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Morgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timeas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevaraó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gsimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americanoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first century
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Field went eagerly as a young student on his first trip to the excavation grounds at kishthere his heart remained for most of the rest of his lifefascinated by the shaded past of the cultural hub of our civilization there, field dug, dusted and studied to piece together his track of mandj has some minor chipsthough his work took him to the caves of altamira and the pyrenees with the abbe breuil, to america where he worked for years in the field museum and saw the construction of its marvellous hall of primitive man, into planning for the developmental exhibit at the chicago world's fair, and into wartime studies for the ucontents are clean and binding is tightgreen cloth boards protected by unclipped maroon pictorial dust jacketillustrated with 28 b/w photographshis autobiography is a spirited account of the adventure of science itselfboards clean with very slight fading around the titles on the spineffep has a small section (4cm x 1cm) removed to take out surname of inscriptionpublished by peter daviesgovernment- it was at kish that he did his main body of worksee oxfam website for delivery information read morered top page endshenry field (december – january ) was an american anthropologist and archaeologistoxfam shop darlington hardbackborn in chicago he spent his childhood in england and was educated at eton and oxfordthe inscription includes " with greeting henry field" and is dated but cannot verify its authenticityhis essays on the babylonian findings have their tribute in the scientific world
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Some of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt withthis book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the independent but more or less simultaneous emergence of radar in several countries in the sthe book also sets out to explain the basic principles of radar and, where applicable, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt withthe historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then consideredabundant references, which could facilitate further research, are givenoxfam shop fulwood road radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineeringsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished, as volume 6 in the 'iee history of technology series'the study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the pre-cavity magnetron era of radarthe narrative ranges from the concepts of nikola tesla in and the experiments of christian hulsmeyer in right through, in chronological order, to the commercially sponsored experiments of the prewar days
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We are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical ‘computer’however, he did not have a working portion until , several years after his first table was published, and that was insufficient computing power to produce the mathematical tablesspine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labelplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoverall, this book is a collectable work by the babbage, the originator of the concept of the digital programmable computer, a fascinating artefact in the history of mathematics and sciencepencil ownership inscription of ‘wpencil notes on the last pagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecircular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pagetitle-page repairedex-library copyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiitem is as picturedrather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecharles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine no1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tablesink mark to tail page edgeashdown’ to head of title-pagebabbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tablessmall tears to some margins, affecting text on prebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditiontables throughout
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Using photographs, diaries and journals from over 74 different archives, this documentary series tells the story of these first steps in the western adventurefirst came the spanish conquistadors, then the solitary explorers, the mountain men, the trappers, and others paving the way for the future settlement of these unknown lands'fight no more forever' tells the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the war against the indiansoxfam shop oxford the entire series by ken burns which charts the conquest of the american frontier fromfinally 'one sky above us' tells the story of the last days of the west, of the larger-than-life characters who could still be found there, and of how buffalo bill cody set about creating the mythic image of frontier life which has survived to this daysee oxfam website for delivery information read more'death runs riot' tells the story of the civil war, the californian gold rush, the birth of new cities such as san francisco, the battle against mexican attempts to reclaim texas, and the start of the military campaigns against the american indianin 'empire upon the trails', since time immemorial the west had been the home of the indian, but with the advent of the modern era and the spread of european colonialism, that was all set to change
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After surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsbut the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstreturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagebut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolnow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallbut something much darker has yet to be unleashedthe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harryoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to endsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicmatching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical talereview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the future
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T4 - the roads of bharata first edition t5 - the curse of surya original edition t6 - the hug of howrah original edition t7 - captives of chaos first edition missing volume 2 colissimo shipment read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery very good condition, near mint condition t1 - le guêpier, it is redesigned printed in january st original color edition t2 - east of karakulak, redrawn, printed august st color original editionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour 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 available
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This is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication init was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsit covers the coast of north americathe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiithe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe voyage to australia and tahitivery small tear to spine on volume iiall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadaall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust covervolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' company
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After the death of her first husband, she has remarried, has a successful business, two children and a beautiful houseoxfam bookshop brigg the first mistake is the stunning second novel from the other woman author sandie jones, who delivers twist after heart-stopping twist, in this addictively readable domestic suspense about a wife, her husband, and her best friendso when alice begins to suspect her husband nathan is having an affair, alice turns to beth to help her find the trutha friend without judgement, she is the most trustworthy and loyal person alice knowsperfect for fans of the mother-in-law and my lovely wife? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe can trust beth, can't shein beth, she also has the best friend she has always wantedfor alice, life has never been better
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Ralph lauren is the first designer in the history of fashion to create clothes so archetypal of their time and place that they have almost come to symbolise a nationcolin mcdowell not only tells the life story of ralph lauren - his beginnings as a tie salesman to the opening of his first store in new york - but he examines the roots of lauren's americana and what has inspired himcolin mcdowell has been given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes world of ralph lauren along with the full support of the designer, his family, friends and colleagueslargely ignoring the vagaries of fashion change, he has taken the best of the past and recast it for the present and in so doing has given international cachet to the weft and warp of american lifeoxfam shop arnold this lavish book gives the inside story on the fashion icon, ralph lauren, one of the world's greatest designerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is a celebration and an exploration of the themes that have inspired him and provides a deep insight into the man behind the style
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Item description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regiona scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this worksome pencil writing on front free endpaperthe expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coverssecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pages5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ workscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditionrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingspublished by john murray, londondiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsplates are brightoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition wear at extremitiesapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countrytitles in gilt to spinerubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spinesome rubbing to front inner hingeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinternally; is almost goodbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4pages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxing
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107 €
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I had to get the first volume from the library (that is the first part of the life of edward the vi and the protectorate of the duke of somerset)500+ pages, hardback with typical library coverthe minutia is excrutiating at times and in vol i i learned more about sheep than i think i ever needed to knowvol ii (this volume) has detailed accounts of protestants and the protestantism of the time i skipped a lot of it eventuallythe dominance of the duke of northumberland this is an ex library book and the second volume in the setby the way if you are looking for the schemer who put his daughter in law on the throne and poisoned edward vi you won't find him in this bookthis man's research is so good that i find him quoted everywhere else when it comes to edward vinot that much about edward and not that much about the duke of northumberland
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first edition first impressionvery good condition with dust cover see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop woodbridge this volume of the history of the times provides a fascinating lens through which to review the close of the twentieth century and the dawn of the twenty-firstreview copy with a note from the publisher
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This is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)the flora contains:- over species accounts that include first record, status, distribution and ecology;- more than 660 dot maps of native and frequently encountered alien spieces;- introductory chapters on geology soils, landscape, climate, historical recording and the changing environment;- discussion chapters on distribution patterns, floristic distribution patterns, floristic conservation;- 24 pages of colour plates of maps and photographs showing botanical hot spots and local notable speciesit marks the culmination of over 50 years of field recording by local botanists and over 18 years of fieldwork and in-depth search of historical records by the authoron the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wearoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditioninternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisionexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanyand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmthose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timetranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read morea woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconyon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodeselisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the citythe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workhis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and diverge
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first editionthomson) page - xxxii pp with fold-out plate - 344pp 17 x 11 cm, condition; fair, despite loosened dedication page and some spotting on first end pages, a further tight and clean copyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigreen buckram hardbackembossing folding map of aberdeen, banff & kincrdine shires - tilte page - dedication (to athe author was born in aberdeengilt title on spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedickie, george - professor of botany in the university of aberdeen the botanist's guide to the countries of aberdeen, banff, and kincardinein he was appointed professor of natural history at queens college belfast and later as professor of botany in the university of aberdeencatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecomes with non adhesive transparent dust jacket
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Oxfam shop macclesfield a historical novel, first published in , about events occurring in the ohio river valley in the late eighteenth centuryit is the second in a trilogy, the first of which is "betty zane" and the last of which is "the last trail"it 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 regionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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At once epic in scope and extraordinarily intimate, the daughters of mars brings the first world war to vivid life from an unusual perspectiveused to tending the sick as they are, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first in the dardanelles, then on the western frontprofoundly moving, it pays tribute to the men and women who voluntarily risked their lives for peacesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet they find courage in the face of extreme danger and become the friends they never were beforeand eventually they meet the kind of men worth giving up their precious independence for - if only they all surviveoxfam bookshop cheltenham in , two spirited australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their father's dairy farm and carrying a guilty secret with them
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All first editions, published by edward lloyd, limitedthe first 3 volumes were published in and the 4th volume was published inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin very good condition for its agepart of the lloyd's natural history collectiona hand-book to the birds of great britain volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 by r124 coloured plates altogetherthe covers are good, with only slight wearvolume 1 has a split by the front board gutter as shown in the last photoall the plates are complete, i have taken photos of all the platesslight rubbing on the book corners and spine ends*buyer please pay within 3 days* read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall in uniform size, hardback, 1st editionsthe plates are bright and cleanplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredthe pages are clean, no foxingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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He argues that perret provides the first rational and effective expression of classical principles in modern constructionfinally, until very recently it was the only readily available monograph on auguste perret in englishit records and analyses the densely articulated, if provincial, english debate with respect to the aesthetic challenge posed by the increasing popularity of concrete from around onwardsit is an unmatched pioneering history of the development of reinforced concrete up to307pp + 104 photographic plates at the rear" - from the foreword of a later edition"collins provides a thorough history of the new nineteenth century material and goes on to examine the theories on its architectural expression, focusing on determining role of the reinforced concrete framesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place in good condition - the dust jacket is in poor condition (tears to the front top and around the top of the spine and price-clipped), the book itself is in very good condition (very bright pages, no markings" kenneth frampton: '"concrete" remains a valuable historical text that in many respects has never been given its due
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These are also the years of hemingway's first marriage to hadley richardson, the birth of his first son, and his discovery of the bullfights at pamplonaoxfam bookshop cheltenham these are the heady times of the nick adams short stories, fitzgerald's the great gatsby, and the writing of the sun also risessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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first uk edition-first printing()because first they must search the world for the three sections of the book of ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spellsbut now a terrifying enemy - apophis, the giant snake of chaos - is risingand in order to battle the forces of chaos, they must revive the sun god ra - a feat no magician has ever achieveddust jacket condition: fineblack hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) with dust jacket in fine conditionnow the gods of egypt are waking in the modern worldif carter and sadie don't destroy him, the world will end in five days' timeprice un-clippedcan the kanes destroy apophis before he swallows the sun and plunges the earth into darknessforever? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ringwood puffin booksever since the gods of ancient egypt were unleashed on the modern world, carter kane and his sister, sadie, have been in big troubleas descendants of the magical house of life, they command certain powerspercy jackson fought greek godscondition: finethe book is signed by the author on the title page
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He has also made the official disney albums of the first films in long footage, oliver and cothe spanish artist xavi has worked during all these years, illustrating the stories of disney characters such as mickey mouse, donald duck, the beagle boys, mickey mystery, basil, big bad wolf, totally minnie, little mermaid and some of the other characters from disneyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioriginal of mickey, donald and horacemade in pencil and watercolourthis original has a (coa) signed by the authorxavi, (xavier vives mateu) is a spanish disney artist who has been working for more than 30 years in the disney magazines of the egmont publishing house in denmark and in the sanoma publishing house in the netherlandson a 120g/m2 and 40 x 29,7 cm paperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedue to the current circumstances of the health crisis that the world is suffering, the delivery of this article may be delayed, longer or shorter, depending on the severity of the momentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledrawing inspired by the disney short movie of the band concertlittle mermaid and aladdin
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first editions in acceptable conditionfor example, see the cover and final photothe lot will be packaged with great care to reduce the risk of damage, in bubble wrap and a sturdy boxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoffered, 2 versions(!) mickey mouse big little books the mail pilot fromcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe larger version has a very rare and unique size for the mickey mouse big little books (especially for those of the s)photo 13 shows that a name or something else was written on the inside in pencil in the pastcover with clear signs of wearthere is pencil(/pen?) in the booklet but mainly on the outside of the pages, see photos 4 and 5no other coloured pagesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe booklets are in acceptable conditioncover with thin transparent tape here and thereshipping by registered mail, nationally and internationally; cheap shipping costs with multiple lots within the same auction, keep a close eye on the tracking code to avoid unnecessary returnsthis lot concerns 2 versions of the famous mm the mail pilot booklets, both fromour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeno reserve pricefor a third(!) version, also from , see the other lots in this auctionbooklet ok otherwise, only the final 2 pages are held together by that piece of tape, see photo 15the smaller version still has all pages in the gum, some pages at the beginning are somewhat loosethis version is also from
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Printed in , first editionnow, for the first time in book form, this volume presents a series of exciting and engaged interviews with, and essays from, the founder of social ecologyoxfam shop mutley plain  "murray bookchin has been a dynamic revolutionary propagandist since the s when, as a teenager, he orated before socialist crowds in new york city and engaged in support work for those fighting franco in the spanish civil warsome dirt marks to the page edges, otherwise very goodfinally, he states what is to be valued in both anarchism and marxism in building such a left and offers guidelines for forming a new revolutionary social movement" book in good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe goes on to assess the crisis of radicalism today and defends the need for a revolutionary leftthis expansive collection ranges over, amongst others, bookchin's account of his teenage years as a young communist during the great depression, his experiences of the s and reflections on that decade's lessons, his vision of a libertarian communist society, libertarian politics, the future of anarchism, and the unity of theory and practice
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury the mystery of the spanish chest is a novella by agatha christie which was first published in three instalments in women's illustrated from 17 september to 1 october with illustrations by zelinksi in the uthe story was also gathered and published as part of the adventure of the christmas pudding and a selection of entrées in october the three issues in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Published by lund humphries, first editionproviding a comprehensive assessment of jeremy gardiner's career to date, this monograph, the first of its kind, explains how this distinctive artist has taken the exploratory landscape vision of mid-century st ives modernists like ben nicholson, peter lanyon and john tunnard into a new post-millennial eraoxfam shop cowley road hardcover with dust jacket over black boards including essays from leading art writers, this book provides an insight into the career of one of britain's most innovative contemporary landscape artistswhile indebted to british and american modernism, gardiner's new conceptual rigour and technical repertoire is informed by science, geomorphology, new technologies and direct physical engagement with ancient landscapesby ian collins, peter davies, simon martin, christiana payne and william varley, with a foreword by wendy baronsee oxfam website for delivery information read more gardiner's unique geological interpretation of landscape not only describes the current lie of the land but portrays it as a complex outcome of natural processes over vast periods of time
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The significance of monuments studies the importance of monuments tracing their history from their first creation over six thousand years laterpart one discusses how monuments first developed and their role in developing a new sense of time and space among the inhabitants of prehistoric europestarting in the mesolithic and carrying his analysis through to the late bronze age, richard bradley sheds light on this complex period and the changing consciousness of these prehistoric peoplesoxfam bookshop leeds 179ppother features of the prehistoric landscape - such as mounds and enclosures - across continental europe are also examinedin as new conditionthe neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments - including stonehenge - were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguitiesit is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating periodthe significance of monuments is an indispensable text for all students of european prehistorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart two studies how such monuments were modified and reinterpreted to suit the changing needs of society through a series of detailed case studies
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Devised by leslie scott (the creator of jenga) & sara finch first published by oxford games ltd a family favourite since '91  ex libris is a game to challenge your literary acumen and test your creative writing skillseach of the one hundred cards gives you the title, author and plot summary of a different novel or short storyoxfam shop kendal new and sealedthe book-lover's game of writer's bluffsee oxfam website for delivery information read more  the other players then have to write a plausible opening or closing sentence to the work in an attempt to bluff fellow players into believing that their script is the genuine oneat the start of a round, one player, taking turns as the reader, picks a card and reads it out
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Its civilization, which flourished years before churchward's day, was technologically more advanced than his own, and the ancient civilizations of india, babylon, persia, egypt and the mayas were merely the decayed remnants of its colonies this book is signed by the author and dedicated to mrs carrington interestingly he dates it - before publication signed on the second free endpaper" he claimed mu was the site of the garden of eden and the home of inhabitants known as the naacals a very rare itemoxfam books & music olney  the spine is faded but the lettering still clear   according to churchward, the lost pacific continent of mu "extended from somewhere north of hawaii to the south as far as the fijis and easter island the blue boards have gilt lettering and decoration on the front decorative endpapers extensively illustrated rough cut edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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