The 40s of last century
List the 40s of last century
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Oxfam shop colne road the dictionary of 20th century british book illustrators alan horne antique collectors society woodbridgevg++ £ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreunclipped wrappercontaining potted biographies of over british illustratorsmore than 300 b/w and 160 full colour illustrations
20 €
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Björn hendal watches are inspired by the first watches with chronograph from the 40s of last centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storespecifications: diameter: 44 mm steel casing weight: 115 g = 4 ozplease 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 catawikithis watch will be shipped registered by postnl within the netherlands and abroad by fedexcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebecause of the curved and on the inside blue anti-reflective acrylic glass the time on the beautiful classic light grey dial is nicely readablecurved anti-reflection plexiglascomplete, in box with manual(total strap length including clasp is 23 cm)the flat (5 mm) steel casing lends this watch its stylish lookthe watch comes with a beautiful matching heavy 316l 'milanese' metal strap with adjustable claspjapanese quartz chronograph water-resistant (5 atm), this watch is not suited for swimming, showering, or being submerged in water in any other wayan elegant appearance and a true symbol of swedish design: clean and simple
166 €
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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 detailspossibly for jarsi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designin good condition considering their agesmall hole around the edge of onecolour: fawn diameter: 6¾ ins (17 cm) approx
7 €
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It is the second in a trilogy, the first of which is "betty zane" and the last of which is "the last trail"oxfam shop macclesfield a historical novel, first published in , about events occurring in the ohio river valley in the late eighteenth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit involves the attempts by missionaries to convert native americans to christianity and features lewis wetzel, who had dedicated his life to the destruction of native americans and to the protection of white settlements in the region
8 €
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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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He explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionhe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetjürgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering erudition
19 €
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~ thriftbooks: read more, spend lesscollectible glassware from the 40s, 50s, and 60s by cathy florence; gene florence readable copypages may have considerable notes/highlighting
6 €
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The west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary world"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leaderssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencenow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economyfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-stateat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincethe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentswe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt
5 €
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The images are from the end of last centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecharlie is approxboth images are delivered with the original packagingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletwo beautiful images of charlie brown and franklin in beautiful condition: the friends of snoopythe images are made of polystone and are actually in new condition35 cm high an franklin approxbecause the handle of charlie has a little tear, the qualification is very good
33 €
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Rosario villari's account of the background to this revolt, first published in and now at last available in english, has established itself as essential reading for all those interested in the origins and character of these seventeenth-century revoltssee oxfam website for delivery information read more concentrating not on the city of naples itself but on the countryside, it has new and important things to say about landlord-peasant relations, rural banditry, and the workings of spanish rule in southern italyoxfam bookshop wallingford the revolt of naples in was one of several contemporaneous revolts and revolutions which have been grouped together by historians as manifestations of a "general crisis of the seventeenth century"
30 €
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen a fascinating collection of letters from the great english novelist - and prolific correspondent - penelope fitzgerald acclaimed for her exquisitely elegant novels - including the booker prize-winning 'offshore' - and superb biographies, penelope fitzgerald was one of the most admired authors in britain during the last centurypreface by a s byatt hardback book with dust jacket published in see oxfam website for delivery information read morepenelope fitzgerald was one of the most distinctive voices in british literaturethe prizewinning author of nine novels, three biographies, and one collection of short stories, she died in'so i have thought of you' is an invaluable addition her distinguished oeuvre
6 €
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The last one is based on a tradition going back to the end of the 17th centuryin the procession, the young males of the island, dressed in the traditional dress of the
4 €
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Oxfam bookshop west bridgford with their renowned purity of sound anonymous 4 mark the millennium by exploring in chant and polyphony dread of the last judgement and fear of the end of the world which pervaded late tenth century thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Artfully made filigree bracelet with gold plated and shiny silver parts, made by a highly skilled gold /silversmith from the 30s-40s of last centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemaker's mark: nthe photos are magnified, please see the information for the right measurementsshadows may appear in the photos due to different lighting conditionsplease 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 catawikibox clasp, closes properlycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablenot known to me but worth checking out! link size: 23 mm l x 1the bracelet will be cleaned lightly before being shipped registered with track & trace in a gift box bidders should take into account that postal delivery delays may occur in several countries, please check local government regulationsbracelet is in good condition, the gold plating has a beautiful warm yellow gold colour
59 €
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Above all, when read together, britten and pears's letters allow the clearest possible look 'behind the scenes' of one of the most productive creative partnerships of the twentieth century jude brimmer is an archivist at the britten-pears foundation' from the foreword by fiona shaw nicholas clark is the librarian at the britten-pears foundation at the red house, britten and pears's home in aldeburgh, suffolkthis volume comprises the complete surviving correspondence between benjamin britten and peter pearsthe 365 letters written throughout their 39-year relationship are here brought together and published, as pears intended, for the first timesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile the correspondence provides valuable evidence of the development of britten's works, more significant is the insight into his relationship with pears and their day-to-day life togetheroxfam shop magdelen street 'to read these letters is to climb up a wall and peer into the secret garden of two giantsstroeher is professor of music history at marshall university where she is also coordinator of the music history & literature areaentertaining to read, domestic and intimate, the letters provide glimpses of cultural and artistic life in the twentieth century, including pacifism and conscientious objection, critical assessments of music and other artists, transport and communications development in the twentieth century, the 'aldeburgh corpses', art collecting, gossip, everyday life in an english country house, the development of the aldeburgh festival, performance practice in early music, looking after dachshunds, travel, and a host of other topics
14 €
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Unique antique vintage victorian crocheted table mat / cloth collectors item this is a unique hand-crafted round table mat crocheted with love & care at the turn of last century by my great-grandmotherplease see my listings or contact me for detailsi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designcolour: shades of pink diameter: cm) approxin excellent condition considering its age
5 €
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Unique antique vintage victorian crocheted large table mat / cloth collectors item this is a unique hand-crafted round table mat crocheted with love & care at the turn of last century by my great-grandmotherplease see my listings or contact me for detailsi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designcolour: pale pink diameter: cm) approxin excellent condition considering its age
8 €
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Unique antique vintage victorian crocheted table mat / cloth collectors item this is a unique hand-crafted round table mat crocheted with love & care at the turn of last century by my great-grandmotherplease see my listings or contact me for detailscolour: cream diameter: 7¾ ins (19i have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designin excellent condition considering its age
7 €
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Unique antique vintage victorian crocheted large table mat / cloth collectors item this is a unique hand-crafted round table mat crocheted with love & care at the turn of last century by my great-grandmotherplease see my listings or contact me for detailscolour: fawn diameter: 10¾ ins (27i have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designin excellent condition considering its age
9 €
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Unique antique vintage victorian crocheted table mat / cloth collectors item this is a unique hand-crafted round table mat crocheted with love & care at the turn of last century by my great-grandmotherplease see my listings or contact me for detailsi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designcolour: pink diameter: 6½ ins (16in excellent condition considering its age
7 €
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Unique antique vintage victorian crocheted large table mat / cloth collectors item this is a unique hand-crafted oval table mat crocheted with love & care at the turn of last century by my great-grandmotherplease see my listings or contact me for detailssome repair required, but in reasonable condition considering its agei have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designcolour: fawn diameter: 20 ins (51 cm) x 12½ ins (31
2 €
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Unique antique vintage victorian crocheted large table mat / cloth collectors item this is a unique hand-crafted round table mat crocheted with love & care at the turn of last century by my great-grandmotherplease see my listings or contact me for detailsi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designin excellent condition considering its agecolour: white diameter: 12 ins (30 cm) approx
5 €
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Unique antique vintage victorian crocheted large table mat / cloth collectors item this is a unique hand-crafted spiral-shaped linen table mat crocheted with love & care at the turn of last century by my great-grandmotherplease see my listings or contact me for detailscolour: white diameter: 12½ ins (32 cm) approxi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designin excellent condition considering its age
7 €
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Unique antique vintage victorian crocheted large table mat / cloth collectors item this is a unique hand-crafted square linen table mat crocheted with love & care at the turn of last century by my great-grandmotherplease see my listings or contact me for detailsi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designcolour: white diameter: 10¼ ins x 10¼ ins (26 cm x 26 cm) approxslight repair needed, but in good condition considering its age
2 €
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Unique antique vintage victorian crocheted large table mat / cloth collectors item this is a unique hand-crafted rectangular table mat crocheted with love & care at the turn of last century by my great-grandmotherplease see my listings or contact me for detailsi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designcolour: cream size: 8¾ ins (22 cm) x 6 ins (15 cm) approxslight repair needed, but in good condition considering its age
2 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport a record of jewish history, with special emphasis on the first century ce and the first jewish–roman war ( ce) comprising the jewish war (cthese works provide valuable insight into first century judaism and the background of early christianity, and are the chief source next to the bible for the history and antiquity of ancient palestinesporadic foxing and and generally evenly tanned throughoutneatly pencilled name on front endpaper of volume 1speckled edge to text blocksrebound in in mottled glossy brown paper covered boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe jewish war recounts the jewish revolt against roman occupationantiquities of the jews recounts the history of the world from a jewish perspective for an ostensibly greek and roman audienceneatly inked name on flyleaf of volumes 1, 3 and 475) and antiquities of the jews (c
90 €
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead the worst of crimes: homosexuality and the law in eighteenth century london in the eighteenth century homosexuality became an issue, especially in london with its fast growing populationno one dared to say publicly that it should be tolerated, yet the reactions of men and women to the homosexuals in their midst were varied and complexthere are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boardsshe also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spinein good conditionthe inside pages are clean and unmarked' by studying original trial documents and other manuscript sources netta murray goldsmith has discovered hitherto unsuspected facts about some cases, including one important instance in which a prosecutor, aided by members of the judiciary, was able to pervert the course of justicemoving from the old bailey to the court of king's bench, the author discusses the anomalies, inconsistencies and miscarriages of justice that arose as our ancestors decided what to do with defendants accused of the so-called 'worst of crimes
350 €
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In addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moremancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this erafrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforeoxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationsincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanusin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cwritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway lands
18 €
