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Oxfam bookshop sevenoaks subtitled pharaonic egypt in the archives and libraries of the universita degli studi di milanoedited by patrizia piacentini, this is a heavily illustrated record and study of the extraordinary archival material, photographs, drawings, ancient and rare books held by the university of milan on the subject of ancient egyptsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished by skira for the university, and is in very good unread condition
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road archives and manuscript repositories in the ussr; moscow and leningradpatricia grimsted's internationally acclaimed reference series provides the only comprehensive information available in any language about the development, holdings, and published reference aids for the rich archives and manuscript collections of the soviet unionsome small marks and tears to the outer paper cover nut pages clear with minimal marks and binding in very good conditionsubsequent sections offer directories of institutions now located in kiev, lviv, kharkiv and other oblasts, and in soviet moldaviathe first section of this book provides an annotated bibliography of basic reference works for those using archival materialsappendixes contain procedural information about soviet archival organization and access restrictions and a table of geographic names in relevant languagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is in good conditionin this, the first of a two-part third volume of the work, grimsted focuses on soviet ukraine and moldavia
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Oxfam books & music beeston originality and initiative the arts and crafts archives at cheltenham edited by mary greensted and sophia wilson the third catalogue produced on the arts and crafts movement collections at cheltenham art gallery and museumpublished by cheltenham art gallery and museum in association with lund humphries paperback book in nearly new conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames precis of the archives of the cape of good hope - letters despatched from the cape, , volume iiibrown cloth, gilt titlesalso added land grants, attestations, journal of voyage to tristan da cunha, names of freemen, &csee oxfam website for delivery information read more corners and edges rubbed and bumped, boards marked, ex-library, with stamps, endpapers browned, contents otherwise clean and bright, small loss at the bottom corner of closing pages
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Spode-copeland-spode: the works and its people 1, hardcover by wilkinson, vega, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us - previously unpublished research from the copeland family archives - unpublished original pen and ink drawings - new research of the artists and gilders employed at the factory and examples of their work - detailed plans of the spode works showing its development on nine-acre site
65 €
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Spode-copeland-spode: the works and its people 1, hardcover by wilkinson, vega, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free shipping in the us - previously unpublished research from the copeland family archives - unpublished original pen and ink drawings - new research of the artists and gilders employed at the factory and examples of their work - detailed plans of the spode works showing its development on nine-acre site
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikichristopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, dnote in ink on first endpaperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecover with minor signs of useotherwise the book is in very good conditionwhereas 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 emperor) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copies’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legmanwill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & trace‘tamburlaine the greatillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignettesa play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 ppit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stagewritten 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 complexitystamp on half title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The views on site are phenomenal and overlook our beautiful countryside with widemouth bay in the distance2 bedroom caravan for hire on the devon and cornwall boarder - pets welcomeour 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 websitethe caravan is fully equipped
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This wonderful new book takes fans into the changing room, the training ground and the boardroomyou won't have read a football book like this beforewarnock 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 unitedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehow 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 managerfrom 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 beans
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12 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikishipping: transport by courier, after purchase in consultation with the sellercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletransport will have to be arranged by the buyer; costs are for the buyerthe 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 sandthe table top is loose on the base and is made of american tulipa wood and patinated with green-grey tonesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetable designed by belgian artists duo weijers and bormsthey 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 confirmationthe table top weighs over 200 kilos and is 3 cm thick and 105 m wide and is 3 m longthe 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 store
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The pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe 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, londonsee pictures for detailsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe was known for his work in the group pentangle, his solo recordings and his many collaborations with stefan grossman, bert jansch and robin williamsonthree great albums by the legendary english guitarist, singer and songwriter john renbournjohn renbourn ?– the lady and the unicorn label: reprise records ?– rs , reprise records ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue, stereo country: us released: mid ‘70 genre: folk, world, & country john renbourn ?– the nine maidens label: making waves ?– spin 102 format: vinyl, lp, album country: uk released: genre: folk, world, & country john renbourn profile: john renbourn (born 8 august , marylebone, london, england; died 26 march , hawick, scotland) was an english fingerstyle guitarist, singer and songwriterlater s stereo reissue with large coloured picture label on side a, in laminated sleeverenbourn is usually categorized as a folk musician but he also recorded blues, early (medieval and renaissance) classical music and world musicour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectformed 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 americasshortly thereafter, mariska veres came as lead vocalistmanufactured and distributed by philips records quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) shocking blue profile: dutch rock groupplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website? includes insert with lyrics, etcearth & fire were able to make some great albums in the processtheir first single hit the dutch top 40 inearth 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, hilversumin and , the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “venus”, followed by several other hit singlesultra 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 ?– pelsthe 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 explosionpink labels with bicycle logocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableprinted 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 detailson cover, second on labelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe early atlantis () and song of the marching children (), are recommendedtheir 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 catawikiformed in by former the motions guitarist robbie van leeuwen500 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 covermanufactured by philips records ltdthey 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
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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 timejimena 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 centurythe 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 timeoxfam 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 todaycanales 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 debateon 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 physics
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Some light tanning and some foxing to the textthis is the third volume, published in , bound in blue boardsthere 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 spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham covers the career of claverhouse from the accession of king james to the battle of killicrankie, and the death of dundee
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Government, heightening the knowledge and debate that can lead from such publicationsgovernment via print publicationsranging from historic congressional bills to the most recent budget of the united states government, the bibliogov project spans a wealth of government informationwe 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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• 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 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 narniaoxfam 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 csee oxfam website for delivery information read morein order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecyplayers enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witch
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It would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulation51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's styleart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern artthe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspirationvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacketoxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth century
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Overall the covers are in excellent conditionyellow endpapers which are a little mottledon the page containing the names of the books there is a small mauve pen markrubbing at the corners and the top & base of the spine, and along the front hinge where is leather is slightly split along the lower partthere is a very occasional foxing spot through the text block but it is remarkably clean and brightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblack leather binding with tooled boards and spine, 5 raised bands on the spine, and gilt decoration on the leather infoldsgilt page edges all round, the binding is tightfoxing on the colour mapsoxfam 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 commandlarge, heavy bible dated on the main title page, on the title page to the new testamentsome foxing on the title and the following couple of pagesthe text is in two columns with notes in the margins on both sides
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In this collection there are stamps that were issued in the s, s, s, s, s, s and ssome of them have the backing of the envelope that they were originally attached tothe oldest stamps in this collection were issued in and possibly earlier than thatall of the stamps in this collection have been used and have the postmark on them of when they were usedthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe stamps in this collection are all in very good conditionthe 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 switzerlandoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 37 stamps showing the sights and scenery of germany, austria and switzerland
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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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All the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's 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 academicsthis set is the ideal geography and history referencecarrying the authority of the times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative guide to the world - past and presentall place names on the maps are fully indexedoxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history books'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 atlasessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit 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 worldthe introductory section presents an extensive states and territories guide along with thematic maps and statistics on major world themes giving an accurate picture of today's world
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Laurence whistler is in a matchless position to record his life, having shared so many experiences with himoxfam 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 spinehe was an artist in whose work the romantic and the humorous met in a unique waythe book contains 32 pages of black and white and colour imagesyet he remained an enigmatic figure, apparently successful and never deeply happyinternally the pages are a little tanned but there are no markingsrex whistler was one of the most gifted figures of the inter-war yearsin this beautifully written and carefully researched book laurence whistler recalls his elder brother with love but with detachment, intimately and often with humoursee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas a man rex had charm and was outstandingly generous - liked by everyone and loved by manybut, 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' art 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 39
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Oxfam bookshop chiswick dr moore's enterprising book focuses on an apparent paradox: the failure of sri lanka's highly politicized smallholder electorate to place on the national political agenda issues relating to the public distribution of material resourcessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein exploring the features of sri lanka's history, geography, politics and economy which explain this paradox, the author looks in detail at some of the dominant features of contemporary sri lanka: the political consequences of the plantation experience; the persistence of elite political leadership; and the causes and consequences of ethnic conflictsri lanka has more than fifty years' history of pluralist democracy and such issues directly affect the interests of the smallholder populationyet successive sri lankan governments have pursued economic policies favouring food consumers and the state itself at the expense of agricultural producers
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The same fascination exists in relation to roles of the narrator and the expositormany of the audience responses then were concerned with the figure of the prompter as he was seen to operate simultaneously both 'inside' and 'outside' the action of the playthe ability of such a figure to move in and out of the action, and thus different realities, characterizes a relationship to the action and the audiencesometimes these roles are overt ones; sometimes they 'double up' with roles of actors, personages or charactersthese figures are of pivotal significance in the communication of those plays in which they operateoxfam 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 purpose of this book is to investigate the nature of these roles in order to identify their influence upon the performance of medieval playsin at groningen a production of the towneley second shepherds' play focused on an examination of this conventionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch 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 theatre
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Tissue guarded platesthe volume on the danube has a loose tissue guard at the frontispiece, and hinges cracking at end papers internallythe 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 advertisementsboards show shelfwear commensurate with age, corners are bumped and scuffedblocks are tight, some foxing to pagesillustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by woxfam bookshop sevenoaks two volumes bound as a set, published for the proprietors by george virtue, 26 ivy lane, undatedgold embossed designs front and back and gold design and lettering to spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe second volume is "the danube by william beattie, mgold edges to blockthe 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 wthe spines are labelled "the bosphorus and danube"in good used condition for age, bound in blue cloth with embossed design, and blind dentelle
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Things soon take a sinister turn, however, when a young girl's body is discovered in the woods, raped and strangled; and yellineck himself disappearsyet even in the face of these new horrors, the remaining members of the sect refuse to co-operate with van veeteren, remaining largely silentoxfam 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 mysteryhåkan 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 fastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe 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 woodsfinally 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 lotterythe strange priest-like figure who leads the sect - oscar yellineck - refuses even to admit anyone is missingin the beautiful forested lake-town of sorbinowo, sergeant merwin kluuge's tranquil existence is shattered when he receives a phone call from an anonymous womanin the heart of summer, the country swelters in a fug of heatas 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 team
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The 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 lessonsoxfam bookshop wanstead condition: as new a book of hope for uncertain timessee 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 allthey sometimes even appear on lamp posts and on cafe and bookshop windows
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Naval battles and court eventsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spine18th-century rebackingthomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea very good copyepisodi storici a corteestc calls for 16 unnumbered pages at the rear of burnet's work, whereas other records call for 12 only, as in the present copylarge heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panel26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil warsbattaglie navalian impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , ppan 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)including: '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' etccomplete with cover page and 26 large platesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publisheded 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 capitalillustrated with contemporary photographs of the pilots and their aircraft, this is an enthralling and original account from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and, above all, humanitythere is a small worn patch near the top of the spine of the dust jacket and slight bumping to the top of the spine and the corners of the front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome 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 prisonerwe experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the worldotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pages
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Whether 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 bruisedemma's memoir,the tent, the bucket and me,is a painfully funny reminder of just what it was like to spend your summer holidays cold, damp but with sand between your toesfor emma kennedy, and her mum and dad, disaster always came along for the ride no matter where they wentwith 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 villabut despite a brave new world of casio hand-held calculators and digital watches, one thing remained the same: the family holidaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham growing up in the seventies, we were on the brink of the modern agebut they never gave upthey meant being crammed into a car with grandma and heading to the coast
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