jacket, but is otherwise in great condition dimensions: 22his ideas still resonate in modern politics; this book is therefore perfect either for the social historian or contemporary political thinker5 cm see oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst essay on population, a reprint of 'an essay on the principle of population, as it affects the future improvement of society' by thomas robert malthus, originally printed in
(England)
14 €
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Cloth in excellent order with lettering as newbinding strong and contents of book close to as newdust jacket lightly rubbed, with a few light scratches, and bumped slightly at spine ends and along the bottom edgesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook bumped slightly at spine-endsoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 591 pp
30 €
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Create countless amazing designs with theoriginal spirograph! created in the 19th century, spirograph let's you draw amazing patterns with the included gears and shapesthere's a reason it's been around so long!
10 €
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Oxfam bookshop ludlow published in by bellavista, hoy - the dark enchanted isle, tells of life through the eyes of an islander  born in the closing years of the 19th century hardback, blue cloth boards with gilt letteringsee oxfam website for delivery information read more  a delightful narrative full of local voices, folklore, traditions, myths and natural historyas new condition throughout
49 €
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Love, vicious rivallery, competion for the top slot and the glory of vienna in the 19th centuryrun time 407 minutes read moremusic, spectacle, vienna in its heyday
10 €
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen biography of the 19th century scottish poet and lawyer who came from st cyrus in aberdeenshire large paperback book published in nd edition top right hand corner of front cover is creased see oxfam website for delivery information read more
21 €
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Dimensions: h a similar 17th century piece is to be found in the collection of the victoria & albert museum, london: mbeautiful work of brassware with a landscape in reliefhttp://collectionsare 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 storevery rare hammered iron chest with tapestry cabochonsuk/item/o/coffer/ read moredomed lid with original fastener closureplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
270 €
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Through this manuscript an entire and essential aspect of the practice of liturgical signing at the beginning of the 14 century comes back to life see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans the painstaking care with which the music was written down permits us to effect a striking parallel between the theory and its practice
21 €
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This hand crafted trinket boxes is anglo indian dates to the 16th century each piece hand crafted it's got shellac inlay and q stunning elephant design read more
500 €