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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 flirther beauty and wit attract many male admirers, including the prime minister, lord melbournesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreten years older, he is a dull, violent and controlling lawyer but caroline is determined not to be a traditional wifeafter 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 progressesnorton is a laughing stockangry 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 destitutein westminster hall that day is a young charles dickens, who would, just a few months later, fictionalise the event as 'bardell vafter years of simmering jealousy, norton accuses caroline and the prime minister of a 'criminal conversation' (adultery) precipitating 'the scandal of the century'pickwick' inthe pickwick paperscrowds are gathering at the court of common pleason trial is caroline sheridan, a beautiful and clever young woman who had been manoeuvred into marrying the honourable george norton when she was just nineteenoxfam bookshop cheltenham westminster, london, 22 june
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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 mrshowever, 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 artsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrankweiler 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 timeoxfam 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, who sold the statue to the museum - and to some equally remarkable discoveries about herself
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Bruce works out the apparent paradoxes of special relativity and quantum theory in visual and logical termssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham learning the basic laws of physics - mechanics, thermodynamics, relativity, quantum mechanics - can be a strugglecolin bruce brings holmes, drbut when that master of deduction, sherlock holmes, leads the way, those difficult concepts become crystal clearwatson, 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 scientiststhe effect is extremely lucid, and very entertaining for the armchair scientist in all of us
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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 kendalsteele eloped with her inthe engraving is in a black and gold frame (48copyright june 2nd by fine art dealers arthur tooth and sons of 155 new bond street, london w, paris and new yorkbeautifully hand painted mezzotinto engraving by herbert sedcole ( or )i would prefer buyer collects as the picture is fragile and quite heavy but can post for the cost of p+pthere is some foxing on the mountsigned in pencili'm also selling an engraving of julia, lady peel and would sell both for ÂŁ
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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 kendalsteele eloped with her inthe engraving is in a black and gold frame (48copyright june 2nd by fine art dealers arthur tooth and sons of 155 new bond street, london w, paris and new yorkbeautifully hand painted mezzotinto engraving by herbert sedcole ( or )happy to use trustapp if you can't collect in personi would prefer buyer collects as the picture is fragile and quite heavy but can post for the cost of p+pthere is some foxing on the mountsigned in pencili'm also selling an engraving of julia, lady peel and would sell both for ÂŁ
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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 2are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwhichwhat - gimme gimme good lovin' / wonderland of love - beacon - ppf - netherlands - rpm, single read morewhichwhat - why do lovers break each other's heart / when i see her smile - beacon - ppf - netherlands - rpm, single 4simon dupree and the big sound - kites / like the sun like the fire - parlophone - r - netherlands - rpm, single 3please 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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Upon overhearing a conversation about a kidnapping, dave determines to find the victimsjoining 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 moreoxfam 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 parents
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With 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 truespanning 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 dogin 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 familyjust 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 children
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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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This book is one of those windows1 (ancient secret of the flower of life) paperback – 24 junthe ancient secret of the flower of life: vonce, all life in the universe knew the flower of life as the creation patternnow a new dawn is streaming through the windows of perception
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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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Questions to ask your doctor sectionthey have minor damage at the bottom of the spineare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikieach of the 840 entries has been revisedthe four-volume set provides in-depth coverage of pediatric diseases and disorders, along with issues related to physical and cognitive/behavioral developmentit is an appropriate resource for parents, teachers, and allied health studentsthematic outlinethe 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 books are completely new and never readthis concerns a complete set of four books (a-z)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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Discs 1 - 4 are mounted in the box set, discs 5 and 6 are in separate cardsleeves fast shipping, insured and tracked read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia 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 bookletplease 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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See oxfam website for delivery information read moresupplemented by 34 illustrationsthe 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 cathedralpercy dearmer, mthe book has some wear to the spine and some of the pages are discoloured, but it is in otherwise good conditiona description of its fabric and a brief history of the episcopal see by the rev
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Also 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 cardscan post extra ÂŁ3there 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-knowledgethrough 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 sidethe 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 warriorshipthe 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 fearlessnessshambhala: 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 noticean 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 warrior
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It is an original museum edition lithograph which is very hard to find anymoreif your a traffic fan, you will fall in love with this very limited lithographthis lithograph measure's approx 56x71cm and is nothing but amazingthe lithograph is in ex condition and plate (printed) signed by the artist tony wright (designer of the cover), limited edition of , comes with a coaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithese limited edition lithographs do nothing but rise in value over time as for they are very collectible and very sort afterthis is an authorized productthe lithograph was produced on the finest quality paper stock, it really is a beautiful piece of art which is meant for framingplease notice the small spot (see extra photo) on the right hand side, easy to frame over, so in the end you will not see ityou 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 rarevery rare and hard to get traffic lithograph for the "the low spark of high heeled boys albumplease 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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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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5 cm high weight is about 6kg read morein good condition as pictured with a beautiful patina and age wearare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit commemorates the swiss guard who died in in defense of the tuileries palace of the french king louis xviantique statue "the dying lion of lucerne" antique alabaster statue "the dying lion of lucerne" - switzerland - cthe original monument (german: löwendenkmal) from lucerne was designed by bertel thorvaldsen and was carved in by lukas ahorn" dimensions: +/- 29 cm long +/- 13 cm wide +/- 18samuel 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 worldplease 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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Book in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 todaysome bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top gutterthe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approachit 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 lawplacing 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 historyas 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 library
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The 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 booksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitwo 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 war"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 coverthe wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahlanother piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasureplease 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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The 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 timeswhen 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 skyit soon became clear that they had been chosen by the blessed mother to share her messagefully 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 miracle
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In 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 todayit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identityin europe there are only sevensee oxfam website for delivery information read moresykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminethe 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 worldafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupsoxfam 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 space
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Contents 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 booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston originally published in this is the fourth edition, reprinted in
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Please note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contents2kg [approx] with sturdy packaginghowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storescarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellcondition: binding copies with decent blocksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume 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 boardall 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 foldspetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenlate 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 stvolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgesthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographythe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqdespite 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 rewardin 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 geographyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitealso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol irivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapsthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by ccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Making 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 makingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein '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 antartica'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis malleas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depthsin 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 sea'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteau
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Apart 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 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 meaningif 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 orlanoxfam 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 timespecial 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 moreit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary onethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsthe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual art
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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 agesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreracing pioneers covered include: fred duesenberg, louis chevrolet, harry miller, leo goossen, and fred offenhausercovering 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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" 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 "wondertalethe 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 outin this edition, michael foreman's bright, whimsical watercolors of dorothy and her friends capture the enchanting essence of l" 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 literature
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