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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the reformation of the subject is a study of the cultural contradictions that gave birth to the english protestant epicthrough a series of detailed readings, gregerson examines the different strategies adopted by spenser and milton as they sought to distinguish their poems from idols yet preserve the shaping power that iconoclasts have long attributed to iconsshe reminds us that reformation iconoclasts viewed verbal images with the same aversion as visual images, because they too were capable of waylaying the human imaginationin lucid and theoretically sophisticated language, linda gregerson examines the fraught ideological, political and gender conflicts that are woven into the texture of the faerie queene and paradise lostsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretracing the transformation of the epic poem into an instrument for the reformation of the political subject, gregerson thus provides an illuminating contribution to our understanding of the ways in which subjectivities are historically produced
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the revolt of naples in was one of several contemporaneous revolts and revolutions which have been grouped together by historians as manifestations of a "general crisis of the seventeenth century" concentrating not on the city of naples itself but on the countryside, it has new and important things to say about landlord-peasant relations, rural banditry, and the workings of spanish rule in southern italysee oxfam website for delivery information read more rosario villari's account of the background to this revolt, first published in and now at last available in english, has established itself as essential reading for all those interested in the origins and character of these seventeenth-century revolts
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In recognition of the beauty of this quintessentially english countryside, the area covering 790 square miles was designated an area of outstanding natural beauty indespite its popularity with tourists, the cotswolds remains tranquil and serenethis area is a perfect blend of gentle rolling hills, plentiful archaeological sites and charming villages built from a local honey coloured limestonethe countryside with its gentle hills and open spaces is ideal for a variety of outdoor activities such as horse-riding, cycling, ballooning and walking, making the cotswolds a dream place to live and visitbeata moore's glorious photographs show the charm of the cotswolds through the seasonstraditional museums like corinium museum in cirencester, cotswolds museum in bourton-on-the-water, gloucester cathedral, roman baths, sudeley castle or blenheim palace are complemented by fabulous gardens of westonbirt, painswick, batsford and hidcoteoxfam shop wolverhampton set in the heart of england's countryside, the cotswolds occupies the area between gloucester, bath, oxford and stratford-upon-avonmost of the villages and smaller towns have survived unspoiltsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe perfect, traditional cotswolds villages offer historic places, friendly pubs and craft shops
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Oxfam books & music beeston the origins of bowing and the development of bowed instruments up to the thirteenth century by werner bachmann oup english translation illustrated "the development of the technique of bowing stringed instruments was to prove one of the greatest advances in the history of musicsmall green label on first page identifying previous ownerhardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine and front, title set in black band on front with motif" unclipped dust jacket has wear and tear to edges both front and backfoxing to cover front and backpages are tightly bound, clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing to inside front cover and first page
25 €
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Presented here is the first english-language compendium of the spirit of laws, together with the first english translation of the posthumously published treatise containing the physiological theory underlying montesquieu's theory of climatemontesquieu's the spirit of laws is an enduring classic of social and political theory deserving a fresh reading every generationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music nottingham front cover bowed outcolour a little faded on spinelight wear to edges of coverprevious owner has written across fore-edge
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield the full title of this catalogue for a sale at christie's in is important pictures and drawings the property of the rt hon almina countess of carnarvon also important early english portraits the property of the rt hon the earl of carnarvonthe sale was held at what was then messrs christie, manson and woods premises in london sw1the book includes a listing of the items for sale plus a number of black and white photographshowever, it is held together with staples which have rusted and stained the endpapersthe binding is a little loose but holding togethersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe hardback cover is worn and split along the spine a previous owner's name is written inside the frontthere is a little spotting but otherwise the pages are in good clean condition for the age of the book
10 €
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Also a narrative of the affair of the english frigate topaze, , with remarks on homicides and an account of the fire of canton' the laminated cover softback is in very good condition with only light shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pagespublished as part of the british library, historical print editions, in the history of asia collectionno copyright dateoxfam books & music beaconsfield full title 'notices concerning china and the port of cantonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more this series includes ethnographic and general histories of distinct peripheral coastal regions that comprise south and east asia
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Wheeler & co allahabad and sampson low, marston, searle & rivington - 1st english edition - beautiful half-leather binding - original cover included in the binding - with some minor scuffs on the spine and edges of front cover, 85 ppillustrations by jfirst illustrated edition - illustrations by fplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitekipling, rudyard - the light that failed - 1st american edition without date - new york, hurst & company - 132 ppfirst edition second impression - cmthe spine of the red cloth hardcover is somewhat worn, cover is splodgy but intact; endpaper a bit loose from the binding; label on inside front cover; otherwise good copy of this rare publicationcm - dedication on endpaper from , on page 1 a handwritten quote from kipling - spine a little discoloured and with a spot but otherwise good copy21 x 15 cm - small dedication on endpaper, newspaper cuttings added - minor damage in fold front endpaper but otherwise very good copythis is a story noted for its detailed portrait of the people, culture and varied religions of indiacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available22 x 14 cm - ex-libris on inside front cover - very good copykipling, rudyard - the story of the cadsbys, a tale without a plot - - atownsend - original red cloth binding with slightly damaged dust jacket - 160 ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilockwood kipling, the author's fatherkipling, rudyard - “they” and the brushwood boy - macmillan and colimited, london? - hardcover, 132 pprudyard kipling - kim - macmillan and co limites
51 €
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Oxfam 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 englandjocelin 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 communitysee 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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The english had previously travelled to italy to study the classics; now they travelled to learn italian and study medicine, diplomacy, dancing, riding, fencing, and, eventually, art and architecturefrom the mid-sixteenth century, northern europeans justified travel to the south in terms of educationthis copy is complete with uncut dust jacketit has very minor fading but is otherwise in very good conditiondocumenting the lives and travels of these personalities, professor chaney's remarkable book provides a complete picture of one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of western civilisationfamous men, and an increasing proportion of women, all contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate european culturesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreauthors from chaucer to erasmus came to mock the custom but even the reformation did not stop the urge to traveloxfam shop devizes the grand tour has become a subject of major interest to scholars and general readers interested in exploring the historic connections between nations and their intellectual and artistic productionalthough traditionally associated with the eighteenth century, when wealthy englishmen would complete their education on the continent, the grand tour is here investigated in a wider context, from the decline of the roman empire to recent times
19 €
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Editor's introduction and epitome of the whole volume lxxxviii pages; main text and index 374 pages; further notes by the editor xlii pagestop and bottom of spine slightly worn; corners worn and bumped; edges of covers very slightly worn; covers fadedpages clean with no foxing; most pages still unopened; one set of 8 unopened pages loosebookplate on front end-papersee oxfam website for delivery information read morefull title: a dissertation on the validity of the ordinations of the english, and of the succession of the bishops of the anglican church; with the proofs establishing the facts advanced in this workoxfam shop kendal cloth covered hardback with gilt lettering on spine, in good condition
70 €
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Oxfam books & music totnes this is the english translation of a book initially published in under the title "erziehung zur freiheit" which was a survey of the work of the waldorf schools worldwide, with many colourful illustrations of the work of some of the pupilslandscape orientationseveral colour illustrationslanthorn hardback with full colour boards and no djno marks to the text and good bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
24 €
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Please note i also have matching 6 x port/sherry glasses, 6 x whisky tumblers, 3 x trifle dishes, 1 x punch/trifle bowl the stuart crystal story “the stuart story started in when eleven year old frederick stuart was sent to work at the redhouse glassworks on the 'crystal mile', an area just outside stourbridge where generations of local craftsmen had already made this the centre of english glassmaking” please see my listings or contact me for further details as new, in perfect condition apart from one which has a tiny chip on the base, almost unnoticeablehand cut 30% lead crystalthe original 18th century cone where frederick stuart worked has been preserved, a 110 foot local landmark next to the site where traditional crystal was made by the fifth generation of his family until recently when the factory was closed in after the takeover of the waterford wedgwood groupplease note – these items are for personal collection only due to their fragile naturemade by the world famous stuart crystal in the black country near stourbridge, england5 x sherry/port antique matching cut glass set of stuart crystal stourbridge lead crystal family heirloom, treasured in our family for many generationsover the years the skills and techniques of hand-gathered glassmaking remained virtually unchanged, a tradition to which successive stuarts added unique creativity and innovation - from the pioneering of early victorian coloured glass, to the application of continuous-melt technology5 x sherry/port glasses size: height: 8 cm x 4 cm diameter approxnow a museum where one can wander through the cone and see how crystal was made by way of videos and demonstrations
149 €
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Please note i also have matching 5 x sherry/port glasses, 6 x whisky tumblers, 3 x trifle dishes, 1 x punch/trifle bowl the stuart crystal story “the stuart story started in when eleven year old frederick stuart was sent to work at the redhouse glassworks on the 'crystal mile', an area just outside stourbridge where generations of local craftsmen had already made this the centre of english glassmakinghand cut 30% lead crystalthe original 18th century cone where frederick stuart worked has been preserved, a 110 foot local landmark next to the site where traditional crystal was made by the fifth generation of his family until recently when the factory was closed in after the takeover of the waterford wedgwood group” please see my listings or contact me for further details as new, in perfect condition, no chips or cracks4 cm diameter approxplease note – these items are for personal collection only due to their fragile nature6 x port/sherry antique matching cut glass set of stuart crystal stourbridge lead crystal family heirloom, treasured in our family for many generationsmade by the world famous stuart crystal in the black country near stourbridge, englandover the years the skills and techniques of hand-gathered glassmaking remained virtually unchanged, a tradition to which successive stuarts added unique creativity and innovation - from the pioneering of early victorian coloured glass, to the application of continuous-melt technology6 x port/sherry glasses size: height: 9now a museum where one can wander through the cone and see how crystal was made by way of videos and demonstrations
179 €
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Please note i also have matching 5 x sherry/port glasses, 6 x port/sherry glasses, 3 x trifle dishes, 1 x punch/trifle bowl the stuart crystal story “the stuart story started in when eleven year old frederick stuart was sent to work at the redhouse glassworks on the 'crystal mile', an area just outside stourbridge where generations of local craftsmen had already made this the centre of english glassmakinghand cut 30% lead crystalthe original 18th century cone where frederick stuart worked has been preserved, a 110 foot local landmark next to the site where traditional crystal was made by the fifth generation of his family until recently when the factory was closed in after the takeover of the waterford wedgwood group” please see my listings or contact me for further details as new, in perfect condition, no chips or cracks6 x water/whisky glasses size: height: 105 diameter base approxplease note – these items are for personal collection only due to their fragile nature6 x tumblers antique matching cut glass set of stuart crystal stourbridge lead crystal family heirloom, treasured in our family for many generationsmade by the world famous stuart crystal in the black country near stourbridge, englandover the years the skills and techniques of hand-gathered glassmaking remained virtually unchanged, a tradition to which successive stuarts added unique creativity and innovation - from the pioneering of early victorian coloured glass, to the application of continuous-melt technology5 cm diameter x 5now a museum where one can wander through the cone and see how crystal was made by way of videos and demonstrations
179 €
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3 x trifle / grapefruit dishes please note i also have matching 5 x sherry/port glasses, 6 x port/sherry glasses, 6 x whisky/water tumblers, 1 x punch/trifle bowl the stuart crystal story “the stuart story started in when eleven year old frederick stuart was sent to work at the redhouse glassworks on the 'crystal mile', an area just outside stourbridge where generations of local craftsmen had already made this the centre of english glassmakinghand cut 30% lead crystalthe original 18th century cone where frederick stuart worked has been preserved, a 110 foot local landmark next to the site where traditional crystal was made by the fifth generation of his family until recently when the factory was closed in after the takeover of the waterford wedgwood group3 x trifle dishes antique matching cut glass set of stuart crystal stourbridge lead crystal family heirloom, treasured in our family for many generations” please see my listings or contact me for further details as new, in perfect condition, no chips or cracksplease note – these items are for personal collection only due to their fragile naturemade by the world famous stuart crystal in the black country near stourbridge, englandover the years the skills and techniques of hand-gathered glassmaking remained virtually unchanged, a tradition to which successive stuarts added unique creativity and innovation - from the pioneering of early victorian coloured glass, to the application of continuous-melt technologynow a museum where one can wander through the cone and see how crystal was made by way of videos and demonstrations
119 €
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The stuart crystal story “the stuart story started in when eleven year old frederick stuart was sent to work at the redhouse glassworks on the 'crystal mile', an area just outside stourbridge where generations of local craftsmen had already made this the centre of english glassmaking5 x tumblers antique matching cut glass set of stuart crystal stourbridge lead crystal family heirloom, treasured in our family for many generations3 diameter base approxbelieved to be georgian - engraved with a grapevine c x whisky / water tumblers size: 4 x height: 11 cm x 7 cm diameter x 5the original 18th century cone where frederick stuart worked has been preserved, a 110 foot local landmark next to the site where traditional crystal was made by the fifth generation of his family until recently when the factory was closed in after the takeover of the waterford wedgwood group” please see my listings or contact me for further details as new, in perfect condition, no chips or cracksplease see my listings or contact me for further detailsplease note: i also have matching 5 x grapevine port/sherry glasses & many other matching sets of stuart crystalplease note – these items are for personal collection only due to their fragile naturemade by the world famous stuart crystal in the black country near stourbridge, englandover the years the skills and techniques of hand-gathered glassmaking remained virtually unchanged, a tradition to which successive stuarts added unique creativity and innovation - from the pioneering of early victorian coloured glass, to the application of continuous-melt technology5 cm diameter x 5now a museum where one can wander through the cone and see how crystal was made by way of videos and demonstrations
249 €
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"these highly entertaining memoirs of marius petipa, the great franco-russian choreogapher had never before been translated into english before their first publication inno cash in handwritten towards the end of his long life, in a mood of disillusion, when his work was neglected and in decline, he would have been delighted to know that his great ballets such as sleeping beauty, swan lake, and la bayadere are more popular today than ever beforehis renown is undisputed, and his work lives not only in the pages of dance history but in the ballet repertoire of most companies todaypetipa's memoirs reveal many interÂesting details of his career and of the people he worked with, including tchaikovsky and the young pavlova, and give an insight into his character and genius that it is not possible to gain from any other sourcewilling to post if postage is paid for by buyer, or collection availablepictures show examples of some highlighted areas, all text is still entirely legibleas virtual dictator of the russian ballet in the second half of the 19th century, petipa moulded its course for many years and may have been said to have created the style of classical dancing still known as russianin excellent condition, but with some areas of text highlighted and some minor annotations (used as a study book)
5 €
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New! new oxford dictionary of english cost ÂŁ collection only! (heavy tome!) read more
8 €
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Cambridge international dictionary of english low-price edition paperback pre-read, but very good condition any reasonable offer accepted
2 €
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Education role of english and communication schools council education project by john dixon paperback has name inscribed inside from cover otherwise conditionis very good
1 €
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Oxfam shop macclesfield a reprint of the english translation covering the period from the beginning of the war to the beginning of october (volume 1) and then october-november (volume 2)volume 2 has two loose pages note they are different sizes see oxfam website for delivery information read moresome slight bending to the corners and slight ruffing of top and bottom of hingemany diagrams, drawings, photographs and one fold-out map
24 €
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Breeding pair of english pouter pigeons. lovely birds. read more
60 €
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The tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, bytitle: the tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: bloomsbury uk release date: language: english
99 €
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The man who would be king: the life of philippe d'orlans, regent of francetitle: the man who would be king: the life of philippe d'orlans, regent of france format: paperback type: book publisher: phoenix uk release date: language: english
3 €
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First english translation of the classic texts of t'ai chi ch'uanthis is required reading for practitioners of every stylea handbook of the classical chinese literature on which the art of t'ai chi is based
12 €
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Beautiful lot with a very thick large size hardcoverare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe lot is in mint conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe 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 websitedark 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 1best 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 albumtake care of each other and stay healthy! happy bidding! stripwinkel barabas read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
31 €
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The myth of the great war: a new military history of world war i by john mosiertitle: the myth of the great war: a new military history of world war i format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: profile books uk release date: language: english
99 €