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The studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingsat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todayhis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesjones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museums
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24 €
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As a result, a wealth of information is available in a single reference work that can otherwise be found only with the help of an extensive librarythe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approachsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundoxfam shop mutley plain this is volume 3 of this collection that continues to cover the entire history of seafaring - from ancient egyptian shipbuilders to viking sea-raiders, from nelson and the napoleonic wars to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of todaysome bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top gutterplacing maritime affairs in their larger historical context, the encyclopedia shows how seafaring has both reflected and influenced the major economic, cultural, military, and political developments in world historyit emphasizes the connections between maritime history and many related fields, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, exploration and maritime geography, oceanography and hydrology, and international maritime law
19 €
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Contents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read more this is the fourth edition, reprinted inoxfam shop ulverston originally published in
12 €
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What they revealed stunned the worldit is a miracle in itself that they survivedover years of neglect, however, was nothing compared to what happened to them upon discovery: the books were burned in an oven, confiscated and sold on the black market, before they were eventually decipheredthe gospel of thomas records sayings of jesus unlike any we have ever heard; that of philip describes mary magdalene as christ's companion 'whom he loved more than all the disciples'printed cloth boardscontained in brown slipcase see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lancaster in , thirteen papyrus books that had lain buried since the 4th century were discovered in an earthenware jar near nag hammadi, in upper egyptthese were the gnostic gospels, alternative christian texts - poems, myths, philosophy and gospels - which challenge those of the new testament at every turnbrown leather spine with gilt title to spinelyrical and powerful, there is no doubting the passion and devotion that created this poetrythe sacred writings of the nag hammadi library, the berlin gnostic codex and the codex tchacosone text tells the story of the garden of eden from the serpent's point of view, while another casts god as partly femininexxviii and 724 pages including index
75 €
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Colchester and essex museums copy, inscription "presented to the museum library by the author" see oxfam website for delivery information read morepages rough cut, 1 loose pageblack and white photos and fold out diagramsred cloth boards faded and worn, binding soundend papers and pages discoloured by age, clean and unmarkedoxfam bookshop woodbridge a summary of archaeological investigations in wales in the s, telling the story of the roman occupation of the country
14 €
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"beagle" round the world ward lock - - hardcover - xx + 381pp from the minerva library of famous booksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitegilt lettering on spine, ex-libcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablereprint from the enlarged edition of contains frontispiece - 15 full-page illustrations, and numerous illustrations in textgreen clothbound octavo hardbackedges foxed and brownedcharles darwin - journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of hcorners slightly bumpedcovers slightly markedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith the usual marksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimain text block remains firmly bound, mostly clean and unfoxed
52 €
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"beagle" round the world ward lock - - hardcover - xvi + 381pp from the minerva library of famous booksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitegilt still quite bright, cover has some general light wear and rubbingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableportrait frontis, engraved platesvery good / near fine read morecharles darwin - journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of hbook description: blue polished leatherbinding still very firm, page edges and endpapers marbled, backstrip has raised bands and gilt decorationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store9th edition reprint from the enlarged edition of contains frontispiece - 15 full-page illustrations, and numerous illustrations in textare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
92 €
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From the personal library of the late emeritus professor peter townsend of bristol university and the london school of economics, founding professor of the university of essex and founder of the child poverty action groupsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket is in near-perfect condition but for minor shelf wearoxfam bookshop hampstead st john's college,cambridge: register of twentieth-century johnians: volume )Â by fiona colbert a biographical record of all members of st john's college cambridge who entered between and , set out in alphabetical orderin very good condition
12 €
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From the mariners library series and published by rupert hart-davis inoxfam bookshop hexham the venturesome voyages of captain vosswith original unclipped dust jacket (which is showing some wear)see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cream cloth boards are in very good condition as is the text bodyvoss was also a great exponment of the use of the sea anchor with small craftwith an introduction by richard hughes the book tells the astounding feat of sailing round the world in a decked dugout canoeillustrated with several b&w photos
25 €
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells vestiges of the natural history of creation robert chambers the victorian library edition the paper dust jacket has shelf wear at the corners, including tearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are 2 names written on the first blank page, one has been crossed through with blue ink first published in , this is an attempt to explain the observable universe in mechanical terms which made the book notorious upon its publicationthe back cover has a 14mm closed tear along the spine edge and a very small open tear in the opposite corneron the front cover there is 24mm closed tear at the bottom right-hand corner and a 7mm closed tear at the top right-hand corner
19 €
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3 "catalogue of the library of the late sir max beerbohm" - - sotheby's - condition: good, few penpcil notes 4 "world review: august " containing beerbohm's "from bloomsbury to bayswater" = 95p, 18cmx15cm - first edition - condition: good, minor wear 5 "max and the americans" by katherine lyon mix - first american edition - stephen green, vermon - 210p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good with first issue dust jacket read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"a christmas garland" by max beerbohm william heinemann, london - first uk edition first printing - 195p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, minor rubbing and foxingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available1 "the dreadful dragon of hay hill" by max beerbohm william heinemann, london - first uk edition - 112p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good, owner's coloured frontispiece present 2our 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
38 €
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Published in the minerva library of famous book see oxfam website for delivery information read more  bound in green cloth, the original gilt lettering on the spine is faded and rubbed along the edges and boards marked in placesfrom the corrected and enlarged edition ofinscription on front end-papernumerous b&w illustrationsoxfam bookshop ludlow published in rd editionfull page illustrations throughout   light foxing and staining, stitching slightly loose in places but otherwise good condition for its age
19 €
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Complete set (volumes 1-14) of 'the new illustrated medical and health encyclopedia' by morris fishbein m d (editor) and published in by the unified library of family healththe books are all in very good condition and are unmarked
45 €
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The simpsons library of wisdom 'flanders book of faith' a small book, good condition of book and cover
2 €
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This is an ex library book in good conditionit contains photos of monuments pertaining to william 1the life & times of william 1 by m50, overseas please askashley box 14 inland postage ÂŁ4
1 €
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Lefebvre, love and strugglerob shields draws on the full range of lefebvres writings, including many previously untranslated and unpublished works and correspondence
50 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe set is in virtually as new conditionparental advisory explicit contentoxfam bookshop wallingford boxed set with 80 page information booklet and 8 cds
75 €
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To strong bags for kids pe nike pair of sports bagsposted by pam in clothes, footwear & accessories, other in alwoodley
5 €
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The complete guide to sports nutrition 8th edition by anita bean (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
17 €
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Just released my new children's christmas book latest illustrated children’s christmas book the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie anthony r stephenson amazon the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is an illustrated christmas tale for childrenspanning the few days coming up to and including christmas day, it tells a heartwarming story of familial warmth and joy through the eyes of charlie, the family dogin the perfect wintertide, there is time for snow, a party, a visit from santa claus, and family christmas dinner—and the greatest gift of all: a new addition to the familywith the charming, albeit sometimes chaotic, antics of a young boy and his dog, the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is a story of the magic of christmas where wishes come true
6 €
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In very good condition certificate of authenticity read morelimited edition winnie the pooh hunny of a day music box by ardleigh elliott winnie the pooh and friends grace a "hunny of a day" ferris wheel collectible music box! a hundred acre wood exclusive first! - it's a hunny of a day whenever winnie the pooh and friends get together, and now you can join in with this first-of-a-kind musical ferris wheel collectible music box! pooh, piglet, tigger, eeyore, roo, rabbit and owl enjoy a special treat in the heart of the hundred acre wood, where every detail is sure to charm you! the "homemade" ferris wheel turns and everyone smiles as their barrel-style seats swing, while honeybees flit amongst the scenes of fun and friendship that grace the base! this exclusive, limited-edition winnie the pooh musical ferris wheel collectible music box from ardleigh elliott is crafted of triple-fired heirloom porcelain, richly accented in 22k gold, and plays the melody of "love makes the world go round" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music box
100 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’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 storediscs 1 - 4 are mounted in the box set, discs 5 and 6 are in separate cardsleeves fast shipping, insured and tracked read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia must have for collectors pink floyd - the dark side of the moon collector's edition box set the box includes: 36-page 26cm x 26 cm booklet designed by storm thorgerson, 20-page 26cm x 26 cm photo book edited by jill furmanovsky, exclusive art print, 4 x collectors' cards featuring art and comments by storm thorgerson, replica of the dark side of the moon tour ticket, replica of the dark side of the moon backstage pass, 100% viscose (exclusive of 100% acrylic fringe) collectible printed scarf 3 x collectible black marbles 9 x collectible coasters (unique to this box) featuring early design sketches, and a 12-page credits booklet
30 €
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An 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorthe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chĂ·gyam trungpa on the reverse sidethe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessthrough these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifethere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp ÂŁ149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgethe remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipalso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cardsshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp ÂŁ149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticecan post extra ÂŁ3
69 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery rare and hard to get traffic lithograph for the "the low spark of high heeled boys albumif your a traffic fan, you will fall in love with this very limited lithographthe lithograph is in ex condition and plate (printed) signed by the artist tony wright (designer of the cover), limited edition of , comes with a coathese limited edition lithographs do nothing but rise in value over time as for they are very collectible and very sort aftercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit really is a quality item and the chance's of obtaining this item in great condition like this one is quite rareplease notice the small spot (see extra photo) on the right hand side, easy to frame over, so in the end you will not see itthis lithograph measure's approx 56x71cm and is nothing but amazingyou will not be disappointed with this amazing piece of artit is an original museum edition lithograph which is very hard to find anymorethis is an authorized productour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe lithograph was produced on the finest quality paper stock, it really is a beautiful piece of art which is meant for framingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
64 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more" by roald dahl jonathan cape, london - first uk edition first printing - 246p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good condition in first issue price clipped dust jacket with minor wear housed in mylar covercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableanother piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasurethe stories were written at varying times throughout his lifethe book was first published in london in by jonathan capethe wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahlour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's booksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitwo of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world war
36 €
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Telling the children great and wondrous secrets that would affect all of creationoxfam bookshop hertford in children experienced a great miraclewhen the children tried to share the joyous news of our lady of fatima, no-one believed them, until the day the sun seemed to dance in the skythe day the sun danced is the inspiring true story of lucia, francisco and jacinta, whose great faith and courage brought the message of our lady of fatima to all the worldwhile herding a flock of sheep outside the tiny village of fatima, portugal, the blessed mother visited them, not once, but many timeslanguages - english, spanish, french see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit soon became clear that they had been chosen by the blessed mother to share her messagefully animated - running time 30 minutes
7 €
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After plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupsin europe there are only sevenoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italysykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasmineit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of evein this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us todayhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spacenews of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldbut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain today
3 €
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The whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by ccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapsalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol i2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldscondition: binding copies with decent blockslate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stvolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boarddespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyvolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgespetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldsscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsin the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geography
(England)
116 €
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Making use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie makingoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteauas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depths'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red seain search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south polein 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antartica'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis malle
19 €
