The 40s and 50s
List the 40s and 50s
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Collectible glassware from the 40s, 50s, and 60s by cathy florence; gene florence readable copypages may have considerable notes/highlighting~ thriftbooks: read more, spend less
6 €
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Vintage style blouse from vivien of holloway, who design clothes inspired from the 40s and 50s eravery pretty and ideal for the summer!top has a left side zip, slightly elasticated arms and a tie ribbon on the necklinei bought this top second hand and am selling on as it is too smallcondition is like new
12 €
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Hand made in the uk by an english family, berry was the go to brand for aspiring musicians in the 40s and 50sbut that's how old this piano isbut i can see it as part of a set design, a period peice perhapsremember when britain had a solid manufacturing base? no, neither do icollection only read morethis particular series 538 is noted for having the longest possible strings that an upright can have - this design technique allowed lower notes to sound better this is more of an ornament than an instrument nowadays, it's unlikely to keep its tuning
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Oxfam shop haverfordwest the book is a summary by fleay of highlights of his 46 years working with platypuses - he was the first to successfully breed a platypus in captivity, and successfully transported platypuses to new york (no mean feat in the 40s and 50s) not once but twicehe was also responsible for sending a platypus to england at winston churchill's request during world war iibook is a signed copy and in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
25 €
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Approximately seventy magazines in good condition generally, although the covers of some are dog-earedcollection of motor sport magazines fromvintage motor enthusiasts will love these
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Whereas the real timur was of turkic-mongolian ancestry and belonged to the nobility, for dramatic purposes marlowe depicts him as a scythian shepherd who rises to the rank of emperorwill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & traceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikistamp on half title pagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copiescover with minor signs of useis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, d’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legman‘tamburlaine the greatour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeotherwise the book is in very good conditionchristopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greata play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 ppnote in ink on first endpaperit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stageillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignetteswritten in or , the play is a milestone in elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexityplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Do not send a message from this advert to contact the owner direct and for more details on this holiday home please click the "more details" link at the top of this description and contact the owners from the full advert on our websiteour caravan is located on the devon and cornwall border, around 5 miles from bude and our stunning north coast beachesthe caravan is fully equippedthe views on site are phenomenal and overlook our beautiful countryside with widemouth bay in the distance2 bedroom caravan for hire on the devon and cornwall boarder - pets welcome
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From transfer dealings to negotiations with agents, from half-time team-talks to training sessions, from scouting trips to team-bonding sprees, from administrators to chairman, from injuries to referees - the gaffer spills the beansthis wonderful new book takes fans into the changing room, the training ground and the boardroomhow does a top professional football manager cope with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, with living, breathing and sleeping football 24 hours a day, 365 days a year? how does the man in charge handle the ever-present danger of getting sacked in the ultimate results business?neil warnock's the gaffer contains countless insights into the trials and tribulations, the joyous peaks and the soul-destroying troughs of life as a football managersee oxfam website for delivery information read morewarnock draws heavily on a lifetime of experiences at all levels in football, but particularly on his tumultuous spells at crystal palace, queens park rangers, and leeds unitedyou won't have read a football book like this before
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12 €
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The table top weighs over 200 kilos and is 3 cm thick and 1are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki05 m wide and is 3 m longthe work of weijers and borms has been purchased by various museums and in the town hall in ghentthey have entries in the yearbooks philippe stark and allessa dor mendini i no longer have a receipt but i have an email from the artist with confirmationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableshipping: transport by courier, after purchase in consultation with the sellerthe table top is loose on the base and is made of american tulipa wood and patinated with green-grey tonestransport will have to be arranged by the buyer; costs are for the buyerour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetable designed by belgian artists duo weijers and bormsthe table is made of the wood from the peer from nieuwpoort (belgium) and engraved with the test nothing is planned by the sea and the sandplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
2056 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe was known for his work in the group pentangle, his solo recordings and his many collaborations with stefan grossman, bert jansch and robin williamsoncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectrenbourn is usually categorized as a folk musician but he also recorded blues, early (medieval and renaissance) classical music and world musiclater s stereo reissue with large coloured picture label on side a, in laminated sleevesee pictures for detailsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe albums: quality: vinyl: vg++ / nm cover: vg ++ john renbourn ?– sir john alot of merrie englandes musyk thyng & ye grene knyghte label: transatlantic records ?– tra 167 format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue country: uk released: later ‘70 genre: rock, folk, world, & country style: folk rock, acoustic notes recorded at sound techniques, londonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethree great albums by the legendary english guitarist, singer and songwriter john renbournjohn renbourn ?– the lady and the unicorn label: reprise records ?– rs , reprise records ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue, stereo country: us released: mid ‘70 genre: folk, world, & country john renbourn ?– the nine maidens label: making waves ?– spin 102 format: vinyl, lp, album country: uk released: genre: folk, world, & country john renbourn profile: john renbourn (born 8 august , marylebone, london, england; died 26 march , hawick, scotland) was an english fingerstyle guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe early atlantis () and song of the marching children (), are recommended500 format: vinyl, lp, album country: uk released:v genre: rock, pop, folk, world, & country style: pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock notes comes in a front-laminated flipback coverformed in by former the motions guitarist robbie van leeuwenultra rare albums by famous dutch bands shocking blue, the motions and earth & fire the albums: shocking blue ?– at home label: penny farthing ?– pels 500, penny farthing ?– pelsin and , the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “venus”, followed by several other hit singlesearth & fire were able to make some great albums in the processsee pictures for detailsshortly thereafter, mariska veres came as lead vocalisttheir first single hit the dutch top 40 in? includes insert with lyrics, etcformed in the netherlands by twin brothers chris and gerard koerts, and most popular in the s when fronted by singer jerney kaagman, earth and fire had many chart topping hits in the netherlands and elsewhere in europe, though they never gained much popularity in the united kingdom or the americastheir biggest international hit was "weekend", a number one single in the netherlands, switzerland, germany, denmark and portugalearth and fire ?– atlantis label: polydor ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, gatefold, first press country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: prog rock, symphonic rock notes all songs published by new dayglow music, hilversumour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemanufactured by philips records ltdpink labels with bicycle logoprinted and made by garrod & lofthouse ltdmanufactured and distributed by philips records quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) shocking blue profile: dutch rock groupthey were formed out of the remnants of ritchie clark and the ricochets in and went on to become hitmakers for the next several years in the '60scatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objecton cover, second on labelthe motions ?– terug in de tijd label: negram ?– hjn 205 format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: beat quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) the motions profile: the motions from the hague were one of the bigger groups of the s dutch beat explosionquality: vinyl: vg++ cover: vg++ (small sticker damage) earth & fire profile: earth and fire were a dutch progressive and symphonic rock band who over time evolved into a pop groupplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Jimena canales introduces readers to the revolutionary ideas of einstein and bergson, describes how they dramatically collided in paris, and traces how this clash of worldviews reverberated across the twentieth centurycanales explains how the new technologies of the period-such as wristwatches, radio, and film-helped to shape people's conceptions of time and further polarized the public debatethe physicist and the philosopher is a magisterial and revealing account that shows how scientific truth was placed on trial in a divided century marked by a new sense of timeshe shows how it provoked responses from figures such as bertrand russell and martin heidegger, and carried repercussions for american pragmatism, logical positivism, phenomenology, and quantum mechanicsshe also discusses how bergson and einstein, toward the end of their lives, each reflected on his rival's legacy-bergson during the nazi occupation of paris and einstein in the context of the first hydrogen bomb explosioneinstein considered bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physicsoxfam shop kendal paperback as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebergson, who gained fame as a philosopher by arguing that time should not be understood exclusively through the lens of science, criticized einstein's theory of time for being a metaphysics grafted on to science, one that ignored the intuitive aspects of timeon april , in paris, albert einstein and henri bergson publicly debated the nature of timethe physicist and the philosopher tells the remarkable story of how this explosive debate transformed our understanding of time and drove a rift between science and the humanities that persists today
12 €
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There are a few white marks on the front board and signs of wear to the edges and corners and to the top and tail of the spinethis is the third volume, published in , bound in blue boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome light tanning and some foxing to the textoxfam bookshop hexham covers the career of claverhouse from the accession of king james to the battle of killicrankie, and the death of dundee
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Government, heightening the knowledge and debate that can lead from such publicationsthese works are now made available through an environmentally friendly, print-on-demand basis, using only what is necessary to meet the required demands of an interested publicthe bibliogov project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the uin broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prospergovernment via print publicationswe invite you to learn of the records of the uranging from historic congressional bills to the most recent budget of the united states government, the bibliogov project spans a wealth of government information
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In order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecyoxfam shop clitheroe the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the walt disney pictures and walden media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author cit will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: peter, susan, edmund and lucy pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the witch and her armies and save narniaplayers enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witchthese four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars, cyclops, werewolves, wraiths, ankleslicers, wolves, satyrs, boggles and moresee oxfam website for delivery information read more• live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (lucy, peter, edmond, susan) in a team-based action adventure • battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars and more • utilise the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure • two-player action featuring all four characters • seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and more
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The work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearsthe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspirationvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacketit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulationoxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth centuryart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern artsee oxfam website for delivery information read more51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's style
19 €
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Black leather binding with tooled boards and spine, 5 raised bands on the spine, and gilt decoration on the leather infoldslarge, heavy bible dated on the main title page, on the title page to the new testamentsome foxing on the title and the following couple of pagesrubbing at the corners and the top & base of the spine, and along the front hinge where is leather is slightly split along the lower partfoxing on the colour mapson the page containing the names of the books there is a small mauve pen markthe text is in two columns with notes in the margins on both sidesoverall the covers are in excellent conditiongilt page edges all round, the binding is tightoxfam bookshop lymington the title continues: translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majesty's special commandthere is a very occasional foxing spot through the text block but it is remarkably clean and brightyellow endpapers which are a little mottledsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The places and the buildings that are shown on the stamps in this collection are basel university in switzerland, chillon castle in switzerland, basel in switzerland, wittenberg in germany, the parish church of san giorgio in switzerland, the brandenburg gate in germany, flensburg and schleswig in germany, staubbach falls in switzerland, hildeshein in germany, nafels in switzerland, wormser reichstag von in germany, zurich in switzerland, samedan in switzerland, gais in switzerland, kohlbrandbrucke hamberg in germany, wallfahrtskapelle altotting in germany, trifels and pfalz in germany, dresden zwinger raufbau in germany, the gotthard railway in switzerland, st pierre cathedral in geneva in switzerlandand, stift rein-hohenfurth in austria, sporthall in germany, lenzburg castle in switzerland, the bern lotschberg simplon railway and luegelkinn viaduct in switzerland, and schaffhausen in switzerlandthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe stamps in this collection are all in very good conditionin this collection there are stamps that were issued in the s, s, s, s, s, s and ssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of them have the backing of the envelope that they were originally attached tothe oldest stamps in this collection were issued in and possibly earlier than thatall of the stamps in this collection have been used and have the postmark on them of when they were usedoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 37 stamps showing the sights and scenery of germany, austria and switzerland
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the late s, david kahler was deeply inspired by seeing an exhibition of ohe soon began making annual trips to the west virginia and eastern kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "placewith funding for printing provided by the kahler family charitable fund, all sales will go to support the center's worknearly one hundred images edited from this body of work form the core of the railroad and the art of place, along with a selection of earlier pennsylvania railroad steam-era photographs that reflect kahler's interest in the railroad landscape from an early agewinston link photographssee oxfam website for delivery information read morealso included are three essays by kahler, scott lothes, and jeff brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photography" armed with a used leica m6 and gritty tri-x film, he and his wife made six week-long trips in the dead of winter to photograph trains along the pocahontas division of the norfolk southern railway
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Oxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history bookscarrying the authority of the times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative guide to the world - past and presentall the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's worldall place names on the maps are fully indexeddetailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the worldthe introductory section presents an extensive states and territories guide along with thematic maps and statistics on major world themes giving an accurate picture of today's worldthis set is the ideal geography and history referencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam hussein'the times compact history of the world' is the most comprehensive small-format single-volume illustrated history of the world, richly enhanced with striking maps and photographs and featuring an accessible text by leading academics'the times world atlas' is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy-to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger times atlases
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop new milton used, good condition, hard cover with dust jacketinternally the pages are a little tanned but there are no markingshe was still developing his own distinctive style when his career was tragically cut short - in he was killed leading his troop of tanks into action in normandy, aged 39yet he remained an enigmatic figure, apparently successful and never deeply happy the dust jacket is rather creased along the top edge and is discoloured in placesin this beautifully written and carefully researched book laurence whistler recalls his elder brother with love but with detachment, intimately and often with humoursee oxfam website for delivery information read morelaurence whistler is in a matchless position to record his life, having shared so many experiences with himthe book contains 32 pages of black and white and colour imagesrex whistler was one of the most gifted figures of the inter-war yearshe was an artist in whose work the romantic and the humorous met in a unique waybut, even though he has always had an enthusiastic public, in his lifetime he was almost disregarded by the critics as one who had no part in 'modern' artas a man rex had charm and was outstandingly generous - liked by everyone and loved by manythe hard cover has a little bumping to all four corners and to the top and bottom of the spine
7 €
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In exploring the features of sri lanka's history, geography, politics and economy which explain this paradox, the author looks in detail at some of the dominant features of contemporary sri lanka: the political consequences of the plantation experience; the persistence of elite political leadership; and the causes and consequences of ethnic conflictsri lanka has more than fifty years' history of pluralist democracy and such issues directly affect the interests of the smallholder populationyet successive sri lankan governments have pursued economic policies favouring food consumers and the state itself at the expense of agricultural producersoxfam bookshop chiswick dr moore's enterprising book focuses on an apparent paradox: the failure of sri lanka's highly politicized smallholder electorate to place on the national political agenda issues relating to the public distribution of material resourcessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music crouch end interest in the content of this book has developed out of an examination of the prompter who operated in full view of the audience and offered all the lines to the playersthese figures are of pivotal significance in the communication of those plays in which they operatesometimes these roles are overt ones; sometimes they 'double up' with roles of actors, personages or charactersthe purpose of this book is to investigate the nature of these roles in order to identify their influence upon the performance of medieval playsthe same fascination exists in relation to roles of the narrator and the expositorsuch a role and its function is fascinating, not only in its own right, but also in relation to how it might inform us about the nature and purpose of presented theatresee oxfam website for delivery information read moremany of the audience responses then were concerned with the figure of the prompter as he was seen to operate simultaneously both 'inside' and 'outside' the action of the playthe ability of such a figure to move in and out of the action, and thus different realities, characterizes a relationship to the action and the audiencein at groningen a production of the towneley second shepherds' play focused on an examination of this convention
40 €
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In good used condition for age, bound in blue cloth with embossed design, and blind dentellethe volume on the bosphorus has internal cracking of the hinge at the endpapers at the front and a cracked hinge at the back of the book, after the final page, and prior to the four pages of advertisementstissue guarded platesgold edges to blockthe second volume is "the danube by william beattie, mthe spines are labelled "the bosphorus and danube"the first volume consists of "the beauties of the bosphorus by miss pardoe, illustrated in a series of views of constantinople and its environs from original drawings by wboards show shelfwear commensurate with age, corners are bumped and scuffedillustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by wsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregold embossed designs front and back and gold design and lettering to spineblocks are tight, some foxing to pagesthe volume on the danube has a loose tissue guard at the frontispiece, and hinges cracking at end papers internallyoxfam bookshop sevenoaks two volumes bound as a set, published for the proprietors by george virtue, 26 ivy lane, undated
400 €
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Finally van veeteren realizes that to solve this disturbing case, faced with silence and with few clues to follow, he has only his intuition to rely onthings soon take a sinister turn, however, when a young girl's body is discovered in the woods, raped and strangled; and yellineck himself disappearsin the heart of summer, the country swelters in a fug of heatin the beautiful forested lake-town of sorbinowo, sergeant merwin kluuge's tranquil existence is shattered when he receives a phone call from an anonymous womanchief inspector van veeteren is recruited to help solve the mysterythe inspector and silence is followed by the sixth book in the series, the unlucky lotteryyet even in the face of these new horrors, the remaining members of the sect refuse to co-operate with van veeteren, remaining largely silentbut van veeteren's investigations at the pure life go nowhere fastthe strange priest-like figure who leads the sect - oscar yellineck - refuses even to admit anyone is missingas the body count rises, a media frenzy descends upon the town and the pressure to find the monster behind the murders weighs heavily on the investigative teamoxfam bookshop cheltenham a swedish crime writer as thrilling as mankell, a detective as compelling as wallandersee oxfam website for delivery information read morehåkan nesser's the inspector and silence is the fifth gripping crime novel in the van veeteren seriesshe tells him that a girl has gone missing from the summer camp of the mysterious the pure life, a religious sect buried deep in the woods
2 €
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Perhaps you saw the boy and mole on the comic relief t-shirt, love wins? here, you will find them together in this book of charlie's most-loved drawings, adventuring into the wild and exploring the universal thoughts and feelings that unite us allsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wanstead condition: as new a book of hope for uncertain timesthe boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared millions of times online - perhaps you've seen them? they've also been recreated by children in schools and hung on hospital wallsenter the world of charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessonsthey sometimes even appear on lamp posts and on cafe and bookshop windows
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Estc calls for 16 unnumbered pages at the rear of burnet's work, whereas other records call for 12 only, as in the present copyan impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , estc t (hooper), r (burnet), t (harris: 750 copies printed), r730 (welwood); wing b (burnet), w (welwood)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikian impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , ppbattaglie navaliepisodi storici a cortecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spinethomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)complete with cover page and 26 large platesnaval battles and court eventsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelarge heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panela very good copyincluding: 'battle naseby', 'general fairfax with his forces before city oxford', 'kings declaration to his gentry & army september ', 'sea fight between admiral blake and the spaniards' etc18th-century rebackingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil wars
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We experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the worldsome will be new to many readers: the new zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the royal navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of british and german pilots; the swiss baron who claimed to have destroyed six british fighters in a day; the vainglorious commander whose raf squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt nazi invasion plans; and the german bomber pilot who fought the first battle involving foreign troops on british soil since culloden - before repairing to a pub for a pint with soldiers who had taken him prisonerotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pagesed gorman and simon pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over britain is played out across the skies of europe, from the west of ireland to the german capitalsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publishedillustrated with contemporary photographs of the pilots and their aircraft, this is an enthralling and original account from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and, above all, humanitythere is a small worn patch near the top of the spine of the dust jacket and slight bumping to the top of the spine and the corners of the front cover
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With just a tent for a home and a bucket for the necessities, we would set off on new adventures each year stoically resolving to enjoy ourselvesoxfam bookshop cheltenham growing up in the seventies, we were on the brink of the modern ageemma's memoir,the tent, the bucket and me,is a painfully funny reminder of just what it was like to spend your summer holidays cold, damp but with sand between your toesfor emma kennedy, and her mum and dad, disaster always came along for the ride no matter where they wentwhether it was swept away by a force ten gale on the welsh coast or suffering copious amounts of food poisoning on a brave trip to the south of france, family holidays alwaysleft them battered and bruisedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut despite a brave new world of casio hand-held calculators and digital watches, one thing remained the same: the family holidaythey meant being crammed into a car with grandma and heading to the coastfor the seventies child, summer holidays didn't mean the joy of centreparcs or the sophistication of a tuscan villabut they never gave up
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