The courts of the county assize
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Oxfam bookshop st albans in relating the cases heard in the courts of the county assize in gloucestershire nearly two centuries ago this book offers a variety of examples of the sins and sinners of those days, together with a fascinating insight into the consequences of those wrongdoingsthe reports reproduced in this book come from the gloucester journal, the local newspaper of the daysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe punishments awarded varied considerably, from time spent in gloucester gaol or a house of correction, where hard labour or floggings could be expected, to deportation or, the ultimate penalty, hangingthey introduce the reader to all of the characters in each case: the eloquent counsel, the equally eloquent judges, the many witnesses and the condemned themselves
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This approach is broadly inspired by work on courts in later periods of history, especially early-modern francethe case studies confirm that ancient monarchies created the conditions for the emergence of a court and court societythe 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 dynastysee oxfam website for delivery information read morea 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 controloxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear and scuffing to dust covers, good overall condition monarchy was widespread as a political system in the ancient worldthis 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 another
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A gorgeous pair of high heeled courts from diavolina by robert robert the toe is pointed and the stiletto heel measures 4" highsee oxfam website for delivery information read more is in a black suede upper and in a d'orsay style with the cut away on the outside edge a ruffle feature sits across the top of the vamp and is edged with a zip feature which is also along the upper edge of the shoe
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Custom of the countyeach month we recycle over 2author:st aubyn, n3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill sitesall of our paper waste is recycled and turned into corrugated cardboard
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The last mughalis an extraordinary revisionist work with clear contemporary echoesas the british commissioner in charge insisted, no vestige should remain to distinguish where the last of the great moghuls reststhe siege of delhi was the rajs stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreatthe last mughalis a portrait of the dazzling delhi zafar personified, the story of the last days of the great mughal capital and its final destruction in the catastrophe ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen in zafars flourishing capital became the centre of an uprising that reduced his beloved delhi to a battered, empty ruinit is the first account to present the indian perspective on the siege, and has at its heart the stories of the forgotten individuals tragically caught up in one of the bloodiest upheavals in historydeprived of real political power by the east india company, zafar nevertheless succeeded in creating a court of great brilliance, and presided over one of the great cultural renaissances of indian historywhen zafar gave his blessing to a rebellion among the companys own indian troops, it transformed an army mutiny into the largest uprising the british empire ever had to facewilliam dalrymples powerful retelling of this fateful course of events is shaped from groundbreaking material: previously untranslated urdu and persian manuscripts that include indian eyewitness accounts, and the records of the delhi courts, police, and administration during the siegebut while zafars mughal ancestors had controlled most of india, the aged zafar was king in name onlybahadur shah zafar ii, the last mughal emperor, was a mystic, a talented poet, and a skilled calligrapheroxfam shop colne road at 4 pon a hazy november afternoon in rangoon, , a shrouded corpse was escorted by a small group of british soldiers to an anonymous grave in a prison enclosure
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The toe is pointed and the 4" high heel is in a stiletto stylea wonderful pair of court shoes from faithsolo by olivia morrissee oxfam website for delivery information read more a zip feature sits at the back of the heel and the teeth of the zip runs around the top edge is in a blue textile upper that has a denim appearance
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The cannibals of the flesh-eater courts use their pestilential breath and septic talons to impress each other at their grotesque banquetsthe battle- crazed ironjaws swing their waaagh! staffs from the back of their maw-krusha beasts
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Up for sale is the contents of the carrion empire box (fully painted) and one start collecting box along with the army book and war cry cardsfully painted there is; abhorrent arch regent 6 crypt flayers 20 crypt ghouls half painted; 3 crypt horrors 10 crypt ghouls new on sprue; ghoul king / terrogheist / zombie dragon
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Labelled as a us size 8see oxfam website for delivery information read more5b, which is a uk size 6 a thin strap sties across the top of the vamp with a silver snaffle bit feature on the outside edgea sophisticated pair of vintage style court shoes from salvatore ferragamo5" high and is in a chunky kitten heel style the heel measures 1 is in a brown leather upper and has a narrow square shaped toe
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Francis edward ledwidge () was an irish war poet and soldier from county meathoxfam books & music islington francis ledwidge was ireland's major war poet, sometimes called "the poet of the blackbirds"a keen trade unionist with connections to sinn fein, he joined the irish army in lord dunsany's regiment, saw action in italy and serbia, was sent to the front, and was killed near ypres, aged just 30during the s he was considered one of the greatest living writers of the english-speaking worldhowever, his passion was poetry, and he self-educated in the hope of eventually achieving a white-collar job which might allow him to write with greater freedomedward john moreton drax plunkett, 18th baron of dunsany (), was an anglo-irish writer and dramatist; his work, mostly in the fantasy genre, was published under the name lord dunsanysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreour book is in good general condition and, unusually, retains its dust jacket (unclipped)the jacket is rather age-worn, with rubbing of angles and folds, some chips and tears to edges, and general grubbiness, but is intacthis poetry shows his deep love of nature and wild-life, and he perhaps foreshadows the modern titan, seamus heaneysometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the battle of passchendaele during world war ititle etc in rather faded gilt lettering on the spinethe book itself, bound in black cloth, is in good condition, the exterior showing only pale patches at the tops of the covers and some minor bumping of corners with no frank damageinside, the endpapers are very lightly browned, but clean; binding firm with no loose pages; pages clean and brightb/w frontispiece portrait of the poetborn to a poverty-stricken family, his education was minimal, and once old enough, he began to work at whatever job might be available
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A predator is stalking the women of grant county1 sunday times crime thriller featuring will trent and sara linton'this is slaughter doing what she does best' mail on sunday'as sharp and absorbing as ever' guardian'a page turner' sunday timeshe watches the killer is behind bars but then another young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead, and the mo is identicalshe convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she's wrongoxfam bookshop cheltenham a noa woman runs alone in the woodsa decade later, the case has been closed but the clock is ticking, and the killer is determined to find his perfect silent wifepraise for the number one bestselling author:'passion, intensity, and humanity' lee child'i'd follow her anywhere' gillian flynn'one of the boldest thriller writers working today' tess gerritsen'her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' michael connelly'a writer of extraordinary talents' kathy reichs'fiction doesn't get any better than this' jeffery deaver'a great writer at the peak of her powers' peter james'karin slaughter has - by far - the best name of all of us mystery novelists' james patterson'with heart and skill karin slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last' camilla lackberg'it's big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody - like a perfectly cooked steak' stuart macbride see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe lingers in the shadows, until the time is just right to snatch his victimalthough the original trail has gone cold - memories have faded, witnesses have disappeared - agent will trent and forensic pathologist sara linton must re-open the cold case
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Oxfam books & music olney an account of the life and work of john bridges, antiquary bornrare book: £25 0nline see oxfam website for delivery information read more a slightly worn paperback 1st edition, green cover with architectural drawing, ruins of holdenby house, on front, notes about the book & authors on the back
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cover and the first pages are slightly damaged but the main pages are intactthere are plans, graphics, photos, information and historyoxfam shop regent street bristol it's a historical book which traces the plans of the city of london
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Oxfam shop dorchester stage musical based on the film of the same name which is set in county durham during the miners' strikesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyoung billy elliot (matteo zecca/mitchell tobin/bradley perret/elliott hanna) becomes fascinated with the ballet lessons which are being held in the same hall as his boxing classthe ballet teacher, mrs wilkinson (ruthie henshall), recognises his potential and encourages him to join her classas his talent gradually reveals itself, it becomes clear that billy should be attending the royal ballet school in london, but with his father (deka walmsley)'s opposition and the extreme poverty which descends on the area during the strike, billy's future is far from certain
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Size: cup ~ 7cm saucer 13the pieces are edged in gold5cm cake plate is 15the perfect english afternoon tea experience, with this floral bone china trio by royal albert, old country roses range5cm the price is for the one trio postage £4each set has a cup, saucer and tea plate and decorated is with roses, around the edges of the saucer and plate, and both inside and outside of the cup
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield facsimile versions of documents published insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno indication of date or origin of the reproduction spiral bound with plastic front cover and board backboth in good condition
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Publisher: great northern books ltd (2 april )it was tough luck on yorkshire that they failed to get over the last hurdle to what would have been a place at lord's in the final of the royal london 50-overs cup
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In 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondormeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiestolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearswhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of j
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Duke of york commemorative coin/tokenin the opinion of sir john fortescue, frederick did "more for the army than any one man has done for it in the whole of its historybank transfer or pay pal (if pa pal please add 4% to cover fees) read moredied 5 january ) the grand old duke of york, he had ten thousand menhe was the person most responsible for the reforms that created the force which served in the peninsular warhe marched them up to the top of the hill and he marched them down again"[21] in frederick actively supported the foundation of the royal military college, sandhurst, which promoted the professional, merit-based training of future commissioned officershe was also in charge of the preparations against napoleon's planned invasion of the united kingdom instamped frederick duke of yorkthe soldiers friend
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The lord of the ringsthe making of the movie trilogyjude fisher, foreword by voggo mortenseencollector's hardback editionofficial movie guidethe fellowship of the ringvisual companionforeword by sir ian mckellen 2
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The item of jewellery comes in the original boxmeasurements & weight: - weight in total: 50 grams - measurements of the part with the blue shield: 1the second part, connected by a gold necklace, is a gold part with 16 seed pears in total (1 seems to be missing, but maybe this is how it should be, to accentuate the letter 'a') set in the letters arthis is an item of jewellery for a certain brotherhood, but i haven't been able to find out which7 cm (without the sabre) - measurements of the 'ar' part: 1this item of jewellery features 4 rubies and 18 seed pearls around a blue enamelled shield with inscriptioni have bought this beautiful item from catawiki before, so the description was made by auctioneer rthere at two eyelets at the ends of the sabre, possibly there were things suspended from thosesolid gold brooch / tie pin (2-piece with necklace) first part is signed at the back with 'ar rethe shield seems to be pierced by a sabre6 cm shipping: registered package post read more
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Plates illustrative of natural history, with a short description annexed to each platea great addition to any early collection of natural history prints which have been hand coloured when published "price 3/4d plain; 2d coloured"postage via registered post £ - sent flatpublished under the direction of the committee of general literature and education, appointed by the society for promoting christian knowledge, condition: good - prints laid back to back on linen - handling marks and minor creases as per pictures - very strong because of the linendimensions: " high x " wide the prints have been taken from a broken 19th century volume which had been put together with the prints laid back to back on linen which gives the buyer the choice of which print to display and has also given the paper prints added strengthjosiah wood whymper () was an english wood-engraver, book illustrator and watercolourist6 x 19th century - plates illustrative of natural history - double sided & laid on linen josiah wood whymper wood engraving, hand coloured at time of publicationpublished by the society for promoting christian knowledgeclay, son and taylor printers
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Running from the middle ages to the heart of the contemporary worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreattilia dorigato study focuses with particular attention on the master glass-makers of the late part of the twentieth centuryoxfam books & music belper book has some shelf wear but in otherwise good conditionspecial illustrated appendices are included to reveal the techniques and secrets of this fascinating craft; what tools the master glassblowers use; what goes into making specific glass pastes (with such exotic names as lattimo, calcedonio and avventurina); what is involved in the various procedures for working and finishing glass that have been invented and developed in murano itselfthe volume is completed with a comprehensive glossary which provides an essential key to the professional language of glass-making on murano, explaining such local terms as murrine, vetro ghiaccio or vetro pulegosothis up-to-date survey draws on an extraordinary range of photographs, some of them being published for the first time, and constitutes a fundamental work for anyone who wishes to understand the history of glass
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Measures 14" x 12please see photographs as part of the descriptionthe albums are both in plastic covers and inserted at the end of the book and are in excellent condition they have some water damage, which is reflected in the asking pricethe second album is the confederacy, columbia album number , published incolumbia masterworks dl-" lp record album in beautifully embossed fabric album with gilt titles and illustrations, applied flag lithograph, and attached 32-page illustrated book about the civil war and the confederate armyfeaturing the national gallery orchestra, conducted by richard bales; the cantata choir of the lutheran church of the reformation, mezzo-soprano florence kopleff, baritone thomas pyle, and narrator reverend edmund jennings leecolumbia records proudly presents "the confederacy" based on music of the south during the yearsthank you for lookingsize: " x " conditionabout the confederacyrecorded at the national gallery of art, washington, dincludes an attached 32-page illustrated book about the civil war, with essays by bruce catton, and clifford dowdey condition vinyl ex case books some water damageit has 32 pages of text and photographs and a columbia legacy lp’s the union & confederacy ) illustrated collector casebooks here for sale we have 2 illustrated books about the american civil war including a 12”lp excellent condition with each onefirst is the union, columbia records number dl-244 published in , with 60 pages of text and photographs, and a columbia masterworks lp
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" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music boxin very good condition certificate of authenticity read morelimited edition winnie the pooh hunny of a day music box by ardleigh elliott winnie the pooh and friends grace a "hunny of a day" ferris wheel collectible music box! a hundred acre wood exclusive first! - it's a hunny of a day whenever winnie the pooh and friends get together, and now you can join in with this first-of-a-kind musical ferris wheel collectible music box! pooh, piglet, tigger, eeyore, roo, rabbit and owl enjoy a special treat in the heart of the hundred acre wood, where every detail is sure to charm you! the "homemade" ferris wheel turns and everyone smiles as their barrel-style seats swing, while honeybees flit amongst the scenes of fun and friendship that grace the base! this exclusive, limited-edition winnie the pooh musical ferris wheel collectible music box from ardleigh elliott is crafted of triple-fired heirloom porcelain, richly accented in 22k gold, and plays the melody of "love makes the world go round
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store‘tamburlaine the greatnote in ink on first endpaperillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignetteschristopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatwhereas the real timur was of turkic-mongolian ancestry and belonged to the nobility, for dramatic purposes marlowe depicts him as a scythian shepherd who rises to the rank of emperorotherwise the book is in very good conditionplease 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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copiesstamp on half title page’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legmancover with minor signs of usewritten in or , the play is a milestone in elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexityit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stagea play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 ppwill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & traceis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, d
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’ registered shippingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe wrote extensively about morocco (the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementary) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedplease 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 catawikicondition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the margincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesee pictures of the table of contentstwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 pp‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalisthe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languageotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solid(total of 2 books) read morecontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendix
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The yeomen of the guard vhs video tapethe video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by ait was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowerst video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridge70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3should it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by a
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Instead, elgar decided on a four movement sonata of nearly half an hour's lengthbiographer jerrold moore notes that elgar depended, in order to complete a work, on the stimulation of an imminent deadlinethe four movements are:ihe had worked on the piece off and on for nearly three months it was first performed by the worcester cathedral organist, hugh blair, on 8 julyandanto espressivoivelgar wrote, "one week's work", in the score inscription, but that measures only the final constructive pushsee oxfam website for delivery information read more28 is edward elgar's first sonata composed for the organ and first performed on 8 julyoxfam bookshop carlisle our copy is editon breitkopf no michael kennedy observes that to play the finale successfully, the organist needs to be a mental and physical athleteallegro maestosoiipresto (comodo)the opening theme resembles the beginning of elgar's the black knight, a cantata completed two years earlier and gaining acceptance when elgar began work on the organ sonata the outer movements follow the classic sonata form; the inner movements are in three-part a-b-a formthis was the first time, but not the last, that elgar cut it so close that there was insufficient time for rehearsalthe work was dedicated to elgar's friend and fellow-musician charles swinnerton heap ()vg pages, some edge and cover wearthe genesis of the work was a request to elgar to write an organ voluntary for a convention of american organists in the english city of worcester init also exists in arrangements for full orchestra made after elgar's deaththe sonata in g major, op
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1 new set of the the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the slip case contains the fellowship of the ring, the two towers and the return of the kingthe hobbit is on its own great collectors edition of this magnificent tale
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