The beech of the traveler
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This first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisionand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmthose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timetranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read morea woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconyexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanyon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodeselisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the citythe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workhis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and diverge
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The question is: can they do the same for her? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans after building an empire that has made her a legend in business, olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoythis summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the mediterranean, which she hopes will be the most memorable of allliz, her older daughter, is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer and is terrified of failure, againbut her younger daughter, cassie, a hip london music producer, refuses the invitation altogether as she does every yearimmersed in the splendour of the riviera, this should be a summer to remember, but old resentments die hard, and olivia is still running the business full-timeas each of these individuals confront the past and the challenges of the present and future, they also learn to accept the enduring, unconditional love of their family - and a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, and loving enough to accept them as they really areand her sons john and phillip work for her, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn'tmore than anything, she hopes to express her love and her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early years
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Many people today, both traditional believers and uncommitted seekers, are inspired by the support, protection and guidance of angelsangels are a way of accessing spiritual energyover 80 angels are included with a description, accompanied by a prayer and a meditation that helps readers to reflect on these essential qualitieseach angel encapsulates one or more specific qualitiesexcellent conditionin the course of a year, readers will be introduced to all the forces that enhance inner development and encourage spiritual transformation read morethe archangel, michael, for example, represents judgement tempered by mercy; the shekinah, the feminine aspect of god, brings peace and blessing to the homefrom the author of the bestselling "the angel oracle", this colourful guide follows the spring-to-winter cycle of the zodiac and introduces readers to the angels of each season, the angels of the major festivals within each season, and finally to the angels of the weeks
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinext to the door are nails, probably the nails that were in his hands and feetbig and rare copy! total dimensions: around 56 x 45 cmvery beautiful copyan imagination of the phrase from the apostolic creed: "descended into hellhelioengraving, xixth century, amand durandpowerful print on beautiful, laid paperliberation is brought to those who were bound by these powers of evilthe cross is on the left, but is empty because christ has abandoned itthe door of the realm of the dead is broken on the grounddimensions image: around 43 x 35 cmthe defeat of the powers of evil and the release of the victims by the fall of christ into hell after his deathplease 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 wonât find in just any store" it's like: the victory over the evil powers is also announced therecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablechrist is standing on the shattered door, with a flag of victory in his handthe "descend in hell" of jesus christ after his death on the cross
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinear mint condition - size: 50 x 70 cm - limited and numbered captain rob is the hero of the comic strip the adventures of captain rob, drawn and conceived by pieter kuhn () with text by journalist evert werkman (), which appears in 73 stories from december to january (interrupted by two longer periods) appeared in the parool magazinesdecember captain rob sails with his sailing ship de vrijheid together with his dog skip for his first adventure, but the story still has the character of a tryfor the comic book enthusiast, nostalgia fan, or simply as a beautiful piece of art on the wallthe adventures of captain rob are a success and the books of the newspaper strips that appear at het parool until are in great demandthe adventures in the newspaper did not end until when kuhn died suddenlythe now on offer is a beautiful screen print, which appeared in a strictly limited and numbered edition in the sfrom the second story it is evert werkman and there is more line in the storiesplease 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 wonât find in just any storekuhn is an excellent draftsman, but lacks the gift of the word and is therefore assigned a copywriter by het parool to shape his thoughtscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiparticularly remarkable is the combinatorial ideographic script created by woodroffe and used throughout the artworkthe story and artwork within 'pentateuch' concerns the discovery of an abandoned spacecraft in orbit around jupiter, and the project to decipher the ideograms in the pentateuch 'document' discovered withinpatrick woodroffe / dave greenslade ?â the pentateuch of the cosmogony label:emi ?â emsp 332 format:2 Ă vinyl, lp, album, book country:uk released: genre:electronic, rock style:new age, prog rock media condition: ex sleeve condition: ex a hardback book and double vinyl album released in , conceived, written and illustrated by patrick woodroffe, with music written and performed by dave greenslademost of the book is a retelling of the document, in much the same way as a modern translator might retell the contents of a babylonian tablet or egyptian papyrus scrollplease 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 wonât find in just any storethe title means, approximately, 'the first five books (pentateuch) of the creation (cosmogony)'catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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The video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3t video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgeit was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowers70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3ean-13 number read moreone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by a
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiincluding: - sheetlet: british birds - 8 august figures) - sheetlet: british flora â 24 april figures) - horizontal strip: british ships â 15 january figures) - horizontal strip: british ships â 15 january figures) - sheetlet: british cathedrals â 28 may figures) - horizontal strip: 900th anniversary of the battle of hasting â 14 october figures)tracked shippingbook in cassette form containing 14 printed double sheets with 173 mint hinged stamps issued from tothe stamps are presented by themeswales and monmouthshire\t all articles are presentedgreat britain; album of presentation stamps offered to the delegates of the 16th () congress of the universal postal union in tokyoplease 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 wonât find in just any storesee the pictures for more detailsnorthern irelandhorizontal strip: 900th anniversary of the battle of hasting â 14 october figures - sheetlet: 25th anniversary of the battle of britain â 13 september figures) - horizontal strip: investiture of the prince of wales - 1 july figures) - regional stamps to â ecossecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Sarah kennel is curator of photographs at the national gallery of art, washington, dbruce guenther is chief curator and robert and mercedes eichholz curator of modern and contemporary art at the portland art museumputney is an art historian and head of the art museum practices program at the university of toledo and consulting curator of medieval art at the toledo museum of artabout the author laura dguillaume fonkenell is curator of sculpture and museum historian at the musee du louvrepaula deitz is editor of the hudson reviewcorey is consulting curator at the high museum of art
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Swinburne, vita sackville-west, somerset maugham, laurence sterne, henry james, joseph conrad and rpublisherâs cloth-backed orange boards, gilt lettering and windmill motif to upper board, gilt lettering to spine, lower page edges untrimmed, 4 colour plates with descriptive tissue guards, 1 double- and 3 single-page b/w plates, 7 facsimile reproductions of manuscripts and letters, title and contents pages in red and black, text pages on laid paper, ix + 226 pages, 25edges of page block with foxing and soiling, a few small marks(see photos for full list of contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableauthors include max beerbohm (writing on einsteinâs theory), john galsworthy, siegfried sassoon, lafcadio hearn, john masefield, jack london, ausual age-toning to paper, foxing throughout (mostly light; heaviest at front and back of book, and to pages adjoining plates; glossy plates not affected), hinge between frontispiece and tissue guard with split, untrimmed lower edges with usual bumping, creasing, nicks and wearendpapers with usual foxing/offsetting; rear pastedown with a little âbubblingâbinding almost tight, with slight leanamong the highlights of the title is a beautiful, little-known illustration by arthur rackham, entitled âsomebodyâs bookâ, in which a satyr is depicted reading to an enraptured nymph, while a pair of animated trees look over their shouldersâthe windmill: stories, essays, poems & pictures by authors & artists whose works are published at the sign of the windmillâ, edited by lare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiother colour plates include a hugh thomson illustration from âthe merry wives of windsorâ, plus an art deco landscape by cboards and spine with soiling, scratching, discoloration and marks as shown, bumping, rubbing and wear to extremities; paper worn through slightly to corners, and with a few small chips to edges; lower board with a little rippling, foot of spine with a few nicksno owner inscriptionsthis interesting anthology â a celebration of heinemannâs publishing list â is a collection of (in the main) previously unpublished works by heinemann artists and authors, including some of the most famous names of the day) condition: contents very cleancallender and published by william heinemann, londonour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storestevenson, among othersfirst editionlovat fraser; while cecil aldin provides a halftone spread with studies of dogs
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioblong royal 8voblack-on white wood-engravingsgrieve, thomas, and others, illustratorspublished as part of the gallery of illustration with letter-press by j[roberts, david, herring, jthe engravings are by wsears, the leighton brothers, amason and others after david roberts, grieve, telbin, absolon, herring and ra beautifully produced and unusual work, with plates of scenes that rarely figure in works of this kindplease 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 wonât find in just any store] the route of the overland mail to india, from southampton to calcutta32 wood-engraved plates including vignette titlea series of engravings illustrating scenes on the route followed by the mail ships sailing by way of the mediterranean and the red sea to indiaincluded are views of the needles on the isle of wight, cintra, the tagus, trafalgar, tarifa, gibraltar, malta, alexandria, suez, the red sea, jeddah, aden, pointe de galle (ceylon), madras and calcuttacatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablelondon, gallery of illustration, 14, regent street, waterloo place
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikijames thomson's poem the seasons, the first edition with thomas bewick's wood-cutsthis technique cuts the image against the grain on very hard box-wood, with tools used for metal etchingthe pages, of are heavy rag paper, are clean and fresh, and the impressions of the bewick wood-cuts all fine and crispthey accordingly have the charm and warmth of carved wood, but allow much finer forms and greater expressive nuancethe binding and page block are solid, there is perhaps the bit of edge-wear to the boardsplease 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 wonât find in just any storethe results are prints with far finer detail than other types of wood-cutsthomas bewick is not only the pioneer of the wood-block print, but also recognised as its foremost artistthis is a large format book in a handsome original binding of green textured calf leather tooled in gold on both boards and the spine, with gold dentelles and gold to all three edges of the page blockthere are some very small white spots on the front panel and some matt spots that can be seen when the light reflects on the panelcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin addition to religious and political poems, he also wrote a large number of playssupplemented with hekeldigten, 154 pphe was depicted on postage stamps and on the last five guilder banknote, and had many streets named after him, for instance the amsterdam vondelparkvondels palamedes, of vermoorde onnozelheittreurspel, met aantekeningen uit 's digters mondt opgeschreven, 82 ppamersfoort, pieter brakmanjoost van den vondel (), âthe prince of the poetsâ, is one of the most important writers of the golden agewith engraved title page and portrait of vondel + some folding engravingsplease 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 wonât find in just any storein , grand pensionary van oldenbarnevelt was sentenced to death for high treason by the prince of orange (maurice of nassau) after a mock trialjoost van den vondel has been a historical figure in dutch cultural history over the centuriesone note on the title pagecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablevondel's palamedes is intended as an indictment of the death of oldenbarnevelt, a political murder in vondel's eyesbeautiful and complete copy in good antiquarian condition without loose pages or tears
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Whilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondoroxfam bookshop lymington second film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jthe fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogymeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armies
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki3-requiem (collects dsp #8-11) the third in a series of deep space nine graphic novelsat the piccadilly circus of hyperspace, deep space nine is the base charged with the almost impossible task of keeping the peace between alien species who have nothing in common except their contempt for each otherstar trek deep space nine 1-3 (boxtree, -emancipation (collects dsp #1-3) the first of two star trek graphic novels taken from american comicsvoyager have been seeking a way home for years, but their quest is interrupted by encounters with an astonishing variety of foes and a few new friends2-emancipation and beyond (collects 4-7) the second of two star trek graphic novels taken from american comicsstar trek voyager: encounters with the unknown (wildstorm, ) lost in the delta quadrant, captain janeway and the crew of the uwhen the reactor-core malfunctions, the federation is forced to turn to the sinister cardassians for helpstar trek the next generation: forgiveness (wildstorm, ) the crew of the ubut what's worse, as the federation and the klingons are now allies, captain kol expects the federation to back him in the forthcoming warplease 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 wonât find in just any storeenterprise detect a stray transporter beam in deep space and when they realize that there's a living being inside the wayward beam--that being colin blakeney, the twenty-first century inventor of the transporter and holodeck--they bring it aboard and encounter a mystery for the agesthe federation now controls the space station ds9, which was formerly in the hands of the cardassians, an evil, military-obsessed racestar trek: other realities (wildstorm, ) collects three stories in which a scientist's quest for power leads to destruction, an alien virus attacks deep space nine, and captain calhoun wages a desperate race through time to rescue the planet haresh from the redeemersstar trek deep space nine (boxtree, ) it seems a klingon cruiser has disappeared, and in retaliation the klingons have declared war on their prime suspects, the cardassiansstar trek the next generation: the gorn crisis (wildstorm, ) the enterprise has been sent to request aid from the gorn during a time of severe internal dissent within the gorn populace, making their quest that much more difficult, as not all of the gorn have fond memories of the federationcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe collectible piece is made of999 rate silver and has the denomination of 1 dollarthe reverse of the coin has the colored portrait of chekhov on its half and the other half is given for the relief image related to one of his plays called âthe seagullâ999 weight:\t 1 oz size:\t mm mintage:\t pcs quality:\tproof the unique colored of tuvalu was issued in to commemorate 150 years from the birthday of the classic russian writer anton chekhovthe picturesque series depicting the famous russian playwright has one more wonderful piecethe reliefs of two masks hint on the theatre, which chekhov wrote famous plays forplease 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 wonât find in just any storethe face value of the piece is indicated here along the rim toothe relief of seagulls is shown on the upper part of the reversecountry:\ttuvalu year:\t face value:\t1 dollar metal:\tsilver fineness:\tcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe obverse of the collectible bears the effigy of the british monarch surrounded by the name of the country and the year of issue
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Fully illustrated with more than 100 exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and drawings from the return of the king and the two towers, and with contributions from the many designers and animators who brought gollum to life, this book examines the transition to the big screen of one of tolkien's most popular characters from the hobbit and the lord of the ringsoxfam shop ulverston the official tie-in to the return of the king, in which actor andy serkis relates how he and the team of animators brought tolkien's character gollum to lifenow andy serkis tells his own story about how a three-week commission to provide a voiceover for gollum grew into a four-year commitment to breathe life and soul into the lord of the rings' most challenging screen performancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefilm-making history was made when, in the two towers, an actor's performance and digital animation were seamlessly integrated to create the world's first totally lifelike animated character
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Tarts, tourtes, quiches, tartelettes, the myriad variants of both form and content, are celebrated in this collection of ninety tarts for all seasons and all occasionsthe doucet tart, enjoyed by chaucer and the court of henry iv, with its intoxicating marriage of honey and saffron, will surprise even the most sophisticated palate, as will the rich, delicate perfection of tamasin's souffled crab tart and the ambrosial peach, vanilla and amaretti tarte tatinclassical, historical and modern tarts are all included, as are the childhood experiences of making jam tarts, eating them bubbling hot from the oven and invariably searing one's mouth in the haste to devour themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the marriage of textures and flavours, colours and aromas make tarts the most satisfying of foods to make and eatfrom the most classic of tarts, the quiche lorraine and the strawberry tart, to the airy heights of a tomato and prosciutto tart on a puff pastry base, anyone can bake a tart, and everyone will enjoy cooking their way through this book
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidry stamps of the magritte estate & adagp dimensions 60 x 45 cm (23the lithograph is numbered from the edition of 275, plate-signed by magritte, features the dry stamps of the magritte foundation & adagp and is countersigned in pencil by mr7' in) created after the oil on canvas, this lithograph was printed and published in in the art-lithographies studio in paris using thick pur chiffon bfk rives papercharly herscovici, president of the magritte foundation and unique representative of the magritte estaterenĂ© magritte (after) - le chĂąteau des pyrĂ©nĂ©es (the castle of the pyrenees) lithograph on bfk rives paper plate-signed and numbered from the edition of 275shipped with fedex along with a certificate of authenticityplease 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 wonât find in just any store100 % hand-made in france, from the production of the paper in arches, to the traditional lithographic printing process, one drawing for each different color, one color per press runcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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It covers every aspect of house decoration from the colour of the paintwork to the pattern of the wallpaperthe illustrations, mainly in colour, re-capture "english style" interiors, and include many design details such as borders, furnishings, carpets, wallpapers and the use of colourthe designs were available from a variety of retailers and manufacturers both in britain and the usa, including jeffrey & cooxfam bookshop cheltenham the most comprehensive guide ever published to english furnishing, decorating and style over the past hundred yearsmost of the illustrative material and design ideas have been taken from the silver studio collection in london; published for the first time in book formsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis studio was started in by arthur silver and quickly became a leading independent commercial studio of the period, selling designs mainly for wallpapers, textiles and floor coverings, also for silverware, graphics and ceramicsthe silver studio "look" spread throughout britain, and sub- sequently aroad, in particular france, belgium and the usathe book is divided into four distinct periods; - victorian devotion to the delights of home decoration, - edwardian opulence;& new art, - in praise of english past and - a division of tastes
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There are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly realand he was never the same after thati think you're going to like himhis name's simonthe shock of the fall is all of these books'there are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all nightoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the costa book of the year winner of the specsavers popular fiction book of the year winner of the betty trask prize 'i'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brotherthere are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for dayssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fictionbut in a couple of pages he'll be deadthe shock of the fall is an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illness
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Who is olar, the strange creature who claims to be "the eldest of the brethren"? issue 339 - the collector reveals his plot against the brethren, and explains how they were pawns all alongoxfam shop whitchurch road don't miss out on the chance to buy this marvel collection bundle which is in great condition with only a few age related marks! issue 334 - karnak and quicksilver discovered in deep space! what is the mysterious vessel that has held them hostage for so long? and why is the collector a prisoner in his own ship? issue 335 - the avengers take on thane ector and his villainous brethren! in battle, captain america takes several unexpected blows, while the rest of the team must restore the collector's healthcrystal of the inhumans is allowed to join the team at the request of quicksilvera battle on the blue side of the moon that no fan should miss issue 336 - thane takes sersi hostage, but quickly discovers romantic interest in his prisonerthe other team members continue to search through the collector's ecosystemsafter the brethren are transformed back into bacteria, the avengers realize too late that planet earth is in grave dangerplus, an exciting development between sersi and thane! see oxfam website for delivery information read morewill this be the final battle between the avengers and thane ector? issue 337 - the avengers face defeat at the hands of the brethrensybil dorn, lover of thane ector, attacks sersi in a fit of rage! plus, the origin of the brethren revealed! issue 338 - the collector becomes an important pawn to the brethren, particularly after a discovery in one of his ecosystems
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisamshuijzen, jelle catalogue of a collection of 225 old watermarks 15th - 19th century rockingstone wageningen, rockingstonea large part was made by dutch papermills, but also by english, french, german and portugese papermillssome groups of watermarks: - arms of amsterdam used between - vryheit in wreath, lion, spear and seven darts - vryheit in crowned circle pro patria - garden of holland or maid of dordrecht pro patriaone of the most popular watermarks aftersoftcover, oblong, 99 ppcovering the period 15th - 19th centuryit stayed in use until the beginning of the 19th centurythis includes a box with 26 samples of the paper (without watermarks) as described in this cataloguesome names: honig, blauw, pannekoek, pieter van der ley, van gelder, koning & desjardin, proost, wendelin richel, vierevant, gerrevink, middelink, koldewyn, etcsize of the paper samples: caplease 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 wonât find in just any store¶ limited edition of 25 numbered copieswith a description of each sheet with back-lit pictures of all the watermarks and a cd-rom with all the files of the pictures of the watermarkscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Light foxing to the title page and tanning to the page edgesi have here a very rare beautifully illustrated book entitled narrative of a ten years' residence at tripoli in africa: from the original correspondence in the possession of the family of the late richard tully, the british consul, comprising authentic memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning bashaw, his family and other persons of distinction also an account of the domestic manners of the moors, arabs and turksthe work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seraglioplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe boards having an embossed crosshatch patternat some stage in its' life it has been sympathetically restored with a new leather spinebrown endpapers, with bookplate to the inside of the front boardillustrated with 3 hand coloured full page plates plus a fold out map (unfortunately 2 of the original plates are missing there should have been 5 plates and a map)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe board corners are bumpedthis is an ex- library copy with the usual stamps'it is a delicious mixture of sensational subject-matter and deadpan delivery' very readable and interesting includes the plague, moor customs and beliefs, african gardens, inside the great mosque, bey of tripoli murdered etc etcgilt title lettering on a red block to the spineour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethe female members of tully's family were on intimate terms with the bashaw's family and were admitted into all the life of the seragliothis is one of the most important records of tripolitan life during the 18th centurythis first edition was published in by henry colburn, londonbound in full leather boards370 pages, 28cm 23 cm read morethis book is in very good condition, the pages are tightly bound with no loose pages
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Frodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overin part one of the fantasy trilogy by jwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsdiscs in good condition, packaging is good but worn with agesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalffrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthoxfam bookshop carlisle extended cut of this fantasy adaptationtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordor
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Frodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorin 'the fellowship of the rings' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesoxfam shop newquay peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordormeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiestolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive years
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Excellent early impression of the second state on four before the numberare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimartiryum appostolorum, martyrdom of st bartholomew, tied to a ladder set on a scaffold, with two executioners flaying him, and crowd attending the torture; in the upper part, a second representation of the saint, in gloryjacques callot () etcher and draughtsman, born nancymost of his plates were published by his friend israel henrietbibliography: jules lieure, 'jacques callot, catalogue de son oeuvre gravĂ©', 3 vols, paris read morethe first state before the publishers address is described as extremely rare by lieureenormously popular and much copiedit is on this small scale etchings that callot could develop his genius at it's bestin rome; in florence, working for the medici; in returned to nancy, where he settled and marriedii / iv before the numberlieure describes this suite as very nice work, extremely delicate, and it is rare to find it complete in beautiful proofs rendering all the finesse and all the value of the etchingsfrom a series of sixteen plates about the martyrdom of the apostlesplease 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 wonât find in just any storedied suddenly inwith full plate border and tread margins mounted on a collection sheetetching reference: lieureguaranteed originalcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Frodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overoxfam shop clitheroe director's extended cut of the famous fantasy adaptation of part one of the fantasy trilogy by jwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalffrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordor
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They are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesoxfam shop clitheroe the extended version (with 48 extra minutes) of the final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battlethe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher leeset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)oxfam shop colne road the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogymeanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainin this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friends
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