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 woodbridgemore than 300 b/w and 160 full colour illustrationsunclipped wrappercontaining potted biographies of over british illustratorsvg++ £ see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Björn hendal watches are inspired by the first watches with chronograph from the 40s of last century(total strap length including clasp is 23 cm)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicurved anti-reflection plexiglasour 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 lookcatawiki’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 readablethis watch will be shipped registered by postnl within the netherlands and abroad by fedexthe watch comes with a beautiful matching heavy 316l 'milanese' metal strap with adjustable claspspecifications: diameter: 44 mm steel casing weight: 115 g = 4 ozjapanese quartz chronograph water-resistant (5 atm), this watch is not suited for swimming, showering, or being submerged in water in any other wayplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitean elegant appearance and a true symbol of swedish design: clean and simplecomplete, in box with manual
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-grandmothercolour: fawn diameter: 6¾ ins (17 cm) approxi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designin good condition considering their agepossibly for jarssmall hole around the edge of oneplease see my listings or contact me for details
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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 unknowncollection from south paignton area only pleasepreviously worked, but it has been in (dry) storage for a year and is not working at present, though all parts are present i believelongcase grandfather clock, for collection from paignton
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 developmentsosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwayshe 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 eruditionfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionthis 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 french
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 breaththe 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 destructionwe 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 warsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtat 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 vietnamfrom 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-state"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 leadersin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominenceusing 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 worldoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincenow 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 economyas 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 presidents
5 €
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The images are from the end of last centurythe images are made of polystone and are actually in new conditionbecause the handle of charlie has a little tear, the qualification is very goodtwo beautiful images of charlie brown and franklin in beautiful condition: the friends of snoopyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiboth images are delivered with the original packagingcharlie is approxour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available35 cm high an franklin approxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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 revolts 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"see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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 centurypenelope fitzgerald was one of the most distinctive voices in british literaturepreface by a s byatt hardback book with dust jacket published in see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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
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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 centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe photos are magnified, please see the information for the right measurementsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemaker's mark: nbox clasp, closes properlyshadows may appear in the photos due to different lighting conditionsbracelet is in good condition, the gold plating has a beautiful warm yellow gold colourplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 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 regulationsnot known to me but worth checking out! link size: 23 mm l x 1
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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' from the foreword by fiona shawsee oxfam website for delivery information read morestroeher is professor of music history at marshall university where she is also coordinator of the music history & literature area jude brimmer is an archivist at the britten-pears foundationoxfam shop magdelen street 'to read these letters is to climb up a wall and peer into the secret garden of two giantsthe 365 letters written throughout their 39-year relationship are here brought together and published, as pears intended, for the first timewhile 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 togetherentertaining 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 topicsthis volume comprises the complete surviving correspondence between benjamin britten and peter pears nicholas clark is the librarian at the britten-pears foundation at the red house, britten and pears's home in aldeburgh, suffolk
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-grandmotherin excellent condition considering its agei have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designcolour: shades of pink diameter: cm) approxplease see my listings or contact me for details
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-grandmotherin excellent condition considering its agecolour: pale pink diameter: cm) approxi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designplease see my listings or contact me for details
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-grandmotherin excellent condition considering its agecolour: cream diameter: 7¾ ins (19i have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designplease see my listings or contact me for details
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-grandmotherin excellent condition considering its agei have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designcolour: fawn diameter: 10¾ ins (27please see my listings or contact me for details
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-grandmotherin excellent condition considering its agecolour: pink diameter: 6½ ins (16i have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designplease see my listings or contact me for details
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-grandmothersome repair required, but in reasonable condition considering its agecolour: fawn diameter: 20 ins (51 cm) x 12½ ins (31i have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designplease see my listings or contact me for details
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-grandmotherin excellent condition considering its agei have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designcolour: white diameter: 12 ins (30 cm) approxplease see my listings or contact me for details
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-grandmotherin excellent condition considering its agei have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designcolour: white diameter: 12½ ins (32 cm) approxplease see my listings or contact me for details
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-grandmothercolour: white diameter: 10¼ ins x 10¼ ins (26 cm x 26 cm) approxi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designslight repair needed, but in good condition considering its ageplease see my listings or contact me for details
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-grandmothercolour: cream size: 8¾ ins (22 cm) x 6 ins (15 cm) approxi have many other victorian mats for sale, some with a similar matching designslight repair needed, but in good condition considering its ageplease see my listings or contact me for details
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 palestineneatly inked name on flyleaf of volumes 1, 3 and 4sporadic foxing and and generally evenly tanned throughoutneatly pencilled name on front endpaper of volume 1speckled edge to text blockssee oxfam website for delivery information read morerebound in in mottled glossy brown paper covered boardsthe 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 audience75) 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 populationshe also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinity' 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 justicethere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno 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 complexmoving 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 crimesthe inside pages are clean and unmarkedin good conditionthere are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boards
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 morewritten 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 landsmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this erain travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter coxfam 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 peoplesincluded 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 africanusfrom 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 oceansunlike 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 translationsaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever before
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