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Ravensburger the bemused bookseller piece jigsaw puzzlecompleted once from new, excellent condition!!
1 €
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High quality piece cardboard jigsaw puzzlebut did the recipient of the letter live happily ever after?made from strong premium grade cardboard, with linen finish print to minimise glare on puzzle imagesuitable for ages 12 years and up
16 €
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Made by: ravensburger. pieces: . size: 70 x 50 cm. art no. .
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Bendy and the ink machine{batim}sillyvision bemused bendy series 1 plush*nwt*free shipping!!
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Sardonic and sympathetic in equal measure, confessions of a bookseller will reunite readers with the characters they've come to know and lovethe diary of a bookseller (soon to be a major tv series) introduced us to the joys and frustrations of life lived in booksin very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprofile books ltdoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardbackshaun bythell is the owner of the bookshop in wigtown, scotlandunfortunately, shaun also has to contend with bizarre requests from people who don't understand what a shop iswith more than a mile of shelving, real log fires in the shop and the sea lapping nearby, the shop should be an idyll for bookworms
7 €
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Befuddled bemused & bewildered board game 100% complete by past times great condition
6 €
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Later leather binding - [xxxii]301 ppberge, delin: et schulp;” the book starts with a dedication to kornelis kalkoen (), schepen of amsterdamfor instance, the vierde harpzang (pon one page is a quote from both the old and new testament and from the apocryphaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein addition to ‘davids harpzangen’ he also has many other publications to his name, such as: jacoba van beijeren, erfgravin van holland (); apollo en dafne (); tafereel der deugden en ondeugden () en boertige en ernstige minnezangen inrare collection of 18th-century emblemsthe chosen verses and images will sometimes still be very recognisable today, as with the seventh harp song: “hy valt in den kuil voor anderen gegraeven” (see photos)) below the quote from psalms is an explanation of the image with a concluding observation in capitalsschorsch”, a collector of emblem booksthe frontispiece is by pieter van den berge, signed at the bottom with “pthere are, however, small errors in the exact reference to the psalmsthe bible texts all seem to be from the dutch authorised version from the seventeenth centurythe binding is not so goodclean, solid and crisp and with gilt edgeson the opposite page is a print with a quote from the psalms on which the image is baseddied in maarssen 23 march, buried in amsterdam in the nieuwe kerk 29 march , was a poet, playwright and publishereach of the 150 contributions occupies two pageson the blank page of the marbled front endpaper is, in pencil, a phrase from the song of solomon (6:10) written in english: “who is she who looks forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun” (see pictures)(by the way: many psalms are said to have been written by king davidthe edition has two variant title pages; one (like this copy) with and the other without mention of ‘second edition’the spine is in fine condition with beautiful motifs and the titlecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehis bookseller's address was ‘op de cingel bij de appelmarkt’; in he lived on 't water for a short time11) is accompanied by a text that says verse 9, but this is actually verse 6 in the dutch translation” (see photos) sweerts (cornelis of kornelis), later written as zweerts, which spelling has been preserved by his descendants, born in amsterdam 20 febgedicht en zamengestelt door kornelis zweerts met hondert en vyftig printverbeeldingen versiertin the last twenty pages there is a spot at the bottom right (see pictures) the book consists of 150 contemplations and as many copper engravingsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitet'amsterdam, by jacob ter beek, boekverkooper bezyden de beurs, in de gekroonde bybel[iii] - cm this is the second edition of a beautiful collection of emblems from the end of the golden age(2) followed by a message to the reader (11) and seven poems (by aare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwijnman (): nieuw nederlandsch biografisch woordenboekrotgans, among others) written in response to this bookkornelis zweerts - zede- en zinnebeelden over koning davids harpzangen: nevens daar op toegepaste zielzuchten(11) an additional illustrated title page with a print, also by pieter van den berge (signed with “pbelow this quote, a contemplation is included under the title “zielzucht”the binding is from a slightly later time, late 18th / early 19th century, just like the marbled endpaperson the inside is an ex-libris including coat of arms, “bibliotheque itwede druk naukeurig door hem zelf nagezien en verterthowever, the front cover is loosening and the back cover is missinghe was a son of hieronymus sweerts and on 10 january he became a member of the amsterdam bookseller's guild”) condition: the bookblock is in excellent conditionat the end of the book there is a 3-page overview in which the back list of the printer is shown: “register van boeken die by jacob ter beek gedrukt of te bekomen zyn, beneffens veele andere
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Oxfam shop pershore in spring award-winning journalist asne seierstad spent four months living with the bookseller and his familythe result is a unique portrait of a family and a countrysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Richly satirical in flavour and with a colourful cast of flamboyant characters, it considers serious issues such as personal and political integrity, and conservationism with a wry, bemused and often scathing eyeoxfam bookshop st albans set in london and its spillover town of sheringford, and partly narrated by the irrepressible marcus moon, "till the fat lady's sung" is a contemporary socio-political drama that revolves around intrigue, corruption and the age-old theme of human relationshipssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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'dark, funny, crackling with magic' - author artemis cooper on midnight for charlie bone 'a fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by harry potter' - bookseller on midnight for charlie bone jenny nimmo is the acclaimed author of the charlie bone seriesa secret legacyoxfam shop addlestone classic magic and mystery from one of britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventureperfect for fans of harry potter, eva ibbotson, cornelia funke's inkheart and shane hegarty's darkmouthshe lives in wales with her husband, davidan academy for magic and special talentsa destiny unfulfilledthe eighth and final instalment of the international best-selling series from jenny nimmo starring charlie boneand lord grimwald, dagbert's father, is enlisted to drown charlie's father and mother on their second honeymoon using his magical sea globe see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe bloors are gathering their evil forces - thieves, poisoners, kidnappers, swindlers and even murderers from piminy streetshe has won several significant awards for her children's fiction, including the nestle smarties book prize and the tir na n-og welsh arts council award for the snow spiderit looks like charlie's only hope might be the mysterious red knightbut who is he? and can he help charlie defeat the bloors once and for all? have you collected all of the charlie bone series? midnight for charlie bone charlie bone and the time twister charlie bone and the blue boa charlie bone and the castle of mirrors charlie bone and the hidden king charlie bone and the wilderness wolf charlie bone and the shadow of badlock charlie bone and the red knight also look out for the snow spider trilogy
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'dark, funny, crackling with magic' - author artemis cooper on midnight for charlie bone 'a fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by harry potter' - bookseller on midnight for charlie bone jenny nimmo is the acclaimed author of the charlie bone series see oxfam website for delivery information read morea secret legacycan he trust her, and will she perhaps lead him to find someone he lost long before the animals? the fifth instalment of the international best-selling series from jenny nimmo starring charlie boneoxfam shop addlestone classic magic and mystery from one of britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventurehave you collected all of the charlie bone series? midnight for charlie bone charlie bone and the time twister charlie bone and the blue boa charlie bone and the castle of mirrors charlie bone and the hidden king charlie bone and the wilderness wolf charlie bone and the shadow of badlock charlie bone and the red knight also look out for the snow spider trilogyperfect for fans of harry potter, eva ibbotson, cornelia funke's inkheart and shane hegarty's darkmouthshe lives in wales with her husband, davidcould the discovery of an ancient mirror, and the movement of the shadow in the red king's portrait have something to do with it? then a strange girl appears outside charlie's housean academy for magic and special talentsa destiny unfulfilledcharlie bone awakes one morning to find the city covered with snow and all the animals goneshe has won several significant awards for her children's fiction, including the nestle smarties book prize and the tir na n-og welsh arts council award for the snow spider
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Oxfam bookshop brigg a top ten indie publishers' fiction bestseller for an independent book of the year pick a waterstones best books of the year pick a bookseller book of the year pick this is the story of a hen named sproutnow the novel is making its way around the world, where it has the potential to inspire generations of readers the way jonathan livingston seagull or the alchemist havesee oxfam website for delivery information read morean anthem for individuality and motherhood, the hen who dreamed she could fly has captivated millions of readers in koreano longer content to lay eggs on command only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam free, and comes up with a plan to escape into the wild-and to hatch an egg of her ownand with nomoco's evocative illustrations throughout, this first english-language edition beautifully captures the journey of an unforgettable character in world literature
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' john senex, was a london surveyor, engraver, bookseller and publisher in the early 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe north sea is here called 'the german sea'in good condition, two combined pages (69 x 95 cm), with sufficient margins, on hand-laid paper, centrefold as issued, old border colouring, verso blankthis large format map shows the netherlands in with the coast with the ports, estuaries and islands, the still open zuiderzee, the islands of wieringen, urk and eemeloord, ij and haarlemmermeer as inland seas, voorne, schouwen, walcheren, noord beveland and cadsant as islandsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebottom right: 'iplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebeautiful map of the seven united provinces, on two merged pagesfull title in a cartouche with neptune, sea creatures and monsters in the top left: 'the vii united provinces corrected from the observations communicated to the royal society at london, & ye royal academy at pariscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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His translation published as the mahabharata of krishna-dwaipayana vyasa translated into english prose between and , by protap chandra rai (), a calcutta bookseller who owned a printing press and raised funds for the project it narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the kurukshetra war and the fates of the kaurava and the pa??ava princes and their successorsthis is the early edition of english translation in these volumesganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also kour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiithese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationthe mahabharata was probably compiled between the 3rd century bce and the 3rd century ce, the original events related by the epic probably fall between the 9th and 8th centuries bcegenerally good conditionapprox 500 pages each volumewith original red cloth covers, slight bumped cornersthe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?aprinted calcutta - kolkata indiacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languagebinding slightly-loose in volume iii & iv4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hiddentraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasathe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (cplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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36 €
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He was friendly with many literary and cultural figures, including edmund blunden, fbell had just 10 days' notice before his first puzzle was published, in the weekly edition on 2 januaryat times there is an elegiac strain not dissimilar to edward thomassee oxfam website for delivery information read moreslight foxing on fore-edge, but none seen withininside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; all pages clean and bright; previous owner's name neatly inscribed on front fep; bookseller's label on rear pastedownthe three books constitute a threnody for, what was then, a vanishing, pre-mechanized way, of farming and rural lifeoxfam books & music islington written by a keen ruralist, journalist and farmer, the book "corduroy" () was an immediate best-seller, and was followed by two more books on the countryside, "silver ley" () and "the cherry tree" (), the three books forming a ruralist farm trilogywhen the times began to lose circulation to the daily telegraph because the latter was running a daily crossword, bell's father suggested him to the editor as the first "setter" even though he had never even solved onemassingham, alfred munnings, john nash and henry williamsonour book is in good general condition, its light blue-green cloth covers showing wear consistent with age - general grubbiness, some rubbing of edges & angles, light shelf wear to top & tail of spine, slight dulling of gilt title etc on the spine, some bumping of corners, and darkened page tops - but no frank damagethe tone is affectionate, humourous and not in the least patronizingadrian bell () was an english ruralist journalist and farmer, and the first compiler of the times crosswordhaving set around puzzles between and , bell is credited with helping to establish its distinctive cryptic clue stylehe wrote the "countryman's notebook" column in the eastern daily press from , and produced over twenty other books on the countryside in corduroy the author's experiences as a farm apprentice in suffolk are described
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There is a bookseller's sticker inside the front cover and an annotation datedthe binding is soundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cover is worn and has damage which appears to be from having been tied in a bundlethe endpapers are yellowed apart from spotting the pages are in good clean condition, including the illustrationsthe hardback cover has a picture on the frontthe publication date on the title page isoxfam books & music beaconsfield what we believe to be a first edition of an antiquarian school storyunfortunately the one on the spine is damagedthe binding is mainly sound although loose between pages 288 and 289 and before the advertisements at the backthere is an annotation inside the front coverit includes colour illustrationsotherwise it is in good condition for the age
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There is a large sticker from the original bookseller ("cloth edition at a new paperback price") wrapped around the spine, and a few annotations in ink throughout, but the book is otherwise in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe examines the four alleged "failures" in the materialist programme - the failure to make sense of intentionality of thought - the lack of a convincing explanation of the autonomy of psychology - the failure of materialism to take the essential subjectivity of experience into account - and the fact that materialism cannot account for indexical thought - thoughts centring on words like "this", "here" and "i"oxfam bookshop preston (please note: photograph is a stock image) this book deals with the materialist view of the nature of the mindgeoffrey madell outlines past and current materialist views and the arguments which have been put forward refuting thesehe then puts forward an argument for the claim that the strengths of a cartesian position on the subject have been greatly underestimated
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames unpaginated; the book is in lovely unmarked condition with only a hint of bumping to the bottom edge of the boards and front top corners; black endpapers and pastedowns; the dustwrapper has a little sunning to the top edge and spine and a tiny nick at the top edge of the spine, but is complete and not clipped
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 21cm x 26oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames unpaginated; the textblock is loosening very slightly, but there are no markings or inscriptions and the pages are clean and bright; the boards have shelfwear at edges and corners and the head and heel of the spine are slightly wrinkled and worn; a very nice copy of this charming book
25 €
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Collection in person possible (stechford birmingham)it is signed and dated by the purchaser in the inside front coverlovelly condition hardback copy of anne of the barricadespostage possiblemeasuring 17cm x 11cm x 2cm purchased by original owner in sept , probably to take with him to the conflict zones of france as the purchaser was a military man who served in ww1chattaway bookseller, stationer, &ccheck out other items by twittering #ujbooks387 mare street, hackney n
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Hannah wonders if her bookseller boyfriend marc amos may have something to do with the tragedythey are brand-new to the point where they're even shrink wrapped! so would make a great gift for someone who enjoys mystery books or a treat for yourself of course! fishponds the serpent pool: hannah, the lake district's cold case specialist, is determined to uncover the truth behind bethany friend's apparent suicide in the serpent poolbethany was afraid of water so it makes no sense that she would drown herselfcollect from fishponds, bristol posting is possible, just ask ?? these highly rated books were bought as a gift for £24 but i ended up getting something else so i'm selling them for £15
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15 €
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bookseller's sticker to front pastedownsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregreen cloth covered boards with blind embossed design to front and rear and gilt text to spinevarious scuffs, marks and signs of wear, particularly to spine and edges of boardsit is designed chiefly for students and clergymenthis commentary is is international and inter-confessional, free from polemical and ecclesiastical biasoxfam bookshop newport full title: the international critical commentary on the holy scriptures of the old and new testaments: deuteronomy one in a series of critical commentaries on individual books of the old and new testamentsminor foxing to edges of text block which contains pencilled annotations and is lightly but evenly tannedit is based upon a thorough critical study of the book of deuteronomy, and upon critical methods of interpretationdark brown endpapers, worn at edges, split at hinges revealing linen binding beneath
19 €
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Rare with dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreowner's names on fepmarked "book production war economy standard"the film "the wicked lady " was based on this novelbookseller's sticker and a picture of the stars of the film pasted inside the back boardfirst edition third printingin very good used condition,for age, bound in green cloth with white lettering, minimal shelf weara good dust jacket, unclipped with"the voice of britain" advertising on rear flap, chips and tears to edges and small piece missing at head of spineoxfam bookshop sevenoaks written by magdalen king-hall, published by peter davies in
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells mat osman is the bassist and founding member of iconic british rock band suedelondon, : icelandic volcanoes have the city in gridlock, banks topple like dominoes and brandon kussgarten has been shot dead by gunmen in donald duck maskssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis death draws his twin brother - shy, bookish adam - into brandon's underworld of deceit and desirea miniature kingdom sprouts in a notting hill tower-block, la mansions burn in week-long parties, and in a baroque hotel suite a record is being made that could redeem its maker even as it destroys himas adam begins to fall for his brother's shattered family he finds that to win them for himself he'll have to lose everything that he holds dearsigned by the author as new - bookseller's sticker over original barcodethis intelligent, intriguing and emotionally-searing tale of fractured identities, narcissism and ambition questions how being loved for what others think we are differs from who we are to ourselveswith echoes of performance, the talented mr ripley and mulholland drive, the ruins delves into the dark heart of fame: magic, music and murder
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Unfortunately, shaun also has to contend with bizarre requests from people who don't understand what a shop is, home invasions during the wigtown book festival and granny, his neurotic italian assistant who likes digging for river mud to make poulticesdust jacket in presentation sleevesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ealing shaun bythell is the owner of the bookshop in wigtown, scotlandwith more than a mile of shelving, real log fires in the shop and the sea lapping nearby, the shop should be an idyll for bookworms
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In these wry and hilarious diaries, shaun provides an inside look at the trials and tribulations of life in the book trade, from struggles with eccentric customers to wrangles with his own staff, who include the ski-suit-wearing, bin-foraging nickyhe takes us with him on buying trips to old estates and auction houses, recommends books (both lost classics and new discoveries), introduces us to the thrill of the unexpected find, and evokes the rhythms and charms of small-town life, always with a sharp and sympathetic eyecondition- very good see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop harrogate love, nina meets black books: a wry and hilarious account of life in scotland's biggest second-hand bookshop and the band of eccentrics and book-obsessives who work there
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For contents - see photossmall blue bookseller's label inside front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith some diagrams in the textprevious owner's name written in ink on front free endpaperix, 236pp including bibliography and indexoxfam shop malvern hardcover in very good condition, spine ends and outer corner edges very slightly rubbedthe book has a few pencilled annotations
14 €
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bookseller sticker on front flapsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredescription of the origins of the alexander technique and background of the man who developed itpages clean and unmarkedcover condition poor, torn along top and bottom edgesoverall book condition fair, hard cover worn at top and bottom of spinecomprehensive practical guide to its use, illustrated with 31 pp
(England)
9 €
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bookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners and edges rubbed and bumped, spine and boards faded, owner's name on front pastedown, otherwise clean and bright, 489 pages
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