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Presto (comodo)the opening theme resembles the beginning of elgar's the black knight, a cantata completed two years earlier and gaining acceptance when elgar began work on the organ sonatathe sonata in g major, opthe work was dedicated to elgar's friend and fellow-musician charles swinnerton heap ()vg pages, some edge and cover wear the outer movements follow the classic sonata form; the inner movements are in three-part a-b-a form michael kennedy observes that to play the finale successfully, the organist needs to be a mental and physical athlete it was first performed by the worcester cathedral organist, hugh blair, on 8 julyoxfam bookshop carlisle our copy is editon breitkopf nohe had worked on the piece off and on for nearly three monthsthe four movements are:i28 is edward elgar's first sonata composed for the organ and first performed on 8 julythe genesis of the work was a request to elgar to write an organ voluntary for a convention of american organists in the english city of worcester ininstead, elgar decided on a four movement sonata of nearly half an hour's lengththis was the first time, but not the last, that elgar cut it so close that there was insufficient time for rehearsalit also exists in arrangements for full orchestra made after elgar's deathsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreelgar wrote, "one week's work", in the score inscription, but that measures only the final constructive pushbiographer jerrold moore notes that elgar depended, in order to complete a work, on the stimulation of an imminent deadlineandanto espressivoivallegro maestosoii
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In part two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of africa and madagascarpublished by the university of california press, this paperback book is in very good used condition with only minor wear to edges and bumping to cornersaccessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, lizards: windows to the evolution of diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biologypart three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their futureoxfam books & music fareham from tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selectionvitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitatsthis book, lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the worldwe also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakesinternally clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart one explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socializepianka and laurie ja definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earth
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This sculpture was made on carrara marble by sculptor stefano todini at the beginning of his work on marble in the sare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis sculpture is a unique piecein the photos you can see the signaturedimensions: 66 x 29 x 18 cm; weight: 50 kgplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemichelangelo’s “prigioni” (“young slaves”) are colossal sculptures originally created to decorate the tomb of pope julius iitheir fame is due above all to their state of “unfinished work” as if to represent the miserable condition of human imperfection, the hard struggle of man to free himself from the element that imprisons him in order to yearn for the true perfection that is that of godit will be shipped with packaging in a secure crate by insured courieroriginal sculpture representing a reinterpretation of one of michelangelo’s “young slave”, in particular of the “slave who wakes up”catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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After several trips to different parts of the river, it became clear that what i was responding to and how i felt whilst being in china was permeating into my pictures, he records; a formalness and unease, a country that feels both at the beginning of a new era and at odds with itselfsigned by nadav kandaroverall very fine conditionvery beautiful, sought-after photobook: martin parr, wassinklundgren, the chinese photobook from the s to the present, page 411" (from the publisher) read moredesign, layout: tappin goftoncondition: inside like new and unreadfirst edition, first printingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletext in englishfantastic photobook in great condition; signed by the artist"the yangtze river flows miles across china, traveling from its furthest westerly point in the qinghai province to shanghai in the eastphotos: nadav kanderintroduction by kofi annan and nadav kanderare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitext: nadav kander, jean paul tchanghatje cantz, ostfildernour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehardcover in linen without jacket (as issued)one of the best photobook in which got the german photobook prize in gold inthe river is embedded in the consciousness of the chinese, and plays a significant role in both the spiritual and physical life of the peopleoutside with very light trace of use; very freshusing the river as a metaphor for constant change, nadav kander (born ) has photographed the landscape and people along its banks from mouth to source77 colour photos
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Since the beginning of the age of sigmar, it has been the foremost goal of the god-king to reclaim his lost warhammer, ghal marazoxfam bookshop carlisle the realmgate wars: quest for ghal maraz is the first campaign supplement of the realmgate wars series, continuing the story of the age of sigmar after the events of mighty battlesthe hammer is discovered to be in the hanging valleys of anvrok, and sigmar dispatches twelve warhosts of the stormcast eternals to reclaim itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein great conditionmeanwhile in rotwater blight, the sylvaneth are at war with the pestilent forces of nurgle
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If you look closely you will notice that there is the beginning of a 5cm small split in the middle at the bottom of the sleevethat's why i call it vgare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe vinyl is excellentthe sleeve is in a very nice conditionincluding lyrics sheet, one side printedjapan emi odeon opi could not get them on the photoplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis was the last lp with a contribution from syd barrettthe backside of the sleeve is totally different from the other releases elsewhere in the worldpsychedelic rockon side 1 you can see two inaudible sweeping trailsa very nice copy of the nearly fifty year old second album of pink floydas you can see in the pictures most of the lettering is in the japanese languagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableside 2 is beautiful shiny clean vinyli tried to get as much details on the pictures as possible
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It stayed in use until the beginning of the 19th centuryare 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 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 won’t 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 watermarkscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Title: ukulele from the beginning - pop songs (blue book)publication datebinding: paperback
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There, they become embroiled in a dangerous conflict between groups of cavemen who have lost the secret of making firein the 'an unearthly child' episodes, the doctor takes schoolteachers ian (william russell) and barbara (jacqueline hill) back to the dawn of human history after they discover his tardis time machineepisodes are: 'an unearthly child'; 'the cave of skulls'; 'the forest of fear'; 'the firemaker'; 'the dead planet'; 'the survivors'; 'the escape'; 'the ambush'; 'the expedition'; 'the ordeal'; 'the rescue'; 'the edge of destruction'; and 'the brink of disaster'as it becomes clear that a mechanical fault has caused the problem and is sending the tardis hurtling towards destruction, the time machine itself is able to communicate with the crew and warn them of dangerthe doctor finally accepts ian and barbara as proper members of his crewoxfam music shop byres road the first three adventures for the doctor (william hartnell) from the classic bbc television sci-fi series, including all 13 episodessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the 'edge of destruction' episodes, the tardis is hit by a massive explosion and at first the doctor suspects ian and barbara of sabotagebut, with the doctor's help, the thals start an attack that wipes out the daleks completelywhen the doctor interferes, the daleks learn information vital to their survival and hatch a plan to wipe out the thalsin 'the daleks' episodes, the team travel to the ravaged planet of skaro, where the meet the pacifist race of thals, and the evil mutant daleks
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Oxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth centuryit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulationthe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspiration51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's stylesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern artthe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearsvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacket
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It contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the seven liberal arts, including rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of god, the terminology of the law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensilsisidore compiled the work between coxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear this work is a complete english translation of the latin etymologies of isidore, bishop of seville (cthis book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from isidore's timesee oxfam website for delivery information read more615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matterisidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaning
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In "open mind, open heart", father keating presents the beginning of a process of spiritual growthcover has rubbed edges and slight surface markscontents clean and unmarkedin this book, he outlines and explains the actual stages of this process, tackling questions such as: how will it affect my life? where does it lead us spiritually? what obstacles will i encounter along the way? why is it necessary? how does it work?;the third book, "intimacy with god", offers practical advice on the way that centring prayer can deepen our intimacy with godoriginal price sticker on back cover"open mind, open heart" aims to lead the reader into a deep, living relationship with godoxfam bookshop chelmsford this volume contains three works by thomas keating on centring prayernote: a three-inch tear on the cover spine has been repaired with clear tape"invitation to love: the way of christian contemplation" is the natural next stepsee oxfam website for delivery information read morespecial attention is paid to the role of the sacred word, christian growth and transformation, and active prayerkeating gives an overview of the history of contemplative prayer in the christian tradition, and step-by-step guidance in the method of centring prayer
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But the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstreturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagebut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolnow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallbut something much darker has yet to be unleashedthe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harryafter surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to endsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicmatching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical talereview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the future
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Contents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500techniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized themthis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescoafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagesthe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailfinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 mapsthe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairsspecial chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniathey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & nature
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The book goes on to explore some of the practical implications that this international treaty is beginning to have for the ways that culture is (and is not) being integrated into contemporary development policy and practicethis development has generally been welcomed, but also raises a number of questions: what are the implications in policy and practice? who are the most influential voices in promoting a global agenda for culture and development, and to what extent has the creation of new international policy instruments reflected a consensus? more fundamentally, what is meant by "culture" in these discussions and who has the power to give particular definitions political and legal authority? the politics of cultural development seeks to provide a theoretically and historically informed response to such questions, illustrated by reference to case studies (including the european union, the caribbean and china)particular attention is paid to the formation of the unesco convention on the protection and the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, a landmark instrument in debates about culture and developmentoxfam shop nether edge there is a growing recognition of the role that culture can play in sustainable development strategiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book will be useful for students, academics and policymakers in the fields of international development, international relations, international political economy, cultural policy and cultural theorynote: has dedication to inner leaf, otherwise as new
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Brian sibley's famous adaptation has been divided into three corresponding parts, with newly-recorded beginning and end narration by ian holm, who now stars as bilbo in the feature films based on the lord of the ringssauron's black riders are on their trail as they travel to rivendell, attempt to cross the snow-swept misty mountains and, in desperation, enter the terrifying mines of moriapart one, the fellowship of the ring, introduces us to frodo bagginswith his uncle bilbo having mysteriously disappeared, frodo finds himself in possession of a simple gold ring that has great and evil powerit is the ruling ring, taken long ago from the dark lord, sauron, who now seeks to possess it againfrodo must do everything he can to prevent this, and with the help of gandalf the wizard and a band of loyal companions he begins a perilous journey across middle-earthoxfam shop colne road with its first broadcast on bbc radio 4 on march , this dramatised tale of middle earth became an instant global classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas new in shelfworn jewel caseit boasts a truly outstanding cast including ian holm (as frodo), sir michael hordern (as gandalf), robert stephens (as aragorn), bill nighy (as sam gamgee) and john le mesurier (as bilbo)
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A history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()complete in four volumesvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democraciesit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdpages are bright and cleanwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumeschurchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etcthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: good condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are aged) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waya collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchill
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' this is a hardbound book with some discolouration on the outer boards and spine, and the front board is beginning to come away from the spine at the bottomthe title page is coming away from the binding, however the rest of the pages are in relatively good conditionthere is some foxing to the back pages and the top of the page edges are also discolouredthe book is subtitled as 'an introduction of languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physics, etc' this is an unusual book which is still valuable to students and scholars today, as it is still being reprintedthere are also several inscriptions on the front page, seemingly the names of previous ownersthe edges along the bottom and sides are a faint redinside, there is also some discolouration to the edges of the first few pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis copy would appeal to those who value old books, and collectorsthe book contains some passages from 'famous poets and orators' with 'critical remarks on themthere are no pencil, pen, or highlighter marksit also states that it has been 'designed for students in the universities'oxfam bookshop lincoln published in , this is the fifth edition of the third volume of 'the method of teaching and studying the belles lettres'
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It spans garcĂa márquez's life from his birth in through the beginning of his career as a writer to the moment in the s when he proposed to the woman who would become his wifeoxfam shop lytham he is perhaps the most acclaimed, revered and widely read writer of our time, and in this first volume of a planned trilogy - a book that has already become a bestseller in its spanish-language edition both abroad and in the united states - the nobel laureate gabriel garcĂa márquez begins to tell us the story of his lifea vivid, powerful, beguiling memoir that gives us the formation of gabriel garcĂa márquez as a writer and as a manlike all his work, living to tell the tale is a magnificent piece of writingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand as in his fiction, the narrator here is an inspired observer of the physical world, able to make clear the emotions and passions that lie at the heart of a life - in this instance, his ownit has the shape, the quality, the aliveness of a conversation with the reader: a tale of people, places and events as they occur to him: family, work, politics, books and music, his beloved colombia, parts of his history until now undisclosed and incidents that would later appear, transmuted and transposed, in his fiction
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Emotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposed there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removed the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the warwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreannika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth centurysimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were sufferedoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperbacktext is unmarkedthe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy
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For the lovatt family - james, seconded on a hush-hush assignment to work with churchill, and his brother harry, a naval officer - for bess spofford, joanne schorner, graham smit and all the inhabitants of the history villages of the new forest, it was the beginning of the most bizarre, funny and tragic episode of their livessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans in the spring of , the spectre of war turned into grim realityand on the english home front, men, women and children found themselves swept into a maelstrom of fear and uncertainty while events abroad led inexorably from the debacles of norway and dunkirk to the horror and glory of the battle of britain
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen martin luther king jr was the most powerful and eloquent champion of the poor and oppressed in us history, and at the height of his fame in the mid-sixties seemed to offer the real possibility of a new and radical beginning for liberal politics in the usaan act of state lays out the extraordinary facts of the king story of the huge groundswell of optimism engendered by his charismatic radicalism, of how plans for his execution were laid at the very heart of government and the military, of the disinformation and media cover-ups that followed every attempt to search out the truththe conviction of james earl ray for his murder has never looked even remotely safe, and when william pepper began to investigate the case it was the start of a twenty-five year campaign for justiceat a civil trial in , supported by the king family, seventy witnesses under oath set out the details of the conspiracy pepper had unearthed: the jury took just one hour to find that ray was not responsible for the assassination, that a wide-ranging conspiracy existed, and that government agents were involvedas shocking as it is tragic, an act of state remains the most compelling and authoritative account of how king's challenge to the us establishment led inexorably to his murderpublished in first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morein , he was assassinated; the movement for social and economic change has never recovered
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It provides new insights into the making and breaking of relationships, beginning with the formation of courtships using the language of love, the development of intimacy through the exchange of love letters, and sensory engagement with love tokens such as flowers, portrait miniatures, and locks of haircourtship in georgian england was a decisive moment in the life cycle, imagined as a tactical game, an invigorating sport, and a perilous journey across a turbulent seathe book demonstrates the importance of courtship to studies of marriage, relationships, and emotions in history, and how we write histories of emotions using objectsit also charts the increasing modernization of romantic customs over the georgian era - most notably with the arrival of the printed valentine's card - revealing how love developed into a commercial industrythe book concludes with the rituals of disintegration when engagements went awry, and pursuit of damages for breach of promise in the civil courtsthe game of love in georgian england brings together love letters, diaries, valentines, and proposals of marriage from sixty courtships sourced from thirty archives and museum collections, alongside an extensive range of sources including ballads, conduct literature, court cases, material objects, newspaper reports, novels, periodicals, philosophical discourses, plays, poems, and prints, to create a vivid social and cultural history of romantic emotionslove emerges as something that we do in practice, enacted by couples through particular socially and historically determined ritualsthis volume brings to life the emotional experience of courtship using the words and objects selected by men and women to navigate this potentially fraught processsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wear
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Written to appeal to the ordinary reader, this first edition two volume set has a wealth of history relating to the isle of bute beginning with the origins of the island's name and its prehistoric inhabitants through to the 19th centurybindings of both volumes are soundvol i is celtic saints and heroes; vol ii is the royal stewards and the brandanesoxfam bookshop lymington a rare first edition set of vol i & vol ii , with illustrations, maps and plansvol i front board has some water spotting and vol ii front board has some light, uneven sunningheads and tails of spines are worn and chipped and both are sunnedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregilt titles on the spines and gilt illustration of a standing stone on the frontsfoxing on the endpapersburgundy cloth hard covers have edge and corner wear
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A 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 empirean intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsseen 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 imaginedsee 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 themencompassing 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 today
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The abbey is the beginning of a major new series, featuring one of the most fascinating detectives in the history of crime fictionoxfam shop colne road the new york times bestselling sensationaddictive, thrilling, exhilaratingash rashid is a former homicide detective who can't stand the thought of handling another death investigationthe coroner calls it an overdose, but the case doesn't add updiscover for yourself the us crime novel that became a word of mouth phenomenonthat's until his niece's body is found in the property of one of the city's wealthiest citizensagainst orders, ash launches an investigation to find his niece's murderersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyou won't be able to put it downbut the longer he searches, the darker the case gets - and if he doesn't solve it fast, his niece won't be the only family member he has to bury
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford from the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the middle east, encounters with the muslim world have helped americans define national identity and purposefocusing on america's encounter with the barbary states of north africa from to , robert allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of islam in the american mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of governmentwith increasing doubts about the institution of slaverylesch, middle east journal"allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international scenebulliet, journal of interdisciplinary history"this book should be widely readeaton, eighteenth century studies see oxfam website for delivery information read more"a powerful ending that explains how the experience with the barbary states compelled many americans to look inwardallison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as america's tendency to demonize figures like iran's khumaini, libya's qaddafi, and iraq's saddam
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At the beginning of the fourteenth century anarchy in italy led to the capital of the christian world being moved from rome for the first and only time in historysmall marks to pageblockillustrated in b&wand at the centre of the picture is avignon itself, as it grew from being a relatively insignificant town on the rhĂ´ne to become, albeit briefly, one of the great capitals of the worldand depending on where you stood at the time they were seventy years of heaven, or of hell opinions invariably ran to extremes, as did the behaviour of the popes themselvesit was a critical moment, and it resulted in seven successive popes remaining "in exile" for the next seventy yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is a portrait sketch of that eradustwrapper clean, small mark of glue left by old label on back boardthe city chosen to replace rome was avignonoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , signal books
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