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Discoveries 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 illustrated with folding frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 13 full-page plates, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings an account of layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelacks 2 pages from the appendix between pages 672 and 673 (see picture 54), a couple of maps are taped but still completecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished by john murray, londonsecurely bound with hinges fully intact, some instances of internal separation but text block sound with no loose or detached pagesplates are clean and bright (please see pictures)condition wear at extremities with rubbing and bumping to cornersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiapart 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 spineno writing or inscriptionspages are tight and clean with occasional, spots, light marks, or foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 13 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsinternally; is almost goodbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4item description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the region5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & indextop of spine cover missing
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102 €
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Oxfam books & music bedford the seventies: rediscovering a lost decade of british architecture (twentieth century architecture) paperback - 1 janthe sophisticated revival of s and s white modernism is analysed by geraint franklin, and roland jeffery shows how many architectural roads crossed in milton keynessome bumping to corner - see photo see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe s is increasingly seen as a crucial time of transition when, despite adverse economic conditions, new thinking emerged to modify the modernist beliefs of the s, incorporating greater concern for the realities of lifeby alan (ed) harwood, elain & powers (author) this new journal from the c20 society is described by bridget cherry as 'essential reading for anyone who wants to understand that decade'the essays are complemented by a time line charting the highlights of the s across culture and politicsthe period saw the first designs by some of britain's leading practitioners, including sir terry farrell and sir jeremy dixon, whose colourful early projects are described by kenneth powellthe eleven essays gathered in this volume demonstrate the variety and surprising zest of the decade, starting with an extended overview by elain harwood and alan powers, and articles describing new theatres, art galleries, mosques and offices wit, imagination, humility and sensitivity to people and environments helped to create more flexible approaches to the design of individual buildings and citiesthe history is complex and few specialist studies have appeared to dateother contributions tell personal stories of the decade, from the cartoonist louis hellman, the architect david rock and the historian gavin stamp
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The modern antiquarian is the result of an eight-year odyssey in search of the roots of british cultural identityin this historical masterpiece, he takes us on an unforgettable journey across the british isles, uncovering the first temples ever built and their myriad descendants, the relics of which can still be seen todayslight tear to the bottom of sleeveof the countless sites visited, cope has selected over 300 of the very best; photographing their remains and explaining fully their relationships with the landscapeoxfam bookshop victoria road julian cope is one of britains best known and most-celebrated post-punk visionariesthis book is in very good conditioncopes deft prose examines our prehistoric beginnings through the evidence of megalithic remains and their surroundings, allowing us for the first time to reconcile the tapestry of our past with modern lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book shines a powerful light onto the past of a nation hoodwinked into believing that its history began with the roman conquest
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250 €
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From to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forceshowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, inthe successful bidder was fred fthe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 yearsfrench, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker villageoxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentsconceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess annethe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off inbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementwhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentdolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgravia
6 €
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Volumes 1-6 complete set published by bell and daldy in a beautiful set of the second edition of morris's history of british birdssplit by each side of the top part of the spine volume pages volume pages volume pages, small cut by the top side of the spine volume pages volume pages, split cut by the top side of the spine please view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiex libris books so has the sticker to the inner part of the front boardsfront and back board gutters slightly split*buyer please pay within 3 days* read moreall the books are in good condition, particularly if you consider the ageplease 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 storevolume pages, the section between pages and the swallow-tailed kite plate is loosein 6 volumes with original decorative cloth bindings and full page of 365 hand coloured plates as called foreach volume has a bright unique gold gilt picture of a bird [s] on the front board and gilt titles and decoration to the spinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesize of each book 26 x 18 cm some foxing inside
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102 €
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Discoveries 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 artefactsthis 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, londonplates 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 4item description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionpages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxinga 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 exploration
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107 €
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In the making of the british landscape, eminent historian, archaeologist and farmer, francis pryor explains how to read these clues to understand the history of our land and of how people have lived on it throughout timecovering both the urban and rural and packed with pictures, maps and drawings showing everything from how we can still pick out bronze age fields on bodmin moor to how the industrial revolution really changed our landscape, this book makes us look afresh at our surroundings and really see them for the first timefrom the suburban streets that still trace out the boundaries of long vanished farms to the norfolk broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded, from the ceremonial landscapes of stonehenge to the spread of the railways - evidence of how man's effect on britain is everywheresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ludlow this is the story of britain as it has been preserved in fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islands
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£25 the story of the british race by munro, john the history of england from the accession of james the second vol i lord macaulayselling these two old history books of england
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Best of british - it’s the united kingdom as you’ve never seen it before! best of british - piece jigsaw puzzlecompleted puzzle size (approx):19
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Originally published by the trustees of the british museum in , this is a reprintgood++ condition, minor bumping, bright and clean internally; four paper covered and cloth folders with tape ties, dated and printed by the trustees of the british museum containing loose plates and descriptive texts - plates cl1 - clx; clxi - clxx; clxxi - clxxxiii; cxli - clvolume i only (of 2): black cloth covered boards with gilt titles to spinesimilar folder, also , containing indexes, general title and prefaceall five folders are slightly tanned and grubby, solid and complete, contents clean and undamagedoxfam bookshop thame this listing includes six items see oxfam website for delivery information read more
50 €
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In particular, it shows that british communists were never content simply to restate soviet ideas about literature, but always developed them in ways that were innovative and sometimes unorthodoxtext in excellent clean condition320 pages, including appendix, notes, and indexex-library, with usual markingsoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames this book examines the many important literary critics and theorists associated with the communist party of great britain in the ssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit provides a systematic and critical account of the communist understanding of the politics of literature and assesses the ways in which party theorists were influenced by the world communist movement
10 €
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Kings and queens: the history of the british monarchy, paperback by ganeri, anita, isbn , isbn-13 offers factual and practical information for children on a range of popular subjects, including machines, history and the natural world
4 €
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Oxfam bookshop thame the age of hogarth: vol 2: british painters born (tate gallery catalogues of the permanent collections) (volume 2)believed to be ex-library book hardback with dust-jacket showing some minor scuff marks the volume deals with 168 works and features many colour plates and black and white illustrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read more  a brief biography of each artist is given
25 €
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Title: spink's standard catalogue of british coins : coins of englandtitle: spink's standard catalogue of british coins : coins of englandcondition: very goodpublisher: spink & son ltd
6 €
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Go spy the land: being the adventures of ik8 of the british secret servicedispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is good
4 €
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Written by the pioneer of british armoured warfare and a respected strategistoxfam bookshop byres road written by the pioneer of british armoured warfare, this is an accessible and comprehensive guide to the battles that changed the course of history, explaining both the events themselves and their historical importancesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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14 €
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle an outline history of the development of the rail-borne steam locomotive in the british isles from tohardback with dust jacket in very good conditionsome slight tanning to edges of dust jacketfully illustratedpages clean and unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a very good copy of this collection of essays exploring the responses of british travelers to america and also how they used their experiences of america to take a fresh view of britaintravelers discussed include dickens, frances trollope, isabella bird, fanny kemble, harriet martineau, robert louis stevenson and the return of henry jamessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good dw
75 €
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Oxfam shop herne bay the glory days of british steamthe ultimate profile of british steam in the 40's, 50's and 60's and coverage of britains heritage lines3 disc boxed setsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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Best of british (hartwig braun) - gibsons 500 piece jigsaw, usedhe designed this puzzle to celebrate 100 years of gibsons family owned jigsaw and games company this puzzle is quite challenging geographically as all gibsons fans will know gibsons jigsaws are designed to fit perfectly with no puzzle dustthe design is clearly printed on 100% recycled thick board the puzzle is sold as usedhartwig braun is an artist specialising in design-led illustrative worksit is complete see photograph but the box is slightly damaged due to sellotape tear offa printed puzzle image is included and a guarantee of quality slip from gibsons
3 €
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A lovely lot of old british banknotesprices range from: £ for one pound notespick up or signed for postage£ for five pound notesthe prices depend on condition and the type of note£ for twenty pound notesfor more information or more specific photographs, please message me£ for ten pound notesdeals can be made on multiple note purchasesi am able to get many more guernsey one pound notes if you want them
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Oxfam shop oadby the observer's book of british geology by iit is in good condition with a previous owner's name in biro on the edge (see photo)see oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Large collection of british commonwealth various areas with huge cware you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiregistered maillook at the photos for your own impressionplease 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
573 €
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Volume 3 of yarrell's a history of british birdscloth cover worn and discoloured, but binding tight published see oxfam website for delivery information read more ex-library copy with labels and stamps presented to the charter house library by the publisher, john van voorst
(England)
20 €
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A celebration of british film - the queen mrs henderson presents/the full monty…
10 €
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Best of british jazz - bbc jazztitle: best of british jazz - bbc jazzused books will be clean unsoiled and not stained, all pages and illustrations will be presentbinding: audio cdartist: various artistscondition: very goodlabel: upbeat jazz
5 €
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Aa book of british townsoverall condition is goodcontains maps, photographs and town plans with very informative texthardback great book for exploring the towns of britain
2 €
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Gpo first day cover of british discovery set of 4 stamps with clear cancelswould make an unusual 50th birthday or anniversary gift for the enthusiast read more
1 €
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Ravensburger best of british no4 - the garden centre, 2x500pc jigsaw puzzles - has been completed a few times - otherwise jigsaw in excellent condition - and guaranteed complete
7 €
