The author caroline courtauld
List the author caroline courtauld
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The book is presented by the author to denham-smith and there is also frank hedges butler's business card red hardboards with gilt globe and lettering to the front boardplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigilt illustration and lettering to the spine alsosome marks to edges of boards, especially the rear board but firm and binding tightit is a first edition published init features 79 b/w photographic platescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe author's journey takes him from southampton to new york and then to hawaii, the pacific islands, japan, korea, china, hong kong, singapore, brazil, falkland islands, patagonia, chile, peru, panama, cuba, and floridaround the world by frank hedges butler, founder of the royal aero club and hon treasurer of the royal automobile clubthe 2nd part of the book covers red sea, aden, malaysia, java, bali, australia, new zealand, fiji, tonga, samoa, tahiti, vancouver and home to england
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Throughout the narrative, the author reflects on the reliability of historical evidence, highlighting key interpretative issues for readers new to the periodthe author provides a narrative introduction to sixteenth-century english and scottish history, focusing on the political and religious developments in both countries while considering also economic, social, cultural and educational changeoxfam books & music beaconsfield this volume examines the development of two sovereign nations over seventy-four momentous years, from the downfall of cardinal wolsey in england and the majority of james v in scotland to the succession of james's grandson to the throne of england in binding is soundthe cover shows handling and shelf wear and some sections have copious underscoring in pencil with the occasional ink margin note however this is adequate as a reading copysee oxfam website for delivery information read morecommon issues explored include the tensions between centre and periphery: the relationship between monarch and subject: the development of bureaucracies and 'reformed religion': and shifting attitudes towards irelandthe book incorporates recent work on topics such as reformation settlements in both countries: the destruction of anne boleyn and mary queen of scots: the characters of mary tudor, elizabeth i and james vi: french intervention in scotland: and the defeat of the spanish armada
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This is simply a beautiful book' jodi picoult 'i loved this riveting story with its intricate characters and beautiful language' sue monk kidd, author of the best-selling, the secret life of bees kim edwards is the author of the short-story collection the secrets of the fire king, which was an alternate for the pen/hemingway award, and has won the whiting award and the nelson algren awardbut the night dr david henry delivers his wife's twins is a night that will haunt five lives for everfamilies have secrets they hide even from themselvesfor though david's son is a healthy boy, his daughter has down's syndrome'crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over againher second novel, the lake of dreams, is available from penguinsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit should have been an ordinary birth, the start of an ordinary happy familyoxfam shop pershore the multi-million copy bestseller, kim edwards' the memory keeper's daughter is a moving and poignant novel about grief, family and betrayalas grief quietly tears apart david's family, so a little girl must make her own way in the world as best she canand, in a shocking act of betrayal whose consequences only time will reveal, he tells his wife their daughter died while secretly entrusting her care to a nurseshe is an assistant professor of english at the university of kentucky
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A novel that reveals the spiritual side of the authoras can be seen from the photographs: slight scuffing to the centre of the dust jacket and an inscription signed by the author on the front end paperoxfam bookshop newark hardback with dust jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The author explores the life cycle of the salmon, using his own experiences and stories of salmon fishing and spotting to create an enticing narrativehistory suggests it is the pressure of human development which has narrowed down the survival zone of the salmon, and the author questions whether we can go on altering natural systems and freshwater rivers in order to make space for human populations, and do so in sync with fish needsthis book explores the natural history of this mysterious fishhe also addresses the matter of conservation issues and human management, which in the past has led to fast decreasing populationsinternally the pages are clean, the binding strong and the colour photographs are clearoxfam bookshop lincoln a fascinating journey into the extraordinary world of the king of fish: the salmonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor those interested in marine lifethe book is in good condition, with only some minor damage done to the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket and along the very edges
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The perfect summer read' -- clare mackintosh, author of the bestselling i let you gofrom the author of the bestselling some day i'll find you comes a novel of dark suspense set in the lake district where, beneath the inviting water of the lakes, danger and death are waitingdays of blazing sunshine bled into weeks and monthspeople swam in delightfully tropic waters to cool offin the lake district, cumbria's mountains and valleys began to resemble a grecian landscapeas the summer blazed on, the drownings beganoxfam shop pershore 'an authentic and exciting storybut, barely three feet below the surface, the temperature remained just a degree or so above freezing    the summer of was unprecedented in living memory what if someone wanted to take revenge? to remove an abusive, controlling partner from their life? when and where better to stage a murder and pass it off as an accidental drowning? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop brigg the printing & making of books: an examination of tradition with an assessment of the trends of invention and the development of techniques presently discernible in the several crafts devoted to the making of bookscharles batey (author) this was originally a paper read by the author insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The author holds that every piece of literature, including historical writing, is an artifactthe author has composed and arranged the larger subjects and their sub-themes in such a way as to create an open, dynamic continuity to armenian history that is intellectually intriguing, aesthetically appealing, and close to lived experiencesthis extensive work captures the multidimensional nature of the armenian experience in the medieval islamic worldbeing an armenian, dadoyan argues, means having an ethnic ancestry laden with narratives drawn from the vast historic armenian habitatit is a composition of many elements arranged in certain forms: order, sequence, proportion, detail, intensity, etcsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredadoyan studies the armenian experience in the medieval islamic world and takes the reader through hitherto undiscovered paradigmatic cases of interaction with other populations in the regiondadoyan's concern is also to outline revolutionary elements in the making of armenian ideologies and politicsoxfam bookshop aberystwyth in this first of a massive three-volume work, seta blinking armenian-islamic history is one way of dealing with the problemcontradictory trends went into the making of armenian history, yet most narratives fail to reflect this rich texture
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Sankaran's own practice, it is a material of which he is surein good conditionhe has not included remedies of which he has little experience or knowledgethe bottom jacket corners are bruisedsankaran has attempted to convey the innermost feeling or the basic delusion of the remedy while connecting the situation, source, miasm and kingdomthere are several scuffs to the dust jacket especially on the backit is the author's attempt to trace out these connections that distinguishes this work from other materia medicasthe inside pages are clean and unmarked and relatively bright considering the age of the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe material presented here has been observed and confirmed in droxfam bookshop hampstead the soul of remedies by rajan sankaran the author's idea of understanding a remedy is to grasp the connection that ties together its myriad symptoms: the basic delusion, its source (kingdom), the miasm to which it belongs, its symptoms - all must be understood as aspects of a single whole if we are to even begin to truly understand a remedythe rubrics and physical symptoms cited are ones which he has repeatedly observed and often used to confirm the remedy prescribed
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The author explains that in the gospels the word translated as 'sin' means in the literal greek 'missing the mark', as of a spear thrown at some object and failing to hit itand from meaning to miss the mark it came to mean failing in one's purpose, and so erring or wrong doing see oxfam website for delivery information read morediscolouring on the cover and marks on the page edges shown in photosoxfam shop st giles street this book is a companion to the author's previous work, 'the new man'
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From award-winning author sebastian faulks, girl at the lion d'or is a powerful story of love and conscience, will and desireoxfam bookshop hertford a haunting historical novel set in france between the two world wars about love and desirefrom the author of the international bestseller birdsongmid-s, northern france'beautifully written and extraordinarily moving' the sunday times----also available by sebastian faulks as part of the french trilogy series: birdsong charlotte gray see oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe is seeking a job and a new life, far removed from the injustices of her pastat the hotel, anne meets the cultured, rich and married hartmann and begins anaffair with the married great war veteran, revealing her secrets, fears and hopes to hima mysterious young girl named anne louvet arrives at the seedy hotel du lion d'or in the small french town of janvilliers
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham city of the mind is the second novel by booker prize winning author penelope lively'a glorious novel' observer'the descriptions of the london blitz are achingly real' sunday telegraphpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children'in london's changing heartland, architect matthew halland is aware of how the past and the present blendit stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind himshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markshe later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigerher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all began'this is the city in which everything is simultaneousshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe insee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut matthew is occupied with constructing a new future for london in docklands, and with it he begins to forge new beginnings of his ownpenelope lively lives in londonhere too is the london of prehistory, of georgian elegance, of the blitzthere is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and construction
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" in this prescient work, now with an introduction by stephen king, michel houellebecq, the author of the novels platform and atomised, focuses his considerable analytical skills on hbut even as he outlines lovecraft's rejection of this loathsome world, it is houellebecq's adulation for the author that drives this work and makes it a love song, infusing the writing with an energy and passion that characterises houellebecq's new novelindispensable reading for anyone interested in lovecraft, houellebecq, or the past and future of horrorno matter what might be said, access to the artistic universe is more or less entirely the preserve of those who are a little fed up with the worldhouellebecq's insights into the craft of writing illuminate both lovecraft and houellebecq's own workclean cover, pages and fore-edge display toning and some foxingnor do they go to the movies, actuallythe two are kindred spirits, sharing a uniquely dark worldviewsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelovecraft, the seminal, enigmatic horror writer of the early 20th centuryoverall a good copylovecraft: against the world, against life michel houellebecq, introduction by stephen king "those who love life do not readoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells h
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Until news comes that offers clem the chance to confront the author of his nightmaresoxfam bookshop hertford the exceptional and powerful novel from the booker-shortlisted author of oxygenin a world where people slaughter the innocent without mercy or retribution, how can we have faith in humanity, or the future?clem glass, a photojournalist, returns from africa to london convinced he knows the answer - mankind is fundamentally wicked and there is no hope for usyet when his sister falls ill and he takes her back to the west country of their childhood, he cannot ignore the decency, joys and small kindnesses of those around him, or the pulse of goodness in his own heartsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Blackwells had a close working relationship with lippincott in pennsylvania, where the author was basedblack titles to upper and spinethere is no dust jacket and the boards look as though they have instead been subjected to a less than perfect assault with pvc sealantthe sealant is torn to all corners (1-2mm)the title page has a 2cm tear to the hinge line tail and another to the fore edge toprigid card boards with the author's distinctive artwork to upperthis very rare book is certain to attract close attention from collectorssee oxfam website for delivery information read more page faces lightly tanned; some foxing to the block edges; no other marks seenoxfam bookshop market harborough the enchanted playhouse - mabel betsy hill oxford: basil blackwellprinted by compton printing works, londonhowever, the covering is authentic: it extends beneath the paste downs and would thus appear to represent an early outing for this revolutionary productundated copy presumed to be the first uk edition of this american titlethe binding is excellent, as one might expect from kemp hallbound by the kemp hall bindery in oxford
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Signed by the author on the title page, with a label to that effect on the front1 bestselling author of 'the ashes of london' and 'the fire court' comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following james marwoodthe discovery of a body at clarendon house, the palatial home of one of the highest courtiers in the land, could therefore have catastrophic consequencescat lovett had every reason to want her cousin deadif he makes a mistake, it could threaten not only the government but the king himselfoxfam shop fulwood road from the no  james marwood, a traitor's son, is ordered to cover up the murdersince his murder, she has vanished, and all the evidence points to her as the killersee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the court of charles ii, it's a dangerous time to be alive - a wrong move may lead to disgrace, exile or death marwood is determined to clear cat's name and discover who really killed alderleybut the dead man is edward alderley, the cousin of one of marwood's acquaintancesbut time is running out for everyonea royal scandal that could change the face of england forever
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames inscribed and signed anonymously by the author on the ffepthe coloured chart faces page 252a scarce title, signed especially sothe inscription records a detail about the author's wifebrown cloth, gilt titles to spine, no dust jacketlight rubbing to cloth, very minor bumping at extremities, light foxing to endpapers and the odd mark elsewheresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Koba the dread, during whose course the author absorbs a particular, a familial death, is a rebuttal of stalin's aphorismamis's remarkable memoir explores these connectionshis second-closest, and then his closest friend (after the death of the poet philip larkin), was robert conquest, a leading sovietologist, whose book of , the great terror, was second only to solzhenitsyn's the gulag archipelago in undermining the ussrstalin said that the death of one person was tragic, the death of a million a mere 'statistic'it is largely political (while remaining personal)see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith general shelfwear and foxingoxfam shop colne road koba the dread is the successor to martin amis's celebrated memoir, experiencein between the personal beginning and the personal ending, amis gives us perhaps the best one hundred pages ever written about stalin: koba the dread, iosif the terriblethe author's father, kingsley amis, though later reactionary in tendency, was 'a comintern dogsbody' (as he would come to put it) from toit addresses itself to the central lacuna of twentieth-century thought: the indulgence of communism by intellectuals of the west
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Oxfam bookshop lymington signed by the author on the fly-title pagethe mystery has spawned many conspiracy theories and even a million-dollar search mission by author clive cusslerfilled up with families anticipating a new life on the other side of the world, what started out as a journey full of hope ended abruptly when the ship vanished between durban and cape townin , the ss waratah embarked on her second voyage, from sydney to england via south africaa second longer search was commissioned but still no trace was foundbelieving her to be drifting, the horrified authorities ordered a search vessel to comb the seas but in three months they found nothingironically, the ship was due to be fitted with pioneering radio equipment when she reached england, but to this day nothing has been heard of the ship or her human cargosee oxfam website for delivery information read morea popular theory suggests the searches themselves were at fault, but here the humorous and fascinating diaries, maps, and log books of walter smith, a key figure on board both search missions, proves their thoroughness and describes the wide ground they covered, the dangers they faced and bizarre things they stumbled across, and the day-to-day experiences of the crew
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The author clarifies the ways of understanding the body as a physical and metaphorical reality, but also the medieval conceptualization of violenceon top of that, the author is making an investigation on the violent character of spectacles -Â representation in pursuit of picturing this subject more clearly and more relevantoxfam books & music lancaster the volume the spectacle of the body in late medieval england represents a study on the human body representation in medieval england by approaching the concept of the spectacle as a space of manifestationthe approach of the volume is dominantly christian reviewing the representations of the body through outstanding figures of christianity (crucifixion of jesus christ, body of virgin mary)see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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2 x cds read by the authorthe author evokes all the emotions that carried him to the extraordinary expression of joy which enchanted the nation when he danced his unforgettable victory jig at wembly at the moment of world cup successhe talks about his lifelong affair with the game, but it also shockingly candid about the other side of the football dreamsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford nobby stiles, one of britain's great footballing characters, tells his life story in this intriguing autobiographyhe poignantly re-captures the anguish of the munich air tragedy and he revisits the tough streets of collyhurst
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield waterstone's limited, signed and dated, edition with afterword containing correspondence and postcards received by the author following publication philippe sands has again meticulously researched his subject, bringing vividly to life ss brigadefuhrer otto freiherr von wachter, the governor of galicia in whose territory hundreds of thousands of jews and poles were killed, including the family of the author's grandfather the book recounts the how wachter became a fugitive, first in the austrian alps and then in rome, helped by a vatican archbishop and died, unexpectedly, in , a few days after spending a weekend with an 'old comrade'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreboth book and jacket are as new
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Also a personal apology from the author for errors in the bookthis is inscribed by the author to a personal friend, major-general derek horsford cbewalker considers the precarious state of the world balance of poweroxfam books & music salisbury book vgc, dust slight tears at spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe soviet threat to the west's lifeline in africa
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John buscema, author of conan the barbarian, thor, tarzan of the apes and silver surfer, is here nicknamed the michelangelo of comicsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteshipping via courier and protective packagingsize of the original drawing by gabriele dell’otto: cm 12 x 12 - volume size 30 x 40 cm - introduction by gabriele dell’otto in italian and englishthe volume, printed in this version in only 25 copies, has long since sold outthe volume contains an english reproduction of the original plates of a complete story of conan and one of thor, both drawn by john buscemacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe original drawing by gabriele dell’otto, signed by the author, depicting tarzan with a dagger, is on the dust jacket of the hardcover book dedicated to john buscemaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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The author argues that perhaps they should if policymakers are to be galvanized into action before it is too latein this book, the author explains why populist forms of political action may yet provide the key to effective policies, which are often discussed but less frequently implementedalthough populism is usually associated with right-wing authoritarianism, there is growing interest in more progressive forms of populist politicsoxfam books & music lancaster this book evaluates climate change and populism, two ideas that do not generally go togetheracross the world, young people in particular are mobilizing to demand change from an older generation that appears to be incapable of action or is hostage to powerful vested interests and outdated ideassee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaccessible and trenchantly argued, this book presents a primer for the politics of survival
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A tight, clean of the true first ubook condition is good; black cloth, black lettering on the red spine minor rubbingsuse your credit card and pay me with paypalfree uk postage! coward-mccann, new yorkmore scans of the book availabledust jacket condition is goodedition of this classic spy novel and still, arguably, the author's best work to date in which is the author's third book which won an edgar award in the same year of publicationbook condition is goodcoward-mccann, ny, hard-coverfirst american editiondust jacket condition is good un-price-clipped, minor rubbing one light stain to inside front flap with rubbing on front and rear
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Forward by frank bruno and charlie magri, signed by the author post free [uk mainland]jimmy batton, former british champion boxer, tv and film actor, tells his story from the poverty-stricken and gang infested streets of his east end of london birth, his family connections to the krays and the dodgy world of the pro boxing circuit
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Signed by the author insideprice includes postage to uk onlyprinted in , hardback with original dust cover, in near perfect conditionmeasures 30cm high x 23the history of princeton usa by robert gambee, 272 pages with lovely full glossy photographs of the town and it's famous universityquote from flyleaf “the most complete portrait of princeton ever published”
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Signed by the author insideprinted in , hardback with original dust cover, in near perfect conditionprice for postage to uk only please add £3i have other books for sale, please browse:) read moremeasures 30cm high x 23the history of princeton usa by robert gambee, 272 pages with lovely full glossy photographs of the town and it's famous universityquote from flyleaf “the most complete portrait of princeton ever published”
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Signed by the author the author, jason cressey, spent more than a decade researching this book in more than sixty counties good condition, some creasing of the front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop truro illustrated with more than a hundred photographs, and containing more than two hundred ancient legends, deep voices is a celebration of the human bond with dolphins and whales
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