The british encyclopedia illustrated
List the british encyclopedia illustrated
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Based on extensive archival research, the british people and the league of nations offers a vivid account of this popular league consciousness and in so doing reveals the vibrant character of associational life between the warsoxfam bookshop chelmsford in the decades following europe's first total war, millions of british men and women looked to the league of nations as the symbol and guardian of a new world order based on international co-operationembodied in the hugely popular league of nations union, this pro-league movement touched britain in profound waysforemost amongst the league societies, the union became one of britain's largest voluntary associations and a powerful advocate of democratic accountability and popular engagement in the making of foreign policysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefounded in to preserve peace between its member-states, the league inspired a rich, participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual which found expression through the establishment of voluntary societies in dozens of countries across europe and beyond
30 €
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Oxfam bookshop ilkley of all the military campaigns fought by the british during the 19th century, no area saw more conflict than the subcontinent of indiathe vast array of uniforms and dress worn by soldiers serving in india during this period is examined in detail, and extensive information is also provided on regimental coloursdozens of encounters, both great and small, involved many of its races as either friends or foes of britain - indeed, it was not unusual for an area to furnish both ally and enemy at the same time! this volume covers the british, indian and anglo-indian troops who fought for the honourable east india company and britain over the varied landscape of what is present day afghanistan, india, pakistan and bangladesh, between the years andsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
75 €
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Vintage map book of the british islesa map book of the british islespublished by macmillan & cointernall pages cleanthe cover is badly stained, front and rear
12 €
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Set of hutchinson’s story of the british nation magazines ‘the first pictorial & authoritative history of the british peoples, from the earliest times to the present day’ edited by walter hutchinson full set of 52 magazines, printed fortnightly also includes printed summaries of each volume (13 magazines) from the early s good condition read more
150 €
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Great the british bed company 'the anniversary ortho pocket' mattress, size: 4ft6" double, mattress depth of around 26cm, british pocket springsnew stock arrives every day100% hypo allergenicair vents are situated on the side borders of the pocket sprung mattress allowing air to pass through the mattress freely reducing moisture, which keeps the mattress clean and freshsuper soft quilted coverfeatured with carry handlesas you know all our stock is second hand and this mattress does have some transit type markingsonly £99, follow us on facebook & instagramplease look through the images
99 €
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Redcoat the british soldier in the age of horse and muskettitle: redcoat the british soldier in the age of horse and musketcondition: used; good
2 €
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Full-color pages feature 24 full uniforms of the british infantryoxfam bookshop cheltenham superbly detailed illustrations make this the definitive source-book on the british infantry in the napoleonic wars and the perfect find for modelers, wargamers, historians, and re-enactors of the periodbrings to life a much acclaimed warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Title: the vegetative key to the british floratitle: the vegetative key to the british floracondition: goodpublisher: john polandbinding: paperbackpublication dateproduct category: books
23 €
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1 british empire stanley gibbons ltdpriced catalogue of stamps of the british empire thirty third edition published, london: stanley gibbons, hardback a great book for anyone who is a collector of stampstanning to endpapersin good condition, red boards have bumped corners and rubbed edgespages slightly yellowishsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop coventry part
14 €
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Title: crisis of the british empire: turning points aftertitle: crisis of the british empire: turning points aftercondition: very goodproduct category: bookslist price (msrp)
12 €
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Oxfam bookshop hexham an acclaimed historian tells, for the first time, the full story of the conspiracy between the germans and the turks to unleash a muslim holy war against the british in india and the russians in the caucasuspublished by kodansha international in , this paperback edition is in a good, used condition overallthe page block appears to be clean and free from annotationdrawing on recently opened intelligence files and rare personal accounts, peter hopkirk skillfully reconstructs the kaiser's bold plan and describes the exploits of the secret agents on both sides-disguised variously as archaeologists, traders, and circus performers-as they sought to foment or foil the uprising and determine the outcome of world war ithere is a sticker at the foot of the spine and the cover shows some minor scratches and signs of shelf-wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Richard cowley's history of the british police charts its development from the anglo-saxon reeves to 'blunkett's bobbies' (community support officers), and, unlike most such accounts, does not focus on a specific area, but includes the whole country' as the population grew, magistrates and parish constables would become the main weapons in the fight against crime, and, as the industrial revolution changed the nature of society, the organised constabularies that we know today began to evolve, most notably with robert peel's establishment of the metropolitan policehe therefore appointed a shire reeve for each county, who was responsible for maintaining 'the king's peaceoxfam original liverpool having expelled the norse invaders from his kingdom, alfred the great wanted to ensure that it remained peaceful and law-abidingwritten by a former police officer who is now archivist of northamptonshire constabulary, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the policing and crime in britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
49 €
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The study specifically looks at the history of the british motor vehicle industry, its development from craft production, and the roots of the problems it was experiencing when this book was written inthe study emphasises the importance of the institutional context of the production process, including the labour contract, authority patterns, managerial structures, labour organisations, political ideology etcthis book examines the links between production techniques and production institutions and how they influence the process of technical changedust jacket has slight discolouration around the edges of the fronttext pages have some tanning around the edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor understanding the process of technical changeoxfam bookshop lymington blue cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spine
15 €
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In the making of the british landscape, eminent historian, archaeologist and farmer, francis pryor explains how to read these clues to understand the history of our land and of how people have lived on it throughout timecovering both the urban and rural and packed with pictures, maps and drawings showing everything from how we can still pick out bronze age fields on bodmin moor to how the industrial revolution really changed our landscape, this book makes us look afresh at our surroundings and really see them for the first timefrom the suburban streets that still trace out the boundaries of long vanished farms to the norfolk broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded, from the ceremonial landscapes of stonehenge to the spread of the railways - evidence of how man's effect on britain is everywheresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ludlow this is the story of britain as it has been preserved in fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islands
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop west bridgford the air mails of the british isles (the story of their development from the venture of the great western railway in to the outbreak of the war with germany), by hthe spine has some wear along the top and bottom, but this is minimalprivately printed in by the university press, aberdeenthe binding is still strong and intactthe first couple of pages appear to have small amounts of water damage, but it is only very slight and the ink on the pages has not run, with the other pages in the book unaffectedthis cloth-bound hardback book is in good conditionstanley redgrovethe pages themselves are an assortment of thick, high-quality paper for the written content, and glossy paper for the accompanying pictures see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cover has no signs of damage, aside from a bit of wear in the cornersthe pages on the inside are clean and free from any annotationsthe edges of the pages do exhibit some discolouration, although it is only minimal, and the front and back end pages are slightly yellowed with age also
50 €
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£25 the story of the british race by munro, john the history of england from the accession of james the second vol i lord macaulayselling these two old history books of england
25 €
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The first coinage of the british virgin islandsit is in near perfect condition, as can be seen from the photos! contact me with any questionsincludes all 6 coins (including $1 coin), the original box and piece of paper with information oncoin proof set minted at the franklin mint
20 €
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Readers digest?complete atlas of the british isles first edition?you will not find a better price for this item anywhere?please see photographs for a better description read more?the readers digest atlas is truly a piece of historypostage on application?this original first edition is in mint condition and comes in its original cardboard packaging box, which is in poor condition (see photographs) the book also comes with its original leaflets and cards and maps, which were placed as extras inside the book when purchased from readers digest back in) maps (part fold
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25 €
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Kings and queens: the history of the british monarchy, paperback by ganeri, anita, isbn , isbn-13 offers factual and practical information for children on a range of popular subjects, including machines, history and the natural world
4 €
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Other please contact?this mint reader digest complete atlas of the british isles st ed? the forward is by "admiral of the fleet the right honourable the earl mountbatten of burma kg" you will not find a better price for this item in this condition anywhereplease see photographs as part of the description read morethe readers digest atlas is truly a piece of historyoriginal first edition in mint condition and comes in its original cardboard packaging box, which is in poor condition (see photographs) the book also comes with its original leaflets and cards and maps, which were placed as extras inside the book when purchased from readers digest back in) maps (part foldfree postage within the uk
(England)
45 €
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2 luxury double bed mattresses from the british bed company purchased 18 months ago and selling now due to house move 1available for collection in stratford or delivery at buyer's costselling for £120original purchase price was £179 will negotiate but please no silly offersoriginal purchase price was £the baron (hardly used & in perfect condition): pocket springs, wool & cotton fillings, soft white fibre, etc selling for £350the viscount (minor wear and tear on one side only - other side is unused)pocket springs, cashmere, wool & cotton fillings, soft white fibre, etc selling for £379also selling restopaedic single mattress (hardly used and in perfect condition) 850 pocket springs, body moulding, hand tufted finished
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379 €
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Primulas of the british isles by john richards from the superb shire natural history series (paperback,)condition is newthis is one of the scarcer & most sought-after titles
2 €
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Go spy the land: being the adventures of ik8 of the british secret servicedispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is good
4 €
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Volume i contains a series of introductory chapters that provide a concise history of plant introductions to the british isles, a summary of all the principle cultivation processes and an explanation of the systems of botanical nomenclaturethe illustrations are entirely replanned, many taken specially for the volume a mass of accurate information is combined with an informal style to produce a blend of botanical description, horticulture and personal experience that is quite uniquethis was formerly owned by wiltshire libraries, and has the usual stamps and markingsoriginal price £8 see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston for the eighth edition every description has been corrected or rewritten where necessary and many entirely new ones have been includedthe concise descriptions are accompanied by details of distribution, history, distinctive characteristics and merits, and cultivation
40 €
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Collection of second world war public information films produced by the british government to sustain morale on the home frontthe programmes included are: 'the home guard and britain's citizen army', 'london can take it', 'women and children at war' and 'words for battle, writers at war'running time 12 hours approxoxfam bookshop aylesbury 5 disc setsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblack and white
9 €
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Wallis, egyptian sculptures in the british museum, londonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiof few of the pages are loose54 illustrationsthe cover has signs of use‘fine reproductions of the most important of the larger egyptian sculptures in the museum’please 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 storeevery image is preceded by a numbered page and the name of the imagethe images are in good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
29 €
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In , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the basethe pieces remain in very good conditionno 18 is described as; - officer – royal horse artillery, read morei am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchaseswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collection
8 €
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In , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the basethe pieces remain in very good conditionno 21 is described as; - sowar – skinner’s horse, read morei am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchaseswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collection
8 €
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In , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the basethe pieces remain in very good conditionno 22 is described as; - officer – 3rd light dragoons, read morei am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchaseswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collection
8 €
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In , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the basethe pieces remain in very good conditionno 23 is described as; - officer – 11th hussars, read morei am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchaseswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collection
8 €