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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the sunday times top 10 bestsellerand they cannot resist the causeway revealed with every turn of the treacherous tide, the old house they glimpse at its end'this is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the barely grasped or understood, crammed with dark holes and blurry spaces that your imagination feels compelled to fill' observer'a masterful excursion into terror' the sunday times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreyear after year, their family visits the same sacred shrine on a desolate strip of coastline known as the loney, in desperate hope of a curemany years on, hanny is a grown man no longer in need of his brother's careit's an amazing piece of fiction' stephen kingtwo brothersone mute, the other his lifelong protectorand the loney always gives up its secrets, in the endin the long hours of waiting, the boys are left alonethe british book awards book of the yearbut then the child's body is founda brilliantly unsettling and atmospheric debut full of unnerving horror - 'the loney is not just good, it's greatwinner of the costa first novel award
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He explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwayshe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionjĂźrgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Written with the support of squadron association members, the author has collected individual stories to capture the flavour of past eras and events, such as the early days of the air force during the first world war, the bomber attacks of and the berlin airlift of99 squadron of the royal air force, from 197 tosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice signed copy of this work charting the history of nothe book has been signed by the author with an inscriptionthe author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the warin good condition, there is one medium tear to the top of the dust jacket
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As the new york times carried stories about the ""slow massacre of a race,"" public outrage over this tragedy led to an unprecedented philanthropic crusade spearheaded by near east relief, an organization rooted in protestant missionary endeavors in the near east and dedicated to saving the survivors of the first genocide of the twentieth century""starving armenians"" is an eloquent narrative of an all but forgotten part of that experienceoxfam bookshop knutsford the persecution and suffering of the armenian people, a religious and cultural minority in the ottoman empire, reached a peak in the era of world war i at the hands of the turkspart of a generation who were admonished as children to ""remember the starving armenians,"" peterson went to armenia in as a peace corps volunteer and became fascinated by the country's troubled history"" the west gradually began to take noticethe extensive research he embarked upon afterwards revealed not only the scope of the people's hardship and amazing resilience; it located in the american effort to help the armenians a unique perspective on our own nation's experience of the twentieth centurybetween and as many as 1the book also addresses the armenian aspirations for an independent republic under american auspices; these hopes went unfulfilled in the peacemaking after the war and ended altogether when armenia was absorbed into the soviet unionin ""starving armenians,"" merrill peterson explores the american response to these atrocities, beginning with the initial reports to president wilson from his ambassador to the ottoman empire, henry morgenthau, who described turkey as ""a place of horrorfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more5 million armenian men, women, and children died in ottoman turkey, victims of execution, starvation, and death marches to the syrian desert
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Among the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vrevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightin these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnatureoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experiencecom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreboard of educationabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvement
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But what has all this to do with thomasyn jade, a girl driven to the edge of madness by the foul rituals of exorcism? and what is the link to a group of priests held prisoner in the bleak confines of wisbech castle?from the pain-wracked torture rooms of the inquisition in seville to the marshy wastes of fenland, from the wild coasts of cornwall to the sweat and sawdust of the elizabethan playhouses, and from the condemned cell at newgate to the devilish stench of brimstone and fear as demons are driven out by unspeakable means, the heretics builds to a terrifying climax that threatens the life of the queen herselfbut as john shakespeare tries to get a grip on events, england's secret defences begin to unravel as one by one his network of spies is horribly murderedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresir robert cecil demands answersoxfam bookshop cheltenham *****part of the bestselling john shakespeare series of tudor spy thrillers from rory clements, winner of the ellis peters historical fiction award*****'(clements) does for elizabeth's reign what cj sansom does for henry viii's' sunday times**********england may have survived the armada threat of , but when spanish galleys land troops in cornwall on a lightning raid seven years later, is it a dry-run for a new invasion? revenge for the sacking of spanish shipping and ports? a warning shot to drake and hawkins? or is there, perhaps, a more sinister motive?the queen is speechless with rage at spain's temerity
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The contributors cover a wide range of subjects, including the discourse of anti-imperialism in the early republic and civil war, anti-imperialist actions in the uby tracking the diverse manifestations of american anti-imperialism, this book highlights the different ways in which historians can approach it in their research and teachingduring the mexican revolution, the anti-imperial dimensions of early usee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas noted by ian tyrrell and jay sexton, however, american "anti-imperialism was clearly selective, geographically, racially, and constitutionallywith the revolution, and again in , the nation stood against the most powerful empire in the world and declared itself independent" empire's twin broadens our conception of anti-imperialist actors, ideas, and actions; it charts this story across the range of american history, from the revolution to our own era; and it opens up the transnational and global dimensions of american anti-imperialismoxfam bookshop knutsford across the course of american history, imperialism and anti-imperialism have been awkwardly paired as influences on the politics, culture, and diplomacy of the united statesthe declaration of independence, after all, is an anti-imperial document, cataloguing the sins of the metropolitan government against the coloniesencounters in the middle east, and the transnational nature of anti-imperialist public sentiment during the cold war and beyond
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham as a small child in a wintry bremen, hanna dreams about the other side of silence, the place where the wind comes from and palm trees wave in the sunsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollowing atrocious punishment for daring to resist the advances of an army officer, she arrives in a phantasmagoric refuge in the african desert - 'prison, nunnery, brothel, shithouse, frauenstein'when the drunken excesses of a visiting army detachment threaten her only companion, hanna revoltsmounting a ragtag army of female and native victims of colonial brutality, she sets out on an epic march through the desert to take on the might of the german reichthis apocalyptic journey through the darker regions of the soul will also reveal to her the hidden meanings of suffering, revenge, companionship, love and compassionseeing her chance to escape from years of abuse in an orphanage and in service, hanna joins one of the shiploads of young women transported in the early years of the twentieth century to the colony of german south-west africa to assuage the needs of the male settlers
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Faust describes how his tiger unit fought pitch battles in the snows of western russia against the full might of the red army: the t34s, stalin tanks, sturmovik bombers and the feared katyusha rocket brigadesthis memoir was his brutal and deeply personal account of the russian front's appalling carnagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford wolfgang faust was the driver of a tiger i tank with the wehrmacht heavy panzer battalions, seeing extensive combat action on the eastern front insome readers were outraged at the book's final scenes, while others wrote, 'now, at last, i know what our men did in the east' today it stands as one of the great semi-autobiographical accounts of warfare in world war 2: a crescendo of horror, grom survival and a fatalistic acceptance of the panzer man's destinyhis astonishing testimony reveals the merciless decisions that panzer crews made in action, the devastating power of their weaponry and the many ways that men met their deaths in the snow and ice of the ostfrontfirst published in the late s, this memoir's savage realism shocked the post-war german public
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The diamond sutra was hidden for centuries in a cave in northwest china, and it was created from seven strips of yellow-stained paper that were printed from carved wooden blocks and pasted together to form a scroll over five meters longoxfam shop burleigh street the buddhist text known as the diamond sutra is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the worldthe oldest dated example of wood block printing, produced some six hundred years before gutenberg's movable type printing in europe, it is clearly the product of a mature printing industry in chinathis beautifully designed book, the first to focus solely on the diamond sutra, features a full-color reproduction of the work, along with an account of the discovery of the sutra by sir aurel stein in may in a hidden cave on the edge of the gobi desertsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit reveals how the sutra was originally made and the conservation work that the british library employs to preserve itmade in 868 ad and written in chinese, the text contains a significant dialogue on perception, and is one of the most important sacred works of the buddhist faiththe diamond sutra is a stunning book for anyone curious about the earliest origins of printing and the sacred foundations of buddhismthe book extensively discusses the content of the sutra and also describes the invention of paper in china and the origins of far eastern printing
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A day like today is both a sharp, shrewd memoir and a backstage account of the great newsworthy moments in recent history - from the voice behind the country's most authoritative microphoneas presenter of radio 4's today, the nation's most popular news programme, he is famed for his tough interviewing, his deep misgivings about authority in its many forms and his passionatecommitment to a variety of causesoxfam bookshop knutsford for more than three decades, millions of britons have woken to the sound of john humphrys' voicesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein typically candid style, he also weighs in on the role the bbc itself has played in our national life - for good and ill - and the broader health of the political system today humphrys was the bbc's youngest foreign correspondent; he was the first reporter at the catastrophe of aberfan, an experience that marked him for ever; he was in the white house when richard nixon became the first american president to resign; in south africa during the dying years of apartheid; and in war zones around the globe throughout his careerjohn was also the first journalist to present the nine o'clock news on televisionhumphrys pulls no punches and now, freed from the restrictions of being a bbc journalist, he reflects on the politicians he has interrogated and the controversies he has reported on and been involved in, including the interview that forced the resignation of his own boss, the director generala day like today charts john's journey from the poverty of his post-war childhood in cardiff, leaving school at fifteen, to the summits of broadcasting
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There is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp £149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgecan post extra £3the remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipan 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorthe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessthrough these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifeshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp £149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticealso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cardsthe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chágyam trungpa on the reverse side
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An agent of the king is a thriller set in the early years of the napoleonic warsa gritty sometimes bawdy thriller, set in violent times with a new breed of hero caught up in one of the most turbulent times in historyin the tradition of bernard cornwell and his hero sharpe, archie dexter is pitted against the might of napoleons designs on europe, not on the battlefields but in the dark shadowy world of espionageavailable in paperback or ebookfrom the ballrooms and bordellos of london to the hostile spanish mountains battles every bit as deadly as those faced by the nation's soldiers are fought and men die as the two empires struggle for dominanceultimately archie is faced with the ultimate choice, risk losing the most precious thing in his life with the life of king george himself at stakeserving with nelson in the mediterranean archie finds himself stranded in egypt where if he can survive he will play a vital role in the battle of the nile back in england, along with an oddball collection of friends archie risks everything to thwart the violent ambitions of napoleon's spymaster
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storefor the comic book enthusiast, nostalgia fan, or simply as a beautiful piece of art on the wallthe adventures in the newspaper did not end until when kuhn died suddenlythe now on offer is a beautiful screen print, which appeared in a strictly limited and numbered edition in the sthe adventures of captain rob are a success and the books of the newspaper strips that appear at het parool until are in great demandfrom the second story it is evert werkman and there is more line in the storiescatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikikuhn is an excellent draftsman, but lacks the gift of the word and is therefore assigned a copywriter by het parool to shape his thoughtsdecember captain rob sails with his sailing ship de vrijheid together with his dog skip for his first adventure, but the story still has the character of a tryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenear mint condition - size: 50 x 70 cm - limited and numbered captain rob is the hero of the comic strip the adventures of captain rob, drawn and conceived by pieter kuhn () with text by journalist evert werkman (), which appears in 73 stories from december to january (interrupted by two longer periods) appeared in the parool magazines
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeat this time the band did not exist anymore (advertising at the time) this is a new phase beatles albumthe beatles ?â let it be (lp) let it be is the twelfth and last studio album of the british group the beatles, which was released on may in the uk and germany although it was recorded for the most part before abbey road, it appeared only afterwards, in parallel to the eponymous film let it beessential to the content of the film, let it be was that they performed live for many of the tracks; in comes the warmth and freshness of a live performance; as reproduced for disc by phil spectormedia: vg+ to near mint cover: near mint to mint (light pressure on left side) booklet /ois: near mint (to little spots of the backside) see pictures 2) the beatles ?â hey jude (lp) can't buy me love\t should have known better\t paperback writer rain\t2:58 lady madonna\t revolution\t hey jude\t old brown shoe don't let me down\t ballad of john and yoko\t media: vg+ to near mint cover: near mint to mint (light pressure on left side) booklet /ois: near mint (to little spots) see pictures two beautiful japanese-versions for collectors read morecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 websitetwo nice classics from the the beatles forever â series 1
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store* see pictures for detailstheir original and classic line-up comprised alan caddy (guitar), clem cattini (drums), heinz burt (bass), george bellamy (rhythm guitar) and roger lavern (keyboards)their instrumental material was composed and produced by meek, and frequently had a futuristic sound which reflected meek's interest in electronics and sound manipulation4 collectable rare and unique original sixties albums by sue thompson (), peanuts (), the cousins () and heinz & the tornados ()the albums: 1) quality: vinyl: vg+ / vg ++ covers: vg++) sue thompson ?â paper tiger label: hickory records ?â phy 148 format: vinyl, lp country: netherlands released: probably genre: pop 2) quality: vinyl: vg+ / vg ++ covers: vg++ the peanuts ?â hit parade label: decca ?â ql format: vinyl, lp, album country: netherlands released: genre: pop style: kayokyoku credits accompanied by â the six jones, the tokyo cuban boys notes sung in both english and japanesethe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki3) quality: vinyl: vg ++ covers: vg+ (stick on sleeve and label) the cousins ?â the cousins' greatest hits label: palette ?â ppb 225 format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: belgium released: genre: rock style: rock & roll the cousins profile: a belgian rock band active during the sixties (), most known for his standard tune "killi watch" covered by johnny hallydaythe house band for pioneering record producer joe meekalthough their first single "love and fury" bombed, the follow-up "telstar" caught the public imagination and was a number one hit in both the uk and usa (they were the first british group ever to top the us hot hundred)the quintet enjoyed several more uk hits, though the original line-up began to fall apart when heinz burt left for a solo career as a vocalist in (he scored one major uk hit, "just like eddie" later that year), and none of the original members remained by the time the tornados finally disbanded upon meek's death inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethey had a huge success in argentina where they were known as los primos (cousins in spanish) 4) quality: vinyl: vg++ / nm covers: vg++ heinz / the tornados ?â heinz/the tornados label: decca ?â format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: netherlands released: genre: pop style: instrumental, vocal heinz profile: heinz burt (born 24 july , detmold, free state of lippe, germany â died 7 april , eastleigh, hampshire, england) was a german bassist and singer, who performed under the stage name heinzthe tornados profile: the tornados were an english instrumental group mostly active in the s
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe nile song was never played live from pink floydpink floyd /the nile song & main theme /in two megarare versions/first press japanthe keyboardist richard wright is missing) pink floyd?âthe nile song / main theme (japan alternate wrap around picture sleeve with different front: odeon logo on thetop right-different green japanese text-red titles all in the left side of the front sleeve ÂĽ400 price on front of insert/original toshiba inner sleeve) a\tthe nile song\t b\tmain theme the nile song is a piece of music from the album more,the soundtrack to the accompanying film) pink floyd?âthe nile song / main themeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteversion ----- single/vg+(small scratches from the dust light effect, side b label demage) cover/vg+(small and bigger folds) booklet/vg+(a very smal cut 0,2 cm,left) ois / vg+(folds) see pictures version ----- single/nm(small scratches from the dust no effect) cover/nm(small folds) booklet/nm(see cover) ois/vg+to nm(folds) see pictures only on catawiki &âhard to findâ collectors-first press-edition read morethe piece, which depicts the encounter of a man with a woman on the nile, is extremely hard and powerfully instrumented for the band and can be seen as a forerunner of the heavy metal genrethe band played david gilmour,roger waters,nick masonit is the second title of the album and was released together with the musically similar ibiza bar as a single
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99 -------------- mr glass and his nephews timmy and glen are out celebrating the twins tenth birthday when their car breaks down in a country laneunable to get a signal on their phones the trio set off along the dark spooky road to find helpdo you consider yourself brave? brave enough to join mr glass and his two young nephews timmy and glen on a spooky and scary adventure that takes them to the mysterious little town of sceary-boâtickets please,â comes a voice from behind them, their nightmare journey is about to beginin the distance, they hear a train whistle that sends them all running towards the train stationhave you ever travelled on a strange journey to a strange place? where strange unexplainable things happen to you and your friends in a strangewayjoin our intrepid trio [if you dare] as they climb aboard a steam train which takes them off on a frightful journeyafter several minutes walking through the fog bound-streets of sceary-bo, they are none the wiser as to the location of the garage but stumble upon the mystic tearoomthe ticket office is closed and in total darkness as the train thunders into the station, mr glass and his two nephews climb aboard the first carriage and walk the entire length of the train seeing only empty seatsmr glass and the ghost train available from amazon ÂŁ1tickets please! sceary-bo!⌠available from amazon book store read morein the misty lane as the light begins to fade they meet stoker who befriends them and directs them to a garage in the little town of sceary-bo
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeit is a documentary double album featuring interviews, press conferences, and snippets of original or orchestral versions of beatles songs, with voice-over narrationin , capitol reissued the album as part of the beatles' uit was produced by los angelesâbased songwriter and producer gary usher and disc jockey and lyricist roger christian, and narrated by john babcock, al wiman and christianthe company also sought to compete with unauthorised beatles interview records issued by the radio pulse beat label, which released three such lps hosted by ed rudycatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioriginal award presented to the beatles and with beautiful metal lp read morecapitol issued the album in response to the vee-jay records lp hear the beatles tell all, a compilation of radio interviews with the band carried out by los angeles disc jockeysthe album's original liner notes described it as a "narrative and musical biography" of beatlemaniaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe beatles' story peaked at number 7 on the billboard top lps chart and was certified gold by the recording industry association of americathe beatles' story is the sixth album by the english rock band the beatles in the united states, issued on 23 november by capitol records
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Tickets please! sceary-bo!⌠available from amazon book store ÂŁ2unable to get a signal on their phones the trio set off along the dark spooky road to find help99 -------------------------------------- mr glass and his nephews timmy and glen are out celebrating the twins tenth birthday when their car breaks down in a country lanedo you consider yourself brave? brave enough to join mr glass and his two young nephews timmy and glen on a spooky and scary adventure that takes them to the mysterious little town of sceary-boâtickets please,â comes a voice from behind them, their nightmare journey is about to beginmr glass and the ghost train available on amazon ÂŁ1in the distance, they hear a train whistle that sends them all running towards the train stationjoin our intrepid trio [if you dare] as they climb aboard a steam train which takes them off on a frightful journeyhave you ever travelled on a strange journey to a strange place? where strange unexplainable things happen to you and your friends in a strangewayafter several minutes walking through the fog bound-streets of sceary-bo, they are none the wiser as to the location of the garage but stumble upon the mystic tearoomthe ticket office is closed and in total darkness as the train thunders into the station, mr glass and his two nephews climb aboard the first carriage and walk the entire length of the train seeing only empty seatsin the misty lane as the light begins to fade they meet stoker who befriends them and directs them to a garage in the little town of sceary-bo
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Beautiful travel book about the levant and egypt with (hand-coloured) engravings and a folding map of egyptour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storein this volume: - thevenot's travels in the levant - drcontemporary leather bindingthe world displayed; or, a curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations, volume xii - london newbery ppcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioverall in fairly good conditionpocock's travels through egypt with 9 engravings, 1 of which is hand-coloured and 1 folding mapbinding is scuffed, but attached to the bookblocklist of engravings: - a view of the city of alexandria - a view of old cairo (hand-coloured) - a section of the mikias in the isle of roida - a plan of the isle of roida - the obelisk of cleopatra, the pyramids of memphis and the sphynx - two colossal statues with the ruins of the palace of memnon - views of the noble remains of the edifices at luxerein - a view of the temple at com-ombo and of the serpent cauphis on the isle of elephantine - a view of the temple of the haniks and of the temple of isis in the isle of philae read morecondition: fairly goodwith the coat of arms (of john gray) glued in frontfolding engraving with some spots, a small tear at the top and slightly frayed along the edgesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome pages are a bit browned or smudged
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The planned creation was divided into two distinct operations: 1 - an asylum for 5 to 600 destitute lunatics 2 - a farm for the exploitation of the land, on which the sick would be employed the lunatic asylum of vaucluse, the third asylum in the seine department after sainte-anne and ville-ĂŠvrard, opened inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethe 'rapport ge´ne´ral a` mthe creation of such asylums was importantthe rash of asylum building came later, and vaucluse was one sucha unique item, full of interest to the historian of medicinelanteri-laura, âla chronicitĂŠ dans la psychiatrie française moderneâ, annales ele ministre de l'inte´rieur sur le service des alie´ne´s en ' (paris, ) noted that only three asylums were built between and (rapport, page 63)catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithere are approximately 35 pieces, mostly mounted on tabs and the majority folding, sometimes to great sizeswe know from foucault's work 'discipline and punish' that the design of asylums was critical to the management of the sick, the poor and the insanejan golstein, 'console and classify: the french psychiatric profession in the nineteenth century' (cambridge, )some rare tears but not affecting the texts or illustrationson november , the seine department became the owner of the former gilquenière estate located in the seine-et-oise department, now the essonne department, to build, in , a lunatic asylum designed to accommodate around 600 patients, plus hospital staffthe official inauguration took place on januaryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteone very large folio volume, in half cloth and marbled boards, contained plans, maps, drawings and scale descriptions for the construction of a lunatic asylum in vaucluse (seine department), with several plans being original ink drawingsesquirol in his report to the government in had called not only for separate asylums to be built for the insane but for separate buildings to house different categories of the insane [des e´tablissemens des alie´ne´s en france, et des moyens d'ame´liorer le sort de ces infortune´ssome plans open up to 200 cms! the creation of the asylum of vaucluse was decided by the departmental commission of the seine during a deliberation, dated december , approved by a prefectural decree of august 26 of the following year
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeultra rare albums by famous dutch bands shocking blue, the motions and earth & fire the albums: shocking blue ?â at home label: penny farthing ?â pels 500, penny farthing ?â pelson cover, second on labelthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectshortly thereafter, mariska veres came as lead vocalistquality: vinyl: vg++ cover: vg++ (small sticker damage) earth & fire profile: earth and fire were a dutch progressive and symphonic rock band who over time evolved into a pop groupthe early atlantis () and song of the marching children (), are recommendedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteformed in by former the motions guitarist robbie van leeuwenin and , the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with âvenusâ, followed by several other hit singlesmanufactured by philips records ltdsee pictures for detailsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimanufactured and distributed by philips records quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) shocking blue profile: dutch rock groupthey were formed out of the remnants of ritchie clark and the ricochets in and went on to become hitmakers for the next several years in the '60searth and fire ?â atlantis label: polydor ?â format: vinyl, lp, album, gatefold, first press country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: prog rock, symphonic rock notes all songs published by new dayglow music, hilversumtheir first single hit the dutch top 40 intheir biggest international hit was "weekend", a number one single in the netherlands, switzerland, germany, denmark and portugalthe motions ?â terug in de tijd label: negram ?â hjn 205 format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: beat quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) the motions profile: the motions from the hague were one of the bigger groups of the s dutch beat explosionearth & fire were able to make some great albums in the processprinted and made by garrod & lofthouse ltdformed in the netherlands by twin brothers chris and gerard koerts, and most popular in the s when fronted by singer jerney kaagman, earth and fire had many chart topping hits in the netherlands and elsewhere in europe, though they never gained much popularity in the united kingdom or the americas500 format: vinyl, lp, album country: uk released:v genre: rock, pop, folk, world, & country style: pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock notes comes in a front-laminated flipback covercatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablepink labels with bicycle logo? includes insert with lyrics, etc
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeelvis presley ?â elvis presley's greatest hits - boxset six career compilation lps, the boxset also included a single lp compilation of songs from his films titled 'elvis in the movies'the sleeve for this lp is the only one with a title printed on the front - the other six are numbered on the front of the sleeve from 1 to 6 with the rear of each showing its track listing and writer credits for each track2 boxsets - elvis presley - 18 of the greatest singles ever - elvis the king - boxset elvis the king uk singles box set 18 of the greatest singles ever: includes original a and b-side tracks each single also features replica us/uk artwork and the original label designcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 websiteshipping around the globe read morethe boxset also included: 'the elvis story' a 14 page booklet with b&w pictures and a cover picture with red tint over a b&w imagein rca re-released 18 elvis presley singles, they all endend up number 1 in the charts
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeearly 18th century manuscriptin italian with notes partially in latinthe deep contrast between ecclesiastical authority and the population was the cause of everything, and it led to the capture and deportation of bishop pignatelli out of the kingdom, and then the expulsion from the city of the vicar general scipione martirani, in addition to a prison sentence for the relatives of both! it will include the reduction of deductibles in favour of priests, the demolition of the mills held by the religious, the misery of a large part of the population, which demanded a better standard of living, information which are the factors that emerge from the analysis of the historical sources, kept so far only in the vatican archivecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe topic deals with the complex story of the interdict from lecce with the behind-the-scenes action of city life in a period of struggles, skirmishes, insults, political, family and personal struggles, which involved guilty and innocent peoplesheets = pagesthe book does not feature the authorâs name nor the date, but the texts end inbased on the paper, the writing and binding date back to the early splease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein excellent condition, crisp paper
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Unable to get a signal on their phones the trio set off along the dark spooky road to find helpdo you consider yourself brave? brave enough to join mr glass and his two young nephews timmy and glen on a spooky and scary adventure that takes them to the mysterious little town of sceary-boâtickets please,â comes a voice from behind them, their nightmare journey is about to beginin the distance, they hear a train whistle that sends them all running towards the train station99 -------------- mr glass and his nephews timmy and glen are out celebrating the twin's tenth birthday when their car breaks down in a country lanehave you ever travelled on a strange journey to a strange place? where strange unexplainable things happen to you and your friends in a strangewayjoin our intrepid trio [if you dare] as they climb aboard a steam train which takes them off on a frightful journeyafter several minutes walking through the fog bound-streets of sceary-bo, they are none the wiser as to the location of the garage but stumble upon the mystic tearoomtickets please! sceary-bo!⌠available from amazon book storethe ticket office is closed and in total darkness as the train thunders into the station, mr glass and his two nephews climb aboard the first carriage and walk the entire length of the train seeing only empty seatsmr glass and the ghost train available from amazon ÂŁ1in the misty lane as the light begins to fade they meet stoker who befriends them and directs them to a garage in the little town of sceary-bo
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethe results are prints with far finer detail than other types of wood-cutsjames thomson's poem the seasons, the first edition with thomas bewick's wood-cutsthis is a large format book in a handsome original binding of green textured calf leather tooled in gold on both boards and the spine, with gold dentelles and gold to all three edges of the page blockthe pages, of are heavy rag paper, are clean and fresh, and the impressions of the bewick wood-cuts all fine and crispthis technique cuts the image against the grain on very hard box-wood, with tools used for metal etchingcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithomas bewick is not only the pioneer of the wood-block print, but also recognised as its foremost artistthe binding and page block are solid, there is perhaps the bit of edge-wear to the boardsthey accordingly have the charm and warmth of carved wood, but allow much finer forms and greater expressive nuanceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethere are some very small white spots on the front panel and some matt spots that can be seen when the light reflects on the panel
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeon 29 january , tsar alexis died, leaving the sovereignty to peter's elder half-brother, the weak and sickly feodor iiithis position changed when feodor died inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteaccording to historian james cracraft, he led a cultural revolution that replaced the traditionalist and medieval social and political system with a modern, scientific, europe-oriented, and rationalist systemas feodor did not leave any children, a dispute arose between the naryshkin and miloslavsky families over who should inherit the thronecoin story peter the great, peter i or pyotr alexeyevich (russian: ???? ??????´????, ???? i, pyotr i, or ???? ????´???, pyotr velikiy) (9 june [oare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis arrangement was brought before the people of moscow, as ancient tradition demanded, and was ratifiedconsequently, the boyar duma (a council of russian nobles) chose the 10-year-old peter to become tsar with his mother as regent6 mm thickness \t290 mm quality \tproof mintage \t999 pcs read more30 may] february [o999 weight \t2 oz (62in numerous successful wars he expanded the tsardom into a huge empire that became a major european powerpeter's other half-brother, ivan v, was next in line for the throne, but he was chronically ill and of infirm mind2g) diameter \t41country niue island year \t face value \t5 dollars metal \tsilver28 january] )[a] ruled the tsardom of russia and later the russian empire from 7 may [othroughout this period, the government was largely run by artamon matveev, an enlightened friend of alexis, the political head of the naryshkin family and one of peter's greatest childhood benefactors27 april] until his death, jointly ruling before with his half-brothercatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablesophia alekseyevna, one of alexis' daughters from his first marriage, led a rebellion of the streltsy (russia's elite military corps) in aprilâmayfrom an early age, peter's education (commissioned by tsar alexis i) was put in the hands of several tutors, most notably nikita zotov, patrick gordon, and paul menesiusin the subsequent conflict some of peter's relatives and friends were murdered, including matveev, and peter witnessed some of these acts of political violence
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