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british heart foundation is a registered charity in scotland (sco)this is a one off item currently on sale at the british heart foundation store in falkirkplease contact the store with any questions on  falkirk furniture and electrical store, 16 high street, falkirk, fk1 1eythis two seater sofa has been professionally cleaned and it has it's regulation fire labelwe cannot guarantee that it will still be available when you come in store however we do have a huge range of similar items with fresh stock arriving dailypayment is only available in storedinky little next sofa upholstered in oatmeal brown fabric
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british heart foundation is a registered charity in scotland (sco)this is a one off item currently on sale at the british heart foundation store in falkirkbeautiful lime green 3 seater sofaplease contact the store with any questions on , falkirk furniture and electrical store, 16 high street, falkirk, fk1 1eywe cannot guarantee that it will still be available when you come in store however we do have a huge range of similar items with fresh stock arriving dailypayment is only available in storethis item has its regulation fire safety label
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british heart foundation is a registered charity in scotland (sco)this is a one off item currently on sale at the british heart foundation store in falkirklovely green patterned fabric recliner sofawe cannot guarantee that it will still be available when you come in store however we do have a huge range of similar items with fresh stock arriving dailyplease contact the store with any questions on  falkirk furniture and electrical store,16 high street, falkirk, fk1 1eypayment is only available in storethis item has its regulation fire safety label
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For sale is a british army issue dpm plce bayonet frog (sheath) (new) as issued, and used by the british military plce webbing system, heavy duty nylon construction designed to take on the most arduous of conditions, ideal for military personnel, cadets/ta, air-soft, paint-balling, fancy dress or collectors several available, can be collected or posted to uk mainland for additional £4 psi also have some older olive greens available
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For sale is a british army issue dpm plce bayonet frog (sheath) (new) as issued and used by the british military plce webbing system, heavy duty nylon construction designed to take on the most arduous of conditions, ideal for military personnel, cadets/ta, air-soft, paint-balling, fancy dress or collectors (also have some older issue olive green ones available) any questions, please feel free to ask, your welcome to view at no obligation, i am willing to post it uk wide for an additional £4
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This is a one off item currently on sale at the british heart foundation store in falkirkplease contact the store with any questions on falkirk furniture and electrical store 16 high street falkirk fk1 1ey                british heart foundation is a registered charity in scotland (sco)his is currently a featured item in storethis item has been professionally cleaned and has it's regulation fire labelstunning grey fabric corner sofawe cannot guarantee that it will still be available when you come in store however we do have a huge range of similar items with fresh stock arriving dailypayment is only available in store
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This is a one off item currently on sale at the british heart foundation store in falkirkplease contact the store with any questions on falkirk furniture and electrical store 16 high street falkirk fk1 1ey                british heart foundation is a registered charity in scotland (sco)stunning mint green leather three seater sofawe cannot guarantee that it will still be available when you come in store however we do have a huge range of similar items with fresh stock arriving dailypayment is only available in storethis has a matching two seater sofathis item has been professionally cleaned, has it's regulation fire label and is currently a featured item in store
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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 stampspages slightly yellowishoxfam bookshop coventry partin good condition, red boards have bumped corners and rubbed edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read moretanning to endpapers
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Ww british army officer’s pocket compass issued by the british armymanufactured by terrasse w co has the government’s broad arrow mark read more
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Three purebred british white heifers from 4 to 7 months which are out of pedigree registered cows by an unregistered sire and can at the purchasers expense be registered at grade b with the british white cattle societytb tested and ready to go
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Mum is white persian dad is the british long hairi have for sale ready now for her new loving forever home a black with lots of ginger markings fluffy persian cross british long haired female kittenshe’s more persian looking i think and pictures just do not do her justiceshe’s litter trained wormed flea treated to date lovely little girl great nature about hershe’s eating wet or dry foodshe’s currently 12 weeks old nearly 13 weeksshe really is a loving beautiful girl for more info please call or text but no time waster please read more
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*the british series ‘royal readers’ contained informative material, excerpts from english literature and historical storiesas the name indicates, the history was predominantly based on the british empire, their battles and courageous actionsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki(a total of 400 ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethey discuss reading and spelling from the start of school to graduationthe aim of the series was to cultivate the love of reading by presenting interesting topics in an attractive styleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefrom through , educational books make up almost 90% of the profits of thomas nelson and sonsthe lot will be securely packaged and shipped with insurancevi, illustrated - london/edinburgh/new york, thomas nelson and sons, - first edition - vlll + 392 ppthe series consisted of eight books, the first two for the somewhat younger readers, and volumes i through vi for older readers5 cm - good copy - front flyleaf broken at the reading fold (text block binding intact), flyleaves discoloured, text block semi-pure, front flyleaf damaged due the scratching-off of identity information, owner’s stamp - publication in the series: 'the royal school series'* - thomas nelson and sons (editor) introduced the ‘royal readers’ and 'royal school series' as reaction to the introduction of mandatory school laws and increasing demand for instruction booksvi) concerns the final book from the seriesthe first four paginated with roman numbers) - hardcover - linen binding with a punched title and illustration (coat of arms with the text: ‘honi soit qui mal y pense’ - 12collective - the royal readers, noour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle a unique work of reference, this book is the first serious attempt to describe and illustrate the military badges of all the forces of the british empire involved in the great warthe author has not simply identified each military formation by the title it held during the great war, but has shown when it originated and, when not disbanded, the manner in which it has been preparedthere are accounts of the badges worn by each unit of every country - australia, britain, canada, the colonies, india, new zealand and south africa - and a total of around badges are illustrated full size by first class photographs and line drawingsthe description of each unit also includes mention of the theatres of war in which it was engagedthe illustrations include hundreds of badges not previously listedit is, however, much more than a catalogue of military badgesthe result is a body of information that the military historian, too, will find of enormous valuethis book is an invaluable aid to the serious collector and an essential work of reference for every dealer in militariapages are in good condition, boards are in good condition dust jacket is in good condition with some wear and tear see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 caucasusthere is a sticker at the foot of the spine and the cover shows some minor scratches and signs of shelf-wearpublished by kodansha international in , this paperback edition is in a good, used condition overallthe page block appears to be clean and free from annotationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing 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 i
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An informative and entertaining mixture of anecdote and analysis, schama's work offers a real insight into what it is to be britishoxfam shop clitheroe simon schama's sweeping history of britain breathes life into our past centuries, vividly depicting exactly what life was like for our ancestors and how their experiences have shaped modern british culture and identityslight crack to outer case top l/h corner plus piece broken off top above itsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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For the british there, life is orderly and genteelthen the sepoys at the nearest military cantonment rise in revolt and the british community retreats with shock into the residencythey prepare to fight for their lives with what weapons they can musterbut farrell manages just this here: his imaginative insight and technical virtuosity combine to produce a novel of quite outstanding quality' the times' see oxfam website for delivery information read more'suspense and subtlety, humour and horror, the near-neighbourliness of heroism and insanity: it is rare to find such divergent elements being controlled in one hand and being raced, as it were, in one yokethe siege of krishnapur is a modern classic of narrative excitement that also digs deep to explore some fundamental questions of civilisation and lifeas food and ammunition grow short, the residency, its defences battered by shot and shell and eroded by the rains, becomes ever more vulnerableoxfam bookshop cheltenham in the spring of , with india on the brink of a violent and bloody mutiny, krishnapur is a remote town on the vast north indian plain
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Discoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum illustrated with folding frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 13 full-page plates, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings an account of layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversno writing or inscriptionspublished by john murray, londoninternally; is almost goodlacks 2 pages from the appendix between pages 672 and 673 (see picture 54), a couple of maps are taped but still completeitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepages are tight and clean with occasional, spots, light marks, or foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & indexrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 13 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countryplates are clean and bright (please see pictures)securely bound with hinges fully intact, some instances of internal separation but text block sound with no loose or detached pagestop of spine cover missingbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4condition wear at extremities with rubbing and bumping to cornerstitles in gilt to spinethis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this work
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Books on the events of the early months of are dominated by the desperate fighting undertaken by the british expeditionary force in northern france and belgium following the german invasion of may 10th and it is often overlooked that prior to this another british expeditionary force was involved in fierce fighting in norwaythe author provides a detailed account of the german invasion and the allied reaction, including the land, sea and air battlesindeed, the invasion on april 9th saw the first use of airborne troops in the war and was also one of the very few amphibious operations undertaken by the germans during the second world waras in niall's previous books, detailed research has been carried out using official reports, war diaries and veterans' accounts, supported by photographs and colour mapsit is hoped that niall cherry's new two-volume work covering the allied intervention in norway will fill this significant gapoxfam bookshop raeburn place condition as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis includes such actions as the sinking of hms glowworm and hms glorious, the gladiators on the frozen lakes and maurice force, the sacrifice of the territorial battalions at tretten and the independent companies, to name but a fewvolume 1 focuses on the prelude to and early phases of the german invasion and allied response
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Oxfam shop colne road in , the british writer james redding ware, under the pseudonym andrew forrester, published the female detective, introducing readers to the first professional female detective character, mrsin the female detective was made available to the general public for the first time since its original publication; the british library is now reissuing this foundational crime novel as part of its crime classics seriesbut her energetic and savvy approach to solving crimes is her greatest appeal, and the reappearance of the original lady detective is sure to captivate a new generation of crime fiction fansgladden's deductive methods anticipate those of arthur conan doyle's sherlock holmes, who would not appear for another twenty years--and like holmes, she regards the regular constabulary with disdainsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregladden, and paving the way for the more famous female detectives of the early twentieth century, namely miss marple and nancy drew
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They discover unsettling modern lives, lodged in an ancient place, as their odyssey develops into a history of the british nationhood, a chronicle of contemporary britain and an exuberant encounter between a father and a sonon their six-hundred-mile, thirty-day journey - with rory on foot, and his father 'ambushing' him by car - the pair relive scottish dances, reflect on burmese honey-bears, and on the loss of human presence in the british landscape'suggests an open-mindedness in stewart, a tolerance and flexibility that could make him an exceptional politician while it also continues to define him as a writer' new york review of books 'travel writing at its best' guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop byres road rory stewart explores his love for the uk in this account of history, memory and landscape as he traverses the the borderlands between england and scotlandnow they have chosen to do their final walk together along 'the marches' - the frontier that divides their two countries, scotland and england travelling across mountain ridges and through housing estates they uncover a forgotten country crushed between england and scotland: the middleland'this beautifully written book is a haunting reflection of identity and our relationships with the people and places we love' daily mail his father brian taught rory stewart how to walk, and walked with him on journeys from iran to malaysiaand as the journey deepens, and the end approaches, brian and rory fight to match, step by step, modern voices, nationalisms and contemporary settlements to the natural beauty of the marches, and a fierce absorption in tradition in their own unconventional lives
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Using newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revengeit explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the arabs and the jews, and ultimately led to war between the british and the french in and between the arabs and the jews inlawrence, winston churchill and charles de gaulle, a line in the sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when britain and france ruled the middle eastthe creation of britain's 'mandates' of palestine, transjordan and iraq, and france's in lebanon and syria, made the two powers uneasy neighbours for the following thirty yearssir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgethe deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontierterritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainin , after many years of intrigue and espionage, britain finally succeeded in ousting france from lebanon and syria, and hoped that, having done so, it would be able to cling on to palestineagainst the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries britain and france would rulesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including toxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between them
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The air mail route was conceived by the british in cairo in to overcome the difficulties of land communication between palestine, iraq and egypthe also gives a fascinating insight into life in the early twentieth century for a british airman and provides compelling descriptions of the landscapes and people he encountered during his time on the jobcondition: light shelf wear to bottom edge of pages otherwise clean and brightrun by the raf until using a number of different planes, the pilots carried both mail and passengers over inhospitable landscapes, often in perilous conditionsoxfam books & music hereford the baghdad air mail is the personal narrative of wing commander roderic hill's time flying the air route from cairo to baghdadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewing commander roderic hill was a member of the 45th squadron of the royal air force and from october to september he was stationed in iraq flying the air mail route from cairo to baghdadhill's own experiences detailed in the later chapters of the book reflect the hazards of air travel for the pilots of this route
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But daisy is more interested in aristocratic boy fitzherbert - amateur pilot, party lover and leading light of the british union of fascistsinto this turmoil steps her mother's formidable friend and former british mp, ethel leckwith, and her student son, lloyd, who soon learns for himself the brutal reality of nazismon its own or read in sequence with fall of giants and edge of eternity, this is a magnificent, spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal dramaeleven-year-old carla von ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as hitler strengthens his grip on germanyberlin in is in upheavaloxfam shop colne road winter of the world is the second novel in ken follett's uniquely ambitious and deeply satisfying the century trilogyhe also encounters a group of germans resolved to oppose hitler - but are they willing to go so far as to betray their country? such people are closely watched by volodya, a russian with a bright future in red army intelligencebut nothing will work out the way they expect as their lives and the hopes of the world are smashed by the greatest and cruellest war in the history of the human racesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat cambridge, lloyd is irresistibly drawn to dazzling american socialite daisy peshkov, who represents everything his left-wing family despisethe international clash of military power and personal beliefs that ensues will sweep over them all as it rages from cable street in london's east end to pearl harbor in hawaii, from spain to stalingrad, from dresden to hiroshimaback in berlin, carla worships golden boy werner from afar
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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
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The modern antiquarian is the result of an eight-year odyssey in search of the roots of british cultural identityin this historical masterpiece, he takes us on an unforgettable journey across the british isles, uncovering the first temples ever built and their myriad descendants, the relics of which can still be seen todayoxfam bookshop victoria road julian cope is one of britains best known and most-celebrated post-punk visionariesof the countless sites visited, cope has selected over 300 of the very best; photographing their remains and explaining fully their relationships with the landscapethis book is in very good conditioncopes deft prose examines our prehistoric beginnings through the evidence of megalithic remains and their surroundings, allowing us for the first time to reconcile the tapestry of our past with modern lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book shines a powerful light onto the past of a nation hoodwinked into believing that its history began with the roman conquestslight tear to the bottom of sleeve
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Sansom' mukherjee brings sardonic wit to his portrayal of british rule in india, and the action is perfectly pacedpraise for the sam wyndham series:'a thought-provoking rollercoaster' ian rankin'death in the east is as vivid and atmospheric as its predecessors' guardian'confirms abir mukherjee as a rising star of historical crime fiction' the times'cracking a journey into the dark underbelly of the british raj' daily express'a brilliantly conceived murder mystery set amidst political and social turmoil - beautifully crafted' cas a young constable, sam wyndham is on his usual east london beat when he comes across an old flame, bessie drummond, attacked in the streetsoxfam bookshop cheltenham ** selected by the telegraph, ft and guardian as one of the best crime books of ****'a skilfully blended dual narrative: twice the intrigue, twice the funwyndham knows he must call his friend and colleague sergeant banerjee for helphe is here for revenge' daily mirror'an absolute delight' daily mail see oxfam website for delivery information read moremukherjee is at the top of his game' mick herron, author of the jackson lamb series, on death in the east****'the gloriously atmospheric death in the east is his mukherjee's best book so far, a cracking read' scotsman****'the perfect combination of mystery and history' telegraph**calcutta police detective captain sam wyndham and his quick-witted indian sergeant, surrender-not banerjee, are back for another rip-roaring adventure set in s indiabut when he arrives, he sees a ghost from his life in london - a man thought to be long dead, a man wyndham hoped he would never see againbut the case will cost the young constable more than he ever imaginedleaving calcutta, captain sam wyndham heads for the hills of assam, to the ashram of a sainted monk where he hopes to conquer his opium addictionthe next day, when bessie is found brutally beaten in her own room, locked from the inside, wyndham promises to get to the bottom of her murderhe is certain this figure from his past isn't here by coincidence
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In 'return to afghanistan' kemp is embedded with british troops defending the town of musa qaleh from frequent and fierce taliban attacksfilmed during the summer of , the series shows in detail what life is like for the british forces and pulls no punches in its depiction of war and the effect it has on families back at homein 'back on the front line' kemp returns to the war-torn country ten years after 9/11 to investigate how the situation has developedoxfam shop colne road triple bill of documentary series following ross kemp in war-torn afghanistanin 'ross kemp in afghanistan' the actor travels with his father's old regiment to helmand province to experience firsthand the fight against the talibantravelling with whiskey company 45 commando royal marines and encountering many dangers along the way, he explores what the future holds with the plan to remove soldiers insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the fighting continues, away from the battle kemp takes time to find out from the soldiers what they actually think about the enemy, their life in the army, and the hardships modern warfare throws their way
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From to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forceshowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, inoxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentswhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentthe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off inbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europethe successful bidder was fred fthe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgraviaconceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess annefrench, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker villagedolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 years
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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 inoxfam bookshop lymington blue cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spinethis 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 frontfor understanding the process of technical changetext pages have some tanning around the edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe study emphasises the importance of the institutional context of the production process, including the labour contract, authority patterns, managerial structures, labour organisations, political ideology etc
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Discoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)some pencil writing on front free endpapercondition wear at extremitiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coverspublished by john murray, londoninternally; is almost goodplates are brightitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionnot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pagescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spineour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxingsome rubbing to front inner hingeslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean condition5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ workssecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countrybook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4the expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedtitles in gilt to spinethis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this work
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