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Translated from the original by lucia graves see oxfam website for delivery information read more but as daniel grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel what begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindoxfam bookshop st albans a literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecothe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be aliveand allows him to choose one book from the shelves; he pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themoxfam shop pershore a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecowhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinda page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadthe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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Oxfam bookshop holmfirth english local government is in a state of decline after 40 years of incremental but cumulative centralisation by central governmentthis text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of local government, and more generally to those interested in what has been happening to british politics and governancethis book is the first to directly address this trend's impact upon the institution of local government, a crucial element in the democratic viability of a unitary stateno inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe process of centralisation, and its corrosive effect on the status and responsibilities of local government, have been widely recognised and deplored among politicians and senior officers within local government, and by academics with an interest in this fieldthis book fills this gaphowever, there has been no study exploring in detail its impact, and, equally important, suggesting ways in which the growing imbalance between the powers of central and local government should be rectified
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Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadoxfam bookshop cheltenham a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecowhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindthe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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This development has generally been welcomed, but also raises a number of questions: what are the implications in policy and practice? who are the most influential voices in promoting a global agenda for culture and development, and to what extent has the creation of new international policy instruments reflected a consensus? more fundamentally, what is meant by "culture" in these discussions and who has the power to give particular definitions political and legal authority? the politics of cultural development seeks to provide a theoretically and historically informed response to such questions, illustrated by reference to case studies (including the european union, the caribbean and china)particular attention is paid to the formation of the unesco convention on the protection and the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, a landmark instrument in debates about culture and developmentthe book goes on to explore some of the practical implications that this international treaty is beginning to have for the ways that culture is (and is not) being integrated into contemporary development policy and practiceoxfam shop nether edge there is a growing recognition of the role that culture can play in sustainable development strategiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book will be useful for students, academics and policymakers in the fields of international development, international relations, international political economy, cultural policy and cultural theorynote: has dedication to inner leaf, otherwise as new
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Unlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationsin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this erain addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peopleswritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsfrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforeincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanus
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The result is a work that substantially advances the implication of the current consensus and sheds new light on this influential yet enigmatic textthroughout the work, the apocalyse points to rome as the predominant demonic agentscholars have traditionally thought that revelation was written in order to encourage believers to stand fast in the face of the roman persecutation of the early churchin this study, paul duff offers a different viewpoint on the origin of the book of revelation is a rhetorically sophisticated response to an internal leadership crisis within the churchesmore recently, however, it has been argued that no such crisis existed at the time the book was writtenin support of this argument duff marshals evidence from the social and economic context of the time, and from literary and rhetorical analyses of the textsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear the book of revelation presents the reader with a frightening narrative world in which the people of god are tormented, threatened, and sometimes killed by various agents of satan
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Sarah knows that what she does next will unleash a world of troubleand so, indeed, the trouble beginsshe also knows that she cannot accept another person as a presenta powerful, sweeping novel, inspired by real events, and set in the american deep south in the nineteenth century, the invention of wings evokes a world of shocking contrasts, of beauty and ugliness, of otherwise respectable people living daily with cruelty they fail to recognise; and celebrates the power of friendship and sisterhood against all the oddsoxfam bookshop royal exchange square sarah grimké is the middle daughtersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon sarah's eleventh birthday, hetty 'handful' grimké is taken from the slave quarters she shares with her mother, wrapped in lavender ribbons, and presented to sarah as a gifther mother says she's difficult and her father says she's remarkable
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Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxoxfam shop evesham hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind
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In this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniusoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicineoxfam books & music bury stedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinsulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleod
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Charlotte knew her years ago, at school, when another child went missingangel - her three-year-old daughteroxfam shop dumfries the death of her is a haunting psychological thriller from debbie howells, author of the bestselling richard and judy book club success the bones of yousomeone hidden, watching her every move, with their own agenda and their own twisted version of realitymore disturbingly, there's no evidence that she ever lived there, forcing the police to question whether evie's having some kind of breakdownas the police circulate evie's photo, someone recognizes herpraise for the bones of you'a dazzling debutthree days later she comes round, but her memory is damagedshe knows her name - evie - but no more, until she remembers another namewhen the police search evie's home, there's no sign of angelbut even from the darkest place she's ever known, evie believes her daughter is aliveairlifted to hospital, her life hanging in the balance, no one's sure who she isthe police remain unconvinced - unaware that on the fringes of evie's life, there's someone elsehaunting, compelling' daily mail see oxfam website for delivery information read moreleah danning, who vanished whilst in evie's carea woman's body is discovered on a cornish farm, battered and left for dead in a maize field
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Oxfam bookshop chelmsford in the decades following europe's first total war, millions of british men and women looked to the league of nations as the symbol and guardian of a new world order based on international co-operationembodied in the hugely popular league of nations union, this pro-league movement touched britain in profound waysforemost amongst the league societies, the union became one of britain's largest voluntary associations and a powerful advocate of democratic accountability and popular engagement in the making of foreign policysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebased on extensive archival research, the british people and the league of nations offers a vivid account of this popular league consciousness and in so doing reveals the vibrant character of associational life between the warsfounded in to preserve peace between its member-states, the league inspired a rich, participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual which found expression through the establishment of voluntary societies in dozens of countries across europe and beyond
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Hailed by samuel johnson as "a performance which no age or nation could hope to equal," this is a classic text that has moulded centuries of british and american culture through its beautiful and timeless poetrymany vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality editionthis edition provides a perfect rendering of this fine english verse which captures wonderfully the song of homer - a must-read for absolutely everyoneoxfam bookshop victoria this book contains alexander pope's seminal interpretation of the original homeric poem, published serially from toit comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealexander pope (), was an english poet most renowned for his satirical verse and for the writing of this bookhe is also the third-most quoted writer in 'the oxford dictionary of quotations' after shakespeare and tennyson
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They came from england and france, from ireland and chile, leaving behind their families and everything they owned in the hope of making their fortunes in the new worldpeople swarmed to california from as far as china and australiaoxfam shop colne road the discovery of gold by a team of mormon mill workers in sparked a frenzy that shook the worldthe age of gold is narrative history at its best -- the astonishing tale of one of the most extraordinary speculative frenzies in history, told by a master historianthey came by ship and overland, braving tierra del fuego and the pestilences of panama, lured by the promise of goldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein a spellbinding narrative that spans several continents, brands brings the fervour and excitement of the gold rush vividly to life
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For charis, the world outside the window of home is a maze of hazards" clambering into the branches of a tree, a young woman flees flaming arrows and massacreher unmarked way is costly and hardnewly published paperbackoxfam bookshop victoria "when i swung over that windowsill, everything changed for mewe are meant to go in and out of doors in civilized style, but my mother bade me climb into woodsy wildness and a darkness flushed with crimson light and torchesoccult fears have a way of creeping into the mindwhat young woman can be safe from the dangers of wilderness when its shadowy thickets spring up so easily in the soil of human hearts? much will oppose charis' longings for renewal and peace; she must pursue and discover the hero's path to a larger, more vivid lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe will need to struggle for survival: to scour the wilderness for shelter, to strive and seek for a new family and a setting where she can belongstreams of darkness run through the seventeenth-century villages of the massachusetts bay colonyshe may be tugged by her desires for companionship, may even stumble into an intense love for a man, and may be made to try the strength of female heroism in ways no longer familiar to women in our centuryand even if she survives the wilds, it is no simple matter to discover and nest among her own kind-the godly, those called puritans by others
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Jocelin of brakelond was a monk in the abbey of bury st edmunds, and his narrative of events between the years of and provides a unique insight into the life of a medieval religious communityoxfam books & music lichfield this is the first english translation for forty years of a medieval classic, offering vivid and unique insight into the life of a great monastery in late twelfth-century englandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe translation brilliantly communicates the interest and immediacy of jocelin's narrative, and the annotation is particularly clear and helpful
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Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inoxfam bookshop st albans a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecobut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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\t this work consists of six main parts with their own separate pagination, three of which have their own title-page with the dateotherwise leaves are clean and clear with generous marginsthe last section includes a proposition for the advancement of experimental philosophy, a discourse by way of vision, concerning the government of oliver cromwell, and several discourses by way of essays in verse and prose\t\t\t condition: binding copy - front board detached yet present and both boards show bumps to fore-corners and moderate wear\t a folio sized (304mm x 192mm) volume in contemporary full leather that is partially disbound with the front board detached, yet presentleaves show light age-goldening, the occasional isolated spot here and there, and there are some 25 leaves with what appears to be a printing flaw [in the same position], which is a central patch of diluted ink[?] of varying intensity throughout [see photos] - from these a small number of words are affected with varying degrees of obliterationplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available\t as the block is very decent, this copy should prove highly rewarding after the attention of a competent binder who could easily perform the board re-attachmentengraved frontis portrait, head-pieces, and ornate initial lettersspine a little more worn with wear to spine-ends, remnants of spine label, and rear outer hinge is split - despite this the rear board is still firmly attached and block is very sturdyboards have tooled border and corner pieces, five raised bands, and red spine label with gilt letteringare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifor henry herringman, pp: [xviii]the works of mrour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeweight (with sturdy packaging): g approxthis copy includes the 24pp life of crowley by thomas sprat and thereare errata notes on last page in volumeconsisting of those which were formerly printed: and those which he design'd for the press, now published out of the authors original copies \t\t first edition published in london and printed by jend-papers appear to have been replaced more recentlythe remaining five main parts with sepatate pagination are: miscellanies, the mistress (with t-p), pindarique odes (with t-p), davideis (with t-p), and verses written on several occasions
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The book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution on the origin of species or, more completely, on the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life was published on 24 november , is a work of scientific literature by charles darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology published in the world classics series, third impression, by grant richards, januarylight tanning but no foxing and contents very clean with tight bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebrown cloth boards with decorative motif and titles on spineoxfam shop darlington hardbackbumping on spine ends darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection
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Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themoxfam shop bridgnorth hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printa page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind
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Oxfam bookshop victoria 'godfather of swedish crime' (metro), hakan nesser, is back with the second installment in the inspector barbarotti series, the root of evila letter arrives on inspector barbarotti's doorstep detailing a murder that is about to take place in his own quiet swedish townby the time the police track down the subject of the letter, he is already deadmeanwhile, an anonymous diary is unearthed depicting the incidents of a two week holiday in france five years earlier, and it doesn't take barbarotti long to realize the people populating the diary are the ones whose lives are now in the balancesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreso when a second letter arrives, then a third, and a fourth, it's a game of cat and mouse to stop the killer before he can make good on all of his promises
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"the history of the royal family of hyrule is also the history of calamity ganon, a primal evil that has endured over the ages" race to decipher the past! survive the wilderness! fight for the future of hyrule!
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Author: mark blackburnhawaiiana: the best of hawaiian designa hardback edition by mark blackburn in english (feb )this beautifully illustrated new edition contains over 600 color photographs and an instructional text that capture the romance and allure of the hawaiian islands when they were a territory of the united states, from to
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Hardback in very good used conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplease note the image used is for illustrative purposes only and is not the book for salethe book for sale is number 385oxfam shop mold handbook for the vale of clwyd: containing a topographical and historical description of the towns of rhyl, abergele, saint asaph, denbigh, and ruthinthe book you will receive comes in a plain red hardback with gold lettering on the spinewritten by william davis and first published in the mid-19th century, this repress, commissioned in , was printed in a limited run of 600 copies
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For the many who wish to understand more about the dalai lama's approach to living, there has never been a book which brings his beliefs so vividly into the real worldoxfam shop pershore in this unique and important book, one of the world's great spiritual leaders offers his practical wisdom and advice on how we can overcome everyday human problems and achieve lasting happinesscovering all key areas of human experience, they apply the principles of tibetan buddhism to everyday problems and reveal how one can find balance and complete spiritual and mental freedomsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe art of happiness is a highly accessible guide for a western audience, combining the dalai lama's eastern spiritual tradition with dr howard ccutler's western perspective
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe lot is in mint conditiondark horse proudly presents a new original graphic novel by the legendary artist based on the life of paul nash, a surrealist painter during world war 1the dreams of paul nash deals with real soldier's memoirs, and all the stories will add up to be a moving piece about how war and extreme situations change us, how we deal with that pain, and, in nash's case, by turning his landscapes into powerful and fantastical psychoscapesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebeautiful lot with a very thick large size hardcoverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebest known for his collaborations with neil gaiman, mckean defied expectations with his stunning debut as writer and artist in cages, winner of multiple awards for best graphic albumcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletake care of each other and stay healthy! happy bidding! stripwinkel barabas read more
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Here, too, is the analysis of life itself—a game composed of exact ruleshere, then, is scientology applied to that seven-tenths of existence including the answers to exhaustion and the secret of efficiencyron hubbard describes in this book, life is composed of seven-tenths work, one-tenth familial, one-tenth political and one-tenth relaxationthe problems of work contains technology no one can live without, and that can immediately be applied by anyone in the workaday worldget your copy today from church of scientology, 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dn(click to reveal full phone number)know them and you succeed
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Leaving her homeland, ruth follows her mother in law to israel after the death of her husband to meet a man who will change her lifecondition:Â used see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ashbourne the book of ruth is a triumphant love story in the face of adversity
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe repentance of st peter; he kneels outside the cave with the tomb of christ with a key discarded on the ground after maarten de vos first state before changing of the number in state ii, before the address of le blond in state iiireference: hollstein - i / iii from a series of ten plates (hollstein ) repentant sinners from the old and new testamentexcellent impression with no wear at all on watermarked laid paper with wide margins (watermark = lion, see detail image attached)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour 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 available
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Red cloth, gilt titles and decoration, hardcovers and contents in excellent clean conditionincluding glossary and indexeshistorical notes by john bromley, with forty plates in full colour and numerous line drawings by heather childsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the armorial bearings of the guilds of london - a record of the heraldry of the surviving companiesdust jacket has two closed tears and a crease at the bottom of the front panel, spine slightly faded, price clipped
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