The closing years of the nineteenth century
List the closing years of the nineteenth century
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A “scanned” book of letters by these distinguished female artists from the early years of the nineteenth centurytext is in three columnssoft cover with no djno illustrationsno marks and good bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes this is volume 3, being memorials of charlotte, countess canning and louisa, marchioness of waterford
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop ludlow published in by bellavista, hoy - the dark enchanted isle, tells of life through the eyes of an islander  born in the closing years of the 19th century hardback, blue cloth boards with gilt letteringsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas new condition throughout  a delightful narrative full of local voices, folklore, traditions, myths and natural history
49 €
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The picture printer of the nineteenth century: george baxter (hardcover) stock photo, not the actual bookasin: beu38o plates in good condition with good colourbeing printed on hand made paper the edges are in original condition ie not been trimmededition: first edition description: condition: in very good condition without dust wrapper as issuedpublisher: sampson lowdate of publicationbinding: hardcoveryou can cut the plates out and sell individuallyplates in good condition with good colour95 or free collection read morecovers with minor rubbing and corners very slightly bumped
29 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham with the flash and thunder of eighteen pounders firing repeatedly, the royal navy came to rule the waves in the opening years of the nineteenth centurythough they were inexperienced, outnumbered and outgunned, just six american frigates took on the might of his majesty's navy - and toll brilliantly describes, in hair-raising detail, some of the most thrilling actions ever foughtyet just as britain left its european neighbours too frightened to leave their shores, across the atlantic a fledgling naval force was putting to seaian toll recounts how the nascent united states came to challenge british supremacy in the short-lived but often vicious war ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Courtney lewis, published by sampson low, marston and company ltdoxfam bookshop sevenoaks written by ca history of george baxter with examples of his work and some of the variations which he made to platesfoxing to edges of block and some pagesbookseller's embossed stamp to fepa couple of plates are loosegold to head of block and rough cut edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good used condition, bound in green cloth with oval print to front, gold and green decoration and gold letteringincludes coloured prints protected by tissue and numerous black and white plates
25 €
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Commissioned by jean de berry in the early years of the 15th century, this masterpiece was executed by the three limbourg brothers, the greatest miniaturists of the timeoriginally published by georges braziller in , this is the wellfleet press editionclipped, mildly rubbed dust jacket which is faded to spine and has a small tear and scuffing to edgesthis volume contains reproductions of each of the miniatures in full colour and to scale (139 plates)oxfam bookshop sevenoaks 'the tres riches heures' is the most luxurious and most famous examples of manuscript illumination in late medieval europesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good used condition, pages bright and clean, bound in red cloth with gold lettering with very minor shelf wearwith preface by millard meiss and introduction and commentaries on the plates by jean longnon and raymond cazelles
20 €
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Oxfam bookshop swanage gina mckee, ioan grufford, damian lewis and rupert graves star in this tv adaptation of john galsworthy's classic story of london society in the early years of the twentieth centurysoames forsyte (lewis) is a partner in the family law firm and a resolute believer in the stability of the old moral ordersee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, his relationship with his wife irene (mckee) is troubled from the outset, and when she begins having an affair, it starts to tear the family apart
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop stratford upon avon church builders of the nineteenth century, by basil f l clarke  david & charles reprintscondition: very goodhardback; 8vo, xx+296ppa reprint with new preface, corrections and annotations by the authorinternally clean see oxfam website for delivery information read morebinding tight and appears little read; owners bookplate to ffepdust jacket condition: goodreprint of the originaltext and illustrations bright and clear throughoutin overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age and handling
9 €
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London's lost theatres of the nineteenth century by erroll shersonbook condition: very good - clean covers, tightly boundfeaturing numerous black-and-white plates detailing the stadiums, performers, and streets of london during this time period (all checked and accounted for), this volume revisits the olympic theatre, the princess's theatre, the old strand theatre, toole's theatre, the bower saloon amongst many otherssee oxfam website for delivery information read morelight foxing to fore-edges and preliminaries, otherwise clean throughoutnotes on the plays and players follow the likes of ellen terry, edward blanchard, and henry irvinghardback, red cloth boardspublished john lane pp
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14 €
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Oxfam bookshop brighton how has the seaside been photographed? from the roaring waves of the nineteenth century through the reportage of the s and the critical documentary of the 80s and 90s, to what is perhaps the more intimate work of the last ten yearswe all have a vision of the seaside which is uniquely our ownwhat remains are a set of substantial fragments, thoughts along the way, obsessions, records, constructions, journeysand time changes everythingours for the taking see oxfam website for delivery information read moreno-one can tell it exactly the way it ismemories, false and real, are aided and abetted by photography, a unique, fascinating, but in the end unreliable source of evidence
12 €
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Late 19th century notes during the latter part of the nineteenth century, the popularity and value of ancient oriental ceramics led to the creation of many pieces of good quality inspired by the ancient ones, many of which were made in francea french late 19th century ceramic lidded jar japanese imari style description of ovoid form with domed cover, painted with imari type flower sprays within panelled borders, gilt cresent mark date care you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis vase seems to be one of these pieces made in the style of the imari pieces made in japan around to be exported to the westplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions (around) height 50 cm; length 30 cm; depth 30 cm read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
74 €
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock this book of extracts from 'the west briton', cornwall's leading newspaper, spans the years from and is the last of four sequent volumes which together encompass all aspects of everyday cornish lifecontents clean and unmarked apart from light foxing to top page edges and an inscription on inside front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moregrey cloth covers in very good conditiondust jacket in good condition with fading to the spine and sticker damage to the back cover
6 €
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The text was very popular and was reprinted several times until the second half of the nineteenth centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe work is an expanded reprint of a famous collection of culinary recipes, first published in paris in , anonymous, but it can be referred to menon(4) - iv - (1 blank) - from 6 to 383 numbered pages, including half-title and title pagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecoeval brown half leather and polychrome marbled paper binding; smooth spine with cross friezes, red tag with title at the top, all printed in gold; blue sprayed edgesin good conservative; interior with minor oxidationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe print under consideration, not mentioned in vicarie's repertoire, is expanded with recipes of "ragouts" and "liqueurs" updated according to the taste of the timea useful final index lists the various preparations, divided into categoriesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
49 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham at the end of the nineteenth century china is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe only constant is the power wielded by one woman, tzu hsi, also known as empress orchid, who must face the perilous condition of her empire and devastating personal lossesin this sequel to the bestselling empress orchid, anchee min brings to life one of the most important figures in chinese history, a very human leader who sacrifices all she has to protect both those she loves and her doomed empire
2 €
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Enfield's speaker remained in print until the middle of the nineteenth century and inspired other anthologies, such as mary wollstonecraft's the female speakerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimiller, london - new edition - 404p, 14cmx12cm - condition, front board loose, owner's name on front endpaper, some wear to gutter, scattered foxingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available[3] he published a sequel, exercises in elocution inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"the speaker; or, miscellaneous pieces, selected from the best english writers" by william enfield - awilliam enfield (29 march november ) was a british unitarian minister who published a bestselling book on elocution entitled the speaker ()our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehis most successful work, however, was the speaker (), an anthology of literary extracts intended to teach elocution, and produced first for his warrington pupils
33 €
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Telling the story of a boy growing to manhood in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, bennett was nevermore successful in revealing the interestingness of an apparently ordinary man than in edwin clayhangeroxfam bookshop st albans like the old wives' tale, clayhanger is set in the five towns and, among many things, contains a superb portrait of an autocratic fathersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibeautiful edition, with six etchings by phcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablezilken, six photogravure plates and over 200 other illustrationsback binding cracked but not detached (see photo)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome surface dirt on coverdefects: signs of wear on edge of pages and coverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
(England)
31 €
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Probably one of a kind, mounted in england in the last quarter of the nineteenth centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablespecies: hippopotamus amphibius, cites appendica ii - annex b in euplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitean extremely rare centrepiece made with a huge hippopotamus tusk with silver-plated metal supports and bohemia crystal bowlsweigh: approx 11 kga very exclusive article intended for a precious wunderkammerdimensions: 610 x 600 x 220 mmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
1712 €
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12 songs from the first half of the 20th century: ballin the jack by chris smith - originally written in and used in the film the krays in th street rag song which was the theme for the joe franklin show and used in the film the english patient together, a vocal waltz from i don't mind being all alone by geoffrey gelder and his kettner's five (very poor condition but music generally intact) a song of sleep by lord henry somerset, originally written in come back to erin by claribel come back to sorrento by ernesto de curtis rose dreams by a j stasny just like darby and joan by edgar leslie and joseph george gilbert play to me gipsy by karel vacek jealousy by jacob game tired hands by al piantadosi the music is from a large collection of my grandmothers which has been lovingly played for many yearswith the exception of one item detailed above, the condition of the items is fairas far as i am able to tell all music is in a playable conditionhappy to post if the buyer pays postage (ÂŁ3paper has yellowed with age and some pieces have tears and dogeared edges
6 €
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This material was a more affordable yet interesting choice in replacing the expensive carrara marble and widely used, especially in large villas, from the late 19th century to the early 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe sculpture depicts: a young girl with a dovecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions: h 156 cm + base h 51x44x38please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitestatue with baseorigin: veneto (italy), from the first half of the 20th century, made of grit: the scraps from the processing of vicenza stone and granite are mixed with cement, and coloured with natural oxides mixed with waterit has been coloured again at a later time with white limethe item is offered in its original condition, with an old restoration on the right arm (see the detail encircled in red in the photos)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
224 €
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"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsin the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophythese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their critics "a forceful, encyclopedic studyin this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britainin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new rightrecasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limitspages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksfine unclipped dust-wrappersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyondusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitariansoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbroken
(England)
25 €
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Whether a newcomer to the philosophy holmes founded or a veteran reader, you will find great power and practicality in the words that render holmes one of the most celebrated and beloved mystical teachers of the past hundred yearsoverall in good condition, some minor marks/'stains on the back cover and some slight rubbing to the cornersoriginally published in the first half of the twentieth century, these meditative, concise volumes have never previously appeared in paperbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham the inspiration of ernest holmes has reached hundreds of thousands of readers through his classic works, many of which are just now becoming available in paperback
6 €
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Delderfield's novel set in the early years of the 20th centuryhowever, on arrival at his new estate, craddock finds the locals need convincing that he is up to the job and sets about this with the help of his estate manager, john ruddpart 2 contains the four episodes 'the hollow victory', 'the last hot summer', 'call to arms' and 'death of a hero'paul craddock is now squire of shallowford although lord gilroy, his neighbour, isn't impressed with his management stylewhilst part 3 contains the final four episodes 'the profiteers', 'the bad season', 'the service' and 'the old and the new'paul craddock begins to worry, as the shadow of war is cast over the valley, about the opportunism that has sprung up and when it is suggested he cut down his trees for the war effort he is adamanently against itpart 1 contains the first five episodes: 'valley for sale', 'the party', 'an outbreak of romance', 'a birth and a death' and 'the storm'oxfam bookshop swanage as new all thirteen episodes from this seventies television adaptation of rpaul is married with a son but unfortunately his wife has left him to return to london and her beloved suffragette movementsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethose away at war also cause concern and everyone is relieved when paul returns home on leave but the news that the squire is missing in action only causes despairpaul craddock (nigel havers) becomes the squire of the neglected devonshire estate of shallowford after being invalided out of the army
14 €
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For those who have not spent years with verdi literature or who may just be starting to explore some aspect of the giant's life and works, this foundation may seem daunting indeedthis verdi biography is dealt with as a simple story to be read in one go - in which thoughts concerning personal and professional events in his life flow in simplicity, while continuing to respect the importance of chronological ordertoday, verdi scholars build their work on a vast foundation of earlier researchit is primarily for these researchers that this volume is intended, although it is hoped that specialists will also find it to be usefulits purpose is to index and describe some of the most significant studies about the composer and his music, presenting enough material - in a sort of stream of consciousness, using annotations that readers may survey the myriad directions verdi research has gone, ascertain the relevance of individual items to their individual interests, and easily pursue significant patterns and threads in which they are interestedhis death brought a crowd of several hundred thousand people to mourn not only the passing of a great artist but also a beloved national herosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford the works of no great composer between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries have undergone a more spectacular reassessment than those of giuseppe verdiit is not surprising that a figure such as verdi should have inspired an enormous amount of books, articles, essays, and critical evaluation
9 €
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The hallmarks date back to the first years of the s in veniceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available5 cm, the length is 18 cm read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe weight is 447 grams, the height is 18it just needs a good cleanupour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeancient coffee pot in perfect condition, no dents
273 €
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And richard steiff under his aunt margarete steiff's company in germany in the early years of the 20th century, and named after president theodore roosevelt, the teddy bear became a popular children's toy, celebrated in story, song, and filma teddy bear is a stuffed toy in the form of a bear[this has now been sold read moredeveloped apparently simultaneously by toymakers morris michtom in the ua delightful, large, soft, fluffy and cuddlyteddy bear by jade soft toys
15 €
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This richly decorated piece of furniture is probably made in the second half of the 19th century in germanyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein particular, the doors that open to the side consist of beautiful carvings with representations of birds and plantsthe box is in beautiful original condition with of course the necessary traces of usedimensions of the box: 140 x 56 x 53 cmfor sale due to excessiveness, this beautiful wooden hunting box(length x width x depth) in the pictures, some repair marks can be seen at the bottom of the boxthese are typical for the age of the furniture and contribute to the authentic character of the boxthe leaf shows some age cracksthese are not normally visibleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
244 €
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This account provides a valuable framework for future work on mindreading and has broad implications for philosophical debates that have surrounded the issue for the last quarter centuryin the latter half of the 20th century mindreading became the object of sustained scientific and theoretical research, capturing the attention of a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, developmental psychology, behavioral ecology, anthropology, and cognitive psychopathologywhat we find, then, is an intricate web of mental components to explain our fascinating and multifarious knack of understanding mindswhat has been missing is a detailed and integrated account of the mental components that underlie this remarkable capacitynone of these mechanisms, though, explain how we read our own minds, which, according to the authors, requires invoking an entirely independent set of mechanismsthey maintain that it is, as common sense would suggest, vital to distinguish between reading others' minds and reading one's ownnichols and stich develop and defend a new account of the psychological mechanisms underlying mindreadingin addition, the authors argue, reading other minds involves important processes that don't fit into either categorythe mechanisms underlying pretence get recruited when people attempt to understand others and predict their behaviourhowever, mindreading also implicates very different kinds of mechanisms that rely on rich bodies of information, as suggested by information-based accounts of mindreadingin some cases, we use our own mental mechanisms to simulate the mental processes of another, as suggested by the 'simulation theory' of mindreadingas a result, the authors begin with an explicit and systematic account of pretence and imagination which proposes that pretence representations are contained in a separate mental workspace, the 'possible world box', which is part of the basic architecture of the human mindoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear to cover, otherwise very good condition the everyday capacity to understand the mind, fancifully dubbed 'mindreading', plays an enormous role in our livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein reading other minds, the imagination plays a central role
17 €
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Oxfam bookshop ipswich this work provides a timeless portrait of life in a peaceful english village in the early years of the 19th century see oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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The analysis of its material also allows us to date its production to the second half of the 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin good condition given its age, with clear signs of use, deficiencies, cracks and stainscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableboxes like this had different uses, from jewellery boxes to cases for letters or sewing kitssometimes this items were found inside a trumeau or larger cabinetsshipped with professional packagingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe item still shows some influence from the barocchetto stylein this case, given its size and number of internal compartments, it is unlikely only the sewing kit hypothesisauthentic wrought iron hinges, never modifiedrare venetian box in solid soft wood, with lacquered and marbled finishsimple decorations outside, in faux marbleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
131 €