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The criminal conversation of mrs nortonis the extraordinary story of one woman's fight for the rights of women everywhereher beauty and wit attract many male admirers, including the prime minister, lord melbourneten years older, he is a dull, violent and controlling lawyer but caroline is determined not to be a traditional wifeby her early twenties, caroline has become a respected poet and songwriter, clever mimic and outrageous flirtin westminster hall that day is a young charles dickens, who would, just a few months later, fictionalise the event as 'bardell vfor 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 timepickwick' inthe pickwick paperssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon trial is caroline sheridan, a beautiful and clever young woman who had been manoeuvred into marrying the honourable george norton when she was just nineteenafter a trial lasting twelve hours, the jury's not guilty verdict is immediate, unanimous and sensationalit is a fine, fresh morning that will become hot as the day progressesangry 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 destituteoxfam bookshop cheltenham westminster, london, 22 juneafter years of simmering jealousy, norton accuses caroline and the prime minister of a 'criminal conversation' (adultery) precipitating 'the scandal of the century'norton is a laughing stockcrowds are gathering at the court of common pleas
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Since its first appearance nearly 50 years ago, the mixed-up files of mrsis it in fact an as yet undiscovered work by michelangelo, worth millions? claudia is determined to find out, and her quest leads her to the remarkable, secretive mrssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrankweiler, who sold the statue to the museum - and to some equally remarkable discoveries about herselfhowever, no sooner have claudia and jamie settled into their new home, than they are caught up in the mystery of an angel statue bought by the museum for the bargain price of $225she knows that she could never pull off the classic spur-of-the-moment departure without a destination (inevitably involving having to eat outside with the insects, and cupcakes melting in the sun); so she plans everything to perfection, including their destination: the grand, elegant, beautiful, all-encompassing metropolitan museum of artoxfam bookshop victoria new york city girl claudia, a mere month shy of being a twelve-year-old, has resolved to run away from home with her younger brother, jamiefrankweiler has gained a place in the hearts of generations of readers - and has rightly become one of the most celebrated and beloved children's books of all time
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Colin bruce brings holmes, drbruce works out the apparent paradoxes of special relativity and quantum theory in visual and logical termsthe effect is extremely lucid, and very entertaining for the armchair scientist in all of ussee oxfam website for delivery information read morewatson, professor challenger of lost world fame, and other favourite conan doyle characters to life to solve a baker street dozen baffling science mysteries: murder on a royal train - divers dead of heatstroke at the bottom of an icy sea - a mysterious lady whose brilliance is matched only by her evil - an epidemic of insanity among the world's top scientistsbut when that master of deduction, sherlock holmes, leads the way, those difficult concepts become crystal clearoxfam bookshop cheltenham learning the basic laws of physics - mechanics, thermodynamics, relativity, quantum mechanics - can be a struggle
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It depicts mrs steele after the portrait painted by 18th century painter, george romneyi'm not absolutely sure but i think mrs steele might be the affluent wife of portrait painter, christopher steele, to whom romney was apprenticed at a studio in redmaynes yard in kendali'm also selling an engraving of julia, lady peel and would sell both for ÂŁthe engraving is in a black and gold frame (48there is some foxing on the mountsteele eloped with her inbeautifully hand painted mezzotinto engraving by herbert sedcole ( or )signed in pencilcopyright june 2nd by fine art dealers arthur tooth and sons of 155 new bond street, london w, paris and new yorki would prefer buyer collects as the picture is fragile and quite heavy but can post for the cost of p+p
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It depicts mrs steele after the portrait painted by 18th century painter, george romneyi'm not absolutely sure but i think mrs steele might be the affluent wife of portrait painter, christopher steele, to whom romney was apprenticed at a studio in redmaynes yard in kendali'm also selling an engraving of julia, lady peel and would sell both for ÂŁthe engraving is in a black and gold frame (48happy to use trustapp if you can't collect in personthere is some foxing on the mountsteele eloped with her inbeautifully hand painted mezzotinto engraving by herbert sedcole ( or )signed in pencilcopyright june 2nd by fine art dealers arthur tooth and sons of 155 new bond street, london w, paris and new yorki would prefer buyer collects as the picture is fragile and quite heavy but can post for the cost of p+p
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Beatrix potter the tale of mrs tiggy winkle ornament limited edition
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Scenes from the tale of mrs tiggy-winkle wooden jigsaw puzzle42 pieces - complete
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The zombies - imagine the swan / conversation of floral street - cbs - - netherlands - rpm, single 2our 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 availablesimon dupree and the big sound - kites / like the sun like the fire - parlophone - r - netherlands - rpm, single 3whichwhat - gimme gimme good lovin' / wonderland of love - beacon - ppf - netherlands - rpm, single read moreare 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 websitewhichwhat - why do lovers break each other's heart / when i see her smile - beacon - ppf - netherlands - rpm, single 4
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Upon overhearing a conversation about a kidnapping, dave determines to find the victimsoxfam shop rosemount viaduct dave dangerous, a 12-year-old soccer crazy scottish schoolboy and gifted amateur detective, goes on summer vacation to san diego with his parentsjoining forces with the four horsemen of the apocalypse (whose real names are john, paul, george and ringo) and samantha, the most annoying girl in the world and niece to the missing persons see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Spanning the few days coming up to and including christmas day, it tells a heartwarming story of familial warmth and joy through the eyes of charlie, the family dogwith the charming, albeit sometimes chaotic, antics of a young boy and his dog, the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is a story of the magic of christmas where wishes come truejust released my new children's christmas book latest illustrated children’s christmas book the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie anthony r stephenson amazon the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is an illustrated christmas tale for childrenin the perfect wintertide, there is time for snow, a party, a visit from santa claus, and family christmas dinner—and the greatest gift of all: a new addition to the family
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Food of the gods: the search for the original tree of knowledge: a radical history of plants, drugs and human evolution paperback – 6 mayas an odyssey of mind, body and spirit, food of the gods is one of the most fascinating and surprising histories of consciousness ever written
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Once, all life in the universe knew the flower of life as the creation patternthe ancient secret of the flower of life: vthis book is one of those windowsnow a new dawn is streaming through the windows of perception1 (ancient secret of the flower of life) paperback – 24 jun
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" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music boxlimited 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 roundin very good condition certificate of authenticity read more
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The third edition of the gale encyclopedia of children's health is a completely updated edition that contains over 65 new entries with a total of 840 entriesthe four-volume set provides in-depth coverage of pediatric diseases and disorders, along with issues related to physical and cognitive/behavioral developmentour 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 availablequestions to ask your doctor sectionthe books are completely new and never readare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithematic outlinethis concerns a complete set of four books (a-z)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteeach of the 840 entries has been revisedit is an appropriate resource for parents, teachers, and allied health studentsthey have minor damage at the bottom of the spine
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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 catawikidiscs 1 - 4 are mounted in the box set, discs 5 and 6 are in separate cardsleeves fast shipping, insured and tracked read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea must have for collectors pink floyd - the dark side of the moon collector's edition box set the box includes: 36-page 26cm x 26 cm booklet designed by storm thorgerson, 20-page 26cm x 26 cm photo book edited by jill furmanovsky, exclusive art print, 4 x collectors' cards featuring art and comments by storm thorgerson, replica of the dark side of the moon tour ticket, replica of the dark side of the moon backstage pass, 100% viscose (exclusive of 100% acrylic fringe) collectible printed scarf 3 x collectible black marbles 9 x collectible coasters (unique to this box) featuring early design sketches, and a 12-page credits booklet
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morepercy dearmer, ma description of its fabric and a brief history of the episcopal see by the revthe book has some wear to the spine and some of the pages are discoloured, but it is in otherwise good conditionthe cathedral church of oxfordthere are also a couple of loose newspaper clippings in the back of the book about john wesley, a former deacon of christ church cathedralsupplemented by 34 illustrations
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The remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipthere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp ÂŁ149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgecan post extra ÂŁ3the shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessthrough these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifethe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chĂ·gyam trungpa on the reverse sidean 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp ÂŁ149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticealso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cards
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The lithograph was produced on the finest quality paper stock, it really is a beautiful piece of art which is meant for framingthese limited edition lithographs do nothing but rise in value over time as for they are very collectible and very sort afterour 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 availablevery rare and hard to get traffic lithograph for the "the low spark of high heeled boys albumare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe lithograph is in ex condition and plate (printed) signed by the artist tony wright (designer of the cover), limited edition of , comes with a coayou will not be disappointed with this amazing piece of artit really is a quality item and the chance's of obtaining this item in great condition like this one is quite rareif your a traffic fan, you will fall in love with this very limited lithographplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease notice the small spot (see extra photo) on the right hand side, easy to frame over, so in the end you will not see itit is an original museum edition lithograph which is very hard to find anymorethis is an authorized productthis lithograph measure's approx 56x71cm and is nothing but amazing
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Lords of the sea: the epic story of the athenian navy and the birth oftitle: lords of the sea: the epic story of the athenian navy and the birth of democracy format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: gibson sq uk release date: language: english
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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 availablesamuel langhorne clemens, american writer and humorist, better known by his writer name mark twain, called the deadly wounded lion "the most sad and moving piece of stone in the worldantique statue "the dying lion of lucerne" antique alabaster statue "the dying lion of lucerne" - switzerland - care you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin good condition as pictured with a beautiful patina and age wearthe original monument (german: löwendenkmal) from lucerne was designed by bertel thorvaldsen and was carved in by lukas ahorn5 cm high weight is about 6kg read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website" dimensions: +/- 29 cm long +/- 13 cm wide +/- 18it commemorates the swiss guard who died in in defense of the tuileries palace of the french king louis xvi
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Some bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top guttersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplacing maritime affairs in their larger historical context, the encyclopedia shows how seafaring has both reflected and influenced the major economic, cultural, military, and political developments in world historythe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approachas a result, a wealth of information is available in a single reference work that can otherwise be found only with the help of an extensive libraryoxfam shop mutley plain this is volume 3 of this collection that continues to cover the entire history of seafaring - from ancient egyptian shipbuilders to viking sea-raiders, from nelson and the napoleonic wars to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of todayit emphasizes the connections between maritime history and many related fields, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, exploration and maritime geography, oceanography and hydrology, and international maritime lawbook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely bound
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"the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more" by roald dahl jonathan cape, london - first uk edition first printing - 246p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good condition in first issue price clipped dust jacket with minor wear housed in mylar 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 availablethe wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahltwo of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world waranother piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasureare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe stories were written at varying times throughout his lifethe book was first published in london in by jonathan capethey are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's booksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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When the children tried to share the joyous news of our lady of fatima, no-one believed them, until the day the sun seemed to dance in the skythe day the sun danced is the inspiring true story of lucia, francisco and jacinta, whose great faith and courage brought the message of our lady of fatima to all the worldwhile herding a flock of sheep outside the tiny village of fatima, portugal, the blessed mother visited them, not once, but many timesfully animated - running time 30 minuteslanguages - english, spanish, french see oxfam website for delivery information read moretelling the children great and wondrous secrets that would affect all of creationoxfam bookshop hertford in children experienced a great miracleit soon became clear that they had been chosen by the blessed mother to share her message
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In europe there are only sevenit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identitythe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of evenews of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italybut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todayhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spaceafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupssykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminein this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us today
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston originally published incontents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the book this is the fourth edition, reprinted in
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographythe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyvolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgeshowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldscatawiki’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 websitelate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stvolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardrivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapscondition: binding copies with decent blocksdespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellthe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esq2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldsalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol ipetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by c
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As the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depthssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteau'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis mallein search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south polethe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red seain 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antarticamaking use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie making'the world without sun' () also won an academy award
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Oxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timethe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary oneif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanthe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The golden age of the american racing car emphasizes the human side of racing history, offering insight into the men who shaped the golden ageracing pioneers covered include: fred duesenberg, louis chevrolet, harry miller, leo goossen, and fred offenhausersee oxfam website for delivery information read morecovering a period of time from the s through the s, the book describes the historical development of race car technology and presents fascinating information on race courses, designers, builders, drivers, and eventsoxfam bookshop preston a best seller and winner of the antique automobile club of america's prestigious thomas mckean award
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" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria when a cyclone whisked dorothy far from the gray prairies of kansas to the colorful land of oz, it not only set a courageous and determined little girl on a series of unforgettable adventures-it blew fresh air into children's literaturein this edition, michael foreman's bright, whimsical watercolors of dorothy and her friends capture the enchanting essence of lthe wonderful wizard of oz is what the author called "a modern fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartache and nightmares left out" it's now more than a hundred years since dorothy and her endearing companions-her mischievous dog toto, the brainless but practical-minded scarecrow, the cowardly lion, and the kindly tin woodsman who longs for a heart-first marched along the yellow brick road into storybook historyfrank baum's "wondertale
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