The 40s and 50s
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Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting~ thriftbooks: read more, spend lesscollectible glassware from the 40s, 50s, and 60s by cathy florence; gene florence readable copy
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Vintage style blouse from vivien of holloway, who design clothes inspired from the 40s and 50s erai bought this top second hand and am selling on as it is too smalltop has a left side zip, slightly elasticated arms and a tie ribbon on the necklinecondition is like newvery pretty and ideal for the summer!
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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 50sthis 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 tuningbut i can see it as part of a set design, a period peice perhapsbut that's how old this piano iscollection only read moreremember when britain had a solid manufacturing base? no, neither do i
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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 twicebook is a signed copy and in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe was also responsible for sending a platypus to england at winston churchill's request during world war ii
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Vintage motor enthusiasts will love thesecollection of motor sport magazines fromapproximately seventy magazines in good condition generally, although the covers of some are dog-eared
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Is loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, d) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copies‘tamburlaine the greatour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storechristopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignettesotherwise the book is in very good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewhereas 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 emperorstamp on half title page’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legmanwritten 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 complexityit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stagewill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & traceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablenote in ink on first endpapera play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 ppcover with minor signs of use
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The views on site are phenomenal and overlook our beautiful countryside with widemouth bay in the distanceour caravan is located on the devon and cornwall border, around 5 miles from bude and our stunning north coast beachesdo 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 website2 bedroom caravan for hire on the devon and cornwall boarder - pets welcomethe caravan is fully equipped
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This wonderful new book takes fans into the changing room, the training ground and the boardroomwarnock 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 unitedfrom 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 beanssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyou won't have read a football book like this beforehow 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 manager
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The table top weighs over 200 kilos and is 3 cm thick and 1the work of weijers and borms has been purchased by various museums and in the town hall in ghentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetransport will have to be arranged by the buyer; costs are for the buyershipping: transport by courier, after purchase in consultation with the sellerplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetable designed by belgian artists duo weijers and bormsthe table top is loose on the base and is made of american tulipa wood and patinated with green-grey tonesthey 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 confirmation05 m wide and is 3 m longare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe 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 sand
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Renbourn is usually categorized as a folk musician but he also recorded blues, early (medieval and renaissance) classical music and world musiche was known for his work in the group pentangle, his solo recordings and his many collaborations with stefan grossman, bert jansch and robin williamsonjohn 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 songwriterour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethree great albums by the legendary english guitarist, singer and songwriter john renbournthe 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 websitesee pictures for detailsthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectlater s stereo reissue with large coloured picture label on side a, in laminated sleeveare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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In 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 processtheir biggest international hit was "weekend", a number one single in the netherlands, switzerland, germany, denmark and portugalare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objecttheir first single hit the dutch top 40 informed in by former the motions guitarist robbie van leeuwenthe early atlantis () and song of the marching children (), are recommendedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey 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 '60s? includes insert with lyrics, etcon cover, second on labelformed 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 americas500 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 coverpink labels with bicycle logothe 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 explosionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprinted and made by garrod & lofthouse ltdquality: 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 groupsee pictures for detailsultra 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 ?– pelsearth 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, hilversummanufactured by philips records ltdshortly thereafter, mariska veres came as lead vocalistcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemanufactured and distributed by philips records quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) shocking blue profile: dutch rock group
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She 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 explosionshe 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 mechanicsbergson, 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 timeeinstein considered bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physicsjimena 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 centuryoxfam shop kendal paperback as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 todaythe 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 timecanales 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 debate
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Oxfam bookshop hexham covers the career of claverhouse from the accession of king james to the battle of killicrankie, and the death of dundeesome light tanning and some foxing to the textsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere 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 boards
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Ranging from historic congressional bills to the most recent budget of the united states government, the bibliogov project spans a wealth of government informationgovernment, heightening the knowledge and debate that can lead from such publicationsgovernment via print publicationswe invite you to learn of the records of the uthe bibliogov project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the uthese 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 publicin broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper
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Oxfam 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 cin order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese 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 moreit 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 witch• 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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51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's styleoxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth centurythe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspirationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulationthe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearsart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern artvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacket
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Oxfam 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 commandfoxing 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 sidessee oxfam website for delivery information read moregilt page edges all round, the binding is tightsome foxing on the title and the following couple of pagesthere is a very occasional foxing spot through the text block but it is remarkably clean and brightrubbing at the corners and the top & base of the spine, and along the front hinge where is leather is slightly split along the lower partyellow endpapers which are a little mottledlarge, heavy bible dated on the main title page, on the title page to the new testamentoverall the covers are in excellent conditionblack leather binding with tooled boards and spine, 5 raised bands on the spine, and gilt decoration on the leather infolds
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Oxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 37 stamps showing the sights and scenery of germany, austria and switzerlandthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe 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 switzerlandin this collection there are stamps that were issued in the s, s, s, s, s, s and sthe oldest stamps in this collection were issued in and possibly earlier than thatsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall of the stamps in this collection have been used and have the postmark on them of when they were usedthe stamps in this collection are all in very good conditionsome of them have the backing of the envelope that they were originally attached to
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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 owinston link photographsnearly 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 age" 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 railwayhe soon began making annual trips to the west virginia and eastern kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "placealso included are three essays by kahler, scott lothes, and jeff brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photographysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith funding for printing provided by the kahler family charitable fund, all sales will go to support the center's work
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All place names on the maps are fully indexedthe 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 worldit is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam husseindetailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the world'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 academicsoxfam 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 present'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 atlasesall the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis set is the ideal geography and history reference
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Internally the pages are a little tanned but there are no markingsas a man rex had charm and was outstandingly generous - liked by everyone and loved by manyhe was an artist in whose work the romantic and the humorous met in a unique waylaurence 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 imagesbut, 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' artin this beautifully written and carefully researched book laurence whistler recalls his elder brother with love but with detachment, intimately and often with humourrex whistler was one of the most gifted figures of the inter-war yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet 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 placeshe 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 39oxfam bookshop new milton used, good condition, hard cover with dust jacketthe hard cover has a little bumping to all four corners and to the top and bottom of the spine
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Sri lanka has more than fifty years' history of pluralist democracy and such issues directly affect the interests of the smallholder populationin 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 conflictsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 resourcesyet successive sri lankan governments have pursued economic policies favouring food consumers and the state itself at the expense of agricultural producers
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Such 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 theatreoxfam 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 playersthe same fascination exists in relation to roles of the narrator and the expositorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 conventionthe purpose of this book is to investigate the nature of these roles in order to identify their influence upon the performance of medieval playssometimes these roles are overt ones; sometimes they 'double up' with roles of actors, personages or charactersmany 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 playthese figures are of pivotal significance in the communication of those plays in which they operate
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The 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 advertisementsgold edges to blockoxfam bookshop sevenoaks two volumes bound as a set, published for the proprietors by george virtue, 26 ivy lane, undatedthe second volume is "the danube by william beattie, mtissue guarded platesin good used condition for age, bound in blue cloth with embossed design, and blind dentellesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboards show shelfwear commensurate with age, corners are bumped and scuffedthe 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 wblocks are tight, some foxing to pagesthe volume on the danube has a loose tissue guard at the frontispiece, and hinges cracking at end papers internallyillustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by wgold embossed designs front and back and gold design and lettering to spinethe spines are labelled "the bosphorus and danube"
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a swedish crime writer as thrilling as mankell, a detective as compelling as wallanderchief inspector van veeteren is recruited to help solve the mysterythe strange priest-like figure who leads the sect - oscar yellineck - refuses even to admit anyone is missingthings 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 heatfinally 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 onthe inspector and silence is followed by the sixth book in the series, the unlucky lotteryshe 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 woodssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the beautiful forested lake-town of sorbinowo, sergeant merwin kluuge's tranquil existence is shattered when he receives a phone call from an anonymous womanas 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 teamhåkan nesser's the inspector and silence is the fifth gripping crime novel in the van veeteren seriesbut van veeteren's investigations at the pure life go nowhere fastyet even in the face of these new horrors, the remaining members of the sect refuse to co-operate with van veeteren, remaining largely silent
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Oxfam bookshop wanstead condition: as new a book of hope for uncertain timesthey sometimes even appear on lamp posts and on cafe and bookshop windowssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreperhaps 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 allthe 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 lessons
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Large heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panela large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spineincluding: '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' etcepisodi storici a corteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenaval battles and court events18th-century rebackingan impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecomplete with cover page and 26 large platesbattaglie navaliestc calls for 16 unnumbered pages at the rear of burnet's work, whereas other records call for 12 only, as in the present copy26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil warsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablean 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)thomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)a very good copy
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Oxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publishedthere 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 coverwe experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the worlded 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 moreillustrated 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, humanityotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pagessome 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 prisoner
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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 ourselvesfor the seventies child, summer holidays didn't mean the joy of centreparcs or the sophistication of a tuscan villafor emma kennedy, and her mum and dad, disaster always came along for the ride no matter where they wentemma'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 toeswhether 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 they never gave upoxfam bookshop cheltenham growing up in the seventies, we were on the brink of the modern agethey meant being crammed into a car with grandma and heading to the coastbut despite a brave new world of casio hand-held calculators and digital watches, one thing remained the same: the family holiday
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