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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham an introduction to the art and practice of meditation, this guide lays down the foundation for ongoing spiritual developmentthe lessons cover: an introduction to the practice of meditation; rediscovering the true identity and the nature of self; making meditation practical; the shaping of personality; understanding and exploring different the levels of consciousness; restoring our relationship with god; understanding the natural law that governs the universe; a spiritual understanding of how the dance of life on earth has evolved; understanding the history and geography of time; and how to support meditation and spiritual development with the right lifestylea series of ten lessons provide specific insight into raja yoga, with practical exercises to complement and to help your understanding of the method and underlying teachingsrecorded by the author, the commentaries provide the reader with a powerful aid to their meditational practicereaders can also access assistance and have their questions answered by emailthe guide shows how meditation is more an experience than something you do, more a process than an achievement, more an ongoing inner journey than a destinationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cd accompanying the book has an audio introduction to meditation and many of the meditations within the book are presented as guided commentariestake your time, be patient with yourself and always be ready to go back to basics, to lesson one, the true identity of the self, which is the foundation of everything
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The major successes achieved since the late s in the development of the theory of separated flows at high reynolds numbers are in many ways associated with the use of asymptotic methodsthere have been many papers devoted to different problems in the asymptotic theory of separated flows and we can confidently speak of the appearance of a very productive direction in the development of theoretical hydrodynamicsthis book will present this theory in a systematic accountthe book will serve as a useful introduction to the theory, and will draw attention to the possibilities that application of the asymptotic approach providessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston boundary-layer separation from a rigid body surface is one of the fundamental problems of classical and modern fluid dynamicsthe most fruitful of these has proved to be the method of matched asymptotic expansions, which has been widely used in mechanics and mathematical physics
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Vol 1: from the roma invasion to the war of the roses 612 pages vol 2: from the war of the roses to the great rebellion 611 pages vol 3: from the great rebellion to the fall of marlborough 612 pages vol 4: from the fall of marlborough to the peninsular war 612 pages vol 5: from the peninsular war to the death of sir robert peel 612 pages vol 6: from the death of sir robert peel to the illness of the prince of wales 611 pages vol 7: from the illness of the prince of wales to the british occupation of egypt 611 pages vol 8: from the british occupation of egypt to the opening of parliament pages gilt lettering to the front and spinesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikispines are firm and intactcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesome wear to the front and back boardsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insured*buyer please pay within 3 days* read morerubbed corners and spine endsundated, circaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall 8 volumes are in good condition
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Kepsoes iparmuvesete szakkozepiskola, mavaut kozponti palyaudar, kassai szekesegyhaz, i bor vilagerseny the wine industry areas, veszprem, vegrehajto canacs ulese budapest, the statue of miklos jurisics, martonvasar brunszvik kastely, keszthely festetics kastely, dunaujvaros, the hungarian parliament buildings in budapest, sumegi var, kaposvar, nagyvazsony, ajkacsngervolgyi vajar tanulo, and rakosi matyas kulturhaz in budapest and pestthe stamps were all issued in the decades of the s, s, s, s, s, and sthese places are london, the who building, athens, cairo and copenhagenall the stamps in this collection have been used and many of them have the postmark showing the date when they were used on themthe stamps that show the sights of other countries in the eyes of hungariansthe condition of the stamps in this collection are goodoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 41 stamps that were all issued in hungary and romaniathe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insee oxfam website for delivery information read moremany of the stamps have the envelope that they were attached to on the back when they had originally been useda couple of the stamps are a little torn and a little foldedthe sights the stamps show of the places in hungary and romania are the crissan hotel in lebada in romania, and in hungary are budapest, lake balaton at badacsony, dunakanyar visegrad, dunakanyar szentedre, saros patak, holloko, istalyi teglagyar, in homine sce et individue andreas trinitais, kisvarda, magyar optikai movek kulturhaza, sztallinvarosi sporthaz, somlo, szigliget, lehel utilakohazak lehel street
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The three volumes of party politics complete the survey of british political institutions which sir ivor jennings began with parliament and cabinet governmentoxfam bookshop hampstead party politics: volume 3 the stuff of politics by sir ivor jennings originally published in , this is the final volume of party politics following appeal to the people and the growth of parties, which appeared in and there is a very slight crease to the top cover cornerin it sir ivor jennings analyses the nature of politics by discussing some of the political ideas such as church and king, liberty, nationalism, imperialism, free trade and the welfare state, which were instrumental in shaping the british political systemsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the time of publication these volumes formed the standard twentieth century authority on british constitutional history, law and practicein very good condition
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This book deals with theevolution and development of hand function, with the structure ofthe hand and with the hand as a perceptual systemwith expert interdisciplinary contributions from aroundthe world, this wide-ranging overview is sure to be of value to allthose interested in hand function, development, pathology andtherapyoxfam shop nether edge clinics in developmental medicine no147 the hand is a remarkable organ which is characteristic ofprimates and most highly developed in mansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreneurophysiologyand psychology of hand function are included, as are problems ofdisability
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It was created in for stephen fox, 1st baron ilchester, who had previously represented shaftesbury in parliamentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipp description: rare book only found twice in oclc (universities of oxford and california)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegilded stripes to spine, oblong embossed title on red leather to spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteex-lib: earl of ilchester is a title in the peerage of great britaindescription: full, speckled, calf leather bound bookflebilis heu mestos cogor inire modosgilded board edges, red block edges, embossed decoration around board extremities ex-lib sticker to front pastedown; the earl of ilchestersmall hole to bottom of both hinges (5-8mm), not affecting integrity, otherwise very good bindingsome rubbing marks to bookthe life of boetius, recommended to the author of the life of julianhe had already been created baron ilchester, of ilchester in the county of somerset in , and baron ilchester and stavordale, of redlynch, in the county of somerset, inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam shop knaresborough an illustrated atlas of skeletal development of the hand and wrist see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop kingsbridge this is the biography of john mytton, member of parliament for shrewsburythe text is clear and sharpinside, there is an inscription of a previous owner on the front free end-paper and there is foxing throughout, with light tanningthis is a new edition and contains numerous colour illustrations by henry alken and toverall this copy is in good condition for its agesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe page edges, which are rough cut, are rather grubbythe red board cover has some marks, and the paper titling on the spine is marked but legibleoriginally written by "nimrod" the pen name of c
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This poem is a satire on the british parliamentclive james () was an australian journalist and writer who moved to the uk inoxfam shop cowley road a political poem in rhyming couplets by clive james with illustrations by marcmany of the characters' names recall politicians of the day: harold wiles, ted tede, shirley whirley 'britannia bright's bewilderment in the wilderness of westminster' was first performed at the poetry international festival at the institute of contemporary arts on 18 june , with clive james as narrator and russell davies voicing all the charactersin excellent condition with no notes or inscriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresoftcover published by jonathan cape, first edition
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As new conditionwestminster abbey/st pauls cathedral/tower bridge/nelsons column/the tower of london/the houses of parliament, 12inx85in, 31cmx22cm, suitable for framing
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In as new conditionmeasures 48 x 48 cmcanvas print of london and the houses of parliament, london eye,big ben and the river thames in a pale purple/ pink
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Canvas print of london and the houses of parliament and the london eye and river thames in a pale purple/pinkmeasures 48 x48 cm in as new condition
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Com/ see oxfam website for delivery information read morein these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceboard of educationfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnatureabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementrevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred
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The historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then consideredabundant references, which could facilitate further research, are giventhe study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the pre-cavity magnetron era of radarpublished, as volume 6 in the 'iee history of technology series'this book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the independent but more or less simultaneous emergence of radar in several countries in the ssome of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt withsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe narrative ranges from the concepts of nikola tesla in and the experiments of christian hulsmeyer in right through, in chronological order, to the commercially sponsored experiments of the prewar daysoxfam shop fulwood road radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineeringthe book also sets out to explain the basic principles of radar and, where applicable, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt with
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Oxfam shop ulverston fellowship of the ring, in development by seattle-based surreal software, is one of 's hottest releases and is scheduled for release this fall for playstation 2we can hardly wait! see oxfam website for delivery information read morefellowship of the ring will be very much an adventure title, but features heavy elements of role-playing, such non-playable characters and extensive dialogueon their quest to protect the one ring from the dark lord sauron, players will explore the massive environments of middle-earth while solving puzzles and fighting enemies such as orcs, black riders and an evil balrogmaking excellent use of the playstation 2 hardware, gamers can be sure of an immersive, involving and thoroughly addictive experiencean action adventure, the game features three members of the fellowship as playable charactersin a storyline faithful to the first part of tolkien's epic novel, players relive the experiences of frodo, aragorn and gandalf as they journey from the peaceful lands of the shire through the darkness of moria to the river anduin
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Oxfam bookshop byres road the development of literary theory in the lifetime of coleridge was to a surprising extent the making of the modern critical mindit stresses the common orientation which justifies us in identifying a specifically 'romantic' criticism; but not, i trust, at the cost of overlooking the many important diversities among the writers who concern themselves with the nature of poetry or art, its psychological genesis, its constitution and kinds, its major criteria, and its relation to other original and enduring critics of the time, rather than with the run-of-the-mill reviewers who often had more immediate, though shorter-lived influence on the general reading publicthere were many important differences between, let us say, horace's art of poetry and the criticism of drsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the primary concern of this book is with the english theory of poetry, and to a lesser extent of the other major arts, during the first four decades of the nineteenth centuryjohnston, but there was also a discernible continuity in premises, aims and methodsthis continuity was broken by the theories or romantic writers, english and german; and their innovations include many of the points of view and procedures which make the characteristic differences between traditional criticism and the criticism of our own time, including some criticism which professes to be anti-romantic
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Belgian avant-garde illustrators jozef cantré and his elder brother jan-frans were part of de vijf ("the five"); the main artists in the development of the flemish expressionism stylethere were 71 engravings in the exhibition27 pages + platesthere were 111 items in the exhibition, including some sculpturesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetentoonstelling grafisch werk - softbacksome transference of woodcutscatalogue of an exhibition at the museum voor nieuwe religieuze kunst in utrecht, from december to januarycovers and pages slightly darkenedcovers darkenedgreshoff - jozef cantré, houtsnijder - de spieghel, amsterdam / het kompas, mechelen softbackcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe exhibition took place from october 22 to novemberotherwise in a good conditionevidence throughout of neat notes about the exhibitsthere were 213 engravings in the exhibitiongerard walschap - dit is schrift 3 van jaargang 9 der vrije bladenjan frans cantré - de spieghelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatalogue of an exhibition at the koninklijke bibliotheek van belgie, from february 6 to marchare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatalogue of an exhibition at arti et amicitiae of work contributed by madame mfairly good condition, but the fragile front cover is detached, and the tail of the spine is missingkoninklijke bibliotheek van belgie - het grafisch werk van jozef cantré - softbackevidence of previous ex-libris to frontmuseum voor schone kunsten van latem en leiestreek deinze - retrospectieve jan-frans en jozef cantrécontains 14 woodcuts and 3 lino cutscomplete with the 14 woodcuts, 1 of which is partially colouredmuseum voor nieuwe religieuze kunst te utrecht - jozef cantrétentoonstelling breda - leiden - groningencatalogue of an exhibition that toured the three cities intentoonstelling grafisch werk 'arti et amicitiae' - softbackthere were 131 engravings in the exhibition
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Special chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniafinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artthe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairsafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagestechniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized themthe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailthis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescocontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500it gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 mapssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & nature
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Drawing primarily upon the archaeological record, and supported by ethnographic, linguistic and historical evidence, the authors trace the origins and development of culture in india and pakistan from its earliest roots in palaeolithic times, through the rise and disintegration of the great indus civilization to the emergence of regional cultures, and the arrival and spread of indo-aryan speaking peoplesadvances in related fields, particularly in geomorphology, palaeobotany and palaeoclimatology, have also radically altered our picture of the emergence of indian civilisationoffering an original and stimulating perspective on the archaeology of the subcontinent, the rise of civilization in india and pakistan will be invaluable to students of south asian culture and early historymany spectacular discoveries of archaeological significance have been made in the indian subcontinent since the first appearance of raymond and bridget allchin's book the birth of indian civilization, for long the most authoritative and widely read text on its subjectin the rise of civilization in india and pakistan the authors have completely revised and rewritten their earlier work to present an integrated and dynamic account of human culture in south asiathey conclude with the early buddhist period and the appearance of city states right across pakistan and north india, establishing the pattern of subcontinental unity and regional diversity that was to characterize the country henceforwardoxfam bookshop leeds 379ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe authors have made every attempt to incorporate the results of the most recent research and their book is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and line diagramsit will also appeal to anyone interested in historical geography, world prehistory and archaeology in generalcambridge world archeology
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Linking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language, david anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central eurasia's steppe grasslands as the original speakers of proto-indo-european, and shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon, horseback riding, and the warrior's chariot turned the eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication, commerce, and cultural exchangethe horse, the wheel, and language solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries--the source of the indo-european languages and english--and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the pastanthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins of horseback ridingthe horse, the wheel, and language lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original indo-european speakers, and reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language and transformed civilizationhe explains how they spread their traditions and gave rise to important advances in copper mining, warfare, and patron-client political institutions, thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social changeoxfam books & music lichfield roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as proto-indo-europeansee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even nazis seeking the roots of the aryan race
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When the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentoxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentsthe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off inbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europethe successful bidder was fred fthe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgraviafrom to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forceshowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, inconceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess annefrench, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker villagedolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 years
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Active in the twelfth century, mabja was among the first tibetans to rely on the works of the indian master candrakirti, and his account of the middle way exercised a deep and lasting influence on the development of madhyamaka philosophy in all four schools of buddhism in tibetyet where are our answers? once we begin to follow nagarjuna's clear and direct steps, the gateway to the inconceivable emerges-perhaps unexpectedlyin a series of unassuming and penetrating investigations, he asks basic questions such as: "what does it mean for something to occur? what is meant by 'going' or by 'coming'? does the eye see? does fire burn fuel? what is an example of being right? what does it mean to be wrong? nagarjuna extends an invitation to open-minded and unprejudiced inquiry, and from his reader he asks for nothing more and nothing less than sincere and honest answersoxfam bookshop kingsbridge in the root of the middle way, nagarjuna presents a magical method of reasoning, inviting everyone who encounters these lucid and fearless contemplations to follow him on a journey to the heart of transcendent insightthe present work contains nagarjuna's verses on the middle way accompanied by mabja jangchub tsöndrü's famed commentary, the ornament of reasonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more" a visual outline of the commentary has been added that clearly shows the structure of each chapter and makes the arguments easier to followapart from some light creasing to the dust jacket at the top of the spine, very light spotting to the upper page edges and one small red spot on the lower page edges this book looks near new; a very attractive copy overallsharp, concise, and yet comprehensive, the ornament of reason has been cherished by generations of scholar-practitionersinspired by the buddha's teachings on profound emptiness in the prajnaparamita sutras, nagarjuna sets out to probe what appears to be the most fundamental facts of the world, challenging us to question even our most deeply ingrained ideas and what seem to be self-evident factsthe late khunu lama tenzin gyaltsen rinpoche, a renowned authority on the subject, often referred to this commentary as "the best there is
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By the ’s kitchener & woodiwiss were building coachwork bodies for rolls royce cars eg: the rolls-royce four-door tourer, coachbuilder: kitchener & woodiwiss other information about the woodiwiss family connections in derbyshire: the woodiwiss family had strong historical connections with victorian derby, providing two former mayors and playing a major part in the development of railways in the regionsir abraham woodiwiss, a duffield stone merchants son, was mayor fromanother 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years and are included under the topic early woodiwiss history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possiblehis son abraham junior, was mayor from andsir abraham woodiwiss was the partner of george benton in a company which constructed bridges, railways and a variety of buildings that included the strand located in the city centre conservation areathank you for looking at my items! while you’re here, please take a look at my other items?the saxon influence of english history diminished after the battle of hastings in“k w bodies ltd of blackpool also known as kitchener & woodiwiss who evolved from wheelwrights into carriage builders” in the following sale of a charabanc built by henry woodiwiss was recorded: sale of charabanc called “the king” built by henry woodiwiss of bakewellspelling variations of this family name include: woodewese, woodiwiss, woodewiss, wooddisse, widdiwiss, widdiwisse, wode, woodwyn, woodwiss, woodwise and many moreearly history of the woodiwiss family: this web page shows only a small excerpt of our woodiwiss researchbut saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year in robert de wudeese who held landsthis particular governess car is in very good, original un-restored, useable condition but unfortunately, the small access door is missingthe other benefit was its lightweight structure and it was marketed as such “that even a lady could harness and operate it” or words to that effectmore in depth detail: a genuine rare original woodiwiss governess car (c to ) built by henry woodiwiss, of bakewell, derbyshire, englandmigration of the woodiwiss family to the new world and oceana: some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from europevictorian/edwardian governess cart made by henry woodiwiss a very rare piece of equestrian and livery historyat some point in time he may have merged with the kitchener livery stables from cheltenham and became kitchener & woodiwiss coach builders as a limited companymigrants settled ithe eastern seaboard from newfoundland, to maine, to virginia, the carolinas, and to the islandsthe language of the courts was french for the next three centuries and the norman ambience prevailedabout the governess cart concept: the ‘governess car’ or ‘cart’ or ‘tub cart’ was a preferred choice of transport by victorian & edwardian governesses or tutorsmainly because of its safety record, due to its low centre of gravity of the ‘tub’ which sat low between the wheels, which made it difficult to overturn or capsizeearly origins of the woodiwiss family: the surname woodiwiss was first found in yorkshire where they held a family seat as lords of the manorearly notables of the woodiwiss family (pre ) more information is included under the topic early woodiwiss notables in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possiblesold by isaac gaunt holmes of bakewell to samuel and joseph bradbury cab proprietors of bakewell for v100a2/33 or psv & hgvs such as commer avengers & seddon mk 4s”a governess car c, made by henry woodiwiss the victorian horse drawn carriage builder of bakewell, derbyshire, whom, at some point in time, formed a partnership with the ‘kitchener livery company’ of cheltenham, to become ‘kitchener woodiwiss’, who went on to build coachwork bodies for rolls royce motor cars in the ’s, namely the door tourer by kitchener woodiwissthis item is situated on a farm in cheshirethis governess car is manufactured by mr henry woodiwiss, whom started out as wheelwrights, later becoming carriage and coachbuilders based in bakewell, derbyshire, englandviewing is recommended and welcome by appointmentthe ‘woodiwiss’ name can be traced back to the norman conquest of britainthe hub caps on this governess cart for sale here today, still bear the name, ‘woodiwiss of bakewell’, derbyshire, england
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Boreham wood's origins are mistier, but technology brought massive change and development with the coming of the railway in , and again, when cinema created britain's hollywood in this pleasant parishthe book of elstree & boreham wood brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating picturesvery minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44signed by stephen castleidlestre and borham were much influenced by the great abbey of st albans, and indeed by alban's martyrdom and the roman muncipium of verulamium, so that the area's past is inextricably entwined with the great and the good of times ancient and laterhappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyecondition: as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehere are the people behind that past - edward de kendale, adam scippe, thomas newchapman and agnes, his wife; sir anthony denny and rev canon eales; george byng and wortley-montagu; murderers thurtell and hunt; macready the great actor; burton the great explorer and the photographer wellington; and of course, the legendary giants of british cinema - men like rank, danziger, balcon and blattnernot long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hilluntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationthe hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, and the romans chose elstree hill as a major tile-manufacturing centre
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Makdisi highlights how european colonialism and orientalism, with their emphasis on christian salvation and islamic despotism, and ottoman and local nationalisms each created and used narratives of sectarianism as foils to their own visions of modernity and to their own projects of colonial, imperial, and national developmenthis study challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groupsmakdisi argues that sectarianism represented a deliberate mobilization of religious identities for political and social purposesoxfam bookshop knutsford focusing on ottoman lebanon, ussama makdisi shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular countrythe ottoman reform movement launched in and the growing european presence in the middle east contributed to the disintegration of the traditional lebanese social order based on a hierarchy that bridged religious differencesmakdisi's book is important to our understanding of lebanese society today, but it also makes a significant contribution to the discussion of the importance of religious discourse in the formation and dissolution of social and national identities in the modern world condition good, some minor warping to front cover as can be seen in digital imagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe religious violence of the nineteenth century, which culminated in sectarian mobilizations and massacres in , was a complex, multilayered, subaltern expression of modernization, he says, not a primordial reaction to it
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While the basic format has remained the essentially the same since inception - hardcover, cloth wrapped and gold embossed, the cover material and type style are adjusted every 25 years in order to stay current with development in fine bookmakingthe week before christmas each employee is given one copy of that year's volumethe lakeside classics are never sold by the company, but some have found their way into the rare book marketand this one is in mint condition and sealedthus because of their extremely limited distribution lakeside classics are a true collectors gemlakeside classics is a series printed at christmas-time by commercial printer rr donnelleylakeside classics are only made available to rr donnelley employees, clients and other associated with the companyother production methods are updated as manufacturing improvements are introducedrr donnelley & sons company, the lakeside press, the logbook of the captain's clerk: adventures in the china seathe tradition began in by thomas e donnelley, son of the founder and president of company at the time
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This critical strategy not only bears upon the development of religious thought today but involves the extension of critical thought and theoryengaging the religious as a resource for theoretical innovation, the theory advances itself as a unique form of critical theory concerned to set the religious against the normative orders of thoughtoxfam shop colne road in this challenging collection of essays, marc plalonde carves out a provocative direction for contemporary religious thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecutting a novel path through the disciplines of critical theology, religious studies, and critical theory, this volume culminates with the groundbreaking essay a critical theory of religious insight
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I have here a rare set of four books entitled a history of travel in america showing the development of travel and transportation from the crude methods of the canoe and the dog-sled to the highly organized railway systems of the present, together with a narrative of the human experiences and changing social conditions that accompanied this economic conquest of the continent vols i-iv by seymour dunbarare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe set features 12 full page colour plates, 400 b/w plates and 2 folding maps, one showing travel and transportation system of the pioneers through the wilderness between the atlantic coast and missouri; and the other showing the itineraries described in capt marcy's prairie traveller, edited by capt r burtonin very good condition, vol i - 339 pages, vol ii - 401 pages, vol iii - 383 pages, vol iv - 405 pageslight blue hardboards with cream cloth spinesfirst edition published in by the bobbs-merrill company, indianapolisour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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