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Marc chagall " the bay of angels, colour lithograph, printed signaturethis is an original lithograph fromedition of only 150 copies numbered from toare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisheet size: 57 x 39 cmdue to the great quality of the print, we will not deliver the sheet rolled up but the lithograph will be packaged flat and protected by two layers of strong mdf packagingthe delivery is guaranteed within a few dayscatawiki’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 storelithograph printed by master lithographers for edizioni d’arte il novecento on fine velin bfk papersee photos showing the type of packagingthe shipping will be made within 48 hours after the paymentplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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This is a framed, limited edition print of sir edwin landseer’s “shoeing the bay mare”it was reproduced by kind permission of the tate gallery, london and sold in aid of the worshipful company of farriers’ charitable trust at the time of the lord mayor’s show sometime in the mid sthis is print number and the frame measures approximately 68 cm high by 56 cm wide
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Like new condition disney nintendo 3ds game -2 pack frozen: olaf's quest & big hero 6:battle in the bay
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Big hero 6: battle in the bay for nintendo 3ds - good condition
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A/b sides; (sittin' on) the dock of the bay / my girlartist(s); otis reddingother; picture sleeve
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Lang village on the bay jigsaw puzzle 300 pieces 14
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Genuine verve records cdi'm coming throughthe girl in the other rooma few light marks on the disc, but everything plays perfectlyabandoned masqueradediana krall - the girl in the other room
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Alexander liberman - the artist in his studio - new york, random housethe portrait with raised hands was (partially) published on double-page in liberman's book the artist in his studio () in good condition, matted, with slight handling marks read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiperhaps the very finest collection of artist photographs to date, including sections on bonnard, matise, van dongen, picasso, chagall, brancusi, arp, miro, dubuffet, giacometti acatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerecollections and studio photographs of 31 of the most prominent artists of the twentieth centurystamped, both 25 x 18our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirst published in , reprinted in an expanded edition, with a new introduction by the artist, inrevised edition5 cms (sheet), 24 x 16 cms (image), with annotations in the white marginwhite cloth with embossed initials, with dustjacket, 31 x 24 cms, 293p, profusey illustrated in colour and bl/w, mostly full-pageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein good condition\t\t added: >> two portraits of georges rouault\t silver gelatin prints, c
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This folio edition is illustrated by alexy pendlesince that time it has come to be regarded as a groundbreaking work of the mystery genre, one of collins's bestthe woman warns him against an unnamed baronet and after they part he discovers that she may have escaped from an insane asylumsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle first published serially between and , "the woman in white" is wilkie collins's epistolary novel that tells the tale of walter hartright, who encounters a woman all dressed in white on a moonlit road in hampsteadwhile the novel was a commercial success when first published it was harshly reviewed by critics of the agebook excellent, slipcase ghartright helps the woman to find her way back to londonwilkie collins's fifth published novel, "the woman in white" is considered one of the earliest examples of the mystery genre, an early work of detective fiction, and one of the finest examples of sensationalist literaturehartright travels to cumberland where he takes up a position as the art tutor of laura fairlie and her devoted half-sister, marian halcombe, who are somehow entangled with this mysterious "woman in white"
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham set in london in , 'the eye in the door' is an intense and profoundly intelligent examination of the effects of war, continuing the interwoven stories of dr william rivers, billy prior, and siegfried sassoon begun in 'regeneration''the eye in the door' was awarded the guardian fiction prize, while the final volume in the 'regeneration' trilogy, 'the ghost road', won the booker prize ina sequel every bit as unwaveringly intense and intelligent as its predecessor'at the forefront of her story, barker places figures especially menaced by this: pacifists, conscientious objectors and homosexualssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewriting in the sunday times, peter kemp said, 'in the climate of exhaustion and hysteria amid which the war is wearing to its close, pressures to fall into line become fierce and take ugly forms
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While previous scholarship has explored the prevalence of antisemitic stereotypes in this period, nadia valman argues that the figure of the jewess - virtuous, appealing and sacrificial - reveals how hostility towards jews was accompanied by pity, identification and desire tracing the narrative of the jewess from its beginnings in romantic and evangelical literature, and reading canonical writers including walter scott, george eliot and anthony trollope alongside more minor figures such as charlotte elizabeth tonna, grace aguilar and amy levy, valman demonstrates the remarkable persistence of this narrative and its myriad transformations across the centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morereading a range of texts from popular romance to the realist novel, she investigates how the complex figure of the jewess brought the instabilities of nineteenth-century religious, racial and national identity into uniquely sharp focusoxfam bookshop knutsford stories about jewesses proliferated in nineteenth-century britain as debates about the place of the jews in the nation raged
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Oxfam books & music crouch end interest in the content of this book has developed out of an examination of the prompter who operated in full view of the audience and offered all the lines to the playersthese figures are of pivotal significance in the communication of those plays in which they operatesometimes these roles are overt ones; sometimes they 'double up' with roles of actors, personages or charactersthe purpose of this book is to investigate the nature of these roles in order to identify their influence upon the performance of medieval playsthe same fascination exists in relation to roles of the narrator and the expositorsuch a role and its function is fascinating, not only in its own right, but also in relation to how it might inform us about the nature and purpose of presented theatresee oxfam website for delivery information read moremany of the audience responses then were concerned with the figure of the prompter as he was seen to operate simultaneously both 'inside' and 'outside' the action of the playthe ability of such a figure to move in and out of the action, and thus different realities, characterizes a relationship to the action and the audiencein at groningen a production of the towneley second shepherds' play focused on an examination of this convention
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The inside pages are clean and unmarkedno one dared to say publicly that it should be tolerated, yet the reactions of men and women to the homosexuals in their midst were varied and complexin good conditionthere are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boardsshe also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinity' by studying original trial documents and other manuscript sources netta murray goldsmith has discovered hitherto unsuspected facts about some cases, including one important instance in which a prosecutor, aided by members of the judiciary, was able to pervert the course of justicesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead the worst of crimes: homosexuality and the law in eighteenth century london in the eighteenth century homosexuality became an issue, especially in london with its fast growing populationthere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spinemoving from the old bailey to the court of king's bench, the author discusses the anomalies, inconsistencies and miscarriages of justice that arose as our ancestors decided what to do with defendants accused of the so-called 'worst of crimes
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It is also accompanied by a series of dazzling colour illustrations by arthur rackham ()milne, the famed author of 'whinnie the pooh' and various other children's poemsthis text contains an introduction by a'the wind in the willows' is a true classic of children's literature, penned by kenneth grahame and first published insee oxfam website for delivery information read morealternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a traditional bucolic version of the english thames valley - a novel notable for its adventure, mysticism, morality and unceasing camaraderiethis book forms part of our 'pook press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literaturepresented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine grahame's masterful storytellingone of the most celebrated painters of the british golden age of illustration, which encompassed the years from until the start of the first world war, rackham's artistry still delights both young and old over a century later
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The novel is a fantasy featuring the adventures of eleanor, edward and their friend oliver as they disappear through the magic doorway of the summerhousepublished by hamish hamilton in , it has illustrations by erik blegvad the volume is in near fine condition, with a fine and unclipped dust jacket protected by a mylar cover see oxfam website for delivery information read morecomplete in itself, the story is a sequel to the same author's the diamond in the windowoxfam bookshop sevenoaks this is the first uk edition of the swing in the summer house by the american author jane langton
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Spine cracked internally and foxing to edges of blocka rare copy in fair conditionbound in blue cloth with gold lettering, the boards are very worn and show marks from dampoxfam bookshop sevenoaks by lwoolf, published by edward arnold in , third impressionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by leonard woolf, husband of virginia woolf, the novel the village in the jungle was based on his experiences in the colonial service in ceylon before the first world warthe cloth of the spine has split at the rear hinge and head and tail of spine and corners are bumped, and corners exposed
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He is devoted to ireland, to its soft speech and its frequently ugly deeds, and he combines them in a sort of elegy'oxfam bookshop cheltenham carriglas is the island estate off county cork where sarah pollexfen goes to live as governess to her wealthy cousins on the eve of the first world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'the silence in the garden' won the yorkshire post book of the year awardand somewhere in the tranquil garden of carriglas there are secrets waiting to be discoveredhelplessly, sarah watches her cousins lead increasingly isolated and empty lives as if punishing themselves for a past crimewriting in the spectator, anita brookner said, 'trevor is a specialist in brooding regret and a discoverer of past crimes
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Winner of the royal society of literature ondaatje award and the spirit of scotland award and shortlisted for the guardian first book award, the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize and the scottish book of the year prizecaught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, at the time afghanistan was in turmoil following the us invasiontravelling entirely on foot and following the inaccessible mountainous route once taken by the mogul emperor, babur the great, stewart was nearly defeated by the extreme, hostile conditionsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the places in between, rory stewart's moving account of his walk across afghanistan in january was immediately hailed as a classiconly with the help of an unexpected companion and the generosity of the people he met on the way did he survive to report back with unique insight on a region closed to the world by twenty-four years of warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Martin, an original and influential exponent of 'ontologically serious' metaphysics, echoes locke's dictum that 'all things that exist are only particulars', and argues that properties are powerful qualitiesmartin emphasizes the importance of non-conscious 'vegetative' systems, which provide clear examples of intentionality in the form of representational usea concluding chapter provides an argument for the view that an ontology of particular substances and properties leads ineluctably to monism: the bus we board with locke takes us directly to the world of spinoza and einsteinthe slide from representational use to consciousness involves a change in the material of use, but not the form of representationalong the way, we are led to understand the nature of minds and conscious states of mind in a way that avoids both reductionism (the idea that mental is reducible to the non-mental) and dualism (the idea that mental substances or properties differ dramatically from physical substances and properties)oxfam bookshop preston what are the most fundamental features of the world? do minds stand outside the natural order? is a unified picture of mental and physical reality possible? the mind in nature provides a staunchly realist account of the world as a unified system incorporating both the mental and the physicalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe also spells out the implications of this view for philosophical conceptions of causation, intentionality, consciousness, and the mind-body problem
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In doing so, he shows how the duelling tradition was something unique to europe and its colonies, and, in its contribution to the development of the officer corps, played a key part in shaping european military powerin the duel in european history, renowned historian victor kiernan writes with his characteristic wit and insight of duelling's evolution from its medieval origins - when it was regarded as a badge of rank - to the early twentieth century, by which time it was seen as an irrational anachronismdrawing on a vast range of historical and cultural sources, this is the definitive account of a violent ritual that continues to fascinate even todaymoreover, the romance and drama of the duel has made it an enduring fixture in films, literature, and the theatresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop clitheroe for centuries, duelling played an integral role in the preservation of the aristocratic order in europe, defying attempts by both church and state to ban the practice
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Although it shared a similar pattern in its formation to the auxiliary territorial service (ats) and had a similar ethos to its air force counterpart, the waaf, the wrns took on a wider-ranging role in the war, in part due to the latitude afforded to the service because of its uniquely independent originshannah roberts offers new insights into a previously little studied british military institution, which celebrates its centenary inshe shows how political and military decision-making within the fluctuating national security situation, coupled with a growing cultural acceptability of women taking on military roles, allowed for the growth of the service in world war ii into realms never expected of womenusing twenty-one new oral histories and a multitude of archived personal documents, this book demonstrates the pivotal importance of the women's royal naval service in both the world warsoxfam shop nether edge the women's royal naval service (wrns) was created in , re-formed in and maintained aftersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book determines for the first time the reasons for the expansion and contraction of the service and the impact key individuals had on it and in turn the influence it had on its membersfrom onward the wrns spread internationally and subverted the combat taboo by adopting semi-combatant roles
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During that period the jewish minority of sicily continued to flourish economically and sociallythe worst of them was the massacre in modica inmuch new information has come to light, and many facets of jewish life in sicily have been uncoveredalthough john continued the policies of his father alphonso towards the jews of the island, there is a distinct deterioration in their position during his timesthe abundance of historical records in the archives of the crown and of local authorities compares favourably with the relative scarcity of surviving documentation in earlier centuriestherefore, again, many documents had to be reported in summary formthe volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes, while the introduction has been relegated to the end of the series on the jews of the islandit is new in appearance and has a protective cellophane covernearly a thousand documents, many of them published here for the first time, record the fortunes of the jews and their relationships with the authorities and their christian neighbourssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the sequel to the first five volumes and covers the events during the rule of king johnoxfam bookshop hampstead the jews in sicily, volume ) by shlomo simonsohn this volume in the series documentary history of the jews in italy illustrates the history of the jews in sicily from tothe inside pages are clean and brightafter years of incitement by the members of the mendicant orders, anti-jewish riots broke out in various parts of the sicily
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Oxfam bookshop preston for generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental questionweaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window on the secret of life itselfso can life be explained by known physics and chemistry, or do we need something fundamentally new?in this penetrating and wide-ranging new analysis, world-renowned physicist and science communicator paul davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name, a domain where computing, chemistry, quantum physics and nanotechnology intersectat the heart of these diverse fields, davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity with the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and even to illuminate the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universesee oxfam website for delivery information read morelife really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match itfrom life's murky origins to the microscopic engines that run the cells of our bodies, the demon in the machine is a breath-taking journey across the landscape of physics, biology, logic and computingand yet, huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery
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The 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)on 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 relevantsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 author clarifies the ways of understanding the body as a physical and metaphorical reality, but also the medieval conceptualization of violence
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Oxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planetthe story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald reach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic pastprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningsummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feet
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Crossley looks at how the social upheavals of the s, and the economic shift from the post-war dominance of keynesianism to the post-s dominance of neoliberalism, brought about certain emphases and nuances in the ways in which the bible is popularly understood, particularly in relation to dominant political ideasthis book examines the decline of politically radical biblical interpretation in parliamentary politics and the victory of (a modified form of) margaret thatcher's re-reading of the liberal bible tradition, following the normalisation of (a modified form of) thatcherism more generallysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop fulwood road harnessing chaos is an explanation of changes in dominant politicized assumptions about what the bible 'really means' in english culture since the spublished , as number 2 in the series 'scriptural traces'
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Roman britain, ad 52cato's mission: to cement rome's triumph over the natives by crushing the druid strongholdincludes maps and chartsoxfam bookshop knutsford first edition now a sunday times bestseller!simon scarrow's veteran roman soldier heroes face a cunning and relentless enemy in britannia, the unforgettable fourteenth novel in the bestselling eagles of the empire seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe western tribes prepare to make a standbut can they match the discipline and courage of the legionaries?wounded centurion macro remains behind in charge of the fort as prefect cato leads an invasion deep into the hillshas the acting governor, legate quintatus, underestimated the enemy? if there is a sophisticated and deadly plan afoot, it's cato and his men who will pay the pricebut with winter drawing in, the terrain is barely passable through icy rain and snowstormswhen macro's patrols report that the natives in the vicinity of the garrison are thinning out, a terrible suspicion takes shape in the battle-scarred soldier's mind
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Seen through macgregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedan intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsencompassing a grand sweep of human history, a history of the world in 100 objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the olduvai gorge in africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ealing neil macgregor's a history of the world in 100 objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined thema stone pillar tells us about a great indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire
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Expected wear to the exterior such as rounded corners and wear to the spine ends due to the agethey are arranged by one volume for each year of the war starting at , telling the story in black and white picturesall spines are still tightly boundthere is some foxing to the pages but text and pictures remain clear and brightvolume 4 has to cut outs (page 16 and 17)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipage is loose in volume 5these books are hardback with maroon buckram boards and a embossed pattern to frontthey are in good conditionshipped tracked and insuredcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available254 pages to each bookthis is a 6 volume set of books with photographs from world war 2our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store*buyer please pay within 3 days* read morethe full set of six volumes for world war ii: volume , volume , volume , volume , volume , volume the war in pictures published by odhams press inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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5 inc or cm deep selling asset so will not split the display cabinet and cortile cabinet this is all so it teak and matching unit in is all so in good order 635 inc or cm high 165 inc or wide 68 inc or cm high 18 inc or cm deep read moremacking units in teak desk with a drop-down lid and display cabinet and drinks cuber etc the size as listed the desk in nice oared in teak it has 3 drawers under the drop-down desk the size desk in nice oared in teak it has 3 drawers under the drop-down desk the size 32 inc or cm wide 43
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