The closing years of the nineteenth century
List the closing years of the nineteenth century
-
A “scanned” book of letters by these distinguished female artists from the early years of the nineteenth centurytext is in three columnssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno marks and good bindingsoft cover with no djno illustrationsoxfam books & music totnes this is volume 3, being memorials of charlotte, countess canning and louisa, marchioness of waterford
14 €
-
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  a delightful narrative full of local voices, folklore, traditions, myths and natural historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas new condition throughout hardback, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering
49 €
-
The picture printer of the nineteenth century: george baxter (hardcover) stock photo, not the actual bookdate of publicationedition: first edition description: condition: in very good condition without dust wrapper as issuedpublisher: sampson low95 or free collection read moreplates in good condition with good colourbinding: hardcovercovers with minor rubbing and corners very slightly bumpedasin: beu38o plates in good condition with good colourbeing printed on hand made paper the edges are in original condition ie not been trimmedyou can cut the plates out and sell individually
29 €
-
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 centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet 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 ofthough 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 fought
4 €
-
See 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 letteringcourtney lewis, published by sampson low, marston and company ltda couple of plates are looseincludes coloured prints protected by tissue and numerous black and white platesfoxing to edges of block and some pagesbookseller's embossed stamp to fepa history of george baxter with examples of his work and some of the variations which he made to platesoxfam bookshop sevenoaks written by cgold to head of block and rough cut edges
25 €
-
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 timesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoriginally published by georges braziller in , this is the wellfleet press editionwith preface by millard meiss and introduction and commentaries on the plates by jean longnon and raymond cazellesin very good used condition, pages bright and clean, bound in red cloth with gold lettering with very minor shelf wearclipped, 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 europe
20 €
-
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 orderhowever, 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 apartsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
-
Oxfam bookshop stratford upon avon church builders of the nineteenth century, by basil f l clarke  david & charles reprintsin overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age and handlingcondition: very goodtext and illustrations bright and clear throughouta reprint with new preface, corrections and annotations by the authorreprint of the originalhardback; 8vo, xx+296ppbinding tight and appears little read; owners bookplate to ffep see oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally cleandust jacket condition: good
9 €
-
London's lost theatres of the nineteenth century by erroll shersonpublished john lane ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefeaturing 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 otherslight foxing to fore-edges and preliminaries, otherwise clean throughoutnotes on the plays and players follow the likes of ellen terry, edward blanchard, and henry irvingbook condition: very good - clean covers, tightly boundhardback, red cloth boards
(England)
14 €
-
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 ownno-one can tell it exactly the way it isours for the taking see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand time changes everythingmemories, false and real, are aided and abetted by photography, a unique, fascinating, but in the end unreliable source of evidencewhat remains are a set of substantial fragments, thoughts along the way, obsessions, records, constructions, journeys
12 €
-
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 cour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions (around) height 50 cm; length 30 cm; depth 30 cm read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis 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 website
74 €
-
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 lifesee 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 covercontents clean and unmarked apart from light foxing to top page edges and an inscription on inside front cover
6 €
-
The text was very popular and was reprinted several times until the second half of the nineteenth centurythe work is an expanded reprint of a famous collection of culinary recipes, first published in paris in , anonymous, but it can be referred to menonin good conservative; interior with minor oxidationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally 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 edgesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe 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 categories(4) - iv - (1 blank) - from 6 to 383 numbered pages, including half-title and title pageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
49 €
-
Oxfam bookshop cheltenham at the end of the nineteenth century china is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellionsthe 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 lossessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 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 €
-
Enfield's speaker remained in print until the middle of the nineteenth century and inspired other anthologies, such as mary wollstonecraft's the female speakerwilliam 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 foxing[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 - ahis most successful work, however, was the speaker (), an anthology of literary extracts intended to teach elocution, and produced first for his warrington pupils
33 €
-
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 €
-
Zilken, six photogravure plates and over 200 other illustrationssome surface dirt on coverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledefects: signs of wear on edge of pages and coverare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibeautiful edition, with six etchings by phback binding cracked but not detached (see photo)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
(England)
31 €
-
Probably one of a kind, mounted in england in the last quarter of the nineteenth centuryspecies: hippopotamus amphibius, cites appendica ii - annex b in eudimensions: 610 x 600 x 220 mmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia very exclusive article intended for a precious wunderkammeran extremely rare centrepiece made with a huge hippopotamus tusk with silver-plated metal supports and bohemia crystal bowlsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteweigh: approx 11 kg
1712 €
-
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 yearspaper has yellowed with age and some pieces have tears and dogeared edgeswith the exception of one item detailed above, the condition of the items is fairhappy to post if the buyer pays postage (ÂŁ3as far as i am able to tell all music is in a playable condition
6 €
-
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 centurythe item is offered in its original condition, with an old restoration on the right arm (see the detail encircled in red in the photos)it has been coloured again at a later time with white limethe sculpture depicts: a young girl with a doveour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikistatue 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 waterdimensions: h 156 cm + base h 51x44x38please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
224 €
-
"-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 rawlspages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksin 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 rightin 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 philosophyoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokensee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 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 britainshe 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 beyond "a forceful, encyclopedic studyrecasting 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 limitsthese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their criticsfine unclipped dust-wrapperusing 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 egalitarians
(England)
25 €
-
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 yearsoxfam 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 paperbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoriginally published in the first half of the twentieth century, these meditative, concise volumes have never previously appeared in paperbackoverall in good condition, some minor marks/'stains on the back cover and some slight rubbing to the corners
6 €
-
Delderfield's novel set in the early years of the 20th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart 1 contains the first five episodes: 'valley for sale', 'the party', 'an outbreak of romance', 'a birth and a death' and 'the storm'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 itthose 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 despairhowever, 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 ruddpaul is married with a son but unfortunately his wife has left him to return to london and her beloved suffragette movementwhilst part 3 contains the final four episodes 'the profiteers', 'the bad season', 'the service' and 'the old and the new'part 2 contains the four episodes 'the hollow victory', 'the last hot summer', 'call to arms' and 'death of a hero'oxfam bookshop swanage as new all thirteen episodes from this seventies television adaptation of rpaul craddock is now squire of shallowford although lord gilroy, his neighbour, isn't impressed with his management stylepaul craddock (nigel havers) becomes the squire of the neglected devonshire estate of shallowford after being invalided out of the army
14 €
-
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 orderoxfam 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 verdiits 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 interestedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is not surprising that a figure such as verdi should have inspired an enormous amount of books, articles, essays, and critical evaluationhis death brought a crowd of several hundred thousand people to mourn not only the passing of a great artist but also a beloved national herotoday, 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 useful
9 €
-
The hallmarks date back to the first years of the s in veniceancient coffee pot in perfect condition, no dentsthe 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 storecatawiki’s 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 website5 cm, the length is 18 cm read more
273 €
-
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 film[this has now been sold read morea teddy bear is a stuffed toy in the form of a bearteddy bear by jade soft toysdeveloped apparently simultaneously by toymakers morris michtom in the ua delightful, large, soft, fluffy and cuddly
15 €
-
This richly decorated piece of furniture is probably made in the second half of the 19th century in germanydimensions of the box: 140 x 56 x 53 cmin particular, the doors that open to the side consist of beautiful carvings with representations of birds and plantsthese are not normally visibleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifor 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 boxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe leaf shows some age cracksthe box is in beautiful original condition with of course the necessary traces of usethese are typical for the age of the furniture and contribute to the authentic character of the box
244 €
-
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 psychopathologynone 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 mindreadingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein reading other minds, the imagination plays a central rolein some cases, we use our own mental mechanisms to simulate the mental processes of another, as suggested by the 'simulation theory' of mindreadingwhat we find, then, is an intricate web of mental components to explain our fascinating and multifarious knack of understanding mindshowever, mindreading also implicates very different kinds of mechanisms that rely on rich bodies of information, as suggested by information-based accounts of mindreadingwhat has been missing is a detailed and integrated account of the mental components that underlie this remarkable capacitythe mechanisms underlying pretence get recruited when people attempt to understand others and predict their behaviouras 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 mindin addition, the authors argue, reading other minds involves important processes that don't fit into either categoryoxfam 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 lives
17 €
-
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 €
-
The analysis of its material also allows us to date its production to the second half of the 18th centuryrare venetian box in solid soft wood, with lacquered and marbled finishsometimes this items were found inside a trumeau or larger cabinetsthe item still shows some influence from the barocchetto styleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableauthentic wrought iron hinges, never modifiedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin this case, given its size and number of internal compartments, it is unlikely only the sewing kit hypothesissimple decorations outside, in faux marblein good condition given its age, with clear signs of use, deficiencies, cracks and stainsboxes like this had different uses, from jewellery boxes to cases for letters or sewing kitsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteshipped with professional packaging
131 €