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The book is slightly browned due to its age (see photos)the book was published by bloomsbury in and contains on one of its first pages the complete number series ‘’, which means that this is the first printing of the first edition ever printed of this bookthe combination of first edition, first printing and the spelling errors makes this book highly sought-after by serious harry potter collectorsthe book has a slight crease in the cover (bottom right in the top and bottom corner), but is otherwise in good conditionthe book also contains the following spelling errors (corrected in later printings): - page 36: anglesea (eventually changed to anglesey) - page 38: two weeks holiday (eventually changed to three weeks) - page 40: clicked her break (eventually changed to clicked her beak) - page 92: as a big as a bucket (eventually changed to big as a bucket) - page 147: droobles (eventually changed to drooble's) - page 198: baited breath (eventually changed to bated breath) (see pictures) there is no writing in the book, it has been kept in a non-smoking and pet-free environment, there are no tears in the cover and pages and no stainsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis is an extremely rare original first edition, first printing, of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, softcoverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhismfremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the livingusing vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightenedhere, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixedover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikethe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentluminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Part three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their futurea definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earthpublished by the university of california press, this paperback book is in very good used condition with only minor wear to edges and bumping to cornersvitt 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 habitatsaccessible, 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 biologyoxfam books & music fareham from tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selectionthis 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 snakesin 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 madagascarinternally 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 j
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A fascinating philatelic bookthe story is illustrated with three postage stamps & full colour postcardsoxfam bookshop west bridgford red cloth bound boards with whole book as newthe book was written by luo guan-chung in the late yuan & early ming dynasty, describing the period adsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontained in a red stiff card slip case also in very good condition
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The three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all presentp + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound in" the cloth cover of the book is in poor condition: there are numerous water and other markings, and tears along the edges of the spine, though it is still attachedan appendix inserted while the book was being prepared for publication contains "a brief history of the orange-river sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake ngami, commandoes of the dutch boers, &cthe overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrationsoxfam shop west hampstead first published in , this important history of natal begins with a description of the country and an account of its discovery by vasco da gamaholden proceeds to describe the arrival of english and dutch settlers, the establishment of an english government, and the development of sugar and coffee plantations, trade and settlementssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe name of a previous owner is written on the fthe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the f
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The book includes: - the background and scope of kungfubut kungfu is just one of the three treasures of shaolin, the other two being chi kung and zenoxfam bookshop holmfirth shaolin kungfu has been considered by many as the best martial art in the worldprinciples and methods of force trainingits scope and depth is amazing, touching on, among many other things, poetry and enlightenmenttraditional chinese weaponssecrets of the mastersinteresting stories and legends of shaolinform and combat applicationsno inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read moreenergy training and mind trainingzen and spiritual developmentmaintaining one's health and vitality and the healing of so-called incurable diseasesyet it is written in a language easy to understandprofound concepts and difficult techniques are explained systematically with many illustrationsfor the first time ever, this inspiring book, written by an internationally acclaimed shaolin grandmaster, brings to you the crystallization of shaolin wisdom and practice spanning many centuries
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Good condition no pages missing/tears compiled by colin marsden, this book is a graphic reminder of the illustrious career of the hst over the past three decadesillustrated throughout with a superb set of images, the book is a tribute to one of the iconic designs of the contemporary railway scene
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£5 each or £12 for the three3 books, britain's heritage, the times book of the countryside and aa book of the carin good used conditioncollection retford read more
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Both book and jacket are very slightly bumped at extremities, and there are few small, light marks on the edges of the page blockfrom the qu'ran to shakespeare, this city with three names - byzantium, constantinople, istanbul - resonates as an idea and a place, and overspills its boundaries - real and imaginedthere is a bookseller's "signed" label on the front of the jacketflat signed by bettany hughes on the title pagebased on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, this captivating portrait of the momentous life of istanbul is visceral, immediate and scholarly narrative history at its finestphoenicians, genoese, venetians, jews, vikings, azeris all called a patch of this earth their homefor much of its history it was known simply as the city, but, as bettany hughes reveals, istanbul is not just a city, but a storystanding as the gateway between the east and west, it has served as the capital of the roman, byzantine, latin and ottoman empiresat the latest count archaeologists have measured forty-two human habitation layerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames first impression hardcover in dust jacket, not price-clippedas the longest-lived political entity in europe, over the last years istanbul has absorbed a mosaic of micro-cities and cultures all gathering around the corevery good++ / very goodistanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical factin this epic new biography, hughes takes us on a dazzling historical journey through the many incarnations of one of the world's greatest cities
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Since then three further editions by, in succession, anne ridler, donald hall and peter porter have been publishedphilip hobsbaum, in the oxford companion to twentieth-century poetry, says of the faber book of modern verse, 'it also encapsulates, as no other literary document quite does, the innovative quality of the smore likely than not, the original idea was toxfam bookshop cheltenham first published in february , just under a year from when the idea for it was first discussed, this is one of the most important and influential anthologies of the twentieth centurythis faber finds reissue restores that pristine selectionyes, his purpose was tendentious' on the other hand, 'i have included only poems which seem to me to add to the resources of poetry, to be likely to influence the future development of poetry and language' from the very start (and could there be a more arresting one?) with gerard manley hopkins' the wreck of the deutschland michael roberts powerfully and consistently fulfils that aim' see oxfam website for delivery information read moremichael roberts was a poet himself, and a good one, but more important for this task was his acute awareness of the poetry scene, and his sense of the modern movement within itall took as their kernel the original selection by michael robertseliot's, the choice of editor was undoubtedly his, and it was an inspired onehe excludes some poets he admires such as edmund blunden and walter de la mare because (they) 'seem to me to have written good poems without having been compelled to make any notable development of poetic technique
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This book offers a visionary alternative to the confusions of contemporary lifethis book explores the status of religion in the post-prophetic age, especially as seen through the eyes of the french islamic scholar henry corbinin lucid and simple prose, cheetham explores the creative role of the imagination in the formative ground of the three great abrahamic religions: judaism, christianity, and islamoxfam bookshop kingsbridge very good clean copyfor corbin, engaging the soul of the world through the mediating power of the imaginal is an act of love, a theme cheetham expands through his analysis of such concepts as mystical poverty, contemplative knowledge, the luminosity of the earth, the theophanic vision, the christ angel, incarnation, the divine sensorium, alchemical transformation, the spiritual humanism of ivan illich, western iconoclasm, and the centrality of gnosisit speaks to believers and non-believers alikesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The book is in good condition with all pages clean and intacttranslated from the german by leila vennewitz, this book was first published in englandit comprises sixty one stories plus three novellen, written during almost four decades, including many pieces which have never appeared in book form and which are here translated into english for the first timeoxfam bookshop thame this hardcover volume collects the best of boll's powerful and moving short fictionit has a dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Funny, touching and fascinating, it will allow parents to understand the extraordinary journey their child makes during the momentous first three years of lifeunlike dry childcare manuals, or patronising tv tie-ins, this unique book taps into a parent's wonder at the processes of psychological development in an engaging, child-centred waydrawing on the detailed notes he kept on her development, fernyhough uses athena's story as an entry point into an account of how a child's mind develops before the age of threeoxfam bookshop ipswich charles fernyhough, the birth of his daughter athena was an opportunity to re-evaluate much of what he had learned as a lecturer and researcher in developmental psychologyit is written with a father's tenderness, and a novelist's empathy and stylesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames contains three stories: josephine, john, and the puppy; josephine's birthday; and josephine keeps schoolthere is some foxing around the edges of the page block and scattered on the text pages, mainly in the first part of the bookthe remaining illustrations are all in excellent conditionthe corners and spine-ends are a little bumped, and the cloth has some marksthe detached illustrations have some creases and tears around the edges (one of the tears in the first illustration encroaches onto the coloured surface), but the colours are nevertheless brightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretwenty-four colour plates, all present, although the first two are detached
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Just £10 for all threethe wagamama book comes with free cd on cooking techniquesset of three books - jamie oliver - wagamama- life lessons
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Eleven black and white plates and three mapsboth book and dust jacket have sustained a heavy bump at head of spine (please see picture)otherwise very good - although the binding has loosened slightly, it remains sound, and the contents are clean and brightdust jacket not price clipped, now in a removable protective coverthe inscription is to aincluding glossary, bibliography, references and indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealmack on the ffepchapman, who drew the maps for the book, and records the author's gratitudeoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames signed, inscribed and dated by t
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book and cd togetherthis is the story of three baby owls who wake up during the night to find their mother goneselling as double presentbrand new owl babies by martin waddellmartin waddell has won many prizes for his children's books which are popular in schools, this being one of my favourites
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book and cd togetherthis is the story of three baby owls who wake up during the night to find their mother gonewould make a nice christmas presentbargain only £2brand new owl babies by martin waddellmartin waddell has won many prizes for his children's books which are popular in schools, this being one of my favouritesselling as it was double present
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book and cd togetherthis is the story of three baby owls who wake up during the night to find their mother gonewould make a nice christmas presentbrand new owl babies by martin waddellmartin waddell has won many prizes for his children's books which are popular in schools, this being one of my favouritesselling as it was double presentbargain only £1 read more
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book and cd togetherthis is the story of three baby owls who wake up during the night to find their mother gonewould make a nice christmas presentbrand new owl babies by martin waddellbargain only £1martin waddell has won many prizes for his children's books which are popular in schools, this being one of my favouritescheck out all the other things i have for saleselling as it was double present
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Scattering phenomena, including the origin of radioactivity, are handled early on in the accessible context of one dimension, and at the end of the book with some rigour in three dimensionshydrogen and helium are discussed in some detail and it is shown that quantum mechanics enables us to understand the structure of the periodic table without engaging with the complexities of many-electron atomsevery opportunity is taken to illustrate the emergence of the familiar classical, dynamical world through the quantum interference of stationary statesoxfam bookshop knutsford the physics of quantum mechanics aims to give students a good understanding of how quantum mechanics describes the material worldthe connections between observables, operators and transformations are clearly explained and the standard commutation rules derived from the properties of spacetimea chapter is devoted to entanglement, quantum computation, density operators and their role in thermodynamics, and the measurement problemthe text stresses the continuity between the quantum world and the classical world, which is merely an approximation to the quantum worldname written on inside facing page see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit stresses that stationary states are unphysical mathematical abstractions that enable us to solve the theory's governing equation, the time-dependent schroedinger equationit shows that the theory follows naturally from the use of probability amplitudes to derive probabilitiesthe mathematical prerequisites are no more than simple vector algebra, taylor series expansion and the use of integrating factors to solve linear first order differential equationsdirac notation is used from the outset and students are trained to move easily from one representation to another, choosing whichever representation is best suited to a particular problemrigorous algebraic methods are preferred to the solution of partial differential equations
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Title: black butler: book of circus - season three (4pc)catalogue number: fupbrmissing information?
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It is a book of 8 pagesthe book is written in both english and frenchthe book describes the city of victoria and its surrounding countrysideall the stamps in the book have been unused, although they are not neatly presentedthe book in a cellophane cover shows the full set of commonwealth games from canadaalong with the book included in this pack of sports there are 57 individual stampsthe pictures on the stamps in this book show the high jump, wheelchair racing, indoor cycling around a velodrome, bowling and divingthe book describes the triumph of the personal achievements that the athletes gain while being able to participant in the commonwealth gamesoxfam emporium manchester in this collection there is a book about the commonwealth games stamps that were issued in canada in that took place in victoria in canadathere are photos in the book of vintage sports equipment, famous athletes who had taken part in the commonwealth games in previous years, the natural world of victoria, the beautiful sights of victoria, and photos of some of the sports that were taking place at the commonwealth gamessome of the stamps stills have a little of the envelope they were originally attached to still visiblethe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s and sthe sports shown on the stamps in this collection of the 57 stamps are hang-gliding, fencing, football, fun running, kayaking and canoeing, skateboarding, netball, white water rafting, sailboarding, diving, dance, fishing, horse racing, cycling, golf, running over hurdles, tenpin bowling, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, ice hockey, downhill skiing, mountain biking, squash, beach cricket, tenpin bowling, ski boarding, life guard swimming, kite flying, skiing, shooting, rock climbing, snorkelling, and tennisthere are two copies of each stampthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the stamps are a little foldedit briefly explains some of the cultural traditions of victoria in canadasome of the stamps are unusedit details a brief history of the commonwealth games that took place in canadaoverall the stamps in this pack are in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe countries that these 57 stamps were issued in are australia, ajman state, new zealand, north korea, great britain, finland, afghanistan, germany, antigua, hungary, guinea ecuatorial, ireland, jamaica, bulgaria and canadathe sports events that are celebrated in this collection of stamps are the empire games and the commonwealth games, the rugby world cup, the football world cup, the ryder golf cup tournament, the winter olympic games, the summer olympic games, and the international lightning class championships for sailingsome of the stamps have a clearly shown printed postmark on themon the inside of the back cover there are white and brown stamps that are neatly presents in a cellophane coveringone of the stamps shows the national stadium of jamaicaa couple of the stamps are a little faded
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Over the course of three series of the bafta award-winning the choir, gareth has unearthed a passion for classical music in schoolchildren, reluctant teenage boys, and even a whole townwith his infectious enthusiasm and gift for explanation, gareth's very personal narrative takes you by the hand and leads you through a world of eccentric composers, flamboyant conductors, troubled geniuses and all the colourful personalities that make up the story of classical musicit will also provide a foundation of classical music understanding and give the reader the tools to appreciate a whole new world of musicso whether you want to expand your horizons, spend time with the great composers, introduce an almost infinite variety into your ipod playlist, or are just curious about what you might be missing out on, music for the people will leave you entertained, informed and completely inspiredoxfam shop colne road have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? the sad song of a single violin might make us cry, but the idea of finding out more about classical music can often be intimidatingin this funny, evocative, personal book, gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Here, as he recalls his relatively impoverished early days as a young warrior in louisville, kentucky, and his meteoric rise to fame as heavyweight champion of the world, a title he won three times, he tells of the many battles he won and lost, both inside and outside the ring, his conversion to islam in the s and the many life lessons he learned along the waytogether with his daughter hana, in this timely spiritual memoir (which includes a selection of exclusive photographs) ali draws upon his rich reserve of notes, tapes and journals, and writes with compassion, warmth and, of course, humour on how we can liberate mind, body and spirit when we pursue and embrace the one essential truth - lovesome of the wisdom is his own; some comes from the teachings of true islam, from his spiritual studies, and from people he has met in the course of his extraordinary lifeas he says, 'it is after i retired from boxing that my true work begannow, working tirelessly as a worldwide ambassador for peace, he talks of the damage caused when religion is used to tear people apart, the essential need for unity in this troubled world, and how his faith sustains him on this, the most important journey of his life - the journey to forgiveness and peace' see oxfam website for delivery information read morei have embarked on a journey to loveoxfam shop colne road in this poignant, deeply moving book, muhammad ali shares the beliefs he has come to live by and which he has passed on to his children
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The editors have put together a collection of over 30 contributions from colleagues of professor thomas that commences with a biographical sketch and representative tribute provided by a former doctoral student, and comprises a series of wide-ranging academic papers arranged to broadly reflect three dimensions of david thomas' academic and professional work - studies in and of islam; christian-muslim relations; the church and interreligious engagementcontributors, excluding the editors, are: clare amos, john azumah, mark beaumont, david cheetham, rifaat ebied, stanislaw grodz svd, alan guenther, damian howard sj, michael ipgrave, muammer iskenderoglu, risto jukko, alex mallett, juan pedro monferrer-sala, lucinda mosher, gordon nickel, jørgen nielsen, claire norton, emilio platti, luis bernabé pons, peniel rajkumar, peter riddell, umar ryad, andrew sharp, sigvard von sicard, richard sudworth, mark swanson, charles tieszen, john tolan, davide tacchini, herman teule, albert waltersin as new condition - still shrink-wrappedthese are set in the context of a focussed theme - the character of christian-muslim encounters - and cast within a broad chronological frameworkrare book, difficult to source see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop birmingham the character of christian-muslim encounter is a festschrift in honour of david thomas, professor of christianity and islam, and nadir dinshaw professor of inter religious relations, at the university of birmingham, uk
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The book remains his only completed work of historybacon's portrayal of henry was extremely influential for the following three centuries"the historie of the reigne of king henry the seventh" by francis bacon rare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiat the time of writing bacon had recently fallen from political power, and completed the work in late and sent a copy to james ilondon - edition - 241p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original leather boards, with rubbing and wear to boards, rebacked with cloth spine with title label, renewed endpapers, engraved title page loosening, but present, w/o francis bacon frontispiece as is usually missingit was published the following yearplease 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 storeit charts the reign of the first tudor monarch henry vii who took the throne from his rival richard iii inat the request of charles, prince of wales he began work on a follow-up account of the reign of henry viii, but only completed a brief introductionrare important historic work on the life of king henry the seventh by bacon history of the reign of king henry vii is a work by the english writer francis baconcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop inverness a richard and judy book club selectionrelocated from cold-war-riven germany to a remote hebridean island, letty fleming is haunted by the unthinkable - was it an accident, murder or suicide? and how can she ever begin to explain to her three children that their father may have betrayed his country? struggling to find solace in a place she loves, letty begins to unravel the mystery of nicky's death, but her determination to protect the children from the truth blinds her to the demons they are already battlingthe summer of the bear is a beautiful story of a family recovering from loss on a remote scottish island, from bella pollen, author of hunting unicornssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the family's secrets threaten to tear them apart, it is only the strange but brilliant jamie who manages to hold on to the one thing he knows for sure: his father has promised to return, and nicky fleming was a man who never broke a promisein the summer of , a tamed grizzly bear is tempted by the lure of freedom and the wild open seameanwhile, the sudden death of british diplomat nicky fleming has left his wife closed down with shock
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