The 30s 40s of last century
List the 30s 40s of last century
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Björn hendal watches are inspired by the first watches with chronograph from the 40s of last centuryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitean elegant appearance and a true symbol of swedish design: clean and simpleare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikijapanese quartz chronograph water-resistant (5 atm), this watch is not suited for swimming, showering, or being submerged in water in any other waycomplete, in box with manual(total strap length including clasp is 23 cm)curved anti-reflection plexiglascatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis watch will be shipped registered by postnl within the netherlands and abroad by fedexthe watch comes with a beautiful matching heavy 316l 'milanese' metal strap with adjustable claspthe flat (5 mm) steel casing lends this watch its stylish lookour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebecause of the curved and on the inside blue anti-reflective acrylic glass the time on the beautiful classic light grey dial is nicely readablespecifications: diameter: 44 mm steel casing weight: 115 g = 4 oz
166 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery special tin toy object from the 30s/40sin good conditionare 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 storebrand: wyandotte s/s with the original box, there's some signs of old ageanother mechanical wyandotte toy
93 €
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Reader's digest pennies from heaven music & memories of the 30s & 40s 3 cds new
5 €
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Scarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellvolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldslate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by c2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol icondition: binding copies with decent blocksthe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapspetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingendespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardour 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 catawikithe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyin the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographyvolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgeshowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contents
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116 €
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The title is songs from the last centuryfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
15 €
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From the last century, but actual age unknownlongcase grandfather clock, for collection from paigntonpreviously worked, but it has been in (dry) storage for a year and is not working at present, though all parts are present i believecollection from south paignton area only please
85 €
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This second edition incorporates the very considerable advances in our knowledge of mosses made in the last quarter of the twentieth century and will provide a unique resource for all concerned with these fascinating organismsthis book describes and illustrates in detail the 760 species of mosses currently known to occur in the british isles and incorporates the most up-to-date information available on classification and nomenclature, together with recent synonymsfor many species there are footnotes to aid identificationan artificial key to genera provides the only workable comprehensive key published in the english languagein addition to the species descriptions there are descriptions of families and genera and also introductory information on conservation, collection, preservation and examination of material, together with advice on using the keysthe species descriptions provide information on frequency, ecology, geographical relationships and distribution, including information on protected species and those species at risksee oxfam website for delivery information read morecorners of cover slightly worn; front cover slightly creasedprevious owner's name on half-titleoxfam shop kendal paperback in very good condition with clean pages
19 €
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Oxfam bookshop lymington the goossens - a musical century by carole rosenthe goossens family are a musical dynasty unrivalled in their contribution to classical music over the last hundred yearshardback with dust jacketthis is their biographysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
12 €
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Please 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 catawikibeautiful art deco craftsmanship, in perfect conditionto ensure fame through prestigious and quality creations, he called upon several artists with recognized know-how and talent, including some who worked at charles schneider's factorylarge s glass paste and wrought iron fruit bowlfounder and owner of the degué art glass factory in paris (), david gueron signed his productions with the degue label; he began by creating the cristalleries de compiègne in the early s before moving to paris in , with a factory boulevard malesherbes and a store where he presented his creations 41 avenue de paris in the 12th arrondissement of the capitalcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available) who remain references for the beautiful quality of their s and art deco style productions, degue is a label that can be found especially on glassware for light fixtures (suspension bowls, chandeliers with central cup and pressed glass tulipsamong the great signatures of glass artists (daum, muller, noverdy, negra, schneider, maynadierour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesigned degue on the glass) but also on vases
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Unique antique vintage victorian matching pair of crocheted covers collectors item these are a matching pair of unique hand-crafted round covers crocheted with love & care at the turn of last century by my great-grandmotheri have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designplease see my listings or contact me for detailscolour: fawn diameter: 6Âľ ins (17 cm) approxsmall hole around the edge of onepossibly for jarsin good condition considering their age
7 €
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See the detail of the hallmark used in the second half of 18th century in photo noplease 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 catawikion the back of the relic there is a noble coat of arms woven in gold threaditaly kingdom of piedmont-sardinia a beautiful reliquary in embossed silver plate and lacquered woodcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith the silver hallmarks used in the kingdom of piedmont-sardinia circa (please, see photos)16) the reliquary contains the relic (protected by its original glass) of blessed domenico rigoleto (see photos noa unique object, worthy of a high level collector of sacred objectsobject of sacred art that i’m selling very reluctantlyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store7 and 12), you can see the wax seals of the episcopal curiain perfect condition, beautiful patina, never polished
404 €
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This book introduces us to the eccentric world of the researchers and academics who investigate such phenomena as the child mummies of the chinchorro, preserved over years ago, animal mummies from ancient eygpt, the 19th century buddhist tradition of self-mummification to ward off decay, and the political mummification of 20th century demagogues like lenin and eva peronin heather pringle visited the remote chilean port of arica for the world congress on mummy studiesthis research is sometimes bizarre, but often reveals fundamental truthspringle also looks at the uses of mummies for today's historians and scientists and how much they tell us about ancient culturessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the dusty origins of mummification in the deserts of south america and africa to the latest technology hyped on the internet by utah's summum corporation (which promises mummification for millennia for a mere $), "the mummy congress" investigates the allure of mummies
4 €
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The puffin book of twentieth century children’s stories edited by judith elkin and beautifully illustrated by michael foreman and the puffin book of twentieth century children’s verse edited by brian patten and again beautifully illustrated by michael foremanboth brand new would make lovely presentsbargain only £1 each
1 €
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Through daisy's life, shields reflects and illuminates the unsettled decades of our century in this rich and poignant novel'the stone diaries' is the story of one woman's life, a truly sensuous novel which relects and illuminates the unsettled decades of our centurythis is the story of daisy goodwill, from her birth on a kitchen floor in manitoba, canada, to her death in a florida nursing home nearly ninety years lateroxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the pulitzer prize, the national book critics circle award and the governor-general's award, and short-listed for the booker prizesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Date of publicationasin: beu38o plates in good condition with good colourcovers with minor rubbing and corners very slightly bumpedyou can cut the plates out and sell individuallythe picture printer of the nineteenth century: george baxter (hardcover) stock photo, not the actual bookbeing printed on hand made paper the edges are in original condition ie not been trimmed95 or free collection read morebinding: hardcoverpublisher: sampson lowedition: first edition description: condition: in very good condition without dust wrapper as issuedplates in good condition with good colour
29 €
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Icons of 20th century landscape designwe appreciate the impact a good book can havebook binding:hardbackwe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!author:campbell, katie
19 €
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Covering the arts of the later half of the nineteenth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria volume 2 only hardback very good condition
15 €
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Four louis-philippe style chairs, made in italy in the second half of 19th centuryexcellent state of preservation, seat and backrest were also carefully restored using valuable fabric, as shown by the photosplease 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 store
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The title is end of a centurywhen playing surface noise may be evident, especially in the quiet soft passages and during intro and fadethe label on the disk is likely to have minor wear and possibly writing on the label
4 €
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A fine pair of 17th century style brass pricket candlesticks, nice for the christmas tableapprox measurements are 31cms high 14cm wide weight each 1i haven’t polished6kg approx can possibly deliver locally to the street or glastonbury area please message first thank you read morewhich some people prefermyself included
55 €
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A fine pair of 17th century style brass pricket candlesticks, nice for the christmas tableapprox measurements are 31cms high 14cm wide weight each 1i haven’t polished6kg approx can possibly deliver locally to the street or glastonbury area please message first thank you read moreplease message first thank youwhich some people prefermyself includedlocal contactless delivery possible
55 €
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Oxfam shop colne road the dictionary of 20th century british book illustrators alan horne antique collectors society woodbridgevg++ ÂŁ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreunclipped wrappercontaining potted biographies of over british illustratorsmore than 300 b/w and 160 full colour illustrations
20 €
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In the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionwilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainwith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianity"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable citybanias' story starts in canaanite timesoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
32 €
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He then sailed to the samoan islands and on to vanuatu, as far as the great barrier reef, and north towards new guinea and the samoan islands making a number of discoveries and all the while leaving his name to a number of features, the best known of which are the island of bougainville and the bougainvillea flowerthe book is in very good condition with some fading to spine and minimal foxing to topafter handing over the colony he had established in the falkland islands to spain, he sailed through the still relatively unknown straits of magellan into the poorly charted south pacifiche made a number of discoveries in the south west, but was too late to discover tahiti, where samuel wallis had preceded him by less than a yearhe returned home by way of the dutch east indies and the indian oceanoxfam shop haverfordwest the french entered the pacific in the late 17th century, but the ocean remained largely a spanish preserve until british navigators began to cross its vast expanse in the mid salthough bougainville published an account of his voyage in , his original journal was published only in ; the present volume makes the latter text available for the first time in english translationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrance's concerns that britain might establish its superiority in the area, meant they welcomed louis de bougainville's voyage of exploration undertaken inreports on bougainville's reception there and on life in the island were to create wide interest and controversy in europe
14 €
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He 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 dustgorgeously 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 lopezsee 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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Beautifully written and carefully selected, each piece reveals the impact of wittgenstein's teachings, shedding light on the friendship and thinking of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th centuryalongside a foreword by monk and an introduction presenting a new biography of drury, analysing the relationship between him and wittgenstein, this collection features previously unpublished archival sourcesthe selected writings of maurice o'connor drury brings together the best of his lectures, conversations, and letters on philosophy, religion and medicinewhether discussing philosophy, simone weil or the power of hypnosis, he makes fascinating excursions into the bearing of wittgenstein's thought on philosophy and the practice of medicine and psychiatrythe subsequent course of drury's life and thought was to be enormously influenced by his teacherthrough notes on conversations with wittgenstein, letters to a student of philosophy and correspondence of almost 30 years with rush rhees, drury gives shape to what he had learned from wittgensteinoxfam bookshop preston maurice o'connor drury was among wittgenstein's first students after his return to cambridge incentral to the collection is the danger of words, the text described by ray monk as 'the most truly wittgensteinian book published by any of wittgenstein's students'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
22 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham first published in february , just under a year from when the idea for it was first discussed, this is one of the most important and influential anthologies of the twentieth centurythis faber finds reissue restores that pristine selectionmichael roberts was a poet himself, and a good one, but more important for this task was his acute awareness of the poetry scene, and his sense of the modern movement within ityes, his purpose was tendentioushe excludes some poets he admires such as edmund blunden and walter de la mare because (they) 'seem to me to have written good poems without having been compelled to make any notable development of poetic techniquemore likely than not, the original idea was tall took as their kernel the original selection by michael robertsphilip hobsbaum, in the oxford companion to twentieth-century poetry, says of the faber book of modern verse, 'it also encapsulates, as no other literary document quite does, the innovative quality of the seliot's, the choice of editor was undoubtedly his, and it was an inspired one' from the very start (and could there be a more arresting one?) with gerard manley hopkins' the wreck of the deutschland michael roberts powerfully and consistently fulfils that aimsince then three further editions by, in succession, anne ridler, donald hall and peter porter have been published' on the other hand, 'i have included only poems which seem to me to add to the resources of poetry, to be likely to influence the future development of poetry and language' see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuriesoxfam bookshop newport the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude, and the unlikely triumph of an english geniusthousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolutionexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of usethe quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (gbp) to anyone whose method or device proved successfultext block cleanno highlighting or other notesthe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answerin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutionfull of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking see oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket unmarkedlacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land
5 €
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This remarkable mirror of rural society in the early 17th century is not a new discovery, but it is now published for the first time in translation and in its entiretylooks like the book has never been readhe assiduously collected and copied information from earlier registers and then continued them, for each parish, until shortly before his deathwhen writing about the local gentry, fellow clergy, and leading members of society he was generally deferential and complimentary, to the extent that some of his more expansive efforts read as if they were funeral orations; but when it came to the less exalted members of his congregation he was briefer and more candid, knowing that they could not read his commentsthe work of translation has been undertaken by christopher newbury and steven hobbs, with additions by john chandler, who has edited the volume and contributed an introduction and detailed indexesfor much of this time he assisted his neighbours the rectors of wylye and stockton, and began new registers for each of these three adjacent chalkland parishes in the wylye valley of south wiltshire book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read morecrockford, unlike most of his parishioners, was proficient in latin, and into his registers he wrote not only the basic details of baptisms, marriages and burials, but also relationships, occupations, causes of death, fortunes and misfortunes, and thumbnail character sketches of everyone who crossed his path at altar, font or graveyard - and all in latinin addition, by enquiring of families and elderly parishioners, he tried to discover details of those whom he had recorded from before his timeoxfam bookshop shaftesbury thomas crockford () came to wiltshire in as schoolmaster at stockton, and from until his death was vicar of fisherton delamerein doing this he was following an instruction of , as many clergy did at the time, but what makes his registers unusual, if not unique, is the manner in which he set about his task
12 €
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The sixteen trees of the somme is about the love of wood and finding your own self, a beautifully intricate and moving tale that spans an entire centuryone day a coffin is delivered for his grandfather long before his death - a meticulous, beautiful piece of craftsmanshipthe death of his parents, when he was three years old, has always been shrouded in mystery - he has never been told how or where it took place and has only a distant memory of his motherperhaps einar is not dead after alloxfam shop clitheroe a family story of epic scale, by the author of norwegian wood and the bell in the lakean engaging, satisfying read" the times"so cleverly plotted, and it builds up such effortless dramatic momentum as it zeroes in on its conclusion" scotsmanedvard grows up on a remote mountain farmstead in norway with his taciturn grandfather, sverreedvard's desperate quest to unlock the family's tragic secrets takes him on a long journey - from norway to the shetlands, and to the battlefields of france - to the discovery of a very unusual inheritancea times bestsellermytting's book is as much a romantic historical thriller as it is a book of promise, a page-turner as it is a reflective journey into selfhood, history, life's meaning and individual moral responsibility - mika provata-carlone, bookanistatranslated from the norwegian by paul russell garrett see oxfam website for delivery information read more"an intricate story about war, family, secrets and,yes, woodbut he knows that the fate of his grandfather's brother, einar, is somehow bound up with this mystery
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