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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis series of "4 plus 1" is completed with an signed brochure about the ups and downs of ottist, with some short text and photos of his performances (a circulation of 25 copies by the office of useless art) finally, there is also the original and signed playlist of ottist(f)reddy’s very first performance during a "no-music" festival in sambreville on 21 julythe entire collection of recordings by performance artist ottist(f)reddythe publisher is the antwerp cassette label da dist tapesfour coloured cassettes from and a coloured cassette from (an endless loop-tape about european democracy in crisis) the real concert of this lasted almost 2 hours, the time that the batteries of his megaphone lastedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein november , the first long player (vinyl) will be released
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikislapping the mod movement into the face of the austin powers generation, this graphic novel certainly lives up to its name and is destined to become a classic! signed by dave gibbonscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedave gibbons is one of the most recognised and highly regarded comics creatorsthe story chronicles the struggles of two friends, lel and bok, in a strangely-familiar futurebest known for his artwork on the legendary "watchmen", he has now drawn on his love of mod culture to create an all-new, semi-autobiographical graphic noveldealing in classic teenage themes such as alienation, gangs, girls, drugs and violence, the centre of the struggle is the urgent need of the boys to join the coolest of the cool: the ice-cold gang called the originalsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Along with a motley collection of streetwise strays, the pair find themselves caught and transferred to a secret space laboratory where after some intensive training they learn they've been selected for a space flight missionbut when his neighbour, mrbut the soldier also has a few problems of his own as he has fallen in love with a toy ballerinaby using these newfound powers of his, he must work together with his new friends and save the forest realmin 'the tin soldier' (), when a young boy begins hanging out with the wrong crowd the gift of a tin soldier changes his perspective; the soldier comes to life and uses his army training and principles to set the boy back on the straight and narrowleaving his friends, he embarks on a journey throughout a mystical wilderness where a range of obstacles stand in the way of a better lifetim (paul danaceau), gives him a book of spells, the book opens a gate to another world in which max is enlisted to help local elves battle their enemies, the unseeliesin 'the adventures of chris fable' (), chris (solomon ray), a young thief and runaway, learns that his father is in needsealed, as good as new! see oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'max magician and the legend of the rings' (), max (timothy stultz) is interested in magic, isn't very popular and gets picked on by bulliesoxfam shop lytham collection of four family filmsin 'space dogs' (), after escaping from the local dog pound, homeless stray strelka teams up with belka, canine canonball of the local state circus, when her trajectory takes an unexpected path
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And beautiful carved leaves in the wood that are gold painted the golden pieces are painted and the wood itself is varnishedin lovely and good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe items will be sent by registered and insured mail, better for you and mecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is baroque beautifully long and finely carved and the plateaus are beautiful semi-circulareverything is handmade, carved, painted and originalestimated period: material: oak41 cm high 14 cm long 30 cm wide very nice items that you don't often see in this condition anymore please see all the photos for an accurate impression they are part of the description of this lotthe dimensions are the same per ornamentand of course with track & tracethe item will be packaged and shipped with careour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiif you have any questions you can also email meon the back of the ornaments are sturdy hanging holes reinforced with steel, this is also nicely donemay also be collected from us in the netherlandstwo antique baroque wooden wall ornamentsornament gramsand the back is also nicely varnishedweight per ornament variesthank you in advance and enjoy the lot you wonplease take a good look at the photos
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High-quality and very rare work in good state of preservationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia part from the base, i’d like to report a cut of the panel on its external edge and also a cut of its depthcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablean irrelevant architectural element has been removed at the top of the bordersize: 44 x 26 cm read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe pictorial part and decoration was performed with a renaissance technique called "a sgraffio" which consisted of the writing on the table of several layers of colour that once dry allowed through the use of an acuminate tip to engrave the top revealing out the part belowour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerare tabernacle door in gilded and lacquered carved wood
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Doom, loki, and kingpin! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreissue 312: the avengers' lives continue to spin out of control after freedom force attacks avengers parkwhat provoked freedom force? and which heroes will fall in battle? issue 313: super-villain team up! after mandarin and wizard grow tired of planning an attack on the avengers, they decide to spring into ill-fated actionwith only mild wearing on the edges of the pages, this bundle is in very good condition, and would be a fantastic addition to any collectionmandarin, wizard, drthe avengers vs issue 311: a group of mysterious robots infiltrate the hydrobase! with the super-powered avengers still in the negative zone, it's up to quasar and the non-powered staff to defend their turfoxfam shop whitchurch road this bundle contains the entire story-line of the acts of vengeance, so you can dive right into this fantastic crossover
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Reclaim the mortal realms! the gates of azyrheim are cast wide open, and the heroic forces of order march forth to loosen the iron grip of chaos that blights the mortal realmsa must-own for all collectors and players of this grand alliance, and indeed anyone collecting and playing warhammer age of sigmar, it takes you through the forces of order with warscrolls for every miniature, extensive information on the twenty-one factions, nineteen warscroll battalions and a selection of sample armies to help you mix and match your collection into a heroic fighting force - or provide inspiration for your next steps into the world of warhammer age of sigmarsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the free peoples to the fyreslayers, each warrior is determined and strong - whatever their motives, each wishes to see their lands returned to the verdant glory of times much missedleading the charge are the glittering stormcast eternals and their extremis chamber, with their unlikely allies the seraphon; hardy duardin, aelfs and devoted of sigmar follow in their blazing pathoxfam bookshop carlisle grand alliance: order is a grand alliance book, containing every single warscroll for the grand alliance of order in warhammer: age of sigmarthe war for the realms has begun! this 280-page book is the indispensable guide to the armies and factions of order at the dawn of the age of sigmar
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Charging into battle without hesitation, screaming war cries at a cowering foe while hefting enormous war-axes, the fyreslayers are the descendants of the shattered warrior god grimniroxfam bookshop carlisle battletome: fyreslayers () is a complete guide to the fyreslayers, the savage servants of the fallen god grimnir who fight for gold and their own ineffable reasonssince the age of myth they have travelled the realms searching for this precious bounty, offering their services to any who will pay; more than mere mercenaries, their quest is a matter of spiritual honourtheir fury in combat and unbreakable oaths are legend, and their axes are feared - berserk warriors born for war, the fyreslayers burn with grimnir's fury!in great conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morereleased in januarythey bear runes of shining ur-gold hammered into their flesh - ur-gold which, they believe, contains the very essence of grimnir himself, giving the incredible strength for which they are notorious
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Jocano served as professor emeritus at the asian center of the university of the philippines and executive director of punlad research house, incthere are marks on the front cover and the corners are creased and bumpedhowever, the text block appears to be clean a free from annotationsthis volume addresses the following questions: is it possible to speak of a generalized filipino kinship and family organization, or, is it too risky to make such a generalization because of the geographical distances and dialect differences? felipe landa jocano was a filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his works in philippine anthropology, in particular for documenting and translating the hinilawod, a western visayan folk epicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham this book is the third in the series of integrated studies on filipino society and culturethis paperback edition is in a reasonable, used conditionhe has authored numerous books on various aspects of filipino society and culturethe purpose of the series is to highlight the basic features of commonly shared patterns of culture and social institutions among the different lowland filipino ethnolinguistic groups
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It exposes 'a vast amount of calumnious falsehood with which scotch fanaticism had debased the history of the country'oxfam bookshop hexham this book covers the period between the accession of charles 1st and the advent of king williamsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredundee was called 'the devil dundee' but did he deserve this name? this is volume 2, published in and bound in blue boardsthere is some foxing and tanning and minor signs of wear to the edges and corners of the binding
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Can they survive their tour of duty and make it back home? episodes are: 'pilot', 'notes from the underground', 'dislocations', 'war lover', 'sitting ducks', 'burn baby, burn', 'brothers, fathers and sons', 'the good, the bad and the dead', 'battling baker brothers', 'nowhere to run', 'roadrunner', 'pushin' too hard', 'uso down', 'under seige', 'soldiers', 'gray-brown odyssey', 'blood brothers', 'the short timer', 'paradise lost', 'angel of mercy' and 'the hill'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe platoon, under the command of 2nd lieutenant myron goldman (stephen caffrey) and staff sergeant zeke anderson (terence knox), face a variety of challenges in the vietnamese jungle: homesickness, internal quarrels and, of course, their enemy, the vietcongoxfam bookshop chelmsford good condition all 21 episodes from the first series of the drama centred around a platoon of us soldiers on a tour of vietnam
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The episodes are: 'the luck', 'doc hock', 'the ties that bind', 'lonely at the top', 'a bodyguard of lies', 'a necessary end', 'cloud nine', 'thanks for the memories', 'i am what i am', 'world in changes', 'green christmas', 'odd man out', 'and make death proud to take us', 'dead man tales', 'road to long binh', 'acceptable losses', 'vietnam rag', 'war is a contact sport', 'three cheers for the orange, white and blue', 'the raid' and 'payback'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe platoon, under the command of 2nd lieutenant myron goldman (stephen caffrey) and staff sergeant zeke anderson (terence knox), face a variety of challenges in the vietnamese jungle: homesickness, internal quarrels and, of course, their enemy, the vietcongoxfam bookshop chelmsford all 21 episodes from the third series of the drama centred around a platoon of us soldiers on a tour of vietnam
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Can they survive their tour of duty and make it back home? the episodes are: 'saigon: part 1', 'saigon: part 2', 'for what it's worth', 'true grit', 'non-essential personnel', 'sleeping dogs', 'i wish it would rain', 'popular forces', 'terms of enlistment', 'nightmare', 'promised land', 'lonesome cowboy blues', 'sins of the fathers', 'sealed with a kiss', 'hard stripe' and 'the volunteer'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe platoon, under the command of 2nd lieutenant myron goldman (stephen caffrey) and staff sergeant zeke anderson (terence knox), face a variety of challenges in the vietnamese jungle: homesickness, internal quarrels and, of course, their enemy, the vietcongoxfam bookshop chelmsford all 16 episodes from the second series of the drama centred around a platoon of us soldiers on a tour of vietnam
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It deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary onethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timethe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read moreif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlan
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I'lli also combine postage if multiple items are purchased (see my other listings)i have 4x 10 ozt koala bear and kookaburra coinsthe design of the australian koala changes every year to capture the natural beauty of the bearlet me know what you're looking for and i'll reply with quantity, price and typesit's supplied in a coin capsule and the coin is in 'mint' condition and will grace anyone's fine silver collectionif you have any questions, please ask and let me know what you're looking for and i'll reply asapimages are of the coin type and not the actual item but is exactly like it70 this coin is one of a series by the perth mint, australiaeu: ÂŁ by tracked/signed-for service (if available to your country)the coin's obverse depicts her majesty, queen elizabeth ii weight: 10 ozt (31925 sterling silver 0925 sterling silver slider bracelet and999 fine silver mint: the perth mint, australia type: bullion/uncirculated (bu) dimentions (mm): (d) 75the australian koala 10 ozt fine silver coin's reverse depicts one of the most iconic symbols of australia, the beloved koala80 carat brazilian emerald jewellerypostage/shipping: uk: freepayment methods: bacs, iban, paypal friends & family gift, *paypal standard (*any fees to be paid by the buyer), cash on collection, building society issued cheque, bankers draft, postal order and **personal/business cheques (**to clear first)i have 4x 10 ozt coins (in capsules) and plenty of other weights, types and
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Three prints are not mounted, are signed and dated and are in their original cellophane wrappers; the 4th is partially mounted but is not signednunn currently lives and maintains a studio in central harlemeach print measures approx 28cms x 22cms he spent more than a decade working in films  a  native of new york state, nunn has spent many years in the film, photography and visual image industryoxfam shop hexham set of 4 prints from an exhibition by carl w nunnnunn's first exhibition "where harlem meets the sky" is the first of a series depicting harlem's landmarks and buildings in the context of natural elements like the sky, the sun and the moonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more his film experience helped develop his unique frame of reference and respect for the placement and positioning of objectsnunn began taking pictures as a teenager and later studied photography at the center for the media arts nunn was inspired to shoot sky views of harlem because he desired to capture harlem's natural beauty in a light that had never before been realized "nunn's work is captivating and inspiring" says janifer wilson, owner of sisters uptown bookstore llc in harlem, new york
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" 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 railwayalso included are three essays by kahler, scott lothes, and jeff brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photographywith funding for printing provided by the kahler family charitable fund, all sales will go to support the center's worksee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe soon began making annual trips to the west virginia and eastern kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "placewinston link photographsoxfam 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 onearly 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
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Ad 264 - the roman empire is torn in twopraise for harry sidebottom: sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical arteveryone must choose a sideto the east, on the plains of northern italy, the armies of the emperor gallienus musteryet not all welcome ballistas returna fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the anglesoxfam shop launceston warrior of rome: the amber road is the sixth book in harry sidebottom's warrior of rome serieson a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, ballista must journey the amber road to the far north to hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birththe western provinces - gaul, spain and britain - have been seized by the pretender postumussee oxfam website for delivery information read morefans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottoms recreation of the ancient worlddoes treachery pose the greatest danger?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama
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When jacquest fournier, bishop of pamiers, launched an elaborate inquisition to stamp them out, the peasants & shepherds he interrogated revealed, along with their position on official catholicism, many details of their everyday lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebasing his absorbing study on these vivid, carefully recorded statements of peasants who lived more than 600 years ago--pierre clergue, the powerful village priest & shameless womanizer is even heard explaining his techniques of seduction--eminent historian le roy ladurie reconstructs the economy & social structure of the community & probes the most intimate aspects of medieval life: love & marriage, gestures & emotions, conversations & gossip, clans & factions, crime & violence, concepts of time & space, attitudes to the past, animals, magic & folklore, death & beliefs about the other worldoxfam bookshop cheltenham in the early 's the village of montaillou & the surrounding mountainous region of southern france was full of heretics
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Oxfam shop crawley a box set covering 3 decades of welsh rugby'the eighties' sees jonathan davies presenting his selection of wales' best six games from the eighties: davies' debut in against england; wales' victory over scotland in ; their victory against ireland: the unforgettable win over australia in ; the 3-11 win over england in ; and the comeback victory against scotland inwhilst 'the nineties' sees rob howley presenting his selection of wales' best six games from the nineties: the first victory over england for nearly 4 years in february ; their wins over france in and ; another close win over england in ; the miraculous victory over argentina in ; and their win over south africa in june in the first game to be played at the millennium stadiumsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'the seventies' gareth edwards presents his selection of wales' best six games from the seventies: the dramatic wins over scotland and france in ; the win over scotland the following year; the defeat of france in ; the overwhelming 9-34 win over ireland in ; and the magnificent victory of 16-7 over france in
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells very good conditionthe italian cinema book is an essential guide to the most important historical, aesthetic and cultural aspects of italian cinema, from to the present daythis provocative collection will provide the film student, scholar or enthusiast with a comprehensive understanding of the major developments in what might be called twentieth-century italy's greatest and most original art formwith contributions from 39 leading international scholars, the book is structured around six chronologically organised sections: the silent era () the birth of the talkies and the fascist era () postwar cinematic culture () the golden age of italian cinema () an age of crisis, transition and consolidation ( to the present) new directions in critical approaches to italian cinema acutely aware of the contemporary 'rethinking' of italian cinema history, peter bondanella has brought together a diverse range of essays which represent the cutting edge of italian film theory and criticismminor shelfwear only: slight bumping to cornerssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Previous owner name on first pagepart i deals with the grammar of kwaza in detail and gives an overview of its social, cultural and historical context6 photographs, 2 small maps, footnotes & references, abbreviations, appendicesmoreover, the history and the culture of its speakers are otherwise undocumentedoxfam books & music lancaster this is a comprehensive description of the kwaza language of southern rond nia, in the brazilian amazonpart ii contains a selection of kwaza texts with morphological analyses and free translationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe present work is part of an attempt to preserve the kwaza languagekwaza is not clearly related to any other known languagepart iii is a dictionary of kwaza, with many examples and an english-kwaza register original publisher's white & green paperback, white title spine and frontcover, thick large 8vo, xxij, 760ppuntil recently, almost nothing was known about kwaza and with only 25 remaining speakers this indigenous language is likely to become extinct some time this century
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Oxfam bookshop brigg the perfect gift for that superhero, saint, figure of worship or, if none of those apply, your plain dear old dad"when shawn's son has seen the firework, they will go back indoors"those big displays are rubbish," he tells his sonfireworks are more expensive than shawn expectedthe large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope"you can't see a thing'hilarious' stylist see oxfam website for delivery information read more'what does a hippopotamus eat, dad?' asks philip 'children who ask for stuff in the gift shop,' says his dadbeing a dad is brilliant'"this delightful book is the latest in the series of ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them'shawn has set up his own firework display in the gardenfeaturing original ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableshipping possible in italy and europe, it is shipped packed on a wooden platform, the courier delivers only to the street level, the opening of the packaging and the positioning in the home are at the buyer's expenseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe backsplash was probably added later, the black glass has a small chip, if not mounted you can see 2 closed holes on the top (visible in detail in the photo) very good original storage conditions, it has been cleaned and treated against the woodworm as it had some holes, now it is ready to be used immediately, it has small imperfections due to agebeautiful sideboard with italian art deco chest of drawers, of excellent workmanship and build quality, original from completely covered in walnut and walnut burl on the front, the handles in polished metal and red bakelite are original of the period, the locks are original, there is only one working keyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Very rare to find book still with dust jacketpages have foxing to edges, tightly bound, clean and unmarkedmap illustration to first and last pagesdust jacket, unclipped and in good condition, has rubbing chips and two tears and small surface damage to spineoxfam books & music beeston the last englishman the story of hereward the wake by hebe weenolsen "the last englishman is the story of hereward the wake, who returned from the crusades to find england at the mercy of the normans and fought with every breath of his life for her liberationfoxing to inside d/jhardback is red cloth covered board with silver lettering to spine and embossed cartouche to front and is in excellent conditiongreat adventure story based on fact" author explains research at end of the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Tosti dei duchi di valminuta () famous politician and company manager, on a document with document of king vittorio emanuele iii signed by the king and duce benito mussolini as minister, there is also a perfectly preserved blind stamp of the italian kingdomare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki1) conferment of the position of consul general of costa rica to mrcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website2) beautiful document issued by the costa rican republic with signature of president ricardo jimenez oreamuno, in office from tocondition: both documents have stains, as pictured, that do not compromise the textbeautiful pair of handwritten documents concerning the relationship between the republic of costa rica and the italian statethe document gives the italian citizen count mauro tosti di valminuta the powers of italian consul general; the original costa rican blind stamp is also includedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe other volumes in paper covers, sewn book blocks, are in good conditioncondition: all volumes are ex-library and have the related characteristicscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe binding of volume 8 has clear signs of wear, see photosa total of 5 booksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website(1 x) 24 x 16 cmcompiled set of four volumes in the original paper covers and one volume in the original blue linen binding with logo - x, 340, x, 336, (vi), 630, ix, 364, ix, 332 ppthe shocking topics are various and each volume is a stand-aloneshipping with registrationcontents: international tribunal sitting at nuremberg, germany, proceedings period 2nd february - april 3rdfive consecutive volumes: 6, 7, 8 (in linen binding), 9 and 10(4 x) 24 x 15 cmthe book block has been re-gluedinterrogations of nazi leaders, their organisations and witnessesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe tables of contents have been photographed
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The book describes important developments in twentieth-century danish and scandinavian architectural historyas a young man, fisker worked with gunnar asplund and sigurd leverentz, the two most important architects of the younger generation in sweden, and he never forgot his scandinavian rootsthe danish academy in rome became his last official commission, and fisker put all of his knowledge and artistic skills into its design; he wanted it to be his "crowning work"he later developed his distinctive style that has been called danish or vernacular modernismkay fisker was a leading figure in danish architecture in the decades around the middle of the last centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit moreover provides fascinating insights into the theory and practice of restoration of modern buildingsoxfam bookshop hove very good condition, appears unread
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Not ex-library and no notes or highlightingscuffs, minor blemishes on the cover) including some foxing on the front cover and text blockthe developments and omissions in past and present policies are discussed in this study, which represents a valuable contribution to the literature on the history of child care and the place of handicapped children in modern societyoxfam bookshop newport why have handicapped children been offered such different - and usually inferior - patterns of residential care? why have official policies towards them lagged so far behind those towards other children living away from their families? what must be done now to complete curtis's unfinished business and to guarantee handicapped children the same official concern as others living away from their own homes?  ann shearer has written a fascinating book in which she unfolds for the first time the history of residential care for handicapped children since the curtis report in , the book contains a wealth of information - facts, figures, statutory references, committee reports and evidence to royal commissionssee oxfam website for delivery information read more some signs of previous use (econtains the previous owner's name in neat black penoverall, no significant flaws
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The wife likes surprisesthe large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the husband's job to organise this surprise for her, and to keep her informed of every detail about itthis delightful book is the latest in the series of ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about themor, for any fool of a husband or seriously deluded groom-to-be who hasn't yet understood what he's signed up fornext year, she will claim that becoming a mother was the best day of her life, but only because she was on some very strong drugsthe best day of her life was on her eighth birthday, when she got a yellow bikeoxfam shop arnold the perfect gift for your long-suffering wife or prospective bridefeaturing original ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new texttina is getting marriedher favourite sort is a surprise birthday partyit is the best day of her life
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