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 centurythe watch comes with a beautiful matching heavy 316l 'milanese' metal strap with adjustable clasp(total strap length including clasp is 23 cm)complete, in box with manualthis watch will be shipped registered by postnl within the netherlands and abroad by fedexspecifications: diameter: 44 mm steel casing weight: 115 g = 4 ozcurved anti-reflection plexiglasan elegant appearance and a true symbol of swedish design: clean and simplejapanese quartz chronograph water-resistant (5 atm), this watch is not suited for swimming, showering, or being submerged in water in any other waybecause of the curved and on the inside blue anti-reflective acrylic glass the time on the beautiful classic light grey dial is nicely readablecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease 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 catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe flat (5 mm) steel casing lends this watch its stylish look
166 €
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Brand: wyandotte s/s with the original box, there's some signs of old ageanother mechanical wyandotte toyin good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery special tin toy object from the 30s/40sare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 website
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 foldsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelate 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 stplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contents2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein 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 geographyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgesthe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqrivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapsalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol idespite 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 rewardthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyhowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldspetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by ccondition: binding copies with decent blocks
(England)
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 organismssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 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 keysan artificial key to genera provides the only workable comprehensive key published in the english languageprevious owner's name on half-titleoxfam shop kendal paperback in very good condition with clean pagesfor many species there are footnotes to aid identificationthe species descriptions provide information on frequency, ecology, geographical relationships and distribution, including information on protected species and those species at riskthis 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 synonymscorners of cover slightly worn; front cover slightly creased
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 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback with dust jacketthis is their biography
12 €
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Founder 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 capitalbeautiful art deco craftsmanship, in perfect conditionamong the great signatures of glass artists (daum, muller, noverdy, negra, schneider, maynadier) but also on vasescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesigned degue on the glassplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteto 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 factoryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store) 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 tulipslarge s glass paste and wrought iron fruit bowl
109 €
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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-grandmotherplease see my listings or contact me for detailsin good condition considering their agecolour: fawn diameter: 6Âľ ins (17 cm) approxsmall hole around the edge of onei have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designpossibly for jars
7 €
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See the detail of the hallmark used in the second half of 18th century in photo noitaly kingdom of piedmont-sardinia a beautiful reliquary in embossed silver plate and lacquered wooda unique object, worthy of a high level collector of sacred objectswith the silver hallmarks used in the kingdom of piedmont-sardinia circa (please, see photos)7 and 12), you can see the wax seals of the episcopal curiaobject of sacred art that i’m selling very reluctantlyon the back of the relic there is a noble coat of arms woven in gold threadin perfect condition, beautiful patina, never polishedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease 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 catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store16) the reliquary contains the relic (protected by its original glass) of blessed domenico rigoleto (see photos no
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 peronsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis research is sometimes bizarre, but often reveals fundamental truthsin heather pringle visited the remote chilean port of arica for the world congress on mummy studiespringle also looks at the uses of mummies for today's historians and scientists and how much they tell us about ancient culturesoxfam 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 centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 prize
2 €
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Being printed on hand made paper the edges are in original condition ie not been trimmedplates in good condition with good colourcovers with minor rubbing and corners very slightly bumpedasin: beu38o plates in good condition with good colourpublisher: sampson low95 or free collection read moreyou can cut the plates out and sell individuallydate of publicationedition: first edition description: condition: in very good condition without dust wrapper as issuedthe picture printer of the nineteenth century: george baxter (hardcover) stock photo, not the actual bookbinding: hardcover
29 €
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Icons of 20th century landscape designbook binding:hardbackwe appreciate the impact a good book can haveauthor:campbell, katiewe 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!
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 centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease 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 catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeexcellent state of preservation, seat and backrest were also carefully restored using valuable fabric, as shown by the photos
362 €
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The title is end of a centurythe label on the disk is likely to have minor wear and possibly writing on the labelwhen playing surface noise may be evident, especially in the quiet soft passages and during intro and fade
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 polishedmyself includedwhich some people prefer6kg approx can possibly deliver locally to the street or glastonbury area please message first thank you read more
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 polishedmyself includedwhich some people preferplease message first thank you6kg approx can possibly deliver locally to the street or glastonbury area please message first thank you read morelocal 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 woodbridgeunclipped wrappercontaining potted biographies of over british illustratorsvg++ ÂŁ see oxfam website for delivery information read moremore 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 forces" see oxfam website for delivery information read morein doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itselfjohn 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 cityunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodwilson 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 twainits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastjohn 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 regionwith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firm"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationbanias' story starts in canaanite times
32 €
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After 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 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 flowersee 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 inoxfam 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 sthe book is in very good condition with some fading to spine and minimal foxing to tophe 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 oceanalthough 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 translationreports 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 dustwith 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 centuriesbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and tas 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 skybirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationsthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedwas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregorgeously 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 soulnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinwhether 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 earthoxfam 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 birdsbirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly time
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 centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston maurice o'connor drury was among wittgenstein's first students after his return to cambridge inthrough 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 wittgensteinthe selected writings of maurice o'connor drury brings together the best of his lectures, conversations, and letters on philosophy, religion and medicinealongside 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 sourcescentral 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'whether 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 teacher
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 centurysince then three further editions by, in succession, anne ridler, donald hall and peter porter have been publishedeliot's, the choice of editor was undoubtedly his, and it was an inspired one' see oxfam website for delivery information read more' 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 aimthis faber finds reissue restores that pristine selectionmore likely than not, the original idea was the 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 techniquephilip 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 syes, his purpose was tendentious' 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 languagemichael 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 itall took as their kernel the original selection by michael roberts
3 €
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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 centurieslacking 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 landthe 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 successfulexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of usetext block cleanin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutionoxfam 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 geniusthe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answerfull of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmakingdust jacket unmarkedthousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolution see oxfam website for delivery information read moreno highlighting or other notes
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 entiretyin 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 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 morewhen 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 commentshe assiduously collected and copied information from earlier registers and then continued them, for each parish, until shortly before his deaththe 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 indexesoxfam bookshop shaftesbury thomas crockford () came to wiltshire in as schoolmaster at stockton, and from until his death was vicar of fisherton delamerein addition, by enquiring of families and elderly parishioners, he tried to discover details of those whom he had recorded from before his timecrockford, 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 latinlooks like the book has never been readfor 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
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 centuryperhaps einar is not dead after allone day a coffin is delivered for his grandfather long before his death - a meticulous, beautiful piece of craftsmanshipedvard'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 inheritancebut he knows that the fate of his grandfather's brother, einar, is somehow bound up with this mystery"an intricate story about war, family, secrets and,yes, wooda 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 moreoxfam shop clitheroe a family story of epic scale, by the author of norwegian wood and the bell in the lakethe 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 motheran 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, sverre
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