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King crimson ?– the court of the crimson king label: atlantic ?– p-a format: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, single country: japan released: genre: rock style: prog rock tracklist a\tthe court of the crimson king (part 1)\t3:22 b\tthe court of the crimson king (part 2)\t4:30 companies, etcare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimade by – warner brosour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepioneer corporation credits producer – king crimson cover vg+ vinily ex read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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In the court of the crimson kingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikican be picked up in bilthoven close to utrechtexcellent conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelegendary album of king crimsonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelabel number: xatsome signs of usage outer covermade in hollandcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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1 legendary album of king crimson, in the court of the crimson king uk island records ilps gatefold vg+ read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury vinyl recording on the island records label - in the court of the crimson king - an observation by king crimsondebut album released 10 octobervinyl is in lovely condition bar a minor scratch on each sidephotos stock images see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sleeve is in nice condition but has a little shelf wear on the edges
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"a yankee at the court of king arthur" by mark twain - chatto & windus, london - new edition - 521p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good, original blue binding, some rubbing and wear to boards, name to front endpaper, frontispiece and illustrations present, minor foxingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"the gilded age" by mark twain - chatto & windus, london - new edition - 472p 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, original blue binding, some rubbing to boards, name to ffep, frontispiece and illustrations present read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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About the author scott snyder is one of comics' best young writershis recent works include batman, superman unchained, american vampire and swamp thinghe has also been published in zoetrope, tin house, one story, epoch, small spiral notebook, and other journals, and has a short story collection, voodoo heart, which was published by dial presshe teaches at columbia university and sarah lawrence university and lives in new york with his wife, jeanie, and his son, jack presley
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She gained literary and historical importance primarily through her correspondence, which is of cultural and historical value due to her sometimes very blunt descriptions of french court lifeoxfam bookshop lymington limited edition of 500 copies, this being number 36four other black & white illustrationspublished in the usa by the grolier societysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehalf bound with red leather corners and spine with raised bands, and marbled boardsthe front board is detachedsaid to be the correspondence of elizabeth-charlotte, duchesse d'orleans, mother of the regent philippe ii, duke of orléans, france's ruler during the regencymarbled endpapersoccasional light foxing spotscolour frontispiece photo-etching of madame de la valliere with protective tissue sheetno inscriptionsthe text block binding is tightundated, possibly late 19th centurythe spine is discoloured and the top third is missing, the remaining part is decorated with giltgilt top page edges, fore edge and lower edge are untrimmed
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From an author who has described all of henry's queens comes a deeply intimate portrayal of the last: a woman who longed for passion, power and education at the court of a medieval killerbut she cannot save the protestants, under threat for their faith, and henry's dangerous gaze turns on hersee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut is this enough to keep her safe? a leader of religious reform and the first woman to publish in english, kateryn stands out as an independent woman with a mind of her ownoxfam shop colne road why would a woman marry a serial killer? because she cannot refusethe traditional churchmen and rivals for power accuse her of heresy - the punishment is death by fire and the king's name is on the warrantkateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted sixteen months, the one before barely half a yearbut henry adores his new bride and kateryn's trust in him grows as she unites the royal family, creates a radical study circle at the heart of the court, and rules the kingdom as regentkateryn parr, a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives - king henry viii - commands her to marry him
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The doucet tart, enjoyed by chaucer and the court of henry iv, with its intoxicating marriage of honey and saffron, will surprise even the most sophisticated palate, as will the rich, delicate perfection of tamasin's souffled crab tart and the ambrosial peach, vanilla and amaretti tarte tatinfrom the most classic of tarts, the quiche lorraine and the strawberry tart, to the airy heights of a tomato and prosciutto tart on a puff pastry base, anyone can bake a tart, and everyone will enjoy cooking their way through this booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the marriage of textures and flavours, colours and aromas make tarts the most satisfying of foods to make and eattarts, tourtes, quiches, tartelettes, the myriad variants of both form and content, are celebrated in this collection of ninety tarts for all seasons and all occasionsclassical, historical and modern tarts are all included, as are the childhood experiences of making jam tarts, eating them bubbling hot from the oven and invariably searing one's mouth in the haste to devour them
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Moving from the old bailey to the court of king's bench, the author discusses the anomalies, inconsistencies and miscarriages of justice that arose as our ancestors decided what to do with defendants accused of the so-called 'worst of crimesthere are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe inside pages are clean and unmarkedthere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spineno one dared to say publicly that it should be tolerated, yet the reactions of men and women to the homosexuals in their midst were varied and complexin good condition' by studying original trial documents and other manuscript sources netta murray goldsmith has discovered hitherto unsuspected facts about some cases, including one important instance in which a prosecutor, aided by members of the judiciary, was able to pervert the course of justiceshe also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinityoxfam bookshop hampstead the worst of crimes: homosexuality and the law in eighteenth century london in the eighteenth century homosexuality became an issue, especially in london with its fast growing population
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2: city of owls and batman vol1: the court of owls, batman vol3: death of the family--are featured here in a slipcase edition box seta paperback edition by greg capullo and scott snyder in english (jul )batman by scott snyder & greg capullo box set
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Batman must face the madness of the mad hatter, and then take on the talons of the court of owls! and explore the bizarre similarities between these two enemies and how the idea of fear has shaped their lives!
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead history of the supreme court of the united states: volume 1 by julius goebel jr antecedents and beginnings to is the first of twelve volumes in the oliver wendell holmes devise history of the supreme court of the united statesthese three parts are divided into seventeen chapters, together with a statistical analysis of the business of the supreme court from to and substantial notes on manuscript sourcesin the final part of the book, he explains how early legislation affected the judiciary and the initial experience of the circuit courts and of the supreme courtdetails the creation of a national judiciary in the united states under the act of and traces the supreme court's development through its first decade of existencegoebel then goes on to depict the constitutional convention, the ensuing debate over ratification, and the framing of the bill of rightssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first part describes the background of american constitutionalismbook is in good condition, few white marks on the spinein this first volume, julius goebel jrthe book is organised into three parts
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The case studies confirm that ancient monarchies created the conditions for the emergence of a court and court societythis volume offers a substantial discussion of ancient monarchies from the viewpoint of the ruler's courtthe culturally specific conditions in which these monarchies functioned meant variety in the character of the ruler's court from one society to anothera comparative approach is adopted to major aspects of ancient courts, including their organisation and physical setting, their role as a vehicle for display, and their place in monarchial structures of power and controlsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis approach is broadly inspired by work on courts in later periods of history, especially early-modern franceoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear and scuffing to dust covers, good overall condition monarchy was widespread as a political system in the ancient worldthe monarchies treated are achaemenid and sassanian persia, the empire of alexander, rome under both the early and later caesars, the han rulers of china and egypt's eighteenth dynasty
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Henry finds nothing to admire in his new queen, setting himself against his advisors and nobles to pay court to young katherine howardoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the bestselling author of the other boleyn girl, philippa gregory, comes a wonderfully atmospheric evocation of the court of henry viii and his final queensand jane boleyn, summoned to the inner circle once more by her uncle the duke of norfolk, finds a fractious court haunted by the boleyn legacy of death and deceitnothing is certain in a kingdom ruled by an increasingly tyrannical kingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe king will decide who will live and who will die; he has the power of god nowthe new queen begins to sense a trap closing around herhenry viii must take his fourth wife and the dangerous prize is won by anne of clevesa german princess by birth, anne is to be henry's pawn in the protestant alliance against rome, but the marriage falters from the start
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Oxfam bookshop harrogate memories of the kaiser's court by anne topham with 8 illustrations memoir of time spent at the court of the kaiser by anne topham who was teacher to the only daughter of the emperor and empress, princess victoria louise with 8 illustration used - fair, some foxing see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop malmesbury a history of the great barmote court in the duchy of lancaster, commemorating the centenary of the derbyshire mining customs and minerals court acta limited edition, 149 of copiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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court of shadows takes the award-winning rules of shadowrun, 5th edition to a setting that has always been part of the sixth world but never fully detailedthe mysterious seelie court has long shaped the elven nation of tr na nog and parts beyond, and this book dives into its secrets and the powers who lead it
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In the court of charles ii, it's a dangerous time to be alive - a wrong move may lead to disgrace, exile or deathoxfam shop fulwood road from the nosigned by the author on the title page, with a label to that effect on the frontsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut time is running out for everyone  james marwood, a traitor's son, is ordered to cover up the murderbut the dead man is edward alderley, the cousin of one of marwood's acquaintances marwood is determined to clear cat's name and discover who really killed alderleycat lovett had every reason to want her cousin deadthe discovery of a body at clarendon house, the palatial home of one of the highest courtiers in the land, could therefore have catastrophic consequencesa royal scandal that could change the face of england foreversince his murder, she has vanished, and all the evidence points to her as the killer1 bestselling author of 'the ashes of london' and 'the fire court' comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following james marwoodif he makes a mistake, it could threaten not only the government but the king himself
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Vaenius tried to maintain favour with the courthe worked for rudolf ii in prague, was court painter of alexander farnese and albrecht and isabellafrom the first series of emblematic engravings everour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehoratii flacci emblemata first published inotto vaenius () painter and humanist from leiden fled to southern netherlands in because of the politicalthe co-work between vaenius and the engravers have been studiedearly edition of with printed text in five languages on backsidestudied a few years under dominicus lampsonius, then left for italyhe was the most influencial tutor of pieter paul rubensin his later years he produced emblem books, his first being qfrom the edition with multilingual verses on the backsidecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableuntil the return of his pupil rubens from italy, he was the leading painter in antwerphoratii flacci emblematathe four ages with a putti holding a running sun dail in front of themhis designs were mostly engraved by his younger brother gysbrechtin deviation of later editions, this one has no text on the front of the pageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin the right bottom corner a snake biting his tail, the sign of eternity qhoratii flacci emblemata was a joined effort of printers, learned commentators on horace, engravers and vaenius himselfafter his return he settled in antwerp
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Collection of owls in very good conditionbuyer to collectof differing sizessome hand made by country artists
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Oxfam original liverpool music from the time of christian iv: church music at court & in townby the hilliard ensemble and paul hillier - see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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court of the fairiesvery rare jigsaw which is in excellent condition and 100% completepiece jigsaw puzzle
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court of the dead - skull apple rotten version prop replica
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Carl faberge: goldsmith to the imperial court of russia by apages are unmarkedkenneth snowman missing dust jacket; may have limited writing in cover pages~ thriftbooks: read more, spend less
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The game of love in georgian england brings together love letters, diaries, valentines, and proposals of marriage from sixty courtships sourced from thirty archives and museum collections, alongside an extensive range of sources including ballads, conduct literature, court cases, material objects, newspaper reports, novels, periodicals, philosophical discourses, plays, poems, and prints, to create a vivid social and cultural history of romantic emotionscourtship in georgian england was a decisive moment in the life cycle, imagined as a tactical game, an invigorating sport, and a perilous journey across a turbulent seasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit provides new insights into the making and breaking of relationships, beginning with the formation of courtships using the language of love, the development of intimacy through the exchange of love letters, and sensory engagement with love tokens such as flowers, portrait miniatures, and locks of hairthe book concludes with the rituals of disintegration when engagements went awry, and pursuit of damages for breach of promise in the civil courtsoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearthe book demonstrates the importance of courtship to studies of marriage, relationships, and emotions in history, and how we write histories of emotions using objectsit also charts the increasing modernization of romantic customs over the georgian era - most notably with the arrival of the printed valentine's card - revealing how love developed into a commercial industrythis volume brings to life the emotional experience of courtship using the words and objects selected by men and women to navigate this potentially fraught processlove emerges as something that we do in practice, enacted by couples through particular socially and historically determined rituals
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Karim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big citysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the eastamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed ofoxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britain
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a tremendously vivid, page-turning and plausible novel that depicts the rise and fall of anne boleyn, the most spirited, independent and courageous of henry's queens, as viewed from both the bedrooms and the kitchens of the tudor courtthere's another link between them, though: the lovely mark smeaton, wunderkind musician, the innocent on whom, ultimately, anne's downfall hingedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe queen of subtleties adds to that mix a wonderfully balanced, strong story and the result is sensationaleveryone knows the story of anne boleynhenry viii divorced his longstanding, long-suffering, older, spanish wife for a young, black-eyed english beauty, and, in doing so, severed england from rome and indeed from the rest of the western worldthen, when henry had what he wanted, he managed a mere three years of marriage before beheading his wife for alleged adultery with several men, among them his own best friend and her own brothersuzannah dunn has wit, a mastery of dialogue, brilliant characterization, lack of pretence, and good humourthis is the context for suzannah dunn's wonderful new novel, which is about - and told by - two women: anne boleyn, king's mistress and fated queen; and lucy cornwallis, the king's confectioner, an employee of the very highest status, who made the centrepiece of each of the feasts to mark the important occasions in anne's ascent
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Crowds are gathering at the court of common pleasafter a trial lasting twelve hours, the jury's not guilty verdict is immediate, unanimous and sensationalangry and humiliated he cuts caroline off, as was his right under the law, refuses to let her see their three sons, seizes her manuscripts and letters, her clothes and jewels, and leaves her destituteten years older, he is a dull, violent and controlling lawyer but caroline is determined not to be a traditional wifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein westminster hall that day is a young charles dickens, who would, just a few months later, fictionalise the event as 'bardell voxfam bookshop cheltenham westminster, london, 22 juneon trial is caroline sheridan, a beautiful and clever young woman who had been manoeuvred into marrying the honourable george norton when she was just nineteenher beauty and wit attract many male admirers, including the prime minister, lord melbournepickwick' inthe pickwick papersit is a fine, fresh morning that will become hot as the day progressesnorton is a laughing stockafter years of simmering jealousy, norton accuses caroline and the prime minister of a 'criminal conversation' (adultery) precipitating 'the scandal of the century'the criminal conversation of mrs nortonis the extraordinary story of one woman's fight for the rights of women everywherefor the next thirty years caroline campaigned for women and battled male-dominated victorian society, helping to write the infant custody act (), and influenced the matrimonial causes (divorce) act () and the married women's property act (), which gave women a separate legal identity for the first timeby her early twenties, caroline has become a respected poet and songwriter, clever mimic and outrageous flirt
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15 tried by the centre court7 a song of the weather2 song of reproduction16 the youth of the heart1 a transport of delight
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